7:27 AM ET The UFC’s blockbuster fight of the summer will go down this weekend in Las Vegas, as Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor meet for a third time at UFC 264. The rivalry is tied at 1-1, with one knockout on each side. McGregor (22-5) finished Poirier in the opening round back in 2014.
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Next month, Tyron Woodley will be making his professional boxing debut when he faces off against YouTube sensation Jake Paul. Having lost his last four fights in a row, Woodley is in desperate need of a win against the nascent fighter, and as such, the former UFC welterweight champion is pulling out all the stops
Jan 26, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Fedor Emelianenko (red gloves) gets up after losing to Ryan Bader (blue gloves) during Bellator 214 at The Forum. Mandatory Credit: Dave Mandel-USA TODAY Sports Earlier this week, the news came down from Bellator CEO Scott Coker that “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko will make his return to
Image via @UFC on Instagram Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze will finally fight one another. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Barboza and Chikadze have agreed to headline a Fight Night card on August 28 at a location TBD, the fight has not been officially signed, however. It’s likely the event will take place at the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The UFC Lightweight title picture has certainly been shaken up by the Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor trilogy. After all, Poirier chose to chase the much, much larger paycheck of a McGregor fight rather than pursue the undisputed title. As a result, “The Diamond” is headlining UFC 264, while the Lightweight
Check out Paige VanZant and Tyron Woodley sharpening their boxing skills ahead of upcoming bouts | Video Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley faces Jake Paul in a boxing match on Aug. 28, and Paige VanZant meets Rachael Ostovich in the main event of BKFC 19 on July 23. VanZant signed a lucrative contract with
Former UFC fighter and analyst Dan Hardy believes Conor McGregor is a better martial artist than Dustin Poirier. McGregor and Poirier will mix things up a third time this Saturday night (July 10). The two will receive top billing on the UFC 264 card. It’ll be held inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
We’re just days away from what promises to be a blockbuster UFC 264 pay-per-view, but there was plenty of excitement this past weekend even without any major MMA events. Fighters and MMA personalities from all across the world celebrated July 4 Independence Day weekend with friends, family, and in the case of Conor McGregor, what
Jan 22, 2021; Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; Jessica Eye poses on the scale during the UFC 257 weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 22, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight Jessica Eye has had a
Image: @ufc on Instagram Jorge Masvidal is looking to return in the fall and has two names in mind. After Masvidal suffered a KO loss to Kamaru Uamsn for the welterweight title he said he would be returning in the fall. He said he wanted a top-ranked opponent and he’s sticking to that as he
Dustin Poirier gets his ping pong on ahead of the Conor McGregor trilogy, Gilbert Burns realizes a career in golf is out of the question, and Stephen Thompson zeroes in on a UFC Welterweight title shot in episode one of UFC 264 Embedded. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim lightweight champion Poirier and former two-division
UFC 264 Embedded – Episode 1: Dustin Poirier arrives in Las Vegas with hot sauce Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Gilbert Burns ready for a karate vs jiu-jitsu showdown. Dustin Poirier dives headfirst into the Vegas heat. Athletes relax with ping pong and golf during the first episode of UFC 264 Embedded. UFC 264 takes place
Having already transitioned from boxing to MMA, Claressa Shields has now tested the musical waters with her own rap song. Shields, who is the only boxer in history to hold all four major world titles in the sport (WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO) simultaneously, in two different weight classes, made her highly anticipated crossover to
It’s finally finally Conor McGregor fight week again and as you could imagine, the hostilities are already beginning to ramp up. On Saturday, McGregor will face Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264. The two have previously met twice before, with dramatically different outcomes. In their first fight, back in 2014, McGregor was
Dec 15, 2018; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Rob Font (red gloves) before his fight against Sergio Pettis (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports The United States Anti-Doping Agency informed UFC fighter Rob Font he was cleared of wrongdoing following an abnormal result from a drug test last
Image Credit: UFC Sean O’Malley has a unique reason as to why Louis Smolka pulled out of their fight at UFC 264. Less than two weeks before O’Malley and Smolka were set to fight, the Hawaiian was forced out of the bout due to a staph infection. However, according to “Suga”, he thinks there is
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Kazakh fighter Mariya Agapova in the cage. After a wild first round submission win over Hannah Cifers in June of 2020, she returned against Shana Dobson in September 2020 and threw an absolute tornado of violence at her opponent. Unfortunately for her, Dobson was still standing at the
Watch Dustin Poirier brutally finish Eddie Alvarez in their rematch | Video Dustin Poirier took down former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in Canada back in July of 2018. Poirier looks to settle the score with Conor McGregor in their trilogy fight at UFC 264 on Saturday, July 10. McGregor stopped Poirier when the two