WBO super-middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders had his boxing license suspended after releasing a quarantine video on how to assault women, perhaps forgetting that fellow pugilist Gervonta Davis beat him to the punch — literally — back in February. “We have suspended his boxer’s license pending a hearing under the board’s misconduct regulation, at a
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Video: Conor McGregor urges Ireland to utilize military to enforce pandemic restrictions [embedded content] UFC 249: Khabib vs. Ferguson may take place on April 18, but don’t count on Conor McGregor for being a back-up plan. He’s calling on his home country of Ireland to shut down all airport travel outside of what is necessary
UFC welterweight James Vick is determined to work on the defensive issues that have led him to a four-fight losing streak in the Octagon. Vick started off his UFC career with a 9-1 record, but he has since lost four straight fights to Justin Gaethje, Paul Felder, Dan Hooker, and Niko Price, with three of
On Saturday, Bellator ran a free live stream of its entire Bellator 225 show, which took place at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., on Aug. 24, 2019, and you can watch the full replay above. The event was one of the most memorable in Bellator history as it saw all 14 fights end in
5:04 PM ET Roman ModrowskiESPN.com “I do feel like the storm is behind me.” — Jon Jones, Jan. 31, 2020 Jon Jones seemed very much at ease and focused as he looked inside of himself during an interview with ESPN’s Ariel Helwani prior to his Feb. 8 fight with Dominick Reyes. The UFC light heavyweight
UFC 126 vs. Paul Kellyhttps://ufcfightpass.com/video/29037 Cerrone’s UFC debut closed out the preliminary portion of the pay-per-view card in Las Vegas and was surely an impressive performance, as “Cowboy” dominated and eventually submitted the durable, dangerous Brit midway through the second round. While his first UFC victory might be worth mentioning regardless, what makes this an
Colby Covington is giving his side of the story in his beef with Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Covington and Jedrzejczyk are teammates at American Top Team but the two are far from chummy. Jedrzejczyk has made it clear that she doesn’t appreciate Covington’s remarks to fellow teammates Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier. While Covington has made amends
Pretty much every major sports organization has shut down operations in the face of the fast moving Coronavirus pandemic. Every major sports organization but the UFC, which continues to insist UFC 249 will go down in some shape or form on April 18th, worry warts be damned. But I feel like too much emphasis has
Where are they now? Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia [embedded content] Tim Sylvia fought a who’s who of his era, including Frank Mir, Randy Couture and Minotauro Nogueira. The two-time UFC heavyweight champ reflects on his fighting career and his new roles as a hunting show presenter, development contractor, and father. TRENDING > Dana White
UFC welterweight contender Vicente Luque says he is willing to step up on short notice to fight on the new UFC 249 card in three weeks. UFC president Dana White is trying his best to make UFC 249 a go despite all the red tape due to the coronavirus outbreak, but he admitted that the
Few fighters know Khabib Nurmagomedov better than Daniel Cormier. The former two-division champion has served as Nurmagomedov’s training partner for several years with both working out of the American Kickboxing Academy and more recently Cormier has been the wrestling coach for the undefeated Russian. Over the past couple of months, Nurmagomedov has been in the
4:37 PM ET Journey Newson’s 38-second knockout at UFC 247 will live on as a highlight, but no longer in the record books. The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has overturned Newson’s victory over Domingo Pilarte to a no contest due to a failed drug test, per documents obtained by ESPN on Wednesday.
Outlook: Aspen Ladd was on the fast track to a title shot when she took on Germaine de Randamie in Sacramento last July, but then she caught a straight-right that dropped her to the canvas just seconds into the first round and – though not without controversy – suffered her first professional loss. She bounced
Image from FOX Sports: UFC Official Twitter Page Cory Sandhagen is excited to get the chance to fight Aljamain Sterling. But, he doesn’t think he’ll get the opportunity in May as expected. It was rumored Sandhagen would take on Sterling at UFC San Diego in May. But, with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down the sports
As if getting Stipe Miocic back into the cage wasn’t enough of a hurdle already, Daniel Cormier now has to worry about when the international Coronavirus outbreak is going to let up enough for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to start holding events again. Dana White insists that will happen by April 18, 2020 … at
Jon Jones DWI and negligent gun use police booking video surfaces [embedded content] UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was arrested early Thursday, March 26, by Albuquerque Police for aggravated DWI and negligent use of a firearm. Video footage from one of the arresting officer’s lapel camera revealed Jones’s sobriety test and his eventual arrest.
Follow Stephen Thompson in the final hours leading up to his debut at UFC 143. His astonishing first round finish earned him knockout of the night honors and motivated Georges St-Pierre to declare him one of the best strikers he’s ever seen. “Wonderboy” now faces Matt “The Immortal” Brown at UFC 145. Find out if
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