Image Credit: Jake Paul’s Instagram Jake Paul has his eyes set on Canelo Alvarez. Paul, the former brash YouTuber turned boxer, has taken over the combat sports world by storm. He’s set to fight former UFC welterweight champ, Tyron Woodley in just his fourth pro fight. Although he is facing real fighters many are still
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight division takes center stage for the second week in a row this Saturday (July 17, 2021), pitting surging Dagestani Islam Makhachev against former RFA champ Thiago Moises in the main event of UFC Vegas 31. Twenty pounds south, Miesha “Cupcake” Tate returns after nearly five years away to face
Khabib shot down Georges St-Pierre scrap Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently said in an interview with MMA Junkie’s John Morgan that Dana White recently offered him a fight against former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre. “[Dana] sent me a message and said, ‘Hey, Georges St-Pierre wants a fight with you.’ I
The frustrations over not being booked against the right opponent have former UFC champion Luke Rockhold prepared to go elsewhere. MMA veteran Luke Rockhold has been signed with the UFC since 2013. In that time, he was able to reach the pinnacle of the middleweight division when he defeated Chris Weidman at UFC 194 to
7:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Jake Paul had a custom gold chain made with the likeness of Conor McGregor after he was knocked out by Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in January. The chain, which Paul dubbed “Sleepy McGregor,” will now be changing owners — to Poirier, who plans to auction it off for
UFC lightweight star Dustin Poirier proved that he is the “superior fighter” over rival Conor McGregor at UFC 264, says his coach Mike Brown. Poirier defeated McGregor via first-round TKO (doctor stoppage) after the Irishman’s leg shattered and he was unable to continue. Even before the injury led to the finish, however, Poirier was exerting
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently added a pair of title fights to its upcoming UFC 266 pay-per-view (PPV) card, scheduled for Sat., Sept. 25, 2021 inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the five round main event, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski will defend his 145-pound strap against longtime title contender and fellow Ultimate
Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley spoke to the media at their promotional press conference for their Aug. 29 boxing match set to take place at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland. The two spoke on an array of topics, but perhaps the talk of the press conference was what Paul had to say about Conor McGregor.
Two title fights have been added to the UFC 266, with Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lauren Murphy both official. ESPN broke the news of this double-header Tuesday evening, the same day the return of Nick Diaz was made official for a five-round return bout against Robbie Lawler. Volkanovski will be
8:00 AM ET Dustin Poirier had a pretty good weekend. He beat up Conor McGregor for the second time in six months in Saturday’s UFC 264 main event in Las Vegas, and beyond the big bump in his bank account that came with a night in the cage with the biggest star in MMA, Poirier
PhotoCred: EssentiallySports Nick Diaz is officially back and welcoming him into the Octagon once again will be a former opponent in Robbie Lawler. UFC President Dana White made the fight official on Tuesday via Kevin Iole before the UFC shared the news themselves. The September 25 UFC 266 bout will be only the second non-title
Dagestan’s next great hope for an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world title looks to make it eight straight wins this Saturday (July 17, 2021) when Islam Makhachev squares off with Brazilian submission ace Thiago Moises. UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, will also see Marion Reneau welcome former champion Miesha Tate back to the Octagon
Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley fiery face-off Watch the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley face-off from Tuesday’s press conference in Los Angeles. The fight is set to go down on Aug. 29 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley fiery face-off [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) UFC 264 highlights
The UFC 264 medical suspensions list has been released. It should come as no surprise that Conor McGregor is facing a suspension that can extend until next year after breaking his tibia in the UFC 264 main event. It may come as a surprise, however, that “Suga” Sean O’Malley is facing a suspension much longer
11:00 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov does not believe Conor McGregor will ever return to the top of mixed martial arts, and believes the sport should stop supporting his former rival after Saturday’s loss to Dustin Poirier. Nurmagomedov, who retired from MMA in 2020, defeated McGregor in a title
The 44th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 31 and to recap UFC 264. We’re first joined by one-half of the UFC Vegas 31 main event in 14th ranked lightweight, Thiago Moises (3:23). Next, UFC welterweight, Max Griffin (15:30) joins the program to recap his
Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor recently tweeted — then deleted — a disturbing attack on lightweight rival Dustin Poirier, which included photos of “The Diamond” and his daughter followed by the word “gonezo.” “Gonezo” is like “goner,” it means a person is doomed or finished. Poirier fans may recognize the photo McGregor used of
Conor McGregor coach says his fighter suffered ankle injury in camp Head coach of SBG Ireland and Conor McGregor, John Kavanagh, confirmed to Laura Sanko that McGregor suffered an ankle injury during camp in the lead-up to his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. McGregor suffered a snapped tibia in the closing moments