Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje appears to be the next UFC lightweight title matchup after the Brazilian champion tapped Dustin Poirier at UFC 269 — and “do Bronx” wants Gaethje to decide whether he’s going to be respectful ahead of a potential showdown. Heading into Oliveira’s recent bout with Poirier, Gaethje said he wasn’t “high
Nov 17, 2018; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Michel Prazeres (red gloves) defeats Bartosz Fabinski (blue gloves) during UFC Fight Night at Parque Roca Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports After an eight-year run in the UFC Michel Prazeres is calling it a career at 40, after testing positive for a banned substance for the second
Here’s part two of Jim and Matt’s final show of 2021, where they invited pals of the show to pick their favorite moments of UFC action from the past year. Listen To Part 1 Here! Brendan Fitzgerald kicks off the show to make his pick for ‘UFC Knockout of the Year.’ He also discusses Derrick
Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones last fought in February 2020, defeating Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 by unanimous decision. He later relinquished his title with intentions of moving up to the heavyweight division to pursue a second divisional championship. While away from the Octagon for the entire 2021 year, Jones had an eventual year
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John McCarthy doesn’t think Derrick Lewis will ever wear UFC gold around his waist. McCarthy, a longtime MMA refereee and now an analyst for Bellator spoke on his Weighing In podcast with Josh Thomson and had a harsh critique for Lewis. According to Big John, he believes Lewis is nothing more than a gatekeeper at
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Jake Paul isn’t afraid to boast about the leaps he’s made in and out of the boxing ring, including when it comes to the amount of money he’s made. This week, Paul claimed that he makes more than everyone on the UFC roster, including the promotion’s biggest star in Conor McGregor. Paul is fresh off
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s strawweight title contender Claudia Gadelha announced her surprise retirement from mixed martial arts (MMA) at the age of 33.Now, “Claudinha” is opening up to reveal the reason why she decided to walk away from the fight game. During a recent interview Mundo da Luta (via Bloody Elbow), Gadelha says
2:08 AM ET UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans is returning from retirement — and now his opponent is set. Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, will face Gabriel Checco on the Eagle FC United States debut card Jan. 28 in Miami, sources told ESPN on Wednesday night. Eagle FC is the MMA promotion
Belal Muhammad made it clear that he intends to be the next man to attempt to hand Khamzat Chimaev his first loss — and he has definitely caught Chimaev’s attention. Following a dominant win over two-time UFC title challenger Stephen Thompson at UFC Vegas 45 this past Saturday, Muhammad mentioned that he would like to
Jun 11, 2021; Glendale, Arizona, USA; UFC fighter Belal Muhammad during weigh ins for UFC 263 at Gila River Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Top-five UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad believes that his ability to evolve into a dominant MMA wrestler despite having no grappling pedigree is nothing new in the sport because
“I know Mark very well, but Kevin and I were truly contemporaries,” Ryan told UFC.com inside the UFC Performance Institute as his team finished up a workout before a Las Vegas tournament in early December. “When I was wrestling at the University of Iowa, Kevin was wrestling at Ohio State. Obviously, I didn’t know him
Things are heating up between Khamzat Chimaev and Belal Muhammad on Twitter Welterweights Belal Muhammad and Khamzat Chimaev are making a great case for them to fight next if you take a look at the back-and-forth the pair are doing on Twitter. It appears as though the Twitter war started when Chimaev shared a photo
Image Credit: Showtime Boxing Sean O’Malley believes Tyron Woodley’s legacy took a massive hit on Saturday night. Woodley was rematching Jake Paul in the main event of a Showtime boxing pay-per-view. Early on, both men weren’t throwing much and through five rounds it was a very competitive fight, although not the most entertaining. Yet, in
Aspen Ladd thinks Miesha Tate‘s criticism of her was for personal gain. Aspen Ladd is still defending herself from the criticism thrown her way. Following her last outing at UFC Vegas 40, she took some judgment from fans and media because of the way her coach/boyfriend spoke to her during the fight. One of the
It is with regret that I inform you Belal Muhammad, who is now a bona fide contender at 170 pounds after putting the hurt on Stephen Thompson, will not be driving to the desert to get “intimate” with UFC middleweight nutball Sean Strickland. I guess “weird shit” was not a strong selling point. On the
8:00 AM ET Since it first opened its doors in 1999, Staples Center has played host to seven NBA Finals, five WNBA Finals, four UFC pay-per-view cards, two Stanley Cup Finals and countless championship boxing matches. It was the home of the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament for a decade and has seen multiple All-Star games