Veteran referee Marc Goddard chose to keep quiet when former UFC interim champ Colby Covington attacked him, even after two weeks’ worth of “incalculable” abuse from the public. Goddard said Covington’s response to his performance in the UFC 245 title fight against champ Kamaru Usman was “totally and utterly inappropriate, abusive,” and “threatening.” As a
Scott Holtzman always seemed to be one fight away from making noise in the ultra-tough lightweight division but couldn’t quite get over the hump. Last Saturday night was his one fight away against Jim Miller, but this time, Holtzman slugged out the victory, picked up his first post-fight performance bonus, and with five wins in
Stephen R. Sylvanie, USA TODAY, Sports Referee Marc Goddard has defended his decision to stop the Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington bout. Back in Dec. 2019, Usman and Covington collided for the UFC welterweight championship. This was the first title defense in Usman’s reign. After four rounds of back-and-forth action, Usman took over in the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Henry Cejudo’s shtick is well-established at this point. “Triple C” acts as obnoxiously and — dare I say it? — cringey as possible for attention. It distracts from the fact that Cejudo is an astoundingly talented and accomplished athlete, but Cejudo is chasing dollar bills, and he’s kept his trash talk
In light of the recent coronavirus outbreak, ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong has decided to close the door on the promotion’s next event in Singapore. “More than ever, the world needs hope and strength right now,” Sityodtong wrote on Facebook. “Let us unite as a country and let us show strength as a continent to conquer
Image: UFC on Instagram Al Iaquinta is looking to get back to his winning ways and believes fellow former lightweight title challenger Dustin Poirier is the guy that should be standing across the Octagon from him. Following his title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov — which he took on a little over a day’s notice after
10:43 AM ET Much of the sports world will focus its attention on Las Vegas on Saturday night for a heavyweight boxing rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder. Both fighters are undefeated, with their first bout ending in a draw in December 2018. Fury will join Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday to discuss
ONE Championship will move forward with their next card scheduled for Singapore on Feb. 28, but the show will take place behind closed doors with no fans in attendance due to the coronavirus outbreak. ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong confirmed the news on Monday in a lengthy post on his Facebook page. “In light of the
Merab Dvalishvili officially connected with 12 of his 24 takedown attempts against Casey Kenney, joining Georges St-Pierre, Demetrious Johnson, and Colby Covington as the only fighters in UFC history to land 10+ takedowns in a fight on two or more occasions. His 12 takedowns in the same fight broke the UFC/WEC bantamweight record, 11, set
Image Credit: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Corey Anderson didn’t take long to weigh in on his UFC Rio Rancho loss. Anderson had an opportunity to make a strong case for a UFC light heavyweight title shot. For months, Anderson expressed his belief that he was being overlooked. He forced the UFC brass and
Former Bellator and UFC smashing machine, Hector Lombard, made a successful transition to the world of bare-knuckle boxing last weekend in “The Sunshine State,” capturing a unanimous decision win over fellow MMA import David Mundell. Watch a clip of their BKFC 10 brawl-for-all in the video above. “I was aggressive, and I scored the points,”
When it comes to his second-round TKO of Miles Johns at UFC 247 on Feb. 8, bantamweight Mario Bautista feels the fight went about as well as it possibly could have. So now he’s zeroing in on fighting in Las Vegas in front of his home state crowd. Most importantly, not only did Bautista get
UFC legend Diego Sanchez returned to the Octagon at last night’s UFC Rio Rancho event for a welterweight scrap with Michel Pereira. The highly anticipated bout served as the co-main event of the evening. After a wild opening few seconds, Pereira was able to establish himself as the dominant force throughout the majority of rounds
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11:29 PM ET Jan Blachowicz knew he needed to make a serious statement Saturday to even have the slightest shot at UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. And that’s exactly what he did. Blachowicz (26-8) recorded the 16th finish of his professional career, as he knocked out Corey Anderson (13-5) with a devastating right hand
A Muay Hardcore event not only produced a stunning highlight-reel stoppage, but a miraculous referee performance. Kickboxer So Sovarathana set up an elbow that sent Neymar toppling to the canvas, out on his feet. Neymar might have bounced off the canvas violently were it not for the quick thinking of the ref, who used his