UFC returned to Columbus, Ohio with a sold-out crowd. The gate for the event was more than $1.9 million, according to the UFC. The headlining of the event was a heavyweight clash between Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus, where Blaydes earned a second-round KO victory. The only local fighter on the card was Matt Brown, […]
One of the craziest moments in Oscars’ history happened on Sunday. Actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock hard across the face after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and her now bald head. Pinkett Smith suffers from Alopecia, which causes hair loss. During a monologue, Rock said, “Jada, I love […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The UFC 273 changes continue to happen, but the number of bouts on the massive pay-per-view event isn’t changing. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Kelvin Gastelum will remain on the April 9 fight card at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, […]
The middleweight division is witnessing new stars. Sean Strickland and Alex Pereira are just a couple of those new stars, and the UFC is reportedly targeting a bout between them for UFC 277. Pereira is the only guy who managed and served Israel Adesanya, the current UFC middleweight champion, via knockout. Pereira defeated Adesanya twice […]
Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images “No Mercy” joins UFC fighters Derrick Lewis and Kevin Holland, among others, in the MMA crime-fighting club. Melvin Manhoef has 70 career wins split between MMA and kickboxing, with 56 of those victories ending by way of knockout. Probably not the guy you want to be stealing from, which is […]
Betting odds for a boxing bout between Will Smith and Chris Rock have been released. According to Bovada, Smith opened as a -220 favorite over Rock which isn’t surprising considering we all saw and heard how powerful that open-handed slap was. Rock’s head literally snapped back. Will Smith -220Chris Rock +155 There’s virtually NO CHANCE […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dan Hardy doesn’t know where Tyron Woodley has gone. For the last several months, Hardy has been pursuing a fight with Woodley to no avail. At one point, the two were in talks to face each other in a boxing match but in January, Woodley put the […]
Kai Kara-France If Kai Kara-France is needed to slot into a flyweight title fight on short notice, he would welcome that opportunity. Kara-France picked up an upset win over the previously unbeaten Askar Askarov via unanimous decision on the main card of Saturday’s UFC Columbus event. “Don’t Blink” used his athleticism and incredible determination to […]
Curtis Blaydes took less than two full rounds to end the main event of the night. UFC Columbus took place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio for the first time in 13 years. The headliner of the event was a highly anticipated heavyweight bout between top-ranked heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus. HOW DO YOU […]
Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight hitters Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus will clash TONIGHT (Sat., March 26, 2022) at UFC Columbus inside Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. By most metrics, Blaydes should be closing in on a title shot right about now. He’s been in the Top […]