TERENCE CRAWFORD VS. AMIR KHAN WEIGH-IN VIDEO New York, NY (April 19th, 2019)– The 31-year-old Crawford weighed 146.4 pounds, slightly less than the 32-year-old Khan (146.6) for their ESPN Pay-Per-View main event Saturday night at The Garden. Terence Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs), of Omaha, Nebraska, is consistently listed as a 16-1 favorite over Amir Khan […]
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DANNY GARCIA VS. ADRIAN GRANADOS FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES & PHOTOS Former Two-Division Champion Garcia Battles All-Action Contender Granados in Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes Main Event This Saturday Night from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT Click HERE for Photos from Sean Michael Ham/ […]
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Alistair Overeem Fancied to continue resurgence against Aleksei Oleinik St Petersburg, Russia (April 18th, 2019)– Alistair Overeem goes head-to-head with Aleksei Oleinik in St Petersburg, Russia this weekend aiming to prove he is still a force to be reckoned with in the UFC heavyweight ranks. Overeem had been due to face Alexander Volkov, but the […]
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Jarrell Miller Fails VADA Drug Test for Cardarine, Heavyweight Division in Chaos By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (April 18th, 2019)– Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller, the top heavyweight contender, has tested positive for the banned substance Cardarine (GW 501516) through the Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) and has been officially […]
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DANNY GARCIA VS. ADRIAN GRANADOS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT & AUDIO RECORDING Click HERE for Audio Ray Flores Thank you very much, Operator. First of all I want to thank the media for joining us all around the world as we get set for PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes this upcoming Saturday from Dignity […]
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Pictured below: Two-time world boxing champion Kenia Enriquez has signed an exclusive, multi-fight promotional agreement with Combate Americas, and will make her MMA debut later this year. COMBATE AMERICAS SIGNS TWO-TIME WORLD BOXING CHAMPION KENIA ENRIQUEZ TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT MMA PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT Twenty-five year old phenom set to cross over to MMA in the fall […]
Alistair Overeem Fancied to continue resurgence against Aleksei Oleinik St Petersburg, Russia (April 18th, 2019)– Alistair Overeem goes head-to-head with Aleksei Oleinik in St Petersburg, Russia this weekend aiming to prove he is still a force to be reckoned with in the UFC heavyweight ranks. Overeem had been due to face Alexander Volkov, but the […]
TJ DILLASHAW RELEASES VIDEO STATEMENT AFTER HIS 2 YEAR USADA DRUG TEST BAN The former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw tested positive for EPO which is a banned substance before his January title fight with Henry Cejudo. He’s accepted a 2-year ban and won’t be eligible to fight until Jan. 2021. He will be 35 years […]
UFC 236 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & POST PRESS CONFERENCE Check out UFC 236 results below. Main card Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway via UD Israel Adesanya def. Kelvin Gastelum via UD Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Eryk Anders via unanimous decision Dwight Grant def. Alan Jouban via split decision Nikita Krylov def. Ovince Saint Preux via […]
RICH “ACE” FRANKLIN NAMED TO UFC® HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2019 Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin has been named to the UFC Hall of Fame class of 2019 as a Pioneer. The 2019 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Toyo Tires®, will take place on Friday, July 5 […]
Munib Alsalmani Scores Devastating Knockout on MotorCity Llinas MMA Card By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Detroit, Michigan (April 13th, 2019)– In the co-main event of a 13 bout Carlos Llinas Productions card entitled MotorCity Cage Night V at SoundBoard Theater in MotorCity Casino Hotel […]
UFC 236 WEIGH-IN VIDEO FOR ESPN PLUS ATLANTA PPV UFC 236 fight card on fight night, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN PLUS […]
Munib ‘Murder’ Alsaman on 13 MMA Bout MotorCity Detroit April 12 Llinas Card By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent Detroit, Michigan (April 12th, 2019)–Noted area MMA bantamweight cage fighter Munib ‘Murder’ Alsaman will be among the MMA fighters featured at Sound Board Performing Arts Theater live performance venue at MotorCity Casino in […]
UFC 236 COUNTDOWN EPISODES, INSIDE THE OCTAGON & MEDIA DAY VIDEOS UFC 236 fight card on fight night, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard balance on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 […]
BKFC Fight of the Year! Artem Lobov Survives Bloody Jason Knight, Paulie Malignaggi Next By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent *Photo Credit: Credit: Phil Lambert/Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Biloxi, Mississippi (April 7th, 2019)– In the Bare Knuckles Fighting Championship 5 main event in the square circle at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, […]
Click HERE for Weigh-in Photos Credit: Phil Lambert/Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship Click HERE for Video of Lobov & Knight Going Face-to-Face Credit: Evan Zentar/Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
BARE KNUCKLE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP QUOTES & PHOTOS FROM NEW YORK MEDIA EVENT Former Two-Division Boxing Champion Paulie Malignaggi & Former UFC Standout Artem Lobov Exchange Words In Anticipation of Potential Showdown CLICK HERE FOR MP4 VIDEO LINK FROM BKFC (From left to right: Malignaggi, BKFC Founder & President David Feldman & Lobov) Lobov Makes […]
Shavkat Rakhmonov captures M-1 Challenge welterweight crown Khadis Ibragimov retains M-1 Challenge light heavyweight title M-1 CHALLENGE OFFICIAL RESULTS & PICTURES FROM ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN ALMATY, Kazakhstan (March 31, 2019) –Kazakh power was on display at last night’s M-1 Challenge 101, which featured a pair of M-1 Challenge title fights, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Home country fighters […]
UFC ON ESPN: BARBOZA VS. GAETHJE PHILLY RESULTS MAIN CARD Justin Gaethje def. Edson Barboza via KO (punches) at 2:30 of round one Jack Hermansson def. David Branch via submission (guillotine choke) at :49 of round one Josh Emmett def. Michael Johnson via KO (punch) at 4:14 of round three Michelle Waterson def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 219: AWAD vs. GIRTZ EVENT AIRS LIVE AND FREE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND SIMULCASTS ON DAZN AT 9 P.M. ET / 8 P.M. CT COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS TEMECULA, CALIF. – Bellator 219: Awad vs. Girtz will be broadcast on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT and will […]
COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW BOUTS FOR “REINAS DEL COMBATE” MMA EXTRAVAGANZA AT GALEN CENTER IN LOS ANGELES ON FRIDAY, APRIL 26 LIVE ON UNIVISION, UDN AND DAZN ATOMWEIGHT: PAULINA GRANADOS VS. GLORIA BRAVO FEATHERWEIGHT: JOSE “FROGGY” ESTRADA VS. ADRIAN GUZMAN LIGHTWEIGHT: ERICK “GHOST PEPPER’ GONZALEZ VS. “KOREAN GANGSTER” WON SIK PARK FLYWEIGHT: OSCAR “JACARE” […]
Dakota Cochrane vs. Joilton Santos New “Road to M-1: USA 2” main event MMA veterans Travis Wiuff, Travis Fulton & Shannon Ritch in action MATCHES WILL STREAM LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS® APRIL 4 FROM CALIFORNIA SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (March 26, 2019) – An injury suffered during training camp tomiddleweight Marcelo “War Machine” Barreira(17-4) […]
The Middleweight Eraser of UFC, Paulo Costa By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent His record of 12 wins includes 11 knockouts and one submission, with all opponents being ‘erased’ within the distance. Costa fights for Champion Team, Team Rubens Dorea, and the Caveirinha Jiu-Jitsu Family. Paulo Costa debuted in the UFC in 2017, […]
Pina Colada to Whiskey Paradise, Conor McGregor Retires Again. What Does Dana Say? By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media MMA Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (March 26th, 2019)– On Tuesday morning, March 26, 2019, MMA star Conor McGregor tweeted, “I’ve decided to retire from the sport formally known as “Mixed Martial Art” today. I wish all […]
MAIN CARD Curtis Blaydes def. Justin Willis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25) John Makdessi def. Jesus Pinedo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Jussier Formiga def. Deiveson Figueiredo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Luis Pena def. Steven Peterson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Maycee Barber def. JJ Aldrich via TKO (strikes) at […]
UFC Fight Night 148 (ESPN+ 6) Main Card: 170 lbs.: Stephen Thompson (170.5) vs. Anthony Pettis (171) 265 lbs.: Curtis Blaydes (262) vs. Justin Willis (266) 155 lbs.: John Makdessi (154) vs. Jesus Pinedo (155.5) 125 lbs.: Deiveson Figueiredo (126) vs. Jussier Formiga (126) 145 lbs.: Luis Pena (148.5*) vs. Steven Peterson (146) 125 lbs.: […]
RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 218: SANCHEZ vs. KARAKHANYAN 2 COMPLETE EVENT PHOTOS Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karkhanyan 2 Main Card: Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) defeated Georgi Karakhanyan (28-8-1) (29-28 x3) Valentin Moldavsky (8-1) defeated Linton Vassell (18-8) via unanimous decision (29-27 x3) Anatoly Tokov (28-2) defeated Gerald Harris (25-7-1) via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:37 of round two Nobert Novenyi Jr. (3-0) defeated Will Lavine (1-2) via submission (head and arm choke) at 4:05 […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 218: SANCHEZ vs. KARAKHANYAN 2 COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS THACKERVILLE, OKLA. – Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karakhanyan 2 will be broadcast on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT and will be simulcast LIVE on DAZN, while preliminary bouts will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App. Bellator 218: […]
UFC® RETURNS TO OTTAWA WITH LIGHTWEIGHT THRILLER BETWEEN (#4) AL IAQUINTA AND (#9) DONALD CERRONE FEATURED BOUTS: (#8) DEREK BRUNSON vs. (#14) ELIAS THEODOROU (#9) ALEKSEI OLEINIK vs. WALT HARRIS UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON ESPN+®: IAQUINTA vs. COWBOY TICKETS AT CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 22 Ottawa, Canada – UFC® will return to […]
TJ DILLASHAW WILL RELINQUISH THE 135 BELT & GETS A YEAR SUSPENSION FROM NSAC New York, NY (March 20th, 2019)– TJ Dillashaw suspended by NSAC for a year, gives up bantamweight title. Ariel Helwani – ESPN “TJ Dillashaw is no longer the UFC bantamweight champion. Dillashaw (16-4) announced Wednesday morning that he is “voluntarily relinquishing” […]
ESPN+ Becomes Exclusive Provider of UFC Pay-Per-View Events for U.S. Fans Multi-year agreement gives ESPN+ subscribers exclusive access to purchase UFC’s biggest events UFC® and ESPN+, the direct-to-consumer sports video service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) segment and ESPN, today announced an agreement that will deliver value and simplicity to mixed martial arts fans, […]
MICHAEL “THE COUNT” BISPING HEADLINES UFC® HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2019 AS FIRST INDUCTEE Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that former UFC middleweight champion and winner of season three of The Ultimate Fighter®, Michael Bisping, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member of the class of 2019. The 2019 UFC Hall […]
UFC LONDON QUICK RESULTS: 170 lbs.: Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal — Masvidal def. Till by KO (punches) at 3:05 of Round Two 170 lbs.: Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson — Edwards def. Nelson by split decision (28-29, 29-27, 29-28) 205 lbs.: Volkan Oezdemir vs. Dominick Reyes — Reyes def. Oezdemir by split decision (28-29, […]
UFC® RETURNS TO FORT LAUDERDALE WITH PIVOTAL MIDDLEWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN (#1) YOEL ROMERO AND (#3) JACARE SOUZA FEATURED BOUTS: (#11) GLOVER TEIXEIRA vs. ION CUTELABA (#8) JOHN LINEKER vs. (#10) CODY SANDHAGEN TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT® ON ESPN: ROMERO vs. JACARE 2 AT BB&T CENTER GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 15 Las Vegas – UFC® returns to Fort […]
The full UFC on ESPN+ 5 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET) Darren Till (171) vs. Jorge Masvidal (171) Leon Edwards (170) vs. Gunnar Nelson (170.5) Volkan Oezdemir (205) vs. Dominick Reyes (206) Jose Quinonez (135.5) vs. Nathaniel Wood (135.5) Danny Roberts (170) vs. Claudio Silva (170) Jack Marshman (188)* vs. John […]
CONOR MCGREGOR ARRESTED FOR FELONY ROBBERY & CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN MIAMI Reported By miamiherald.com Miami, Florida (March 12, 2019)– UFC star fighter Conor McGregor was arrested Monday evening after police said he smashed a fan’s phone outside the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. McGregor, 30, was charged with felony strong-armed robbery and criminal mischief, according to […]
UFC WICHITA QUICK RESULTS: Derrick Lewis vs. Junior dos Santos — dos Santos def. Lewis by TKO (punches) at 1:58 of Round Two Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Curtis Millender — Zaleski dos Santos def. Millender by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:35 of Round One Tim Means vs. Niko Price — Price def. Means […]
