UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold criticized the UFC and Dana White for creating a narrative “for the fans to want to hate on fighters.” Rockhold is set to make his return to the Octagon for the first time in over two years in November at UFC 268 when he takes on rising contender Sean Strickland. Rockhold
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Chael Sonnen has labelled Conor McGregor a “snitch” for his recents comments accusing Daniel Cormier of being drunk on the job. McGregor and Cormier have been locked in a war of words in recent weeks. It all started when Cormier labelled McGregor’s behaviour following his loss to Dustin Poirer as a “cry for help.” The Irishman
Aug 11, 2021 Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, one of the best middleweight mixed martial artists of the past decade, has announced his retirement at age 41. Souza, who is originally from Brazil and fought out of Orlando, Florida, during the latter part of his career, broke the news to Brazilian outlet Combate. He retires with a
Aug 12, 2021 Brazilian middleweight Paulo Costa says he made a series of poor decisions the night before his first UFC title fight in September, which led to the worst performance of his MMA career. Costa, 30, is scheduled to fight Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC Fight Night on Oct. 23. It
Aug 12, 2021 After recording her first victory as a professional mixed martial artist in June, Claressa Shields will return to the PFL cage on Oct. 27, the boxing champion announced Thursday. PFL officials confirmed to ESPN that she will face Abigail Montes, 21, of Mexico. “I’m always in training. I’m always working,” Shields said
Watch Jared Cannonier vs. Jack Hermansson full fight video to see Cannonier’s highlight-reel finish of Hermansson at UFC Copenhagen on Sept. 28, 2019. Cannonier entered his fight with Hermansson after back-to-back wins over Anderson Silva and David Branch, making him 2-0 since dropping down to 185 pounds after beginning his UFC career as a heavyweight.
We’re just a few months removed from the Diego Sanchez / Joshua Fabia fiasco that saw UFC Hall of Famer Sanchez get cut from the UFC after his trainer-manager-guru Fabia got into a fight with UFC management over past medical records. Upon closer media inspection, many felt that Fabia had an unhealthy amount of influence
Following his bad leg break loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, Conor McGregor has been lashing out on social media at all sorts of people. The strangest beef involves fellow former champ champ Daniel Cormier, who had some opinions on McGregor’s classless attacks on Poirier’s wife and Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father. For those reasonable and
Don’t expect Jose Aldo to entertain any fights against celebrities, YouTube or otherwise. The former featherweight kingpin and current bantamweight contender discussed the recent trend of freakshow boxing fights, and while he’s not going to judge anyone for taking them, it certainly ain’t his bag. “I respect everyone for doing these fights, especially when you’re
Mike Tyson continues to amaze at 55 years of age. You might not expect it given his marijuana-blitzed appearances on his Hot Boxin’ podcast, but “Iron Mike” can still move and move fast. New footage of him training and absolutely killing the pads has the internet buzzing about his next exhibition fight. Unfortunately, there’s not
The Professional Fighters League held official weigh-ins for PFL 7, marking the start of the 2021 PFL Playoffs. Headlining the card will be a massive welterweight final four showdown between 2019 PFL Welterweight Champion Ray Cooper III and former world champion Rory MacDonald in the main event. 2018 PFL Welterweight Champion Magomed Magomedkerimov faces Sadibou
Showtime Sports releases ‘All Access: Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley’ Video All Access: Paul vs. Woodley takes viewers beyond the ring as boxing’s newest superstar, Jake Paul, prepares to take on the toughest test of his burgeoning career, former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. The cameras take viewers into the fighters’ private lives as Paul, who
Comedian and former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub gave his thoughts on Sean O’Malley’s recent displeasure with how he has been treated by UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby. Schaub said on his podcast “Below the Belt” that while he likes Sean Shelby, he agrees with everything O’Malley said. However, Schaub added that ‘Suga’ has to be careful
July 14, 2018; Boise, ID, USA; Mark De La Rosa (red gloves) fights Elias Garcia (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at CenturyLink Arena. De La Rosa defeated Garcia via submission (rear-naked choke) Round 2, 2:00. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Adding to the Combat Sports Law blog’s database of combat sports safety studies, a
July 12, 2020; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Alexander Volkanovski of Australia celebrates after his split-decision victory over Max Holloway in their UFC featherweight championship fight during the UFC 251 event at Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 12, 2020 on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via USA
Credit: USA TODAY Sports A bantamweight clash pitting Sean O’Malley vs Frankie Edgar is the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s hope for their return to New York in November. Sean O’Malley vs Frankie Edgar in November? Veteran mixed martial arts journalist Ariel Helwani reported Thursday on his Helwani Nose Substack page that the promotion is trying to
New UFC 264 footage shows Conor McGregor telling Dana White of his pre-fight injury, admitting “I had been dealing with it the whole camp.” McGregor suffered a broken leg against Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264, which led to the Irishman losing the fight via first-round TKO (doctor stoppage). It was his
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor says his new titanium shin bone has him feeling like Arnold Schwarzenegger from Terminator 2. McGregor (22-6 MMA) suffered a nasty leg injury during his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier last month at UFC 264. Due to fractures in both his tibia and fibula, the Irishman had to undergo