Oct 26, 2022 The ambitious Bellator vs. Rizin card on New Year’s Eve has its top fights set — and all are highly competitive, featuring top athletes from both promotions. Bellator star AJ McKee will face Rizin lightweight champion Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza in the main event of the Dec. 31 card at Japan’s Saitama
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LAS VEGAS – A dominant performance that led to a second-round finish wasn’t enough to shake UFC middleweight Junyong Park’s concerns. On the prelims of UFC Fight Night 213 at UFC Apex, Park (15-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) submitted Joseph Holmes with a rear-naked choke to record his second straight victory. As Park’s corner began to
Jamahal Hill always knew he would be able to bring a different level of boxing to the UFC. Chicago-born Hill has been competing in the UFC since 2019 after scoring a knockout in his appearance on Dana White‘s Contender Series. Since joining the promotion, he has been setting the light heavyweight division ablaze, scoring knockouts
While the Jake Paul business is definitely a good business to be in, Jake’s big brother Logan still holds the record for most pay-per-views sold by a Paul in a main event. His bout against Floyd Mayweather broke the million PPVs sold threshold at a cool $49.95 per unit. Showtime Sports partnered with Logan Paul
9:55 PM ET English featherweight Arnold Allen picked up the biggest win of his career on Saturday, although it didn’t come in a manner he wanted. Allen (19-1) picked up his 10th consecutive UFC win inside the Apex in Las Vegas, defeating Calvin Kattar (23-7) via second-round TKO. The 145-pound contest, which headlined UFC Fight
LAS VEGAS – Regardless of any opinions, Khalil Rountree is happy with his performance against Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night 213. Rountree (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) scored a tightly contested split decision win over Jacoby at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The judges only unanimously agreed on Round 3 in Rountree’s favor, but
Tensions between Jake Paul and Nate Diaz‘s teams reached a boiling point while backstage at the Paul vs. Anderson Silva fight. Paul defeated Silva via a unanimous decision in his boxing return on Saturday. It was his first fight of 2022 since a knockout of former UFC welterweight titleholder Tyron Woodley last December. While Paul
Jake Paul finally fought someone with respected boxing skills in former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva last night (Sat., Oct. 29, 2022) live on Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) and FITE.TV from inside Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., and “Problem Child” scored a knockdown en route to a unanimous decision win. Despite a 22-year age gap,
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jake Paul’s inexplicable boxing résumé now includes a win over one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time. Paul, the YouTube-star-turned-prizefighter, beat former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva by unanimous decision (77-74, 78-73, 78-73) Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena. The bout was very competitive, but Paul pulled away late
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jake Paul did something that UFC president Dana White guaranteed he wouldn’t do: He called out Anderson Silva. Not only did Paul call out the former UFC middleweight champion, he beat Silva by unanimous decision in an eight-round boxing match Saturday night at Desert Diamond Arena. It was a back-and-forth battle in
Steve Garcia put on a dominant striking display for the short period of time that his fight with Chase Hooper lasted at UFC Vegas 63. After being knocked out in the first round of his last matchup at UFC 275, “Mean Machine” wasted no time going after Hooper in their featherweight bout. A barrage of
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to its APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the UFC Vegas 63 mixed martial arts (MMA) event TONIGHT (Sat., Oct. 29, 2022), streaming LIVE on ESPN+. UFC Vegas 63 will be headlined by the 145-pound showdown between Top 10 featherweight contenders Calvin Kattar and Arnold Allen. Before that five-round
Oct 27, 2022 TJ Dillashaw intends to reclaim his UFC bantamweight championship at some point, although he’s likely to be out another year due to shoulder surgery. Dillashaw, 36, told ESPN on Wednesday he will undergo surgery on his left shoulder, which was dislocated in the first round of a title fight against Aljamain Sterling
LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 213 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results. UFC Fight Night 213 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. In the main event, Calvin Kattar (23-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) takes
A pulverizing body shot from MMA fighter Noelle Grandjean forced Lea Bivins to quit on the feet during her MMA debut. Atomweights Grandjean and Bivins met on the undercard of One on Prime Video 3 on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Grandjean was looking to extend her win streak to four fights. While Grandjean stands
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Whether he realizes it or not, Jake Paul is rolling the dice tomorrow night (Sat. Oct. 29, 2022) when he squares off against Anderson Silva in the main event of their boxing pay-per-view (PPV) event. LIVE! Watch ‘Paul Vs. Silva’ On PPV BOXING BLOCKBUSTER! International superstar and serial risk-taker, Jake “The Problem Child” Paul, will
Oct 27, 2022 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jake Paul and Anderson Silva agreed to an unorthodox bet two days before they are set to meet in a boxing match. Paul proposed to Silva on Thursday at the prefight news conference that if Silva wins, Paul will do a rematch with the UFC legend in a kickboxing
Check out these photos from the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva ceremonial weigh-ins for the boxing event taking place at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz. (Photos courtesy of Esther Lin, Showtime) Chris Avila vs. Dr. Mike Varshavski | Paul vs. Silva weigh-ins Chris Avila vs. Dr. Mike Varshavski | Paul vs. Silva weigh-ins Chris Avila