Cain Velasquez is set to stand trial on a slew of charges, the most serious being attempted murder, beginning September 9 in Santa Clara County, California. Judge Elizabeth Peterson set the trial date on Wednesday with Velasquez appearing in court alongside his attorney Renee Hessling. Initially, Hessling requested another continuance, but prosecutor Aaron French, who
Anthony Smith believes he is the perfect opponent for Alex Pereira “Lionheart” claims he is the only light heavyweight who could match “Poatan” Anthony Smith is certain he and Alex Pereira is the best matchup at light heavyweight at this point. Anthony got his eyes on Alex Smith is already booked for a showdown with
Khabib Nurmagomedov was ready to throw away a big payday for one of his boys. Capturing the UFC lightweight title in an unlikely short-notice scrap with Al Iaquinta at UFC 223, ‘The Eagle’ quickly became one of the promotion’s top stars. Of course, his intense rivalry with Irish megastar Conor McGregor certainly helped move things
Jose Aldo reflected on his UFC return and transition to boxing “Junior” lifted the lid on his previously reported boxing match with Floyd Mayweather The Brazilian is rooting for Conor McGregor at UFC 303 Jose Aldo talked about his return at UFC 301, potentially facing Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match and his take on
Leon Edwards plans on defending his welterweight title when the UFC returns to Manchester on July 27. ‘Rocky’ last stepped inside the Octagon at UFC 296 in December, securing a decisive decision victory over Colby Covington to retain his 170-pound crown. No official announcements have been made regarding Edwards’ next title defense, but according to
Chris Weidman is here to address the elephant in the room and that’s Alex Pereira’s wrestling (or lack thereof). The hard-hitting Brazilian punched his way to not only capturing the title, but defending it as well against former title holders in Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, who both relinquished gold due to injuries. Pereira removed
While preparing to ride Dana White’s prized bull ‘Twisted Steel,’ UFC Hall of Famer Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone tore his bicep clean off the bone. Cerrone was set to feature at the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) “Unleash The Beast” event on Saturday, May 18, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Riding a practice bull earlier this
Marlon Vera is determined to keep himself in the 135-pound title picture — and he plans to use Petr Yan to do it. ‘Chito’ is coming off a lopsided unanimous decision defeat at the hands of reigning UFC bantamweight world champion Sean O’Malley at UFC 299 in March. That same night, Yan fought his way
Anthony Smith is no longer worrying about working his way toward another UFC title fight. After dropping three of his last four, including a brutal third-round knockout loss against Khalil Rountree in his last outing, ‘Lionheart’ will look to get back into the win column when he heads to Rio for a clash with Vitor
Kamaru Usman commended Dana White for the success of UFC 300 “The Nigerian Nightmare” thinks the UFC boss one-upped UFC 300 critics Kamaru Usman is happy to see UFC president Dana White proved UFC 300’s critics wrong. What a round for Dana Speaking on his Pound 4 Pound with Kamaru & Henry podcast, “The Nigerian
Michael Chandler questioned Arman Tsarukyan’s decision to say no to a title bout with Islam Makhachev “Ahalkalakets” responded and also blasted “Iron” for waiting for Conor McGregor for a long time Michael Chandler criticized Arman Tsarukyan for not agreeing to fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 302 and “Ahalkalakets” did not let it slide. Chandler is
Maycee Barber talked about the parking lot incident she and Demi Bagby had with a “crazy lady” “The Future” said she already told Dana White that she might go to jail for beating someone up Maycee Barber looked back at he parking lot incident she had with a random lady and revealed she was ready
For a time, Ronda Rousey was on top of the world. The Olympic Gold Medalist in Judo paved the way for women’s MMA in the 2010’s, finishing girls left and right with her signature arm-bar submission in merely minutes. UFC CEO Dana White wasn’t too keen on women fighting in the Octagon, but he soon
Jiri Prochazka doubled down on his callout of UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. At UFC 300, Prochazka overcame adversity against Aleksandar Rakic and secured a second-round TKO win in an entertaining fashion. Following his impressive performance, the Czech Republic native called for a rematch against Pereira, who knocked out Jamahal Hill in the main
Ryan Garcia responded to Logan Paul calling for him to back up his child trafficking protests with evidence. Last Saturday represented a special moment in Garica’s professional boxing career as he silenced the doubters by defeating Devin Haney. The combat sports community questioned ‘King Ryan’ during the fight buildup for various concerning antics on social
After going to war with Alex Pereira four times across two different promotions, Israel Adesanya has nothing, but respect for his Brazilian rival. When it comes to Pereira’s fans, that’s a different story. During a recent appearance on Demetrious Johnson’s YouTube channel, ‘The Last Stylebender’ reflected on his many close battles with Pereira under both