With UFC 297 just a day away, it’s time to take a look at who has tipped the scales. Let’s see who has weighed in! *** Main card (3am GMT – TNT Sports) (c) Sean Strickland (184.75lbs) vs (#2) Dricus du Plessis (184lbs) – UFC middleweight championship bout (#2) Raquel Pennington (134.8lbs) vs (#3) Mayra […]
We’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times and we will never get bored of saying how 2023 was a huge year for UK MMA. That being said, UK male fighter of the year could’ve spotlighted so many athletes that put together great runs in the past 12 months but ultimately, we enter […]
Lerone Murphy confirmed to VMTV’s Kyle Dimond that he is injured and therefore out of his co-main event clash with Dan Ige on February 10th. VMTV reached out to “The Miracle” following an interaction on social media between Murphy and Ige that seemed to suggest that the fight was off. Following an inspirational message posted […]
Even before a single punch had been thrown in 2023, the VMTV team had a strong feeling about this award. A feeling that it was going to take some stand-out year from another UK female to prevent Dakota Ditcheva from winning this award in back-to-back years. In the end, Ditcheva took the award into her […]
The UFC entered 2024 in style, with a light heavyweight rematch between former title challenger Magomed Ankalaev and Brazilian finisher Johnny Walker. For the full results, look no further! Note: any point dedictions will be denoted with an asterisk and explained at the bottom of the page. *** Main card (12am GMT – TNT Sports) […]
The reputation of Cage Warriors speaks for itself at this stage with all of the top talent that it has produced over the years. Brand reputation as your major selling point can be incredibly difficult to build up but CW have got it. Regardless of the names on the card, the location or any other […]
Breakthrough of the year is VMTV’s version of the most improved fighter. The athlete that exceeded expectations in 2023, raised their game and came into 2024 in a completely different position to where they kicked off the previous year. All four nominees received a lot of support from the votes and they’re all incredibly deserving […]
VMTV’s fight of the year for 2023 had four candidates but only one winner in our eyes. Danny Roberts and Nathaniel Wood put on two incredible wars during the UFC’s trips to London this year but the fight of the year award belongs to Luke Riley. Coined by our team as Cage Warriors’ own “best […]
During the final half of 2023 Europe’s leading promotion Cage Warriors, consolidated their roster with a strong line-up of upcoming talent to develop for the coming year. Now 2024 is upon us & the excitement has kicked in, as fans become eager to see the new signees in action. With Cage Warriors looking to hit […]
ONE Championship kicks off its 2024 campaign with ONE Fight Night 18: Gasanov vs. Oh on Saturday, 13th January, and the thrilling event will make history as the first-ever ONE Championship show broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports at 1am GMT. Following the cancellation of the evening’s previous headliner between Superlek Kiatmoo9 and Elias […]
It’s awards time! After the fans made their voices heard, the lads break down the VMTV 2023 UK MMA Award winners. The full episode is linked below, available on our YouTube channel. *** For more Verbal Money episodes, stay tuned to Violent Money TV.
ONE Championship made a point of placing a spotlight on Muay Thai throughout 2023, and many new stars have risen to global recognition as a result, including multiple talents breaking through from the UK. Two-sport ONE World Champion Jonathan “The General” Haggerty leads the pack after a monumental year in the bantamweight realm. The Brit […]
GLORY can officially announce that the ‘King of Kickboxing’ Rico Verhoeven (60-10, 20 KO) has signed a brand-new three-year contract that will not only see him compete in the ring for multiple more fights but also be more involved with the brand outside of the ring. In addition, Rico Verhoeven confirms that he will also enter the […]
Since signing with ONE Championship, bantamweight Muay Thai star Nico Carrillo has had the World Title on his mind, and he believes this Friday’s collision with former divisional king Nong-O Hama will be pivotal in getting him there. “King of the North” meets the Thai striking legend on 22nd December at ONE Friday Fights 46: […]
The lads are back for another edition of the Verbal Money draft. This time, they will each draft 10 fighters from Bellator, marking the historic acquisition of the company by PFL. The full video is linked below, available on our YouTube channel. *** For more episodes of Verbal Money, stay tuned to Violent Money TV.
It’s fight day! The PFL Europe season will come to a close with the highly anticipated championship event, set to go down in the iconic 3Arena, Dublin. In the main event, hometown hero Nathan Kelly makes his PFL debut against knockout artist Dimitriy Solimeis. Alongside this, four titles and grand prizes of $100,000 will be […]
Ahead of the monumental PFL Dublin show, Jake Davis takes a look at three bouts that you cannot miss! Watch the full video below, available on our Twitter and Instagram pages. With #PFLDublin going down tomorrow, @jdddMMA takes a look at 3️⃣ fights that you CANNOT miss! Stay tuned to all of our socials for […]
After months of rumours and speculation, it was finally confirmed on Monday that the PFL (Professional Fighters League) have acquired Bellator MMA from media conglomerate Paramount who had owned and operated the promotion since purchasing it from founder Bjorn Rebney in 2011. The rebranded Bellator International Champions Series will host eight events around the world […]
While 2023 still has plenty of action to keep ONE Championship fans entertained, 2024 begins with a firecracker of its own. ONE Fight Night 18, the promotion’s first event of the year, is set to go down on Saturday, 13th January, and it will feature former ONE Bantamweight MMA World Champion John Lineker taking part in […]
After many months of speculation, it’s official – PFL have acquired Bellator MMA. Rumours of a possible buyout have circulated for months, but an announcement from PFL president Donn Davis formally confirmed that they are now the owners of Paramount’s MMA promotion. It isn’t a shock, given the extensive media coverage in the past year, […]
With just over 24 hours to go until CW 163, the fighters hit the scales on Friday morning at the Hilton Hotel on London’s Canary Wharf. Both Omiel Brown and Giannis Bachar came in comfortably under the welterweight limit for their five-round main event, as both look to follow in the footsteps of the likes […]
The lads return to preview the mammoth UFC 295 card, featuring a vacant light-heavyweight title bout between Jiri Procházka and Alex Pereira, as well as England’s Tom Aspinall taking on Sergei Pavlovich for the interim heavyweight belt. Watch the full episode below, available on our YouTube channel. *** For more episodes of Verbal Money, stay […]
COMBATE GLOBAL announced today that, for the first time in history, it will bring its brand of Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) action to Colombia with a world championship tripleheader event at Coliseo Medplus in the capital city of Bogotá on Friday, Nov 17, live on Paramount+. The live Paramount+ stream of the event will begin […]
It’s fight week in London! This Saturday night, Cage Warriors – Europe’s Leading MMA Organisation – returns to the indigo at the O2 to kick off a huge night of MMA with CW 163, ahead of CW alumni Tom Aspinall’s interim heavyweight title bid at UFC 295! Headlining in London, Team Renegade KO artist Omiel Brown, […]
