Colby Covington is upset with fellow welterweight Mike Perry after “Platinum” caused some gym disruptions. The former interim champion Covington went hard in the paint on Mike Perry and flung some nasty accusations. Specifically, “Chaos” claims that Perry declined to pay the membership fees and other expenses to the MMA Masters gym. As of now,
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Welcome to Midnight Mania! Leon Edwards has been talking the talk for some time now, but it’s tough to argue with his results. Even including the controversial eye poke “No Contest” vs. Belal Muhammad, he 29-year-old Englishman has not tasted defeat since December 2015, and that loss came to the current Welterweight champion! Since then,
By Mike Bohn, The Blue Corner | June 8, 2021 11:00 pm ET Follow @MikeBohnMMA Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more
11:22 AM ET Alistair Overeem is returning to his kickboxing roots. The former UFC heavyweight title contender, as well as former Strikeforce and DREAM champion, has signed a multifight deal with the Glory Kickboxing promotion, his management team told ESPN on Tuesday. Overeem is considered one of the greatest heavyweight MMA fighters of all time
Michael Bisping doesn’t like Nate Diaz‘s chances against Leon Edwards. At UFC 263, Diaz is set to return to the Octagon in a five-round welterweight bout against Edwards that could determine the next title challenger. They were supposed to fight at UFC 262 in May, but Diaz postponed the scrap due to a small injury.
Israel Adesanya is Matrix-like inside the Octagon, and a charismatic presence on the stage — so let’s relive the UFC middleweight champ’s best moments and trash talk ahead of UFC 263, which takes place this weekend (Sat., June 12, 2021) inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Ahead of Adesanya’s ESPN+-streamed pay-per-view (PPV) rematch against
Losing might be unfamiliar to Lance Palmer, but his mentality remains the same. Palmer (22-4), a two-time PFL champion, suffered his first promotional loss when he was upset by Bubba Jenkins at 2021 PFL 1 in April, snapping his 11-fight winning streak. His Thursday matchup with Jesse Stirn (11-4) at PFL 4 is a must-win
Joanna Jędrzejczyk has made it clear that she believes it’s going to take a little more for fans to be invested in Carla Esparza. Esparza has seemingly put herself in a decent position to challenge Rose Namajunas for the UFC Strawweight Championship. After all, she is riding a five-fight winning streak and is coming off
Welcome to Midnight Mania! The spectacle that was Logan Paul vs. Floyd Mayweather generated a whole lotta dough! Early estimates stand somewhere around 600,000 pay-per-view (PPV) buys in the US, which at $49.99 per order equates to a pretty penny for both “Money” Mayweather and Paul. On a related note, there’s also been a great
By Danny Segura | June 7, 2021 10:20 pm ET Follow @dannyseguratv The time for Floyd Mayweather to hang up the gloves has come. For many years, the former multiple-time boxing world champion challenged the truth of prizefighting being a young man’s sport. However, that all changed on Sunday night when Mayweather set foot in
7:35 PM ET CLARESSA SHIELDS RETURNED to JacksonWink MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in late March, fresh off making boxing history by becoming the first two-division undisputed champion in the four-belt era. Time was running low, though, with Shields scheduled to make her MMA debut in the Professional Fighters League on June 10. The only
Norma Dumont says the UFC has asked her to stay at 145 pounds to ensure they “wont close the division.” Rumours have consistently swirled that the UFC will nix the women’s featherweight division, where opponents are ritually thrown into the den of champion Amanda “The Lioness” Nunes for slaughter. The overwhelming dominance of Nunes, and
UFC President Dana White would never sign Logan Paul because he doesn’t want to be arrested for murder. Sure, he signed a 36 year-old CM Punk who was summarily destroyed by a pair of C-level fighters, but let’s not bog ourselves down with stupid little things like facts and details. But what about Bellator MMA
John Dodson is set to compete for the first time since his UFC departure. A former UFC flyweight title challenger, Dodson (21-12) will return July 30 at XMMA 2, which takes place at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. His opponent is expected to be another former UFC fighter, Cody Gibson (16-7). Two people
7:58 PM ET The UFC is finalizing a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann to headline an event in September. Smith (35-16) announced the fight himself this week, and sources close to Spann told ESPN he has also agreed. The 205-pound contest will serve as the main event of UFC Fight Night
For an all-time great boxer, there’s nothing like going the distance against an 0-1 YouTuber to make you start rethinking your life. That appears to be the case for one Floyd “Money” Mayweather, who isn’t sure if we will ever see him partake in an exhibition boxing match again after going all eight rounds against
Floyd Mayweather is nothing if not consistent. “Money” advertises himself as a businessman. He’s all about his health and wealth, and he’s not going to risk either. At this point, there’s no reason to take chances. Mayweather’s legacy as a great, undefeated champion is locked in place, and compared to the average pugilist with 50
By Danny Segura, The Blue Corner | June 7, 2021 2:57 am ET Jake Paul couldn’t have been more hyped about his brother going the full distance with one of the best boxers of all time. Jake lost his mind in the final seconds of Logan’s exhibition bout with Floyd Mayweather on Sunday night at