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Disappointed Gordon Ryan reacts to Nick Rodriguez’s WNO 27 win over Kaynan Duarte

5 days ago | mmamania.com | Anton Tabuena

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC With Gordon Ryan mostly inactive and sidelined in recent years, two openweight champions faced off at WNO 27, in a bout that could’ve arguably determined the top heavyweight today. CJI champion Nick Rodriguez overcame early adversity and used his smothering top control, earning an impressive win over ADCC double gold medalist Kaynan Duarte in the main event.
Nick Rodriguez flattens Kaynan Duarte, wins CJI champ vs. ADCC champ clash - WNO 27 results, videos

5 days ago | mmamania.com | Anton Tabuena

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC WNO 27 produced a lot of fantastic submissions and excellent Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) action. The first four main card matches were all by submission, and the top two bouts delivered some back-and-forth, high level action. The main event featured a rematch between ADCC double gold medalist Kaynan Duarte and CJI 1 champion Nick Rodriguez. The pair were the biggest winners from the iconic ADCC vs.
No respect! Bookies drop colossal betting odds for Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. mismatch

6 days ago | mmamania.com | Jesse Holland

Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Jake Paul will be making his return to the “sweet science” when he collides with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Sat., June 28, 2025 on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Their headlining affair will consist of 10, three-minute rounds sporting 10oz gloves at a weight of 200 pounds.
‘Referee wanted to see a dead body’ - Prepare to be angry at the grisly end to this overseas MMA fight (Video)

6 days ago | mmamania.com | Jesse Holland

If Truffaut’s The 400 Blows was about an MMA fight, it would star Rabindra Dhant and Eqiyuebu. Dhant was able to ground Eqiyuebu and unleash hell during their BRAVE CF 93 showdown earlier today in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Eqiyuebu is nicknamed “The Magician” but it appears referee Jing Junti was the only thing to disappear during that horribly late stoppage. The cageside commentator said it best:“These are huge shots. Referee ... this is not intelligent defense! I think he’s out.
Revenge of the Nerds! UFC pays tribute to Carlos Prates and Co. ahead of Ian Garry fight in Kansas City

6 days ago | mmamania.com | Jesse Holland

Not a normal group of nerds Watch Carlos Prates look to extend this undefeated run next week at #UFCKansasCity pic.twitter.com/1OGLeppjQ3— UFC (@ufc) April 18, 2025 Seems like out of nowhere the “Fighting Nerds” have taken over UFC.
Belal Muhammad ‘going against Canelo Alvarez’ at UFC 315, rebukes newfound fandom — ‘Get away from me!’

6 days ago | mmamania.com | Jesse Holland

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bartles & Jaymes thanks you for your support ... Belal Muhammad does not. The reigning UFC welterweight champion will make his first 170-pound title defense when he collides with No. 5-ranked contender Jack Della Maddalena atop the UFC 315 pay-per-view (PPV) fight card on May 15 inside Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland welterweight banger added to UFC 316 in Newark

6 days ago | mmamania.com | Jesse Holland

UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently booked a battle of welterweight fan favorites for the upcoming UFC 316 pay-per-view (PPV) event, locked and loaded for Sat., June 7, 2025 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland. Luque (23-10-1) returned to the win column with his first-round submission over Themba Gorimbo as part of the UFC 310 fight card late last year.
Topuria reflects on wine-drinking weight cuts: ‘What the f- are we doing?’

6 days ago | mmamania.com | Ryan Harkness

YouTube - The Schmo With his move to lightweight, former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria is looking forward to a safer, less horrific weight cut. The UFC’s new star is growing in popularity and size, which was why he decided to stop torturing himself to make 145 pounds and dropped the belt (or was stripped). In a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Topuria described just how bad things got.
Lawsuit? GFL used pictures of $20 million bank balance to sign fighters

6 days ago | mmamania.com | Ryan Harkness

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The Global Fight League saga continues to get stranger and stranger as the fledgling promotion attempts to regain its footing after cancelling its May doubleheader weekend. News came out last week that the GFL was pulling the plug on its two debut events on May 24th and 25th and would try to reschedule everything for sometime in June, somewhere outside of California.
Misfits Boxing 21 fight card revamped, rebooked for May 16 with Darren Till fighting former UFC ‘Dentist’

1 week ago | mmamania.com | Jesse Holland

MISFITS 21 IS BACK WITH ONE OF THE MOST STACKED CARDS WE HAVE EVER HAD We promise you, your not going to want to miss this one Tickets ➡️ https://t.co/0iqM3iHDe6 pic.twitter.com/jQCHmSCiQ0— Misfits Boxing (@MisfitsBoxing) April 17, 2025 In UFC, he was known as “The Dentist.”Darren Stewart has been tapped to headline Misfits Boxing 21 opposite fellow UFC export Darren “The Gorilla” Till on Fri., May 16, 2025 at Valliant Live in Derby, UK.