Retired fighter Claudia Gadelha details new UFC job, wants to bring Performance Institute to Brazil

Marlon Vera has his eyes on the bantamweight title, but he’s willing to take a detour if that’s what the UFC wants. In April, Vera won a unanimous decision over Rob Font, battering him for 25 minutes in the main event of UFC Vegas 53. The win was Vera’s third in a row and catapulted him into the top-five of the UFC’s rankings. Now, on the cusp of true contention, “Chito” is hoping to punch his ticket to a title shot with a win over former champion Petr Yan.

Judging and scoring in MMA has been quite a hot topic among the community following Holly Holm’s split-decision loss to Ketlen Vieira this past Saturday night in the UFC Vegas 55 main event. For a headliner bout that a lot of fans seemed to hate on beforehand, it sure...

Anderson Silva and Floyd Mayweather competed in boxing exhibitions this past weekend in Abu Dhabi, schooling Don Moore and Bruno Machado in the squared circle, respectively. YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul didn’t seem all that impressed, tweeting he would beat both “in the same night.”. Silva’s longtime boxing coach...

Dustin Poirier isn’t buying what Michael Chandler is selling. Earlier this month, Chandler turned in one of the front-runners for Knockout of the Year when he slept Tony Ferguson with a front kick at UFC 274. After the bout, Chandler showed his interest in fights with Conor McGregor, Charles Oliveira, or Nate Diaz. But when the prospect of a fight with Poirier was suggested, Chandler was uninterested, saying that Poirier “disregarded” him when he came to the UFC and that he doesn’t believe Poirier is a draw. It was a stark change of tune from Chandler who was still targeting a fight with Poirier back in January. And according to Poirier, that’s because it’s all posturing.

Nick Diaz is working to step back into the octagon this year and he wants only the biggest opportunity he can get if he does. The UFC star told TMZ Sports that he plans to fight in 2022 and is currently training to make that a possibility. “I’m working on...

When it comes to open scoring in MMA, Invicta FC President Shannon Knapp believes there’s no debate about its effectiveness. For the past two years, the all-women’s MMA promotion has embraced open scoring through the Kansas Athletic Commission, and Knapp couldn’t possibly be happier with the results.

Renan Barao is once again scheduled to make his MMA return. The former UFC bantamweight champion is set to face William Gomis in a featherweight bout at ARES FC 7 on June 25 in Paris. The promotion announced the matchup Tuesday via Instagram. If it happens, the fight will be Barao’s first since his release from the UFC in 2019.

When Edmen Shahbazyan initially sat down with his new manager, he heard something for the first time in his career. Rather than pitching him on the biggest named opponents that he could face or the potential for endorsement deals on the table if he signed, the 24-year-old middleweight was told that he actually needed to stop worrying about fighting for the moment and just focus on getting better.

For those hoping to see Al Iaquinta return to the UFC’s octagon this summer, it doesn’t seem likely to happen. Although nothing has been made official by the promotion, the UFC is discussing the possibility of returning to Long Island, N.Y., for its July 17 Fight Night event. With Iaquinta unsure about the future of his fighting career, he was asked on The MMA Hour on Wednesday what the chances would be that he would return to competition on that card if it was close to home.

T.J. Dillashaw appears to be the frontrunner for the next UFC bantamweight title shot, and Dominick Cruz isn’t sure where that leaves him. Cruz doesn’t seem thrilled with the idea of Dillashaw getting to fight champ Aljamain Sterling, but he also understands why the UFC would book it.

Jake Paul is looking to add some NBA talent to a boxing card again. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck confirmed with sources with knowledge of the prospective booking that Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) plans to book former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis to box at an upcoming pay-per-view card on Aug. 13. Paul himself also teased that he will fight on this card, though an opponent for the YouTuber-turned-combat sports star has yet to be announced.

Glover Teixeira may be the champion heading into his UFC 275 matchup with Jiri Prochazka, but not many people are giving him a chance to retain. Could that be a little bit shortsighted?. On this episode of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck pumps the brakes (for the...

Amanda Ribas had surgery Wednesday to fix a left biceps injury sustained prior to her UFC Vegas 54 defeat to Katlyn Chookagian on May 14, and it was deemed a success, the UFC fighter told MMA Fighting on Thursday. Ribas had surgery with Dr. Benno Enjsmann at the Albert Einstein...

There’s no doubt Alex Pereira can leave any man unconscious on the canvas in an MMA fight. At UFC 276, however, he wants to make a different kind of statement. Set to return in a potential No. 1 contender bout against Sean Strickland on July 2 — the same night Pereira’s noted rival, Israel Adesanya, is expected to defend his UFC middleweight title against Jared Cannonier — “Poatan” is out to dominate.

Fabricio Werdum wants to join the trend and make the transition from MMA to boxing, and he is doing it for another championship. Away from the cage since getting knocked out by Renan Ferreira in his PFL debut in May 2021, Werdum said he’s not retired from MMA, but it is no longer his focus.

Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. Normally, we like to build up to the most inexplicable...

Mariusz Pudzianowski is known worldwide as arguably the most decorated strongman competitor in history, and it may surprise some how he maintains his body. Ahead of his main event clash with Michal Materla at KSW 70 this Saturday in Lodz, Poland, the famed heavyweight revealed on The MMA Hour that his diet isn’t as strict as one might think.

Alex Polizzi will need a lot of time to recover after apparently suffering a broken jaw in his third-round knockout loss to Yoel Romero at Bellator 280. The light heavyweight prospect revealed the damage done from the fight on his Instagram, showing the X-ray he received following the bout earlier this month in Paris.

While Khabib Nurmagomedov might think it’s way too soon to compare Charles Oliveira’s resumé to his, a current and surging lightweight contender begs to differ. In a recent interview with ESPN, Nurmagomedov — although he’s impressed with the current 11-fight win streak “Du Bronx” is on — feels that Oliveira still needs to beat the likes of Islam Makhachev, Beneil Dariush, and “a couple more guys” before comparisons begin.

Bella Mir, the 19-year-old daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, will look to make it 3-0 as a pro MMA fighter. Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed to MMA Fighting on Thursday that Bella Mir will compete for the Xtreme Fight Night promotion at XFN 381. The event takes place June 24 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Okla., and will stream on UFC Fight Pass.