Bellator fighter Dillon Danis took to social media earlier today where he proclaimed that the next time he sees Ariel Helwani, he plans on dropping him. The jiu-jitsu standout, Danis, took to Twitter with the following message for the popular ESPN journalist. next time i see @arielhelwani pic.twitter.com/zg2jzmgoEH — Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) April 23, 2020
A new report names Jacksonville, Fla., as the host of the UFC 249 pay-per-view event on May 9. Wrestling Observer Newsletter on Thursday said the 15,000-seat VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena will host of the stacked fight card, which is headlined by an interim lightweight title bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. The UFC did
7:21 PM ET Halle Berry found out the hard way about the perils of being in the cage with Valentina Shevchenko, one of the world’s best MMA fighters. Berry, the Hollywood A-lister, said Tuesday on “The Tonight Show” that she “broke some bones” during a movie fight scene last year with Shevchenko, the UFC women’s
“We’ve been in the valley for 27 years providing service to medical facilities, and when this broke out, we had the equipment and the staff and when we reached out there was a need for it,” Zundel said. “We reached out to the UFC when we got the locations and the UFC provided this location
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Former UFC “champ-champ” Daniel Cormier is using his time to give back to youth wrestling. Cormier finished fourth in the 2004 Olympics in wrestling. He also made the 2008 team as a captain but was forced out due to kidney issues. “DC” went on to become a
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Patricio Freire is one of the most accomplished fighters on the Bellator roster. A double-champ at Lightweight and Featherweight with five total title defenses at 145-pounds, Freire has made his mark as one of the best on the planet without ever competing inside the Octagon. “Pitbull” has always seemed rather content
Flashback Fight: BJ Penn submits Matt Hughes to win welterweight title [embedded content] BJ Penn and Matt Hughes kicked off their memorable rivalry at UFC 46 for the welterweight championship. They would eventually fight three times throughout their careers. Their UFC 46 bout would mark Penn’s welterweight debut. He dramatically defeated Hughes to win the
Justin Gaethje says he wasn’t happy the UFC announced he would be fighting on May 9 before he was ever offered the bout. Gaethje originally agreed to fight Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18 for the interim lightweight title. Yet, the event was canceled and the promotion moved the event to May 9. Following
The coronavirus pandemic has forced everyone to adapt to a new routine over the past few weeks and months worldwide, and that includes anti-doping agents. As the UFC plans to kick off a series weekly events, beginning with UFC 249 on May 9, the United States Anti-Doping Agency said it’s monitoring the situation as they
7:52 AM ET While the lightweight and welterweight divisions might be considered the most competitive in the UFC right now, the bantamweight division is hardly lacking in intrigue or talent. Champion Henry Cejudo has become one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in MMA, and his next title defense is tentatively scheduled for May 9 against
“That’s a triple edged sword,” said Carter. “Let me explain one thing. As far as pimp, it’s not the one you’re talking about, ‘pimps up, hoes down’, and things like that. I’m talking about Paper In My Pocket. PIMP. That’s pimp. And as far as role models go, I don’t want to be a role
Image Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC play-by-play ace Jon Anik feels the UFC will be able to pull off its planned May 9 event. On April 18, the UFC was scheduled to hold an event inside the Tachi Palace Casino Resort in California. It was set to be UFC 249
Endeavor talent and media agency is roughly $4.6 billion in debt, which is to be expected considering it paid over $4 billion for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the world’s premiere mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, back in 2016. I’m sure owners Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell were hoping to pay down some of that debt
Flashback Fight: Randy Couture retains title after war with Pedro Rizzo at UFC 31 [embedded content] In what most considered the fight of the year in 2001, Randy Couture and Pedro Rizzo faced off for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 31 in Atlantic City. The event took place at Mark G. Etess Arena at
Watch the top knockouts and submissions from Dustin Poirier’s professional MMA career. Poirier faces lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in a title unification bout on Saturday, September 7 live on Pay-Per-View. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. To start
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Tony Ferguson boss move for UFC 249 weight-cutting, Israel Adesany responds to Tyron Woodley talking about him, Felicia Spencer diasppointed by Amanda Nunes UFC 249, Rachael Ostovich and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports daily about the latest
Image Credit: Paulo Costa’s Instagram (@borrachinhamma) Paulo Costa is not a fan of the New York State Athletic Commission and USADA and says he won’t be fighting in New York anytime soon. Back at UFC 212 and 217, Costa got in trouble by the commission and USADA as his doctor gave him an IV to