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Video: Sean Strickland waterboards himself — ‘It can’t be that bad’

[ad_1] Sean Strickland is a big believer in trying new things to see what all the hype is about. That even extends to things like waterboarding, which “Tarzan” thought wouldn’t be “that bad.” He stands corrected. The former middleweight champion shared an old video where he gets waterboarded, and the friends who did it to him cut no corners. His hands are wrapped in wire and taped off, his face
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‘I’m nervous:’ Sweaty Jake Paul fails lie detector when asked about Mike Tyson match | Video

[ad_1] Jake Paul wanted to clear some things up. What better way to do so than via lie detector test with his brother, Logan Paul? The brothers did their best to grill each other in a brief video that can be watched in the embedded player above. They started with Logan, asking if he thought he could beat Jake in a boxing match, to which he truthfully answered no. The
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Ian Machado Garry requests five rounds for Michael Page fight at UFC 303: ‘Get ready for 25 minutes of pain’

[ad_1] Ian Machado Garry wants to prove a point. UFC 303’s big main event between Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler might be in jeopardy, but all the other fights appear to be safe for now. Among the bunch is the intriguing stylistic clash between the top Welterweight contenders, Garry and Michael “Venom” Page. A Light Heavyweight tilt between the former champion, Jamahal Hill, and Carlos Ulberg is currently slated to
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Latest Conor McGregor social media update ignites absolute panic: ‘McGregor is out and he knows it’ | UFC 303

[ad_1] Welcome to Midnight Mania! A week ago, Conor McGregor was all smiles online despite the controversy and questions surrounding his alleged “minor injury.” There was a lot of optimism from McGregor and the general fighting community regarding his upcoming UFC 303 main event versus Michael Chandler, which is supposed to go down on June 29, 2024. Supposed to. That booking is looking less and less likely by the minute.
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Merab Dvalishvili explains his lack of finishes: ‘I knocked myself out’

[ad_1] Merab Dvalishvili is as good as it gets at Bantamweight. The Georgian sensation has become more of a fan favorite after recent victories over Petr Yan, and more so Henry Cejudo, but that hasn’t come from his finishing ability. However, Dvalishvili claims there’s a reason for nine of the 10 wins in his current stretch of success to have gone to the judges’ scorecards. Dvalishvili, 33, holds the record
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Cris Cyborg says Kayla Harrison ‘knows she ran away’ from fights with her and Larissa Pacheco

[ad_1] Cris “Cyborg” Justino vs. Kayla Harrison was never meant to be. The former two-time PFL lightweight champion Harrison parted ways with her longtime MMA home earlier this year. In her typical dominant fashion, Harrison showed no effects of the new weight cut to 135 pounds when she made her UFC debut against the former champion Holly Holm at UFC 300 in April. Harrison won the bout via a second-round
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UFC 303 update: Conor McGregor fight ‘very much in limbo’ as matchmakers scramble to ‘figure out a Plan B’

[ad_1] The buildup for UFC 303 is like riding Space Mountain at Disneyworld: You’ll go up, down, and all around but remain in the dark until the very end. Conor McGregor is supposed to be fighting fellow TUF coach Michael Chandler in the welterweight main event on June 29 in Las Vegas. But the fight is currently “in limbo,” according to MMA insider Ariel Helwani, and matchmakers are scrambling “to
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UFC Vegas 93 main card odds, breakdowns and predictions | X-Factor

[ad_1] This weekend (Sat., June 15, 2024), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns home to UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC Vegas 93. Alas, we’re back in the Apex, and it’s a particularly uninspired affair. The main event is a fun: Alex Perez’s recent knockout win over Matheus Nicolau reintroduces him as a contender, and Tatsuro Taira may be Japan’s best hope for a UFC champion. Injuries devastated much
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Report: Jake Paul still set to fight in July, Mike Perry revealed as new opponent

[ad_1] Jake Paul might still be returning to the ring in July after all. Happy Punch has reported that Paul will compete against Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) star and former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight, Mike Perry, on July 20, 2024. The report did not specify what type of contest the match up would be or where. That date was originally scheduled to be Paul’s 11th professional boxing match
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Mac attack! Conor McGregor lambasts ‘nothing burger’ UFC 302 in latest tweet-and-delete

[ad_1] Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor may have sworn off trash talk, but the Irish star still loves a good ol’ tweet-and-delete. The latest target of his online ire? UFC 302, which featured a headlining match up between Lightweight kingpin Islam Makhachev and longtime contender Dustin Poirier. That main event battle was pretty universally regarded as a great fight (except for one critic), and ultimately, Makhachev retained his title