Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJun 20, 2023, 01:41 PM ET The Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz boxing match Aug. 5 in Dallas will now be contested over 10 rounds, after initially being booked for eight. The two fighters agreed to the change last week after Diaz proposed it, and on Tuesday, the Texas Department of
Sean O’Malley has some thoughts about women’s MMA. On a recent episode of his TimboSugarShow podcast, O’Malley was shooting the breeze with his coach Tim Welch and two friends when, for some reason, Welch brought up an old, since-deleted, Islam Makhachev Tweet proclaiming that “this is not a woman’s sport.” This got O’Malley’s wheels turning,
(Watch Robertson Submit Agapov On UFC Fight Pass) We’ve seen Gillian Robertson persevere time and time again. Robertson’s willingness to walk through fire in order to get the fight to the ground was on full display against Mariya Agapova. The exciting striker had an excellent first round, landing significant strikes and preventing Robertson from setting
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has opened as a massive favorite against The Korean Zombie. ‘Blessed’ has been out of the cage since his clash with Arnold Allen at UFC Kansas City in April. The two headlined the event, as the ‘Almighty’ entered on a lengthy winning streak. However, that momentum was halted earlier
Jessica Andrade is staying busy with as many tough match ups as possible. No. 6-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Strawweight contender, Virna Janiroba, was originally set to compete with Tatiana Suarez (10-0) at UFC Nashville on Aug. 5, 2023. Unfortunately for the Brazilian, Jandiroba suffered a knee injury that will require surgery, forcing her to
Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz changed to 10 rounds We may get to see a few extra rounds of boxing when it comes to Jake Paul and Nate Diaz. According to Paul, the bout has been changed from 8 rounds to 10 rounds. “10 rounds confirmed,” he tweeted along with the fight date of August
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 19, 2023, 09:20 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The UFC is adding a pivotal bantamweight contest between former champ Henry Cejudo and Marlon “Chito” Vera to its UFC 292 lineup in August, UFC president Dana White told ESPN
Henry Cejudo is wasting no time getting back to work. The ex-bantamweight champion clashes with Marlon “Chito” Vera at the upcoming UFC 292 card in Boston on Aug. 19. UFC President Dana White announced the pairing via ESPN on Monday. Following a three-year long retirement, Cejudo returned to action in May but came up short
His great grandmother and high school principal steered him towards MMA, enrolling him at Modern Vision MMA in Welland, and while he felt a connection with the sport, challenges at home and the quick returns of hustling continued to be the negative north star in Gouthro’s life. Forced to move out on his own when
Sean O’Malley has proposed testing the waters by separating the men’s and women’s fights in the UFC. Ten years ago, the first female fight in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship took place. Ever since then, we’ve seen women compete and thrive across four different weight classes. From Amanda Nunes to Rose Namajunas and
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Khamzat Chimaev is a pretty unique fighter. Hailing from Chechnya, “Borz” has risen up the UFC ladder to become a title threat in two weight classes, as well as one of the sport’s newer stars. He’s a potent finisher, combining heavy power punches with world-class wrestling to overwhelm the vast majority
Watch Josh Emmett in Fight of the Night with Shane Burgos 👊 UFC Fight Video Watch as Josh Emmett takes the victory, but not before he and Shange Burgos put on a Fight of the Night performance at UFC Vegas 3. Sitting at No. 5 in the UFC featherweight division, Emmett faces a serious threat
Jun 19, 2023, 09:29 AM ET After Bellator 297 concluded on Friday night, Scott Coker made a statement about the state of the light heavyweight division across MMA. “Vadim Nemkov, to me, is the best 205-pounder on the planet,” proclaimed the Bellator MMA president. “In any MMA league, including the UFC’s 205ers.” The fact that
Kai Kara-France doesn’t think he should have lost to Amir Albazi, but he’s already prepared to move on. Kara-France dropped a controversial split decision to Albazi in the main event of UFC Vegas 74. Following the fight, the New Zealand fighter was adamant that the judges rendered a bad decision, but that he wasn’t going
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Scott Coker crowned Vadim Nemkov as the best light-heavyweight on the planet after his win over Yoel Romero. The Russian made his return to the cage on Friday night in the main event of Bellator 297. There, he faced the ‘Soldier of God’, who entered the contest riding a two-fight winning streak. However, Yoel Romero’s
Mark Coleman has his return opponent. MMA Mania has confirmed with sources that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Famer and former promotional Heavyweight champion, Coleman (16-10 in MMA), will face Montell Griffin (50-8-1 in boxing) on Oct. 14, 2023. The Heavyweight match up will act as Coleman’s boxing debut, taking place at an Official
Arman Tsarukyan: Conor McGregor too busy smoking weed to fight After defeating Joaquim Silva, Arman Tsarukyan surprised some people by calling for a fight with Michael Chandler. That was surprising because Chandler is supposed to be facing Conor McGregor following their stint as opposing coaches on The Ultimate Fighter. McGregor, however, has yet to re-enter
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