Cris Cyborg has often declared how she was not afraid to face Amanda Nunes and wanted the fight. Dana White took advantage of his one-on-one interview with Laura Sanko to dispute the fact. In case you didn’t know… Cris Cyborg and Dana White have been at each other’s throats for a while now. The two MMA industry professionals have found themselves in a dispute over mainstream media for all the world to see....
Speaking to MMA Fighting, the undefeated Reyes said, Reyes is confident heading into the fight and says that taking him lightly could turn out to be fatal for Jones. For Reyes, this is personal. As much as he wants the gold wrapped around his waist, he wants to tear through the aura of invincibility around Jones. 0 votes
A source close to the program told Sporting News that Palmer has been recommended to the UCLA administration as Cronin’s choice to join current associate head coach Darren Savino, who joined the Bruins staff after nine seasons at Cincinnati. MORE: UCLA did everything wrong before hiring Cronin — but still got it right Palmer is an assistant coach at San Diego State under Brian Dutcher. He spent the 2018-19 season with the Aztecs after 11 seasons at Long Beach State, including four as associate head coach under longtime 49ers coach Dan Monson....
The school says the sophomore, who sat out last season after transferring from North Carolina State, played in more than one league over the summer, which is not allowed. In a statement, the university said it worked with the NCAA in determining that Purvis played a single game in a second summer league, which necessitated a one-game penalty. Purvis, who was expected to start for the Huskies, will be available when the team travels next week to Puerto Rico to participate in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament....
Udinese come into this game on the back of a 1-0 win over Vincenzo Italiano’s Spezia last Sunday at the Stadio Alberto Picco. A second-half penalty from star midfielder Rodrigo De Paul was enough to secure the win for Luca Gotti’s Udinese. However, De Paul was sent off in the second-half, with Spezia’s Riccardo Saponara also sent off a little later. Hellas Verona, on the other hand, lost 3-1 to Paulo Fonseca’s Roma on Monday at the Stadio Olimpico....
One of the major concerns expressed widely in the summer regarding Liverpool’s reluctance to spend on bringing in players was that this squad may be too thin to compete on multiple fronts. Not strictly in the sense that they may not have enough players to field on the pitch, but that the potency of the team may drop as they try to rest some key names. Napoli have also had a decent start to their season picking up 6 points in 3 games, their only loss coming in a narrow defeat to Juventus....
Chelsea flew out of the blocks in tonight’s game with swathes of attacks, but couldn’t find a breakthrough, and their defence always appeared to be vulnerable. Indeed, Valencia were able to strike first through Carlos Soler with minutes remaining in the first half – only for Mateo Kovacic to almost immediately equalise for the Blues. Frank Lampard’s side then took the lead in the second half through a contentious goal from Christian Pulisic, but they never looked truly stable while they were in front and while it looked like their luck was in after Kepa Arrizabalaga saved a Daniel Parejo penalty, that turned out not to be the case when Daniel Wass’s cross floated over the Spanish keeper and into the net to level proceedings at 2-2 and set up a frantic ending....
PSG will have to overcome Bayern Munich if they’re to continue their dream of winning a first Champions League title. Meanwhile, Liverpool will get to exact revenge on Real Madrid for two final defeats in the last five seasons. Tottenham will face a familiar foe for manager Antonio Conte: defending Serie A champions AC Milan. And American Christian Pulisic will face his former club Borussia Dortmund and U.S. national team teammate Giovanni Reyna....
Meanwhile, Spain’s head coach Luis Enrique will make his debut as the new Spanish boss, ahead of the game said, “we are against one of the best team, and we will try to keep up our style, our touches and get back to the top.” MATCH OVERVIEW: ENGLAND VS SPAIN Spain had a disastrous World Cup as they were brought down by over-achieving Russian squad in the round of sixteen....
Sholler also addressed the issue of whether Diaz’s UFC 183 main event with Anderson Silva is still on as scheduled. “We had staff that saw him yesterday in the airport and he elected to not get on the flight,” Sholler said. “His bags did arrive. Again, I can’t speak to why Nick decided not to get on the flight, but we’re moving on as if the fight is happening Saturday....
“Yeah, we’re going to move her to the men’s division, and see if the odds.. I don’t know what to do with this lady,” White said during the presser. White made the statement after Rousey retained her championship defeating Cat Zingano by submission (straight armbar) in just 14 seconds, which is the quickest win ever in a UFC title fight. It looks we have a UFC employee who isn’t joking around and thinks Rousey can fight men and beat them....
Joey Diaz was on the Christmas Eve edition of the Joe Rogan podcast and the two discussed the fights that will be featured on the upcoming UFC 232 card. While a lot has been said about the main event, Rogan gave his two cents on the co-main event of the evening between Amanda Nunes and Cris Cyborg. The UFC commentator picked Cyborg over Nunes and backed it up with a sensible breakdown of the much-anticipated fight....
Light Heavyweight Title Bout (Main Event) – Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith Following a third-round finish against Alexander Gustafsson in December, Jon Jones will return to defend his Light Heavyweight title against upstart contender Anthony Smith at UFC 235. Fighters Profile Jon Jones A little more than two months after his most recent bout, UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones makes a quick turnaround at UFC 235 for the first title defence in his new reign....
The UFC welterweight champion endured a challenging first round and then patiently picked his spots before violently putting away Gilbert Burns in the third round of the UFC 258 main event from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. In a matchup of former teammates, Usman showed that he’s one of the best fighters on the planet by making adjustments, working behind the jab before putting an end to his opponent....
Pena made her pro debut in 2009. She joined the UFC in 2013, winning The Ultimate Fighter 18 as a member of Miesha Tate’s team. Early knee injuries resulted in a setback for Pena in 2014, but she returned in full force in 2015. In 2017, Pena lost to Valentina Shevchenko via submission. She went 2-1 after that, beating Sara McMann via submission at UFC 257 in 2021. Nunes made her pro debut in 2008....
UFC Fighter Paddy Pimblett was being interviewed as part of his pre-fight press duties where he was asked about his opponent Jordan Leavitt. Leavitt, Pimblett’s UFC London Fight Night opponent, fired the first volley, claiming that his approach to the fight was “Finish the fight, Twerk, Go home.” Leavitt’s twerk comment got back to Pimblett, who then escalated and claimed that he would “teabag him like its Modern Warfare 2....
Making his pro debut in 2009, Volkov has competed for M-1 and Bellator. “Drago” is a former Bellator and M-1 Global heavyweight champion. Making his UFC debut in 2017, Volkov is 8-3 with the promotion. His last fight was a win against Marcin Tybura at UFC 267 in October. Aspinall made his pro debut in 2014. Joining the UFC in 2020 after a run with Cage Warriors, Aspinall has won all four of his fights with the promotion....
Capped by a pair of crucial welterweight tilts with a potential light heavyweight title eliminator backing them up, this low key, streaming-only show turned into an event that sent shock waves through the 170-pound weight class and left everyone with more questions than answers as the 2019 campaign keeps rolling on. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Here’s a look at the key takeaways from each of Saturday’s main card bouts....
There was British heartbreak in the main event, though, as the heavyweight bout between Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes was over within 15 seconds. After promisingly opening the fight with an exchange, Aspinall suffered an awful knee injury when attempting a kick and was unable to continue, dampening a very lively evening. The main reason for that excitement was Pimblett, who took on Jordan Leavitt in what felt like the main event to a largely-Liverpudlian crowd in the capital....
Judges scored the bout 48-47, 48-47 and 49-46 in favor of Iaquinta in the ultra-competitive main event of the UFC Milwaukee card on Saturday night. MORE: Join DAZN and watch Bellator 213 After a highly contested first three rounds, Iaquinta put together two undeniable rounds and powered his way toward victory. Iaquinta started the fourth round with a huge bang, landing crunching hooks followed by a devastating head kick. He punctuated the round with another hook en route to owning the frame....
