By no means is he assuming he’ll just stroll into the cage and run over Alhassan. “I gotta do everything,” Malkoun said. “I gotta have a very good performance to win. If I come in and have an average performance, I’m not going to win. I’ve gotta come in, perform at my best and I’ll
1:30 AM ET Robert Whittaker doesn’t create a lot of headlines. He doesn’t talk any trash. Never has he made a spectacle of himself. But, quietly, Whittaker has built a resume that rivals some of the most impressive in mixed martial arts. The former UFC middleweight champion put forth another excellent performance Saturday, beating Kelvin
News UFC Abdul Razak Alhassan versus Jacob Malkoun showcased a matchup between two men looking to bounce back from disastrous knockout losses in their last fights. Those two defeats only last 48 seconds, combined. This one want much longer than that. To start the fight, Malkoun said no thanks to a striking battle with a
Drakkar Klose has issued a statement after withdrawing from his UFC Vegas 24 co-main event against Jeremy Stephens. During the UFC Vegas 24 faceoffs on Friday, Jeremy Stephens and Drakkar Klose had a very tense faceoff that ended with Stephens giving Klose a very hard shove. Though it isn’t too often that things get physical
Jake Paul has no shortage of potential opponents after making short work of Ben Askren on Saturday. The polarizing YouTube star needed less than two minutes to clobber Askren and score a first-round TKO victory in the heavily hyped Triller Fight Club main event. Much of the build to the boxing bout revolved around the
Rose Namajunas shocked a lot of people last week when she revealed that she was framing her upcoming title fight against Weili Zhang at UFC 261 on April 24th as a sort of battle between ‘American Freedom’ and ‘Chinese Communism.’ The words “Better dead than red” were uttered, and it was just an uncharacteristically bad
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PhotoCred: South China Morning Post / UFC The team of UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang responded to the recent “better dead than red” comments from Rose Namajunas. Namajunas’ recent comments led to a lot of media coverage after a clip of her talking about communism. As part of the comments, Namajunas took a shot
With that being said, Penne can’t help but feel a little nervous and anxious about stepping back into the Octagon. “I’m experiencing a lot of emotions from nerves and anxiety to excitement and anticipation. It’s just been a rollercoaster,” Penne said. “I get to do what I love, and for a time, I had to
1:58 AM ET The mini-middleweight tournament is over, and after Robert Whittaker dominated Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday night, he’s likely to be the next foe for Israel Adesanya. Whittaker offered a complete performance against one of the toughest fighters in the sport, earning his third straight win since he lost his title to Adesanya in
Featured News UFC UFC Vegas 24 was headlined by a middleweight bout with major implications for the division’s title picture. If former champion and top-ranked star Robert Whittaker won, he would all but guarantee a championship rematch with current champion Israel Adesanya. If former title contender Kelvin Gastelum was victorious, “The Reaper’s” rematch train would
The UFC Vegas 24 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum will collide in a middleweight clash. UFC Vegas 24’s co-main event will see a lightweight clash between Drakkar Klose and Jeremy Stephens. action will also be featured on the main card as Andrei
With a busy Saturday of combat sports in the books, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Jose Youngs, Alexander K. Lee, and Jed Meshew react to the top storylines coming out of UFC Vegas 24—including Robert Whittaker’s sweep of the scorecards in the main event against Kelvin Gastelum—and Jake Paul’s first-round stoppage win over Ben Askren in
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Ben Askren’s coach and cornerman Mike Rhodes discusses training for Saturday’s boxing match with Jake Paul under the Triller Fight Club banner in Atlanta. #Triller #BenAskren #JakePaul For more MMA news: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Connect with MMA Junkie: Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialmmajunkie Twitter: https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie Instagram: https://instagram.com/mmajunkiedotcom Subscribe to get the latest MMA
Robert Whittaker looked like a man on a mission last night (Sat., Apr. 17, 2021) at UFC Vegas 24 live on ESPN/ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev., when the former UFC middleweight champion stifled Kelvin Gastelum for a lopsided main event beatdown (highlights HERE). In addition to the middleweight headliner, a collection
Not since Conor McGregor drew Floyd Mayweather Jr. out of retirement has a boxing vs. MMA crossover fight drawn such attention. Whether or not you like either fighter or the bout itself, the celebrity boxing match between YouTube sensation Jake Paul and former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren couldn’t be ignored. Jake Paul