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Accused Woman Beater Greg Hardy Wins MMA Match
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 10 with a headline and a specific passage that was insensitive to victims of domestic violence in general, and specifically to the alleged victim of Greg Hardy. The wording in those parts of the post have been changed to better reflect our va...
'Republicans Buy Sneakers, Too' And Other Memorable Quotes That Shook Up The Sports World
Last night, some sports fans got an explanation they had been waiting years for. ...
Exit the Dragon: ESPN, Disney Execs Put UFC in Chokehold as April PPV Event Is Scrapped
Was it too good to be true, or too ludicrous to succeed?...
The Only Island Where Dana White's Insane Mortal Kombat-Style Event Makes Sense is Fantasy Island
Welcome to Dana White’s Private Cage Fighting Island: Yes, the UFC is Bringing the Octagon to an Unidentified International Location....
Greg Hardy's MMA Career Has Been A Master Class In Cheating
In a different context, it would be hilarious....
Emma Meesseman Proved She Can Carry The Mystics To Greatness (As Long As She Wants To Play For Them)
Going into the WNBA playoffs, it would have been fair to underestimate the impact of Washington Mystics forward Emma Meesseman. Though she was one of the Mystics’ most efficient scorers—she’d be in the 40-50-90 club if she had enough attempts to qualify—she often felt like a lesser version of her te...
The Mystics Did The Shit
The Washington Mystics used a strong fourth-quarter surge and the interior dominance of series MVP Emma Meesseman to overcome a second-half Connecticut Sun lead, then confidently held the relentless visitors at arm’s length down the stretch to win Game 5, 89–78, and capture the franchise’s first eve...
He Never Intended To Become A Political Dissident, But Then He Started Beating Up Tai Chi Masters
On a recent Thursday evening in August, a 40-year-old MMA gym owner in Beijing named Xu Xiaodong activated his VPN, hopped over the Chinese government’s internet firewall, and began his first-ever live YouTube broadcast. He wanted to talk about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, in which hundreds of...
Brugge Player Scores Two Goals On Real Madrid Despite Twice Doo-Dooing Himself
Even though Real Madrid have been ass all year, no one would’ve expected anything other than a comfortable win when the Blancos hosted Club Brugge in the Champions League today. And yet the Belgian team spent the vast majority of the match in winning position, thanks to two goals from Emmanuel Denni...
Italian Youth Soccer Coach Fired For Calling Greta Thunberg A "Whore" On Facebook
Fourth-division Italian soccer club Grosseto fired youth coach Tommaso Casalini this week after he called 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg a “whore” who “can take a pounding” in a Facebook comment, according to Football Italia....
Emmanuel Sanders Says The Broncos Are "Living In A World Of Suck"
Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders was understandably not pleased after Sunday’s 27-16 loss against the Packers. In his postgame conversation with reporters he gave quite an honest assessment of just how he feels being on a team that’s started the season going 0-3....
ESPN's Ariel Helwani Pops A Boner Over Having A Role In Conor McGregor's PR Campaign
Conor McGregor is many objectionable things. He’s a massive shithead, an outspoken bigot, a rich showy asshole, a violent rage-monster, a destroyer of other people’s personal property, and a puncher of helpless old men. He was accused of sexual assault in December. He’s also a man whose livelihood d...
Former MMA Guy Gives Alarmingly Cagey Interview About Working For Jeffrey Epstein
Igor Zinoviev’s mixed martial arts career ended unceremoniously in 1998 when he was wiped out in 22 seconds by Frank Shamrock at UFC 16. That brief seven-match career in sanctioned MMA ultimately will not go down as Zinoviev’s claim to fame—the Russian strongman spent years in the employ of recently...
Valentina Shevchenko Just About Kicked Jessica Eye's Head Off
Valentina Shevchenko defended her UFC flyweight title against Jessica Eye last night, and she wrapped up the fight in the second round with one of the most devastating head-kick knockouts the world has ever seen:...
Bret Hart's Holy Grail Miracle Match With Tom Magee Is Finally Here, And It's Great
It’s real, and it’s spectacular....
Philippine MMA Promotion Hosts Extremely Sloppy 3-On-3 Fight
Last weekend, regional Philippine MMA promotion Universal Reality Combat Championship showcased several of the Philippines’ most promising fighters fighting the normal way, and then also six other dudes fighting three-on-three. It was not as action-packed as you might imagine....
Amateur MMA Fighter Beats Up Man Jerking Off In Front Of Her During Beach Photoshoot
Brazilian mixed martial artist Joyce Vieira was posing for a swimsuit photoshoot on a Rio de Janeiro beach earlier this month when she noticed a nearby man staring at her with his penis out, masturbating. Vieira first tried using her words to get the creep to cut it out, but when diplomacy failed, s...
Reporter Asks Muffet McGraw Dumbass Question About Her Relationship With Geno Auriemma
College coaching rivalries are some of the most enduring in all of sports, and there are plenty of compelling and useful questions to ask coaches about each other. At the press conferences ahead of the women’s Final Four in Tampa, Florida, a reporter gave a masterclass in how not to ask about coach...
Geno Auriemma: It's A Real Shame Players Won't Let Coaches Bully Them Anymore
Man, don’t you miss the good old days when coaches could get away with whatever they wanted? Are you sick of these snowflake athletes who can’t put up with some bullying? Do you think it’s time someone stood up for verbal abuse? Guess what, Geno Auriemma’s finally the one to take that stand. Thank y...
Dwyane Wade Draws The Line At Swapping Jerseys With Emmanuel Mudiay<em></em>
Dwyane Wade’s retirement tour came to New York for the final Madison Square Garden game of his career. In 27 minutes off the bench, he dropped 16 points, collected seven rebounds and even got a block and a steal. The Heat won the game 100-92 and Wade literally kissed the court goodbye after the fina...