Author: Dan Hiergesell

We are just 24 hours away from Floyd Mayweather Jr. battling Logan Paul in an exhibition boxing match and both fighters have officially weighed in.

Mayweather and Paul will square off tomorrow night (Sun., June 6, 2021) live on Showtime PPV from inside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The bout will be contested over eight, three-minute rounds without a winner actually being named. However, knockouts are allowed and that is exactly what fight fans envision “Money” doing.

Ahead of Sunday’s PPV showdown both fighters stepped on stage for the official ceremonial weigh ins (replay HERE). Mayweather looked to be in his usual great shape with a much larger Paul weighing in over 30 pounds more. Both boxers eventually came face-to-face for a final, and every intense, staredown.

Checkout the final faceoff above courtesy of Showtime. The individual weigh ins can be seen below:

All that is left to do is fight. Paul is a massive underdog for his boxing clash with Mayweather, but the YouTube sensation is significantly larger and believes his heart will ultimately prevail. Of course, we all know Paul is likely in for a world of hurt if “Money” decides to toy will him for the entirety of the fight.

For the complete Mayweather vs. Paul fight card and lineup click here. For much more on the Mayweather vs. Paul boxing event on June 6 click here.

Montana De La Rosa made the most out of her last-second main card bid earlier tonight (Sat. June 5, 2021) at UFC Vegas 28 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when she finished Ariane Lipski via second-round TKO (punches). The two women were scheduled to compete as the “Prelims” headliner before slotting in for a cancelled middleweight bout between Tom Breese and Antonio Arroyo.

Lipski started to land on the feet early which is where she is her most dangerous. Knowing this, De La Rosa quickly switched levels and started to score some takedowns. De La Rosa’s top game is strong and she limited Lipski to practically nothing. In Round 2, De La Rosa gained full mount and rained heavy elbows and punches for the eventual stoppage.

Check out the full fight video highlights above courtesy of UFC/ESPN.

This performance gives De La Rosa her first win since capturing a decision over Mara Romero Borella back in Feb. 2020. The veteran fighter always seems to fizzle out once she gains some momentum so it will be interesting to see if De La Rosa can string some more wins together heading into 2022.

For complete UFC Vegas 28 results and coverage click here.

A middleweight bout between Tom Breese and Antonio Arroyo has been removed from UFC Vegas 28’s main card tonight (Sat. June 5, 2021) live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The cancelation was announced during the “Prelims” broadcast on ESPN+ moments before the main card started. According to UFC officials, Breese suffered a medical issue and was unable to compete. UFC color commentator Michael Bisping said Breese does suffer from “anxiety issues,” but it’s unknown at this time if that is in fact the reason for his withdrawal.

Believe it or not, this is the third time Breese has successfully made weight only to pull out 24 hours before a fight. Obviously his health is the most important thing at this time, but it’s unfortunate for Arroyo who also made weight and was moments away from walking out to the Octagon to spark the UFC Vegas 28 main card.

With the cancelation, a “Prelims” matchup between women’s flyweights Montana De La Rosa and Ariane Lipski has been moved to the main card. The updated UFC Vegs 28 main card is as follows:

Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Augusto Sakai
Walt Harris vs. Marcin Tybura
Roman Dolidze vs. Laureano Staropoli
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Miguel Baeza
Dusko Todorovic vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Montana De La Rosa vs. Ariane Lipski

For complete UFC Vegas 28 results and coverage click here.

Rising women’s flyweight contender Manon Fiorot looked like a world beater earlier tonight (Sat. June 5, 2021) at UFC Vegas 28 live on ESPN+ from inside UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, when the French fighter finished UFC newcomer Tabatha Ricci via second-round TKO (punches).

While Ricci was moving up in weight and filling in on short notice she pushed the pace and threw caution to the wind. It’s the type out output you want to see from a Octagon newcomer, but she battled tooth-and-nail to last on the feet with Fiorot. In Round 2, Fiorot was able to land a brutal right hand that rocked Ricci and she followed up with a barrage of strikes. The fight was eventually stopped on the feet along the cage as Ricci was no longer able to defend.

Check out the full fight video highlights above courtesy of UFC/ESPN.

This is Fiorot’s second-straight TKO finish to begin her UFC career and she is quickly looking like a contender to watch in the fairly shallow 125-pound class. If she can continue to pour in dominant finishes like this it’s only a matter of time before “The Beast” is knocking down the door for a shot at current UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko.

For complete UFC Vegas 28 results and coverage click here.

One of the biggest combat events of the year will go down tomorrow night (Sun., June 6, 2021) live on Showtime PPV from inside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla., as undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. meets YouTube sensation Logan Paul in a massive exhibition match.

While the rules for this exhibition match prevent an actual winner from being named Mayweather will still have the opportunity to dismantle Paul, embarrass him in front of millions of people, and show that there are levels to the sport of boxing. It will be Mayweather’s second exhibition match since retiring from professional boxing following his TKO win over Conor McGregor back in 2017.

For Paul, this is a huge opportunity to test his skills against one of the best boxers of all time. The odds of Paul taking out “Money” are staggering, but that doesn’t seem to be wavering the young fighter’s confidence at all. Paul still believes he can shock the combat sports world and become the first fighter to outduel Mayweather inside the squared circle.

On Saturday, the two fighters will step on the stage for ceremonial weigh ins. Mayweather will be giving up around 30 pounds to Paul so it will be interesting to see how they each look. The official ceremonial weigh ins can been seen in the above video player beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET, courtesy of Showtime Sports.

The official ‘Mayweather vs. Paul’ weigh-ins results can be seen below:

Showtime PPV Main Card
8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT (Sun)

Floyd Mayweather (155 lbs.) vs. Logan Paul (189.5 lbs.)
Chad Johnson (179.5 lbs.) vs. Brian Maxwell (183.5 lbs.)

For the complete Mayweather vs. Paul fight card and lineup click here. For much more on the Mayweather vs. Paul boxing event on June 6 click here.

Paulo Costa wants his main event money and he wants it now.

The middleweight contender was expected to fight Jared Cannonier on Aug. 21, but news leaked Friday night that Costa had pulled out of the main event bout. There was no explanation given for Costa’s withdrawal at that time as UFC officials quickly booked Kelvin Gastelum to step into the headliner.

Fortunately, Costa took to social media late into the night to offer fight fans some sort of clarity on the situation. After all, this is the second-straight main event fight Costa has been forced to withdraw from having stepped away from his April clash with Robert Whittaker due to the flu.

This time around, Costa is pointing the finger at UFC and believes his main event scrap against Cannonier fell through because the promotion failed to pay up.

UFC needs to pay me as main fighter to have fighting in main events. Youtubers are showing all disgrace on this business.

Surprisingly, Costa also mentioned that his scheduled bout with Cannonier for Aug. 21 was never actually signed. He doesn’t understand why the promotion announced the booking if terms weren’t finalized.

Just to be clear. I never signed or locked up that contract. Why ufc announced this fight if didn’t signed? My question too

Costa, 30, hasn’t competed since a TKO loss to rival and current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya back in Sept. 2020. “Borrachinha” brought an undefeated MMA record and a lot of trash talk into that title fight, but came up considerably short. There may be a difference in opinion between Costa and UFC as to where he slots into the current mix at 185 pounds following that loss, but at least the promotion was still offering up a main event slot.

It remains to be seen if the promotion is going to try to get Costa another opponent for later this year. Considering he was just booked and withdrew due to monetary issues it may be a while before we see him compete inside of the Octagon again. After all, we’ve seen fighters in this situation before and UFC doesn’t always budge.