Conor McGregor responds to ‘bum’ Henry Cejudo’s criticisms: ‘You are a little fat novice’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has been releasing videos documenting his recovery progress after suffering a broken leg last July. On Monday, ‘The Notorious’ released footage of himself hitting pads inside of a boxing ring. After viewing the footage, former
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1:01 PM ET Paula Lavigne Close ESPN Staff Writer Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009. David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014
Sports bettors who placed bets on a recent Professional Fighters League event are under review after the league pre-taped fights. The PFL‘s Challenger Series hosted a broadcast on April 1 on FuboTV, but the league later confirmed to a Las Vegas sports betting company that the fights took place on March 25. Sportsbooks told ESPN
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Khamzat Chimaev has all the confidence in the world that he will not only beat but smash Gilbert Burns at UFC 273. Chimaev is getting the toughest test of his career as he faces Burns who is the second-ranked welterweight and fought for the title last year.
Janus Sports & Entertainment Founder, Kyle Stoltz has been arrested following a child sex sting in Las Vegas, NV. Reports from 3 News in December 2021 resurfaced Tuesday (April 4, 2022) revealing that a “multi-agency operation targeting online sex predators” resulted in nine arrests. Among the names was Stoltz, 42, who formerly managed two-time Ultimate
Watch ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung decimate Frankie Edgar | UFC 273 Free Fight ‘The Korean Zombie,’ Chan Sung Jung made quick work of the former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in South Korea in 2019. Next up, the Korean Zombie faces off against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 273 on Saturday, April 9.
While his dominance in the sport is seemingly just beginning, rising UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev has revealed a promise he made to his mother that could see him hang up his gloves relatively early. While a number of legends have continued to fight until losses build on their record and their ability to compete at
Gilbert Burns brought in a familiar face for his UFC 273 fight against Khamzat Chimaev. Burns, who trains at Sanford MMA, says Usman came back to the gym to help him prepare for the Swede. Usman, of course, used to train at the gym but when he was booked to defend his title against Burns,
Event: Bellator 278: “Velasquez vs Carmouche”Date: Fri., April 22, 2022Location: Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, HawaiiHow To Watch: Showtime (watch it here) Bellator 278 Main Event: 125 lbs.: Champion Juliana Velasquez (22-5) vs. Liz Carmouche (16-7) Bellator 278 Main Card: (10:30 p.m. ET) 135 lbs.: Josh Hill (21-4) vs. Enrique Barzola (17-5-2) 135 lbs.:
Valentina Shevchenko looks fight-ready in new bikini photo UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko doesn’t have a fight scheduled until June, but ‘Bullet’ looks fight-ready in a recent bikini photo. The women’s top pound-for-pound fighter in the world posted a photo of herself running through a stream in Nevada to her instagram account, and the
UFC light heavyweight Anthony Smith doesn’t believe his fellow contender Magomed Ankalaev is the “boogeyman” that he’s being made out to be. It doesn’t feel like too long ago that the UFC’s 205-pound division was considered stale and unexciting. But in 2022, the weight class sits with an unlikely champion in Glover Teixeira, who provided
Image Credit: UFC Kelvin Gastelum will no longer be fighting at UFC 273 after all. Gastelum was originally supposed to take on Nassourdine Imavov but the Frenchman was removed from the fight due to visa issues. The expectation was the fight would be moved to UFC 274 but Gastelum wanted to remain on April’s pay-per-view
It will be tough for anyone to ever match the impact left behind by Ronda Rousey, but current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight titleholder Julianna Pena can at least say she did something “Rowdy” couldn’t. Rousey retired from mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2017 following a 48-second knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207.
Israel Adesanya picks Gilbert Burns over Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 | Video UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya breaks down the upcoming UFC 273 pay-per-view headlined with Alex Volkanovski vs. ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung. This card also features the anticipated Bantamweight Championship rematch Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan and also Khamzat Chimaev‘s first
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim A championship prizefight makes a Saturday night feel special. And when there are two tussles for titles on the fight card, that doubles the big-event exhilaration. This weekend’s UFC 273 (Saturday, 10 p.m., on ESPN+ PPV) offers all that and more. The 13-fight event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in
UFC 273 is now days away, and leading the charge of a stacked pay-per-view card is a spring tripleheader set to take full bloom. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski will have the opportunity to again show why he is one of the world’s best pound-for-pound fighters when he defends his featherweight title against “The
Image: via@ufc on instagram Kelvin Gastelum has spoken out about being forced off the UFC 273 card. Gastelum was initially set to meet Nassourdine Imavov on April 9 in Jacksonville. Plans changed after Imavov had visa issues. Dricus Du Plessis agreed to relace Imavov but Gastelum has withdrawn from the fight due to injury. The
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight scrappers Aleksei Oleinik and Jared Vanderaa will battle this weekend (Sat., April 9, 2022) at UFC 273 inside Vystars Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Oleinik was scheduled to throw down vs. Ilir Latifi a couple weeks ago at UFC Columbus, but a last-second illness to Latifi postponed the bout to