UFC 183 Gets Middleweight Contenders Thales Leites and Tim Boetsch

Riding seven straight wins, Thales Leites has been set up with a Top 15 middleweight contender. The Brazilian will meet Tim Boetsch at UFC 183 on January 31. Sherdog.com reported the booking of the bout Wednesday. After being released by the world’s top MMA promotion in August 2009, Leites posted a 6-1 record in smaller […]

Riding seven straight wins, Thales Leites has been set up with a Top 15 middleweight contender. The Brazilian will meet Tim Boetsch at UFC 183 on January 31. Sherdog.com reported the booking of the bout Wednesday. After being released by the world’s top MMA promotion in August 2009, Leites posted a 6-1 record in smaller […]

Ronda Rousey Briefly Gets Involved in California-Based Pro Wrestling Show

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, a longtime pro wrestling fan, got coaxed into briefly getting physically involved at a local pro wrestling show in Reseda, Los Angeles, Friday night. The “Rowdy” one channeled her inner Ric Flair when she decided to throw an impromptu knife-edge chop at one of the wrestlers, according to TMZ […]

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, a longtime pro wrestling fan, got coaxed into briefly getting physically involved at a local pro wrestling show in Reseda, Los Angeles, Friday night. The “Rowdy” one channeled her inner Ric Flair when she decided to throw an impromptu knife-edge chop at one of the wrestlers, according to TMZ […]

Conor McGregor Gets LeBron James-Like Mural in Dublin

Every king needs a mural. NBA superstar LeBron James has one in Cleveland, and now deep in the heart of Dublin, UFC featherweight Conor McGregor can admire a larger-than-life image of himself engulfed in flames on the side of a building on O’Connell Street. And to think it was just a little over a year […]

Every king needs a mural. NBA superstar LeBron James has one in Cleveland, and now deep in the heart of Dublin, UFC featherweight Conor McGregor can admire a larger-than-life image of himself engulfed in flames on the side of a building on O’Connell Street. And to think it was just a little over a year […]

Dennis Bermudez: ‘It’s B——t’ If Conor McGregor Gets the Next Title Shot

Surging UFC featherweight contender Dennis Bermudez has quietly put together seven straight victories, so it’s tough to blame him for not being on board the Conor McGregor hype train.  Speaking on Submission Radio yesterday, The Menace said he’s overdue for a title shot, especially if he scores a win over former title challenger Ricardo Lamas at […]

Surging UFC featherweight contender Dennis Bermudez has quietly put together seven straight victories, so it’s tough to blame him for not being on board the Conor McGregor hype train.  Speaking on Submission Radio yesterday, The Menace said he’s overdue for a title shot, especially if he scores a win over former title challenger Ricardo Lamas at […]

UFC Fighter Cody Gibson Gets Punched in Face by Guy at a Bar (Video)

Cody Gibson won’t be winning any UFC bonuses for his brief scuffle a little over a week ago at a bar in downtown Las Vegas. It was two fights in one night for the 27-year-old UFC fighter, who was enjoying a Saturday night out after a disappointing loss to Manny Gamburyan at UFC 178. According […]

Cody Gibson won’t be winning any UFC bonuses for his brief scuffle a little over a week ago at a bar in downtown Las Vegas. It was two fights in one night for the 27-year-old UFC fighter, who was enjoying a Saturday night out after a disappointing loss to Manny Gamburyan at UFC 178. According […]

NSAC Director Bennett: ‘Very Slim’ Chance Romero Win Gets Overturned

Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Bob Bennett feels the chances are “very slim” that the governing body would overrule a Yoel Romero Round 3 TKO over Tim Kennedy at UFC 178—in the event an appeal is filed by Kennedy’s camp.  Bennett told MMA Fighting that he would be surprised to see the result of […]

Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Bob Bennett feels the chances are “very slim” that the governing body would overrule a Yoel Romero Round 3 TKO over Tim Kennedy at UFC 178—in the event an appeal is filed by Kennedy’s camp.  Bennett told MMA Fighting that he would be surprised to see the result of […]