Josh Emmett | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Josh Emmett and Ilia Topuria had no issue making weight for the UFC Jacksonville main event, but a couple of preliminary fighters weren’t so lucky. The featherweight contenders successfully stepped to the scale at Friday’s official weigh-ins, with Emmett coming in at 145.5 pounds […]
Jon Jones has offered to train Mark Zuckerberg for a potential cage fight with Elon Musk. Those comments were in response to Musk and Zuckerberg’s recent exchange on social media, as they traded shots at each other over a fight. Following reports that Zuckerberg may set up a rival to Twitter, Musk responded with ‘Fight […]
ONEChampionship returns for its ONE Friday Fights 22 event on June 23rd, 2023, from the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Thailand, with two title fights. ONE Heavyweight World Champion Arjan Bhullar and interim heavyweight world champion Anatoly Malykhin will face off in the main event. This title unification match will determine the undisputed heavyweight champion. Their bout […]
Former UFC champion Anderson Silva and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul are actively discussing the establishment of a fighter union for MMA athletes. The duo had agreed upon such a venture during their October clash last year, where Paul emerged victorious by decision. Since then, the topic of a fighter union had taken a backseat, but Silva […]
Tyson Fury has slammed Joe Rogan for the speculation linking the ‘Gypsy King’ to a cage fight with Jon Jones. According to reports, Rogan stirred up the talk when he backed Jones to win in a hypothetical fight between the two, provided that there were no rules. In response, Fury made it clear that he […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC It’s safe to say Eddie Hearn isn’t a big believer in Nate Diaz’s abilities as a boxer. The Matchroom Sport headman has been around professional boxing for most of his life, so he’s seen plenty of the best and worst the sport has to offer. And speaking Wednesday during an […]
In a recent episode of the popular ‘TimboSugarShow’ podcast, Sean O’Malley sparked a thought-provoking conversation about women’s mixed martial arts. As the discussion unfolded, O’Malley pondered the hypothetical creation of a separate organization called the “WUFC” (Women’s UFC). During the podcast, O’Malley engaged in a conversation with his instructor Tim Welch and two friends… Source […]
https://www.instagram.com/ebanie_bridges/ Plenty of “loser money” (and bathwater) to go around. Women’s IBF bantamweight champion Ebanie Bridges claims she was paid $250,000 to join OnlyFans to help recruit other famous athletes to the subscription-based service. The end goal is to provide exclusive content for fans, though top names have been leery of joining the online platform […]
Jake Paul and Anderson Silva | Caitlin O’Hara, SHOWTIME Anderson Silva said he’s honoring his word and partnering with Jake Paul to create an association for MMA fighters. “The Spider” agreed to Paul’s bet ahead of their boxing match in 2022. Since the former UFC middleweight champion lost the bout in Arizona, he would have […]
According to reports, Cris Lencioni from Bellator is currently hospitalized and in critical condition after a cardiac arrest. The featherweight fighter suffered a cardiac arrest in June after doing a training session and was immediately taken into emergency care. Lencioni’s prowess in the grappling realm has earned him an impressive professional record of 11 wins […]