Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medallist Gable Steveson says he has a good idea about his next career destination, stating that it’s already “60% done.” Steveson became the hottest free agent in combat sports after his incredible triumph at the recently concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In reaching the freestyle discipline’s mountaintop, the 21-year-old defeated three-time
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After breathing new life into his career with a move to featherweight, inimitable knockout machine Edson Barboza meets one of the division’s best-credentialed strikers in Giga Chikadze at APEX in Las Vegas this Sat. night (Aug. 28, 2021) on ESPN and ESPN+. LIVE! Stream UFC Vegas 35 On ESPN+ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to
7:50 AM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze is a genuine, well-deserved, undisputable fire emoji. When the UFC first announced this 145-pound pairing, fight nerds around the world rejoiced on social media. It features world-class technique, skill, athleticism and power. There can be only one dark horse in
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
Pro fighters have reacted to the scuffle between Team Woodley and Team Paul from yesterday’s press conference in Cleveland. On Sunday night, Jake Paul will face the toughest test of his pro boxing career thus far as he prepares to square off against former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Paul is coming into this bout
Kevin Lee believes that Mike Perry should be cut from the UFC after refusing to fight him on multiple occasions. Having fought just twice in two years, Kevin Lee is finally ready to grind his way back up the rankings and hopes to call the welterweight division his new home, although he hasn’t completely ruled
Stipe Miocic and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White have a meeting planned, but Miocic will take a step in White’s shoes as the mediator for the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley weigh-in. Paul vs. Woodley will headline Showtime Boxing’s pay-per-view event (PPV) on Aug. 29, 2021 (also streaming on FITE) inside Rocket Mortgage
4:08 PM ET CLEVELAND — Tensions were already high this week between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley, and on Thursday things boiled over. After the Paul vs. Woodley news conference at the Hilton, Woodley heard a member of Paul’s team talking trash to Woodley’s mother, Deborah, who was sitting in the crowd of media and
Jake Paul is not pleased with Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal, who helped Paul train for his boxing match with mutual foe Ben Askren, picked Woodley to knock out Jake Paul. Evidently, Paul did not take kindly to those words. Speaking with the media, Paul insulted Masvidal’s intelligence and referenced his knockout loss to Kamaru Usman at
Former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley and his family got into a heated argument with Team Jake Paul at their boxing press conference. Woodley and Paul had their pre-fight press conference on Thursday, and ahead of the fight, there was a lot of trash-talking between the two camps, as expected. However, things got personal when
Jake Paul predicts that the grand finale of his feud with Dana White will be the YouTuber knocking the UFC boss unconscious. It is no secret that UFC President Dana White and Jake Paul have no love lost for one another. In summary, White has deemed Paul to be a “clown” whom he refuses to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Manny Pacquiao is a pretty universally respected figure. Fighting from the depths of poverty to superstardom and lots of championship wins, Pacquiao has represented himself admirably for many years inside the ring. Hell, he might end up president in the Philippines someday! However, Pacquiao isn’t exactly accepting his recent defeat to
7:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith THE GOLF CART is already moving when the driver, Ben Askren, waves his hand for me to get in. The tour of the Funky Farms ranch has begun. It’s a wild, rocky ride over 11 acres of property 20 miles east of Milwaukee. Funky Farms is tucked into a suburban
For bantamweight Austin Bashi, his continued work to establish himself as someone to watch in his weight class comes with facing fighters who will give him difficult fights, such as his most recent opponent, James Dunn, did at XFC 45 on August 6. While Dunn was able to last three rounds, Bashi was ultimately able
PhotoCred: YouTube (MMA Junkie) Miesha Tate isn’t coming back to be anything but the very best bantamweight in the world. The former UFC champion lost her title at UFC 200 in July 2016 when attempting to defend against Amanda Nunes. “The Lioness” has since put together a legendary run that many — including Tate —
Dustin Poirier has revealed who he thinks is the most skilled fighter he’s ever shared the Octagon with. Poirier knows a thing or two about trading leather. “The Diamond” has had 35 pro MMA bouts and is a former interim UFC Lightweight Champion. At the highest of levels, Poirier can scrap. Of all the wars
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will sit down with the promotion and see if they can hash things out. Miocic (20-4) has not competed since losing his title via second-round knockout (KO) to Francis Ngannou (16-3) at UFC 260, which took place inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on
2:03 PM ET CLEVELAND — Stipe Miocic just wanted a call, a nod that he was at least in the conversation. The most successful UFC heavyweight champion of all time told ESPN on Wednesday that the UFC never contacted him to offer an opportunity at the interim heavyweight title earlier this month. Instead, Ciryl Gane