[ad_1] Last night (Sat., June 1, 2024), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ventured forth to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for UFC 302. After a rare week off, Lightweight gold was on the line, as Dustin Poirier made one final try at the undisputed belt against dominant champion Islam Makhachev. In the co-main event, a five-round Middleweight war between Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa carried serious title implications. The rest
[ad_1] It’s been 31 years since UFC was conceived, and judges still cannot correctly judge a fight. It’ pathetic. Sean Strickland scored a big win at UFC 302 last night (Sat., June 1, 2024) when he dominated Paulo Costa for five rounds and picked up an insane split decision from inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The fight wasn’t very entertaining as Strickland jabbed and teep-kicked Costa for five
[ad_1] UFC 302 went down last night (Sat., June 1, 2024 ) inside Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., with Islam Makhachev retaining his Lightweight title via fifth round submission over Dustin Poirier (see it again here). In the co-main event, Sean Strickland defeated Paulo Costa via super confusing split decision (it should’ve been unanimous). Biggest Winner: Islam Makhachev Makhachev secured his third Lightweight title defense, dominating Poirier through four rounds
[ad_1] Islam Makhachev’s training partner was kicked out of UFC 302 for jumping over the cage. Islam Makhachev scored his third Lightweight title defense against Dustin Poirier last night (Sat., June 1, 2024) when he choked Poirier unconscious in the fifth round from inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey (watch highlights). Moments after his big win, training partner of Makhachev, cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Bellator Lightweight champion Usman
[ad_1] Khabib Nurmagomedov showed up at a UFC event for the first time in a year and a half to corner Islam Makhachev to victory against Dustin Poirier. Following that win, the former UFC lightweight champion took the opportunity to speak to presidential candidate Donald Trump about ending the war in Palestine. Footage taken from cageside captured the moment where Nurmagomedov shook hands with Trump, who had been sitting next
[ad_1] UFC 302 wasn’t the most memorable of pay-per-view (PPV) events. There were some quality scraps throughout, certainly, but the sheer amount of decisions bogged the night down a bit. Dustin Poirier’s unexpectedly great showing against Islam Makhachev helped save the card to an extent, but Makhachev still won via submission as most predicted. The standout trend of the night was an unfortunate one: eye pokes. On the eve of
[ad_1] The UFC head honcho was speechless about the cancelation of Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul. On Friday (May 31, 2024), Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced on social media that the upcoming "Tyson vs. Paul" Netflix special has been postponed because of "Iron Mike's" recent ulcer flare-up (details here). Logan Paul offered to step in and fight his little bro, and he accepted. During the UFC 302 post-fight press conference
[ad_1] Sorry, Islam, you’re not No. 1. Islam Makhachev defended his Lightweight title for the third time last night (Sat., June 1, 2024) when he strangled Dustin Poirier to sleep in the fifth round with a D’Arce choke from inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey (watch highlights). Leading into his main event title fight, Makhachev was officially ranked No. 1 in UFC’s Men’s Pound-for-Pound rankings. However, according to UFC
[ad_1] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will once again play host to an incredible fight card TODAY (Sat., June 1, 2024), beginning at 2 p.m. ET live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV), as the best of Queensberry goes head-to-head against the best of Matchroom...sound familiar? Headlining the event is a Heavyweight showdown between Zhilei Zhang vs. Deontay Wilder. In further “Queensberry vs. Matchroom” action, Daniel Dubois will face off against Filip Hrgovic, while
[ad_1] Don’t look now, but Mike Tyson’s recent ulcer may have cleared a path for a Jake Paul vs. Logan Paul boxing match. On Friday, news broke that Tyson’s massive Netflix superfight opposite Jake Paul was postponed due to a medical condition for “Iron Mike.” With Tyson unable to properly train for a few weeks the anticipated matchup currently scheduled for July 20 has officially been put on ice. But
