Dustin Poirier: ‘If Conor McGregor’s leg wouldn’t have broke, I would have broke his heart’ | Video Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier looks back on the the biggest wins of his career, including the two over former two-division titleholder Conor McGregor. McGregor and Poirier have fought three times. The two first fought at
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Tommy Fury has issued a statement after being forced to withdraw from his slated boxing match with Jake Paul on December 18. Fury (7-0) had last competed on Paul’s undercard back in August, where he scored a decision win over Anthony Taylor. That same evening, ‘The Problem Child’ defeated former UFC champion Tyron Woodley by
Holly Holm is going to be a part of the 2022 class in the Boxing Hall of Fame. The former UFC bantamweight champion is known for her incredible striking ability that has led to her winning some of the biggest fights in the sport’s history. Because of this, it is easy for some fans to
UFC Vegas 44 injuries and medical suspensions for the athletes who competed at the “Font vs. Aldo”-led event this past weekend (Sat., Dec. 4, 2021) from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, have been obtained by The Underground. Leading the way in mandatory sits were Jose Aldo and Rob Font, who took part in
8:04 AM ET Like it or not, UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley is on the short list of potential stars in mixed martial arts. And for the record, there are plenty out there who do not like it. O’Malley (14-1) has been a polarizing figure since he signed with the UFC off Dana White’s Contender Series
Mickey Gall reacts to loss, says he has another fight ‘in a couple months’ Mickey Gall is rebounding from his loss to Alex Morono quite nicely if you ask him. The fighter took to Instagram on Monday evening to share his frustrations with his performance and then revealed he will have another fight in a
Colby Covington has no remorse about labeling Brazil as a country filled with “filthy animals” in the lead up to his fight with Rafael dos Anjos. The UFC’s former interim welterweight champion, Covington (16-3 MMA), turned heel back in 2017 after scoring a unanimous decision victory over Demian Maia in São Paulo. ‘Chaos’ took to
Charles Oliveira says he’ll prove who the “real” lightweight king is this weekend to those who continue to brand his upcoming opponent Dustin Poirier as the ‘uncrowned champion’. Despite an incredible journey to the top, Oliveira is seemingly being undervalued and delegitimized as champion by many, including top contender Justin Gaethje. The Brazilian believes they’ll
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Love or hate him, Jake Paul is more than willing to put his money where his mouth is. Few social media celebrities would choose to pursue an additional paycheck by stepping into the boxing ring, but that’s the path Paul has chosen. While he started out fighting fellow Internet stars, Paul
2:10 PM ET Khabib Nurmagomedov‘s MMA promotion has its first United States main event. Tyrone Spong and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will headline Eagle FC 44 on Jan. 28 in Miami, officials told ESPN on Monday. The three-round heavyweight bout will mark Spong’s return to MMA after eight years. Spong is a world-class kickboxer and an
Look back at Sean O’Malley’s UFC debut win | Video Sean O’Malley made his UFC debut at the TUF 26 Finale in Las Vegas in December 2017. On Dec. 11, he’ll kick off the UFC 269 main card against Raulian Paiva. UFC 269 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and features two world
Image Credit: @UFC/Twitter In the main event of UFC Vegas 44, top-five bantamweights threw done as Rob Font took on Jose Aldo in a pivotal matchup. Aldo entered the fight on a two-fight winning streak after beating Pedro Munhoz and Marlon Vera after losing three straight including a TKO loss to Petr Yan for the
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jan Blachowicz has expressed his desire to be the man who dethrones reigning titleholder Glover Teixeira. Blachowicz was one of the most unlikely champions in UFC history. In 2017, a defeat to Patrick Cummins left him 1-4 across a five-fight period. Just as many expected him to be released, the
A women’s strawweight fight between Amanda Ribas and Michelle Waterson is currently being targeted to go down at an upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on March 26, 2022. That’s according to a report from Damon Martin, though the promotion has yet to officially announce the booking. The two were initially set to face off
8:00 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim UFC 269 is not just the promotion’s final pay-per-view event of 2021, it also is among the year’s best offerings. Wrap up Saturday night’s event in colorful paper and put a big, bright bow on this holiday season gift for fans. There are two championship fights — one of them
Anthony Pettis bet 10K on his brother Sergio Pettis to defeat Kyoji Horiguchi Former UFC champion, Anthony Pettis, put some big money on the line over the weekend ahead of his brother, Sergio Pettis’ first title defense. Anthony took to Twitter shortly after his brother secured a shocking KO win over Kyoji Horiguchi in a
Image Credit: UFC Scott Coker says that Bellator is not currently interested in signing free agent Kevin Lee following his UFC release. The former interim lightweight title challenger, Lee (18-7 MMA), was let go by Dana White and company last week after suffering setbacks in four of his past five Octagon appearances. Kevin Lee was admittedly
UFC interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane isn’t worried about Francis Ngannou‘s game-changing power ahead of their unification bout. Gane earned the interim heavyweight title over Derrick Lewis earlier this year at UFC 265, in a dominant performance that led to a TKO finish. He is undefeated in his still relatively young MMA career. Ngannou earned