Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Jake Paul is really starting to grab the combat sports world by the balls and as a result he’s aiming high when it comes to his revamped boxing bucket list. Paul, who has transformed from social media star to professional boxer in just a few years, is coming […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Cory Sandhagen’s year may have ended with back-to-back losses, but the 29-year-old bantamweight isn’t deterred. He knows how close he was to authoring a different story. “Coming off the two losses kind of sucks, but I’m a little bit more of a deeper thinker than just, ‘Yeah, my last two […]
Rashad Evans is making his return. According to ESPN, Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, will battle Gabriel Checco on the Eagle FC United States premiere program on January 28 in Miami. Khabib Nurmagomedov, a former UFC lightweight champion, owns the MMA promotion Eagle FC. Evans (19-8-1) announced his retirement in June 2018 after […]
Aleksandar Rakić is looking forward to cementing his status as the top contender. Rakić talked about his next fight with Polish power Jan Blachowicz, his training with Khamzat Chimaev and his disagreement with previous opponent Anthony Smith. “I’m thinking that he’s gonna come with the extra motivation to our fight and to be a better […]
Two middleweights have reportedly agreed for a March UFC Fight Night event. Alex Pereira and Bruno Silva informally agreed for a UFC Fight Night card on March 12. The promotion has yet to formally announce the matchup. Pereira, a former Glory kickboxing world champion who joined the UFC this year, won his professional debut at […]
UFC President Dana White – once again – said that he doesn’t regret keeping the UFC open during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. White boasted that the UFC’s fanbase has grown over 40%. In 2021, the promotion has put on sold-out pay-per-view shows in five different states. “Our fanbase has grown over […]
After Khamzat Chimaev’s noisy debut in 2020, it was hard for fighters to make an impression. But some fighters still made it. One of them was Chris Curtis. He signed in the UFC this year at 34 years old, but has lots of experience under his belt. His professional record before UFC was 26 victories […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting UFC veteran Michel Prazeres has been handed a four-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency following a second violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy. USADA officials announced the news on Thursday. “Prazeres received his first violation after testing positive for boldenone and served a two-year period of ineligibility beginning on […]
UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko has showed her fans that she is not only good at smashing top contemnors inside the octagon. In Instagram posts, Shevchenko could be seen trying out different attires and pulling off dance moves as she models for Boutique Erkele, a clothing store. “Today was a busy day like in […]
Photo by Hector Vivas/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Much to her delight, Carla Esparza finally got the confirmation that she would be fighting for the women’s strawweight title after Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White stated that she’d be next for Rose Namajunas. While a date and location has yet to be confirmed, if it were […]