If you decide to bet on the upcoming Combate Americas mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place Sat., Dec. 7, 2019 inside Payne Arena in Hidalgo, Texas, and lay $100 on Tito Ortiz, you’ll walk away with about seven bucks in profit. That’s because the former UFC light heavyweight champion recently swelled to a
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Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dan Lambert has given his take on Colby Covington’s controversial comment on the death of Glenn Robinson. Robinson founded the Blackzilians and was UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman’s manager. Robinson passed away last year. Covington appeared on Submission Radio earlier this year and said the following. ”I
A featherweight bout between the always exciting Andre Fili and top prospect Sodiq Yusuff has been booked for an early 2020 UFC event. MMAjunkie.com reported that Fili vs. Yusuff is the latest addition to the January 18 card that is supposed to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, as reported earlier
Floyd Mayweather is returning to action in 2020, reportedly for two more fights. There’s nothing set in stone, but TMZ Sports recently claimed Manny Pacquiao is a frontrunner, and a ‘UFC crossover’ could be in the cards as well. Pictures of Floyd sitting next to UFC president Dana White shortly before announcing his comeback only
Coming off a 22-second TKO loss to Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 224 in July, featherweight Amanda Bell was in need of a win in her bout versus Janay Harding at Bellator 233 on Nov. 11 if she was going to close out her 2019 with a positive record for the year. With 16 seconds left
5:30 PM ET Jeff Wagenheim The final act in the Ben Askren story encapsulated the essence of a career that had as many twists and turns as the mop of hair on his head. There he was on the canvas in the center of the Octagon on Oct. 19, immobilized on his back, staring helplessly
Photo: Sean Michael Ham/Mayweather Promotions Deontay Wilder was able to successfully defend his WBC title against Luis Ortiz in their rematch Saturday night. In Wilder’s tenth title defense, he was able to put Ortiz away in round seven with a straight right hand that sent Ortiz to the canvas. With this rematch out of the
Image via @stylebender on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya fired back at UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, calling him a “noob” for insinuating he is “pathetic.” Adesanya and Jones have been going back-and-forth on social media for the last few months and it ramped up after Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker
Floyd Mayweather will be fighting again in 2020, but who exactly does he plan on facing? That’s the billion dollar question that’s hung in the air since “Money” officially announced the end of his latest retirement Thursday night on Instagram. Bookies have gone so far as to take money on what’s next, with Manny Pacquiao
(Click on the fight below and then scroll down to see in-fight live stats and full results, courtesy of Fight Analytics. Full live results for the first UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington bout from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is scheduled to begin on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 6:15 p.m. ET / 3:15 p.m.
7:19 PM ET Alex Pattle LONDON — Michael “Venom” Page pressed on in his pursuit of a rematch with Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima on Saturday night, doing what he does best with a first-round, highlight reel knockout of Giovanni Melillo in the main event of Bellator London at Wembley Arena. The often divisive Page
Image screencapped from Bellator broadcast Michael Page has pulled off another spectacular finish at the expense of Giovanni Melillo. Earlier today (Nov. 23), Page and Melillo did battle inside The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. Page was looking to make it two in a row following a highlight reel flying knee knockout over Richard
The opening betting odds have been released for the upcoming UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Dominick Reyes. The UFC made the fight official this week following the original report by BJPenn.com’s own Chris Taylor. The Jones vs. Reyes title fight is expected to headline UFC 247, which is scheduled
Watch Amanda Nunes lay out Holly Holm with a head kick (UFC 245 free fight) [embedded content] (Courtesy of UFC) Widely regarded as the top female fighter in the world, UFC double-champ Amanda Nunes is gearing up for the next defense of her bantamweight belt when she faces Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245 on
Two of the Heavyweight division’s most fearsome punchers will run back their 2018 classic tonight when Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz throw leather in Las Vegas. MMAmania will have LIVE coverage of the main event, which caps off a 9:00 pm Eastern FOX pay-per-view. Wilder (41-0-1, 40 KO) and Ortiz (31-1, 26 KO) put on
4:59 PM ET The UFC is close to finalizing a welterweight bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa on Jan. 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina, per sources. Contracts have not yet been signed, but both sides have agreed to the bout. The 170-pound contest will take place at UFC Fight Night inside PNC Arena.
Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes is a go. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto revealed that UFC president Dana White informed him that Jones will defend his light heavyweight championship against Reyes on Feb. 8. The bout will headline a UFC pay-per-view in Houston, Texas. BJPenn.com‘s Chris Taylor first brought word of the matchup. Jones hasn’t been in
MMA analyst and fighting veteran, Josh Thomson discusses his predictions for this Saturday’s blockbuster Bellator London event with BJPenn.com’s Natasha Hooper. During the interview, Thomson also explained why UFC President Dana White is scared of engaging in a cross-promotion fight and who he believes would win in Bellator vs UFC showdown. When asked which fight