Car trouble is one of the most inconvenient issues a person can have, but former high school wrestler Canaan Bower recalls how it led him to save two lives almost two years ago. “I was driving up the street to work on my truck,” Bower explains. “I stopped at the gas station. My town is
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Iago Kiladze wasn’t happy when the referee called a stop to his fight with Viktor Faust, and he took out his frustration by punching the official. Kiladze, a heavyweight boxer who was competing on the Luis Ortiz vs. Charles Martin boxing undercard, was in a back-and-forth battle with Faust. At one point, Kiladze appeared completely
UFC bantamweight rising star Sean O’Malley, long before he was famous for his Octagon exploits, had trouble convincing people he was a legitimate MMA fighter. So “Sugar” took a random non-believer to the local UFC Gym and kicked the shit out of him. Literally. “He didn’t believe I was a fighter,” O’Malley told Full Send
The social media war between UFC president Dana White and YouTuber turned professional boxer Jake Paul continued over the weekend. Paul extended his undefeated boxing record to 5-0 in his last fight by knocking out former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in their rematch on Dec. 18. After the win, Paul directed his attention toward the UFC
By Mike Bohn and MMA Junkie Staff | January 2, 2022 7:30 pm ET With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from December 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for December. At
“Street Jesus” and baptisms may not have been on the menu back when Jorge Masvidal made his UFC debut in 2013, but he still lived up to every ounce of his famed “Gamebred” moniker. Masvidal was only 28 years old when he joined the UFC as part of the promotion’s acquisition of Strikeforce. Though he’d
New Yorkers are known for their attitude. And even though Harley Flanagan was born in San Francisco, he’s as New York as they come. With that status comes a certain way of looking at life, so I have to wonder if the Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black belt would have stuck with “the gentle art” if
UFC interim heavyweight champion Ciryl Gane agrees with Francis Ngannou that their leaked past sparring sessions were to his benefit. Gane is set to face Ngannou for the UFC’s unified heavyweight title at UFC 270. The heavyweight slugfest will help ring in the new year for the promotion as the first pay-per-view main event of
Conor McGregor has a whole load of business endeavors on the go, some of which are now making him more money than his fight purses. The biggest one has to be Proper 12 whiskey, which was such a massive success he sold a controlling share of the company off for $600 million in April 2021.
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 2021 UFC Year in Review – Part 1 | Video We take a look back at some of the highlights from the first half of the calendar year, from UFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 to welcoming fans back in a major way at UFC 261: Usman vs Masvidal
By Mike Bohn | January 2, 2022 6:00 pm ET Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida is 43 and on a three-fight skid. However, Scott Coker isn’t keen to push him out the door. Coker, the Bellator president, has had Machida (26-11 MMA, 2-3 BMMA) competing under his banner since December 2018. There have
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The confusing stoppage during the UFC 210 fight between middleweights Gegard Mousasi and former champ Chris Weidman raised questions about downed opponents, doctor stoppages and the new rules of MMA. Veteran ref John McCarthy was there.
Francis Ngannou isn’t giving up on his dream of fighting in the squared circle. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion still has big expectations for a foray into boxing before his fighting days are over, so much so that recently revealed that he plans to ensure the ability to box in a professional capacity is included
Kamaru Usman defined 2021 in many ways. UFC.com’s Fighter of the Year defended his title in spectacular fashion three times in the year, taking out Gilbert Burns, Jorge Masvidal (also UFC.com’s Knockout of the Year), and Colby Covington. He doesn’t have much time to sit back, though, as another wave of contenders is prepared to
Former UFC lightweight contender Paul Felder believes a fourth fight with megastar Conor McGregor would be “too much” for Dustin Poirier right now. Poirier is currently coming off his second devastating title defeat in the UFC. Following his first, a third-round submission loss to the great Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2019, “The Diamond” fought his way
We have no idea who Jake Paul will fight next in 2022, but one constant remains: his willingness to battle it out with UFC president Dana White in the press. Jake and Dana have been trading barbs back and forth since White claimed Paul’s April pay-per-view numbers against Ben Askren were “full of s—t.” Since
Jake Paul has responded to UFC president Dana White‘s drug testing challenge with an offer to fight in the UFC if certain conditions are met. The YouTuber turned professional boxer extended his undefeated boxing record to 5-0 in his last fight by knocking out former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in their rematch on Dec.