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Former UFC icon Anderson Silva’s days in the Octagon might be over. But “The Spider” is going to try his hand at boxing. Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN Deportes reported Silva will face former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a 10-round exhibition bout at Jalisco Stadium in Jalisco, Mexico on June 19. The fight […]

There’s a saying that everyone loves a winner, and that is especially true in sports. And there are few bigger winners in sports right now that newly-minted UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who is coming off a stunning second-round knockout win over Stipe Miocic in UFC 260 on Saturday. The win not only earned him […]

Multi-awarded singer-songwriter Lil Nas X caused quite a stir on social media after he released his Satan-inspired shoes to the public. UFC star Jon Jones was the latest personality to voice his disappointment regarding the concept of the sneakers and even threatened to completely disassociate himself from the Nike brand. Via TMZ Sports: “Tomorrow morning […]

Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic made his first comments Monday since he was knocked out by title challenger Francis Ngannou at UFC 260 this past weekend. Miocic posted an Instagram telling fans he was feeling fine physically after suffering a vicious knockout at the hands of Ngannou. He also apologized for not getting the […]

Former mixed martial arts veteran and UFC welterweight Ben Askren said he birthed current welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal ahead of a boxing exhibition with YouTuber Jake Paul. Masvidal, who is helping Paul train for his fight with Askren, knocked the former ONE Championship star out cold with a spectacular flying knee in July of […]

Francis Ngannou fired back at Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid following his rather hilarious congratulatory message to the newly-crowned UFC Heavyweight champion. Shortly after The Predator knocked out Stipe Miocic in devastating fashion in the main event of UFC 260 on Saturday, Embiid made it clear that he will still take Ngannou on despite him […]

The main event on the UFC 260 card lived up to the hype on Saturday night when Stipe Miocic and Francis Ngannou faced off in the Octagon. Both fighters came out ready to attack, but it was Ngannou who got the better of Miocic, knocking him out in the second round. As the fight moved […]

Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier have split their two head-to-head matches and now, UFC President Dana White is gearing up for the trilogy in July. The two drew in 1.6 million pay-per-view buys in Poirier’s TKO win over McGregor in January. White is targeting a July 10th date in Las Vegas for the trilogy and […]

Francis Ngannou’s terrifying knockout of former UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 made waves in NBA circles on Saturday night. It took less than two rounds for The Predator to exact revenge on Miocic and be crowned the new HW king and Baddest Man on the Planet. Several notable NBA personalities took to […]

Francis Ngannou may just be the most terrifying man on the planet Earth right now after knocking out Stipe Miocic to win the Heavyweight title at UFC 260 on Saturday. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, however, claims he’s not scared of The Predator and even challenged him to a fight. Embiid, along with other several […]

There’s no question that Jon Jones wants a piece of newly-crowned UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou. However, he’ll only do so if the UFC will bring out the money bags. In the aftermath of UFC 260 where Ngannou ended Stipe Miocic’s reign with a terrifying second-round knockout, Jones tweeted this four-word reaction. Show me the […]

As expected, Twitter was filled with hilarious memes about Jon Jones after Francis Ngannou won the UFC World Heavyweight title with a brutal knockout of former champion Stipe Miocic. Jones, after all, will be moving to the HW division soon, and some fans believe maybe he should reconsider that decision. But as far as Bones […]

Jon Jones kept a close eye on the main event of UFC 260 featuring a World Heavyweight title match between champion Stipe Miocic and challenger Francis Ngannou. Bones, who is preparing for his long-awaited move to the HW division, became the target of Twitter after Ngannou’s brutal left hook knockout. https://twitter.com/GiosBurner/status/1376039247803781123?s=20 While most fight fans […]

The scariest man in MMA is now a certified UFC Champion. Francis Ngannou has won the title of UFC World Heavyweight Champion and Baddest Man in the Planet after knocking out Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 260 at UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada on Saturday. The finish came 52 seconds into […]

Stipe Miocic is set to defend his title in the Octagon against Francis Ngannou on Saturday night, March 27th in UFC 260. The Heavyweight champion is considered by many to be one of the greatest Heavyweights in UFC history, and it seems he has his sights on furthering his fighting career outside of the UFC. […]

The main event of the evening for UFC 260 is one of the most highly anticipated heavyweight matchups in MMA history. Stipe Miocic has fought in seven straight title bouts and will be fighting in his eighth on Saturday night. Miocic considered to be one of the best heavyweight fighters in UFC history and aims […]

The Co-Main event of UFC 260 should be an exciting fight between Tyron Woodley and Vicente Luque. In this post, we’re going to use the UFC 260 odds to make our Tyron Woodley-Vicente Luque prediction and pick. Woodley aims to get back on track as he hasn’t won since losing his belt to Kamaru Usman. […]

UFC 260 is upon us, and the card is stacked with UFC talent throughout. One of the fights that’s anticipated for an electrifying finish is Sean O’Malley vs Thomas Almeida. In this post, we’ll make our Sean O’Malley Thomas-Almeida prediction using UFC 260 odds. Both fighters are coming off a loss in their last bouts, […]

Despite only picking up MMA in 2013, Francis Ngannou has done extremely well for himself and evolved into one of the most bankable stars in the UFC today. Nevertheless, today we’re going to look at Francis Ngannou’s net worth in 2021. After overcoming crippling poverty early in his life, the Cameroonian-French heavyweight is now enjoying […]

The bell for UFC 260 rings tomorrow, and for welterweight Tyron Woodley, the ‘Chosen One’, that same bell could ring redemption. Woodley has lost his past three fights (19-6-1 overall record), and the memories of his impressive Round 1 knockout victory over former welterweight Robbie Lawler in 2016 are tragically dim. However, if anyone is […]

UFC 260 is quickly approaching as it takes place on Saturday, March 27th. The UFC Heavyweight Champion, Stipe Miocic puts his title on the line against “The Predator,” Francis Ngannou. In this post, we’re going to look at Stipe Miocic’s net worth in 2021. Stipe Miocic’s net-worth in 2021 (estimate): $ 4million According to Media […]

Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Miesha Tate recently announced that she will be coming out of retirement, much to the delight of UFC President Dana White. While the promotion’s head honcho was thrilled to get Cupcake back to the octagon, he couldn’t help but share a classic “I told you so” moment with the 34-year-old […]

UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya released a public apology following his distasteful remarks towards fellow MW fighter Kevin Holland in a heated social media exchange. After Holland accused The Stylebender of allegedly being on steroids, the 31-year-old Nigerian-born New Zealand fighter responded in an Instagram story and threatened to rape him. After getting some public […]

A mixed martial arts icon is coming out of retirement. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is returning to the Octagon to face 43-year-old veteran Marion Reneau who, interestingly, announced she will be retiring after the bout. Tate said her time away from the sport has provided added motivation to get back into the Octagon […]

An MMA event in Florida this weekend plummeted into absolute chaos after a brawl broke out and gunshots were fired at the venue. Watch the terrifying scene below, via Hector Lombard on Instagram:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Hector Lombard (@hectorlombard) The crazy incident occurred during the RIZE Fighting […]

UFC Fight Night should be an exciting one, as Derek Brunson and Kevin Holland are the headliners. The main event has some serious title contentions, as Brunson is ranked seventh, and Holland 10th in the Middleweight division. It’s not likely the winner receives a title shot just yet, but this can give one of them […]

Brian Ortega is set to take on the Featherweight Champion, Alexander Volkanavoski at UFC 260 on March 27th. Before that fight though, Ortega was interviewed where he answered questions about his journey to a title shot. Having only fought twice in the last three years, Ortega has earned the second-place ranking in the Featherweight division. […]

UFC president Dana White has extinguished the flames surrounding a possible comeback fight for former lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. On Thursday, the UFC head honcho posted a tribute message for The Eagle on his social media accounts, thanking him for his time with the company and congratulating him for his retirement.   View this post […]

A few weeks after the highly-anticipated bantamweight title bout between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan, the two UFC fighters have taken their rivalry to Twitter. The fight ended disappointingly after Petr Yan delivered an extremely illegal knee to Sterling’s head. The fight was close and it’s unknown how the fight would have gone had it […]

Jake Paul shared his own take on the recent rematch bout between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 back in late January. He claimed that it was “the worst loss” in UFC history and definitely made an impact on the stature of McGregor in the sport. Per ES News via The Sun: “That’s […]

Belal Muhammad wants to run it back with Leon Edwards after their UFC Fight Night main event ended in controversy Saturday night. The fight was ruled a “no contest” after Edwards accidentally hit Muhammad with an eye poke in the second round. Muhammad told TMZ he did not suffer any serious injury to the eye. […]

The ongoing feud between Leon Edwards and Jorge Masvidal continues to grow ahead of Edwards’ UFC bout against Belal Muhammad. Back in 2019, Masvidal and Edwards got into a skirmish backstage at an ESPN+ post-show. Leon Edwards claims it was nothing but cheap shots, while Masvidal describes the encounter as giving him a “three-piece and […]

On March 13th, Leon Edwards will be taking on Belal Muhammad in highly anticipated Welterweight bout. Edwards aims to maintain his top three ranking in the division, while Muhammad plans to shake things up and climb the ranks from 13th. Today, though, we’re looking at Leon Edwards Net Worth In 2021. In his last fight […]

With UFC Fight Night taking place Saturday night at 8:00 pm Eastern on ESPN+, Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad headline the main event of the evening. Both fighters are currently on win streaks and aim to climb the ranks of the Welterweight division. Let’s dig into our Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad prediction. Leon Edwards […]

Any hopes for a potential super fight between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and longtime UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones were all but scrapped last weekend. However, Adesanya’s loss to current 205-pound champion Jan Blachowicz has not stopped his camp from taking shots at “Bones.” Adesanya’s coach, Eugene Bareman, told Submission Radio that Jones’ […]

It seems as though the UFC continues to expand at a rapid pace. Since becoming UFC president in 2001, Dana White has grown the brand from the bottom of the barrel to the top of the combat sporting world. Now, it seems as though the UFC will be reaching new heights sometime in the near […]

Conor McGregor may have lost his last fight to Dustin Poirier, but he’s strutting like a winner right now. His Irish whisky company, Proper 12, was recently bought out, essentially doubling the former double champion’s net worth. McGregor launched Proper 12 back in 2018. It became an instant success, as McGregor himself was featured in […]

Having fought last back in 2012, MMA fighter Dan Hardy had been working as an analyst for the UFC for quite some time. However, it seems that has all come to an end, as Dana White and the UFC have let the 38-year-old veteran go. Apparently, during UFC 258, Hardy found himself in an argument with […]

In the latest news of combat sports, UFC president Dana White made sure his opinion on Jake Paul was clear while having a conversation with the legendary Mike Tyson. Paul is set to fight MMA fighter Ben Askren on April 17th, where the two will battle it out in a boxing match. While being a […]