10:09 PM ET PHOENIX — Anderson Silva has been cleared to compete in a boxing match Saturday against Jake Paul after his comments from an interview nearly upended the bout. The Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission agreed to let Silva fight during a special meeting Thursday night, after requiring the MMA legend to take extra
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Oscar Herrera is on pace for a 2023 FIGHT PASS Fighter to Watch slot and it may come immediately after winning one of the most “that’s pretty cool, I guess” awards under the UFC FIGHT PASS banner. Order UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira For Any Device! Completely unfamiliar with the regional terminology of a teammate,
UFC Vegas 63 takes place live tomorrow from Las Vegas Nevada, and MMA News is here to serve up the weigh-in results as the bouts on tomorrow’s docket are made official! Tomorrow, the UFC APEX will host top-10 featherweights Calvin Katter (#5) and Arnold Allen (#6) take part in one of the sleeper main events
MMA fans might get the super-fight they’ve longed for, but it wouldn’t take place under normal circumstances. Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre spent the majority of their primes at the top of the UFC, and just 15-pounds apart. For years, fans longed to see ‘The Spider’, and ‘GSP’ go toe to toe. Sadly, it never
Arizona commission decides the fate of Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva bout The show will go on! The Arizona State Athletic Commission did not pull Anderson Silva’s boxing license following comments he made to MMA Weekly which he admitted to being “knocked out” twice during sparring ahead of the bout. The meeting was called on
Watch live video of the Paul vs. Silva press conference featuring Jake Paul and Anderson Silva as they answer questions before their boxing headliner in Glendale, Ariz. Paul vs. Silva takes place at Desert Diamond Arena and airs live on Showtime pay-per-view. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. ET.
Jake Paul versus Anderson Silva has nearly arrived. First, the pair met for one final press conference today (Thurs., Oct. 27, 2022) in Phoenix, Ariz. The two meet this weekend (Sat., Oct. 29, 2022) inside the Gila River Arena, but following the presser, they stared down one more time before tomorrow’s weigh-ins (Fri., Oct. 28,
Oct 26, 2022 Arnold Allen and Calvin Kattar meet in a matchup of top-10 featherweights headlining UFC Fight Night on Saturday, Oct. 29, in Las Vegas. The fights at UFC Apex are on ESPN+, with the 7 p.m. ET main card preceded by prelims at 4 p.m. Allen (18-1) has won 11 fights in a
For Edwards, bringing the belt back to his community “meant everything,” and Lovell is hopeful about the affect his pupil’s championship moment can have. “That moment that Leon (had) has grabbed a lot of attention,” Lovell said. “It has grabbed a lot of the imaginations of the kids, but when they actually see the training,
Conor McGregor has given some insight into when fans could expect him to return to the Octagon despite not being in the USADA testing pool. McGregor hasn’t fought since a loss to Dustin Poirier via doctor’s stoppage at UFC 264 last year. He’s teased fans and pundits for months with training footage as he plots
TJ Dillashaw will once again be back on the sidelines due to an injury. Dillashaw served a two-year USADA suspension from 2019 to 2021 and in his return fight he was booked against Cory Sandhagen. During that contest, TJ hurt his knee which kept him out of action for another year. He recently returned to
Uriah Hall reveals he had suicidal thoughts after MMA retirement Ahead of former UFC star, Uriah Hall’s boxing fight on the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva card, he got candid about his mental health. “I was in a weird place,” Hall reported during a media scrum (h/t MMA Junkie). “After leaving MMA, man, I fell
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Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev have an intense staredown at UFC 280 ceremonial weigh-ins in Abu Dhabi on Friday. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4f1JueVgo5t9HSmobCRPug/join Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski responds to Charles Oliveira, Islam Makhachev wanting to fight him after Saturday’s UFC 280 championship bout in Abu Dhabi. Full event coverage: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/tag/ufc-280 Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and
Trigger Warning: This article includes discussion of depression, suicidal thoughts and self-harm. Uriah Hall said his MMA retirement came with a “deep depression” that included suicidal thoughts. Following an open workout for his professional boxing debut, which takes place Saturday against Le’Veon Bell on the undercard of Paul vs. Silva, the former UFC middleweight spoke
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Perhaps the largest and least expected winner at UFC 280 was Henry Cejudo. Prior to the event, Cejudo was not widely considered as an immediate contender at 135 pounds. Though he retired with that title and has since returned to the USADA testing pool, Cejudo seemed really insistent on chasing Alexander
1:12 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Uriah Hall opened up Wednesday about falling into a “deep depression” following his abrupt retirement from the UFC this past summer. Hall said at the Jake Paul–Anderson Silva open workouts that he felt a loss of identity after stepping away from MMA and that at one point he had