I have bad news for all the boxing purists who thought Jake Paul was just another flash in the pan. The controversial social media star, now 3-0 as a professional boxer, is parting ways with Triller in favor of a multi-fight deal with Showtime Sports. His next opponent, as well as a date and venue
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No. 4 ranked bantamweight contender Cody Garbrandt is slated to make his return to the octagon after a tumultuous 2020 against no. 3 ranked contender Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 27. Garbrandt got back in the win column in 2020 with a knockout of the year candidate against Raphael Assuncao. He
UFC 263 features two championship rematches on June 12 in Glendale, Arizona. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya faces Marvin Vettori after their first fight ended in a split-decision victory for Adesanya in 2018. In the co-main event, Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno look for a definitive result after their UFC 256 matchup
“Mark Kerr, he was a freakin’ animal,” Rutten recalls. “He was shaped like a god and he was just destroying people, so they were looking for a victim, so to say; they weren’t looking for opponents. I think they offered him a whole bunch of money but when the reality sets in that you’re going
11:01 PM ET There is a deal in place for a boxing match between boxing luminary Oscar De La Hoya and UFC legend Georges St-Pierre. But the fight cannot happen unless the UFC gives its approval, according to Ryan Kavanaugh, who is attempting to promote the bout under his Triller Fight Club banner. Kavanaugh told
Edson Barboza loves the idea of fighting Max Holloway in a five-round main event, and he even has an ideal date in mind for when it could happen. Fresh off of his second consecutive win in his new home at 145, Edson Barboza is hoping his next bout will be in a main event. Speaking
Just three fights into his career, Jake Paul is already one of the most coveted assets in combat sports, and he now has a new fighting home. Paul has inked a deal for Showtime Sports to serve as the promoter for his next fight after he previously competed under the Triller Fight Club banner. Showtime
Editorial Featured On Friday night at Bellator 259, Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Leslie Smith will run back their UFC 198 scrap from over five years ago. Although it is a solid piece of booking that will likely end with a highlight-reel finish–similar to the first fight–there were other matchups that made more sense for Justino’s
Image Credit: Jake Paul’s Instagram Jake Paul is leaving Triller Fight Club and has signed a multi-fight deal with Showtime Boxing. Paul, the brash YouTuber turned boxer, had his past two fights under the Triller banner but was vocal about the fight he was doing one-fight deals and was a free agent. Now, however, according
After nearly one year on the sidelines because of major injury and serious COVID-related illness, former Bantamweight champion, Cody Garbrandt, returns to the cage this Saturday (May 22, 2021) to face fellow knockout artist Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 26, which takes place inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, on
Watch Cody Garbrandt brutally KO Raphael Assuncao | UFC Vegas 27 Free Fight Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbandt looked great in his fight with Raphael Assuncao at UFC 250 last year after nearly a year away from the Octagon. Garbrandt will face Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 27 on Saturday,
Outlook: The lightweight division’s chaos agent in 2021 found himself on the fast track for the title and was perhaps one or two more clean ground-and-pound strikes away from earning the belt in the first round against Charles Oliveira. As it happens, though, MMA reared its fickle head, and it was the Brazilian walking out
8:39 AM ET Rose Namajunas did not move very far, but her climb was tremendous. She entered last Saturday’s UFC 261 as the No. 2 strawweight in the ESPN divisional MMA rankings. Now she is just one spot higher at No. 1 — but she’s also once again a UFC champion, after knocking out Zhang
Former UFC two-division champion Daniel Cormier gave his thoughts on who he thinks would be the best return fight for UFC superstar Nick Diaz. The former double champion seems to have his own opinion on who Nick Diaz should fight next. However, the UFC commentator and former fighter believes a nuanced approach should be used
Neil Magny is all about options. Fresh off a unanimous decision win over Geoff Neal at UFC Vegas 26, the veteran welterweight is looking to take a little bit of time off to rest and heal his body. But he’s always looking at what comes next. With August as his targeted timeline to return, Magny
News Starting in June, Bellator brings fans back for the first time in more than a year. Bellator brings fans back in June Today, the California-based promotion officially announced that a limited number of tickets would go on sale for fans to attend both Bellator 260 on June 11, and Bellator 261 on June 25,
Image via Aljamain Sterling on Instagram Aljamain Sterling has revealed that he wasn’t feeling well on the night of UFC 259 as he prepares to return to the Octagon later this year. On that night in Las Vegas, Sterling gave as good as he got against Yan – but ultimately, many fans felt as if
Reigning UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas may believe she got the last word in her “better dead than red” approach to UFC 261, where she fought — and finished — former 115-pound titleholder Zhang Weili. Not quite. “Thug” may end up facing off against another Chinese opponent if No. 3-ranked Yan Xiaonan can turn away