Jorge Masvidal’s first tweet after jail is absolutely hilarious Jorge Masvidal was officially arrested and charged on Thursday following his alleged attack on Colby Covington earlier this week. The two have been feuding for years and finally fought at UFC 272 where Covington defeated Masvidal via unanimous decision. That wasn’t good enough for Masvidal. He
5:12 PM ET UFC star Conor McGregor was arrested for “alleged road traffic violations” Tuesday in his native Dublin, Ireland, his team confirmed Wednesday with ESPN. The Irish Independent was first to report the news. “Mr. McGregor was driving to the gym when he was stopped by [Irish police] for alleged road traffic violations,” McGregor
Two-time lightweight champion Natan Schulte has inked a new deal to remain with the PFL ahead of the tournament-based promotion’s next season in April. Schulte’s manager Ali Abdelaziz confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday. His next PFL opponent is not yet confirmed, though UFC vet Olivier Aubin-Mercier is without an opponent for the
She came out swinging—literally and figuratively—on August 2019’s UFC Shenzhen card, where she and fellow Brazilian Lara Procopio positively brawled for fifteen full minutes, with Rosa doing enough to score the spilt decision win. In the process, they set the then-record in women’s bantamweight for the most significant strikes, a record previously held by Rosa’s
UFC heavyweight contender Chris Daukaus would entertain a Jon Jones fight if offered, but he may hesitate to sign the dotted line. Daukaus is set to face Curtis Blaydes in the UFC Columbus headliner this weekend. Daukaus and Blaydes are looking to re-emerge in the heavyweight title picture with a win. Jones has teased a
Chael Sonnen on YouTube Chael Sonnen has commented on UFC President, Dana White’s handling of Dan Hookers loss at UFC London this past weekend. It was Dan Hooker (21-12 MMA) who went up against Arnold Allen (18-1 MMA) at the 02 Arena in a featherweight fight. The Englishman, in front of his hometown crowd, came
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight Paige VanZant recently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is expected to make her in-ring debut later this year. Before that happens, “12 Gauge” will compete on the final fight of her Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (UFC) contract on July 9 inside Alexandra Palace in London, England. BKFC
Rafael dos Anjos wants Jorge Masvidal’s BMF title after ‘sucker punch’ arrest Almost everyone in the MMA world is defending Jorge Masvidal’s alleged attack of trash-talking Colby Covington. Everyone except former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. The former champion took to Twitter on Thursday to call for the stripping of Masvidal’s BMF title after
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11:56 PM ET UFC star Jorge Masvidal was taken into custody Wednesday night in Miami Beach on charges of aggravated battery with bodily harm and criminal mischief, both of which are considered felonies, according to an arrest report obtained by ESPN. Masvidal was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center at 10:27 p.m. local time
Jorge Masvidal has been arrested and charged in the wake of his alleged assault against Colby Covington in Miami Beach, Fla. According to online records, Masvidal was arrested on charges of aggravated battery/great bodily harm as well as criminal mischief. He’s currently being held on $15,000 bond in Miami. If convicted of the current charges,
Please note the following changes: Due to injury, Nate Landwehr has been removed from his featherweight bout with David Onama. As a result, this bout has been canceled from this weekend’s card Due to injury, Seung Woo Choi has been removed from his featherweight bout with Tucker Lutz. As a result, this bout has been
Jorge Masvidal has been charged with one count of aggravated battery resulting in great bodily harm and one count of criminal mischief following an alleged altercation with Colby Covington. Monday, Covington was outside of the Papi Steak Restaurant in Miami, FL when Masvidal allegedly attacked him with a punch to the mouth another punch to
Paul Craig subs Nikita Krylov at UFC London Teddy Atlas, an American boxing trainer and fight commentator, weighed in on the fight between Paul Craig and Nikita Krylov this past weekend at UFC London. It was Craig (16-4 MMA) who secured a first round submission win over Krylov (27-9 MMA) at the O2 Arena on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jorge Masvidal allegedly snuck up on and punched Colby Covington in the mouth at a very public place. Covington is missing part of his tooth, and Masvidal and his management are bragging on Twitter. Amidst the “Chaos,” one has to wonder: Will Masvidal face any consequences for his actions? Jon Jones
Though he was only able to get in one bout in 2021, middleweight Ozzy Diaz is nonetheless pleased with how his year turned out. Coming off of three straight wins, Diaz was able to get his fourth win in a row with a second round TKO of Moses Murrietta at LXF6 last October. “I only
12:00 PM ET Curtis Blaydes was riding high in the UFC’s heavyweight division a little over a year ago. He had won four fights in a row, and the only defeats of his career had come against the champion, Francis Ngannou. But then, in February 2021, Blaydes ran into a Derrick Lewis uppercut, and his
Khamzat Chimaev has fierce challenges ahead of him as he begins to face the elite of the welterweight division, but he hasn’t abandoned plans to capture gold at 185 pounds either. The UFC star even sees an easier path to the title at the higher weight class, simply because of the man currently holding the