Conor McGregor to star in ‘Road House’ remake Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has landed a leading role in Amazon Studios’ remake of 1989 film “Road House.” Filming begins next month in the Dominican Republic. McGregor will join Jake Gyllenhaal in the cult classic remake. McGregor’s role hasn’t been announced, but it’s been reported
8:00 AM ET A familiar face is back on top. Amanda Nunes, who had occupied the No. 1 spot in the ESPN women’s pound-for-pound rankings for years prior to her being stunningly upset last December by Julianna Peña, has reclaimed her position of supremacy after taking the bantamweight title back from Peña at UFC 277
Conor McGregor has booked a leading role in the Amazon Studios remake of “Road House,” the production company announced on Monday. McGregor joins Jake Gyllenhaal in the reimagining of the 80s cult classic, which begins filming this month in the Dominican Republic. The ex-champ’s role has not been announced, but Deadline reported he will play
Kids aged 12-16 are eligible to join the program which includes weekly, small-group classes over a 6–8 week period. The classes will offer kids with the opportunity to learn various martial arts disciplines, including boxing, kickboxing, muay Thai, wrestling, judo and jiu-jitsu. Classes will accommodate all levels of mixed martial artists. These programs are offered
Former UFC star Paige VanZant has insisted that she has nothing to prove in-between the ropes ahead of her bare-knuckle boxing return later this month. At one point in time, VanZant was considered a hot prospect inside the Octagon. But after going 3-0 under the UFC banner, including a victory over Felice Herrig, “12 Gauge”
Image via @ufc on Instagram (photographer not listed) UFC interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno is willing to fight Deiveson Figueiredo on his home soil. ‘The Assassin Baby’ captured the gold with a stoppage win over Kai Kara-France on Saturday at UFC 277. The bout was a rematch of their previous encounter at UFC 245 in
Former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor was contemplating a jump into the vodka business in Iceland, based on the advice (and existing success) of European strongman Hafthor Julius Bjornsson. But that didn’t make much sense to “Notorious” teammate Artem Lobov, who suggested McGregor stick to his roots and pursue Irish whiskey, a topic he was
DWCS Week 2: 4 finishes, 5 contracts after slow week Last week Dana White handed out just one UFC contract and stern warning that fighters needed to be looking for finishes if they expected to walk out as a UFC fighter. It seems they listened. For week 2, four of the five fights rented in
Newly crowned UFC interim flyweight champion Brandon Moreno was joined by current champ Deiveson Figueiredo and Joe Rogan in the Octagon following his third-round knockout win over Kai Kara France in the co-main event Saturday at UFC 277. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: https://ufc.ac/3u8FIJp Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the
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The fighters of DWCS Season 6, Week 2 took UFC President Dana White’s note. After a trying season-opener that had the UFC boss walking off in a huff, White walked backstage with five contracts for a Tuesday event he called “one of the all-time best.” In the main event, Chris Duncan had White out of
The McConaughey’s launched the Uvalde Relief Fund in June, following the tragic Robb Elementary School shooting in which 21 people were killed and 17 were injured. McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, traveled to his hometown the following week with his family to raise awareness and funds for the families of the victims while launching the
UFC superstar Conor McGregor‘s longtime SBG Ireland teammate, Artem Lobov, claims he’s the one who inspired McGregor’s Proper 12 whiskey business. Lobov is set to release a book regarding his life and career, including his relationship with McGregor. The two had been virtually inseparable while they were both competing, as evidenced by McGregor’s bus attack
UFC featherweight contender, Yair Rodriguez, was having the time of his life during the UFC 277 co-main event between Brandon Moreno and Kai-Kara France this past weekend. The UFC interim flyweight title bout was closely contested between the division’s top two contenders. While the sold-out American Airlines Center waited for the highly anticipated rematch between
Dan Hooker has his sights set on his next potential opponent. Recently looking to turn around his misfortune, “The Hangman” took a trip back down to the 145 pound weight class he once called home after his Lightweight success expired. Hooker’s return didn’t go as planned, dropping a first round technical knockout to Arnold Allen
Amanda Nunes open to Valentina Shevchenko trilogy, thinks Shevchenko lost her last fight Amanda Nunes regained her double-champ status in the UFC 277 main event on Saturday, defeating Julianna Peña by unanimous decision. Prior to Peña defeating Nunes at UFC 269 last December, no one had come close to defeating ‘The Lioness’ except flyweight champion
Jake Paul’s business partner and co-promoter at Most Valuable Promotions Nakisa Bidarian has responded to UFC president Dana White’s reaction to Paul’s scheduled bout with Hasim Rahman Jr. being cancelled. The entire card that was scheduled for this Saturday at Madison Square Garden was scratched after Rahman allegedly had weight cutting issues and wouldn’t make
Terrance McKinney and Erick Gonzalez square off in this lightweight clash between fighters looking to rebound after being on the wrong side of stoppages last time out. After making quick work of Fares Ziam, McKinney made a rapid return to action and took a giant step up in competition, volunteering to face Drew Dober on