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
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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.
By Mike Bohn | January 1, 2022 8:39 pm ET Dana White didn’t waste much time responding to Jake Paul’s demands. On Saturday, Paul came out with a list of demands for the UFC president, who earlier in the week declined claims he uses cocaine and questioned whether the YouTuber-turned-boxer is using performance-enhancing drugs. Paul’s
Dana White saw what Jake Paul had to say about his business — and the UFC president dropped a New Year’s Day rant of his own on the 5-0 pro boxer in response. On Saturday, Paul laid out a list of demands for White in which he promised to retire from boxing and head over
A native of Kansas who ultimately found his way to Hawaii, Mr. Penn raised six children with his wife Lorraine Shin-Penn, naming three of the boys after himself. And while he was a master carpenter and successful businessman in his adopted home state, he was drawn into the fight game when he realized that a
UFC bantamweight champion Julianna Peña knew what she was signing up for when she agreed to battle Amanda Nunes at UFC 269. Nunes was expected by many to run through Peña in their matchup. Instead, the fiery Peña proved to be a game opponent in the opening minutes and came out with a barrage of
Starved of face-punching after a disgustingly peaceful holiday? FITE has you covered, offering a five-fight, all-Heavyweight card TONIGHT (Sat., Jan. 1, 2022) to start the new year off right. MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s card below, starting with the FITE PPV broadcast at 8 p.m. ET. The main event pits former WBA Interim
2021 UFC Year in Review – Part 2 | Video We take a look at some of the most memorable moments from the second half of 2021. From the trilogy fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor to one of the biggest upsets in UFC title fight history to end the year. The fight promotion’s
By Mike Bohn | January 1, 2022 5:30 pm ET Tony Ferguson has revealed a matchup with Michael Chandler is in the works for later this year. Ferguson (25-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC), a former interim UFC lightweight champion, wrote on social media Saturday that he’s been in discussions for a showdown with Chandler (22-7 MMA,