PhotoCred: The New York Times Triller isn’t messing around when it comes to the commentary team for Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren. Adding to the list of stars is Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson. Already set to have a plethora of entertainment acts taking place throughout the April 17 event, it was announced on Thursday
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8:06 PM ET UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya acknowledged he “crossed the line” and apologized Thursday after a back-and-forth exchange on social media with fellow middleweight Kevin Holland ended with Adesanya saying he would “rape” him. Adesanya posted a video on social media earlier this week, responding to trash talk from Holland. In the video,
Brett Johns will make his Bellator MMA debut in May against Matheus Mattos. The bantamweight matchup was reported by MMA DNA and is scheduled for May 21. Johns Last fought in the UFC and left on a two-fight win streak. One of those wins was a “fight of the night” performance against Tony Gravely where
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) next pay-per-view (PPV) offering is is set to go down this Sat. (March 27, 2021) with UFC 260 featuring a massive Heavyweight championship rematch between division king, Stipe Miocic, defending his belt for the second time against Francis Ngannou. In their first encounter at UFC 220 in Jan. 2018, Miocic earned
Dana White’s last dinner with Khabib, ‘I don’t think he’ll come back’ UFC president Dana White recently relented on his attempts to persuade former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to stave off retirement. At Thursday’s UFC 260 press conference, White addressed his last dinner with Khabib, admitting that he doesn’t think that he will ever
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley says he is excited for the “sloppy” boxing match between Ben Askren and Jake Paul and shared his prediction. O’Malley returns to the Octagon this Saturday night when he faces Thomas Almeida at UFC 260. Speaking to the media ahead of this weekend’s pay-per-view card, O’Malley shared his thoughts on the
6:21 PM ET UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is now targeting a return to competition in July, according to his manager Ali Abdelaziz. Chimaev (9-0) was a breakout star for the UFC in 2020, and was scheduled to face highly ranked welterweight Leon Edwards in a main event on March 13 in Las Vegas. Chimaev,
Jack Hermansson’s most recent loss to Marvin Vettori was due in part to impacted vision, but Hermansson is seeing 20/20 as he heads into the future. Jack Hermansson will face Edmen Shahbazyan at UFC 262, and with both men coming off of a loss, they are likely both itching to fight. However, with Hermansson’s recent
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, who also wore gold under the Strikeforce banner, is hoping to secure a rematch against current 135-pound titleholder Amanda Nunes. “Lioness” iced “Cupcake” at UFC 200 back in summer 2016. The first step on her comeback trail begins July 17, where Tate will end a
UFC 260 Embedded: Stipe Miocic has awkward interview moment In the third episode of UFC 260 Embedded, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic customizes his training room. Co-main fighters Vicente Luque and Tyron Woodley land in Las Vegas, as does Sean O’Malley. Francis Ngannou wrestles with Jake Shields, and Miocic has an interview interrupted. UFC 260 Embedded:
PhotoCred: YouTube – Sean Omalley Ahead of Casey Kenney’s last fight with Dominick Cruz, he made some controversial remarks about Megan Anderson on Sean O’Malley’s podcast. Getting ready to get back in action himself this weekend at UFC 260, O’Malley briefly reflected on the incident that happened on his show. Sean O’Malley on the Megan
4:12 PM ET One of the biggest stars in the history of female mixed martial arts has decided to make a comeback. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (18-7) told ESPN on Wednesday she has accepted a fight against Marion Reneau (9-7-1) on July 17. In a bit of irony, Reneau told ESPN she has
The retirement of Khabib Nurmagomedov sent shockwaves through the lightweight division, and after the UFC announced the vacant title fight, Islam Makhachev thought Michael Chandler was undeserving of the title shot. Islam Makhachev understands why Charles Oliveira was one part of the vacant lightweight title fight. The third-degree black belt has put the work in
Sean O’Malley suffered the first loss of his MMA career at the hands of Marlon Vera at UFC 252 in Aug. 2020. But “Suga” still isn’t accepting defeat due to the fact that he is adamant that if he hadn’t suffered a leg injury in the fight, he would’ve had his and raised. Technically, Vera
[embedded content] Former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley faces No. 10 ranked Vicente Luque in the UFC 260 co-main event on Saturday looking to snap a losing streak. Woodley will enter the cage at the UFC Apex on Saturday on a three-fight losing streak, but the loses are to the top three 170-pound fighters in the
Image Credit: UFC In the main event of UFC 260, Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou are set to rematch three years after their first fight. Heading into the bout, Miocic is a +100 underdog while the challenger is a -120 favorite. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their
7:29 AM ET LAS VEGAS — It was Jan. 20, 2018, when Stipe Miocic outclassed Francis Ngannou to defend his UFC heavyweight title. The truth about that fight, however, was that Ngannou wasn’t ready to be a champion. Take nothing from Miocic, who was terrific that night in Boston, but Ngannou was so inexperienced, so
Following his loss to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 22, Kevin Holland is prepared to make some changes, beginning with doing something he has avoided since entering the UFC: waiting. Kevin Holland had an incredibly active 2020, competing and winning five fights in the calendar year. The Trailblazer was considered the fighter of the year