UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley says he is excited for the “sloppy” boxing match between Ben Askren and Jake Paul and shared his prediction. O’Malley returns to the Octagon this Saturday night when he faces Thomas Almeida at UFC 260. Speaking to the media ahead of this weekend’s pay-per-view card, O’Malley shared his thoughts on the
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“I think the fact that he didn’t fight for almost two or three years, he might have some ring rust. I visualize the fight starting with him rushing me just to impose the rhythm because he will be stressed or whatever, but I’m the better man here, so I just want to find the calm
6:21 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is now targeting a return to competition in July, according to his manager Ali Abdelaziz. Chimaev (9-0) was a breakout star for the UFC in 2020, and was scheduled to face highly ranked welterweight Leon Edwards in a main event on March 13 in Las Vegas. Chimaev,
The word legend gets tossed around a lot, but few fighters have earned that label more than UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture. A throwback to the days when MMA couldn’t get sanctioned, much less shown on TV, Couture started his career without sold out crowds chanting his name. But he stuck around long enough
Jack Hermansson’s most recent loss to Marvin Vettori was due in part to impacted vision, but Hermansson is seeing 20/20 as he heads into the future. Jack Hermansson will face Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 262, and with both men coming off of a loss, they are likely both itching to fight. However, with Hermansson’s recent
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, who also wore gold under the Strikeforce banner, is hoping to secure a rematch against current 135-pound titleholder Amanda Nunes. “Lioness” iced “Cupcake” at UFC 200 back in summer 2016. The first step on her comeback trail begins July 17, where Tate will end a
UFC 260 Embedded: Stipe Miocic has awkward interview moment In the third episode of UFC 260 Embedded, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic customizes his training room. Co-main fighters Vicente Luque and Tyron Woodley land in Las Vegas, as does Sean O’Malley. Francis Ngannou wrestles with Jake Shields, and Miocic has an interview interrupted. UFC 260 Embedded:
PhotoCred: YouTube – Sean Omalley Ahead of Casey Kenney’s last fight with Dominick Cruz, he made some controversial remarks about Megan Anderson on Sean O’Malley’s podcast. Getting ready to get back in action himself this weekend at UFC 260, O’Malley briefly reflected on the incident that happened on his show. Sean O’Malley on the Megan
Currently, only three buildings can be used in a hospital which normally has more than 400 beds. Donate Directly To Croatia’s Earthquake Relief Efforts “It’s great to be able to give back to both countries. It just means a lot that I can have that kind of influence on people,” Miocic said. “It’s just great
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4:12 PM ET One of the biggest stars in the history of female mixed martial arts has decided to make a comeback. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (18-7) told ESPN on Wednesday she has accepted a fight against Marion Reneau (9-7-1) on July 17. In a bit of irony, Reneau told ESPN she has
Brett Johns has his Bellator MMA debut set. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Johns will face Matheus Mattos at Bellator’s May 21 event, which is expected to take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. MMA DNA was first to report the bantamweight booking. Johns begins
The retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov sent shockwaves through the lightweight division, and after the UFC announced the vacant title fight, Islam Makhachev thought Michael Chandler was undeserving of the title shot. Islam Makhachev understands why Charles Oliveira was one part of the vacant lightweight title fight. The third-degree black belt has put the work in
Sean O’Malley suffered the first loss of his MMA career at the hands of Marlon Vera at UFC 252 in Aug. 2020. But “Suga” still isn’t accepting defeat due to the fact that he is adamant that if he hadn’t suffered a leg injury in the fight, he would’ve had his and raised. Technically, Vera
[embedded content] Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley faces No. 10 ranked Vicente Luque in the UFC 260 co-main event on Saturday looking to snap a losing streak. Woodley will enter the cage at the UFC Apex on Saturday on a three-fight losing streak, but the loses are to the top three 170-pound fighters in the
Image Credit: UFC In the main event of UFC 260, Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou are set to rematch three years after their first fight. Heading into the bout, Miocic is a +100 underdog while the challenger is a -120 favorite. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their
“I got to learn a lot of things that he lived and he learned just by being a part of that,” Luque said of being part of Burns’ camp and corner for each of his last several fights, including his breakthrough win over Woodley last spring and his recent loss to Kamaru Usman at UFC
7:29 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It was Jan. 20, 2018, when Stipe Miocic outclassed Francis Ngannou to defend his UFC heavyweight title. The truth about that fight, however, was that Ngannou wasn’t ready to be a champion. Take nothing from Miocic, who was terrific that night in Boston, but Ngannou was so inexperienced, so