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McGregor Bets $60K On CR7 To Win The Golden Boot At Euro 2024
Conor McGregor has placed a $60,000 bet on Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Golden Boot at UEFA Euro 2024. McGregor and Ronaldo are on good terms and have been seen together numerous times. They were sat ringside for Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin’s main event at the Day of Reckoning card last year. Portugal started […]
Khabib Criticized For His Corner Work – ‘He Goes Crazy, Calm Down'
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s former coach, Javier Mendez, has told The Eagle to improve his corner work. The comments come as Khabib joined Islam Makhachev in the corner for his fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 302. Makhachev defended his belt successfully for a third time to win by a fifth-round submission. Khabib’s knowledge was integral since […]
Clay Collard Seeks to Clinch Playoff Spot Against Mads Burnell at PFL 5
Clay Collard can most politely described as a dedicated employee of the Professional Fighters League. Calling Collard a little bit crazy wouldn’t be an off-base opinion. Collard will fight five times in 2024 if he reaches the PFL lightweight championship bout for the second straight year. Unless someone enters the season as an injury replacement, […]
Will Khamzat Chimaev Ever Fight Again? – ‘I Don't Know'
Dana White has questioned if Khamzat Chimaev will fight again. The MMA fighter pulled out of UFC Saudi Arabia and was hospitalized, meaning that his opponent, Robert Whittaker, would face Ikram Aliskerov on June 22. It was a big blow for the undefeated Chimaev, given the opportunity. It is the UFC’s first-ever card in Saudi […]
Chandler Will Wait For The McGregor Fight – ‘Don’t You Dare Disrespect Me'
Michael Chandler will continue to wait for the Conor McGregor fight. That is according to Dana White. Their UFC 303 clash was canceled after McGregor withdrew with an injury. The Irishman has not had a UFC fight since losing and breaking his leg to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Their rivalry was built during the […]
Tatsuro Taira Maintains Perfect Record with Second-Round Win over Alex Perez
Tatsuro Taira wanted to show that he could box with former UFC flyweight title challenger Alex Perez. But Taira didn’t abandon his grappling entirely. The Japanese star utilized his technique to earn a unique win. Taira wrapped up Perez’s leg and flung him backward midway through the second round. When Perez fell back to the […]
Nakrob Fairtex Earns $100,000 Contact With Knockout of Tagior Khalilov
Tagir Khalilov yelled at the referee when he waived a first-round stop to the fight. He thought he could have continued. However, Khalilov was just starting to return to his feet on the referee’s eight count and still wasn’t on steady legs. Anyone looking at the result of Nakrob Fairtex’s work will see how much […]
Dakota Ditcheva Clinches Top Spot in PFL Women’s Flyweight Playoffs With Impressive First-Round Finish
Dakota Ditcheva still has a lot to prove in mixed martial arts. There was some criticism directed at the PFL for pitting the undefeated Ditcheva against Chelsea Hackett, who has a 4-3-1 record, in the last fight of the regular season. But Ditcheva did exactly what any organization would want a potential superstar to do […]
McGregor Addresses His Injury Setback – ‘I’ll Be Back'
Conor McGregor has spoken out following his injury setback. The Notorious was scheduled to fight Michael Chandler on June 29 at UFC 303. It was meant to be McGregor’s first fight since his 2021 defeat to Dustin Poirier. The Irishman is returning from a leg injury, as there were serious question marks over whether he […]
Jake Paul vs. Sean O'Malley – Will It Happen?
Fans have been wondering whether an MMA fight between Sean O’Malley and Jake Paul will happen. The two have been building up a potential fight for the future. O’Malley offered himself as a replacement on the UFC 303 card and fight Paul as doubts emerged about Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler. Since then, the fight […]
Jon Jones Taunts Aspinall Ahead Of His Rematch With Blaydes – ‘Your Boy Was Getting Touched Up'
Jon Jones, the UFC Heavyweight Champion, can see Tom Aspinall getting knocked out by Curtis Blaydes. The two have a rematch of their 2022 clash at UFC 304 on July 27 from Manchester, England. Blaydes won the first fight after Aspinall broke his knee in the first round, the only defeat of Aspinall’s career. Since […]
Strickland Hits Out At Low Fighter Pay – ‘Fighting For Pesos, Utter Garbage'
During an exchange with Mike Perry, Sean Strickland hit out at the UFC’s lack of high pay. The UFC has recently settled two class action lawsuits brought by ex-UFC fighters. A 2014 lawsuit alleged that the UFC had breached anti-trust laws in order to remove any competition. This allowed them to form a monopoly, which […]
McGregor vs. Chandler Is Off; Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka Headlines Instead
Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler is off, as Alex Pereira will headline against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 on June 29. McGregor and Chandler were preparing for their first fight since their respective losses to Dustin Poirier. McGregor lost at UFC 264 in 2021, breaking his leg in the process. Chandler came up short at […]
Fans Worried As Chimaev Pulls Out Of UFC Saudi With A ‘Violent Illness' – ‘Praying For Him'
Khamzat Chimaev has pulled out of the UFC Saudi Arabia fight against Robert Whitaker, as the UFC fighter was hospitalized. The fight was set to go ahead on June 22 in Saudi Arabia’s first-ever UFC card. Given Chimaev’s Muslim background, the undefeated fighter was seen as integral in increasing the sport’s popularity in the region. […]
Jake Paul Wants A UFC 303 Fight With Sean O’Malley; Says He Will Kill Him
Jake Paul wants to fight Sean O’Malley at UFC 303 before his fight with Mike Tyson on November 15 after ‘Suga’ called him out. The comments were made after the uncertainty over whether Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler will happen. The press conference for the right was postponed last minute. McGregor responded by saying there […]
Anderson Silva Gives Chael Sonnen A Rose During A Bizarre Face-Off
Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen faced off in a promo presser ahead of their boxing bout on June 15. The two will have a rerun of their UFC 117 and UFC 148 clashes in their five-round boxing fight. The clash will take place at 216, as Sonnen hopes to obtain his first win. In his […]
ONE Friday Fights 67 Will Feature Ranked Flyweight Tagir Khalilov in Muay Thai Main Event
Nakrob Fairtex has laid the foundation for a strong career in ONE Championship. All the Thai star needs is a few wins over ranked opponents. Nakrob is 7-1 with ONE and has picked up three straight wins. Anyone looking at online boxing news will see that Nakrob will have another substantial opportunity to make an […]
UFC Fight Night Betting Preview: Year of Alex Perez Set to Continue
Whether Alex Perez beats undefeated prospect Japanese Tatsuo Taira in a flyweight bout this Saturday at the UFC Apex is immaterial. Over the past six months, Perez has quickly restored his reputation as a contender in the division. MMAfighting latest news showed that Perez struggled with medical issues and was out for nearly two years […]
PFL 4 Betting Preview
Valentin Moldavsky won’t be able to coast on being the only heavyweight in the PFL to finish his first fight of the 2024 season in the first round. Moldavsky, a former Bellator interim heavyweight world champion, will be up against Linton Vassell, who needs a finish in the first or second round to likely keep […]
Helwani Unsure If McGregor vs. Chandler Will Happen – ‘There Is Pessimism All Over'
The UFC are once against sending out feelers over a new UFC 303 main event as doubts increase over a Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler fight. McGregor vs. Chandler has been set for June 29. It will be McGregor’s first fight since breaking his leg in his 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. […]