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Jake Paul vs. Tommy Fury rebooked for February Boxing fans were eager to watch Jake Paul face off with a legitimate boxer for once when it was announced he would fight Tommy Fury, the brother of Tyson Fury, in 2021. Unfortunately, that bout never came to fruition because Fury pulled out of the bout due

Mike Perry reacts to Dana White NYE slap video: ‘It could’ve been worse, it could’ve been better’ One of the biggest stories in MMA right now is the video of UFC president Dana White slapping his wife on New Year’s Eve. It seems everyone has an opinion (some defending White and some condemning him). Former

Stipe Miocic calls for the winner of Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane Former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is eyeing a match against the winner of the UFC 285 main between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane. Jones and Gane are scheduled to meet on March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the

Paddy Pimblett is headed for surgery UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett is headed for surgery in March for an injury he suffered in his UFC 282 win over Jared Gordon. “The Baddy” hoped to return at UFC 286 at the O2 Arena in London, but that will not be happening. He suffered an ankle injury

Aung La Nsang wins at ONE Fight Night 6 (James Goyder is the owner/editor of AsianMMA.com) Aung La Nsang is enjoying something of a renaissance. The 37 year old made it back to back wins with an emphatic first round stoppage victory over Gilberto Galvao at ONE Fight Night 6. The two faced off in a

Israel Adesanya gets a face tattoo Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will have a slightly new look the next time he enters the octagon. “The Last Stylebender” posted a video to Twitter showing him getting some new ink on his face. “The old version of you must die before you come alive!,” Adesanya captioned

Ciryl Gane criticized Francis Ngannou’s contract battle with UFC With Francis Ngannou released from the UFC, Ciryl Gane and Jon Jones will fight for the vacant title at UFC 285 in March. The fight promotion was in negotiations with Ngannou for two years and was unable to reach an agreement. Following UFC Vegas 67 on

Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 285?? T-Mobile Arena leaked a UFC 285 advertisement on Saturday showing Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane headlining UFC 285 for the heavyweight title on March 4. This is gonna be crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/Segj8FOc7V — Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) January 14, 2023 The advertisement was quickly removed, but the implications

Sean Strickland decisions Nassourdine Imavov in UFC Vegas 67 main event The first UFC event of 2023 took place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and was headlined by a bout between middleweight contenders Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland. Kelvin Gastelum was originally slated to face Imavov, but was a forced out

UFC releases Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane for vacant heavyweight title Francis Ngannou has been release by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. UFC president Dana White made the announcement during the UFC Vegas 67 post-fight press conference on Saturday. “We’ve been working on a new agreement for Francis for like two years now. We

UFC Vegas 67 Bonuses: Four fighters bank an extra $50K UFC president Dana White announced the recipients of the performance-based bonuses following Saturday’s UFC Vegas 67 event in Las Vegas on Saturday. Four fighters took home an extra $50,000. Performance Of The Night: Dan Ige Coming off three consecutive losses, Dan Ige got back into the winner’s

Jon Jones confirms he’s fighting Ciryl Gane for heavyweight championship Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has confirmed that he’s fighting Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight championship. On Saturday, T-Mobile Arena leaked an advertisement for the UFC 285 main event showing Jones and Gane fighting for the heavyweight title on March 4. The advertisement

UFC Vegas 67 Live Results: Strickland vs. Imavov UFC Vegas 67 live results begin at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT on Saturday, January 14, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click on the fight below in the UFC Vegas 66 live results section for live

UFC Vegas 67 Main Event Weigh-in Video The UFC Vegas 67 main event fighters, Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland, officially weighed on on Friday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Kelvin Gastelum was slated to face Imavov, but was forced out of the bout due to injury. Strickland stepped up on short notice and

UFC Vegas 67 Weigh-in Results: One fight canceled The athletes competing on Saturday’s UFC Vegas 67 fight card at the UFC Apex officially weighed in on Friday in Las Vegas. The first UFC fight card of 2023 is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between ranked middleweights Nassourdine Imavov and Sean Strickland. Kelvin Gastelum was

Bellator announces Lightweight Grand Prix On Wednesday Bellator announced a new World Grand Prix, this time featuring lightweight fighters. This is the sixth tournament of its kind in modern times with heavyweight (Ryan Bader), welterweight (Douglas Lima), featherweight (AJ McKee), light heavyweight (Vadim Nemkov), and bantamweight (Raufeon Stots vs. Patchy Mix) coming before. Headlining the tournament is

Dana White won’t face punishment from UFC for NYE domestic violence incident UFC president Dana White addressed the domestic violence incident that happened between he and his wife on New Year’s Eve during Wednesday’s UFC Vegas 67 media day. White will not face punishment from the fight promotion for slapping his wife in a nightclub

With UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling uncertain if he’ll be able to compete in March, top contender Sean O’Malley and Henry Cejudo take aim at each other. A match between Sterling and Cejudo seemed like a done deal, but Sterling recently revealed the he may not be ready to compete by the targeted March date