Jorge Masvidal has been charged with one count of aggravated battery resulting in great bodily harm and one count of criminal mischief following an alleged altercation with Colby Covington. Monday, Covington was outside of the Papi Steak Restaurant in Miami, FL when Masvidal allegedly attacked him with a punch to the mouth another punch to
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Jorge Masvidal allegedly snuck up on and punched Colby Covington in the mouth at a very public place. Covington is missing part of his tooth, and Masvidal and his management are bragging on Twitter. Amidst the “Chaos,” one has to wonder: Will Masvidal face any consequences for his actions? Jon Jones
By Nolan King | March 23, 2022 11:14 pm ET Jorge Masvidal has been arrested. Less than 48 hours after he engaged in an alleged altercation with UFC rival Colby Covington, Masvidal was detained by Miami-Dade county police Wednesday evening and booked at 10:27 p.m. local time, according to online records. News of Masvidal’s arrest
12:00 PM ET Curtis Blaydes was riding high in the UFC’s heavyweight division a little over a year ago. He had won four fights in a row, and the only defeats of his career had come against the champion, Francis Ngannou. But then, in February 2021, Blaydes ran into a Derrick Lewis uppercut, and his
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Conor McGregor was reportedly arrested in Ireland Tuesday on the charge of dangerous driving. According to the Irish Independent, McGregor was driving his Bentley Continental GT along the N4 between Lucan and Palmerstown when he was pulled over and arrested for multiple traffic violations. Additionally, McGregor’s vehicle was reportedly seized
Former UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor was arrested and charged with “dangerous driving” on Tuesday (March 22) in Dublin, Ireland, compelling law enforcement to impound his $187,000 Bentley Continental. That’s according to a report from local news outlet Independent.ie. McGregor, 33, was transported to the local police station and eventually released on bail. “Notorious” promptly
By Nolan King and Ken Hathaway | March 23, 2022 4:30 pm ET COLUMBUS, Ohio – Chris Daukaus experienced losses before, but not quite of the magnitude of his first UFC defeat in December, a knockout against Derrick Lewis. The loss hurt, and rubbing salt in the wound, recent life changes pushed him down the
12:01 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Colby Covington scored a lopsided unanimous decision over Jorge Masvidal when they met earlier this month at UFC 272, but apparently they have unfinished business. Masvidal is suspected of felony battery in connection with an altercation Monday, according to a Miami Beach police report obtained by ESPN. The other person
Former UFC fighter Ben Askren may still have a grudge towards his former rival Jorge Masvidal, but they agreed on a recent controversy. Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been at the center of an ongoing debate about whether or not transgender women should compete in female sports. Thomas recently became the first openly transgender athlete
RIZIN Fighting Federation 35 is shaping up to be a truly epic event as international fighters can now return to the ring. Weds. afternoon in Japan (Mar. 23, 2022), the promotion held a press conference to reveal the latest batch of fight announcements for the upcoming RIZIN Trigger 3rd and RIZIN 35 events on Apr.
Rankings Pound For Pound Rankings #1 1 Kamaru Usman Win 20 Loss 1 Draw 0 Already considered one of the greatest fighters of all time, Jones says he wants to turn his attention to heavyweight and has no intention of returning to 205 pounds. #2 1 Israel Adesanya Win 22 Loss 1 Draw 0 Usman
8:00 AM ET Kayla Harrison turned away from the Octagon and placed both hands on the barricade behind her. She threw her hands up and screamed “f—!” several times. It was Dec. 11 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Harrison had just witnessed, from the front row, her then-American Top Team training partner Amanda Nunes
Bellator‘s bantamweight grand prix has suffered a major blow as champion, Sergio Pettis suffered an injury and is now out of the tournament. On Tuesday morning it was revealed by CBS Sports that Pettis was forced to withdraw from the field due to injury. He was supposed to fight Raufeon Stots in the opening round
Current Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis was recently injured and forced to withdraw from his scheduled title defense against teammate Raufeon Stots, previously booked to headline Bellator 279 on April 23 in Honolulu, Hawaii. According to a report from CBS Sports, “The Phenom” will be replaced by Juan Archuleta, whom Pettis defeated at Bellator
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By Nolan King | March 22, 2022 4:39 pm ET The MMA community had plenty to say after reports and video of an alleged Monday night altercation between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington outside of Papi Steak restaurant in Miami Beach. On Tuesday, a Miami Beach Police Department spokesperson
Chael Sonnen believes Charles Oliveira should thank Tony Ferguson because without him, he wouldn’t have gotten the title shot. At UFC 256 in December of 2020, Ferguson stepped up to face Oliveira on just a few weeks’ notice. It was an intriguing matchup as ‘El Cucuy’ was linked to Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler before
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Welterweight is a strange division. The 170-pound king is Kamaru Usman, who has the division in a complete stranglehold to the point that he’s lapping all the top contenders. Then, there’s still kind of a BMF champion in Jorge Masvidal, the one-off belt awarded to “Gamebred” for slicing up Nate Diaz
By Simon Samano | March 22, 2022 3:12 am ET Twenty-five minutes together inside the octagon apparently wasn’t enough for Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington to settle their grudge. Late Monday night, Fox Sports 640 South Florida radio host Andy Slater reported on Twitter that Masvidal and Covington “got into a fight” at Miami Beach