Stephen A. Smith isn’t quite finished taking Conor McGregor to task in the aftermath of UFC 264. Last week was a rare occasion where Stephen A. Smith may very well have been on the same page with most of the impartial MMA community. Sure, the die-hard Conor McGregor fans have proven to be arguably the
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9:21 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Logan Paul and Anderson Silva aren’t boxers by trade, but they could meet in the ring. The YouTube star and UFC legend are discussing a boxing match that would take place later this year, Paul’s manager, Jeff Levin, told ESPN. Paul, 26, competed in an exhibition boxing event with Hall
A matchup between top Bellator bantamweights has a new target date. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a rebooking of a bout between Patchy Mix and James Gallagher is in the works for a Bellator event on Nov. 5. Sources also confirmed that the bout—as well as the
Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Fourth-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight Michael Chandler is a fan of Conor McGregor’s promotional style. Even if it rubs a lot of fans and media the wrong way. While answering questions during an Instagram Live stream (which was then reposted by TheMacLife), the 35-year-old gave his thoughts on the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Well, that didn’t take long. Yesterday, Michael Chandler expressed some frustration regarding getting a fight booked vs. Justin Gaethje. Per the former Bellator Lightweight kingpin, Gaethje had turned down the fight multiple times despite a considerable amount of fan interest. Historically, that’s far from Gaethje’s M.O., so it shouldn’t be a
BKFC 19 Press Conference Video: Paige VanZant vs Rachael Ostovich Face-off Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 19 takes place on Saturday in Tampa Bay, Fla. and is headlined by a match between Paige VanZant and Rachael Ostovich. On Wednesday, the athletes competing on the fight card participated in the pre-fight press conference. Immediately following the question
Via @Romac_gorilla A welterweight matchup pitting Rory MacDonald vs. Ray Cooper III is among the newly-announced PFL season three playoff semifinal matchups. PFL announced the complete list of its season three semifinal bouts this week on its social media, with three events scheduled to take place on August 13, August 19, and August 27. PFL’s
T.J. Dillashaw welcomes a fight with #3-ranked bantamweight contender Rob Font after his fight with Cory Sandhagen this coming weekend. Dillashaw returns to the UFC octagon after spending two years out on the sidelines. The American was suspended by USADA after he tested positive for recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) prior to his fight with Henry
Mateusz Gamrot earns the biggest victory of his career with an early submission win over Jeremy Stephens in the opening round at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription
7:34 AM ET TJ Dillashaw began 2019 as UFC men’s bantamweight champion and one of the highest-ranked pound-for-pound fighters in the world. The year quickly took an unforeseen turn. Dillashaw challenged flyweight champion Henry Cejudo that January, in an effort to become the first UFC champion to go down in weight to capture a second
Islam Makhachev spoke to MMA Junkie and other media post-fight at UFC on ESPN 26 after his fourth-round submission win over Thiago Moises in Las Vegas. Full results: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2021/07/ufc-on-espn-26-results-islam-makhachev-overwhelms-taps-thiago-moises-in-fourth-round #UFCVegas31 #UFC #IslamMakhachev 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
Few men in the world know Conor McGregor better than Artem Lobov. “The Russian Hammer” has been a close friend and training partner of McGregor for years, with their relationship entering the broader MMA consciousness when Lobov was cast to be part of McGregor’s team on The Ultimate Fighter 22 in 2015. Lobov made the
Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Some have questioned TJ Dillashaw’s decision to return from a two-year suspension and face second-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight star Cory Sandhagen. However, the former two-time division, and one-half of the UFC Vegas 32 main event, recently revealed that he was offered a “tune-up” fight against lower-ranked opposition. But
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White is facing two great unknowns as the promotion finalizes its 2021 fight campaign and begins mapping out the first quarter of 2022. Not only did White and Co. lose the biggest star in the history of mixed martial arts (MMA), thanks to a broken leg that sidelined Conor
Michael Chandler: ‘I still think Conor McGregor is one of the top guys in the division’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has lost three of his last four fights. He’s dropped out of the top 5, and nearly out of the top 10 lightweight rankings. Despite McGregor having a 1-3 record in the 155-pound
Islam Makhachev believes him and Dan Hooker can talk about fighting each other once “The Hangman” starts to wins a fight. #8-ranked lightweight Dan Hooker accused Makhachev of trying to copy Khabib Nurmagomedov but mentioned how it wasn’t the same because Makhachev had lost before whereas Nurmagomedov was undefeated. Hooker mentioned how it didn’t make
Image Credit: @ufc on Twitter MMichael Chandler is aiming to fight Justin Gaethje in his next fight. After Chandler suffered a second-round TKO loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 262 for the vacant lightweight title, many thought he should face Gaethje next time out. “Gaethje should be next. There’s no doubt about it,” Chandler said
5:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Brandon Moreno is not sure who will be his first challenger. But he believes the man whom he took the belt from might need to do more to deserve a shot. Moreno, the new UFC flyweight champion, said Tuesday at a media lunch that he knows Deiveson Figueiredo wants