Image via @ufc on Instagram Jorge Masvidal held his UFC 244 open workout on Wednesday and did the exact opposite of working out. Masvidal came out and said he wanted to be entertained so he got coach Mike Brown to go into the crowd and find the toughest guys to box each other. But, to
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Jul 8, 2019 Jorge Masvidal had one of the all-time great knockouts on Saturday, landing a flying knee strike on his opponent, Ben Askren, just five seconds into the UFC 239 bout. The result was the fastest knockout in UFC history. Masvidal, who trains with American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, did not come
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Bellator president Scott Coker denies that Rory MacDonald’s Bellator contract is up. MacDonald competed on the Bellator 232 card this past Saturday night (Oct. 26). “Red King” put his welterweight gold on the line against Douglas Lima in a rematch. This also serves as the final bout in the Bellator
We’re just a few more days away from one of the most-anticipated pay-per-view (PPV) events of the year, as UFC 244 is set to go down inside Madison Square Garden in New York City this Saturday night (Nov. 2, 2019). The event — which is available through ESPN+ — is set to feature a Welterweight
Darren Till travel issues delay his arrival for UFC 244, back-up fighter in place Darren Till’s middleweight debut is going to be cut close after visa issues caused a delay in his travel to New York for this weekend’s UFC 244. Normally a welterweight, Till is scheduled to face Kelvin Gastelum in the UFC 244
A few months after being released by the UFC, former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano has signed a multifight deal with Bellator. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani revealed the signing on Tuesday, noting that Zingano is expected to compete in Bellator’s featherweight division. Her debut date and opponent are not yet finalized. Her signing with
9:43 PM ET The highly anticipated middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa is in jeopardy. Costa underwent surgery on his left biceps in early October, his manager, Wallid Ismail, told ESPN. UFC president Dana White first revealed the surgery news on the YouTube show “The Schmo and The Pro.” According to Ismail,
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor is a man of many talents and personalities. Online, he’s just as likely to to trash an opponent as he is promote Proper 12 whiskey, but there’s also always a fair chance that McGregor takes the time to self-analyze or give his own insight into the sport he quickly
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News It has been just over a year since Ben Askren was traded to the UFC for Demetrious Johnson who was going to ONE Championship. Immediately, people wondered who got the better of the deal, and since the trade Askren has gone 1-2 while Johnson has gone 3-0. Even though Askren
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will put the BMF belt on the winner of Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz Former WWE wrestler and current Hollywood superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will put the BMF belt around the waist of the winner of the UFC 244 main event between Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz. Masvidal and Diaz
Image via @benaskren on Instagram Two straight losses haven’t derailed Ben Askren’s confidence. Askren retired in 2017 because he could not get a shot in the UFC to prove he was the best welterweight in the world. Yet, this year that all changed. He made his Octagon debut in March with a submission win over
3:42 PM ET One of the biggest stars in Hollywood will bestow the BMF belt on the main event winner at UFC 244 on Saturday. Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, confirmed Tuesday in an Instagram Live video with UFC president Dana White that he will be putting the mythical “baddest m—–f—–” title on
Image Credit: Al Bello/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Hollywood star, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, will crown the winner of UFC 244’s main event with the BMF championship. Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz will do battle for the one-time-only title. The action will be held inside Madison Square Garden in New York City this Saturday
Super necessary? United States President Donald Trump is expected to attend the upcoming UFC 244: “Masvidal vs. Diaz” pay-per-view (PPV) event, going down this Sat. night (Nov. 2, 2019) inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. That’s according to New York Times reporter Annie Karni. Trump has been a longtime supporter of UFC dating
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With the ‘BMF’ title on the line in the main event of Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244, the man who created the belt, says it’s the only belt he’s focused on. In a taped interview with Ariel Helwani of ESPN, Diaz discussed why the ‘BMF’ title matters most and why he gives
6:36 PM ET Nate Diaz is cleared and will fight Jorge Masvidal on Saturday despite an atypical drug-test finding. But the controversial UFC welterweight star is now calling into question the validity of the tests administered by USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner. Speaking for the first time since a startling announcement last week saying he
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ben Askren is now 1-2 under the UFC banner and he is giving retirement a consideration. Askren was hoping to rebound from his five-second knockout loss to Jorge Masvidal back in July. To do that, he needed to get past Demian Maia at UFC Singapore this