Four UFC fighters receive ESPY nominations On Wednesday, ESPN announced their nominations for their annual ESPY awards show and four UFC fighters received nominations. Champions Jon Jones, Leon Edwards, Islam Makhachev, and the recently retired Amanda Nunes each received nominations. Jones and Edwards were nominated in two categories. Including being nominated for Best MMA Fighter,
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In conjunction with the athlete visit, Canuck Place served as one of the three core beneficiaries of the UFC 289 – 50/50 raffle in partnership with the Canucks For Kids Fund. The event raised more than $190,000 CAD with a percentage being granted to the organization. UFC’s corporate social responsibility program, #UFCInTheCommunity, strategically collaborates with
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Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn doesn’t believe Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz will be competitive. In August, the Stockton slugger will make his long-awaited professional boxing debut. The bout will be Nate Diaz’s first since his exit from the UFC last September, submitting Tony Ferguson. Ahead of his boxing debut, the former MMA fighter has been
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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,
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(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
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