Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor made headlines over the weekend by getting into a mildly physical altercation with rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Details regarding the source of the conflict were scarce and often contradictory. There were some claims that McGregor wanted a picture with “MGK,” while others implied that the Irish athlete was in
Dana White Contender Series Season 5, Week 3 results: Five more UFC contracts awarded For the third week in a row, five fighters were awarded UFC contracts for their performances during Dana White’s Contender Series. Watch the UFC president announced the contract winners. [embedded content] Sean O’Malley discusses UFC contract: ‘I’m the biggest name at
PhotoCred: MMA Mania The highly anticipated matchup between Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler is set to go down… but it wasn’t without a brief scare. With UFC 268 on Nov. 6 taking place in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, there was reason to worry about the event happening at all due to potential COVID-19
Re-live Dana White’s infamous speech from Season 1 of The Ultimate Fighter.
UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley says he’s open to a potential fight with surging Englishman Paddy Pimblett at some point down the line. Pimblett burst onto the scene in emphatic fashion earlier this month. In the UFC Vegas 36 main card opener, “The Baddy” entered the Octagon for the first time and faced Luigi Vendramini. The
7:08 PM ET Jake Paul is moving on from the idea of a rematch with Tyron Woodley because Woodley failed to live up to a tattoo bet the pair made after the first fight, Paul told ESPN on Monday. Paul and Woodley seemed to make a gentlemen’s agreement in the ring after Paul beat Woodley
Conor McGregor likely won’t be returning to action anytime soon, but “The Notorious” is definitely getting that itch to start striking again. During his recent visit to New York to present at the MTV Music Video Awards—which led to a confrontation with rapper Machine Gun Kelly—McGregor provided an update to journalist Adam Glyn about how
[embedded content] Despite Tito Ortiz questioning Anderson Silva’s integrity and sportsmanship in the lead-up to their Triller Fight Club: Legends II bout, the Brazilian stayed classy to the end and recently gave up his first-class plane ticket to his opponent’s girlfriend. Last week was a rough return to combat action for former Ultimate Fighting Championship
Jake Paul was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs ahead of his Tyron Woodley boxing match, which took place late last month on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. “I hate to say it, but I definitely think Jake Paul is going to be on PEDs,” longtime MMA coach Firas Zahabi
Looking to improve on a 2020 that saw him suffer back to back losses, welterweight Mark Lemminger was in need of a win when he faced Demarques Jackson at Bellator 260 this past June. Not only was Lemminger able to pick up a win over Jackson but with a second round TKO, he was able
Christos Giagos was surprised when he found out he was offered to fight against the 14th-ranked lightweight, Arman Tsarukyan. Giagos submitted Sean Soriano back at UFC 262 in May to extend his winning streak to two and he figured he would need a couple more wins to get a ranked opponent. Yet, with the UFC
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold doesn’t feel Karmaru Usman and Israel Adesanya have done Francis Ngannou justice. Usman, Adesanya, and Ngannou are African UFC champions. The three have developed a bond and have supported one another. While Rockhold is seeing the love from Ngannou, he isn’t so sure about Usman and Adesanya. As of
1:00 PM ET UFC star Conor McGregor and singer Machine Gun Kelly got into an altercation Sunday night that nearly turned physical. McGregor and Kelly were both on the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet at Barclays Center in Brooklyn when things turned heated. McGregor could be seen in videos lunging at Kelly, who was
If Conor McGregor ever ends up in the ring with Machine Gun Kelly, oddsmakers believe he doesn’t have much to worry about. McGregor and Kelly were involved in a physical altercation Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. The fighter and the rapper were quickly separated, but the hint of a
Curtis Blaydes speaks during a news conference about his upcoming UFC fight at Hilton Franklin Cool Springs Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Franklin, Tenn. Cp14721 Blaydes vs Rozenstruik is the heavyweight featured bout at UFC 266, and it is set up to be a purist’s delight in a classic striker versus grappler battle. With the
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jorge Masvidal and Jake Paul have a strange relationship. At one point, the two were friends or even something of training partners. Masvidal still does not look favorably upon Ben Askren, so when Paul was building up to take on “Funky,” Masvidal offered him some technique tips and instruction. “Gamebred” was
Considering potential knockout power of his opponent, light-heavyweight Christian Edwards might have played things a little more conservatively than he would have liked in his bout versus Simon Biyong at Bellator 261 this past June, but nonetheless picked up the win. After three rounds, Edwards had clearly done enough work in the fight to warrant
PhotoCred: Drake Riggs / MMA Mania Nate Diaz seems to be looking to get back in the octagon before 2022. After recent back and forths with his old foe in Conor McGregor and Gilbert Burns, Diaz has shown interest in the surging Vicente Luque. On Monday, the Stockton, California native shared even further openness toward