8:12 AM ET UFC 261 on April 24 will be the first time Zhang Weili enters the Octagon since a capacity crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas roared in appreciation of her first title defense on March 7, 2020. It will also mark the first time a packed house will be on hand
The Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren prop bets are just as wild as the clash itself could be Saturday night in Atlanta. From what Snoop Dogg will say during the pay-per-view event to which fighter will get knocked down first, check out the prop bets for this upcoming weekend’s anticipated boxing showdown below. The prop
Featured News UFC Credit: UFC On Saturday night in Las Vegas (April 17), the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns with a 12-fight card that feels like a filler event, resting in the shadow of UFC 261 the following weekend. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some relevant bookings on the UFC Vegas 24 card. The event has
After a slick performance against Nina Nunes at UFC on ABC 2, grappling phenom Mackenzie Dern is seeking a top-five ranking following the win. In a crossroads fight with a lot of pressure, Mackenzie Dern understood she was right on the outside of the top of the division (ranked #11). While Nunes was ranked at
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will make his Octagon return against No. 2-ranked contender Cory Sandhagen in the upcoming UFC Vegas 26 main event on May 8 inside the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas. And he’ll do it as the +145 underdog. That’s according to BetOnline.ag, who pegged Sandhagen as
Watch Kelvin Gastelum defeat Ian Heinisch | UFC Vegas 24 free fight Kelvin Gastelum hopes to continue his climb back into title contention when he faces former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Vegas 24 on Saturday, April 17. The bout has been a long time coming. The two were
The 34th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren and UFC Vegas 24. We’re first joined by former UFC welterweight and now a professional boxer, Ben Askren (3:16). Next, former UFC heavyweight champ and pro boxer, Frank Mir (15:02) comes on. UFC lightweight,
ALEXANDR ROMANOV VS. JUAN ESPINO Intriguing heavyweight grapplers collide here as Alexandr Romanov looks to build on his solid rookie campaign as he takes on TUF 28 winner Juan Espino. In less than two months last fall, Romanov established himself as someone to track in the big boy ranks by racking up back-to-back submission wins
12:06 PM ET Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier built up a lot of good will prior to their non-title fight at UFC 257 in January, but that good will appears to be gone. The two lightweights lashed out at each other on social media on Sunday, less than three months ahead of their scheduled trilogy
Jiu-jitsu coach and The Ultimate Fighter 18 contestant Rafael de Freitas is no longer facing jail time after a prosecutor filed a motion not to pursue a third-degree criminal sexual penetration charge. De Freitas, an Albuquerque, N.M., resident who’s coached several high-profile fighters, initially was arrested this past December after a female client accused him
Editorial Featured News On May 7, at Bellator 258, Juan Archuleta will live out a career goal of being a defending Bellator champion. However, he has grown frustrated in recent months with his new role and its place on the Bellator pay scale. Especially, since a few big-ticket free-agent additions to the roster are pulling
Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have engaged in a full-on war of words that has reached a level that may have canceled their UFC 264 fight. Yesterday, Dustin Poirier issued a response to Conor McGregor’s fourth-round KO prediction by mostly just outing him for reneging on his agreement to donate to The Good Fight Foundation.
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Over the weekend, news broke that UFC Flyweight Jimmy Flick announced his retirement at a regional promotion. It came as a definite surprise; Flick had a majorly successful 2020, winning four fights that included an LFA title, “Contender Series” victory, and incredible flying triangle in his UFC debut that earned him
Marvin Vettori: I should be next for Israel Adesanya | UFC Vegas 23 video Marvin Vettori makes the case as to why he should be next to challenge Israel Adesanya for the middleweight belt. Hear everything Vettori had to say at the UFC Vegas 23 (aka UFC on ABC 2) post-fight press conference, following his
A potential fight between Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones has everyone excited these days. Including Georges St-Pierre who sees both fighters experiencing fear after talk of Jones being the “scared” one out of the two. Immediately after Ngannou was crowned as the new UFC heavyweight champion of the world at UFC 260 on March 27,
Marvin Vettori’s five-round decision victory over Kevin Holland won’t likely go on his personal highlight reel, but it most certainly went into his win column, and at this point in his career, that’s all that matters as he looks to secure a rematch with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Their first fight was a close one,
7:32 AM ET Jorge Masvidal doesn’t view his UFC 261 main event as his last shot at UFC gold, but only because he won’t allow himself to accept the possibility he’ll lose to champion Kamaru Usman. “I feel like every fight, I have to win,” Masvidal told ESPN. “But, no, I don’t feel like [this
Conor McGregor has had it with Dustin Poirier. A public dispute between the UFC stars arose over the weekend after Poirier called McGregor out for leaving him and his Good Fight Foundation in the dark regarding a $500,000 donation that was supposed to be made in conjunction with their UFC 257 bout in January. According