Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski is ready to return and defend his title as he’s expected to clash with Brian Ortega in a five-round battle at the upcoming UFC 260 event on March 27. Multiple sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Saturday. ESPN initially reported the […]

Alexander Volkanovski will defend his featherweight belt against Brian Ortega at UFC 260. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Max Holloway’s first high-profile win was an impressive one. The Hawaiian fighter picked up his first victory over a former UFC champion  at UFC 206 in December 2016 when he stopped Anthony Pettis. Holloway (21-6 MMA, 17-6 UFC) outclassed Pettis on the feet over the course of two rounds to get a TKO in Round […]

Newly crowned Cage Warriors featherweight champion Morgan Charriere will look to kick off his year with a win when he puts his title on the line at Cage Warriors 122. Frenchman Charriere (16-7) will take on England’s Jordan Vucenic (7-1) in the main event of the show, which forms the third leg of the promotion’s […]

Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting 2020 was a wild year for MMA, that feels like it lasted a lifetime. With all the action that took place over the year, it’s hard to remember what took place. This series looks to help out with that, providing an overview on what happened […]

Alex Caceres will square off against Kevin Croom in a featherweight matchup at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Feb. 27 event. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Back at his original weight class, Jared Gordon is ready to make a run in the featherweight division. Gordon (16-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC), a former CFFC 145-pound champion, stopped Michel Quinones in the second round in his UFC debut in 2017, but missed the featherweight limit by three pounds. The weight miss prompted a move […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Another veteran is longer part of the UFC roster. Erik Koch, who competed in both the UFC and WEC for a total of 14 combined fights, is no longer part of the roster. His last fight took place in July 2019. UFC officials confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday. […]

A featherweight championship bout pitting Amanda Nunes against Megan Anderson has been rescheduled for UFC 259. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

KSW Olympic gold medalist Szymon Kolecki will headline KSW 58 on Jan. 30 as the former weightlifting champion takes on Martin Zawada in the headline fight from Poland. KSW officials confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Saturday. A two-time medal winner in the Olympics, Kolecki transitioned to mixed martial arts after his weightlifting career […]

Kayla Harrison | Dave Mandel, Invicta FC Invicta Fighting Championships wrapped up their 2020 with an exciting event capped off by In the main event of Invicta FC 43, PFL lightweight champion Kayla Harrison made her 145-pound, and promotional debut against Courtney King. The event took place at the Police Athletic League in Kansas City, […]

Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras believes Brazilian greats Rafael dos Anjos, Jose Aldo and Patricio Freire will cement their statuses as all-time greats soon. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Ryan Loco, PFL Kayla Harrison was determined to compete before 2020 came to an end. The two-time Olympic gold medalist had originally anticipated at least four fights this year as part of the PFL’s typical season format but the promotion opted to cancel all cards following the start of the coronavirus pandemic. That left more […]

Thanks to Bellator 253‘s main event, we now know one finalist for Bellator MMA‘s featherweight grand prix. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Considered by some as the best featherweight fighter in mixed martial arts today, Patricio Freire had no trouble getting past Pedro Carvalho in the quarterfinals of the 145-pound grand prix at Bellator 252 last Thursday. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Patricio Freire kept his featherweight belt in the main event of Bellator 252. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Bellator’s featherweight grand prix resumes Thursday night, and one man will be watching with renewed fire in his belly after suffering the heartache of elimination from the tournament. England’s Saul Rogers was edged out on the scorecards at Bellator 228 by Germany’s Daniel Weichel, who takes on Emmanuel Sanchez in the quarterfinals at Bellator 252. […]

Professional Fighters League lightweight champion Kayla Harrison will test the waters at 145 pounds against Courtney King at Invicta Fighting Championships 43 on Nov. 20. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Two-division champion Amanda Nunes has pulled out of her scheduled featherweight title defense at UFC 256 for undisclosed reasons, according to ESPN. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Ahead of Bellator 251, Janay Harding spoke to MMA Junkie on Tuesday. Harding (8-1 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) discussed her women’s featherweight bout against Jessy Miele, her time off during the pandemic, working in Bose ad campaigns, the state of Bellator women’s featherweight division, and much more. You can watch the full interview […]