Fight Bananas' Breaking News

  • All PFL fighters make weight for the first time this season

    April 17, 2025
    MAIN CARD 7PM ET (ESPN/ESPN+) Middleweight Quarterfinal: Impa Kasanganay (185.6) v Fabian Edwards (185.6) Lightweight Quarterfinal: Gadzhi Rabadanov (156.0) v Marc Diakiese (155.2) Middleweight Quarterfinal: Sadibou Sy (185.8) v Dalton Rosta (185.6) Lightweight Quarterfinal: Mads Burnell (155.8) v Jay-Jay Wilson (156.0) Lightweight Quarterfinal: Clay Collard (155.4) v Alfie Davis (155.6) EARLY CARD 5PM ET (ESPN+) Middlweight Quarterfinal: Josh Silveira (185.6) v Mike Shipman (186.0) Lightweight Quarterfinal: Brent Primus (155.6) v Vinicius Cenci (155.8) Middlweight Quarterfinal: […]

R&R (Results and Recaps)

  • We're breaking down the winners and losers from UFC 314 in Miami, Florida
    UFC 314: Main winners and losers from mammoth Miami event
    April 15, 2025
    With the dust and the smoke settling, the events of Saturday night in Miami, Florida continue to be the topic of debate and discussion. Today, we’re breaking down and analysing some of the biggest winners and losers from the UFC’s Miami card on Saturday night. With that being said, let’s kick things off with the winners from UFC 314: Alexander Volkanovski might truly be ‘The Great(est)’ Saturday night saw some truly remarkable history being made […]
  • UFC Fight Night Tampa Staff Predictions
    December 14, 2024
    GOOD MORNING, FIGHT FANS! Ladies and gentlemen, we are back with another fantastic fight night from the UFC –  this time from Amelie Arena in Tampa, Florida. It is an event which sees the return of Colby “Chaos” Covington, who takes on Joaquin “New Mansa” Buckley in a titanic welterweight main event. With that in mind, the staff here at Fight Bananas are back with Round 2 of our event predictions. Read on to find […]
  • BREAKING NEWS: Conor McGregor GUILTY of Dublin R*** in 2018
    November 22, 2024
    UFC star Conor McGregor has been found civilly liable for raping a woman in a Dublin hotel in 2018, and has been fined 248,000 Euros (around $258,000). “Brutally r***d and battered” – Civil Jury Delivers Damning Verdict The case centred around a sexual encounter between McGregor, a second man (James Lawrence), the Claimant and another woman in December 2018, a couple of months following McGregor’s devastating defeat to Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov. The woman at […]
  • Change On The Horizon? Judge Rejects UFC Antitrust Settlement
    August 5, 2024
    Amidst all of the typically busy furore of the world of combat sports, one of the biggest stories of the year has actually come from outside the Octagon, as opposed to within the confines of the cage; in fact, it has come from a Nevada courtroom, where the settlement (totalling $335 million) of a pair of class action lawsuits against Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC has been rejected. Stay tuned to find […]
  • REPORT: Daniel Jacobs vs Shane Mosley Jr to co-main Diaz/Masvidal
    May 31, 2024
    Ladies and gentlemen, we’re getting ever-closer to our July 6th night of boxing, featuring UFC legends Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal facing off in Anaheim, California. Today, though, some big news was announced for the event, with the co-main event being unveiled; and it’s a big one. Jacobs and Mosley Jr to meet in Anaheim, CA Daniel Jacobs (37-4, 30 KOs) is a two-time former middleweight world champion, having held the WBA middleweight world title […]
April 16, 2025
PFL 2025
Published by Paul Browne on April 16, 2025

PFL 3 Fight Card Preview

PFL 2025: Third Opening Round Event Set for Friday at Universal Studios The third leg of the PFL’s 2025 World Championship tournament kicks off this Friday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, with action-packed matchups across the lightweight and middleweight divisions. Following last week’s event—which featured major upsets and a wave of finishes in the women’s flyweight and men’s bantamweight brackets—this week’s lineup promises just as much intensity as the lightweights and middleweights enter the […]
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January 26, 2025
Paul Hughes PFL
Published by Paul Browne on January 26, 2025

Breakout Moment For Paul Hughes In Dubai

There’s A New Name At The Top Table In MMA – Paul Hughes Did we just witness the fight of the year already…in January? Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes put on a sensational five-round war at the top of the PFL’s Road to Dubai: Champions Series fight card in Dubai on Saturday. With no UFC show taking place this weekend and with the PFL event having received a massive shot in the arm from a […]
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August 1, 2024
Published by Dave Van Auken on August 1, 2024

PFL Nashville Weigh In Results

Official weigh-in results for PFL Playoffs 1 in Nashville, TN: Written by: Elle Dawson   MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9-11 PM ET)   Heavyweight Semi-final   Denis Goltsov (247.6) v Tim Johnson (265.8)   Women’s Flyweight Semi-final   Dakota Ditcheva (125.2) v Jena Bishop (125.2)   Heavyweight Semi-final   Oleg Popov (247.2) v Linton Vassell (248.0)   Women’s Flyweight Semi-final   Liz Carmouche (127.0)* v Taila Santos (125.8)     EARLY CARD (ESPN+, 6 PM ET) […]
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March 6, 2024
Published by Keelin McNamara on March 6, 2024

PFL Europe Paris: Cédric Doumbe Aims To Wow Again

Following it’s massively successful, sell-out show in September of last year, the PFL has touched down once again in one of the most famous cities on Earth! Paris, France once more plays host to the PFL, and especially one of the most exciting fighters on the planet right now: Cédric Doumbé. Cédric Doumbé: “Le Meilleur”‘s Meteoric Ascent Cédric Doumbé is easily one of the most thrilling, vicious fighters in the World. For those of you […]
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February 23, 2024
Published by Dave Van Auken on February 23, 2024

PFL v Bellator Weigh IN Results

PFL Champion vs. Bellator Champion – Heavyweight Renan Ferreira 263.2 lbs vs. Ryan Bader 231.1 lbs PFL Champion vs. Bellator Champion – Middleweight Impa Kasanganay 185.8 lbs vs. Johnny Eblen 185.5 lbs  Catchweight (182 lbs) Bout Ray Cooper III 182.4 lbs vs. Jason Jackson 182 lbs Heavyweight Bout Bruno Cappelozza 236.2 lbs vs. Vadim Nemkov 238.1 lbs  Light Heavyweight Bout Thiago Santos 205.2 lbs vs. Yoel Romero 205 lbs Lightweight Bout Clay Collard 155.5 lbs […]
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June 16, 2023
Published by Dave Van Auken on June 16, 2023

The UFC Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones will be cornering Maurice Green who is headlining PFL’s event against 2022 Heavyweight Champion Ante Delija. The biggest free agent in MMA History, Francis N’Gannou will be PFL’s guest to checkout the landscape of the PFL  Heavyweight Division. That means, Jon Jones & Francis N’Gannou will be under the same roof at the same time since his pending free agency. Jon & Francis has been going back & forth […]
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