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Dillon Danis threatens to suplex Ben Askren if he doesn’t ‘pipe down’
Earlier this week, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov discussed the upcoming UFC debut of former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight titleholder Ben Askren. “He never fight in the UFC,” Nurmagomedov told Submission Radio of Askren. “He has to fight in the UFC first of all. He has to show his levels because I see how someone smash him in […]
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Max Holloway teams up with Jameson Whiskey, seemingly takes shot at Conor McGregor
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway does not seem to agree with Conor McGregor that ‘Proper Twelve’ is Ireland’s best whiskey. ‘Blessed’ recently took to Twitter where he shared the following post proclaiming ‘Jameson Whiskey’ to be a “true pillar of Ireland”. “238 years of innovation, hard work, and unmatched quality. Not a watered down trend. […]
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Ronda Rousey responds to reports that she will soon leave the WWE
Ronda Rousey has responded to the recent rumors that she will be leaving the WWE after Wrestlemania in order to start a family. According to the reports, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Rousey, was going to put Becky Lynch over at Wrestlemania so that she could step away from the WWE in order to […]
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WWE Champion challenges UFC flyweight title holder Henry Cejudo
Nikki Bella is not the only professional wrestling star taking notice of UFC flyweight kingpin Henry Cejudo, so is the reigning WWE Champion. That’s right, the WWE champion Daniel Bryan, who is also the brother-in-law of the aforementioned Nikki Bella, recently issued a challenge to “The Messenger” in an interview with ABC 15 Sports. “There […]
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Ben Askren fires back at UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov
Current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently discussed the upcoming octagon debut of Ben Askren. Askren, a former Bellator and ONE champion, will square off with former UFC title holder Robbie Lawler at March’s highly anticipated UFC 235 event in Las Vegas. Ben Askren will enter his bout with “Ruthless” on March 2 sporting a […]
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Curtis Blaydes doesn’t believe ‘past transgressions’ had anything to do with Greg Hardy DQ loss
Curtis Blaydes doesn’t believe that Greg Hardy intentionally broke any rules in his disqualification loss to Allen Crowder at UFC Brooklyn. The controversial former Dallas Cowboy, Hardy, made his octagon debut at last weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 event against Allen Crowder. Greg Hardy was eventually disqualified from the fight, this after he landed an […]
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Kevin Lee open to fighting Gregor Gillespie, this after turning down Darren Till
Kevin Lee was given the opportunity to move up a weight class and fight one of the UFC welterweight divisions biggest stars in Darren Till. Shortly after suffering his second career loss to Al Iaquinta at UFC on FOX 31 this past December, the promotion offered “The Motown Phenom” a main event spot opposite Darren […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov says that Ben Askren ‘has to show his levels’ in the UFC
When it comes to amazing wrestlers in mixed martial arts, there are few if any that are better or more dominating than current UFC lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov and former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight champion, Ben Askren. Thus making a fight between the two something to salivate over. Whether or not we’ll ever see […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Juan Archuleta says teammate TJ Dillashaw was ‘100 percent’ not affected by weight cut
At Bellator 214 tomorrow night, Juan Archuleta continues to push forward on his path to a title shot at the ranks of 135-pounds. Just a week earlier, however, his teammate, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw attempted to capture a title in a second weight class. Dillashaw would drop to 125-pounds as he fought for Henry […]
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Bellator 214 salaries: Fedor Emelianenko and Ryan Bader to earn six-figure purses
Tomorrow night, Bellator MMA will make it’s long-awaited return to our screens with the stacked Bellator 214 card. This card will be topped by the final bout of the promotion’s action-packed Heavyweight Grand Prix, as Bellator light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader and heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko are set to collide with heavyweight gold on the […]
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Bellator 214 weigh-in results: Fedor and Bader set to clash
It’s going down! The Bellator heavyweight title is set to get a new owner as the legendary Fedor Emelianenko (38-5) looks to prevent current light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (26-5) from making history. Also in action will be the debuting former WWE star Jake Hager who tipped the scales for the very first time in […]
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Report | Daniel Cormier got massive payday for saving UFC 230 card in November
The UFC had a very difficult time locking down a main event for the UFC 230 card in New York City in early November. Eventually, however, the promotion convinced UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier to make a short notice title defense against fearsome knockout artist Derrick Lewis on the card. Daniel Cormier has never hid […]
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AJ Agazarm explains how Bellator MMA is just like Fortnite
Tomorrow night, at Bellator 214, grappling ace AJ Agazarm will make his anticipated MMA debut opposite Jesse Roberts. While MMA competition is still unfamiliar to the submission specialist, he doesn’t expect it to be all the different from a saloon in the Wild West — or a game of Fortnite. “The way I look at […]
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Miesha Tate gives interesting perspective on Cris Cyborg’s loss to Amanda Nunes
After more than a decade of dominance, UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg’s reign came to a shocking end at UFC 232, when she was knocked out by reigning UFC women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes in just over a minute. In the opinion of former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, Cyborg’s shocking loss to […]
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John McCarthy gives his take on controversial Henry Cejudo vs. TJ Dillashaw stoppage
Henry Cejudo needed just 32 seconds to defend his UFC flyweight title against UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw at the recent UFC Brooklyn event on ESPN. Unfortunately for him, some members of the MMA community — Dillashaw and UFC President Dana White included — feel the referee intervened a little too early in this fight. Speaking ahead of the Bellator […]
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ONE: Hero’s Ascent live results and highlights
On Friday night ONE Championship returns to beautiful Manila with the exciting ONE: Hero’s Ascent card. This ONE: Hero’s Ascent event is topped by a flyweight title fight between reigning champ Geje Eustaquio and former champion Adriano Moraes, who have fought twice previously, going 1-1. The card also features the first ONE Lightweight World Grand […]
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Bellator boss Scott Coker scolds CSAC for handling of Jon Jones situation, CSAC responds
Ahead of UFC 232, several Jon Jones drug tests detected trace amounts of the banned substance turinabol, which prompted the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) to deny the light heavyweight legend a license. This forced the UFC to move the entire UFC 232 card to Los Angeles, California, as the more lenient California State Athletic […]
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Alexander Gustafsson team releases statement after latest Jon Jones positive drug test
Ahead of UFC 232, several Jon Jones drug tests turned up trace amounts of the banned substance turinabol. Despite these test anomalies, the light heavyweight legend was still allowed to fight — albeit in Los Angeles, not Las Vegas — and ultimately defeated Alexander Gustafsson in the card’s main event. Unfortunately, it was learned earlier […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Juan Archuleta glad to make as many statements as is necessary on route to title shot
The lighter weight divisions are some of Bellator’s deepest. And one of the fighters that helps make that case is the 21-1 ‘Spaniard’ Juan Archuleta. Hesperia, California’s finest has been on an absolute tear as of late and continues to force Bellator’s hand when it comes to giving him a title shot. Something that both […]
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EXCLUSIVE | With experience in his favor, JW Kiser ready to play spoiler at Bellator 214
There will be two big MMA debuts going down at Bellator 214. One of which takes place in the heavyweight division as former WWE star, ‘Jack Swagger’ aka, Jake Hager, will make his debut. Standing in his way will be JW Kiser. After his last win, the Kansas City resident and Glory MMA product was […]
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Bellator 214: More reasons to watch
The Heavyweight Grand Prix will conclude at Bellator 214 but there are plenty of other reasons to tune into the first event of the new year for the Viacom owned promotion. The UFC got their year off to a great start with last weekend’s ESPN debut. Now its the second biggest North American MMA promotions […]
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Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone plan to party at the Press Conference
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor appears to be down for a fight with former lightweight title challenger Donald Cerrone. Following Cowboy’s impressive stoppage victory over Alexander Hernandez at UFC Brooklyn, McGregor took to Twitter with the following. “For a fight like that Donald, I’ll fight you. Congratulations.” – Conor McGregor Even UFC President Dana […]
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EXCLUSIVE | AJ Agazarm looking to conquer world of MMA, tells Dillon Danis to ‘f*ck off’
Along with the deciding of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix winner at Bellator 214, we’ll be treated to two intriguing MMA debuts. One of which belongs to the Florida born grappling ace, AJ Agazarm who takes on Jesse Roberts this Saturday night. Although the talented lightweight doesn’t like the term ‘grappler’ all too much, that’s […]
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Jon Jones reacts to his UFC 232 drug tests with VADA
Yesterday afternoon it was announced that steroid metabolites had once again surfaced in Jon Jones UFC 232 drug tests with VADA. The same trace amounts of the steroid Turinabol, which forced UFC 232 to be moved from Las Vegas to Los Angeles so Jones could be licensed to compete, were once again discovered by the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Ricky Bandejas ready for Bellator 214, says James Gallagher did him ‘wonders’
At Bellator 204 in August 2018, top Bellator bantamweight prospect Ricky Bandejas silenced the brash Irishman, James Gallagher. Thus catapulting himself up the 135-pound ranks. On Saturday night at Bellator 214, he has now found himself ready for his toughest test to date in the 21-1 Juan Archuleta. “I feel really good [about the fight],” […]
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Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones to face the music with NSAC on Jan 29
At long last, we should have some answers about the futures of Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov on January 29, when the Nevada State Athletic Commission reviews the cases of the two lightweight rivals, who engaged in an ugly post-fight brawl after their UFC 229 title fight. This week, the Commission confirmed that determining the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | After 3 years away, undefeated Hawaiian Lowen Tynanes returns to kick off ONE Lightweight Grand Prix
In April of 2015, at ONE: Global Rivals, Hawaii’s Lowen Tynanes improved to an impressive 9-0 with a unanimous decision defeat of respected Japanese veteran Koji Ando. The future looked very bright for the young Hawaiian, as a ONE Championship lightweight title shot seemed to be just around the corner. Unfortunately, he has not fought […]
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Greg Hardy says he is ‘hurt’ by cheating accusations
Last weekend, when the UFC made its anticipated debut on ESPN+, former NFL star Greg Hardy took his first steps into the Octagon, where he took on the dangerous Allen Crowder. Although Greg Hardy had some success in this fight, he was ultimately disqualified for nuking Crowder with an illegal knee in the second-round. Speaking […]