PhotoCred: Getty Images UFC fans won’t be seeing Lilya Shakirova on their screens until 2022. USADA announced on Monday that the UFC flyweight prospect had received a suspension for past usage of a banned substance. “Shakirova, 29, tested positive for meldonium as the result of a sample collected out of competition on December 5, 2020
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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! Paul Def. Woodley Via Decision, Rematch If Woodley Gets Tattoo Last night, Jake Paul defeated Tyron Woodley via split decision. The world was talking about this fight, including
3:59 PM ET The UFC has rebooked Amanda Nunes‘ bantamweight title defense against Julianna Pena for UFC 269 on Dec. 11, the promotion announced on Monday. Nunes (21-4) was supposed to face Pena (10-4) at UFC 265 earlier this month in Houston, but was forced to withdraw after testing positive for COVID-19. The UFC has
Jake Paul teases that his boxing days are over following his big headlining fight against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley. Paul (4-0 in boxing) defeated Woodley (19-7-1 in MMA, 0-1 in boxing) via a split decision (watch highlights here) in Showtime Boxing’s pay-per-view (PPV) headliner last night (Sun., Aug. 29, 2021).
After just four professional fights, YouTube content creator turned professional boxer Jake Paul‘s boxing career could be over. On Monday, Paul tweeted, “Updated status: Retired boxer.” Updated status: Retired boxer — Jake Paul (@jakepaul) August 30, 2021 The tweet comes less than 24 hours after his split decision win over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron
Kevin Lee has broken down his loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 35. Lee was moving up to welterweight and was set to fight Sean Brady, but Brady was forced out of the bout and replaced by Rodriguez. Early on, Lee had success using his wrestling but Rodriguez started to find success on the
UFC bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling has cautioned Tyron Woodley not to get a tattoo of “I love Jake Paul” for the sake of earning a rematch. Paul defeated former UFC welterweight champ Woodley via split decision before a packed Cleveland, Ohio crowd on Sunday. “The Problem Child” is now undefeated in four professional boxing bouts,
7:22 AM ET September’s UFC calendar kicks off with a key clash between middleweight contenders Derek Brunson and Darren Till. Brunson has won four straight fights since a 2018 loss to Israel Adesanya, and a win against Till could put him one fight away from his first championship opportunity in the UFC. Till already has
If Tyron Woodley wants a rematch against Jake Paul, he’s going to have to earn it. In traditional boxing rivalries, that would require “The Chosen One” to win a couple of big fights and work his way back to “The Problem Child.” But in this case, Woodley will only need to complete two simple steps.
Tyron Woodley demands Jake Paul rematch It looks like we might be seeing another boxing match between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley after a controversial split decision on Saturday night. While Jake Paul believed he won a majority of the fight, Woodley disagreed and called for a rematch. “I didn’t hit the ground like his
Tyron Woodley vs Jake Paul Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley made his professional boxing debut opposite Jake Paul tonight in Cleveland, Ohio. Woodley had concluded his UFC contract following four straight losses with the promotion. During that rough stretch ‘T-Wood’ suffered setbacks to Vicente Luque, Colby Covington, Gilbert Burns, and Kamaru Usman respectively. Not
The time has arrived for the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley, and we’ve got you covered with all the sights & results of this unique combat sports event! The card kicked off at 8 PM ET and is taking place from inside the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The pay-per-view is available for purchase
1:29 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Giga Chikadze has declared himself the No. 1 striker in the UFC. The man might have a case. Chikadze (14-2) improved his UFC record to 7-0 on Saturday, as he knocked out Edson Barboza with strikes at 1 minute, 44 seconds of the third round. The featherweight contest headlined
The long-awaited boxing showdown between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley will finally unravel later this evening (Sun., Aug. 29, 2021) live on FITE pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Before Paul and Woodley lock horns in a main event that will answer a lots of questions for both fighters a slew
Giga Chikadze topped the UFC Vegas 35 results on Saturday night with a third-round stoppage of Edson Barboza in Las Vegas. Two new Ultimate Fighters were crowned as well with the finals of season 29 of The Ultimate Fighter. UFC Vegas 35 results: Giga Chikadze shines with third-round TKO victory over Edson Barboza in main
The wife of Edson Barboza, Bruna, reacted following her husband’s vicious knockout loss to Giga Chikadze on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 35. Barboza suffered a third-round knockout defeat to Chikadze in the main event of UFC Vegas 35. Although Barboza was the slight favorite heading into the bout on the basis of his UFC
Shortly after stating that Mike Perry should no longer be in the UFC, it turns out Kevin Lee may be on his way out of the company instead based on Dana White‘s post-UFC Vegas 35 comments. At UFC Vegas 35, Kevin Lee gave the welterweight division another go after losing to Rafael dos Anjos two
1:47 AM ET Giga Chikadze was out to prove a point in his first UFC main event. Facing one of the legends of the sport in Edson Barboza on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Chikadze displayed his striking prowess and stopped Barboza in the third round after a flurry of punches. The former kickboxing star