Remember the old days when everybody wanted to beat the shit out of Michael Bisping? Not much has changed over the years, which may explain why “The Count” was slugged by a random street thug while enjoying vacation in New Orleans. But now the punch-and-run specialist is ready to take their impromptu feud to the
Month: August 2021
Bellator 269 is shaping up. On Tuesday, the promotion announced a handful of additions and a change to the Oct. 23 card scheduled for VTB Arena in Moscow. Included in the latest lineup is Usman Nurmagomedov (13-0 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), who takes his third career Bellator assignment against Patrik Pietila (11-8 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Nurmagomedov
7:16 AM ET The UFC will launch its fifth season of Dana White’s Contender Series on Tuesday night inside the Apex facility in Las Vegas. The show, which pits unsigned talent against one another in a one-night audition for a UFC contract, is not terribly old, but it’s already produced 117 additions to the UFC
UFC welterweight Matt Brown joins the show to break down the boxing match between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley and how he personally scored the eight-round catchweight affair in episode 2 of The Fighter vs. The Writer podcast. Brown will also address why Woodley has no one but himself to blame for the result in
April 10, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Daniel Rodriguez punches Mike Perry in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mandatory Credit: Chris Unger/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports Only one thing can put an official stamp of finality on a fighter’s
Petr Yan has harshly responded to Aljamain Sterling‘s “dignity” advice to Tyron Woodley regarding his bet with Jake Paul. On August 29, Jake Paul earned his fourth straight professional boxing victory with a split decision over Tyron Woodley. Prior to their fight, the two fighters agreed on a rather unusual bet. Although it looked like
Vitor Belfort says he’d KO Jake and Logan Paul in the same night Former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort takes on boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya on Sept. 11, but weighted in on Jake and Logan Paul’s boxing careers. Belfort is the most recent mixed martial artists to make the jump over to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor’s 13-second knockout win over Jose Aldo has to rank highly in the history of the sport’s greatest win. After years of buildup and a decade of dominance, the brash Irish athlete sparked the legend with essentially his first punch of the night, ending the rivalry in an instant. Immediately
An MMA veteran and a beloved member of Xtreme Couture has died. Kyle Reyes, a professional mixed martial arts veteran of 22 fights, died Monday at the age of 30, according to various social media posts from family and friends. According to a GoFundMe launched Friday, Reyes had reconstructive surgery on Aug. 27 to repair
3:59 PM ET The UFC has rebooked Amanda Nunes‘ bantamweight title defense against Julianna Pena for UFC 269 on Dec. 11, the promotion announced on Monday. Nunes (21-4) was supposed to face Pena (10-4) at UFC 265 earlier this month in Houston, but was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. The UFC has
Magomed Ankalaev welcomes Volkan Oezdemir back to the octagon in a bout between two light heavyweights looking to crack the top-10. The UFC officially announced that Ankalaev, the No. 11-ranked light heavyweight in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, will fight No. 13 Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Dec 14, 2019; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kamaru Usman (right) and Colby Covington (left) are separated by referee Marc Goddard during UFC 245 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Usman vs Covington 2: What you need to know Time: UFC 268 kicks of with the prelims at 6 pm ET on ESPN and
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories Here are some of the raw reactions from the MMA community to the sport’s hottest stories! Paul Def. Woodley Via Decision, Rematch If Woodley Gets Tattoo Last night, Jake Paul defeated Tyron Woodley via split decision. The world was talking about this fight, including
After just four professional fights, YouTube content creator turned professional boxer Jake Paul‘s boxing career could be over. On Monday, Paul tweeted, “Updated status: Retired boxer.” Updated status: Retired boxer — Jake Paul (@jakepaul) August 30, 2021 The tweet comes less than 24 hours after his split decision win over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron
Hear from the new UFC lightweight champion, Charles Oliveira, after his second-round knockout of Michael Chandler at UFC 262 in Houston. Oliveira now holds the UFC record for most finishes in the promotion’s history with 17. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman allowed us to watch his final weight cut prior to the UFC 210 weigh-ins. Weidman, who meets Gegard Mousasi on Saturday night, talked about the cut, the crossroads of his career, what he’s learned from cuts in the past and more. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog:
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Former UFC champ Frank Mir faces off with Steve Cunningham ahead of Triller Fight Club on Saturday in Atlanta. #Triller #FrankMir #SteveCunningham For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA news and videos: http://bit.ly/junkieyoutube
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