Tom Aspinall admits he’s risking a whole lot by rematching Curtis Blaydes in the UFC 304 co-main event. Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) will attempt to defend his interim heavyweight title when he runs it back with Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) on July 27 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). His
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Ryan Garcia’s “B” sample matched his “A” samples, which indicated that he had the banned substance Ostarine in his system for his fight with Devin Haney on April 20, boxing journalist Dan Rafael reported Thursday. Rafael said he had possession of the lab results from the testing, which was conducted by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association.
Bassil Hafez thinks Mickey Gall has been given the “easy” path in his MMA career, and admits that fuels him with motivation going into their UFC 302 matchup. Hafez (8-4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will take on Gall (7-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) in a welterweight bout on the June 1 card at Prudential Center in Newark,
Chris Lytle remembers the first time he heard of bareknuckle fighting. “I thought it was crazy,” Lytle recently told MMA Junkie. “I said, ‘What’s wrong with those guys? Who would do bareknuckle fighting?” Lytle first saw bareknuckle boxing in 2017 when he came across a clip of friend and fellow UFC alumnus Joe Riggs chucking
After wins in UFC and Bellator, Lorenz Larkin is batting for MMA’s triple crown. Larkin (25-8) will make his PFL debut June 28 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., the promotion announced Wednesday. At 2024 PFL 6, Larkin will face Alan Dominguez (11-6) in a three-round welterweight showcase bout. Despite sparse bookings since his
Alejandra Lara is back in the win column, and she’s feeling good about what’s to come. The former Bellator title challenger was successful in her first fight since her PFL release earlier this year after the promotion’s acquisition. Lara (10-7) dominated and bloodied her opponent Gisela Luna (5-2) to get a first-round TKO in the
Mateusz Gamrot is irked by Charles Oliveira’s recent behavior. Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC), a former UFC lightweight champion, is seemingly leaving his options open in the aftermath of his UFC 300 loss to Arman Tsarukyan this past month but hasn’t given much attention to the repeated callouts from Gamrot (24-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC). Instead,
Kamaru Usman knows it’s a wild take, but he thinks Oleksandr Usyk should fight Francis Ngannou next. Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) became undisputed heavyweight champion when he defeated Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) by split decision this past Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ngannou put up a valiant effort in his boxing
Robert Whittaker warns Khamzat Chimaev that his furious starts could cost him in their fight. Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) will look to hand Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) the first loss of his career when the pair meet in the UFC on ABC 6 headliner June 22 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Paddy Pimblett doesn’t think much of Bobby Green. On July 27, Pimblett faces Green in the featured fight of UFC 304 in Manchester, England. It’s a fight Green called for after beating Jim Miller at UFC 300, and in advance of the matchup, “King” has already dialed up the trash talk, calling Pimblett a “spoiled
Dustin Poirier for Bud Light Ahead of UFC 302, one of the headliners is getting a push from a blue chip sponsor. Dustin Poirier (30-8 MMA, 22-7 UFC), who challenges lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (25-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) for the title next week, stars in a new commercial for Bud Light, which is the UFC’s
PFL co-owner Donn Davis claims the fighters airing grievances about their treatment in the wake of the Bellator acquisition do not represent the majority. After PFL acquired the Bellator brand in December, a steady stream of complaints from some of its fighters became public. The most notable and vocal is former Bellator champion Gegard Mousasi,