UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley says he’s open to a potential fight with surging Englishman Paddy Pimblett at some point down the line. Pimblett burst onto the scene in emphatic fashion earlier this month. In the UFC Vegas 36 main card opener, “The Baddy” entered the Octagon for the first time and faced Luigi Vendramini. The
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7:08 PM ET Jake Paul is moving on from the idea of a rematch with Tyron Woodley because Woodley failed to live up to a tattoo bet the pair made after the first fight, Paul told ESPN on Monday. Paul and Woodley seemed to make a gentlemen’s agreement in the ring after Paul beat Woodley
Jake Paul was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs ahead of his Tyron Woodley boxing match, which took place late last month on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. “I hate to say it, but I definitely think Jake Paul is going to be on PEDs,” longtime MMA coach Firas Zahabi
Looking to improve on a 2020 that saw him suffer back to back losses, welterweight Mark Lemminger was in need of a win when he faced Demarques Jackson at Bellator 260 this past June. Not only was Lemminger able to pick up a win over Jackson but with a second round TKO, he was able
Christos Giagos was surprised when he found out he was offered to fight against the 14th-ranked lightweight, Arman Tsarukyan. Giagos submitted Sean Soriano back at UFC 262 in May to extend his winning streak to two and he figured he would need a couple more wins to get a ranked opponent. Yet, with the UFC
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold doesn’t feel Karmaru Usman and Israel Adesanya have done Francis Ngannou justice. Usman, Adesanya, and Ngannou are African UFC champions. The three have developed a bond and have supported one another. While Rockhold is seeing the love from Ngannou, he isn’t so sure about Usman and Adesanya. As of
1:00 PM ET UFC star Conor McGregor and singer Machine Gun Kelly got into an altercation Sunday night that nearly turned physical. McGregor and Kelly were both on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet at Barclays Center in Brooklyn when things turned heated. McGregor could be seen in videos lunging at Kelly, who was
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jorge Masvidal and Jake Paul have a strange relationship. At one point, the two were friends or even something of training partners. Masvidal still does not look favorably upon Ben Askren, so when Paul was building up to take on “Funky,” Masvidal offered him some technique tips and instruction. “Gamebred” was
Considering potential knockout power of his opponent, light-heavyweight Christian Edwards might have played things a little more conservatively than he would have liked in his bout versus Simon Biyong at Bellator 261 this past June, but nonetheless picked up the win. After three rounds, Edwards had clearly done enough work in the fight to warrant
PhotoCred: Drake Riggs / MMA Mania Nate Diaz seems to be looking to get back in the octagon before 2022. After recent back and forths with his old foe in Conor McGregor and Gilbert Burns, Diaz has shown interest in the surging Vicente Luque. On Monday, the Stockton, California native shared even further openness toward
UFC bantamweight TJ Dillashaw has admitted he lied about his vision to the cageside doctor after suffering a bad cut against Cory Sandhagen. After serving a two-year suspension following a positive test for EPO in 2019, Dillashaw returned to action in the UFC Vegas 32 main event in July. Against Sandhagen, who was the #2-ranked
Sep 1, 2021 Casey O’Neill is starting to feel at home in the UFC. Having won her first two fights in the promotion, and being locked in a third against former teammate Antonina Shevchenko on Oct. 2 at the UFC Apex, O’Neill (7-0) has delivered on the self-belief she had before moving to Las Vegas
Triller Fight Club returned to the pay-per-view (PPV) market last weekend in Hollywood, Fla.,, where it asked curious fight fans to cough up $49.99 for its “Legends II” lineup, including the heavyweight headliner between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort, as well as the undercard showdowns pitting Anderson Silva against Tito Ortiz, and David Haye opposite
After missing out on a scheduled August UFC bout due to Covid-19 protocols and the loss of his mentor and coach, Saul Soliz, due to the virus, Mana Martinez finally made his promotional debut versus Guido Cannetti at UFC Fight Night on August 28. With all things considered, Martinez did not have what he felt
Image via @lionheartasmith on Instagram UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith fired back at “f*cking dork” Ryan Spann ahead of their fight this weekend at UFC Vegas 37. Smith, the No. 6 ranked fighter at 205lbs, meets the No. 11 ranked Spann in the headliner of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card. Ahead of their
Conor McGregor and multi-platinum recording artist Machine Gun Kelly nearly came to blows on the red carpet of the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. According to a report obtained from PEOPLE Magazine, the heated altercation stemmed from Kelly’s representatives refusing McGregor’s request to take a photo with the Cleveland-based music artist. Then, as Kelly walked
4:08 PM ET Jason “Mayhem” Miller is in trouble with the law again. The former UFC fighter and MTV host was arrested early Friday morning on a charge of felony domestic violence, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to ESPN. According to online inmate records, Miller was arrested at 3 a.m. Friday
After a year of MMA fighters crossing over into boxing and getting largely clowned, Vitor Belfort joined Anderson Silva as one of the few earning a W in the ring against Evander Holyfield at Triller’s September 11th event (watch the highlights here). Alas, he won’t get too much credit for beating up a clearly over