Gilbert Burns was forced out of the UFC 251 main event title afyer testing positive for COVID-19. He was supposed to fight against welterweight champ, Kamaru Usman. However, it looks like Jorge Masvidal might step in on short notice. According to reports, talks have begun and both sides believe there is a path to making […]
Dana White is unbothered by the number of complaints by high-level fighters over the UFC pay scale. Marquee stars like champs Jon Jones and Jorge Masvidal are loud and clear, however, the UFC president is digging into his position that their pay is justified. White has been hit with numerous complaints from Jones and Masvidal […]
Last October 2019, Walt Harris, a professional heavyweight mixed martial artist faced a bigger challenge than any opponent in the Octagon. His step-daughter, Aniah Blanchard was reported missing on October 24, 2019, in Auburn, Alabama. After finding her car, police suspected foul play and their suspicions were unfortunately correct. In early November, a suspect, Ibraheem […]
America’s foremost expert on novel coronavirus COVID-19 says sports might be canceled this year. This news comes while Major League Baseball is plotting a return. However, Dr. Anthony Fauci lead of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has a solemn prediction for sports. According to Fauci, without widespread testing and quick results, sports […]
Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker recently shared his plans to continue sports during the COVID-19 pandemic. Coker is hopeful his organization can resume events in July. However, he’s being cautious amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. “It started with the March 13 event getting postponed,” Coker told MMA Junkie. “We were all in New York, and […]
After appearing on The Source IG Live Series, Tyron Woodley touched a sore spot with Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adeanya. The former welterweight champ was on quarantine at his gym in St. Louis, Missouri and checked in with The Source. “It only takes one loss, it only takes one bad performance. Like think about Stylebender, […]
UFC president Dana White revealed his strategy to keep mixed martial arts alive during the COVID-19 pandemic. His plan is straight out of a Hollywood movie but he is not acting at all. White wants to host the fights on a private island, fly the fighters on a private jet, and keep UFC 249 and […]
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that he cannot compete in UFC 249. The planned April 18th fight that has been booked a staggering five times has been scrapped yet again. Khabib went onto social media and said he’d decided to stay at home in quarantine and not fight. Khabib is in the Russian province […]
Conor McGregor took to social media to clarify that his aunt did not die from coronavirus. The UFC star released an emotional tribute to his aunt, Anne Moore, that suggested she had been a victim of the coronavirus. However, the former two-weight class champ posted an update on his Instagram page and clarified his earlier […]
One of the largest boxing events brands is continuing the cessation of operations. Premier Boxing Champions is home to Deontay Wilder, Shawn Porter, Manny Pacquiao, Errol Spence and more. They announced that they are staying closed through May 2020. “We will reschedule the postponed events at a later date once it becomes safe to do […]
Yesterday, Bellator MMA held its 2020 Spring and Summer Line-up event and he revealed some match-ups for the year. While fighters from the famed SBG Ireland camp like James Gallagher and Peter Queally brought the ruckus, Scott Coker kept the calm. When asked by The Source if Bellator would continue their partnership with Curtis “50 […]
Former UFC strawweight champion, “Thug” Rose Namajunas could have been fighting for the title this weekend at UFC 248. However, she turned it down and now former champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is facing Zhang Weili in the co-main event spot. Appearing on the UFC Unfiltered podcast, Namajunas (8-4) detailed her reasons to not take the fight. […]
Conor McGregor is officially back in the UFC. The notorious one is set to return to the UFC against Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone on January 18th as the headline act at UFC 246. The news comes straight from the mouth of UFC president Dana White who says both fighters have officially signed the contracts. This will […]
One day after collapsing following a loss in the Fast & Furious Fight series event at Central Hall in Southampton, England on Saturday, a female MMA fighter died on Sunday sustained from a brain injury. Saeideh Aletaha suffered a brain injury in the ring and passed out just one day before her sudden death at […]
The hardest working man in Hollywood is set to return to the ring, but not the ring you think. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has found another smaller-scale project in the form of a biopic surrounding MMA and UFC champ Mark Kerr. According to Variety, The Rock will produce the film through his production company, Seven Bucks Productions, […]
Stipe Miocic regained the heavyweight title at UFC 241, knocking out Daniel Cormier in the fourth round after taking a beating for the first three rounds. Miocic (19-3) now has a remarkable five wins in heavyweight title fights. Miocic used a big flurry to finish Cormier in the fourth round of the main event at […]
Nate Diaz made his long-awaited return to the UFC on Saturday night and reinvigorated his fans in the process. Diaz defeated Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision at UFC 241 in Anaheim. The fight marked Diaz’s first match since a loss to Conor McGregor on Aug. 20, 2016. After his win, he was asked by UFC […]
Jorge Masvidal scored the fastest knockout in UFC history. Masvidal came charging at Ben Askren with a flying knee as Askren appeared to try and go for a takedown. Masvidal’s knee connected to Askren’s temple and the fighter immediately fell to the mat. Before the ref could stop the fight, Masvidal was able to punch an […]
Amanda Nunes is the greatest female fighter in women’s MMA history. End of conversation. Nunes sent the T-Mobile Arena crowd to their feet with a violent head kick that finished former bantamweight champion Holly Holm late in Round 1. Nunes, the first female two-division champion in UFC history, defended her 135-pound crown with ease. Amanda […]
Bellator action returns to Madison Square Garden this weekend. Before any MMA action takes place at the world’s most famous arena, their digital media department has teamed up with U-God of the Wu-Tang Clan to be the new voice behind their fight promos. The first of many videos that the “Golden Arms” narrates was just […]