UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and the fight promotion are in contract negotiations, and it appears that they’re close to striking a deal. “They have a longstanding relationship. They’ve done a great job in promoting Francis. Francis has done a great job in promotion the UFC, or representing the UFC and himself,” Ngannou’s manager, Marquel […]
Doug Crosby might finally need to answer for two back-to-back questionable scorecards. According to MMA Fighting, Mohegan Athletic Department Director of Athletics Mike Mazzulli says he will review the three judges involved in judging the Bellator 289 main event between Raufeon Stots vs. Danny Sabatello. “In the last Bellator event (December 9, 2022) there was […]
Former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo felt like he wasted his time watching UFC 282 on Saturday and felt like the judges should be under fire. “I think the judges stole the show on this card. Some of the judging, it was just absolutely ridiculous,” Cejudo said on his YouTube channel. “You almost have to […]
On Saturday night many felt that Magomed Ankalaev was robbed of a UFC title when the judges declared his fight with Jan Blachowicz a draw. And when Joe Rogan spoke with Ankalaev after the fight he had some choice words about it. In fact, he said, due to the result he may never fight in […]
Paddy Pimblett was victorious in the UFC 282 co-main event on Saturday defeating Jared Gordon by unanimous decision, but many, including UFC fighters, scored the fight for Gordon. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 for Pimblett. The scorecard revealed that two judges scored Pimblett winning the first two rounds and Judge Chris Lee scored […]
UFC 282 is headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between former champion Jan Błachowicz and No. 3 ranked contender Magomed Ankalaev. The two officially weighed in on Friday making the main event title bout official. UFC 282 Official Weigh-in Video: Paddy Pimblett vs Jared Gordon View the original article
All fighters successfully weighed in today ahead of tomorrow’s Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello fight card, which takes place at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Tomorrow’s BELLATOR 289 will be headlined by Interim Bantamweight Champion Raufeon ‘Supa’ Stots (18-1) defending his title against heated rival and No. 6-ranked Danny Sabatello (13-1) in the main event, while the co-main event will see Flyweight […]
UFC commentator, comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan didn’t hold his tongue when talking about former two-division champion Conor McGregor and a loophole in USADA testing. “He’s taking his shirt off and posing constantly, and he looks like his piss would melt that USADA cup,” Rogan said on his “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Spotify. “Like, […]
Following Saturday’s loss to Stephen Thompson in the UFC Orlando main event, Kevin Holland said that he thought he suffered a broken hand. “Trailblazer” did in fact break in hand in the fight with Thompson and will require surgery to repair the damage. Holland’s manager Oren Hodak confirmed the injury and impending surgery to ESPN […]
Heavyweight contenders Tai Tuivasa and Sergei Pavlovich faced off on the UFC Orlando main card on Saturday at the Amway Center in Florida. Tuivasa entered the matched ranked No. 4 in the division hoping to rebound from a loss to former interim titleholder Ciryl Gane in his last outing. Pavlovich was ranked one spot higher […]