PFL lightweight contender Stevie Ray has decided to hang up the gloves for a second time. ‘Braveheart’ is a name that is recognizable to most MMA fans. The Scottish fighter quickly found success in BAMMA, winning lightweight gold. By 2015, Stevie Ray was in the UFC, and racking up multiple high-profile wins. That year alone,
Creating a fighters’ union may have been harder than Jake Paul realized. Paul, 26, has enjoyed gambling with additional stakes to his professional boxing matches throughout his seven-fight career (6-1). Ahead of his biggest fight to date against former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion and mixed martial arts (MMA) icon, Anderson Silva, “The Problem
Zuckerberg vs. Musk: GSP enters fray; Dana dons fight shirt If the Mark Zuckerberg vs. Elon Musk fight of the billionaires doesn’t ever really happen, it’s certainly managed to cause a stir in the interim. UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre has entered the fray, and UFC president Dana White already had a Zuckerberg vs.
Jun 20, 2023, 10:21 AM ET The 2023 ESPYS presented by Capital One are finally here. It’s time to decide which of your favorite athletes will win the show’s biggest awards. The nominees for Best Driver: Leon Edwards Jon Jones Islam Makhachev Amanda Nunes Your selections help determine the ESPYS winners! Vote now and tune
Natan Schulte and Raush Manfio are understandably upset after the PFL suspended both fighters after a lackluster fight between them this past Friday night. The matchup, which saw Schulte earn a unanimous decision victory that earned him a spot in the 2023 PFL playoffs, was effectively voided by the promotion after opting to instead promote
“He’s a phenomenal athlete,” Sparks enthusiastically explained. “He’s a different type of gifted. I would bet on him to be successful in the long term.” Sparks can easily point to his national titles, his fame, his backflips or his scrambles when explaining what makes wrestlers like Roman Bravo-Young so successful, but what Sparks admires most
UFC middleweight Brendan Allen has hinted at Khamzat Chimaev vs Jared Cannonier being booked in the near future. Following his win over Marvin Vettori earlier this month, Jared Cannonier made it clear that he still wants to pursue the UFC middleweight championship. However, there wasn’t a clear route back to the top for him, even
Is Nate Diaz about to get tooled up badly when he boxes Jake Paul inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Aug. 5, 2023? That’s the consensus coming from the boxing community, with Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn predicting Diaz won’t last four rounds against the younger and bigger Paul. There’s also been some
According to a “semi-scientific Twitter study conducted over the past 36 hours” by BetOnline more US states are backing Twitter owner Elon Musk in a fight with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp CEO Mark Zuckerberg. One must remember that this survey was done on the platform owned by Musk and could have a vastly different outcome
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 24, 2023, 01:07 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun ATLANTA — Sadibou Sy just continues to establish himself as the man to beat in the PFL’s welterweight division — and looks really good doing it. Sy (15-6-2) secured his
Carlos Adames is still a titleholder, but not without controversy. The interim WBC middleweight champion successfully defended his belt against Julian Williams (28-4-1, 16 KOs) on Saturday in Minneapolis and though Adames (23-1, 18 KOs) walked out with a knockout win, the TKO stoppage was immediately protested by his opponent. Watch the ending sequence below.
Emmett continued to fire back, but the connections didn’t carry as much sting, with “El Matador” remaining in his face, punishing him on the feet. Late in the fourth, Topuria dropped Emmett with a short left hook, trying to chase down a finish. Emmett survived and came out throwing to start the fifth, but Topuria
Robert Whittaker On Dricus du Plessis Success Robert Whittaker appeared during the UFC Vegas 75 post-show, and he had a theory on why Dricus du Plessis has been emerging as a middleweight contender (h/t MMAFighting). “I guess if fights were won on paper, the entire sport would be very different,” Whittaker said. “And I understand
UFC Jacksonville went down yesterday (June 24, 2023) inside Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., featuring a Featherweight bout that saw Ilia Topuria dominate Josh Emmett for 25 minutes to win a lopsided unanimous decision (recap). In further action, Maycee Barber stopped Amanda Ribas in round two via technical knockout (TKO) in what was
Surrounded by controversy, UFC superstar Conor McGregor was also swarmed by fans as he and his family departed a New York City hotel. When asked what is next for him, McGregor replied, “Fighting. Looking to get a fight going.” Perhaps someone forgot to inform McGregor of a few key facts about getting his next fight.
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 24, 2023, 11:28 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun The PFL has suspended former lightweight champions Natan Schulte and Raush Manfio from its 2023 playoffs, following their substandard fight at PFL 6 on Friday in Atlanta. Schulte (25-5-1) defeated
UFC heavyweight Justin Tafa doesn’t feel the right call was made when his fight with Austen Lane at UFC Jacksonville was declared a no-contest. Hours after he was ruled out of Saturday’s event, Tafa posted to Twitter a picture of his injured eye with a call for justice. “I deserve my win bonus,” wrote Tafa.
The UFC’s annual trip to Jacksonville kicked off early and the action took a couple fights to heat up. But once things got rolling, it built steadily from there, resulting in a tremendously entertaining main card capped off by Ilia Topuria taking out recent interim title challenger Josh Emmett in the main event, maintaining his
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