Shortly after he fought to a draw against Roy Jones Jr. last Saturday night (Nov. 28, 2020) Mike Tyson was nearly involved in another fight. According to TMZ Sports, “Iron Mike” was signing autographs for fans outside of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. when he was approached by an overzealous fan. After exchanging
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The UFC’s final event of the year is the latest casualty in a string of main event cancellations or changes. UFC Vegas 17, slated for Dec. 19, on Tuesday lost its headliner after Leon Edwards was pulled from his bout with Khamzat Chimaev after he tested positive for COVID-19. UFC broadcast partner ESPN on Tuesday
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) An anticipated welterweight scrap between No. 3-ranked contender Leon Edwards and rising prospect Khamzat Chimaev has unfortunately been canceled after Edwards tested positive for COVID-19. News of the bout’s cancelation comes from Ariel Helwani of ESPN, the official broadcast partner of the UFC. Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat
Will Matt’s green screen work? Find out that and more on today’s episode of UFC Unfiltered! First, Marvin Vettori calls in after agreeing to fill in for Kevin Holland against Jack Hermansson this Saturday at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Vettori. He shares how he feels being the first Italian-born UFC fighter to headline a
Daniel Cormier is confident Jake Paul would have success against Dillon Danis in a boxing match. Following Paul’s devastating knockout over Nate Robinson on the Tyson-Jones Jr. undercard, the YouTuber called out the likes of Dillon Danis and Conor McGregor. Since then, Danis has shown interest in the bout, but if it happens, Cormier believes
8:07 AM ET There’s been a lot of talk about how successful an athlete can be crossing over between boxing and MMA, well Claressa Shields is going to put her combat skills to that test. The No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxer in the world has signed a multi-year deal with the PFL, and she plans
Check out episode 27 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and The Athletic’s Shaun Al-Shatti as they give their takes on Saturday night’s Legends Only League debut event headlined by Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fighting to a draw. They also discuss Jake Paul’s devastating
Welcome to Midnight Mania! I hate to say it, but Jake Paul may just be the biggest winner of Saturday night’s Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. event. By scoring an absolutely tremendous knockout opposite former NBA star Nate Robinson (WATCH IT!), Paul advanced his professional record to 2-0 and generated a ton of hype.
Colby Covington calls out LeBron James after YouTuber Jake Paul KOs former NBA star UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has never been one to hold his tongue. That is particularly true when it comes to politics – he’s a long time support of President Donald Trump – and calling out other professional athletes that he
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Image: Daniel Cormier on Instagram Dillon Danis was not happy with Daniel Cormier for suggesting that he would get “beat up” by Jake Paul in a boxing match. Earlier today on ESPN‘s “DC & Helwani show”, the former UFC champ-champ turned heads when he suggested that Jake Paul would defeat Dillon Danis in a boxing
“The Tibetan Eagle” soared on Saturday night, and as corny as that line may be, it’s accurate, because with his 44-second knockout of Malcolm Gordon, Sumudaerji instantly inserted himself in the flyweight contenders’ race, and with a couple more wins, he could be on the verge of joining fellow China native Zhang Weili in the
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields is officially making the move to MMA. According to an MMA Junkie report, Claressa Shields has signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and will compete in the lightweight division. Shields has conquered the sport of boxing and will now look to do the same in MMA. After beginning
9:44 PM ET Claressa Shields, arguably the No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxer in the world, has signed an exclusive, multi-year contract with PFL that will see her transition to professional mixed martial arts, sources confirmed to ESPN. A two-time Olympic gold medalist in boxing, Shields, 25, will not compete in PFL’s traditional “season format” in
Olympic gold medalist and world champion boxer Claressa Shields is the latest addition to the PFL roster. The PFL has signed Shields to a multi-fight contract that will see the decorated pugilist compete in non-tournament MMA bouts at lightweight, a person with knowledge of the signing told MMA Fighting after an initial report from MMA
Anthony Smith returned to the win column last Saturday night (Nov. 28, 2020) after submitting Devin Clark in the very first round (triangle choke) in the main event of UFC Vegas 15 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shortly thereafter, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight contender, Jimi Manuwa, hopped on Twitter and criticized the matchmaking,
Looking back on his third-round submission victory over Mirsad Bektic at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley in September, featherweight Damon Jackson isn’t overly pleased with his performance. He is happy to have gotten a win in his UFC return. According to Jackson, the short notice of the fight may have played a part in
Image via @mikechandlermma on Instagram (photographer not listed) Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler, one of the newer additions to the UFC roster, has announced that he’s starting fight camp. Chandler signed with the UFC in the fall, and was was immediately slated as the understudy for the UFC 254-headlining lightweight title fight between Khabib