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Nate Diaz believes gaining the weight for his boxing match with Jake Paul may have contributed to his defeat. Diaz made his professional boxing debut last night after battling Paul in a 10-round, 185-pound contest at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Despite a shaky start in the first round as well as getting […]

Jake Paul found the humor in Nate Diaz attempting to guillotine him during their boxing match. Paul emerged victorious over the former UFC superstar in their 10-round cruiserweight boxing matchup last night in Dallas, Texas. The YouTuber-turned-boxer appeared to have hurt Diaz early on in the first round and poured on the pressure. However, Diaz […]

When it comes to UFC fighter pay, Jake Paul genuinely cares about the issue at hand. Paul is set to return to boxing action when he takes on Nate Diaz in an 10-round, 185-pound matchup taking place Saturday night in Dallas, Texas. One person who will more than likely be cheering Diaz on is UFC […]

The wait is finally over. After the fight was first announced back in April, Jake Paul and Nate Diaz are finally set to lock horns when they face each other in a 10-round, 185-pound boxing match Saturday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. It will be Paul’s first boxing match since suffering […]

Jake Paul returns to boxing action when he faces former UFC star Nate Diaz in a 10-round, 185-pound boxing match taking place this Saturday in Dallas, Texas. While most would assume the result would go the same way as other Paul fights when he faces an MMA fighter past their prime, Diaz is different in […]

Gervonta Davis didn’t seem too impressed by Terence Crawford’s win over Errol Spence Jr. this past weekend. Crawford became the undisputed welterweight champion following a ninth-round TKO victory over Spence in a one-sided contest that saw him score three knockdowns as well. The manner of the victory saw Crawford draw plenty of plaudits while also […]

Daniel Cormier believes it’s time Tony Ferguson had a step down in competition. Ferguson, 39, suffered yet another defeat after getting submitted by Bobby Green in their lightweight encounter at UFC 291 this past weekend. It marked his sixth defeat in a row — including his third consecutive by stoppage — with one more potential […]

Christopher Eubanks has been backed to become one of the stars of the US Open. Eubanks enjoyed a stellar run at Wimbledon last month where he upset the likes of Cam Norrie and Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the quarterfinals. He was eventually defeated by Daniil Medvedev, but he certainly made a career payday reaching the […]

Paulo Costa sees no chance whatsoever for Khamzat Chimaev to beat him. Both Costa and Chimaev return to action for the first time in over a year when they collide in a mouthwatering middleweight encounter on the UFC 294 main card taking place Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. The wheels were in motion for the […]

Could we possibly get an intergender boxing match between Keith Thurman and Claressa Shields? Thurman is certainly down for it as the former WBA and WBC welterweight champion accepted a recent callout from Shields over a potential fight. However, he plans on giving himself a handicap should they actually throw down. “We can let you […]

Mike Tyson believes Jake Paul will save boxing. The YouTuber-turned-boxer returns to the ring when he faces former UFC star Nate Diaz in a 10-round boxing match Saturday night in Dallas, Texas. Despite his 6-1 professional record, many purists are not a fan of Paul or any other YouTuber entering the boxing space as they […]

Mike Tyson will play a key role in the upcoming Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou crossover boxing match. Fury will be boxing the former UFC heavyweight champion and current PFL star in a 10-round fight taking place Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It’s going to be a massive payday for Ngannou, despite many observers […]

Terence Crawford earned the biggest win as well as biggest payday of his career following a ninth-round TKO win over Errol Spence Jr. in their welterweight title unification clash this past weekend. Crawford knocked Spence down three times before becoming the first undisputed and unified welterweight champion. He also cemented himself as the pound-for-pound best […]

It’s time Dustin Poirier moved up to 170 pounds. Poirier revealed he was heartbroken following his UFC 291 defeat to Justin Gaethje this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. The pair of exciting lightweights brawlers collided for the second time in five years in a rematch for the BMF title. The winner of the […]

Demetrious Johnson is still not sure where his future lies when it comes to MMA. Johnson last competed in May where he successfully defended his ONE Championship flyweight title against Adriano Moraes with a unanimous decision win in their trilogy fight. Leading up the contest, all the speculation was on whether it would be the […]

Amir Khan believes it would be in Errol Spence Jr.’s best interests not take an immediate rematch with Terence Crawford. Crawford became the undisputed and unified welterweight champion following a dominant ninth-round TKO victory over Spence this past weekend in Las Vegas. Despite many boxing observers expecting a close and competitive contest, it was anything […]

Juventus have come to an agreement with Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku. According to football insider Fabrizio Romano, the Serie A side have an agreement in place over a three-year deal with Lukaku with an option for an additional season. The only obstacle that remains as of now is agreeing on the transfer fee. Juventus are […]

Errol Spence Jr. could beat Terence Crawford in a potential rematch — but there’s a catch. Spence suffered the first defeat of his career following a ninth-round TKO loss to Crawford in their welterweight title unification clash this past weekend. “The Truth” was dropped three times en route to the finish in what was a […]

Arsenal have been dealt a significant injury blow as Gabriel Jesus is set to miss the start of the season. Jesus was absent from Arsenal’s Emirates Cup clash with Monaco on Wednesday with manager Mikel Arteta revealing post game that the Brazilian striker had undergone a procedure in the morning following discomfort in his knee. […]

The WBC have officially made a decision when it comes to Devin Haney‘s lightweight titles. Haney is set to move up to 140 and face WBC super lightweight champion Regis Prograis in a fight slated for Oct. 28. Usually when a champion moves up, they vacate their titles. However, Haney requested to keep his titles […]

Rose Namajunas seriously considered retirement following UFC 274 back in May 2022. Namajunas lost her women’s strawweight title to Carla Esparza after a drab display from both competitors with little to no activity. Many in the combat sports world have labeled the contest as one of the worst title fights in UFC history. Little was […]

Emma Raducanu posted a major update about her tennis return. The 2021 US Open winner took to social media Wednesday to post a video of herself back on a tennis court at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre in London. She was notably hitting balls with training partner and fellow British pro Kyle Edmund. “August 2nd, […]

It’s fair to say Errol Spence Jr. had the worst night of his professional boxing career this past Saturday in Las Vegas. He not only suffered his first professional defeat in what was the biggest fight of his career in a welterweight title unification clash with Terence Crawford — he was also utterly dominated. Other […]

Conor McGregor doesn’t believe Dustin Poirier has a Hall of Fame worthy career. Poirier is coming off a second-round knockout defeat to Justin Gaethje in their BMF title fight in the UFC 291 headliner this past weekend. It was a brutal loss for Poirier who was finished by knockout for the first time since 2016 […]

Arsenal have reportedly agreed personal terms with Brentford goalkeeper David Raya. It was recently reported that the Spanish goalkeeper had emerged as a top target for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. The Gunners have since moved quickly with the club agreeing a contract in principle with Raya as per the London Evening Standard’s Nizaar Kinsella. Raya […]

Dustin Poirier believes Justin Gaethje has a legitimate chance of defeating UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. Gaethje earned redemption after knocking Poirier out with a head kick in the second round of their BMF title fight (and rematch) in the UFC 291 headliner this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the process, “The […]

Tennis talent clearly runs beyond Carlos Alcaraz in his family. Alcaraz has made all the headlines in recent weeks following his Wimbledon final victory over Novak Djokovic. It was a second Grand Slam title for the current World No. 1 and reigning US Open champion. However, more than anything, given that he beat Djokovic in […]

It’s fair to say Carl Frampton was impressed with Terence Crawford’s win over Errol Spence Jr. Crawford became the first fighter to unify the welterweight division following his ninth-round TKO win over Spence this past weekend in Las Vegas. “Bud” dominated Spence as he scored three knockdowns and simply bloodied and battered Spence over the […]

UFC lightweight Bobby Green fired back at Tony Ferguson over his eye poke comments. Green earned arguably the biggest win of his career after submitting Ferguson in the third round of their lightweight encounter at UFC 291 this past weekend. However, it was not without incident as Ferguson was eye poked by Green in the […]

Kelvin Gastelum is out of his upcoming welterweight fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov. It was announced in late June that the pair would co-headline the upcoming Noche UFC event taking place taking place Sept. 16 in Las Vegas during Mexican Independence Day. However, that will no longer be the case after Gastelum announced Tuesday he is […]

Jermell Charlo plans on staying at 154 pounds. The undisputed super welterweight champion is set for his toughest fight yet when he moves up two divisions to face super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 30 in Las Vegas. Charlo has mainly fought at 154 pounds throughout his career and has reached the top of […]

Keith Thurman wants a piece of Terence Crawford next. Crawford became the unified and undisputed welterweight champion following a dominant ninth-round TKO win over Errol Spence Jr. this past weekend. It was an impressive yet shocking display given how much better Crawford was as he scored three knockdowns on Spence en route to the victory. […]

Novak Djokovic will not just be playing singles at the Cincinnati Open — he’ll also make his return to doubles action. Djokovic is coming off a five-set defeat to Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon final last month. He’ll be looking to rebound in the hard-court season where he’ll be making his return to North America […]

Terence Crawford’s win over Errol Spence Jr. this past weekend meant a lot of things. For starters, he had unified the welterweight division for the first time in history. He also cemented himself as the greatest 147-pounder of today’s generation. And to add the cherry on top, in the eyes of many observers, Crawford also […]

Canelo Alvarez has plenty of options for his next fight — and we now have a good idea of who his potential opponents could be. Alvarez recently signed a three-fight deal with PBC with his first fight set to be a defense of his super middleweight titles against undisputed super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo on […]

Stephen A. Smith believes Errol Spence Jr. should consider hanging up the gloves. Spence suffered the first defeat of his professional career following a ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford in their welterweight title unification clash this past weekend. However, it was the manner of the defeat that shocked just about everyone in the combat […]

Venus Williams will be featuring at the upcoming Cincinnati Open. It was announced Monday by the tournament (via ESPN) that the seven-time Grand Slam winner would be receiving a wild card for the Masters event. However, Williams will first compete at the Canadian Open which takes place in Montreal from Aug. 7-13. She also received […]

A pivotal light heavyweight encounter is set for the UFC 294 pay-per-view event taking place Oct. 21 in Abu Dhabi. According to an initial report from Vestnik MMA that was later confirmed by MMA Junkie, former light heavyweight title challenger Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker will collide on the main card. Ankalaev is coming off […]

Novak Djokovic’s coach Goran Ivanisevic believes other than his pupil, there is only one other player on the ATP Tour that could challenge Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open. Alcaraz is coming off a Wimbledon final win over Djokovic earlier this month for his second career Grand Slam victory and with momentum on his side, […]