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Arizona commission decides the fate of Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva bout The show will go on! The Arizona State Athletic Commission did not pull Anderson Silva’s boxing license following comments he made to MMA Weekly which he admitted to being “knocked out” twice during sparring ahead of the bout. The meeting was called on

Uriah Hall reveals he had suicidal thoughts after MMA retirement Ahead of former UFC star, Uriah Hall’s boxing fight on the Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva card, he got candid about his mental health. “I was in a weird place,” Hall reported during a media scrum (h/t MMA Junkie). “After leaving MMA, man, I fell

AZ commission to meet, discuss Anderson Silva’s pre-fight statement Following a controversial comment made by Anderson Silva himself, then later retracted, the Arizona State Athletic Commission will be meeting to discuss the matter. The AZ Boxing & MMA Commission is meeting tomorrow at 6:30pm regarding Anderson Silva, the AZ Gaming Department just emailed me. —

Petr Yan is so disappointed with loss to Sean O’Malley that’s he’s considering leaving the UFC Former bantamweight champion Petr Yan lost a controversial split decision to Sean O’Malley at UFC 280 and is so upset that he’s thinking about leaving the organization. At least that’s what former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier is hearing.

Jon Jones says he’s preparing to fight Stipe Miocic at UFC 282: ‘I’m ready to compete!’ UFC president Dana White recently stated the former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones would not be returning this year, but Jones says that he’s ready to compete in December. “I’m hoping that we get him early next year or

Aljamain Sterling believes Petr Yan ‘got robbed’ Former bantamweight champion Petr Yan lost by split decision to Sean O’Malley at UFC 280, but champion Aljamain Sterling believes Yan was ‘robbed.’ “I felt bad for Yan,” Sterling told The MMA Hour. “I felt like, I did think that he got robbed. I think O’Malley was a

Marlon Vera: Sean O’Malley got a ‘gift decision’ No. 4 ranked bantamweight contender Marlon Vera weighed in on Sean O’Malley’s UFC 280 split decision win over Petr Yan. It was a controversial decision. Some fighters had the bout scored 30-27 for Yan, including former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Of course, there are those the believe

Conor McGregor scoffs at proposed Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski bout: ‘This fight does 10 buys’ Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor trashed the proposed champ vs. champ matchup between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski. After Islam Makhachev submitted Charles Oliveira in the UFC 280 main event on Saturday, he called out the featherweight champion.

UFC 280 highlights & recap: Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw Watch the UFC 280 highlights video and recap from the co-main event pitting Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw. The bout headlined the UFC 280 fight card on Saturday, October 22, at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nate Diaz trashes Khamzat Chimaev in

UFC 280 Bonuses: Islam Makhachev earns an extra $50,000 for championship win UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses during the UFC 280 Post-fight Press Conference on Saturday. Islam Makhachev, Sean O’Malley, Petr Yan, and Belal Muhammad earned the $50,000 checks. UFC 280 Fight of the Night Fight of the Night

Khamzat Chimaev gets in physical altercation with Islam Makhachev’s team at UFC 280 | Video No. 3-ranked welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev was in attendance at UFC 280 and got into an altercation with Islam Makhachev‘s team cage side. Makhachev defeated former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira in the fight card’s main event to capture the 155-pound

Belal Muhammad ends Sean Brady’s unbeaten streak at UFC 280 No. 5-ranked welterweight contender Belal Muhammad made a statement in the featured UFC 280 preliminary bout in Abu Dhabi on Saturday by taking out Sean Brady. Muhammad entered the match feeling disrespected having to fight someone lower ranked than him and took the fight to

Fabricio Andrade and John Lineker fight to a no contest at ONE on Prime Video 3 (James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) John Lineker took one of the worst beatings of his entire career at the hands of Fabricio Andrade. But the challenger has nothing to show for it after stupidly landing a low blow when

John Lineker stripped of bantamweight title after weight miss, plus ONE on Prime Video 3 results Former UFC fighter turned ONE Championship star, John Lineker is no longer the ONE champion after failing to make weight ahead of ONE on Prime Video 3. Lineker was slated to face Fabricio Andrade at ONE on Prime Video

Watch Petr Yan shove Sean O’Malley in first UFC 280 face off On Thursday afternoon the UFC 280 pre-fight press conference took place in Abu Dhabi and the highly anticipated face-off between former bantamweight champion Petr Yan and Sean O’Malley delivered in every way. Yan put his hands and shoved O’Malley after a heated presser

UFC 280 Pre-fight Press Conference Video Watch the UFC 280: Pre-Fight Press Conference live featuring main card fighters Charles Oliveira, Islam Makhachev, Aljamain Sterling, TJ Dillashaw and more! UFC 280 takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and features two world title bouts. The vacant lightweight title is on the line in

Ajamain Sterling says he can’t wait to serve TJ Dillashaw a ‘bit of humble pie’ UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling is taking offense with some of the things that TJ Dillashaw has been saying leading up to their UFC 280 co-main event. “For him to go out and say he’s the greatest bantamweight of all

Charles Oliveira: Islam Makhachev ‘skipped the line’ to title fight because of Khabib The former lightweight champion is taking shots at his upcoming opponent. While speaking with the media at the UFC 280 media day Charles Oliveira blasted Islam Makhachev for getting a title shot based on his relationship with former champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. “I