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Marvin Vettori believes Israel Adesanya is finished at highest level. Adesanya lost his middleweight title following a unanimous decision defeat to Sean Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. Although nothing is confirmed, it looks like Adesanya could get an immediate rematch despite losing two of his last three middleweight […]

It’s been a couple of days since UFC 293 and it’s still shocking and hard to process — Sean Strickland is the middleweight champion of the world. That said, it’s not exactly the biggest upset of all time. From an odds perspective, Holly Holm’s knockout win over Ronda Rousey in 2015 still stands at the […]

Noche UFC goes down Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. The main event is a women’s flyweight title rematch as current champion and Mexico’s Alexa Grasso looks to defend her title against former 125-pound queen Valentina Shevchenko. However, the co-main event may as well be the […]

Tennis fans missed out on yet another Novak Djokovic vs. Carlos Alcaraz clash this month. After avoiding each other for nearly a year, Djokovic and Alcaraz have collided in three epic matches in the last three months and it looked like they were set to face each other in a fourth meeting in the US […]

Manchester City announced Kyle Walker’s contract extension in style. The veteran defender has put pen to paper on a new two-year extension that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2026. He had previously entered the final year of his City contract and was linked with a summer exit with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich […]

Canelo Alvarez is not one to make major changes, especially at this stage of his career. However, he did make one key change in his training camp. Alvarez defends his super middleweight titles when he faces undisputed super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas. Ahead of the fight, the Mexican superstar […]

Rafael Nadal has provided the biggest update yet that he’ll be back in tennis action soon. The 22-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t competed since exiting the Australian Open earlier this year where he suffered a hip injury. That hip injury ultimately cost him the rest of the 2023 season as he would not only announce […]

Valentina Shevchenko has a “no mercy” mindset going into Noche UFC. Shevchenko will look to regain her women’s flyweight title when she faces current champion Alexa Grasso in a rematch in the Noche UFC headliner taking place Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Grasso pulled off the upset in March earlier this year when she […]

Super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez has seemingly changed his tune on the pound-for-pound debate in boxing. The debate over the best pound-for-pound boxer is one that has been heated for years. For a while, Alvarez was regarded by most as the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world and it’s an accolade he felt he was […]

Sean Strickland almost never got his opportunity to fight Israel Adesanya. Strickland became the new middleweight champion of the world following his shocking but impressive unanimous decision victory over Adesanya at UFC 293 this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. The American, of course, was never supposed to be here. Initially, it was Dricus du Plessis […]

Keith Thurman was not impressed with Terence Crawford’s win over Errol Spence Jr. Crawford became the undisputed welterweight champion after a dominant one-sided performance that saw him ultimately TKO Spence in the ninth round of their highly-anticipated unification clash in July. While Crawford has since campaigned to fight the likes of Jermell Charlo and Canelo […]

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury feels sad that Mike Tyson will be going up against him as a coach. Fury returns to the boxing ring but not against Oleksandr Usyk, but rather, against former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou who makes his professional boxing debut against the Briton on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. […]

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman believes Israel Adesanya would benefit from some rest. Adesanya is coming off a shock unanimous decision defeat to Sean Strickland in their middleweight title headliner at UFC 293 this past weekend. Although UFC president Dana White clarified his initial comments that nothing was set in stone, it does appear […]

If you thought Roger Federer continues to play tennis in his spare time, you assumed wrong. Federer called time on a legendary 24-year career in tennis last September after announcing his retirement due to ongoing knee issues at the time. It’s been nearly a year since and while his knee has healed up quite a […]

UFC president Dana White wants to make it clear — it isn’t confirmed that Israel Adesanya is getting a rematch with Sean Strickland. Strickland shocked the entire world when he became the new middleweight champion following a unanimous decision victory over Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend. Following the upset, White mentioned […]

Coco Gauff’s US Open final win was historic in more ways than one. Gauff won her first-ever Grand Slam title following a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory over current No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka this past weekend. In the process, she became the youngest American to become a US Open champion since a certain 17-year-old Serena Williams […]

The US Open concluded last week and compared to prior to the tournament, the ATP rankings look a lot different, especially at the top. Going into New York, defending champion at the time Carlos Alcaraz had a slight 20-point lead at No. 1 over Novak Djokovic. However, with Djokovic going on to win a fourth […]

In case you somehow missed it, Sean Strickland is UFC middleweight champion of the world. Strickland became the new 185-pound king after an impressive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 293 this past weekend. It will go down as one of the biggest upsets in MMA history as we […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker believes Israel Adesanya was made to look bad by Sean Strickland. Strickland shocked the world when he not only defeated Adesanya to become the new middleweight king at UFC 293 this past weekend, but outclassed him over five rounds on his way to a comprehensive unanimous decision win. Whittaker […]

Serena Williams appeared to throw some major shade at Simona Halep. On Tuesday, Halep was served with a four-year ban by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for anti-doping violations stemming from her positive test for the banned substance Roxadustat during the 2022 US Open. Halep has since been provisionally suspended as she maintained her […]

Novak Djokovic was reduced to tears while celebrating his US Open title in Serbia. Djokovic won his fourth US Open crown as well as his 24th Grand Slam title following a straight-set victory over Daniil Medvedev in the final on Sunday. As a result, he became the oldest US Open champion in history while equaling […]

The UFC and WWE have officially combined to form TKO. Following the merger between the UFC’s parent company Endeavor and the WWE that made headlines earlier this year, TKO officially launched Tuesday and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The new company will combine the forces of the two promoters with Endeavor owning […]

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has two big fights planned for himself next year — including one at UFC 300. Volkanovski is coming off a third-round TKO win over Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 back in July. Having undergone surgery on his arm since, he was ideally looking to return to action one more time in […]

Andy Murray expects Novak Djokovic’s dominance to only continue. Djokovic won his 24th Grand Slam title following a straight-set win over Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final this past weekend. He equaled Margaret Court’s record of 24 all-time major wins and is now just one Grand Slam win away from becoming the all-time leader […]

Toni Nadal believes Novak Djokovic is undoubtedly the best tennis player of all time if we go by the numbers. Djokovic won his fourth US Open title after defeating Daniil Medvedev in straight sets this past weekend. He became the oldest US Open champion in the process while increasing his Grand Slam tally to an […]

Rafael Nadal’s tennis comeback is progressing well. Nadal has not played since his second-round exit at the Australian Open earlier this year where he suffered a hip injury that effectively ruled him out the rest of the 2023 season. The Spaniard would go on to have surgery earlier this summer — missing the French Open […]

Sean Strickland shocked the world when he not only defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 to become the new middleweight champion, but outclassed him throughout five rounds to do so. It marked Adesanya’s second defeat at 185 pounds after losing to Alex Pereira last year. While many observers were quick to ponder what was next […]

Former WBC welterweight champion Danny Garcia believes there’s one fighter capable of defeating Terence Crawford at 147 pounds. Crawford made waves in the sport of boxing after becoming the undisputed welterweight champion following his dominant ninth-round TKO win over Errol Spence Jr. in July. Although Spence has seemingly activated his rematch clause, many feel the […]

Alex Pereira was happy to give Sean Strickland his flowers. Strickland became the new middleweight champion following an impressive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner this past weekend in Sydney, Australia. It was one of the biggest upsets in MMA history, not only from an odds perspective, but the manner […]

Novak Djokovic may have won three of the four Grand Slams this year, but he still feels tennis is in a good spot. Djokovic emerged victorious in the US Open final last night in New York following an impressive 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win over Daniil Medvedev. He became the oldest US Open champion as […]

Kobe Bryant wasn’t the only sports legend that Novak Djokovic shouted out following his US Open victory. Djokovic won his 24th Grand Slam title following a 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory over Daniil Medvedev in the final last night in New York. As a result, he equaled Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 major wins, […]

According to his coach Goran Ivanisevic, there is a simple reason why Novak Djokovic is able to keep winning trophies. Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the US Open final last night to win his fourth title in New York. Overall, he’s now won 24 Grand Slam titles — two more than […]

Novak Djokovic doesn’t seem to have any plans to retire in the near future. Djokovic won his 24th Grand Slam title following an impressive 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory over Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final last night. In the process, he equaled Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 major titles. That was despite […]

Super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo believes he’s capable of knocking out Canelo Alvarez. Charlo makes his super middleweight debut when he fights Alvarez for his 168-pound titles on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas. He will notably be moving up two divisions and 14 pounds as he seeks to become an undisputed champion in a second […]

Sean Strickland stuck to the basics — and it helped him in a big way against Israel Adesanya. Strickland became the new middleweight champion following an impressive unanimous decision victory over Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner last night in Sydney, Australia. Despite going into the contest as a massive underdog, the American was able […]

A certain Tom Brady was in attendance at the New England Patriots game. The Patriots kicked off their NFL season against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday and prior to kickoff, Brady was shown on top of the new 22-story lighthouse at Gillette Stadium where he rang the bell. The lighthouse was notably part of a […]

UFC 293 is in the books and we’re now officially in a crazy timeline where Sean Strickland is the new middleweight champion following his unanimous decision win over Israel Adesanya last night in Sydney, Australia. In the co-main event, Alexander Volkov continued his winning streak with a submission victory over Tai Tuivasa. Exciting flyweight Manel […]

The ATP rankings will look very different once the US Open concludes on Sunday. Novak Djokovic will be seeking his 24th Grand Slam title when he takes on Daniil Medvedev in the final. It is notably a rematch of the 2021 final where Medvedev emerged victorious to win his first-ever Grand Slam. Djokovic wouldn’t play […]

Coco Gauff’s US Open win over Aryna Sabalenka drew massive praise from tennis legend Roger Federer. Gauff, 19, won her first-ever Grand Slam at the US Open final on Saturday following an impressive 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 comeback win over the red-hot Sabalenka. As a result, she became the youngest American to become a US Open […]