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The UFC Is Fucked Right Now
As fun as it is to watch anonymous featherweights mash each other’s faces, the UFC only works when it has stars to sell the public. Brock Lesnar sold pay-per-views. So did Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva. Fighters’ peaks are short, since their trade involves repeated blunt-force trauma, but as ...
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Sage Northcutt Claims To Have Been Hacked [NSFW]
Relentlessly positive UFC golden boy Sage Northcutt has had a rough time of it lately, what with losing two of his last three and having had his most recently scheduled bout called off due to injuries to him and his opponent. Earlier tonight, though, Twitter user Zombie Prophet revealed a discovery ...

Flopsweating Conor McGregor And Frail Retired Boxer Mount Pitiful Spectacle<em></em>
The saga of Conor McGregor and aged former sparring partner and current boxing commentator Paulie Malignaggi has another thrilling chapter: the two saying some things to one another, along with McGregor being so bold as to put a hand on Malignaggi’s shoulder, in what was assuredly a completely organ...

Mini McGregor Falls To Mini Mayweather In Likely Preview Of Actual Fight
They’ve held almost every kind of wrestling at the building formerly known as the ECW Arena. But according to the guy who sold me my ticket, Friday night was the first time the 2300 Arena was hosting Micro Championship Wrestling....

Someone Placed A Whopping $880,000 Bet On Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Now here is a damn sports bet:...

Conor McGregor Says He "Whupped" Paulie Malignaggi And Left Him "Badly Concussed"
In the immediate aftermath of a dispiriting and embarrassing Friday afternoon loss to a heavy bag, Conor McGregor and the UFC have been working to redeem and restore some of the McGregor’s reputation as a fighter, mostly at the expense of McGregor’s recent sparring partner, Paulie Malignaggi....

Here's Conor McGregor Knocking Down A Slice Of Pizza Wearing A Wig
Earlier tonight, aspiring boxer Conor McGregor lost to a heavy bag in a public workout so feeble and ridiculous that anyone watching had to wonder whether McGregor had some mysterious business reason for masquerading as a clown or just is one. Perhaps in response, UFC figurehead Dana White has poste...

Here Are Three Minutes Of Overdramatic Voiceover From <i>All Access: Mayweather Vs. McGregor</i>
At its core, Showtime’s All Access series is designed to do one thing: Convince viewers to pony up the money for the pay-per-view. The latest season, which follows Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather before their August 26 fight, is doing a hard sell. ...

Amir Khan Claims His Wife Cheated With Anthony Joshua; Joshua Says He's Never Met Her
Welterweight boxer Amir Khan took time out during a visit to Dubai today to accuse his wife Faryal Makhdoom Khan of cheating on him with heavyweight fighter Anthony Joshua. ...

Paulie Malignaggi Leaves Conor McGregor’s Camp Because Session Photos Made Him Look Dumb
Conor McGregor needs a new sparring partner....

Paulie Malignaggi Claims Conor McGregor And UFC Set Him Up To Look Bad
So, Conor McGregor’s idea of a suitable sparring partner in preparation for his upcoming fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Paulie Malignaggi, a kazoo with a thick Brooklyn accent and boxing gloves. Malignaggi and McGregor have been battling in Las Vegas since mid-July, sparring on July 20 and ag...

The Proposed Brock Lesnar-Jon Jones Superfight Is Now Part Of A WWE Storyline
Jon Jones was still in the octagon when he identified and challenged his next preferred opponent....

Daniel Cormier's Best Was Great, But Not Great Enough<em></em>
“I guess if you win both fights,” said Daniel Cormier, “there is no rivalry.”...

Everything After Daniel Cormier Got Knocked Out Was A Disaster
There’s debate over whether the ref waited too long to stop the fight in Saturday’s light heavyweight championship bout between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, but maybe the real controversy should be over why a clearly concussed and struggling Cormier wasn’t allowed to immediately leave the octagon a...

Jon Jones Reclaims UFC Belt With Third-Round TKO Of Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title with a third-round TKO over rival Daniel Cormier in one of the promotion’s most anticipated matchups ever....

Tickets And Hotel Rooms Are Still Available For Mayweather-McGregor
If you’re the sort of maniac who’s into spending thousands and thousands of dollars to attend a boxing match between an undefeated, retired boxer and a man who has never before competed in a professional boxing match, good news! There are still hundreds and hundreds of tickets available for the upco...

UFC 214 Is The Best Fight Card Of The Year
At this point, 24 years after it held its very first event, the UFC is no longer a rough-and-tumble spectacle with fighters who scrap in the hospital after their official bout and champions who shit on featured sponsors in the octagon. After being sold for $4 billion last year, the promotion has con...

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Vs. Conor McGregor Is The Second-Biggest Possible Fuck-You
I’ve never seen Conor McGregor fight. I don’t watch or care about MMA. That’s not a statement about, or condemnation of, McGregor or MMA; it speaks only to my own preferences and biases....

Jon Jones Is Back And Thank Fucking God
After what feels like years of turmoil and scandal, of missed fights and blown opportunities, the baddest motherfucker on Earth is finally back. ...