Oscar De La Hoya in hospital with COVID, out of boxing match with Vitor Belfort Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya is out of his boxing match against former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort. The two were scheduled to headline the Triller Fight Club event on Sept. 11. De La Hoya is currently in
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Paddy Pimblett and Conor McGregor Paddy Pimblett has explained the perplexing “good luck” message he received from Conor McGregor ahead of his highly anticipated UFC debut. Pimblett (16-3 MMA), a former Cage Warriors champion, is set to make his first walk to the Octagon tomorrow afternoon for a lightweight scrap with Luigi Vendramini. In the
Anderson Silva believes Israel Adesanya will rule the roost at middleweight for as long as he wants to. Adesanya is the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion. He won the title back in Oct. 2019 when he scored a second-round TKO finish over Robert Whittaker. Going into that bout, he was the interim titleholder. Adesanya’s had three
7:00 AM ET The next two months are going to have a drastic impact on what happens in the UFC’s middleweight division in 2022. Right now, Israel Adesanya (21-1) remains the undisputed king of the division, and maintaining that spot is the only goal he has in the foreseeable future. Adesanya had plans to take
Rising featherweight contender Giga Chikadze is a perfect 7-0 under the UFC banner, which includes back-to-back wins — and back-to-back finishes — over longtime veterans Cub Swanson and Edson Barboza. But “Ninja” is only ranked No. 8 at 145 pounds. “I’m not happy with it,” Chikadze told MMA Junkie. “I was No. 10. I beat
Mike Tyson agrees that Jake Paul won, says Tyron Woodley did his best | Video Former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson agrees with the two judges that scored Jake Paul defeating Tyron Woodley in their boxing match on Aug. 29. “Iron” Mike is a fan of Jake Paul. TMZ Sports caught up with Tyson
Image via LFA on Facebook (Photo Credit: Jerry Chavez) The only man who has been able to knock out current Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya is about to make his promotional debut, as former kickboxing star Alex Pereira locks horns with Andreas Michailidis in a 185-pound clash. The fight will take place at
The Pulse of MMA: Fan Reactions To The Sport’s Biggest Stories Here are some of the raw reactions from the MMA community to the sport’s hottest stories! Charles Oliveira Reportedly Set To Defend Lightweight Title Against Dustin Poirier At UFC 269 Yesterday, it was reported that verbal agreements are in place for a lightweight championship
7:12 PM ET Miesha Tate is back in the main event. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion — and one of the most popular women’s MMA fighters ever — will headline a UFC Fight Night against Ketlen Vieira on Oct. 16 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Thursday. ESPN has Vieira ranked No. 8 in
Al Iaquinta is looking forward to clashing with Bobby Green at UFC 268, but he is not pleased with how the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) took care of business. Iaquinta vs. Green is expected to take place on the main card of UFC 268: “Usman vs. Covington 2”, taking place inside Madison Square Garden in
Check out Derek Brunson’s top UFC finishes | Video Be ready from the opening bell when you fight UFC middleweight Derek Brunson, because all but one of Brunson’s career finishes has taken place in the very first round. Brunson, ranked no. 5 in the middleweight division, takes on no. 7 ranked Darren Till in the
Image: @ufc on Instagram Darren Till is confident he will beat Derek Brunson in the main event of UFC Vegas 36 and he has violent plans for him. Till is coming off a decision loss to Robert Whittaker last July and since then he has been recovering from an injury. With a win, the Englishman
The team of Francis Ngannou is holding out hope for a showdown with Jon Jones. Ngannou is the reigning UFC Heavyweight Champion. Ciryl Gane recently captured the interim gold. The two titans are seemingly due for a title unification bout sometime in the future. With that said, team Ngannou longs for the matchup with Jones,
12:17 AM ET CLEVELAND — Those hoping for Jake Paul’s boxing demise at the hands of a big puncher will be sorely disappointed. The YouTube sensation-turned-prizefighter outpointed Tyron Woodley via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74) in the main event of a boxing card Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Woodley is a former UFC welterweight
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley banked $2 million for his split-decision loss to social media star Jake Paul, which took place last Sunday night (Aug. 29) inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. But that number is expected to go even higher after “The Chosen One” collects his pay-per-view (PPV) points. As of this
It might be an understatement to say the UFC has some questionable rankings. You would expect rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; however, in this column, I will point out rankings that I think are glaring mistakes. I will also analyze significant movement in the rankings that I agree with. Editorial Commentary by
Conor McGregor and Brittney Palmer via The Sun UK Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor and Octagon girl Brittney Palmer poked fun at Khabib Nurmagomedov over his recent ring girls comments. Last week ‘The Eagle’ made headlines when he dubbed ring girls as being “useless” in mixed martial arts. “Look, I don’t want to offend
“The Motown Phenom” Kevin Lee is nothing if not persistent, as he has now decided to publicly challenge Mike Perry for the third time. Kevin Lee is in desperate need of a win after losing his second straight fight in what was the fourth loss in five fights; and apparently, he believes Mike Perry is