Well, I didn’t get canned after my first Midnight Mania, so you’re stuck with me for the next three days at least. Let’s get to it. So Jake Paul is having a little trouble. He’s booked to fight at Madison Square Garden on August 6. But we ‘re not sure if he’s going to have
Jake Paul admits Hasim Rahman Jr. got the better of him in lone sparring session YouTube creator turned professional boxer Jake Paul is scheduled to face Hasim Rahman Jr. on August 6 at Madison Square Garden, but it won’t be the first time he’s been in the ring with him. Before Paul’s second professional boxing
A sizzling summer gets even hotter with a championship doubleader. In the main event, Julianna Peña attempts to defend her UFC bantamweight championship for the first time against the woman she took the belt from, all-time great Amanda Nunes. In another rematch with gold on the line, Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France battle for the
#UFC middleweight Dricus Du Plessis speaks with reporters following his hard fought decision win over Brad Tavares at #UFC276, talks why that performance will age so well, wanting a fight with Kelvin Gastelum, or a top-10 opponent, and more. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe
11:34 AM ET Few would dispute that UFC men’s featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and former champ Max Holloway are the two best 145-pounders in MMA. Right behind them? We might find out on Saturday afternoon, when Brian Ortega meets Yair Rodriguez in a matinee main event of UFC Fight Night in Elmont, New York. Ortega
Jan Blachowicz is not happy Jiri Prochazka wants a rematch with Glover Teixeira. Former champ Blachowicz on Monday called out the current titleholder, reminding him of his words about their potential fight and adding a jab about his code. “‘Jan is for me the biggest challenge’ – your words,” Blachowicz wrote several hours after Prochazka’s
Said Nurmagomedov said he was going to gun for a first-round finish of Douglas Silva de Andrade, and while he didn’t get it, he went for it, and then settled in for a three-round win that put his UFC record at 5-1. And while that’s an impressive slate, unfortunately, inactivity kept him from capitalizing on
Georges St-Pierre may be done fighting — but if he did ultimately decide to return, he has his eyes on three particular fighters. During a recent interview with ESPN, GSP was asked about a potential return to the Octagon. The Canadian sports legend was adamant that he’s done with professional fighting, but still entertained the
Image via @bareknucklefc on Instagram (photographer not listed) BKFC women’s flyweight contender Paige VanZant will return in August. ’12 Gauge’ signed to BKFC in August 2020, in a shocking move. While she was a star in the UFC, she had never competed in boxing, bare-knuckle, or otherwise to that point. She was set for her
This weekend’s (Sat., July 16, 2022) UFC Long Island’s main event could be providing us with the next Featherweight title challenger, according to Yair Rodriguez. Set to battle Brian Ortega, a win for either man will get them back in the win column after each tasting defeat against both men recently involved in the last
Watch Brian Ortega tap out Cub Swanson | UFC Long Island Free Fight Back in 2017, UFC featherweight Brian Ortega put on a fight to remember, defeating opponent Cub Swanson in a main event bout via second-round submission to earn both Performance and Fight of the Night honors. Ortega is set to headline UFC Long
8:00 AM ET Since the last update to the ESPN divisional rankings, Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski solidified their positions with victories at UFC 276. Both both fighters already were No. 1 in their respective top 10s, though, so there was nowhere for them to rise. Then there’s Alex Pereira. He also fought on the
Jalin Turner believes he is on the cusp of title contention. This past weekend, Turner delivered arguably the best performance of his career, submitting Brad Riddell in just 45 seconds at UFC 276. The win was Turner’s fifth in a row, all of them earned by finish, and it propelled him to No. 14 in
Dos Anjos got credited for a takedown early in round three even though Fiziev was barely on the mat, and once “Ataman” got free, it was back to leading the striking sequences behind his thudding kicks. RDA did get into a nice striking rhythm in the final minute, though, showing that this fight was far
Chael Sonnen has taken issue with some of the recent comments Henry Cejudo directed at UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Following Adesanya’s unanimous decision victory over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276, former two-weight UFC champion Henry Cejudo criticized the performance and suggested the promotion should stop “pushing” the 32-year-old. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Sonnen
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 58 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Rafael Fiziev. Dos Anjos (31-13 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring decision victories over Paul Felder and Renato Moicano. The former UFC lightweight champion is looking to
As a former teammate and then rival of Jon Jones, Rashad Evans has a lot of insight into “Bones” as the former light heavyweight champion prepares to return as a heavyweight sometime in the fall of 2022. Rashad also knows what it’s like to take a long break from fighting and then compete again. He
Henry Cejudo on Israel Adesanya: ‘He hypes a lot and doesn’t deliver’ Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has taken over the 185-pound division, but former two-division champion Henry Cejudo hasn’t been impressed with “The Last Stylebender.” Adesanya successfully defended his title in the UFC 276 main event, defeating Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision. Cejudo considers Adesanya