Josh Barnett reacts to Phil Baroni murder claim: ‘He was too much to handle and so scattered’ Josh Barnett, a combat sports legend, has weighed in on the news that Phil Baroni allegedly murdered his girlfriend in Mexico. “The news about Phil Baroni is terrible and incredibly tragic as well,” Barnett tweeted after the news
8:34 AM ET SAITAMA, JAPAN — MANNY PACQUIAO, flanked by family and security, came out of an elevator and passed through a holding area for MMA fighters before they made their ring walk. To the boxing legend’s right, former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was on a knee, trying to help Bellator’s AJ McKee put
Ex-UFC fighter Alan Belcher will get the opportunity to add some gold to his resume when he fights BKFC heavyweight champion Arnold Adams at an upcoming event scheduled on Feb. 24 in New Orleans. The event will take place at the Pontchartrain Convention and Civic Center. Belcher, who retired from mixed martial arts competition back
MMA journalist Ariel Helwani feels Dana White has a lot to answer for with his family after being caught on video hitting his wife. White and his wife got into a physical altercation last weekend while celebrating New Year’s Eve at a party in Mexico. A verbal argument turned into a physical one when his
Former UFC heavyweight competitor Brendan Schaub weighed in on the issue with Bellator and Rizin FF cross-promotional events. The issue is being addressed after both promotions collided on Dec. 31 in Japan. The night of fights ended up being a clean sweep for Scott Coker and his team, going 5-0 against Rizin’s best. Coker was
UFC flyweight Charles Johnson opened as the -134 betting favorite against returning 125-pound submission specialist Jimmy Flick, but then ballooned to a whopping -549 in a short period of time, sending Twitter into a tizzy about the possibility of another James Krause scenario at UFC Vegas 67. Krause and a handful of his fighters were
Henry Cejudo releases training footage ahead of UFC return When former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo announced his retirement in May 2020, ‘Triple C’ held the bantamweight championship. In May 2022, he re-entered the USADA testing pool preparing for a return. The 35-year old is expected to face current champion Aljamain Sterling this spring and
Dariush came back from Abu Dhabi with the win and a spot as one of the clear-cut top lightweights on the planet. He’s since turned his attention toward training for a new opponent and will have his eyes on what happens between Makhachev and Volkanovski at UFC 284. “I believe Makhachev will win, but Volkanovski
The man that handed Alex Pereira his lone MMA loss accepts the glory that comes from it, but he also wants to detach himself a little bit. Quemuel Ottoni was 3-0 in MMA when he submitted Alex Pereira in 2015. The future UFC middleweight champion already had won a kickboxing belt in Brazil, and he
Some people are of the impression that Chael Sonnen feels postponing the Cincinnati Bengals/Buffalo Bills NFL game after safety Damar Hamlin’s shocking injury was a mistake. The highly anticipated Bengals/Bills Monday Night Football game came to a screeching halt after Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest after a big hit. After CPR was administered and Hamlin was
Oscar De La Hoya has reacted to Dana White’s rough New Year’s Eve in Mexico. Over the weekend, the UFC president was captured on video getting into an altercation with his wife at a nightclub. White’s wife, Anna, slapped the promoter in the midst of an argument. In response, he landed several slaps, at which
The MMA world is still reeling over recent footage released by TMZ showing UFC president Dana White slapping his wife at a Cabo San Lucas nightclub on New Years Eve. But outside of our combat sports bubble, the incident is generating very little mainstream traction. Aside from some light web coverage, the UFC’s broadcast partner
Phil Baroni arrested in Mexico for allegedly murdering girlfriend Former UFC fighter Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico and charged with homicide for allegedly murdering his girlfriend in a hotel room. Mexican news outlet Tribuna De La Bahia first reported the news. According to the report, Baroni, 46, flagged down law enforcement in the
After Barboza kicked off the main card in Rio with a bang, Aldo closed it out with a celebration amongst the crowd. On a collision course since their days in the WEC, Aldo and Mendes finally crossed paths inside the Octagon, with the challenger going on the road in his quest to claim championship gold.
Mike Perry has made no secret of his desire to box Jake Paul. But not until 2023 did he claim that desire materialized into a contract. Perry posted what he claimed to be a bout agreement to box Paul up to eight three-minute rounds at an event on Feb. 18, 2023 (or another date Paul’s
It’s safe to say that Oscar De La Hoya‘s relationship with UFC President Dana White is still far from repaired. White and his wife were caught on camera having a physical altercation at a Cabo San Lucas nightclub on New Year’s Eve. He slapped his wife after she struck him amidst a drunken argument. Many
UFC and PRIDE veteran Phil Baroni has been arrested in Mexico for allegedly murdering his girlfriend, according to multiple reports. The Tribuna De La Bahia, a Mexican outlet, reported on Tuesday that Baroni allegedly killed his girlfriend inside their hotel room. The report states that Baroni was under the influence of alcohol and drugs. When
A.J. McKee went all out for his RIZIN debut this past weekend (Dec. 31, 2022). The former Bellator Featherweight champion is accustomed to getting unique walkouts in his promotion, but for his first fight in a Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) environment, it was time to up the ante. McKee walked to the ring bodied