Whether we want to accept it or not, Jake Paul has become the most talked about fighter in combat sports as of late. He’s dominated headlines, knocked out former UFC champions and made tons of money in the process. While many still don’t want to give “The Problem Child” his props as a legit boxer
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By Farah Hannoun | December 21, 2021 2:40 pm ET Diego Ferreira entered UFC Fight Night 199 with an already compromised rib. Ferreira (17-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) suffered a TKO loss to Mateusz Gamrot this past Saturday, marking the Brazilian’s third straight loss. Midway through Round 2, Ferreira ate a big knee to the ribs,
UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman wants boxing star Anthony Joshua to come train with him to iron out his clinch work. Usman’s stock has skyrocketed over the past few years, and most notably in 2021, as arguably one of the most dominant UFC champions ever. He’s most recently earned knockouts over Gilbert Burns and Jorge
Streaking welterweight bruiser Belal Muhammad captured his sixth straight victory with a dominant performance against two-time division title challenger Stephen Thompson in the UFC Vegas 45 co-main event last weekend at the APEX facility in Las Vegas. The result was a promotion to No. 5 in the official 170-pound rankings. In the UFC Vegas 45
By MMA Junkie Radio | December 20, 2021 10:15 pm ET Monday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here. On Episode 3,219, the fellas look back at UFC Fight Night 199, discuss what should be next for Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, talk about if Dana White should be bothered by what
Dec 18, 2021 LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White doesn’t know if anything will ever again stress him out in the mixed martial arts business. Not after what he went through in 2020. But this 2021 calendar year was a good one for the UFC, and a lot of that success can be attributed
UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis took pleasure in getting the opportunity to legally knock out a former police officer inside the Octagon. Lewis put on arguably the best performance of his 2021 run in knocking out Chris Daukaus in the UFC Vegas 45 main event. Lewis looked patient on the feet before eventually overwhelming Daukaus
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is in the process of finalizing a bantamweight bout between two fighters whose careers are headed in the opposite direction. According to MMA Fighting, Marlon Moraes and Song Yadong have verbally agreed to meet in the center of the cage at a Fight Night event on March 12, 2022. Moraes is
Dalton Rosta asked and received. At Bellator 273, Rosta (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) will face off with fellow rising middleweight and blue chip wrestling prospect Romero Cotton (5-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA). The event takes place Saturday, Jan. 29 at Footprint Center in Phoenix. The main card airs on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie. Two
UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje has questioned whether Dustin Poirier‘s lucrative fights with Conor McGregor earlier this year may have hampered his performance against Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. At the final pay-per-view of 2021, many expected Poirier to secure his place in contention for Fighter of the Year through a title crowning. In January,
Tyron Woodley was knocked out by Jake Paul in their cruiserweight rematch last weekend in Tampa, a crushing sixth-round finish that sent “The Chosen One” to 0-2 in the “sweet science” after previously losing a split decision to “The Problem Child” last August. Watch the violent finish here. After the event, Woodley’s mom — a
By Nolan King | December 19, 2021 10:34 pm ET Stephen Thompson came up on the short end of a unanimous decision Saturday at UFC Fight Night 199 when he lost to Belal Muhammad in the co-main event. Less than 24 hours after the loss, Thompson (16-6-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC) posted a statement on his
Sean Strickland is taking aim at all fighters who have failed USADA testing, especially TJ Dillashaw. Sean Stickland is a fighter who is constantly in the news for things he says. Whether he is calling out fighters or starting drama, he is not one to hold back. His latest target is on all fighters who
Could Nate Diaz’s last UFC fight be against Dustin Poirier in early 2022? It certainly sounds like it after recent comments from UFC president Dana White following UFC Vegas 45. There’s been a lot of speculation, both in fan circles and insider circles, that the UFC is slow-playing the final fight on Nate Diaz’s contract
The UFC closed out its 2021 schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 199 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The heavyweight main event saw Derrick Lewis (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) take sole possession of the all-time UFC knockout record when he dropped and stopped Chris Daukaus (12-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) in the opening
On this day three years ago, we ran a story where Dana White confessed that there is one thing that does bug him about the biggest cash cow in the history of his promotion. The following article is presented to you in its original, unaltered form, courtesy of the MMA News Archives. On This Day
Jake Paul has done a masterful job of building up a boxing career by beating carefully selected celebrities and MMA fighters. He’s now 5-0 doing it, with his last fight on Saturday night a crushing KO of former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. With the formula working so well, of course he’s going to go
By Simon Samano, The Blue Corner | December 19, 2021 1:22 am ET At the weigh-ins prior to his rematch with Tyron Woodley, Jake Paul declared that he was going to “f*ck up” the former UFC welterweight champion the second time around. And that’s exactly what Paul did with one punch Saturday night as the