Hopefully you didn’t have the “Giga Chikadze by submission” prop bet. Turns out the 33 year-old “Ninja” could have easily won his UFC Vegas 35 main event against Edson Barboza by submission, but since he promised to knockout the Brazilian featherweight, Chikadze instead released the hold and returned to his feet. It’s the old Sean
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While he initially did not seem happy with how his first round TKO of Darren Stewart went at UFC Fight Night on August 28, looking back on the bout a couple days later, light-heavyweight Dustin Jacoby feels like it was a good performance. The disparage in option came because Jacoby wanted to showcase more of
Image Credit: UFC UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley responded after being dubbed a “bitch ass” by promotional newcomer Paddy Pimblett. Pimblett exploded onto the UFC scene this past weekend when he knocked out Luigi Vendramini in what was an incredible promotional debut for the Brit. It was a fantastic comeback by Pimblett and it earned
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories In today’s installment of The Pulse of MMA, we look at the raw reactions from MMA fans to this past weekend’s UFC Vegas 36: Brunson vs. Till event. Marc-Andre Barriault def. Dalcha Lungiambula #UFCVegas36 That Langambula vs Barriault fight got frantic in the 3rd
12:19 PM ET HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Jorge Masvidal‘s immediate goal is very simple. He wants a fight next that will put him in a position to challenge again for the UFC welterweight title. The UFC superstar’s future plans are a bit more complex. And both Jake Paul and Logan Paul are in his crosshairs.
Event: Bellator 266: “Davis vs Romero”Date: Sat., Sept. 18, 2021Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CaliforniaHow To Watch: Showtime (watch it here) Bellator 266 Main Event: 205 lbs.: Phil Davis (22-6) vs. Yoel Romero (13-5) Bellator 266 Main Card (9 p.m. ET): 170 lbs.: Neiman Gracie (10-2) vs. Mark Lemminger (12-3)125 lbs.: Alejandra Lara (9-4)
Stephan Bonnar kicked out of hospital, yells at police and posts the disturbing videos UFC Hall of Fame member Stephan Bonnar was recently kicked out of a hospital in Henderson, Nevada and forced to leave the property after causing a disturbance while trying to obtain pain medication. The 44-year old posted a series of videos
Darren Till was going into his fight with Derek Brunson with a severe injury, Michael Bisping revealed. Till suffered a third-round submission loss to Brunson on Saturday in a fight the Englishman was the favorite to win. It was a disappointing performance as he was dominated from bell to bell before tapping out due to
Jorge Masvidal would love nothing more than to see both Paul brothers inside of a boxing ring. On August 29, Jake Paul made it 2-0 in boxing matches against MMA fighters when he defeated Tyron Woodley via split decision. Paul entered the fight as the betting favorite, but there were some who felt strongly about
No. 2-ranked lightweight contender Justin Gaethje recently admitted to having no respect for division champion Charles Oliveira, insisting the 155-pound weight class was the “laughing stock” of UFC after “Do Bronx” captured the vacant crown by smashing Michael Chandler last May in Houston. But Oliveira believes he earned his place among the lightweight elite, winning
7:14 AM ET UFC fans love to be in the know. We’re here to help. Derek Brunson shined this weekend against Darren Till, but despite Brunson’s incredible run and dominant finish over a legitimate contender, a title shot may not be coming as quickly as Brunson hopes. Someone who is likely to get a title
There could not be two polar opposite fighters than former UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov and perennial fan-favorite Nate Diaz. One is a staunch Muslim, highly conservative and proudly religious … the other … is Diaz. So when Diaz decided to chime in on the controversial comments Nurmagomedov made in regards to ring card girls,
Modestas Bukauskas told UFC fans to cut Khalil Rountree some slack, affirming “that kick was all good, it was my job to defend it.” Rountree landed a brutal oblique kick on Bukauskas in the second round of their light heavyweight bout at UFC Vegas 36 that caused a stop to their fight. It was an
Vitor Belfort hasn’t forgotten about his 2011 knockout loss to Anderson Silva. Belfort challenged Silva for the UFC Middleweight Championship in the main event of UFC 126. Belfort was on the receiving end of one of the most spectacular knockouts in the history of MMA competition. Silva slept Belfort with a front kick followed up
11:50 AM ET For the first time in her already decorated MMA career, Zhang Weili will be doing her training camp in the United States. Zhang, the former UFC women’s strawweight champion, will be arriving later this month in Arizona to train at Fight Ready in Scottsdale, her coach Pedro Jordao told ESPN. Zhang, who
Triller’s latest sideshow extravaganza event on September 11th has gone full circus over the past week after main event headliner Oscar De La Hoya was forced to pull out of his boxing bout with Vitor Belfort due to COVID-19. Rather than delay the event (and the Anderson Silva vs. Tito Ortiz boxing fight in the
Following his second straight win to kick off 2021 this past March, bantamweight Said Yokub was hoping his career would continue on the upward trajectory it has been going the past four years, but little did he know his next step would be the UFC. Following Mana Martinez dropping out of his bout with Trevin
Daniel Rodriguez called out Belal Muhammad after breaking into the UFC welterweight top-15 rankings following his recent win in the Octagon. The fighter affectionately known as “DRod” burst onto the scene last year with a short-notice submission win over Tim Means in February 2020. In the last 18 months, Rodriguez has competed seven times inside