Jailton Almeida and Shamil Abdurakhimov are lined up to face one another again. Following news of Almeida’s removal from Saturday’s UFC Vegas 64 card due to visa issues with opponent Maxim Grishin, the UFC announced Tuesday that Almeida (17-2) will now fight Abdurakhimov (20-7). The heavyweight bout takes place on Jan. 14 at an event… Poursuivre la lecture Jailton Almeida rescheduled to fight Shamil Abdurakhimov on Jan. 14

UFC welterweight Jason Witt says his MMA career is over. Witt, a six-fight octagon veteran, took to social media on Sunday night to announce his retirement from mixed martial arts competition. “It’s taken me a week to decide how to put this into words because nothing seemed to sum up what it means to me…but… Poursuivre la lecture UFC welterweight Jason Witt announces retirement from MMA

If Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz is next, the oddsmakers don’t like Diaz’s chances. Following his unanimous decision victory over former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Saturday, Paul opened as a sizeable betting favorite over Diaz in a potential boxing showdown. In odds posted over the weekend by BetOnline, the 25-year-old viral star immediately… Poursuivre la lecture Jake Paul opens as huge betting favorite over Nate Diaz for potential boxing match

10 years ago hurricane #sandy hit the East Coast. It was back during my iPhone only days and this first image of a man in the waters off of Coney Island became the first iPhone image ever published on the cover of @time magazine. @bonetiredmama was stuck in California and my mom was watching our… Poursuivre la lecture 10 years ago hurricane #sandy hit the East Coast. It was back…

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 63 results for the Kattar vs. Allen event from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, a live blog of the main event, and live UFC Vegas 63 Twitter updates. In the main event, Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen will clash in a pivotal featherweight contest. Kattar has won three of… Poursuivre la lecture UFC Vegas 63 Results: Kattar vs. Allen

Fabian Edwards said he’s been given the plan for capturing the Bellator middleweight title. But he may test the market before that’s realized. Bellator, he said, has told him he’ll get a title shot with two more wins – one of them SBG vet Charlie Ward on Saturday at Bellator 287. The rub is that… Poursuivre la lecture Fabian Edwards ‘probably’ will fight out Bellator contract, vows to join brother Leon with title

This blog started as an iPhone project borne during my travels as a professional photojournalist. In the last few years this blog has morphed into a daily journal of my experiences around the world. As a modern day image-maker, social media has somewhat freed me from the constraints of a print-only career. I am able… Poursuivre la lecture Reflections from the 22nd floor. I missed NYC….

Alan Jouban sympathizes with Beneil Dariush after he earned an eighth straight win at UFC 280, yet it’s Alexander Volkanovski who will almost certainly get the next shot at the lightweight title. Despite a stellar record and recent victory over Mateusz Gamrot, Dariush is still waiting in line while Volkanovski is expected to move up… Poursuivre la lecture Alan Jouban offers advice to Beneil Dariush, who ‘shot himself in the foot’ by refusing title shot call

Joe Rogan wasn’t in Abu Dhabi to call UFC 280’s Fight of the Night between Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley, but while he believes O’Malley proved he belonged among the bantamweight elite, he also believes Yan should’ve gotten the nod. O’Malley ended up getting a highly debated split decision win in the featured bout this… Poursuivre la lecture Joe Rogan praises Sean O’Malley for UFC 280 performance, but believes Petr Yan won

Don’t threaten Anthony Smith with a good time. As he was working as an analyst for ESPN on Saturday, the veteran light heavyweight contender heard his name mentioned by Nikita Krylov just after Krylov picked up an impressive win over Volkan Oezdemir on the UFC 280 preliminary card. “I think it will be great with… Poursuivre la lecture Anthony Smith responds to callout from Nikita Krylov: ‘Yes, I’m totally down’