Eddie Hearn had mixed feelings about the spectacle that was Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz in Dallas, Texas on Aug. 5, 2023. Longtime mixed martial arts (MMA) star, Diaz, was unable to come up victorious in his professional boxing debut at Middleweight, dropping a 10 three-minute round unanimous decision to “The Problem Child” (watch highlights).
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Conor McGregor has ambitious plans for his UFC return. The former two-division champion, who hasn’t fought since suffering a devastating broken leg in his most recent outing against Dustin Poirier in 2021, has long been expected to clash with fellow The Ultimate Fighter 31 coach Michael Chandler in his next bout. It appears that is
She also regrets basing some of her preparation on Hardy’s previous fights, saying she trained for “a girl who didn’t exist.” When the two fought in March, Hardy hadn’t fought in three years. When they stepped into the Octagon, Miller didn’t get the kick-heavy attack she anticipated, and she couldn’t adjust quickly enough to get
Rockhold’s next step Rockhold and Jones will collide on September 21 at the Pais Arena in Jerusalem. As of this writing, there’s been no confirmation regarding the official ruleset or what weight class it’ll be contested at. Based on sheer experience alone, many feel as if Craig Jones is the clear favorite heading into this
It ain’t easy to make it into Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), or to make $1 million fighting for the promotion. At least not the normal way where you’re a new fighter starting on a $12,000/$12,000 contract. But, if you’re viral internet sensation Hasbulla, then things become a bit easier. Fans were in full “WTF Mode”
Aug 12, 2023, 09:38 PM ET Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has pulled out of his UFC 292 bout against Mario Bautista because of an undisclosed injury, it was announced during Saturday’s UFC Fight Night broadcast on ESPN. According to the broadcast, Garbrandt was injured while training for the fight, which was scheduled for Aug.
Chris Avila is looking for even bigger fights after his dominant win over Jeremy Stephens as part of the Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz card. The lopsided victory was Avila’s fourth in a row since making the transition to boxing full time, and he didn’t need to look any further than the front row of
But she knows Viana will likely try to get her to the ground, and she’s just as happy to meet her there. A Brazilian open weight jiu-jitsu champion and Bahia state jiu-jitsu champion, Lucindo is no stranger to the mats. The Best Knockouts From Last Season Of Dana White’s Contender Series “Polyana has been enjoying
Fedor Emelianenko Reflects On Poor Fight Camp Ahead of Bellator 290, Fedor Emelianenko knew he wasn’t training under ideal circumstances. During an appearance on MMAFighting.com‘s “The MMA Hour,” Emelianenko explained to Ariel Helwani why he didn’t pull out of the fight. “I didn’t really think much about that fight,” Emelianenko said. “The camp itself went
There’s a lot of doubts over whether a Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis boxing match will go down on October 14th as advertised. Many point Danis pulling out of his previous boxing match against KSI, expecting the same thing to happen again. Now it looks like Paul and Misfits may be the ones preparing to
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2023, 10:52 PM ET Vicente Luque returned to the cage Saturday and pulled out his first victory since suffering a brain hemorrhage in a knockout loss in 2022. Luque defeated Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) in the welterweight main event of UFC Fight Night in
Vicente Luque returned to the octagon for the first time in over a year and looked like a new and improved version of himself as he earned a unanimous decision victory over Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 78. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Eric “New York Ric” Jackman, and E. Casey
The main event is Almeida’s second for the promotion. The 32-year-old Brazilian is on a 14-fight winning streak and secured finishes in each of his five trips to the Octagon since earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in September 2021. Blaydes, also 32, has competed 17 times in the Octagon since debuting in
The highly anticipated welterweight main event proved to be a hard-fought back and forth affair. Vicente Luque and Rafael dos Anjos went to battle for five straight rounds, with both men landing some solid strikes and takedowns. After twenty-five minutes of action the bout went to the judges’ scorecards, and ‘The Silent Assassin’ walked away
Did “The Notorious” confirm his return? Conor McGregor was in attendance for a boxing match between Anthony Joshua and Robert Helenius yesterday (Sat., Aug. 12, 2023) at O2 Arena in London, England. He caught up with the outlet talkSPORT during the fight to lay out his next three fights. “[Michael] Chandler next, December,” McGregor said.
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 8, 2023, 07:07 PM ET Israel Adesanya has his next challenger and the UFC has its Australia headliner. Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293 on Sept. 9 in Sydney, UFC president Dana White announced Tuesday. ESPN has Adesanya No.
Terrance McKinney needed a big performance to get back on track, and he did just that on Saturday. Less than a month after a submission loss to Nazim Sadykhov at UFC Vegas 77, McKinney made a quick turnaround at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 78 and destroyed Mike Breeden in just 85 seconds via standing TKO. Check
Miller pressured Santos right out of the chute, hitting the Brazilian with a handful of good shots to welcome her to the Octagon. The newcomer seemed to wake up soon after and took the fight to the recent TUF winner, slamming home heavy strikes that left Miller in rough shape along the fence, prompting referee
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