Anthony Pettis and Kayla Harrison were among eight PFL fighters who cashed six-figure purses during the promotion’s recent three-week stop in Atlanta. In total, 60 fighters competed during the three-week run, which covered PFL 4 on June 17, PFL 5 on June 24, and PFL 6 on July 1, all of which took place in
An epic battle and epic war was exactly what Turcios got when he collided with Hiestand at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Chikadze on August 28, 2021. Hiestand was able to find early success with his grappling, getting Turcios to the floor on multiple occasions. Turcios was able to get back to his feet each
James Krause won’t say he is retired but says it is unlikely he will fight again. Krause has not fought since October of 2020 when he beat Claudio Silva by decision. He took that fight and the fight prior on short notice as he has been busy coaching. Although he has not officially retired he
Love means never having to say you’re sorry. UFC fandom, however, requires a public apology every time you hurt someone’s feelings. Probably because of that whole “man in the arena” thing. Just remember that little speech the next time you’re unhappy with the shrimp scampi at Red Lobster. If you’re not a cook, if you
Jake Paul was supposed to box Tommy Fury on August 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, but the fight was suddenly cancelled. In an interview with ESPN, Paul explained what happened and placed the blame squarely on Fury. “This is typical Tommy Fury behavior of pulling out of fights, being scared to
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jędrzejczyk has backed two-time opponent Zhang Weili‘s claim to a title shot but admitted that Carla Esparza’s ‘fear’ may get in the way. At UFC 275 last month, Jędrzejczyk collided with Zhang in a much-anticipated rematch. While the spinning backfist that ended the contest in the second round left
7:45 PM ET The UFC is putting together a new co-main event for its return to the United Kingdom. Darren Till is out of the scheduled middleweight co-headliner against Jack Hermansson at UFC London on July 23 due to an undisclosed injury, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Hermansson will remain on the card, and UFC.com
Rafael Fiziev wants to remind Conor McGregor that real life striking is a lot different than the movies. Ahead of his headlining bout with Rafael dos Anjos on Saturday at UFC Vegas 58, Fiziev found himself in a lively Twitter discussion with “The Notorious” after McGregor commented on a tweet that featured Fiziev in action.
“I won the fight and I hadn’t told Firas,” he said with a chuckle. “We get back to the hotel and I’m like, ‘I just bought a house two weeks ago,’ and he was like, ‘Are you crazy?! You’ve been house shopping?! Do you know how much stress that is?!’ “I’m finally in a place
Conor McGregor and Rafael Fiziev went back and forth on social media about axe kicking and how to defend kicks. With Fiziev set to headline this Saturday’s UFC Vegas 58, a highlight reel of his defense on kicks was shared online. McGregor then saw and offered his thoughts on how he would go about landing
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Israel Adesanya fired back at Chris Pratt on Wednesday following the actor’s comments on Adesanya’s performance at UFC 276 this past weekend. Despite going five rounds with a dangerous contender in Jared Cannonier “Last Stylebender” has caught some flack for not scoring a finish. Adesanya had talked a lot of game
Chris Weidman: ‘I plan on coming back,’ details ESPN E60 documentary Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman plans to return to the octagon later this year. Weidman suffered a horrific broken leg at UFC 261 in April 2021 in the opening moments of a bout against Uriah Hall. He underwent surgery and has been on
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Brian Ortega vs Yair Rodrigez revealed by Ariel Helwani, the UFC is looking finalize it soon, UFC 271 Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker medical suspension reports are in, Derrick Lewis receives 60 days, Adesanya and Whittaker are out until 28th of february, Derek Brunson and Alexander Hernandez are out until the 15th of march and
UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori talks to MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn ahead of his UFC Paris bout with Robert Whittaker on Sept. 3, breaks down Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 and other 185-pound fight Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our
Boxing heavyweight star Tyson Fury is reportedly in talks to return to WWE soon. According to a report from GiveMeSport, Fury is in talks with WWE about potentially returning to do something with the company this summer. Nothing has been finalized quite yet, however, the talks are ongoing. Fury has worked with WWE before, competing
7:29 AM ET Alexander Volkanovski has won 22 straight fights, the last 12 of them in the UFC. Last Saturday at UFC 276, the featherweight champion defeated former champ Max Holloway for the third time. It was a shockingly dominant performance by the Australian fighter, one worthy of a boost in the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA