Image via @ufc on Instagram UFC women’s double champion Amanda Nunes responded after UFC president Dana White suggested he might have her knock out Jake Paul. A YouTuber-turned-boxer, Paul has become one of the most talked-about athletes in combat sports over the last few weeks ever since his highlight-reel KO over Nate Robinson in a
ANTHONY PETTIS VS. ALEX MORONO Anthony Pettis continues to embrace his “I just want to take fun fights” approach to life as he looks for a second consecutive victory to wrap up the year in this matchup against “The Great White,” Alex Morono. After nearly a decade spent chasing down, capturing, defending, and trying to
Charles Oliveira will be paying close attention the main event of UFC 257. In the main event of that card, of course, is Conor McGregor returning to the Octagon against Dustin Poirier. Although the winner of that fight will be looking for a title fight, Oliveira believes he should be standing across the winner with
8:00 AM ET Deiveson Figueiredo put in the work as 2020 wound down, and it has elevated him in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings — a small boost with huge symbolic significance. Figueiredo, who became UFC men’s flyweight champion in July with a choke-out victory over longtime contender Joseph Benavidez, defended his belt on Nov. 21 and
Jake Paul has drawn the ire of one of MMA’s most volatile personalities. For better or for worse, Paul’s knockout win over longtime NBA veteran Nate Robinson from the recent Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. boxing event had everyone in the combat sports world talking. Paul, a popular YouTube personality, followed up that viral
News Kirik | December 15, 2020 Max Holloway beat Anthony Pettis for the interim featherweight belt in 2017, beat defending champ Jose Aldo to unify the belts, and won the immediate rematch, and then successfully defended it again vs. Brian Ortega, winning four performance bonuses in four fights. Then “Blessed” stepped up on short notice to fight
Bad news for lightweight up-and-comers: Tony Ferguson is here to stay. After a magnificent run through the lightweight division, the aging “El Cucuy” has now dropped two straight in 2020, recently getting dominated by Charles Oliveira in the UFC 256 pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event last weekend in Las Vegas. Blame his flatness … and his
Dana White heaps praise on Tony Ferguson, despite UFC 256 loss [embedded content] Up until 2020, UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson was on a 12-fight winning streak. It is one of the longest streaks in UFC history without a shot at the undisputed title. But then 2020 hit. And like it has been for many,
In 2014, rising stars Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier met in Las Vegas, both hoping to pave their way to a world championship. Since then, McGregor has won titles in two weight classes, while Poirier secured an interim lightweight crown, both becoming UFC superstars in the process. The two will meet again on Saturday, January
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Leon Edwards rebooked, UFC 256 Tony Ferguson goes after MMA media and Conor McGregor, Dana White on losing Anthony Johnson to Bellator MMA, Kevin Holland wants after Jacare Souza win, bout against Jorge Masvidal for BMF belt or Derek Brunson, UFC 256 Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno, Tony Ferguson vs. Charles Oliveira
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Image via @natediaz209 on Instagram (photographer not listed) Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz was clearly not impressed with the response he received from Jake Paul earlier this evening. On Monday afternoon the ‘Stockton Slugger’ took to Twitter where he slammed the Youtuber for his 50 million dollar callout of Conor McGregor. Jake Paul
Mike Brown would never return to title contention. He did continue to fight for the WEC until the promotion merged with the UFC ten years ago before fighting for the UFC for three years and then retiring to coach full-time. As one of MMA’s most recognizable coaches, Brown seems to be happier as “the man
Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo had a fight of the year contender in the main event of UFC 256 and Moreno did it with a hurt shoulder. Figueiredo was looking to defend his belt against Moreno just three weeks after both men fought. It was a very intriguing matchup and early on in the fight,
10:37 PM ET Approximately 24 hours before UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo defended his belt in a vicious fight-of-the-year candidate Saturday night, he was so sick, his manager didn’t think he would be able to fight at all. Figueiredo had stomach issues that sent him to the hospital on two different occasions Friday, the day
Fresh off a viral knockout on the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. card, YouTube star Jake Paul is turning up the heat on Conor McGregor. After calling out McGregor – and Dillon Danis – in the wake of his knockout of Nate Robinson, Paul continued his PR campaign to get the the former two-division
Ultimate Fighting Championsh caps off a roller coaster year with some quality violence, as elite Welterweight strikers Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Geoff Neal headline the promotion’s final event of the year this Saturday (Dec. 19, 2020). Down at Bantamweight, Jose Aldo attempts to rebound from his destructive loss to Petr Yan against Marlon Vera, while
Watch Geoff Neal wreck Mike Perry ahead of UFC Vegas 17 [embedded content] Before Geoff Neal steps into Saturday’s UFC Vegas 17 main event in Las Vegas, take a look back at his blistering knockout of “Platinum” Mike Perry at UFC 245. Neal returns to the Octagon after a year on the sidelines to face