Conor McGregor continues to tweet up a storm, challenging this fighter and that to bouts that never materialize. His latest social media contribution to the conversation came following UFC 244 where he responded to some pretty fiery words from BMF champ Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal once again questioned Conor’s willingness to sign a fight against him.
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UFC welterweight standout Jorge Masvidal captured the promotions new BFM Title at tonight’s UFC 244 event by defeating Nate Diaz via TKO. While it was a spectacular performance from ‘Gamebred’, who dropped Diaz on multiple occasions throughout the fight, Masvidal’s performance was seemingly overshadowed by the bouts controversial finish. At the end of the third
12:55 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Nate Diaz might be a bad man, but he’s not the baddest. At least not for now. That distinction belongs to veteran welterweight Jorge Masvidal as of Saturday, as he soundly defeated Nate Diaz via third-round TKO. The non-title welterweight bout, which was promoted as a BMF belt fight,
Not to be overshadowed by last night’s (Sat., Nov. 2, 2019) massive UFC 244 PPV event on ESPN+ from New York City (results HERE), was a light heavyweight boxing match between the great Canelo Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 KOs) and WBO champion Sergey Kovalev (34-2-1, 29 KOs). In fact, the main event title fight, which aired
Image via DAZN broadcast Canelo Alvarez has captured gold in another division at the expense of Sergey Kovalev. Having won boxing gold as a light middleweight, middleweight, and super middleweight, Alvarez wanted a piece of light heavyweight gold. To do so, he needed to take the WBO title from Kovalev in Las Vegas. Mission accomplished.
Dana White flip-flopped on Nate Diaz’s fight-ending cut (UFC 244 video) [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Like most people watching, UFC president Dana White was initially upset at that the ringside doctor called a stop to Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz’s battle for the BMF belt. That was until he saw just how bad
Image via @UFC on Twitter The Octagon returns to Madison Square Garden this evening for UFC 244, a pay-per-view event headlined by a welterweight fight between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. The winner of tonight’s UFC 244 main event between Diaz and Masvidal will be awarded the promotions new BMF Title by none other than
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Retired MMA fighter and current Bellator analyst Chael Sonnen believes Nate Diaz has one big advantage over Jorge Masvidal. Tonight (Nov. 2), Masvidal and Diaz will clash in the main event of UFC 244. “Gamebred” and the Stockton native are vying for the BMF championship, which is
9:23 AM ET UFC heavyweight Walt Harris will not compete against Alistair Overeem in the scheduled UFC Washington headliner Dec. 7, Harris’ manager Jason House told ESPN on Friday. Harris’ stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard, 19, has been missing since Oct. 24. Harris alerted the public last week of Blanchard’s status via social media, and the MMA
The action spills over into the boxing ring later this evening (Sat., Nov. 2, 2019) live on DAZN from inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Canelo Alvarez (52-1-2, 35 KOs) puts his middleweight reign on hold to move up in weight and challenge WBO light heavyweight king Sergey Kovalev (34-1-1, 29
Will Nick Diaz show for Nate Diaz at UFC 244? [embedded content] (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) A question that Nate Diaz continually gets asked is if his brother Nick Diaz will be in his corner. In the past, Nick hasn’t been allowed to be in Nate’s corner. This question has been asked leading up to
The New York State Athletic Commission has issued a statement regarding Kelvin Gastelum’s controversial weigh-in for UFC 244. The former interim middleweight title challenger, Gastelum, required the use of a towel during today’s weigh-ins and appeared to lean on his coach while on the scale. The footage of today’s weigh-in sparked a ton of controversy
5:47 PM ET MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal is standing in the parking lot of an apartment complex, his eyes scanning the top of a five-story building for his old balcony. The exterior of this building used to be “flamingo pink,” he says, but the paint has peeled over time, giving way to the dull gray
MMA News Colby Covington says he is itching to get his hands on Jorge Masvidal. Covington and Masvidal were once friends and training partners at American Top Team. Things turned sour after Covington blasted Masvidal for calling out UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Masvidal claims the friendship went south when Covington refused to pay a
UFC 244 Live Results: Masvidal vs. Diaz (Results & Fight Stats) (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 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz bout from Madison Square Garden in New York City, is scheduled to
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Earlier today at the UFC 245 press conference in New York City, Colby Covington once again drew attention to himself via his usual loudmouth tactics. As usual, Covington went after all possible options, including a shot at half of UFC 244’s main event in Jorge Masvidal, who’s also his former training
Eddie Alvarez has found himself a new apprentice. The former UFC champion is going to teach his MMA skills to basketball star Ben Simmons, following the crazy NBA brawl. Philadelphia 76er, Joel Embiid went head-to-head with Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns during a basketball match. As the fight ensured, fellow basketball players, rallied around the
4:15 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York State Athletic Commission will take disciplinary action against UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum after it determined the fighter “made contact with another person while on the scale” during the UFC 244 official weigh-in Friday. Gastelum’s middleweight bout against Darren Till on Saturday is not in jeopardy. Gastelum