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Sean Strickland may talk a lot, but he proved he can still very much fight. Strickland shocked the world on Saturday night when he became the new middleweight champion following a comprehensive unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 headliner last night in Sydney, Australia. The American even dropped Adesanya towards the […]

Houston Rockets wing Dillon Brooks continues to embrace his villain role. Brooks helped Team Canada defeat Team USA 127-118 in overtime in the FIBA World Cup bronze medal match. He notably scored 39 points during the game, shooting 12-for-18 from the field and 7-for-8 from the three-point line in addition to posting four rebounds and […]

Manchester United winger Antony will take time away from the club amid his sexual abuse allegations. Accusations of abuse against Antony have been made by three women including his former partner Gabriela Cavallin. The 23-year-old — who was dropped from the Brazil squad on Monday following the accusations — has denied any such wrongdoing. However, […]

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping still rates Anderson Silva higher than Israel Adesanya. Adesanya will be looking for the first defense of his second reign as middleweight champion when he battles Sean Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner taking place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia. Should “The Last Stylebender” come out on top, he’ll […]

Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou faced off for the first time since their boxing match was made official. Fury and Ngannou will collide in a 10-round professional boxing match Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will notably be the boxing debut of Ngannou as the former UFC heavyweight champion will get no easy task […]

The UFC 293 headliner in Sydney, Australia, features a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. For most observers in the combat sports world, this is a fairly straight forward fight — Adesanya is the higher-level striker and will more or less pick Strickland apart. However, if Strickland — who usually fights with […]

Alexander Volkanovski had a unique prediction for the UFC 293 headliner this weekend. Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293 which takes place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia. For most observers, the fight is a foregone conclusion and that’s simply because of how the stylistic matchup […]

There’s Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, and then there’s the rest of the ATP Tour. That’s according to 2020 US Open finalist Alexander Zverev who is coming off a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Alcaraz in their quarterfinal clash on Wednesday. Although he believed he was still in the contest during the first set, the […]

Boxing analyst Teddy Atlas believes Canelo Alvarez showed he was overrated in his third fight with Gennadiy Golovkin. On a recent episode of his podcast, Atlas looked back on the trilogy fight that took place last year in a contest that saw Alvarez ultimately come out on top with a unanimous decision victory. It was […]

Israel Adesanya believes Alexander Volkanovski is the greatest fighter of all time. Adesanya will return to action at UFC 293 this Saturday in Sydney, Australia, when he defends his middleweight crown against Sean Strickland in the main event. Ahead of the matchup, “The Last Stylebender” was asked where he ranked himself among all the all-time […]

Carlos Alcaraz is fully aware that he could end up playing Novak Djokovic in another final again. Alcaraz is through to the US Open semifinals following a straight-set win over Alexander Zverev on Wednesday. He is now set to face 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev for a place in the final. Meanwhile in the other semifinal, […]

Tennis legend John McEnroe made an emotional plea to the US Tennis Association amid the ongoing brutal weather conditions at the US Open. Many players have struggled in the heat lately with Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev being prime examples during their quarterfinal clash on Wednesday in 93-degree weather with plenty of humidity — the […]

With the Saudi transfer window closing on Thursday and barring any late big-money deals — especially involving a certain Mohamed Salah — we should expect no further dealings until the January window. Having said that, a lot of money has been spent this summer with transfer records being broken and multiple central midfielders being bought […]

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is hoping to headline the upcoming UFC 300 pay-per-view event. Although there is nothing official as far as a date or venue goes, UFC 300 promises to be a major event as it’s the promotion’s anniversary show that is expected to be stacked from top to bottom. UFC 200 took place […]

Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is open to a trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. Responding to a fan’s post on X stating that he’d defeat the likes of Poirier, Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje, Alvarez claimed he already beat all of them. While he did defeat Chandler in Bellator and Gaethje in the UFC, he […]

Beating defending US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz will always be a tough ask — but it’s not impossible either according to Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev is through to the semifinals at Flushing Meadows following a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over his Russian compatriot Andrey Rublev on Wednesday. Despite winning in straight sets, it wasn’t as straight […]

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn provided a rather concerning update about the Anthony Joshua vs. Deontay Wilder fight. Joshua and Wilder looked all but slated to fight in a highly-anticipated heavyweight contest that was set to take place January in Saudi Arabia. That was especially the case after Joshua made it two victories in a […]

Most in the combat sports world would agree that Dricus du Plessis is next for a middleweight title shot — but that doesn’t include two of the most important men in Israel Adesanya and UFC president Dana White. Following his upset second-round TKO win over Robert Whittaker in July, du Plessis looked set to fight […]

Daniil Medvedev advanced to the US Open semifinals — but it was far from easy. Battling the conditions of an extremely hot day in Flushing Meadows, Medvedev emerged victorious over his fellow compatriot Andrey Rublev with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win in their quarterfinal clash. The 2021 US Open winner trailed early in each set […]

Cristiano Ronaldo sees his rivalry with Lionel Messi as being officially over. The pair have dominated world football for well over a decade, sharing the spotlight at the summit and winning a combined total of 79 trophies along the way. However, with Ronaldo now at Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League land Messi in […]

The nominees for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award have officially been unveiled. France Football made the announcement Wednesday with Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland leading a 30-man list for the prestigious annual award. Messi is notably nominated a year after he failed to make the shortlist and is a big favorite to win the award. […]

Aryna Sabalenka is having a quite the couple days. The Belarusian tennis star is through to the last four of the US Open following a relatively straight forward 6-0, 6-4 quarterfinal win over China’s Zheng Qinwen in a contest that lasted just 73 minutes. She remarkably won 37 of 46 points and didn’t face a […]

UFC 293 takes place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia. Although it’s not the strongest card when it comes to regular pay-per-view events, it should still be a fun night of fights given the contingent of Oceanic fighters. In the headliner, we have Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland colliding for the middleweight title. The co-main event, […]

Kurt Angle is a WWE legend, but in another time, he may have been a regular competing in MMA. As many may know by now, Angle is not only a two-time NCAA Division 1 champion, but also an Olympic gold medal winner in 1996, doing so with a broken neck. Having achieved his goal, Angle […]

Claressa Shields believes Shakur Stevenson will be the next Floyd Mayweather. Shields is regarded by many as the greatest female boxer of all time both from fans and media alike in the combat sports world as well as herself. After all, she’s an undefeated three-division champion as well as the current undisputed middleweight champion. Such […]

Shakur Stevenson will be fighting Frank Martin in a lightweight title fight. According to ESPN, the pair have agreed to a deal to compete for the vacant WBC lightweight title. The deal arrived just hours before the rights to the fight were to be auctioned off in a purse bid. There’s no official date as […]

Sean O’Malley certainly knows what’s next for himself. O’Malley became the new bantamweight champion following an impressive second-round knockout win over Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292 last month in Boston. Following the victory, “Sugar” called for a December fight with Marlon Vera, who won earlier on the night after outpointing Pedro Munhoz. There are a […]

Max Holloway is not going to call anybody out anymore. The former two-time featherweight champion made it two wins in a row following an emphatic third-round knockout victory over The Korean Zombie in the UFC Singapore headliner earlier this month. What’s next for “Blessed” remains to be seen. Ideally, he’d like to fight in early […]

Roger Federer revealed his pick to win the US Open this year. The final Grand Slam of the year is currently ongoing and we’re getting closer to figuring out who the final four will be. Novak Djokovic is currently beating Taylor Fritz in their quarterfinal matchup at the time of writing and looks set to […]

The UFC 293 headliner between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland has a backup fighter. Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Strickland in the main event of the pay-per-view event taking place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia, In the event that either fighter is unable to make it, however, the UFC has a contingency plan in […]

Amir Khan believes it’s in Terence Crawford’s best interest not to fight Canelo Alvarez. Talk has heated up in recent weeks surrounding a potential super middleweight clash between Alvarez and Crawford. It all started following Crawford’s win over Errol Spence Jr. to become the undisputed welterweight champion. With his goal of becoming undisputed in a […]

Alexander Zverev is ready to play Carlos Alcaraz. Zverev advanced to the US Open quarterfinals in New York following a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the round of 16. That was despite a heckling fan in attendance who was eventually thrown out. Although he was a runner up in […]

UFC 293 takes place Saturday night in Sydney, Australia, and features a middleweight title clash between current champion Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. The co-main event features a heavyweight collision between Australia’s Tai Tuivasa and Russia’s Alexander Volkov. Meanwhile, former RIZIN star Manel Kape battles Felipe dos Santos in a short-notice flyweight encounter. With what […]

Given that he’s already defeated many of the top contenders in the division — in some cases, twice — UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is always on the hunt for fresh meat. Adesanya will get said fresh meat when he defends his 185-pound crown against Sean Strickland in the UFC 293 headliner this upcoming Saturday […]

The Korean Zombie only realized mid-fight with Max Holloway that his durability and chin were no longer there. Zombie suffered a third-round knockout defeat to Holloway in their UFC Singapore headliner late last month. He proceeded to retire from MMA shortly afterwards which just about everyone would agree was the right move. However, the Pohang […]

Liverpool fans hoping they’d heard the last of the Saudi Pro League will have to wait until Thursday for some breathing space. The Reds were reported to have rejected an offer worth up to £150 million ($190 million) from Al Ittihad for their star player in Mohamed Salah. The offer was said to be an […]

Ciryl Gane returned to the win column this past weekend — but he did lose in one way. Gane outclassed and dominated Sergey Spivak with a second-round TKO win in the UFC Paris headliner on Saturday. The Frenchman took minimal damage, defended takedown attempts and got a finish in what was essentially a perfect performance in […]

Canelo Alvarez may have fired his first shot at Terence Crawford. Since becoming the first-ever undisputed welterweight champion in late July following his one-sided win over Errol Spence Jr., Crawford has outlined his desire to historically become undisputed in a third division. Initially, his plan was to go after Jermell Charlo who is the reigning […]

Brian “BoMac” McIntyre, the boxing trainer of Terence Crawford and Chris Eubank Jr., was arrested Sunday in Manchester, England. The 53-year-old was arrested at Manchester Airport on charges of attempting to board a plane with a gun in his checked luggage. As per a statement from the Greater Manchester Police (via ESPN), McIntyre is charged […]