GSP Wins Middleweight Title in UFC Comeback
NEW YORK (AP) —Georges St. Pierre returned from a four-year layoff to choke out Michael Bisping to win the middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 217.
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Conor McGregor Apologizes for Using Gay Slur
Conor McGregor is a man who makes no apology for what he says or does, with certain exceptions. The UFC star and lightweight champion was recently caught on camera using a gay slur, and is trying to make amends for it.
McGregor Must Get Rough and Creative to Upset Mayweather
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Just 20 months ago, a former plumber from Dublin fought a fearsome superstar who hadn’t lost in a decade. Conor McGregor talked his way into a big-money showdown, but he had to back up his boasts against Jose Aldo, one of the greatest fighters in his sport.
‘Will Fight for Food,’ UFC Fighter Stands in Street Begging for Someone to Fight Him
UFC welterweight Colby Covington has taken the term “looking for a fight” to a whole new level.
Mayweather ‘Out of Retirement for McGregor’: MMA
Los Angeles (AFP) – Retired unbeaten boxing champion Floyd Mayweather says that when it comes to a possible big-money fight with Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor, he is “out of retirement.”
Watch: MMA Fighter Showboats, Gets Immediately Knocked Out
Over the weekend, MMA fighter Joe Harding learned a valuable lesson. While in a fight with Johan Segas, Harding got cocky and tried to show off his dance moves. Segas saw this as the perfect opportunity to kick the showboating Harding in
UFC Pres Dana White Slams ‘Uppity’ Meryl Streep Over MMA Dig: ‘Stupid,’ ‘Uneducated’
Following actress Meryl Streep’s anti-Trump Golden Globes speech, UFC President Dana White is firing back at the “uppity, 80-year-old ” for the “uneducated comment” regarding his sport. “Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners. And if we kick them all out you’ll have nothing
Watch: MMA Fighter Accidentally Punches Ring Girl After Losing
This weekend, Andrew Whitney lost a unanimous decision to Farkhad Sharipov at Titan Fight Championship 42 on UFC Fight Pass. Upon learning the results, Whitney threw a punch in frustration. His fist then struck one of the ring girls in the face.
MMA Fighter to Donate Son’s Organs After Drunk Driver Kills Baby
MMA fighter Marcus Kowal has decided to donate his son’s organs after the 15-month-old child was struck and killed in a hit-and-run by an allegedly drunk driver on Saturday.
French Enthusiasts Defy Ban On Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed Martial Arts is trying to shrug off its image as an ultra-violent, inhuman and even degrading sport in France, where it is banned for pros but loved by amateurs. “MMA isn’t a hooligan’s sport,” insists Bertrand Amoussou, a trainer
MMA Fighter Jeff Monson Receives Russian Citizenship for Christmas
Mixed-martial artist Jeff Monson, who sports a hammer-and-sickle tattoo on his calf, received a Russian passport and will participate in a fight on Christmas Day.
Tito Ortiz Talks Crying, Royce Gracie Sleeping Before Matches to HS Wrestlers
Two mixed-martial arts legends alongside one pedigreed prospect addressed a gymnasium of teen wrestlers and pre-teen admirers at the Boys and Girls Club. Royce Gracie, Tito Ortiz, and Aaron Pico spoke to the youthful audience in the same basketball gym where accused murderer Aaron Hernandez spent much of his youth.
