Over the years, we’ve seen a number of high-profile mixed martial artists strip down for ESPN’s Body Issue, from Gina Carano, to Jon Jones, to Miesha Tate. The latest fighter to do so is UFC strawweight contender and former Invicta atomweight champ Michelle Waterson – otherwise known as “The Karate Hottie.” In this year’s edition of...
When former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar gets into a scuffle, people tune in. Last night on WWE Raw, the WWE Universal Champion was ambushed from behind by Samoa Joe. The two rivals are set to meet in the WWE ring at the first-ever WWE Great Balls of Fire pay-per-view event, which takes place on...
While all MMA fights and JiuJitsu matches start on the feet, the advantage wrestlers possess is the ability to dictate where a fight takes place, should they be skilled enough to secure takedowns. In the video above, you can see BJJ black belt Stephan Kesting and Pride FC veteran Denis Kang demonstrate two simple takedowns...
The money fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor is now less than two months away as the two combat sports superstars will meet in the boxing ring on August 26. Many from the world of boxing are not giving UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor much of a chance at beating the undefeated defensive...
Clay Guida's Scorpion Kick at UFC Fight Night 112 pic.twitter.com/st6ZMdYW7X — MMA Curator (@MMACurator) June 26, 2017 This Sunday on the preliminary card main event, UFC veteran Clay ‘The Carpenter’ Guida picked up a rather one-sided unanimous decision win over Erik Koch, as he snapped his 2-fight skid that saw him drop back to back...
The UFC marketing machine can help push fighters to new levels of stardom if the athletes can back it up with good performances in the Octagon. However, with so many fighters in the UFC, how does the promotion choose which fighters to highlight? UFC strawweight Felice Herrig is coming off a unanimous decision victory over...
.@tonyfergusonXT has a message for @TeamKhabib following his challenge to Tony from rehab. #ShotsFired #StrongWords pic.twitter.com/jp0pm1o8g2 — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) June 26, 2017 Fans were devastated when news broke that the UFC interim lightweight title fight between top contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson was canceled the day before UFC 209 was set to...
Michelle Waterson is no stranger to being in front of the camera. However, things were a bit different this time as she stripped down to her birthday suit for the new 2017 ESPN Body Issue. The ninth annual Body Issue is set to come out on newsstands on July 7 while featured photos and videos...
Check out the first Teepee submission in MMA history by Suman Mokhtarian at Hex Fight Series 9 on Friday.Suman Mokhtarian – MMA Fighter moves to 6-0 with this win.Tickets to Hex 10 (Perth) are on sale now from www.hexfightseries.com Posted by Hex Fight Series on Saturday, June 24, 2017 Ever heard of the “teepee” submission?...
Over the last few weeks, the bizarre beef between UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and Instagram personality / Internet troll Matthew Kline Kader has been generating quite a few headlines. This beef reached a crescendo on Sunday, when Kader arrived in Sacramento, and actually showed up at Garbrandt’s home base in Team Alpha Male –...
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated trip to Oklahoma City, Michael Chiesa lost by submission to “The MoTown Phenom” Kevin Lee. The unfortunate thing is that, while Lee’s rear-naked choke was deep, Chiesa never actually tapped out or lost consciousness. Instead, referee Mario Yamasaki misread the situation, and stopped the fight...
Last night, in the main event of UFC Fight Night 112, Kevin Lee scored an impressive – if controversial – submission win over Michael Chiesa. Shortly after this win, which is likely to send him careening into the UFC lightweight top-10, Lee joined a panel of Karyn Bryant, Kenny Florian, Tyron Woodley and Tony Ferguson...
Last night, on the main card of the UFC’s anticipated stop in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, strawweights Felice Herrig and Justine Kish collided in an interesting clash of styles. In the end Herrig won this fight with a dominant decision, having dragged her foe to the mat multiple times, landed dozens of ground strikes, and threatened...
VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather spotted partying with “The best fighter in the UFC” Undefeated boxing legend Floyd “Money” Mayweather (49-0) will square off with current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor on August 26 in Las Vegas. The fight will take place inside of a boxing ring at T-Mobile Arena leading many analysts to believe that...
VIDEO | Chuck Liddell fires shots at “classless loser” Tito Ortiz It is no secret that former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz does not like current Bellator fighter Chael Sonnen. Ortiz and Sonnen squared off this past January at Bellator 170 with “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” emerging victorious via first-round submission. However, the...
VIDEO | Tito Ortiz stands up and flips off the entire crowd at MSG It is no secret that former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz has a strong dislike for current Bellator MMA fighter Chael Sonnen. Ortiz and Sonnen squared off this past January in California at Bellator 170 with Tito emerging victorious via...
Bellator NYC Results: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione A heavyweight scrap between mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrione served as the co-main event of tonight’s “Bellator NYC” pay-per-view fight card in New York. Round one begins and Fedor quickly takes the center of cage. Mitrione is bouncing around on the outside. Matt...
Bellator NYC Results: Aaron Pico vs. Zach Freeman A lightweight scrap between highly touted prospect Aaron Pico and veteran Zach Freeman took place during tonight’s “Bellator NYC” main card on pay-per-view. Round one begins and Freeman scores with a left hand and then a knee. He hurts Pico with a huge uppercut that drops the...
Courtney King TKO's Colbey Northcutt in R2 at #LFA14 pic.twitter.com/gDXkPzBfvp — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) June 24, 2017 Friday night on the LFA 14 fight card, Colbey Northcutt, the sister of UFC prospect ‘Super’ Sage Northcutt, made her highly anticipated professional MMA debut, where she lost via TKO in the 2nd round due to ground & pound...
@tombrady always fighting for that extra yard. 😂😂 #TBAsiaTour #IWILL A post shared by Under Armour (@underarmour) on Jun 22, 2017 at 6:01am PDT NFL legend Tom Brady is currently in the midst of a tour of Asia, which recently saw him photographed practicing Tai-Chi in Shanghai China. During a stop in Tokyo, Brady ended...
While it was infamously stated at one point in time that under the right circumstances, Ronda Rousey could defeat UFC heavyweight kingpin Cain Velasquez, Rousey’s fall from dominance was a very sudden and very quick one. While the former champion no longer fights, Rousey remains one of the most dominant WMMA champions of all time....
The massive money fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is just about two months away. With both fighters training for the boxing match, we got a look at the 40-year-old Mayweather and his physique after coming out of retirement with his last fight taking place in 2015. While many from the world of boxing...
Oscar De La Hoya has been very vocal and against the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor boxing bout. The former boxing champ has retired from the sport and is now promoting boxing events with his Golden Boy Promotions company. The boxing champion turned promoter has made it clear that he feels the money fight between...
It looks like the NYSAC learned its lesson from "Towelgate." Check this out from today's Bellator 180 weigh-ins: https://t.co/IBvAEHUZ5Q pic.twitter.com/q6C6Jl0svH — MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) June 23, 2017 Friday morning in New York, the fighters of this weekend’s Bellator NYC pay-per view hit the scales in anticipation of their fights this weekend. When Sergio Da Silva weighed...
Conor McGregor's Chances Vs Floyd Mayweather This is why Conor McGregor will beat Floyd Mayweather.Video from MindSmash Posted by Mystic Mac on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 On August 26th, fight fans will tune in to what many are considering the biggest fight of all time as Conor McGregor & Floyd Mayweather step into the ring...
Gökhan Saki is undeniably one of the most feared strikers on the planet. The Dutch-Turkish kickboxer and former Glory Kickboxing champion will soon be stepping into the Octagon for the first time later this year in a highly anticipated UFC debut. Ahead of his UFC debut, Saki appeared on a Dubai radio show, where the...
A low blow is against the rules but that doesn’t mean you won’t see it happen every here and there on accident. Here, we take a look at the quick Road FC 39 fight between Aorigele and Myung Hyun-Man, which took place in Seoul, South Korea earlier this month. The bell rings to start the...
While the masses will be tuning into the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor boxing match, there are some that are totally against the money fight being put together. Oscar De La Hoya, the boxing legend who is now promoting boxing events has been very vocal about how the wild matchup between the undefeated great in...
