Valentina Shevchenko Says Peña Is Capable Of Defeating Nunes

UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko says she can see Julianna Peña pulling off an upset against Amanda Nunes. Nunes, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest female fighters in MMA history, is set to defend her bantamweight b…

UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko says she can see Julianna Peña pulling off an upset against Amanda Nunes. Nunes, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest female fighters in MMA history, is set to defend her bantamweight belt for the first time since her 2019 victory over Germaine de Randamie. Since submitting Miesha […]

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Cyborg: “The Best Thing For My Career Was Leaving The UFC”

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg says that leaving the UFC was the best move for her career in MMA. The former UFC 145-pound champ left the promotion after seven fights, two title defenses and just one defeat. Having recorded t…

Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg says that leaving the UFC was the best move for her career in MMA. The former UFC 145-pound champ left the promotion after seven fights, two title defenses and just one defeat. Having recorded three TKO victories in her opening three Octagon walks, Cyborg defeated Tonya Evinger to win […]

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Sarah Alpar Forced To Start GoFundMe Ahead Of Blanchfield Fight

The debate over fighter pay has intensified after UFC women’s flyweight Sarah Alpar has been forced to turn to fans to help cover her fight costs. This comes ahead of Alpar’s second UFC appearance. “Too Sweet” is set to face fut…

The debate over fighter pay has intensified after UFC women’s flyweight Sarah Alpar has been forced to turn to fans to help cover her fight costs. This comes ahead of Alpar’s second UFC appearance. “Too Sweet” is set to face future star Erin Blanchfield on September 18, but despite being signed with the biggest MMA […]

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Scott Coker Predicts Grappling Will Be Claressa Shields’ Downfall

Bellator president Scott Coker has suggested that Claressa Shields will struggle when she comes up against a talented grappler. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and boxing world champion in three weight classes, made her highly anticipated cro…

Bellator president Scott Coker has suggested that Claressa Shields will struggle when she comes up against a talented grappler. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and boxing world champion in three weight classes, made her highly anticipated crossover to MMA last week. She defeated Brittney Elkin at PFL 4 with a gritty third-round TKO. But […]

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Claressa Shields Releases First Statement After PFL Comeback Victory

As one of the best female boxers of our time, Claressa Shields dared to be great in a transition into MMA—and it paid off after a come-from-behind victory. At PFL 4 on Thursday, a heavy amount of pressure collected on the shoulders of the only boxer in…

As one of the best female boxers of our time, Claressa Shields dared to be great in a transition into MMA—and it paid off after a come-from-behind victory. At PFL 4 on Thursday, a heavy amount of pressure collected on the shoulders of the only boxer in history, female or male, to hold all four […]

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Claressa Shields “Can’t Wait” To Silence Doubters In MMA Debut

Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields says she’s itching to prove that boxers have what it takes to succeed in MMA when she makes her PFL debut on Thursday. Shields, a multiple-time boxing world champion, will make her highly-anticipat…

Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields says she’s itching to prove that boxers have what it takes to succeed in MMA when she makes her PFL debut on Thursday. Shields, a multiple-time boxing world champion, will make her highly-anticipated professional MMA debut against lightweight Brittney Elkin (3-6) at PFL 4 in Atlantic City, New […]

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