12:03 PM ET UFC legend Chuck Liddell was arrested early Monday on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau (SIB), officers responded to a home in Hidden Hills, California, regarding a domestic disturbance at about midnight Monday morning. After determining there had been a physical altercation, deputies
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Times have been tough for former UFC Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, and they don’t seem to be growing any easier. After a single loss at 205 lbs. to eventual champion Jan Blachowicz, Rockhold vowed to return to Middleweight next. He accepted a bout vs. streaking contender Sean Strickland, and right away,
Conor McGregor posts photos smoking a blunt and says, ‘I’m richer than the whole roster b**ch’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor took to instagram on Monday posting photos of himself driving around Miami smoking a blunt. In the caption to the photos, McGregor boasted about being the richest fighter in UFC history and said
PhotoCred: Drake Riggs / Business Insider Lauren Murphy has high praise for Valentina Shevchenko after challenging for the UFC flyweight crown at UFC 266. The former Invicta FC bantamweight champion in Murphy rode her best winning streak since her days as a titleholder heading into UFC 266’s co-main event on Sept. 25. Unfortunately for her,
Unfortunately the return of Luke Rockhold is being delayed. Rockhold has not fought since suffering back-to-back knockout losses to Yoel Romero and current light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz two years ago. After discussing the possibility of retirement, the former middleweight champ decided that he was still interested in fighting, booking a fight with Sean Strickland
4:12 PM ET One of the most infamous backstage scuffles in UFC history will be revisited in December, as UFC welterweights Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal have agreed to meet inside the Octagon. Edwards and Masvidal will square off at UFC 269 on Dec. 11, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Thursday.
Chuck Liddell reportedly says he is the victim of domestic violence after being arrested and jailed on Monday. Liddell, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion, was arrested in Agoura Hills, Calif. on charges of domestic violence. In a statement released later that day, “The Iceman” claims it was his with, Heidi Northcott,
Chuck Liddell arrested for domestic violence in Los Angeles Former UFC champion Chuck Liddell is in hot water after being arrested and jailed on domestic violence charges on Monday. According to TMZ, who broke the news early Monday morning, Liddell was arrested after police responded to his Hidden Hills home, where they deemed an argument
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC light heavyweight fighter Dominick Reyes is not planning on a UFC return until 2022, saying “I gotta take care of my brain a little bit.” Reyes is one of the best light heavyweights in the UFC but he is coming off of three straight losses to Jiri Prochazka, Jan
Marvin Vettori isn’t happy that UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya predicted that Paulo Costa will beat him later this month. Vettori and Costa will both be looking to rebound from title losses to “The last Stylebender” in their respective last fights. The pair will collide in the UFC Vegas 41 main event on October 23.
7:05 PM ET Throughout the history of combat sports there have been must-see, can’t-miss fights that were on the precipice of happening, but for one reason or another never came to fruition. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the volume of close calls and last-minute cancellations greatly over the past two years, along with the injuries
The Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder trilogy came to a close on Saturday night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and it ended with bang as Fury knocked out Wilder in the 11th round. The final tally on the three fights: 2-0-1 for Tyson Fury. All three fights were wildly entertaining, which is something
UFC Champ Israel Adesanya reacts to Tyson Fury stopping Deontay Wilder in trilogy bout | Video UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya tuned in on Saturday to watch the heavyweight boxing championship trilogy bout between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Fury defeated Wilder for the second time, finishing “The Bronze Bomber” in the 11th round in
Former UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard shared hospital photos after breaking his orbital bone against veteran Joe Riggs in their BKFC fight. Guillard took on Riggs in a bare-knuckle boxing match in Billings, Montana on Saturday night. Riggs won the fight early in the first round when he caught Guillard with a big punch that sent
Dustin Poirier believes one of the UFC’s greatest ever champions could one day replace Dana White as its President. The Louisiana-native will attempt to enter the same rarefied air on December 11 when he faces off with Charles Oliveira for the lightweight title at UFC 269. But with that encounter some months away, Poirier sat
1:36 PM ET Phil Hawes had the possibility of two opponents this weekend, but neither bout will happen. Deron Winn, Hawes’ scheduled opponent, withdrew from the fight because of an illness, which was not weight cut- or coronavirus-related, UFC announced Friday morning. In Winn’s place, UFC signed MMA veteran Chris Curtis to fight Hawes on
While the final result of this latest fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury didn’t go Wilder’s way, you absolutely have to give the “Bronze Bomber” a lot of credit for turning around after a blowout of a second fight and making the third fight as tough as it was. Wilder is always dangerous and
Tyson Fury: ‘Wilder shook me. We took a lot of punishment’ | Video Heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury spoke to the media following his epic trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder during the event’s post-fight press conference on Saturday. Fury scored a knockout finish over Wilder in the 11th round of their match at T-Mobile Arena