Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports UFC President Dana White on Tuesday launched into an expletive-laden rant when asked about his recent $250,000 cash gift to the Nelk Boys, blaming backlash over the gesture on the “scumbag MMA media.” In an interview on the The Pat McAfee Show, White defended his birthday gift and fighter pay, accusing […]
BROADENED HORIZIN brings you discussion with your favorite Japanese and RIZIN personalities… in English! RIZIN 37 will kick off the promotion’s next Grand Prix tournament this weekend (Sun., July 31, 2022), showcasing the Super Atomweight division. So, for the latest installment of BROADENED HORIZIN, it made too much sense to place the spotlight firmly on […]
Khamzat Chimaev | Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Khamzat Chimaev has the opportunity to knock off a UFC legend ahead of him. Now he just has to make sure that said legend shows up. The undefeated welterweight, who’s currently No. 3 at 155 pounds in MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, is set to fight Nate Diaz […]
Paddy Pimblett’s star is on the rise and nothing proves that better than a mural erected in your honor just days after speaking out about men’s mental health. That’s what happened when SYKE, an artist, immortalized the Liverpool native including his in-cage quote that’s garnered a lot of attention. Shortly after defeating Jordan Leavitt at […]
UFC London was a lucrative night for rap superstar Drake, who laid down a cool $2 million in a “Scouser’s parlay” that required both Molly McCann and Paddy Pimblett to get their hands raised at the end of their respective bouts. McCann came through on her end of the wager first, earning a first-round TKO […]
UFC President Dana White has reportedly sent the judge of the Santa Clara Superior Court a letter in support of the former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. The 39-year-old was arrested on attempted murder charges back in February. He was reportedly chasing after and shooting at Harry Goularte, a man who was previously accused of molesting […]
Things did not end well for Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall yesterday (Sat., July 23, 2022) at UFC London live on ESPN+ from inside O2 Arena in London, England, but the two heavyweights came together after their main event to crack a few beers. Blaydes and Aspinall closed out a rather disappointing UFC London card […]
Molly McCann | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Molly McCann has a famous name in mind after racking up another big win in her home country. “Meatball” put Hannah Goldy away in a little under four minutes to light up O2 Arena at UFC London on Saturday and was later asked at the evening’s post-fight […]
Another UFC main event ended abruptly. Curtis Blaydes and Tom Aspinall were supposed to battle to find out who the next title challenger was, but Aspinall suffered a knee injury under 15 seconds of the first round. It is the second main event in a row that ended up via accidental injury. Blaydes won by […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC There would be no twerking at The O2 on Saturday night after Paddy Pimblett submitted Jordan Leavitt in the second round. There was, however, tea-bagging. Pimblett dazed the American with a knee while defending a takedown and then took the back, where he secured a rear-naked choke at the 2:46 […]