Chuck Liddell is unwittingly the catalyst of a war of words between UFC’s Dana White and Golden Boy’s Oscar De La Hoya. 48 year old Chuck Liddell got knocked out cold by 43 year old Tito Ortiz in a fight Dana White said should have never happened. Oscar and Dana may want to use Chuck’s age and weakened chin as talking points but not The Iceman. All he is saying is give peace a chance. TMZ Sports ambushed him as they often do and Liddell called for a peace treaty. Check it out.
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UFC 231 Reebok payouts are good for 4 fighters, dismal for others
Look kids. Big Ben. Parliament. The Reebok payouts are in (via MMAFighting) and if you weren’t in the main or co-main event they are the usual – terrible. Check out the list below. Max Holloway: $40,000 def. Brian Ortega: $30,000Valentina Shevchenko: $30,000 def. Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $30,000Gunnar Nelson: $10,000 def. Alex Oliveira: $10,000Hakeem Dawodu: $3,500 def. … Read more
Tank Abbott talks fighting return and nearly fatal transplant
For the newbs out there let me give you an abbreviated backstory on Tank Abbott. Tank fought in early UFC’s, knocked a bunch of people out, returned to the UFC and lost 4 in a row, went to WCW,and last fought in 2013 before retiring with a 10-15 record. Whew… In an interview with Hannibal … Read more
Bellator fighter calls out WWE’s Daniel Bryan
In one of the most out of left field challenges in MMA history, Aaron Chalmers called out WWE star Daniel Bryan on Twitter. Aaron is currently signed to Bellator and even though the organization would entertain the idea of hosting the bout we doubt Vinny Mac hold allow it. Still, never say never. Check out the tweet.
May I’m set to make my debut fighting in USA
If your not to beat up after Mania what you saying….
— Aaron Chalmers (@AaronCGShore) December 3, 2018
The man who ran down Ryan Jimmo only gets 8 years in prison
Former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo was the victim of a hit and run back in 2016. He would die at the hospital from the injuries sustained in what is considered a road rage incident. Anthony Getschel is the man responsible for his death and according to the The Edmonton Journal he has officially been sentenced … Read more
Jones said a 4 year ban would have sent him elsewhere
Just a short time ago a four year ban was a real possibility for former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. With his past history of substance abuse and troubles with USADA he was facing a potentially career damaging extended period of time away from MMA. He knocked out champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 but … Read more
This pic of Ortiz and Lesnar together reminds us Brock is not a giant
Two of our favorite fighters on the planet met backstage at WWE Survivor Series on November 18th. Tito Ortiz stood next to WWE champ Brock Lesnar to pose for a family photo and we were surprised how big Ortiz really is. Despite Tito leaning in they appear to be even in height reminding us that … Read more
Reebok payouts for UFC Beijing are shameful as usual
MMA Junkie reported the UFC Beijing Reebok payouts that totaled a meager $114K for the entire card. The main event was Francis Ngannou vs Curtis Blaydes and each of those MAIN EVENT fighters got just $5K each from Reebok. I cannot name one decently skilled UFC fighter who wouldn’t privately tell you they are losing … Read more
CM Punk addresses Logan Paul fight rumors
Man, this internet thing is CRAZY sometimes. Rumors surfaced recently that UFC washout and former WWE star CM Punk was in talks to fight Youtube famous guy Logan Paul. I will admit I don’t know how to phrase ‘famous for being a douche’ so ‘Youtube famous guy’ will have to suffice. Logan Paul was popular … Read more
Classy Khabib open to McGregor reconciliation
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former champ Conor McGregor were involved in a heated rivalry full of one sided trash talk by Conor, a bus attack by Conor, and public shots by Conor. Looking back we’re not sure if Khabib was aware of this feud at all until he jumped the cage and started … Read more