Jan 22, 2021; Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; Marina Rodriguez of Brazil poses on the scale during the UFC 257 weigh-in at Etihad Arena on UFC Fight Island on January 22, 2021 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports Marina Rodriguez recovered from a major disadvantage on
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Times have been tough for former UFC Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, and they don’t seem to be growing any easier. After a single loss at 205 lbs. to eventual champion Jan Blachowicz, Rockhold vowed to return to Middleweight next. He accepted a bout vs. streaking contender Sean Strickland, and right away,
Conor McGregor posts photos smoking a blunt and says, ‘I’m richer than the whole roster b**ch’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor took to instagram on Monday posting photos of himself driving around Miami smoking a blunt. In the caption to the photos, McGregor boasted about being the richest fighter in UFC history and said
PhotoCred: Drake Riggs / Business Insider Lauren Murphy has high praise for Valentina Shevchenko after challenging for the UFC flyweight crown at UFC 266. The former Invicta FC bantamweight champion in Murphy rode her best winning streak since her days as a titleholder heading into UFC 266’s co-main event on Sept. 25. Unfortunately for her,
Unfortunately the return of Luke Rockhold is being delayed. Rockhold has not fought since suffering back-to-back knockout losses to Yoel Romero and current light heavyweight champ Jan Blachowicz two years ago. After discussing the possibility of retirement, the former middleweight champ decided that he was still interested in fighting, booking a fight with Sean Strickland
Frankly, Hooker is good on the mic, and his most-recent offering was more of the promo-cutting same. “That was a good one,” Hooker said. “Say it with your chest. Say it with some mana, you know what I mean? They’re fighting words. I’m not shy. They’re fighting words. What am I supposed to say to
4:12 PM ET One of the most infamous backstage scuffles in UFC history will be revisited in December, as UFC welterweights Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal have agreed to meet inside the Octagon. Edwards and Masvidal will square off at UFC 269 on Dec. 11, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Thursday.
Mo Miller became the first person on this season of Dana White’s Contender Series to win a fight but not walk away with a UFC contract. Miller improved to 6-0 with a dominant unanimous decision win over the previously undefeated Brandon Lewis at September’s DWCS Season 5: Week 3 event and was the only fighter
Bellator 268 will be the biggest night in Julius Anglickas’ five year professional prize fighting career. However, despite being on the cusp of championship gold in a major promotion on Oct. 16, the humble hulk of a man does not plan to diverge from the modest mindset that earned him a chance at a Bellator
Chuck Liddell reportedly says he is the victim of domestic violence after being arrested and jailed on Monday. Liddell, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight champion, was arrested in Agoura Hills, Calif. on charges of domestic violence. In a statement released later that day, “The Iceman” claims it was his with, Heidi Northcott,
Chuck Liddell arrested for domestic violence in Los Angeles Former UFC champion Chuck Liddell is in hot water after being arrested and jailed on domestic violence charges on Monday. According to TMZ, who broke the news early Monday morning, Liddell was arrested after police responded to his Hidden Hills home, where they deemed an argument
Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC light heavyweight fighter Dominick Reyes is not planning on a UFC return until 2022, saying “I gotta take care of my brain a little bit.” Reyes is one of the best light heavyweights in the UFC but he is coming off of three straight losses to Jiri Prochazka, Jan
Marvin Vettori isn’t happy that UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya predicted that Paulo Costa will beat him later this month. Vettori and Costa will both be looking to rebound from title losses to “The last Stylebender” in their respective last fights. The pair will collide in the UFC Vegas 41 main event on October 23.
“My dad has been incarcerated since I was three years old, and he’s never been able to watch any of my fights,” Brown said. “(He is) over in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. What was cool is that every time I fight, they can listen, they leave the TV on and the whole cell block can hear it.
7:05 PM ET Throughout the history of combat sports there have been must-see, can’t-miss fights that were on the precipice of happening, but for one reason or another never came to fruition. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the volume of close calls and last-minute cancellations greatly over the past two years, along with the injuries
James Krause is shouldering some of the responsibility for Tim Elliott’s latest loss. On the UFC Vegas 39 main card Saturday, Elliott dropped a unanimous decision to Matheus Nicolau after three competitive rounds of back-and-forth action. Though both fighters had their moments, judges saw Nicolau as having the slight edge thanks to some timely striking
Oct 9, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Deontay Wilder (red/black trunks) is knocked out by Tyson Fury (black/gold trunks) during their WBC/Lineal heavyweight championship boxing match at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title with a knockout win over Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of their
The Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder trilogy came to a close on Saturday night from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and it ended with bang as Fury knocked out Wilder in the 11th round. The final tally on the three fights: 2-0-1 for Tyson Fury. All three fights were wildly entertaining, which is something