By Farah Hannoun | March 29, 2021 8:40 am After staying silent for a couple of years, Ben Askren has finally fired back at Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal, who has been helping YouTuber Jake Paul prepare for his upcoming boxing match with Askren at Triller Fight Club’s April 17 pay-per-view at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta,
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UFC 260 featured a rematch between two titans in the heavyweight division between Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou. Ngannou showed that he corrected all his faults to become the heavyweight champion of the world and what lies next for him, will only add to his great story. There was a lot to take away from
1:43 AM ET ESPN’s panel of Ariel Helwani, Marc Raimondi and Phil Murphy breaks down the biggest stories coming out of UFC 260, including Stipe Miocic’s future after his second-round KO loss to Francis Ngannou, what questions are still left to be answered about Sean O’Malley, and if there’s a future in the UFC for
Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continued to speak out against UFC President Dana White’s remarks toward him at the post-fight press conference for UFC 260, tweeting late into the night Saturday and Sunday morning as he called White’s tactics “a huge slap in the face.” Upon hearing that Jones tweeted “show me the money”
“I have changed a lot because the time between my first fight and my second fight is almost the time that I had been doing the sport before my first fight,” said Ngannou, who had been a professional for a little over four years when he first fought Miocic four years ago in Boston. “If
UFC 260 went down last night (Sat., March 27, 2021) inside UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, which saw Francis Ngannou brutally knockout Stipe Miocic to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight title (see it again here). In the co-headlining act, Vicente Luque handed Tyron Woodley his fourth straight loss after submitting him in
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By John Morgan | March 28, 2021 8:20 pm 10th Planet Portland black belt Amanda Loewen continued her tear through UFC contenders, submitting longtime MMA veteran Roxanne Modafferi in their Submission Underground 21 women’s absolute title fight. The grappling contest served as the co-main event of Sunday’s card, which streamed live on UFC Fight Pass
Champ Stipe Miocic customizes his training room. Co-main stars Vicente Luque and Tyron Woodley land in Las Vegas, as does Sean O’Malley. Francis Ngannou wrestles with Jake Shields, and Miocic has an interview interrupted. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service of
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Things continued to get interesting in the UFC’s heavyweight division shortly after a new champion was crowned. For the time being, the Miocic era is over in the heavyweight division, and the Ngannou era began with the thunderous quake that would be expected from its arrival. After Ngannou disposed of Miocic in the second round
2:20 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Francis Ngannou had just dropped UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic with a jab and had him trapped against the cage. The big man swarmed, a finish seemingly within his grasp. But Miocic escaped with urgency and moved toward the center of the Octagon, where the champion made his stand. Miocic
Jon Jones’ financial demands to face heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou don’t move UFC President Dana White. After hearing a small portion of Jones’ tweetstorm on Saturday night after Ngannou’s knockout win over Stipe Miocic at UFC 260, White indicated the ball is in the former light heavyweight champ’s court. If “Bones” doesn’t want the fight,
It’s a statement that O’Malley, who has three fight night bonuses in his four pay-per-view showings, is intending to deliver against the Brazilian, who will be making the walk for his 27th professional fight. “Thomas is tough. I’m gonna beat his body down, I’m gonna hurt him and then I’m gonna knock his lights out;
Francis Ngannou mentioned on a few occasions that he didn’t recognize himself in his first bout with Stipe Miocic. He promised a completed different “Predator,” a far improved and far more composed version of himself. Lots of fighters promise such performances. It goes along with the standard “This will be my best performance yet” talk
Francis Ngannou wowed the mixed martial arts community with an incredible performance at UFC 260, knocking out Stipe Miocic to capture the UFC heavyweight championship. But as Ngannou shined in the main event Saturday night, a superfight with Jon Jones looms. “Bones” relinquished the light heavyweight championship in 2020 with intentions to move up to
By Blue Corner | March 28, 2021 8:00 am Follow @MMAjunkie While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the fighters from UFC 260 went with