Watch: UFC’s Nominees For 2022 Event Of The Year

The UFC has released the nominees for the promotion’s 2022 Event of the Year, which gives fight fans the perfect chance to remember some of the best UFC events from the last year and consider which one stands out above the rest. UFC London: Aspin…

The UFC has released the nominees for the promotion’s 2022 Event of the Year, which gives fight fans the perfect chance to remember some of the best UFC events from the last year and consider which one stands out above the rest. UFC London: Aspinall Vs. Volkov The UFC made two trips to London’s O2…

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Sam Alvey on Sparring With Logan Paul; ‘I Almost Broke His Jaw’

Logan Paul‘Smilin’ Sam Alvey revealed that he had worked with Jake and Logan Paul years back during a recent interview with Ariel Helwani. After nearly a decade of fights inside the Octagon, Alvey will look for a new home to turn his combat sports career around after setting a UFC record for most consecutive fights without […]

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‘Smilin’ Sam Alvey revealed that he had worked with Jake and Logan Paul years back during a recent interview with Ariel Helwani.

After nearly a decade of fights inside the Octagon, Alvey will look for a new home to turn his combat sports career around after setting a UFC record for most consecutive fights without a win. His most recent loss came at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday when he suffered a first-round knockout by Michal Oleksiejczuk. Adding insult to injury, Alvey’s jaw was broken in the process.

Following his release, Alvey appeared on ‘The MMA Hour‘ with Ariel Helwani to discuss his UFC career and what may come next. During the conversation, the topic shifted to the ever-controversial YouTubers turned professional boxers, Jake and Logan Paul. Alvey revealed that years back, he had been brought in by the social media stars to spar with them.

“Before their first fight, they invited me to come out and help them train, so I helped spar with Logan Paul. Yeah, this would have been five years ago, six years ago. Something like that. I ended up meeting up with their boxing coach standing in line for an MMA Junkie award something and his boxing trainer and I, we split messages and they brought me out to help them train for a day. I got to spar with Logan Paul and it was a lot of fun. Logan seemed like a good dude. I wasn’t crazy about Jake, but it could have just been the day.”

Pressed by Helwani to give his true feelings about working with Jake Paul, Alvey gave us his honest impression while also revealing that he nearly injured Logan Paul during the sparring session.

“He was a douche. He was. He was a douche. Logan Paul seemed okay. Logan, I actually almost broke his jaw in the sparring session. I was doing the best I could to carry him, to just be a training partner for him, throw something and he just kept getting hit. At one point he kinda fell back.

“I was supposed to spar his brother too. Jake wouldn’t do it afterward. I said, ‘Jake, I’ll take it easy, I’ll give you whatever work you want,’ but Jake wouldn’t spar me that day. I was never invited back.”

While Complimentary of Logan Paul, Sam Alvey Simply Does Not Like Jake Paul

When asked by Ariel Helwani if he wanted to fight Jake Paul just for the exposure or the big payday, Sam Alvey was nothing short of frank in his response.

“He’s a douche bag and I’ve never fought somebody I don’t like. For the most part there’s people I don’t know, but I’ve never fought someone I don’t like. I keep trying to like Jake Paul, but every time he opens his mouth, it’s like ‘god, I wish somebody would shut you up.’ He would be the first guy I don’t like. He’s a douche.”

While many within the combat sports community seem to agree with Alvey’s sentiments, there is no doubt that a boxing match with Jake Paul would result in a significant payday for the newly released middleweight.

Paul was previously scheduled to face Tommy Fury, brother of heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury this month, but Fury was denied entry into the United States throwing those plans into disarray. Stepping up to take his place was Hasim Rahman Jr. A well-established boxer with a 12-1 record, Rahman Jr. looked to be Jake Paul’s first true test in the square circle. Unfortunately, the fight was canceled just days out as Paul and Most Valuable Promotions claimed that Rahman Jr. was nowhere near the agreed-upon weight leading up to the fight.

MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes Of The Week (7/31-8/6)

Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The UFC made a valiant effort to create their own …

Welcome to this week’s edition of MMA News’ Top 10 Finishes of the week! Every week there’s highlight-reel finishes all across the MMA world, and we’ve found some of the absolute best ones to showcase. The UFC made a valiant effort to create their own Top 10 list this week with an action-packed UFC Vegas…

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Juliana Miller Admits To Being “Terrified” To Be In UFC So Soon

Flyweight Juliana Miller always knew she was destined for greatness in MMA but didn’t think it would come this quickly. Miller defeated Brogan Walker for The Ultimate Fighter 30 flyweight title and a UFC contract at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday. She …

Flyweight Juliana Miller always knew she was destined for greatness in MMA but didn’t think it would come this quickly. Miller defeated Brogan Walker for The Ultimate Fighter 30 flyweight title and a UFC contract at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday. She put on a masterclass from start to finish, dismantling Walker both on the…

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Hill After UFC Vegas 59 Win: I’ve Been Calling Out Ji?í For 2 Years

UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill wants all the smoke in the division, including a long-awaited shot at Ji?í Procházka. Hill picked up the biggest win of his UFC career at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday, finishing former title challenger Thiago Sa…

UFC light heavyweight contender Jamahal Hill wants all the smoke in the division, including a long-awaited shot at Ji?í Procházka. Hill picked up the biggest win of his UFC career at UFC Vegas 59 on Saturday, finishing former title challenger Thiago Santos in Round 4. He went toe-to-toe with Santos throughout the first three rounds…

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Watch: UFC Referee Herb Dean Films Video for Cameo During Fight With Controversial Finish

UFC refereeUFC referee Herb Dean appears to have been filming a video for Cameo during the controversial finish of Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Stephanie Egger on Saturday night. UFC Vegas 59 opened in a rather bizarre fashion with the women’s bantamweight bout. At the 1:17 mark, Silva appeared to have an arm bar locked in on […]

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UFC referee Herb Dean appears to have been filming a video for Cameo during the controversial finish of Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Stephanie Egger on Saturday night.

UFC Vegas 59 opened in a rather bizarre fashion with the women’s bantamweight bout. At the 1:17 mark, Silva appeared to have an arm bar locked in on Egger and then suddenly let the hold go. Silva argued that Egger had tapped out, but there was no indication of a tap and referee Chris Tognoni clearly did not see it. Despite this, Tognoni called a stop to the action, took Silva’s word for it, and immediately called for a review via instant replay. With the two fighters pressed up against the fence, there was no angle that clearly showed a tap by Egger leaving it to the cage side judges to decide.

Sitting cage side for the contest was tenured referee Herb Dean, but instead of watching the contest, Dean was busy filming a video for Cameo, a popular video-sharing site that allows celebrities to charge money for personalized messages to fans. As Dean speaks on camera, he pans to the Octagon where we can clearly see Silva and Egger in the middle of the evening’s opening contest.

This is Not the First Time UFC Referee Herb Dean Has Been Criticized While on the Job

Tenured UFC referee Herb Dean is regularly a topic of discussion amongst MMA fans. Over recent years, the UFC referee who made his promotional debut at UFC 47 almost 20 years ago, has been accused of being indecisive. Even UFC President Dana White commented on Dean’s indecisiveness following UFC Vegas 42’s co-main event between Ben Rothwell and Marcos Rogerio de Lima. As Rothwell was dropped in the opening minute of the fight, Dean instinctively grabbed de Lima by the waist, signifying that he was stopping the fight, but then appeared to let Rothwell go for a takedown. Dean officially called for the stoppage only when de Lima threw his hands up in utter confusion as to what Dean was doing.

“Herb needs to stop touching guys unless the fight is over. He goes in and grabs them by the waist and then decides ‘Oops, maybe I’m..’. The good thing about this one was; that fight should have been stopped when he stopped it. You didn’t see Ben jumping up and arguing about it. He’s got to pull the trigger and stop touching guys. Don’t touch em unless you’re going to stop the fight… I like him personally, he’s a nice guy but he’s got to stop touching people until he’s ready to stop the fight.”

As for the debacle between Silva and Egger, it’s unclear if Dean has any influence on the decision. Michael Bisping can be heard saying Dean’s name, indicating the referee was involved in the conversation, but it was UFC referee Mark Smith who was working instant replay for the contest.