George Kambosos Jr. may have shocked the boxing world when he upset Teofimo Lopez as an 8-to-1 betting underdog on Saturday, but he didn’t shock himself. Kambosos Jr., the unbeaten 28-year-old who defeated Lopez via split decision to capture three of boxing’s major lightweight titles, explained on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour that he
Month: November 2021
Nov 6, 2021; New York, NY, USA; Kamaru Usman (red gloves) leaves the octagon with his championship belt after defeating Colby Covington (blue gloves) during UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports If Gilbert Burns was picking the best welterweight the UFC has ever seen, his response would be easy.
Beneil Dariush is not shying away from the grappling of lightweight boogeyman Islam Makhachev. As the close friend and protégé to former champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, Makhachev has put his grappling skills to use to dispatch the best fighters he could face en route to a nine-fight win streak. While there was some talk about him
Triller Fight Club was back in action over Thanksgiving weekend with the debut of their Triad Combat sub-promotion, which featured a bunch of MMA fighters battling boxers in a triangular ring. It also featured Metallica, which might have seemed like another big waste of money by the promotion … until you watch the event and
UFC Hall of Famer and winner of the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter Diego Sanchez has been battling COVID-19 for weeks. “The Nightmare first revealed his diagnosis on social media on Nov. 19 but had been suffering symptoms for several days before making the post. “Shitting, coughing, pukin, constant hot cold fevers, pain in
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Islam Makhachev vs. Beneil Dariush in works for UFC fight Night on 26th of February, ESPN including Brett Okamoto revealed Islam Makhachev vs. Beneil Dariush, MMA Community reacts to the matchup and much more! Informations about our work: This channel is made for MMA fans and has been in existence since 2014. This channel reports
The final faceoffs for Saturday’s Triller Triad Combat event produced some eventful moments including MMA veterans Frank Mir, Mike Perry and Derek Campos. Visit us on the web: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com Part of the USA TODAY network: http://www.usatoday.com Be sure to subscribe to our channel to get the latest MMA news and videos. Connect with MMA Junkie
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Bellator closes out its 2021 event schedule on Friday with Bellator 272, which takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and has a main card that airs on Showtime following prelims streamed on MMA Junkie. A highly anticipated bantamweight title fight headlines the card. Champion Sergio Pettis
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has faced some of the most significant injury obstacles of anyone to hold a UFC belt: Two blown knees, a botched surgery, a torn quad, and other consequences of a decade in the cage. They cost him almost four years of his career. When he looks back and looks
Sure, injuries and inactivity can prevent people from knowing your name, but Font has long been a guy with the goods to chase for the belt. In 12 UFC fights, his three losses have come against John Lineker, Pedro Munhoz and Raphael Assuncao. Although he picked up wins over Matt Schnell, Thomas Almeida and Ricky
Kamaru Usman is not surprised by Colby Covington’s post-UFC 268 behavior. It is no secret that both bouts between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington had highly contentious build-ups to say the very least. This particularly rings true when replaying the words of Covington. Covington has taken shots at Usman’s family, made accusations of steroid use,
Triller Fight Club returned on Saturday night with another oddball night of combat sports, this time with their new sub-promotion Triad Combat (watch the highlights here). The concept: a triangular boxing ring where fighters box with smaller gloves and clinch fighting is allowed. The apparent idea is to give MMA fighters more of a fair
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor continues to heal from a broken leg suffered in his UFC 264 trilogy bout against Dustin Poirier. In the closing moments of the opening round against “The Diamond,” McGregor’s leg broke immediately halting the fight. The Irishman underwent surgery the following day and has been on the mend since
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from November 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for November. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
UFC president Dana White called Kamaru Usman “the greatest welterweight ever” after he defeated Colby Covington a second time earlier this month at UFC 268, and 170-pound contender Gilbert Burns agrees. “Nigerian Nightmare” improved to 20-1 as a professional MMA fighter with that victory in New York, getting one fight short from tying to Anderson
Middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on interim champ Israel Adesanya in the headliner of UFC 243. Robert Whittaker Israel Adesanya Ufc 243 Official Weigh Ins The UFC will bring their circus of Octagon violence back to pay-per-view in February with UFC 271. The card is set to be headlined by one of the most highly
After a full year of empty arenas, the UFC sold out VyStar Veterans Arena in Jacksonville, FL for UFC 261. The result was an epic night of amazing fights, knockouts, submissions, and support from the fans. The fans brought an energy that made that night in Jacksonville magic. The UFC would be nothing without the
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