Kayla Harrison is disappointed in her performance. Harrison suffered her first career loss in the main event of the 2022 PFL Championship as she dropped a decision to Larissa Pacheco. The fight was competitive but Pacheco was able to do enough to stun Harrison and become the new PFL champ. Harrison – who had defeated
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Paddy Pimblett does fully fit into the usual criteria for a potential Jake Paul opponent. For one, “The Baddy” remains in the prime of his career. Worse yet, he’s still in the midst of his UFC contract, not free to pursue a boxing match without … complications. However, there are some
UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett recently said that he thinks Jake Paul’s boxing matches are ‘fixed,’ and Paul took offense to Pimblett’s comments. “They are a gang of idiots,” Pimblett said about YouTube boxers during an appearance on Pub Talk. “I give Jake Paul his due now, he’s training that much he probably could beat some
With Jiri Prochazka making the decision to vacate the light heavyweight title after suffering an injury that knocked him out of the UFC 282 event with Glover Teixeira, did the UFC make the right call going with Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant championship? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning,
Welterweights occupy the penultimate spot on this weekend’s fight card, as well, as Bryan Barberena looks to extend his winning streak to four when he takes on two-division standout Rafael Dos Anjos. After dropping his first fight following life-saving abdominal surgery in late 2020, “Bam Bam” has collected consecutive victories over Darian Weeks, Matt Brown,
A veteran boxing official has shockingly admitted that he cheated in order to ensure that Manny Pacquiao defeated Nedal Hussein in 2000. Over two decades ago, then-prospect Pacquiao shared the ring with another thought-to-be rising star in “Skinny” Hussein, who was widely expected to establish his name on the global scene soon enough. And in
Brady Hiestand is disappointed he didn’t finish Fernie Garcia but is pleased with how dominant it was. Hiestand was set to fight Garcia at UFC Vegas 65 in his first fight after having knee surgery and coming off TUF. It was the longest layoff of his career but it didn’t appear to impact him as
Kevin Holland ended his short-lived “retirement” to fight karate specialist, Stephen Thompson, in UFC Orlando’s main event this weekend (Sat., Dec. 3, 2022) inside Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Before then, let’s take a trip down Memory Lane to see one of “Trailblazer’s” best performances inside the Octagon to date. Back in 2020, Holland found
Santiago Ponzinibbio weighs in on Canelo Alvarez Lionel Messi World Cup drama The World Cup is underway and it seems that everyone is watching. And everyone is getting involved in the drama too. Over the weekend legendary Mexican boxer, Canelo Alvarez, went after Argentinian soccer legend, Lionel Messi for disrespecting the Mexican shirt and flag
Henry Cejudo has completed six months of drug testing to become eligible to compete in the UFC again, and he’s targeting a title fight in his return to action after two years of retirement. According to Cejudo’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, the UFC has promised that his next fight will come against reigning bantamweight champion Aljamain
A list of UFC’s most exciting fights wouldn’t be complete without including “The Highlight” himself Justin Gaethje. Gaethje closed out an epic night of fights in The Ultimate Fighter 25 season finale, that saw Jesse Taylor defeat Dhiego Lima to become The Ultimate Fighter, in a Fight of the Night earning bout against Michael Johnson.
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson will have Jack Black accompanying him for his UFC Orlando walkout. Thompson will face Kevin Holland in the UFC Orlando main event this Saturday. He returns following a long absence since a loss to Belal Muhammad last December. Along with his inside-the-Octagon elite-level striking, Thompson is also known
Conor McGregor is not impressed that his longtime friend Artem Lobov is suing him for millions over Proper No. 12 Whiskey. ‘The Russian Hammer’ recently came out and said that he was instrumental in the development of McGregor’s Proper No. 12 Irish Whiskey venture. “The selling point of my book will be the Proper 12
Just months away from birthday No. 40, former Welterweight title challenger, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, will look to begin a final climb to the top when he takes on Kevin Holland in UFC Orlando’s main event this weekend (Sat., Dec. 3, 2022) inside Amway Center. The 170-pound division will also host a guaranteed war between Rafael
Jiri Prochazka vacated the UFC light heavyweight title after suffering a shoulder injury that forced him out of the UFC 282 main event against Glover Teixeira. With the title vacated, former champion and No. 2 ranked contender Jan Blachowicz and No. 3 ranked Magomed Ankalaev will compete for the championship in the UFC 282 headliner
The Mixed Martial Arts Hour is back in your life! Below is a rundown of Monday’s show, which begins at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. UK time. 1 p.m. ET: Recapping the weekend with the 2022 PFL Championships, news and picks. 2 p.m.: Heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury will talk
9:12 AM ET The UFC returns to Florida this weekend for the first time since UFC 273 in April. UFC Fight Night takes place at Orlando’s Amway Center on Saturday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPN+) with an intriguing card for fight fans to peruse. This will be the first UFC Fight Night event held
UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley could’ve made a lucrative payout if he was allowed to bet on a recent UFC 281 fight. O’Malley defeated former bantamweight champion, Petr Yan, at UFC 280 last month. He’s now the top contender in the stacked 135lb division and could get a title shot for his next Octagon appearance.