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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is locked and loaded for UFC Vegas 28 this Sat. night (June 5, 2021) on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining duties fall to heavyweight hurters Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai, who collide for a spot in the 265-pound title chase. Shortly before that hard-hitting affair gets

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz   By Ken Hathaway and John Morgan | June 4, 2021 3:10 pm ET All the pre-fight activities are in the books for UFC Fight Night 189 following Friday’s official weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs. The organization’s 19th card of the year features a heavyweight main event, as Jairzinho

8:47 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim The MLB season fills a wide swath of the calendar with 162 games, an entire summertime (and beyond) of ups and downs. The NBA and NHL seasons have only half as many games, but the twists and turns keep the ride going for months. The same is true in the

Jessica Andrade is one of the most fierce competitors inside the Octagon, but she’s showing her lighter and freer side. Andrade took to her Twitter account to reveal that she now has an OnlyFans account. Andrade said she made one due to a slew of requests from American fight fans. You can subscribe to her

Welcome to Midnight Mania! First and foremost, Floyd Mayweather is in the money-making business; that’s why he’s accepted this “legalized bank robbery” circus opposite Logan Paul. However, it appears that “Money” may also be in the “Get the Paul brothers out of boxing” business, because he’s going above and beyond merely beating up Logan on

By Farah Hannoun and MMA Junkie Radio | June 3, 2021 10:40 pm ET Just a few months shy of his 25th birthday, Aaron Pico’s professional MMA career already has been a rollercoaster. One of the most highly touted prospects in the sport’s history, Pico has shown moments of brilliance, but he’s also had devastating

1:57 PM ET Kayla Harrison, the self-proclaimed “baddest woman” in mixed martial arts, will return to action against Cindy Dandois in the main event of PFL 6 in Atlantic City. PFL officials announced the league’s next round of heavyweight and female lightweight matchups on Tuesday, ahead of the PFL 6 event on June 25. Harrison

UFC President Dana White feels that even an aging Tyron Woodley should be able to get the job done against Jake Paul. Woodley has made the most of his UFC exit. He has been booked for a Showtime PPV event against Paul. This will be a pro boxing match. Paul is fresh off a first-round

Former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit will make his return to the Octagon for a 170-pound showdown against well-traveled veteran Max Griffin at the upcoming UFC 264 pay-per-view (PPV) event, scheduled for July 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. That’s according to MMA Junkie. Condit (32-13), who turned 37 back in April,

By Farah Hannoun and Mike Bohn | June 3, 2021 2:30 pm ET COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Paige VanZant still sees the possibility of competing in MMA, just not right now. VanZant, who parted ways with the UFC last July, signed a four-fight deal with Bare Knuckle FC just one month later. While she’s really

10:51 AM ET Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Former mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz has resigned from his position on the City Council of Huntington Beach, California, saying he was prompted to quit because of attacks by the media. Ortiz, who was the city’s mayor pro tem, announced his resignation Tuesday night during

The fighting legend Eddie Alvarez went in hard on professional boxers not actually being “real fighters.” Alvarez is a former Bellator MMA, UFC champion, and one of the most well-respected MMA athletes around the world. The former champion has seen it all and has even faced the “Notorious” Conor McGregor back when the Irishman was

Welcome to Midnight Mania! The Welterweight title picture is clearing up. It’s been just over a month since Kamaru Usman demolished Jorge Masvidal for yet another title defense, but the next fighter in line at 170 lbs. has been unclear. Colby Covington has been angling for a rematch (and been shut down), Stephen Thompson is

By Nolan King and Ken Hathaway | June 2, 2021 10:30 pm ET LAS VEGAS – Jairzinho Rozenstruik isn’t used to losing, so the process of having to go back to the drawing board and recuperate has been a bit foreign ahead of UFC Fight Night 189. “(They were) crazy and strange,” Rozenstruik told MMA

7:39 AM ET Since announcing he’s retained the services of Richard Schaefer as his advisor on May 26, Jon Jones‘ social media accounts have been fairly subdued, free of any confrontational posts aimed at the UFC. Coincidence? Maybe, but make no mistake, there will be interest in seeing if Schaefer, the former boxing promoter who

Could UFC fighters be on the verge of receiving health benefits? UFC President Dana White appears to be hinting at the possibility. Fight fans and athletes have been wondering whether or not the UFC will eventually provide health benefits to its fighters. It’s a question that one fan decided to ask White on Instagram. Here’s

Longtime featherweight contender Chan Sung Jung, affectionately known as “The Korean Zombie,” will look to keep his place in the featherweight Top 5 when he collides with No. 8-ranked Dan Ige in the UFC Vegas 29 main event, scheduled for Sat., June 19, 2021 inside APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Now they have an official

By Nolan King | June 2, 2021 2:10 pm ET Dana White doesn’t think Tyron Woodley is the fighter he once was during his UFC welterweight title reign, but he still likes his chances when it comes to fighting a YouTube star. Woodley, 39, will box Jake Paul on Aug. 28 at a location and