Fewer than 60,000 tickets were sold for the fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson last month at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports. About 6,500 tickets were given away, according
‘See you at the top’: Did Paddy Pimblett tease a fight with Michael Chandler?
Ever since the UFC announced its return to London on March 22, the expectation has been that Paddy Pimblett would be booked to fight in home country. The only question has been against whom. Well, we now know – or at least have a good idea –…
Video: Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2 full fight
You can now watch the full fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury for free. Check out the entire massive championship rematch in the video above, courtesy of Turki Alalshikh. Usyk and Fury fought this past Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and they…
Merab Dvalishvili says he was denied UFC P.I. entry because of Umar Nurmagomedov
Merab Dvalishvili continues to believe Umar Nurmagomedov is being given special privilege by the UFC after a frustrating experience Monday at the UFC Performance Institute. According to Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC), he was denied entrance into the facility in Las…
Video: Jiri Prochazka’s latest UFC 311 training footage is on brand
Simply running on the treadmill is not enough for former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka. Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is well known for his different approach to the fight game. Whether it's his mentality heading into the cage, his hard-to-mimic style when…
ONE rebooks Maurice Abevi vs. Samat Mamedov after cancellation
Maurice Abevi vs. Samat Mamedov is back on the ONE calendar. Initially scheduled for ONE 168 in September, Abevi (8-1) and Mamedov (10-0) will now collide Jan. 24 at ONE 170 at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, promotion officials recently informed MMA…
Robert Whittaker rules out one future move, but ex-UFC champ might try 205
It's been more than a decade since Robert Whittaker dipped down to 170 pounds, and best believe he doesn't have designs on heading back there again. Whittaker won "The Smashes" season (UK vs. Australia) of "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2012 at 170 pounds and…
Video: UFC, Bellator veteran Sabah Homasi scores KO in BKFC debut
Sabah Homasi seemed like a strong fit for BKFC when he signed with the promotion this year, and he showed why that was an appropriate belief on Saturday in his promotional debut. Homasi, a three-fight UFC and 12-fight Bellator veteran, returned to combat sports competition…
BKFC on DAZN 3: Best photos from South Florida
Check out these photos from the bareknuckle fights at BKFC on DAZN 3, which took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. (Photos courtesy of BKFC)
UFC champion Jon Jones maps out five-year plan: ‘Money is a motivator’
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones knows the end is near, which is why he's motivated by big fights. Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) defended his heavyweight title at UFC 309 when he finished Stipe Miocic by Round 3 TKO. The all-time great only has a fight or two left…
Video: PFL’s top 5 fights of 2024 includes all-time back-and-forth war
PFL puts on the most fights in its existence in 2024, and because of that, the odds of a memorable scrap unfolding went up. There were some solid, competitive and entertaining affairs over the past 12 months, and as 2024 comes to a close, PFL has named its…
MMA Junkie Radio #3525: Guest John McCarthy, UFC news, awards season, more
Monday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,525, the boys welcome in guest John
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Should we cue up Rodney Dangerfield and that classic line about "no respect"? Brandon Royval signed on the dotted line for a flyweight headliner against Manel Kape for March in Las Vegas. After the news went from rumor to confirmed main event, Royval wondered publi
Claressa Shields: ‘I’m not here for people to cry and feel sorry for me’
The two-time Olympic gold medal-winning boxer’s life has been turned into rousing drama The Fire Inside, written by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins
Claressa Shields was two months removed from defending her Olympic gold medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games when an email from Hollywood landed in her inbox. Universal Studios wanted to make a movie about her life story. For Shields, who had spent much of her career fighting for recognition in a sport that marginalized women when they weren’t ignoring them entirely, the offer felt like more than just a career milestone. It was a rare mainstream acknowledgment of her achievements and a chance to amplify to a wider audience the struggles she had endured in and out of the ring.
“I never checked my emails back then,” Shields says with a laugh. “But I saw the subject line, and it said something about a movie. I thought, ‘A movie about my life? OK, let’s see what they’re talking about.’” That email kicked off a series of phone calls and meetings with the Oscar-winning screenwriter Barry Jenkins and other industry heavyweights. “We negotiated for a year. I was only 20, so I made sure I had a lawyer,” she recalls. “I wasn’t going to just sign anything. But once the contract was finalized, the ball started rolling.”
Continue reading...Francis Ngannou reacts to Oleksandr Usyk’s championship rematch win over Tyson Fury
Francis Ngannou doesn't entirely agree with the scorecards of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury 2. Usyk retained his WBC, WBA and WBO world heavyweight titles when he defeated Fury by unanimous decision Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Usyk defeated Fury a second time after w