10:25 AM ET Jake Paul‘s next foe will be a former UFC champion. Paul will meet Tyron Woodley in a boxing match later this summer, both Paul and Woodley told ESPN. The 190-pound match is currently slated for Aug. 28, sources say. Several host cities are still under consideration, per sources, though an official announcement
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It’s safe to say that Tyron Woodley is one pumped-up individual following the big announcement of his upcoming boxing match against Jake Paul. It’s official. Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley are on a collision course to meet this August in what will be Woodley’s debut boxing match. The bout was reported yesterday with the official
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Tito Ortiz’s controversial run as a Huntington Beach city councilor has come to an end. Just under 35 thousand votes saw him rise to mayor pro-tem back in November 2020, but in less than a year, Ortiz has seen something like a dozen controversies, largely related to mask-wearing and plandemic ranting.
By Matthew Wells | June 2, 2021 12:10 am ET UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz has had enough of his role as Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem. On Tuesday, during the first in-person city council meeting of the year, Ortiz announced his resignation from the Southern California city’s governing body, effective immediately. “The Huntington
By Farah Hannoun | June 1, 2021 1:00 pm ET Khabib Nurmagomedov is happy that Charles Oliveira was the next heir to his throne. After Nurmagomedov retired and vacated his UFC lightweight title, Oliveira faced former three-time Bellator champion Michael Chandler for the vacant belt in the main event of UFC 262. Oliveira came from
7:23 AM ET Following a three-year hiatus, the UFC’s reality series The Ultimate Fighter returns Tuesday night on ESPN and ESPN+. No series has had a bigger impact on the company and the sport of mixed martial arts than TUF. UFC president Dana White has repeatedly said the show saved the company when it debuted
Jake Paul‘s next boxing opponent has been revealed to be none other than former UFC welterweight champion “The Chosen One” Tyron Woodley. Indeed, it was Tyron Woodley who has been chosen from the list of options Paul had available to him in what seems to be a natural transition in both drama and difficulty for
PFL lightweight sensation Kayla Harrison will look to extend her unbeaten streak while also continuing her quest to repeat as tournament champion when she collides with UFC and Bellator MMA veteran Cindy Dandois atop the PFL 6 event on June 25 in Atlantic City, NJ. The main card will air on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 31, 2021 9:15 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie “The Ultimate Fighter” returns Tuesday for a 29th season and after a three-year hiatus. The long-running UFC reality competition has produced 10 future champions and a bevy of future superstars. One of those was Michael Bisping, who won Season 3 of the
There is no love lost between flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Mexican challenger Brandon Moreno ahead of their UFC 263 showdown. Last time, Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno met at UFC 256 last December where the fight became an instant candidate for “fight of the year” honors. Despite the fight between Figueiredo and Moreno not having
The big lads take center stage once again this Saturday (June 5, 2021) when heavy hitters Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai collide inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Earlier in the evening, Walt Harris squares off with Marcin Tybura, Roman Dolidze locks horns with Laureano Staropoli in a Middleweight slugfest, and Santiago Ponzinibbio looks
By Matt Erickson | May 31, 2021 1:00 pm ET We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 189 event in Las Vegas. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Thursday
Zabit Magomedsharipov’s career as a mixed martial artist is in question due to lingering medical issues. There have been some recent rumblings about the current status of UFC featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov. After Magomedsharipov was removed from the official rankings weeks ago, there were rumors that the Russian was contemplating retirement due to frustration about his
Khabib Nurmagomedov is retired, but it sounds like he’s still in extremely high demand. In a recent episode of Mike Tyson’s Hotboxin’, Khabib’s manager Ali Abdelaziz discussed some of the recent offers that had come in. One was from Dana White: a chance to fight Georges St-Pierre at 165 pounds. Another: a $100 million dollar
By MMA Junkie Staff | May 30, 2021 5:30 pm ET Follow @MMAjunkie “The Ultimate Fighter” returns Tuesday after a three-year hiatus. Ahead of the longstanding UFC reality competition show’s comeback, take a look at the history of “TUF” winners, not just from the U.S. version of the show, but from all the international versions,
UFC welterweight Colby Covington unsurprisingly favors himself in a potential matchup with Georges St-Pierre, saying the Canadian’s striking is “very kindergarten.” Former two-division champ St-Pierre (26-2) is widely regarded as the greatest welterweight of all time, if not pound-for-pound as well. And while the 40-year-old is officially retired, his return to the Cctagon has been
Back when the pandemic kicked off, former women’s strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk declared she wasn’t interested in fighting without the fans and would return when arenas started filling up again. Well, that time is now and true to her word, “JJ” is back in America, back in the gym, and preparing for her next fight.
By Christian Stein and MMA Junkie Staff | May 30, 2021 11:15 am ET Augusto Sakai got a change in plans for his next fight, but now he’s hoping to take advantage of his second chance in the main event spotlight. Sakai (15-2-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) was set to fight Shamil Abdurakhimov earlier this month,