Conor McGregor is all but blatantly accusing rival Nate Diaz of steroid usage. Even though it has been five years since Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz have squared off in the Octagon, they have not stopped taking shots at one another outside the cage on social media. Sunday morning was another instance of this when
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Based on the chatter I saw across the internet on social media and combat sports forums, the general consensus on Saturday’s Trill Fight Club: Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren event was that it was trash. Glorious trash. Entertaining, in a wide variety of ways from pure cringe to laugh out loud unbelievable. From Pete Davidson
By Nolan King | April 18, 2021 8:15 pm Two of the UFC featherweight division’s up-and-comers are set to collide. On July 17, Billy Quarantillo and Herbert Burns will look to bounce back from their first promotional losses when they face off July 17 at a UFC Fight Night event. The card doesn’t currently have
1:58 AM ET The mini-middleweight tournament is over, and after Robert Whittaker dominated Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday night, he’s likely to be the next foe for Israel Adesanya. Whittaker offered a complete performance against one of the toughest fighters in the sport, earning his third straight win since he lost his title to Adesanya in
The UFC Vegas 24 post-fight press conference will be live once the action concludes. In the headliner, Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum will collide in a middleweight clash. UFC Vegas 24’s co-main event will see a lightweight clash between Drakkar Klose and Jeremy Stephens. action will also be featured on the main card as Andrei
While many are still trying to process whatever the hell it was that they saw from the Triller Fight Club event on Saturday night, there’s one thing we know for sure: the event generated a massive amount of interest and a money. Jake Paul defeated Ben Askren by TKO in the first round (watch it
By Nolan King and MMA Junkie Staff | April 18, 2021 12:30 pm UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Julia Budd is out to get her belt back. This past Friday, the former Bellator women’s featherweight champion picked up her second consecutive win since losing the title to Cris Cyborg. Budd (15-3 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) out-pointed Dayana Silva
6:46 PM ET April was always going to be a defining month for the UFC’s middleweight division, although we’ve certainly encountered a few curveballs to get here. Former champion Robert Whittaker (22-5) faces Kelvin Gastelum (17-6) on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. It’s a crucial main event at 185 pounds, and it
There’s a good chance that tonight isn’t the last time we see Ben Askren competing in combat sports. Two years ago, Ben Askren made the difficult decision to retire from mixed martial arts at the age of 34 due primarily to hip issues. After having hip replacement surgery in 2019, the former ONE and Bellator
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, continues his march toward the 185-pound title, taking on long-time division bruiser, Kelvin Gastelum, in UFC Vegas 24’s main event TONIGHT (Sat., April 17, 2021) inside the promotion’s APEX facility LIVE on both ESPN and ESPN+. In UFC Vegas 24’s co-main event, Lightweight stalwart Jeremy Stephens
By John Morgan | April 17, 2021 10:02 pm LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 22 event, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT). UFC on ESPN 22 takes place Saturday at the
12:42 PM ET Eddie Alvarez is getting right back to work. The former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion will fight at ONE on TNT IV on April 28 in Singapore, sources told ESPN. The bout will take place just three weeks after his last fight for ONE. Alvarez will fight the winner of Marat Gafurov
Jake Paul is heading into his second boxing match but already has his sights set on Conor McGregor. Jake Paul has done a good job of attacking MMA fighters and lining them up to fight. Since he started his boxing career he has had many UFC fighters looking to step into the squared circle with
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight strikers Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum will clash TONIGHT (Sat., April 17, 2021) at UFC Vegas 24 inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. Whittaker is one of the best fighters competing right now, a former champion who didn’t lose a beat when he coughed up his title. He’s already
By Nolan King | April 17, 2021 11:20 am UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Paul Daley hopes his fighting career isn’t over, especially after his performance Friday at Bellator 257. One half of the main-card opener, Daley (43–17–2 MMA, 9-4 BMMA) finished Sabah Homasi with punches in Round 2 after a little over a round of back-and-forth
11:56 PM ET Vadim Nemkov has clearly established himself as the man to beat in Bellator’s light heavyweight tournament, following Friday night’s convincing title defense over Phil Davis. Nemkov (14-3) is already Bellator’s 205-pound champion, but with bigger names in the promotion’s tournament like Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, Yoel Romero and Ryan Bader, it would be
The weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 24 are complete. There was one fight cancellation on the preliminary card, but the entire main card is all set. At UFC Vegas 24, fans will be treated to a fight that is two years in the making when Robert Whittaker faces Kelvin Gastelum in the main event. Originally slated
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Despite his recent and rather public spat with Dustin Poirier over his charitable donation, McGregor is riding high. UFC 264 tickets were priced as high as $10,000, but that didn’t stop them from selling out in mere seconds. Regardless of his loss to “The Diamond,” McGregor is clearly still an absolutely