UFC and WWE legend Ken Shamrock proved his six-pack abs are here to stay. The combat sports legend, now 55 years old, recently flaunted a physique that would make people half his age jealous. Ken Shamrock is 55-years-old. pic.twitter.com/MY1O8yDmOe — Ryan Satin (@ryansatin) October 18, 2019 The UFC Hall of Famer is an MMA legend
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11:48 AM ET ESPN.com staff Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show will feature a combination of MMA and wrestling conversation on Monday as he looks back at Friday’s controversial UFC Fight Night card in Boston and looks ahead to Tyson Fury’s future in WWE. Fury and Triple H will be among the guests. Watch the show on
Retired boxing icon and former cage-fighting promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, is facing allegations of sexual assault, as well as a lawsuit for sexual battery, gender violence, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. That’s according to a report from TMZ. The plaintiff is protected by the alias “Jane Doe” in the wake of her
Fernando Quiles Jr., MMA News Ever since Rory MacDonald fought to a draw against Jon Fitch and said he can’t pull the trigger anymore and he doesn’t have the killer instinct anymore. So, many thought his fighting future was up in the air. Yet, in his next fight, he put all that behind him and
Former UFC dual-division champion Conor McGregor has scheduled a press conference for Thursday in Moscow. There are few details known about the specifics of McGregor’s appearance in Russia, but his website, The Mac Life, published a statement regarding the press conference. “McGregor will meet with reporters on October 24. This is the first such event
Image via onefc.com Nate Diaz is set to face Jorge Masvidal for the ‘BMF’ belt at UFC 244 on Saturday 2nd, November. If he wins, many believe he deserves a title shot against the winner of Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington. But according to Ben Askren, the ‘Stockton Slapper’ won’t be getting a title shot
5:21 PM ET Steve KimESPN Dustin Poirier‘s future is a little unclear after his loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov on Sept. 7 at UFC 242. After falling short of his UFC lightweight championship aspirations in Abu Dhabi, Poirier is intent on fighting his way back to the top — but for the time being, his next
Image Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC president Dana White is liking what he’s seeing from Maycee Barber. Barber has been making a name for herself in the strawweight division. While Barber is considered a prospect at the moment, she plans on becoming a top contender and eventually a world champion. In fact,
As he prepares to close out 2019, lightweight Nick Newell feels like the year has played out just about as well as it could have. In two bouts this year, Newell has finished both fights in the first round, and feels he is about at the highest point he has been in his career. “Things
It ain’t always easy being the bad guy. Colby Covington has done such a good job of trolling the mixed martial arts world that even his fellow teammates at American Top Team seem to be getting sick of his bulls**t. For a long time, gym unity prevailed. If anyone had issues with Covington, they kept
Greg Hardy has sparked controversy in the MMA sphere after using an inhaler during his UFC Boston fight. The heavyweight fight against Ben Sosoli was ruled a no-contest because Hardy used an inhaler in between the second and third round. So why is it that inhalers aren’t allowed during UFC competitions without prior-approval? Beta-2 Agonists
Oct 18, 2019 Four fights into his UFC career, former NFL star Greg Hardy continues to find himself at the center of controversy. A heavyweight bout between Hardy (5-1) and Ben Sosoli (7-2) ended in a no-contest Friday at UFC Fight Night in Boston because of Hardy’s unapproved use of an inhaler between the second
Image via Colby Covington’s Twitter account Colby Covington has refuted Jorge Masvidal’s claims that he has ripped off one of the American Top Team coaches and attributes the accusation to a case of desperate self-promotion. Colby “Chaos” Covington has never been one to mince words when speaking about any subject or any individual, and that
Shortly following Dominick Reyes’s quick knockout of Chris Weidman at UFC on ESPN 6 on Friday, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to social media to unleash on his fellow fighters. Jon Jone shredded former middleweight champs Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold “Before you guys come to my weight class and start talking s–t, make
After Jon Jones returned from his second USADA suspension, he made it a point to keep a busy schedule. He knocked out three fights in just seven months, and probably would have added a fourth by the end of 2019 had there been any contenders worthy of fighting him. Unfortunately, Jones’ desire to make up
Former UFC heavyweight title challengers Gabriel Gonzaga and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva collided in tonight’s BKFC 8 main event. Silva and Gonzaga will clash for five 2-minute rounds, this unless someone goes down sooner. Gabriel Gonzaga (17-12 MMA) was last seen in action at ‘Russian Cagefighting Championship 2’ in May of 2018, where he suffered a
1:18 AM ET Ariel Helwani Close ESPN Staff Writer Ariel Helwani is an MMA reporter at ESPN. Follow him on Twitter at @arielhelwani. Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun ESPN MMA writers Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto and Jeff Wagenheim break down
Image Credit: Pat Scaasi/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images Daniel Cormier doesn’t believe Jon Jones would run through Dominick Reyes. Reyes was in action last night (Oct. 18). He took on former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC Boston. “The Devastator” earned a first-round TKO victory. After the bout, Reyes called