Apr 23, 2021; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jorge Masvidal gestures during weigh-ins for UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports We may soon get a better idea of Jorge Masvidal’s next fight in the coming weeks, based on recent comments from the star welterweights manager. Many have wondered when two-time
Ben Askren says Jake Paul has finally earned his respect. Askren made his boxing debut against Paul back in April where he suffered a first-round KO loss. It was a disappointing result for “Funky” who was trash-talking quite a bit and thought Paul wasn’t a very good boxer. Despite Askren losing to Paul, he says
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Justin Gaethje is scheduled to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 268 on Nov. 6 in New York City, but that wasn’t his first choice. According to Gaethje, he tried lobbying for a fight with former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway before settling on a 155-pound clash with Chandler. There were
Oscar De La Hoya in hospital with COVID, out of boxing match with Vitor Belfort Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya is out of his boxing match against former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort. The two were scheduled to headline the Triller Fight Club event on Sept. 11. De La Hoya is currently in
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Oscar De La Hoya vs. Vitor Belfort won’t be happening after all – at least not next week. De La Hoya, the boxing legend who was supposed to come out of retirement to box former UFC champion Belfort in the Triller Fight Club main event on Sept. 11 in
7:00 AM ET The next two months are going to have a drastic impact on what happens in the UFC’s middleweight division in 2022. Right now, Israel Adesanya (21-1) remains the undisputed king of the division, and maintaining that spot is the only goal he has in the foreseeable future. Adesanya had plans to take
At the UFC Vegas 36 weigh-ins, all 20 fighters on Saturday’s fight card in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday for the event at UFC APEX. MMA Fighting will have the live video courtesy of MMA Weekly. In the main event, middleweights Derek Brunson and Darren Till can weigh no more
Aug 16, 2019; Anaheim, CA, USA; Derek Brunson during weigh ins for UFC 241 at Anaheim Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports The final hurdle in this week’s Ultimate Fighting Championship fight week festivities has arrived with the UFC Vegas 36 weigh-ins. The combatants on the 10-fight card will take to the
Jonathon Martinez vs. Marcelo Rojo Official Play: #UFCVegas36 1U Jonathan Martinez @-155 He does a lot of the same things Jourdain did so well to exploit Rojo. I expect Martinez to check leg kicks, land rear kicks to the body (linear) & the head (round) and shuts down the arms of Rojo. +27 vs. 33+UFC
Rising featherweight contender Giga Chikadze is a perfect 7-0 under the UFC banner, which includes back-to-back wins — and back-to-back finishes — over longtime veterans Cub Swanson and Edson Barboza. But “Ninja” is only ranked No. 8 at 145 pounds. “I’m not happy with it,” Chikadze told MMA Junkie. “I was No. 10. I beat
Mike Tyson agrees that Jake Paul won, says Tyron Woodley did his best | Video Former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson agrees with the two judges that scored Jake Paul defeating Tyron Woodley in their boxing match on Aug. 29. “Iron” Mike is a fan of Jake Paul. TMZ Sports caught up with Tyson
Welterweight Niko Price has 10 UFC bouts under his belt so far in his career and none have made it to the judges scorecards. Price faces Vicente Luque at UFC 249 on Saturday, May 9. Subscribe to get all the latest UFC content: http://bit.ly/2uJRzRR Experience UFC live with UFC FIGHT PASS, the digital subscription service
With Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley just around the corner, pros, including Dana White, Israel Adesanya, and more, take their best guess who will be victorious Sunday night. Subscribe to MMA Fighting on YouTube: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: http://Apple.co/themmahour Subscribe to The MMA Hour on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NUQhyUeYQcbtHOV10qmbb Subscribe to MMA Fighting
Ben Askren will never fight Tyron Woodley
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from August 2021: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for August. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
7:12 PM ET Miesha Tate is back in the main event. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion — and one of the most popular women’s MMA fighters ever — will headline a UFC Fight Night against Ketlen Vieira on Oct. 16 in Las Vegas, the UFC announced Thursday. ESPN has Vieira ranked No. 8 in
A middleweight fight between Eryk Anders and Roman Dolidze has been booked for the upcoming UFC Fight Night card scheduled on Nov. 13. Multiple sources close to the situation confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Thursday with agreements in place from both athletes. Fresh off a win over Darren Stewart in his last outing,
Oct 28, 2017; Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil; Derek Brunson (red gloves) reacts after defeating Lyoto Machida (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Ibirapuera Gymnasium. Mandatory Credit: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Although fifth-ranked middleweight Derek Brunson will be taking what seems like a risk in his UFC Vegas 36 main event against seventh-ranked Darren Till,