2:14 PM ET The Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation has medically suspended Adam Piccolotti for six months after the Bellator fighter posted an Instagram video of himself vomiting during his weight cut last week, director Mike Mazzulli said Wednesday. Piccolotti wrote on social media that he had thrown up “20-plus times” during the weight
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Yes, you read that right. YouTuber turned boxer, turned WWE star Logan Paul has just announced yet another venture … slap-fighting promoter. And if that isn’t wacky enough, Arnold Schwarzenegger is involved as well. According to a press release, the iconic pair “are coming together to bring the adrenaline and intensity of one the fastest-rising
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) Joanna Jedrzejczyk seemingly has a face for her long-awaited return. The former UFC strawweight champion has been out of the ring since UFC 248. She lost her March 2020 clash against Weili Zhang in a bid for the title she used to hold. While the Polish fighter
Jon Jones has revealed that he is no longer with ex-fiancée Jessie Moses after spending over 10 years together. Late last night, a video of Jon Jones’ latest arrest was made public. In the video, Jones can be seen in a very emotional state while evidently under the influence of alcohol. At one point, Jones
Bellator MMA lightweight Adam Piccolotti recently gave his Instagram followers a closer look at his weight-cutting process ahead of the Bellator 274 event, where “The Bomb” defeated Georgi Karakhanyan by way of unanimous decision. Turns out fans weren’t the only ones paying attention. Piccolotti, along with cornermen Raul Castillo, Mauricio Calvo and Matthew Aragoni, were
Feb 17, 2022 Prior to UFC 271, Tai Tuivasa was just a big man with a fun gimmick. The 28-year-old Australian heavyweight had won four fights in a row, but with none of those wins having come against a ranked opponent, Tuivasa was best known for his signature victory celebration: drinking beer out of a
Relive Ronda Rousey quickly finishing Sara McMann at UFC 170 | Video On Feb. 22, 2014, former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey headlined UFC 170 against Sara McMann and made her third successful title defense. McMann, an Olympic Silver Medalist in the 2004 Athens Games, entered the fight undefeated. Rousey made quick work of McMann,
Image via @Khabib_nurmagomedov on Instagram Khabib Nurmagomedov has given his thoughts on the ongoing contract dispute between Francis Ngannou and the UFC. It was well-known Ngannou entered his UFC 270 title defense against Ciryl Gane on the last fight of his deal. He said he would never fight on his current contract again as he
Bodycam footage of Jon Jones‘ latest arrest has been released. Last September, hours after Jones was inducted into the fight wing of the UFC Hall of Fame for his 2012 classic against Alexander Gustafsson, he was arrested on charges of battery domestic violence and injuring/tampering with a vehicle. Tuesday, footage of the arrest became public.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Mike Perry and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) seem like a perfect pair. Despite some takedowns in the last few fights of his UFC career, Perry is a slugger at heart. Heavy hands and an iron chin have carried him through his best performances, and those tools recently earned him his
Bodycam footage of Jon Jones’ Las Vegas arrest released showing him head butting police car The Las Vegas Review Journal obtained police officer bodycam footage of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones‘ arrest in Las Vegas on Sept. 24. Jones was originally charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and injuring or tampering with a vehicle,
Image via @khamzat_chimaev on Instagram (photographer not listed) Khamzat Chimaev has some lofty goals and championship gold is involved. Chimaev has been taking the MMA world by storm with his fast rise. “Borz” has a perfect pro record of 10-0 and he is 4-0 under the UFC banner. He has decimated his opposition and has
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk thinks her former teammate Amanda Nunes won’t be a title challenger for long. Nunes is without a second belt for the first time in a long time after losing to Julianna Peña at UFC 269. She still holds the women’s featherweight title, but it’s unclear if and when she’ll
In like a lion and out like a lamb. Diego Sanchez may have been little more than a punchline in the latter stage of his UFC career, but there was a time when the welterweight “Nightmare” was one of the most dangerous 170-pound fighters on the planet. That’s why Sanchez took a smaller payday to
7:38 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim When Gegard Mousasi and Austin Vanderford step inside the cage for the main event of Bellator 275 on Friday in Dublin, Ireland, the Bellator middleweight championship matchup will represent far different career mileposts for each fighter. For Vanderford, the title challenge is unquestionably the biggest fight of his life. He
Dustin Poirier posts shadowboxing video: ‘My next performance will be my best’ Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier has been staying fight ready since being offered a short-notice fight against Nate Diaz in early January. Poirier is coming off a loss to champion Charles Oliveira in his last outing. Prior to the title-fight loss
Charles Oliveira has showcased a fast-paced sparring session before he goes to war with Justin Gaethje. Oliveira is set to put his UFC Lightweight Championship on the line against Gaethje in the main event of UFC 274. The matchup is set to take place on May 7. Initially, Gaethje was hoping to meet Oliveira in
UFC middleweight contender Darren Till is hoping to avoid the main event spotlight when he returns to the Octagon later this year. Since falling short of middleweight gold in 2018, Till has had a tough time in the UFC. In his last five fights, the Liverpudlian has gone 1-4, a record that includes a brutal