Month: May 2023

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2023, 08:00 PM ET DALLAS – Jake Paul has shaken up his coaching staff following his first career loss. The YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter told ESPN on Tuesday that he is now working with trainers Theo Chambers and legendary retired boxer “Sugar” Shane Mosley, along with his longtime coach J’Leon Love, a
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Jake Paul was caught off guard by Nate Diaz’s lack of hostility at their first pre-fight press conference on Tuesday. The younger Diaz brother is finally set to make his lifelong dream of competing in a professional boxing match a reality. Along with that comes several press obligations and the media festivities kicked off this
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Outlook: The peculiar case of Petr Yan continues. The illegal knee he threw against Sterling remains one of the biggest “what ifs” in recent memory, considering his dominant run to the title. Since then, he has lost three in a row. It says something about his strength of schedule and quality of performances that he
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Merab Dvalishvili has accepted the challenge he received from former UFC champion Henry Cejudo. UFC 288 took place last Saturday, May 6th which saw Aljamain Sterling  (23-3 MMA) defeat Henry Cejudo (16-3 MMA) via split decision in the main event. With the victory, Sterling has successfully defended his bantamweight title 3 times. Following the defeat,
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This weekend (Sat., May 13, 2023), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) travels to the Spectrum Center in North Carolina for UFC Charlotte. Back on ABC for the first time in several months, Heavyweights will headline the four-fight main card, as knockout artist Jairzinho Rozenstruik will put his ranking on the line opposite rising submission ace, Jailton
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First The Ultimate Fighter 31 trailer released The UFC has released the first trailer teasing the 31st season of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter. This season will feature coaches Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler who share no love for each other … at least according to the video. The pair can be seen trading
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Two-time Professional Fighters League lightweight champion Kayla Harrison believes the chances of her ever meeting Cris “Cyborg” Justino are “slim” following Justino’s decision to re-sign with Bellator MMA last week.
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With the announcement of Power Slap 2 arriving May 24 in Las Vegas, it’s the perfect time to get caught up on anything you might have missed from the inaugural event, Power Slap 1. You can watch several of the key bouts in their entirety below, and learn about the key players returning to the
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Four PFL fighters have tested positive for banned substances, including Thiago Santos. The Professional Fighters League have multiple fighters who have been flagged for submitting samples which were deemed positive for banned substances. ‘MMA Fighting’ broke the news via ‘Twitter‘: Four fighters have failed their drug tests during the PFL’s 2023 season. 📰 https://t.co/SMEHBNFyH5 (via
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UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling believes Dana White will help force his next fight. ‘The Funk Master’ returned to the octagon over the weekend in the main event of UFC 288. There, he faced former flyweight and bantamweight champion, Henry Cejudo. ‘Triple C’ had been out of action since a stoppage win over Dominick Cruz
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UFC president Dana White has confirmed the UFC’s plans to put together a massive Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic heavyweight title fight for November’s UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden. There had previously been discussion around Jones vs. Miocic for UFC 290 in July during International Fight Week, but for whatever reason that didn’t come
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Sean O’Malley: ‘I thought Henry Cejudo won’ Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling retained his title on Saturday in the UFC 288 main event with a split decision over former two-division champion Henry Cejudo, but top contender Sean O’Malley did not see it that way. O’Malley had cage side seats to the fights. He was guaranteed the
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