10:12 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Tyron Woodley was one of the greatest champions in one of the best weight classes in the UFC: welterweight. Now, though, the hard-hitting wrestler is turning his attention to a new sport. Woodley will meet YouTube-star-turned-boxer Jake Paul in a professional boxing match Aug. 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. It
Said Sowma made short work of his friend and occasional training partner. Sowma (7-2) slept UFC veteran Ronny Markes just 69 seconds into the pair’s undercard bout Friday night at Bellator 262. The 28-year-old stalked his American Top Team from the opening bell before landing a wicked left hook that turned Markes’ lights out. Markes
Oct 6, 2018; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Khabib Nurmagomedov (red gloves) reacts after his fight against Conor McGregor (blue gloves) during UFC 229 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Ever since he stunned the mixed martial arts world and announced his retirement, following his final title defense at UFC 254 in
Bellator 262: “Velasquez vs Kielholtz” is set to air TONIGHT (Fri., July 16, 2021) from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., broadcasting via Showtime. Headlining the event will be a women’s Flyweight title fight between division champion Juliana Velasquez and kickboxing champion Denise Kielholtz. In the Heavyweight co-main event, Matt Mitrione will face off against
Dustin Poirier receives Jake Paul’s ‘Sleepy McGregor’ chain, will auction it for Good Fight Foundation After Jake Paul previously said he will be sending his $100,000 ‘Sleepy McGregor’ chain to Dustin Poirier at the promotional press conference for his boxing match with Tyron Woodley, ‘The Diamond’ officially received the gift. While Paul did not get
Jake Paul insists he isn’t trying to be a hero when it comes to “exposing” the UFC over fighter pay. Paul hasn’t been afraid to ruffle some feathers. That includes taking aim at UFC President Dana White. The YouTuber turned boxer has pointed out that White is bragging about winning $7 million in blackjack while
Islam Makhachev goes into his UFC Vegas 31 main event fight with Thiago Moises riding a seven-fight win streak and a growing reputation as one of the toughest matchups in the lightweight division. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of the
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6:43 AM ET The women’s bantamweight division in the UFC has been in need of new blood for some time now — but no one would have guessed Miesha Tate would be the one to fill the void. But that’s what it feels like going into Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas, where Tate
Image via @michelpereiraufc on Instagram UFC welterweight Michel Pereira wants a five-round fight against “crazy guy” Nate Diaz, suggesting that the “fans will gain a lot from this.” Pereira is coming off of an absolute war against Niko Price at UFC 264 in a fight he won via back-and-forth unanimous decision. Pereira has now won
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. It’s no secret that there’s a large portion of the fighting fan base that is loath
Credit: UFC Although the fallout from UFC 264 is still dominating the mixed martial arts news cycle days after the final scorecards were read, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s focus has already shifted to UFC Vegas 31 on July 17. The 11-fight card features a main event of under-30 and ranked talents at lightweight. As the
Conor McGregor was having serious problems with his leg and ankle ahead of UFC 264, which may have contributed to the broken bones he suffered in the opening round of his Dustin Poirier trilogy back on July 10 in Las Vegas. And now he’s got the photos to prove it. “All you pull out merchants
UFC champ Rose Namajunas posts new training footage | Video UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas is working on all aspects of her game and posting videos of her training. Namajunas became the first woman in UFC history to regain her title after losing it when she defeated Zhang Weili in the UFC 261 co-main
UFC lightweight Islam Makhachev has shot down Dan Hooker‘s callout of the Dagestani ahead of his UFC Vegas 31 main event. Makhachev’s comments come ahead of his main event matchup against Thiago Moisés this weekend. After the cancelation of the original headliner between Max Holloway and the returning Yair Rodriguez, Makhachev found his fight with
1:04 PM ET Conor McGregor said he went into last weekend’s MMA trilogy against Dustin Poirier with “multiple stress fractures” in his left leg — the same leg that broke in the final seconds of the opening round. McGregor (22-6) lost to Poirier at UFC 264 on Saturday in Las Vegas. The official result was
PhotoCred: MMA.uno UFC flyweight Priscila Cachoeira has found herself embroiled in a legal battle with a former partner after allegations of assault have been made. MMA Fighting revealed on Thursday that the 32-year old Brazilian is now pressing charges against her ex-girlfriend, Marcelle Nunes. Filing for defamation, Cachoeira believes that Nunes is “trying to harm”
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