Kevin Holland faces Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in UFC Orlando main event Kevin Holland‘s retirement didn’t last long. ‘Big Mouth’ headlines the UFC Orlando fight card against Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson on Dec. 3. Holland (23-8, 1 NC) made a cryptic post on Sept. 22, seemingly announcing his retirement. “Had a good run 30 in a little
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1:52 PM ET The UFC has added a key welterweight matchup between Geoff Neal and Shavkat Rakhmonov to an event on Jan. 14, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Contracts have not been signed but both welterweights have agreed to the three-round contest, sources told ESPN. The UFC Fight Night event is expected to take place
Casey O’Neill has shared what she would like to see next for Mackenzie Dern following Dern’s loss to Yan Xiaonan last weekend in the UFC Vegas 61 headliner. Dern vs. Xiaonan lived up to the hype of their prototypical grappler vs. striker matchup at UFC Vegas 61. The two strawweights battled from the opening minutes
Jake Paul and Stephen A. Smith have had a lively debate over UFC fighter pay. Paul, has been very vocal about the inadequacies of fighter pay within the UFC for over two years now. ‘The Problem Child’, has indeed been a problem for UFC President Dana White, trying to get under his skin whenever possible,
Julian Lane is the type of guy to take a fight with just about anyone, but his willingness to bang sometimes gets the former Ultimate Fighter standout in trouble. On Friday, Lane found out the hard way that he may not be equipped to fight inside of the Russian boxing ring. The mixed martial arts
Georges St-Pierre gives advice to Israel Adesanya: ‘Heavy is the crown’ Former two-division UFC champion Georges St-Pierre recently had dinner with middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya and passed on some advice. St-Pierre met Adesanya at a high-end restaurant and the two enjoyed dinner and talked about the pressures of being a champion, among other things. “It’s
3:44 PM ET UFC lightweight fighter Bobby Green has been suspended six months for failing a drug test, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced Friday. Green, who went public about the adverse finding last month, tested positive for an anabolic androgenic steroid of exogenous origin in a urine sample collected May 16, according to the
Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has given his assessment of recent footage showing MMA superstar Conor McGregor wrestling. For over a year, McGregor has been out of action. His most recent appearance inside the Octagon came at UFC 264 last July. In the main event, the former two-division UFC champion was hoping to close
Alistair Overeem and Badr Hari have detailed how they were able to bury the hatchet ahead of trilogy fight at Glory: Collision 4. Glory: Collision 4 takes place this Saturday, October 8th at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands. – Advertisement – Overeem and Hari are set to finish their bitter-turned-respectful rivalry once and for all.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jake Paul has seemingly lined up one hell of a fight schedule. Next up for “The Problem Child” is a showdown versus Anderson Silva on October 29 in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s a major step up for Paul in more ways than one: his toughest opponent yet and likely the most high-profile
Justin Gaethje eyeing 2023 return to the octagon UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje fought for the title in May, but came short against former champion Charles Oliveira in the UFC 274 main event. ‘The Highlight’ has been recovering from nose surgery and the fight against Oliveira was his only fight in 2022. Back in the
Sodiq Yusuff says he can keep a secret, unlike some other fighters. Last week the UFC held a Fight Night event in the UFC APEX arena in Las Vegas. Leading up to the event all things seemed normal until Tuesday of fight week when the UFC began to warn media members that they would not
Fedor Emelianenko has expressed surprise at some his countrymen’s reluctance to join the war between Russia and Ukraine. The conflict between the two Eastern European nations has been ongoing since February, and Vladimir Putin recently announced a partial mobilisation of 300,000 troops with military experience. – Advertisement – Reports subsequently emerged of a number of
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently signed social media sensation “Hasbulla” to a five-year deal, which doesn’t involve any form of combat since he stands a mere 3’4” tall and would probably get “tossed like a newborn,” according to Henry Cejudo. Instead, the promotion will arbitrarily anoint Hasbulla a “Legend” and sell t-shirts bearing his likeness,
Conor McGregor reveals the toughest opponent he’s ever faced Conor McGregor has revealed which of his long list of former opponents was the toughest. While doing a fan Q & A on Twitter, he was asked that very question and replied “Nate.” He means Nate Diaz, the first man to defeat McGregor in the Octagon.
7:25 PM ET Former UFC lightweight champion and future Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar has booked the final fight of his career. Edgar (24-10-1) will face Chris Gutierrez in a bantamweight contest at UFC 281 on Nov. 12, according to multiple sources. The pay-per-view event will take place at Madison Square Garden, just north of
A long-time callout target of UFC welterweight Shavkat Rakhmonov is seriously entertaining the idea of fighting him in the Octagon. Rakhmonov has had a hard time getting a fight booked following his impressive submission win over Neil Magny back in June. He’s won 16 straight fights to begin his professional career and is 4-0 since
Jake Paul believes he could be fighting the winner of Uriah Hall vs. Le’Veon Bell in the future. Paul is set to headline a Showtime boxing pay-per-view on October 29 against Anderson Silva in what will be the toughest test of his career. Along with that, it was announced today that former UFC middleweight Uriah