Dillon Danis appears open to boxing Jake Paul. In the lead-up to Paul’s fight against Nate Robinson, the YouTuber had been calling out several MMA fighters like Conor McGregor, Ben Askren, and Jorge Masvidal. But, even prior to that, he and Danis had been going back-and-forth. So, following Paul’s devastating second-round knockout over Robinson, he
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A scrap between two ranked lightweights is going down on Super Bowl weekend when Diego Ferreira collides with Beneil Dariush. As reported Sunday by ESPN, Diego Ferreira and Beneil Dariush will kick off their 2021 by revisiting a scrap from six years ago that saw Dariush have his hand raised. Dariush will be looking for
1:13 AM ET Devin Clark landed a big overhand right out of the gate, looking to score an upset with a highlight-reel knockout. Then, Anthony Smith‘s experience took over. Smith caught Clark in a clinch, took him down and ultimately submitted him via triangle choke at 2 minutes, 34 seconds of the first round Saturday
UFC Vegas 15 went down last night (Sat., Nov. 28, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a Light Heavyweight bout that saw Anthony Smith get back in the win column by submitting Devin Clark in the first round with an impressive triangle choke (highlights). In the co-main event, Miguel Baeza improved to
Mike Tyson: ‘YouTube boxers saved boxing, UFC was kicking our butt’ It’s no secret that boxing’s popularity has been on the decline for years for multiple reasons. The inability to put together big fights, poor marketing, and the emergence of mixed martial arts were all factors. As interest in boxing declined, social media networks and
UFC president Dana White says that he refuses to promote an “old guy” fight between legends Anderson Silva and Roy Jones Jr. White recently released the 45-year-old Silva from the roster following a devastating knockout loss to Uriah Hall on Halloween. Silva has since become a free agent but has already been turned down by
The UFC on ESPN 18 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis was to collide in a heavyweight clash, but that fight got nixed. Devin Clark vs. Anthony Smith is the new main event. UFC on ESPN 18’s co-main event will see a clash
2:03 AM ET ESPN’s panel of Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim breaks down the biggest stories coming out of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, including what’s next for Anthony Smith after his first-round submission win over Devin Clark. The fight was a substitute main event after the Curtis Blaydes–Derrick Lewis fight was canceled. Wagenheim:
UFC Vegas 15 went down last night (Sat., Nov. 28, 2020) inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring a Light Heavyweight bout that saw Anthony Smith get back into the win column by submitting Devin Clark in the very first round (highlights). In the co-main event, Miguel Baeza defeated Takashi Sato via submission (arm
Dana White says Mike Tyson looked ‘f—ing awesome’; targets UFC Fight Island for International Fight Week on UFC president Dana White had his own event to worry about on Saturday night, but even he was tuned into the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. boxing bout that took place on pay-per-view. Following UFC Vegas 15,
UFC President Dana White tuned in to watch tonight’s highly anticipated boxing exhibition between legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. The highly anticipated Tyson vs. Jones contest served as the main event to a six-bout pay-per-view fight card, which included Jake Paul scoring a thunderous knockout victory over former NBA star Nate Robinson. Mike
The final UFC on ESPN 18 betting odds are in for as this event is quickly approaching for the Las Vegas-based promotion. UFC on ESPN 18 is here, and it goes down tonight (Saturday, November 28, 2020) from UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The headliner was supposed to feature a slugfest with Curtis
7:41 PM ET Anthony Smith is UFC’s Mr. Reliable. The UFC light heavyweight contender is a trusted studio analyst on broadcasts and always there when the promotion needs him in a big spot. Smith was called upon again Friday. With the heavyweight contender main event between Curtis Blaydes and Derrick Lewis canceled due to a
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just a couple of days away from its upcoming UFC Vegas 15 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, streaming LIVE this Sat. night (Nov. 28, 2020) from inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the UFC Vegas 15 fight card, which airs on both ESPN+ and ESPN2, are
UFC Vegas 16 undergoes main event change after Kevin Holland tests positive for COVID-19 Twenty-four hours after Saturday’s UFC Vegas 15 underwent a last-minute main event change, next week’s UFC Vegas 16 headliner has morphed to a new match-up as well. UFC Vegas 16 was scheduled to feature a middleweight main event between Jack Hermansson
Photo courtesy of RT Sport Remember when BJ Penn said that “size doesn’t matter in MMA”, well Darina Madzyuk proved that to be the case in her fight with a 529-pound man. The cross-gender bout took place at a recent event in Russia titled “Our Business” and featured Darina taking on a super-heavyweight blogger in
The weigh-ins are complete for UFC on ESPN 18, and all but one fighter successfully made weight. The new main event between Anthony Smith and Devin Clark is official after both fighters hit their marks. This will be the seventh consecutive main event for Anthony Smith, and the first for Devin Clark. Devin Clark has
12:07 PM ET COVID-19 has knocked out this weekend’s UFC main event. The Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis heavyweight contender bout scheduled for UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday is off after Blaydes tested positive for coronavirus, sources told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. The UFC is hoping to reschedule Blaydes vs. Lewis for UFC