A Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr. rematch is a really bad idea | Opinion
No rematch, please. It doesn’t make sense for Errol Spence Jr., who was dropped three times, beaten up and finally knocked out in nine rounds by Terence Crawford on Saturday in Las Vegas. It doesn’t make sense for Crawford, the…
No Pay? ‘I’ve Done Everything That I Am Supposed To’
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson missed out on the action at UFC 291 this past weekend (July 29, 2023) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Originally slated to compete on the pay-per-view (PPV) main card…
Dustin Poirier ‘heartbroken’ over loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 291: ‘I feel like I’m the better fighter’
Dustin Poirier | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dustin Poirier still believes he’s a better fighter than Justin Gaethje. On Saturday, Poirier and Gaethje faced off for the ‘BMF’ title in the main event of UFC 291…
Stephen Thompson still not paid for UFC 291 but remains positive: ‘I feel like they’re going to do right by me’
Stephen Thompson’s situation regarding his pay for UFC 291 remains the same, but he’s confident that will soon change. This past Saturday at UFC 291, Thompson was scheduled to make his return against Brazil’s Michel Pereira, but the fight was…
Stephen Thompson ‘in talks’ with UFC on compensation for cancelled fight, but ‘nothing’ paid yet
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson did his job making weight for his fight at UFC 291, but the same couldn’t be said for his opponent, Michel Pereira, who hit the scale at 174 pounds….
‘Scared’ Du Plessis ‘Doesn’t Wanna Fight’ Adesanya
Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Israel Adesanya feels he’s been left without a title challenger. UFC 290 appeared to have sorted out the immediate Middleweight title picture, seeing Dricus Du Plessis pull off a massive second round…
UFC books Jonathan Martinez vs. Adrian Yanez bantamweight fight in October
A pair of ranked UFC bantamweights are set to meet in a pivotal clash this fall. Jonathan Martinez, No. 13 in the official 135-pound rankings, and No. 14 Adrian Yanez are set to square off Oct. 14 at a UFC…
Jiri Prochazka suggests Jamahal Hill injury stemmed from weight gain, believes Alex Pereira tougher matchup
Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images Jiri Prochazka was puzzled when he found out Jamahal Hill was injured and planned to vacate the UFC light heavyweight title. Prochazka has been recovering from a shoulder injury that forced him to vacate…
Israel Adesanya: UFC 291 winner Alex Pereira looked good at light heavyweight
Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya approves of Alex Pereira’s performance at UFC 291. Pereira (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) was successful in his light heavyweight debut when he edged out former champion Jan Blachowicz (29-10-1 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) in this past Saturday’s co-headliner…
UFC Nashville Takes Another Hit
Photo by Louis Grasse/PXimages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Former headliner Umar Nurmagomedov is getting some company on the UFC sidelines. Protocol sucks. Not that lamebrain Goldie Hawn movie about a cocktail waitress who gets shot in the ass by a…