7:35 PM ET CLARESSA SHIELDS RETURNED to JacksonWink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in late March, fresh off making boxing history by becoming the first two-division undisputed champion in the four-belt era. Time was running low, though, with Shields scheduled to make her MMA debut in the Professional Fighters League on June 10. The only
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Almost a year after he won the vacant title, Jan Blachowicz believes with the absence of Jon Jones, the public understands that he is the #1 light heavyweight in the world. In the time since becoming the new UFC light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz has been a busy man. Specifically, he put his belt on
A lot of combat sports fans were disappointed with the eight-round exhibition boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Logan Paul, who headlined a $49.99 pay-per-view (PPV) on June 6 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Joe Rogan wasn’t one of them. The UFC color commentator remains in awe of the “genius” of undefeated
Logan Paul gets emotional after Floyd Mayweather bout After going eight rounds with Floyd Mayweather, YouTube sensation Logan Paul got emotional at the post-fight press conference when discussing fighting the legendary boxer. [embedded content] Results: Floyd Mayweather holds Logan Paul under water for eight rounds Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Paul face off in Miami [embedded
MMA reporter Ariel Helwani has confirmed that he will be leaving ESPN later this month after three successful years with the company. Helwani is one of the most famous mixed martial arts journalists of his generation and will continue to hold that title for as long as he decides to cover the sport. Prior to
7:58 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann to headline an event in September. Smith (35-16) announced the fight himself this week, and sources close to Spann told ESPN he has also agreed. The 205-pound contest will serve as the main event of UFC Fight Night
For an all-time great boxer, there’s nothing like going the distance against an 0-1 YouTuber to make you start rethinking your life. That appears to be the case for one Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who isn’t sure if we will ever see him partake in an exhibition boxing match again after going all eight rounds against
Floyd Mayweather is nothing if not consistent. “Money” advertises himself as a businessman. He’s all about his health and wealth, and he’s not going to risk either. At this point, there’s no reason to take chances. Mayweather’s legacy as a great, undefeated champion is locked in place, and compared to the average pugilist with 50
Hardly anyone could believe it when Conor McGregor conjured a bout opposite Floyd Mayweather for his professional boxing debut. It went beyond disbelief when YouTuber Logan Paul landed a bout with Mayweather after just one professional fight, that being a loss to fellow YouTube sensation KSI. Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul Bragging Rights weigh-in face-off
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez shared his prediction for tonight’s big boxing match between Logan Paul and Floyd Mayweather. Paul and Mayweather meet in an exhibition boxing match tonight live from the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. It’s an exhibition boxing match because of the massive weight difference in the fight. At the
10:31 PM ET Jairzinho Rozenstruik has a knack for getting finishes right before the bell. Less than two years after he earned the latest finish in UFC heavyweight history, Rozenstruik uncorked another buzzer beater Saturday. The kickboxing standout stopped Augusto Sakai via TKO with punches at 4:59 of the first round in the main event
Aljamain Sterling is recovering and will be back training in full capacity soon. The current UFC bantamweight champion Sterling recently provided a quick little update on his recovery process via his Twitter stating that he will back to training 100% on July 15th, ten days from now. Back in March, after his controversial title win
2.5 years after emerging from retirement to maul kickboxing ace Tenshin Nasukawa, Floyd Mayweather will return to the exhibition circuit tonight (Sun., June 6, 2021) against YouTuber-turned-pugilist Logan Paul. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card below, starting with the Showtime PPV broadcast at 8 p.m. ET. The legendary “Money” Mayweather originally hung
UFC Vegas 28 Post-fight Press Conference video Following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 28: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai event at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, the big winners fielded questions from the media during the post-fight press conference. Hear what Jairzinho Rozenstruik had to say about his main event win over Augusto Sakai and what Marcin Tybura said
Image Credit: UFC.com Walt Harris was looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he squared off with Marcin Tybura at tonight’s UFC Vegas 28 event. Harris (13-10 MMA) had suffered back-to-back TKO losses to Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov in his most previous Octagon appearances. Standing in the way of Harris’ ambitions this evening
10:59 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Marc Raimondi Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card was built around heavyweights looking to build (or rebuild) momentum, and it delivered for first-round winners Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Marcin Tybura in their TKO victories
Walt Harris and Marcin Tybura threw hands in the co-main event position. The two fighters met in a bout on Saturday night (June 5, 2021) at the UFC Vegas 28 event from Las Vegas, Nevada at the UFC Apex facility. Things were looking good for Harris early on in the first round as he rocked
Jairzinho Rozenstruik stole the show last night (Sat. June 5, 2021) at UFC Vegas 28 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when “Bigi Boy” toppled Augusto Sakai in the main event with a last-second TKO win in the first round (highlights HERE). In addition to the heavyweight headliner, a collection