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Georges St-Pierre Is (Maybe) Back<em></em>
One of the greatest fighters in UFC history might be coming back soon. Georges St-Pierre hung up his gloves and vacated the welterweight title (a title he had owned since the Mesozoic era) in late 2013, and speculation about when he would fight again kicked off shortly after. He almost came back to ...
Fuming-Mad Yoel Romero Calls Into Michael Bisping's Radio Show To Talk Trash, Chaos Ensues
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and top-ranked contender Yoel Romero have been circling around each other and talking trash for a while now ahead of their inevitable title fight sometime later this year. Bisping has mocked Romero for maybe maybe not crapping his pants during a fight and fa...
Sage Northcutt Takes Dark Turn, Beats Ass Of Houston Rockets Mascot
We’ve finally found something that can turn Sage Northcutt, once an innocent apple-ripping MMA-fighting puppy dog, into a ruthless assassin: Mascots....
Daniel Cormier Will Fight Anthony Johnson At UFC 210
Daniel Cormier, UFC light heavyweight champion, will take on Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, the weight class’s top contender, at UFC 210 in Buffalo. The title fight will happen on April 8, four months after the two were supposed to fight at UFC 206....
Oscar De La Hoya Arrested For DUI
Former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya was arrested for driving under the influence early this morning in Pasadena, Calif., after he failed a series of field sobriety tests. ...
Ortiz Vs. Sonnen Will Give You What You Want
Saturday night, at the end of the first full day of the Trump administration, a former UFC champion will compete against a perennial UFC title challenger, but it’ll go down in Bellator, which is probably more appropriate for where we’re all psychically at right now. All fights have a theme, and this...
Floyd Mayweather Is Still Using The Same Old Domestic Violence Excuses
Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather went through the ESPN carwash today, and sat down for an interview with SportsCenter anchors Cari Champion and David Lloyd. To the anchors’ credit, they asked Mayweather multiple questions about his history with domestic violence, only to be met with the same old talk...
Mark Hunt Sues Brock Lesnar, The UFC, And Dana White
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt accused the UFC, Dana White, and Brock Lesnar of racketeering, fraud, breach of contract, and other charges in a lawsuit filed in Nevada federal court yesterday. The lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages....
The FBI Spent More Than A Year Investigating The 1965 Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston Fight
The FBI spent more than a year unsuccessfully searching for evidence of fixing in the 1965 championship fight between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston, according to newly released documents....
The End Of Bernard Hopkins
Bernard Hopkins, a man I both like and admire, generally, if selectively, tells the truth. But he has some cinematic set pieces, one of which involves a story of being taken aside at the time of his release from Graterford Prison and told by the warden, “I’ll see you back here in six months.”...
Sage Northcutt Tries Out Shit Talking, Enjoys It
Sage Northcutt is fighting Mickey Gall tomorrow in Sacramento, and he’s spent most of his time in California’s state capitol doing flips, grinning, and ripping apples. He also did a bit of media, which included something approaching real actual shit talk from the UFC’s 20-year-old Val Kilmer cosplay...
Sage Northcutt Is Running Wild In Sacramento<em></em>
It’s a dull, dreary day here in Northern California, as long-awaited rainstorms are replenishing the state’s meager water supplies and keeping citizens indoors sulking. That, however, is not nearly enough to dampen the spirits of the UFC’s premier Ken doll/golden retriever, Sage Northcutt, who is in...
The More We Learn About The Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association, The Shadier It Seems
As pretty much everybody saw coming, things aren’t going so well with the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association—the latest attempt at forming a sort of fighters union—and former Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney’s presence in the group is already threatening to ruin it....
Kickboxer Who May Actually Be Captain Falcon Ends Fight With Flying Knee Strike
If you played as Captain Falcon in Super Smash Bros, you could K.O. opponents with a wild jumping knee strike lovingly dubbed the “knee of justice.” I never thought I’d see someone pull it off in real life, but here we are....
Report: UFC Tried To Prevent Randy Couture From Speaking In Favor Of Pro-Fighter Bill<em></em>
The Muhammad Ali Expansion act, otherwise known as H.R. 5365, is a bill that was proposed by Oklahoma congressman and former professional MMA fighter Markwayne Mullin. The bill proposes to expand the Professional Boxing Safety Act to cover MMA fighters and extend them the same provisions offered by ...
Jon Jones: I Took Off-Brand Cialis Because I Have A Huge Cock
Jon Jones failed a doping test before UFC 200 this summer because he took an off-brand Cialis pill, he said on the Joe Rogan Experience yesterday. He told Rogan that he has a huge cock, and that he takes male enhancement because it “it puts the twist at the end of a punch” and “it’s a good time” whi...
Conor McGregor, Who Is Definitely Serious And Not Trolling The UFC, Registers To Fight As A Boxer
Conor McGregor was the champion of two UFC weight classes for all of two weeks until the UFC stripped him of the featherweight title last weekend. He hasn’t fought as a featherweight in almost a year, and the UFC vacated his title in part to spice up UFC 206's new main event and make it a title figh...
Georges St-Pierre, Others To Make Mysterious Announcement, Possibly About MMA Fighters Union<em></em>
MMA journalists received a surprise press release yesterday, touting an “industry defining” announcement and conference call to take place Wednesday. Named in the release were current and former UFC fighters Cain Velasquez, Georges St-Pierre, Donald Cerrone, T.J. Dillashaw, and Tim Kennedy, as well ...
Gleason's Is Moving
Last week, a man on a ladder unscrewed the sign in the stairwell. Yesterday, a crew was disassembling the rings and packing up all the heavy bags. After more than 30 years, Gleason’s Gym is moving....
Daniel Cormier Withdraws From UFC 206 Main Event Fight
Poor Daniel Cormier. A few months after Jon Jones was forced out of his UFC 200 rematch against Cormier for a positive drug test, Cormier will now have to miss his light heavyweight title defense against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson at UFC 206 on Dec. 10 with an injury. MMAFighting first reported the ne...