If you didn’t know Dwayne Johnson was starring as Mark Kerr in a biopic about the former two-time UFC heavyweight tournament champion, you’d probably have no idea it was him in the first look at “The Smashing Machine.” On Tuesday, A24 posted a teaser image from writer/director Benny Safdie’s feature film in which The Rock,
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Conor McGregor wants to approach things differently in his UFC return. The former two-division champion plans to take a much more stoic and calm stance toward his opposition. He’s been involved in many heated rivalries, and he feels the anger and animosity haven’t done him any good. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns on June
A Texas MMA coach and husband of a UFC fighter has been arrested after allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor. Jacob Brennan, 40, husband of UFC women’s bantamweight Hailey Cowan, was arrested Sunday and charged with indecency with a child with sexual contact, a second-degree felony in Texas. Possible sentences include from two to
Daniel Cormier didn’t like hearing UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones allegedly call Stipe Miocic old. A leaked DM conversation between a fan and UFC heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) shows him referring to Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) as an “old man.” Jones also said he is expected to make eight figures in
Conor McGregor went off on the state of the UFC welterweight division. Leon Edwards will look to notch his third title defense when he runs things back with Belal Muhammad in the UFC 304 headliner July 27 in Manchester, England. Edwards knocked out Kamaru Usman to capture the title, but went the distance with Usman
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On the latest episode of “Spinning Back Clique,” the panel reacts to Lerone Murphy’s biggest career win at UFC Fight Night 241. This past Saturday, the Englishman dominated veteran Edson Barboza in the headliner of the UFC Fight Night event in Las Vegas. Murphy is now undefeated in his MMA career and angling to get
Tyron Woodley points the finger at the UFC Apex for his losing skid in MMA. Former welterweight champion Woodley (19-7-1) parted ways with the UFC on a four-fight losing skid, all which came at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. His final fight in the UFC was a submission loss to Vicente Luque in March
Javier Mendez agrees with Arman Tsarukyan’s decision to not fight Islam Makhachev on short notice. Tsarukyan defeated former champion Charles Oliveira at UFC 300. He was offered a title shot against lightweight champion Makhachev on less than two-months notice at UFC 302 on June 1, but turned down the opportunity due to the lack of
Kamaru Usman picks Leon Edwards to beat Belal Muhammad at UFC 304. Edwards (21-3 MMA, 13-2 UFC) defends his welterweight title in a rematch against Muhammad (23-3 MMA, 14-3 UFC) in the July 27 main event at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. Usman has lost to Edwards twice in championship fights, but both contests were
UFC 304 has added a welterweight bout to its undercard. Wales’ Oban Elliott and Florida’s Preston Parsons will collide July 27 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England. The event is headlined by a welterweight title bout between champion Leon Edwards and challenger Belal Muhammad. A person with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie