Nick Newell, a one-armed MMA fighter gets a rare chance to fight for the lightweight championship. He strives to win for himself and all the other people in the world with physical challenges.
After a stirring 2021 campaign in which he won and defended the UFC lightweight title by finishing Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira begins his second year as champion on May 7 as he defends his crown against former interim titlist Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274. Living up to his nickname "The Highlight" every time he steps into the Octagon, Gaethje will attempt to follow up his Fight of the Year win over Michael Chandler by taking Oliveira's title in a bout that is expected to set the bar high as 2022's best. Plus, UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas gets a change to avenge a bitter defeat when she faces top contender Carla Esparza in a long-awaited rematch of the top 115-pound fighters in the the world.
INVICTA FC 7 RETURNS TO KANSAS CITY, MO. DECEMBER 7, 2013 LIVE FROM THE AMERISTAR CASINO & HOTEL Barb Honchak vs. Leslie Smith (flyweight title fight) Carla Esparza vs. Claudia Gadelha (strawweight title fight) Lauren Murphy vs. Miriam Nakamoto (bantamweight title fight) Felice Herrig vs. Tecia Torres Joanne Calderwood vs. Katja Kankaanpaa Julia Budd vs. Charmaine Tweet Zoila Frausto Gurgel vs. Vanessa Porto Tonya Evinger vs. Kelly Kobold Nina Ansaroff vs. Munah Holland
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 12, 2020 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.
Broner vs. Maidana for the WBO world welterweight title Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Marcos Maidana won via unanimous decision after dropping Broner twice.
UFC on ESPN 48: Strickland vs. Magomedov was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 1, 2023, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A middleweight bout between Sean Strickland and Abusupiyan Magomedov headlined the event.
A disgruntled teenager, sent to do community service at a rundown Karate school, enters an MMA tournament to face the man who killed his parents.
UFC Fight Night 205: Lemos vs. Andrade was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 23, 2022, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. A women's strawweight bout between former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion Jéssica Andrade and Amanda Lemos headlined the event.
Juliana Velasquez vs. Liz Carmouche (Flyweight) Enrique Barzola vs. Nikita Mikhailov (Bantamweight) Jornel Lugo vs. Danny Sabatello (Bantamweight) Christian Edwards vs. Grant Neal (Light Heavyweight) Manny Muro vs. Nate Andrews (Catchweight 160lb)
The Ultimate Fighter China Finale: Kim vs. Hathaway was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event took place on March 1, 2014, at the CotaiArena in Macau, SAR, China. The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between John Hathaway and Dong Hyun Kim.
UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Peña was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on January 28, 2017 at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. A potential UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship title eliminator between multiple-time muay thai world champion Valentina Shevchenko and The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner Julianna Peña served as the event headliner.
UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on January 31, 2009. The main event featured the rematch of the UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre against the UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
THE KNOCK OUT takes place on June 22, 2025, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium Second Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Key fights include the main event title rematch between Taimu Hisai and Ryusei, plus title bouts like Shogo Kuriaki vs. Kazuma Kuramoto, Isshi vs. Yuki Morioka, and Yota Shigemori vs. Kongnapa Weerasakreck.
WEC 39: Brown vs. Garcia Took place on March 1, 2009 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The event aired live on the Versus Network.WEC Featherweight Champion Mike Brown made his first title defense against number one contender Leonard Garcia.
UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 21, 2009, at The O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. The main event was a lightweight match-up between Diego Sanchez vs. Joe Stevenson.
Shamrock: Bound by Blood, a gripping 65-minute documentary that airs Thursday on Spike (11 p.m. ET), stirs up a few ghosts still haunting the MMA personality. There's a lot of story to tell (Spike producers said they bandied the fighter's 2012 memoirs around the office to begin), but wisely, Shamrock focuses mostly on Frank's deteriorated relationship with his iconic brother Ken. Frank and Ken, a weathered UFC Hall of Famer still trying to ply his trade at age 49, haven't spoken in nearly 15 years. ... For MMA enthusiasts, Shamrock will be an enlightening hour. It also takes a more serious tone than Spike's previous MMA programming. But at its heart, Shamrock is not about MMA. It's about love and hurt, and finding forgiveness and acceptance in the face of dysfunction. For Frank, on his own road of self-improvement, it was about finding peace.
Chronicles the daily lives of professional MMA fighters from all different levels over the course of one year.
UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on August 29, 2009 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It featured former UFC Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion, Randy Couture, facing off against former PRIDE Heavyweight champion and former UFC Interim Heavyweight champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on April 5, 2009 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. The event aired live on the Versus Network.