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What are you going to do this Memorial Day weekend, besides hopefully enjoy a day off on Monday? The obvious answer is to spend the day honoring the fallen members of our nation’s military, as you should. But before that, you can spend your weekend watching yet another UFC Fight Night card. The UFC was merciful to us on the East Coast of the United States and decided to air UFC Fight Night 109 at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 28. Much of this has to do with the card taking place in Stockholm, Sweden, of course. This particular card boasts a main event of Sweden’s favorite son, Alexander Gustaf...

MMA Fighting Share this story Esther Lin, MMA Fighting At UFC Vegas 19 this past Saturday, Derrick Lewis authored potentially the Knockout of the Year, sleeping second-ranked heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes with an uppercut. The KO came just 1:26 into the second round and put Lewis in a position where he might once again be able to challenge for the UFC heavyweight title and the man who defeated Lewis in his first title fight believes things could be different this time. In 2018, Daniel Cormier used a wrestling-heavy game plan to submit Lewis and retain his heavyweight b...

NEW YORK (Feb. 23, 2021) –The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced its main event and full card matchups for its season kickoff, PFL 1, taking place on April 23. Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis, one of the most exciting fighters of all-time and former UFC lightweight champion will make his PFL debut against two-sport star and knockout specialist Clay Collard in the main event. The two explosive strikers, Pettis, best remembered for the “Showtime Kick” and Collard, the boxing phenom known as “The 0 Snatcher” for knoc...

MMA Fighting Share this story Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The PFL will return for the first time in over a year with a card on April 23 headlined by one of their biggest free agency pick-ups to date. Former UFC champion Anthony Pettis will make his PFL debut on the card against veteran mixed martial artist and professional boxer Clay Collard in the main event. Pettis inked a deal with PFL after his UFC contract expired at the end of 2020 and now he’ll seek to add another championship to his resume along with the $1 million grand prize as he returns to his old stomping ground in...

Feb 23, 2021 Former WEC and UFC lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis has his welcoming party nailed down for his promotional debut under the PFL (Professional Fighters League) banner on April 23. Headlining the event, Pettis draws fellow former UFC feature, professional boxer, Clay Collard in his first outing to boot — as the pair open up the 2021 lightweight tournament.  Also featured on the card is former two-time PFL 155-pound titleholder, Natan Schulte who clashes with former UFC, Bellator, and ACA grappling talent, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Marcin Held in a co-main event slot. ...