Boxing Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather may not be 100% done with professional boxing after his recent comments. Mayweather has turned his full attention to his other business ventures outside of boxing. He’s also hinted at potentially owning an NBA basketball team shortly and bringing a team to Las Vegas. But Mayweather still competes in
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UFC welterweight star Nate Diaz is ready to leave the promotion. The Stockton-native has been out of the cage since his loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 263 in June 2021. The loss was his second in a row, having been stopped by Jorge Masvidal back in November 2019. However, the fight with Edwards had
Jan Blachowicz isn’t happy with Jiri Prochazka going back on their recent agreement. Immediately following Prochazka’s crowning achievement against Glover Teixeira in Kallang, Singapore at UFC 275 last month, Blachowicz let “Denisa” know he was ready to get his belt back. Willing to make the bout happen at the time, Prochazka has since changed his
Robert Whittaker weighs in on Israel Adesanya’s UFC 276 performance: ‘It wasn’t what he sold it to be’ Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has fought current titleholder Israel Adesanya twice and watched Adesanya’s UFC 276 win over Jared Cannonier. The fight went the distance with Adesanya clearly winning, but the bout didn’t live up to
The 2022 PFL Playoffs 3 lineup has been released, and the card will be headlined by #2-seeded Kayla Harrison. Harrison will not be entering this year’s playoffs as the top seed due to the PFL points system which awards finishes with greater point values. The #1 seed instead belongs to Larissa Pacheco, who turned in
Image via @paigevanzant on Instagram Brendan Schaub isn’t a fan of those who criticize Paige VanZant’s fighting career. The 28-year-old was last seen in action against Rachel Ostovich at BKFC 19. She went on to lose that fight by unanimous decision, knocking her bare-knuckle record to 0-2. VanZant had previously lost her debut to Britain
After two unsuccessful shots at gold, Featherweight contender Brian Ortega will attempt to prove he still belongs among the 145-pound elite this Saturday afternoon (July 16, 2022) when he squares off with Yair Rodriguez inside Long Island’s UBS Arena. An incredible rise that earned him five post-fight bonuses in seven UFC appearances gave way to
Miesha Tate plans to make ‘statement of her career’ against Lauren Murphy Former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate will make her flyweight debut on Saturday against No. 3 ranked former title challenger Lauren Murphy on the UFC Long Island main card. With a win over Murphy, Tate would find herself on a very short list
Sep 19, 2019 Editor’s note: This story was published after Yair Rodriguez’s win over Chan Sung June. Rodriguez faces Max Holloway on Nov. 13. Yair Rodriguez landed what some consider the greatest knockout in UFC history Saturday night in Denver, finishing Chan Sung Jung — best known as “The Korean Zombie” — with a brutal
Former UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes appears to be holding nothing back with her rigorous schedule ahead of UFC 277. Nunes fell to Julianna Peña in the UFC 269 co-headliner last December in what has been called one of the biggest upsets in UFC history as Peña bested Nunes on the feet before getting the
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir wouldn’t mind facing Brock Lesnar again. The two had one of the most high-profile rivalries in UFC history. Mir and Lesnar first faced off at UFC 81, in the latter’s first UFC appearance. Despite early success, the jiu-jitsu ace wound up catching the pro-wrestler in a submission to secure
Belal Muhammad is ready to show the world exactly what he’s capable of. Seemingly positioning himself in line for a bout against Khamzat Chimaev, which the two agreed upon for a date in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Muhammad now finds himself next tasked with Sean Brady on Oct. 22, 2022, instead. For “Remember
Former lightweight title challenger and winner of the fifth season of The Ultimate Fighter Nate Diaz has one fight left on his UFC contract and wants to get it in as soon as possible. He has things to do once he’s a free agent. Diaz has regularly calling out fighters and pleaded with the fight
UFC veteran Nate Diaz admits that money isn’t the reason for his ongoing quarrels with the promotion regarding his next fight. Diaz hasn’t fought since a loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 263. Edwards will now challenge UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman for the title at UFC 278 later this year. Diaz has been at
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Brian Ortega nearly retired from MMA in 2015. Ortega agreed to fight Thiago Tavares on short notice after his UFC debut was overturned following him testing positive for drostanolone which saw him get suspended for nine months and fined $2500. Entering the fight, Ortega was the betting underdog
Hey Maniacs, let’s get into another day of things that went down in the weird and wonderful world of combat sports. First up, it’s that man again — Jake Paul. You know, we might be very close to seeing him finally get his comeuppance. Despite yesterday’s fears that Hasim Rahman Jr. might fall out of
Yair Rodriguez lands one of the most insane knockouts in UFC history | Video With one second remaining in the fight time at UFC Denver back in 2018, featherweight Yair Rodriguez secured the fifth-round finish via knockout over ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung to earn both Performance and Fight of the Night honors. Rodriguez
9:15 AM ET Any mixed martial arts fan will tell you that one of the best things about following this sport is the never ending string of storylines to follow. There is no off-season, and there is always something going on inside and outside the Octagon, and things can change instantly. Never a dull moment,