Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title contenders Ryan Bader and Anthony Johnson will face off for a second time this Sunday as part of Submission Underground 19, streaming live on UFC Fight Pass. “Darth,” who was put out to pasture by “Rumble” when they headlined the UFC on FOX event back in early
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Nate Diaz rips Jake Paul for profane Conor McGregor callout YouTuber Jake Paul’s two professional boxing victories have emboldened him to try and follow in his brother’s footsteps to get a marque celebrity match-up with UFC fighter Conor McGregor. Perhaps a bit surprisingly, McGregor rival Nate Diaz ripped on Paul for his callout the Irishman.
Dillon Danis found himself on the receiving end of a little surprise via Jake Paul in the middle of an interview on Tuesday. Drama within this current state of internet celebrity boxing ramped up significantly this week after the recent news of Floyd Mayweather’s return. The reason for that being because the 50-0 all-time legend’s
Marvin Vettori is still not convinced that Israel Adesanya is the best middleweight in the world. In Israel Adesanya’s second fight in the UFC, he earned a split-decision victory over an unranked Marvin Vettori. Two years later, and Israel Adesanya is the reigning, undisputed middleweight champion and Marvin Vettori is swiftly picking up steam as
1:35 PM ET Philip Mulpeter posted bad news Friday on Instagram. The gym he owns, SBG Portarlington in County Laois, Ireland, would have to close its doors due to financial concerns brought upon by COVID-19 lockdowns in the country. “We’ve had three lockdowns now, and I think after each lockdown it’s hard to get the
Mackenzie Dern is without a doubt one of the best grapplers in all of women’s mixed martial arts (MMA), winning six fights in her combat career via submission. And that’s not even counting her numerous conquests in the competitive world of jiu-jitsu. But Dern is not a one-trick pony, as evidenced by her performance against
YouTube sensation Jake Paul continued to escalate his feud with Conor McGregor and his teammates on Tuesday with a drive-by attack on Dillon Danis. Danis is a teammate of McGregor’s, who fights for Bellator MMA. He was famously attacked by Khabib Nurmagomedov after the UFC lightweight champion submitted McGregor at UFC 229. Paul has two
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC women’s double champion Amanda Nunes responded after UFC president Dana White suggested he might have her knock out Jake Paul. A YouTuber-turned-boxer, Paul has become one of the most talked-about athletes in combat sports over the last few weeks ever since his highlight-reel KO over Nate Robinson in a
Charles Oliveira will be paying close attention the main event of UFC 257. In the main event of that card, of course, is Conor McGregor returning to the Octagon against Dustin Poirier. Although the winner of that fight will be looking for a title fight, Oliveira believes he should be standing across the winner with
8:00 AM ET Deiveson Figueiredo put in the work as 2020 wound down, and it has elevated him in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings — a small boost with huge symbolic significance. Figueiredo, who became UFC men’s flyweight champion in July with a choke-out victory over longtime contender Joseph Benavidez, defended his belt on Nov. 21 and
Bad news for lightweight up-and-comers: Tony Ferguson is here to stay. After a magnificent run through the lightweight division, the aging “El Cucuy” has now dropped two straight in 2020, recently getting dominated by Charles Oliveira in the UFC 256 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event last weekend in Las Vegas. Blame his flatness … and his
Dana White heaps praise on Tony Ferguson, despite UFC 256 loss [embedded content] Up until 2020, UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson was on a 12-fight winning streak. It is one of the longest streaks in UFC history without a shot at the undisputed title. But then 2020 hit. And like it has been for many,
Image via @natediaz209 on Instagram (photographer not listed) Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz was clearly not impressed with the response he received from Jake Paul earlier this evening. On Monday afternoon the ‘Stockton Slugger’ took to Twitter where he slammed the Youtuber for his 50 million dollar callout of Conor McGregor. Jake Paul
Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo had a fight of the year contender in the main event of UFC 256 and Moreno did it with a hurt shoulder. Figueiredo was looking to defend his belt against Moreno just three weeks after both men fought. It was a very intriguing matchup and early on in the fight,
10:37 PM ET Approximately 24 hours before UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo defended his belt in a vicious fight-of-the-year candidate Saturday night, he was so sick, his manager didn’t think he would be able to fight at all. Figueiredo had stomach issues that sent him to the hospital on two different occasions Friday, the day
Ultimate Fighting Championsh caps off a roller coaster year with some quality violence, as elite Welterweight strikers Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal headline the promotion’s final event of the year this Saturday (Dec. 19, 2020). Down at Bantamweight, Jose Aldo attempts to rebound from his destructive loss to Petr Yan against Marlon Vera, while
Watch Geoff Neal wreck Mike Perry ahead of UFC Vegas 17 [embedded content] Before Geoff Neal steps into Saturday’s UFC Vegas 17 main event in Las Vegas, take a look back at his blistering knockout of “Platinum” Mike Perry at UFC 245. Neal returns to the Octagon after a year on the sidelines to face
Image via @ufc on Instagram The opening betting odds have been revealed for a potential light heavyweight bout in Bellator between Yoel Romero and Anthony Johnson. On Monday, Bellator announced that Romero is the latest member of the promotion’s roster. Unlike in the UFC, where Romero competed at 185lbs, he will move back up to