Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren final staredown ahead of Triller boxing bout Weeks of trash talk will finally come to a head on Saturday night when former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren steps into a celebrity boxing match opposite YouTube sensation Jake Paul under the Triller Fight Club banner. Ahead of Saturday night’s
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Vadim Nemkov, Phil Davis, Bellator 257 Tonight’s Bellator 257 event is headlined by a light heavyweight rematch between current champion Vadim Nemkov and former title holder Phil Davis. Nemkov (12-2 MMA) and Davis (22-5 MMA) originally collided at Bellator 209 in November of 2018, with the Russian emerging victorious by way of split decision. Since
7:40 AM ET Robert Whittaker won’t say it, but others have been (rightfully) saying it for him. He should be fighting for another UFC championship now. The former middleweight champ is set to face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. This fight was supposed to happen in February 2019 —
The weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 24 are complete. There was one fight cancellation on the preliminary card, but the entire main card is all set. At UFC Vegas 24, fans will be treated to a fight that is two years in the making when Robert Whittaker faces Kelvin Gastelum in the main event. Originally slated
Four-time world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield is making his return to the “sweet science” at the tender age of 58, no doubt an attempt to follow the financial footprint of fellow geriatric pugilist Mike Tyson. “The Real Deal” retired from boxing after stopping Brian Nielsen in May 2011. Holyfield (57-10-2, 1 NC) returns on
Former Bellator light heavyweight champion and no. 2 ranked Bellator light heavyweight Phil Davis spoke with the media ahead of his main event bout at Bellator 257 against reigning champion Vadim Nemkov for the light heavyweight belt. The main event will also serve as one of the quarterfinal bouts for the Bellator light heavyweight grand
Image via @ufc on Instagram Jorge Masvidal explained why he can’t get behind Ben Askren in boxing, suggesting “he really disrespected striking” during his MMA career. On Saturday, Askren makes his pro boxing debut when he faces off against YouTuber Jake Paul. For Askren, it’s his first boxing match after spending the last decade-plus in
5:36 PM ET UFC two-weight champion Amanda Nunes will defend her bantamweight title against Julianna Pena this summer, UFC president Dana White told ESPN. The 135-pound title fight will take place on a UFC 265 pay-per-view event in August. The event does not yet have an official date or location, but Aug. 7 is the
Robert Whittaker is not overlooking Kelvin Gastelum in the slightest. In the main event of UFC Vegas 24 on Saturday, Whittaker and Gastelum will finally meet. The two were supposed to fight at UFC 234 but on the day of the fight, the champ was forced out of the bout. Now, two years later they
New UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is no stranger to taking heat from combat sports fans. He was hardly a favorite leading up to his UFC 259 title fight with Petr Yan, and he gained a whole new crowd of rabid haters after Yan illegally kneed him in the head, resulting in a DQ loss
Bellator 257 weigh-in results & video: Nemkov vs. Davis green lighted [embedded content] (Video courtesy of BellatorMMA) UNCASVILLE, Conn. – BELLATOR 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 will be broadcast Friday, April 16 on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while preliminary bouts will stream on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel, SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel,
Jake Paul believes he will fight Conor McGregor within the next two years. After Paul had a highlight-reel KO over Nate Robinson he called out several MMA fighters including McGregor. He began taking shots at the Irishman and on Saturday night, he will face Ben Askren, and many believe if he wins, he will call
7:54 AM ET UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier says he made a mistake in publicly criticizing Conor McGregor for not following through on a pledge to donate $500,000 to Poirier’s charity foundation. It was announced Wednesday morning that McGregor and Poirier — who are 1-1 against each other — would finish their trilogy at UFC
Michael Page will be making his 2021 debut when he faces Derek Anderson next month at Bellator 258. Michael Venom Page (MVP) has developed a reputation for being one of the most exciting fighters in mixed martial arts. Now recognized as the #1-ranked fighter in the welterweight division, Page may find himself one highlight reel
After spending more than a year behind closed doors, thanks to the outbreak of coronavirus, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again pack the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the “Poirier vs. McGregor 3” pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sat., July 10, 2021. And it looks like UFC is trying to recoup its lost
Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz to face Glover Teixeira at UFC 266 Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz will put his title on the line for the second time at UFC 266 on Sept. 4 against top contender Glover Teixeira. UFC president Dana White broke the news on Wednesday to ESPN. Blachowicz (28-8) won the vacant
This Saturday’s UFC Vegas 24 card has lost a fight due to COVID-19 protocols as featherweights Bill Algeo and Ricardo Ramos are off the card. Algeo vs. Ramos was expected to take place on the preliminary card for Saturday’s event, which is headlined by middleweights Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum. Unfortunately, the fight is now
9:28 AM ET A capacity crowd will be present at UFC 264 on July 10 in Las Vegas, UFC president Dana White announced on Wednesday. The pay-per-view card will be held at T-Mobile Arena and headlined by the trilogy fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. “I signed bout agreement this morning,” McGregor told ESPN’s