The untimely death of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash at the age of 41 continues to cause reverberations through the sports world, and if Dominick Reyes has his way, he’ll include a tribute to Bryant during his light heavyweight title shot against Jon Jones at UFC 247 on February 8th. “I mean,
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Dominick Reyes: Kobe Bryant ‘is the only idol I’ve ever had as an athlete’ (UFC 247 video) [embedded content] UFC 247 light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes on Thursday shared some thoughts on the passing of basketball legend Kobe Bryant, whom he called, “The only idol I’ve ever had as an athlete.” The 41-year-old former
7:56 AM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders The year has already gotten off to a bang. A couple of the biggest stars in the sport — Conor McGregor and Cris Cyborg — have already made headlines with huge TKO stoppages. The next few months don’t slow down at all, with Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya and Khabib
Image Credit: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Israel Adesanya believes he can style on Yoel Romero. On March 7, Adesanya will put his UFC middleweight gold on the line against Romero. The 185-pound title bout is set to headline UFC 248 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’ll be Adesanya’s first title defense and obviously,
Image Credit: Bellator Rafael Lovato Jr. doesn’t know if he will fight again. The 36-year-old has not fought since his upset win over Gegard Mousasi to win the Bellator middleweight title in June of 2019. He’s 10-0 as a pro recently discovered he has a problem that went undetected because he often fought with commissions
ONE: “Fire & Fury” is set for the MOA Arena in Manila on Friday. The card will be headlined by a strawweight title fight between Joshua Pacio and Alex Silva while Filipino favorites Eduard Folayang and Danny Kingad are also in action. Also representing the Philippines are Gina Iniong, Lito Adiwang and Jomary Torres. The
Video: Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal getting in verbal altercation on Super Bowl radio row With the media coverage for this weekend’s Super Bowl … cranking up, cameras are everywhere. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and his likely next opponent, Jorge Masvidal, were on radio row on Wednesday to take in the festivities. But when
8:06 AM ET Lists are always fun. But dare I say, sports lists are even more fun. From now until the end of time, people will debate all things sports. I like to call these “barber shop debates.” You know, the kind of subjective, fun conversations you have while getting your hair cut. The list
Image Credit: Simon Cooper/PA Images via Getty Images Things are getting ugly between Jorge Masvidal and UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Masvidal and Usman appear to be on a collision course. Masvidal has put together a three-fight winning streak, earning finishes in all three bouts. Usman is the reigning UFC welterweight champion, who is coming
Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington had a heated rivalry in the lead up to their UFC 245 fight. The two traded shot at one another on social media and in interviews and it appeared any respect between the two was gone. Yet, following UFC 245, where Usman won by fifth-round TKO, the welterweight champion praised
The ongoing beef between Joe Rogan and Stephen A. Smith doesn’t seem to be dying down anytime soon. After the outspoken Smith — who is known for his hot takes and boisterous way of delivering them — stated that Donald Cerrone folded against Conor McGregor at UFC 246, the mixed martial arts (MMA) community came
Frankie Edgar reveals he’s on the last fight of current UFC contract as moves to 135 Frankie Edgar hopes to finish his career with the UFC, but right now nothing is set in stone. The former lightweight champion is coming off of a first-round TKO loss to “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in his
7:41 AM ET ESPN’s MMA Insiders The year has already gotten off to a bang. A couple of the biggest stars in the sport — Conor McGregor and Cris Cyborg — have already made headlines with huge TKO stoppages. The next few months don’t slow down at all, with Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya and Khabib
Image Credit: Christian Petersen/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Raleigh, including the inaugural women’s pound-for-pound rankings! Check out all the changes below! Men’s Pound-for-Pound: The first all men’s pound-for-pound rankings since the inclusion of women in the UFC are as follows: Jon Jones Khabib Nurmagomedov Henry Cejudo
Image via @rowdybec on Instagram Jessica Penne and Bec Rawlings have found another stream of income, and that is their own subscription accounts on OnlyFans.com. The two athletes have records that encompass the UFC, Invicta and Bellator. Jessica Penne hasn’t fought since 2017 after coming off three back-to-back losses and Bec Rawlings is also coming
Welcome to Midnight Mania! As we’ve discussed so frequently, fighters are frequently looking to make an extra buck. There are many paths to doing so: CBD sponsorships, t-shirt sales, and seminars are among the most common. An increasingly common path to income has been services like Patreon, which allow fans to pay a monthly fee
Daniel Cormier knows time is running out on his career and he’s not going to wait around forever hoping Stipe Miocic will accept a trilogy fight against him. The 40-year-old former two-division champion hasn’t fought since last August when he fell to Miocic in a rematch from their first fight in 2018. Cormier defeated Miocic
12:12 PM ET The Professional Fighters League has announced a series of one-night tournaments around the globe that will ultimately feed five new athletes into the 2020 regular-season roster. The league has partnered with five separate organizations in United Arab Emirates, Russia, Germany, Brazil and Australia. Each international promotion will host a four-fighter tournament in