Welcome to Midnight Mania! The last few years have really taught UFC fighters that there’s big money in boxing. Conor McGregor really started the trend with his “Money” fight vs. Floyd Mayweather, but Tyron Woodley scoring career-high paydays vs. Jake freaking Paul set off alarm bells in a lot of athletes’ heads. Fast-forward a bit,
Nate Diaz will fight anyone except Conor McGregor ‘he sucks’ Nate Diaz wants to fight again but not if it means he has to complete the trilogy with Conor McGregor. Late Monday night Diaz took to Twitter to blast the UFC for not giving him a fight, a common thread amongst former McGregor opponents. Dustin
UFC heavyweight Tai Tuivasa speaks to the press at the UFC 271 post-fight press conference following his win over Derrick Lewis in the co-main event on Saturday. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the UFC. Visit https://ufcfightpass.com/ To order UFC
After his win over “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator 192, Chael Sonnen discusses the victory, the fans’ poor reaction to it, the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament and more. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com MMA
2:11 AM ET UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou said he hopes to fight Tyson Fury in a crossover bout in 2023 and that there is a “70% chance” his next opponent will be the British boxer. WBC heavyweight champion Fury had suggested he would fight Ngannou when the pair spoke in the ring following the
Mike Jackson was ready to let it all go. Just moments after his third UFC fight ended following an eye gouge that left him unable to see, Jackson received an apology from opponent Dean Barry, who claimed his actions were unintentional despite ultimately being disqualified by referee Chris Tognoni. Jackson got his hand raised in
4 – Tyson Pedro It’s not easy to return to the Octagon after a long layoff. Tyson Pedro’s layoff doesn’t count as long. His is in its own category – call it the Cruz, after former bantamweight king Dominick Cruz, who made it a habit of doing the impossible after being sidelined for years at
UFC legend Georges St-Pierre knows how his prime self would approach a bout with reigning welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. When the topic of conversation surrounds who the GOAT is at 170 pounds, there are two names that inevitably come up: St-Pierre and Usman. Up until recently, the former was seemingly alone in the debate and
Ben Rothwell has opened up on his departure from the UFC. Rothwell was scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson on May 21 but was surprisingly released by the promotion just weeks before the fight. Originally there was no word on why he was let go, but now ‘Big Ben’ has revealed that he was the one
Social media strongman Sajad Gharibi — better known as “The Iranian Hulk” — was scheduled to fight British bodybuilder Martyn Ford this Sat. night (April 30, 2022) inside O2 Arena in London, England, a heavyweight headliner sanctioned by the Professional Boxing Association to be contested across four, two-minute rounds. That fight is now canceled. In
Joe Rogan thinks Mike Tyson punch victim ‘probably earned it’ Anyone who is anyone has commented on the Mike Tyson punch and UFC commentator Joe Rogan is certainly someone. While on his podcast, Rogan addresses the incident that has since gone viral where an airline passenger got the beating of a lifetime from the former
From Dan Hardy’s perspective, he could have fought Diego Sanchez in a cage or in a ring, with or without gloves. The reason he chose to do it in boxing under exhibition rules was about the relative risk to both combatants — and the payoff. For all the bad blood Hardy believes Sanchez is carrying
Back in the lightweight division full time, Jared Gordon goes in search of his fourth straight victory this weekend. In order to get it, he’ll have to get through once-beaten rising star Grant Dawson. The 33-year-old Gordon often felt torn between two weight classes — a little undersized for lightweight, but a little too big for
Nate Diaz has again expressed disinterest in a potential trilogy fight against Conor McGregor. The last time Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor faced one another was five years ago at UFC 202. Since that bonafide classic, the two have never let up on continuing fighting on social media. It seems only a matter of time
(via Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) In the main event of UFC Vegas 52, a strawweight bout headlined the card as Jessica Andrade dropped back down to the division to face Amanda Lemos. Andrade entered the fight coming off a first-round TKO over Cynthia Calvillo to return to the win column after losing by TKO to Valentina
Welcome to Midnight Mania! One of the stranger storylines last weekend revolved around the return of Mike Jackson, best known as the second man to defeat CM Punk inside the Octagon … at least until a marijuana drug test failure overturned that victory. Regardless, that bout was widely slammed for being a miserable viewing experience
Thiago Santos, Yana Kunitskaya welcome baby girl UFC’s Yana Kunitskaya and Thiago Santos have announced the birth of their first child together, Alisa Santos. On Monday, April 25, Kunitskaya shared a series of Images of the birth including one of Santos holding the scissors he likely used to cut the child’s umbilical cord. On Sunday
Al Iaquinta speaks to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about his fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223, the UFC 223 weigh-in drama, what’s next for him, and much more. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: