Damon Martin
News Editor at MMA Fighting
Editor in Chief at Nerdcore Movement
Senior Reporter at @MMAFighting. Covering MMA since 2003. Horror podcast host https://t.co/sizx17WlEf
Articles
-
3 days ago |
mmafighting.com | Damon Martin
Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Former Bellator lightweight title challenger Alexander Shabliy has accepted a six-month suspension handed down by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after he tested positive for a banned substance from an out-of-competition drug test. USADA officials announced the suspension on Wednesday.
-
3 days ago |
mmafighting.com | Damon Martin
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Maycee Barber is still searching for answers after she suffered a medical emergency that forced her to drop out of a main event fight against Erin Blanchfield just moments before walking to the octagon at UFC Vegas 107 this past Saturday.
-
3 days ago |
mmafighting.com | Damon Martin
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Fan favorite fighter Kris Moutinho is getting a second shot at the UFC. Following a brief two-fight stint with the promotion between 2021 and 2022 that included a memorable scrap with Sean O’Malley, the now 32-year-old bantamweight returns to compete at UFC Atlanta on June 14 when he takes on local favorite Malcolm Wellmaker.
-
3 days ago |
mmafighting.com | Damon Martin
Sean O’Malley has never hidden the fact that he looked up to Conor McGregor as one of the fighters he wanted to model his career after, but the two UFC superstars went through a rough patch not that long ago. It all started with McGregor mentioning O’Malley alongside boxer Ryan Garcia after he tested positive for the same banned substance as the former UFC bantamweight champion when he had his win against Devin Haney overturned to a no-contest.
-
4 days ago |
mmafighting.com | Damon Martin
When Mario Bautista returns to action at UFC 316, he’ll be eight months removed from his win over Jose Aldo and he’s more than ready to put all the drama surrounding that fight behind him. In what turned out to be a grueling back-and-forth affair, Bautista gutted out a split-decision win but there was immediate blowback that he didn’t deserve the nod and he received plenty of angry reactions about his game plan used to negate many of Aldo’s best weapons.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 43K
- Tweets
- 160K
- DMs Open
- No
Nassourdine Imavov isn't getting his title shot just yet but he is expected to serve as the backup to the fight between Dricus du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev at #UFC319, per sources First reported by @RMCSportCombat https://t.co/VN2bw6JN6p
The deal for Holly Holm to potentially team up with Jake Paul has been in the works for a while. I first heard rumors back with this in April but nothing was official. Now Holm is back in boxing with her return booked in June.
Ex-UFC champ Holly Holm is currently pursuing options for a potential return to boxing, per her manager Lenny Fresquez. Holm got her release from UFC and she ended up signing with GFL where she was scheduled to face Julia Budd on one of the cards that was just cancelled.
Ex-UFC champ Holly Holm is officially returning to boxing after signing with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions. She's set to make her return to boxing as part of the upcoming card when Paul faces Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 28 #Boxing #UFC
