Johny Hendricks was truly a welterweight champion in the world of MMA. Hendricks was a UFC Champion and was in his prime from 2009 up until his early retirement earlier this year. His last fight was at UFC 217 in November with a loss to middleweight Paulo Costa. On The MMA Hour earlier this week, […]
On Tuesday, the United States Anti-Doping Agency suspended Fabrício Werdum (23-8-1) from UFC fighting for two years. The Brazilian fighter, commonly known as “Vai Cavalo,” will not be able to participate again until May of 2020. On April 25th, the USADA conducted a urine screening test on the 41-year-old fighter. He tested positive for steroids […]
Dana White, the UFC President, just declared that Nicco Montaño is no longer the UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion. Montaño (4-2-0) was scheduled to fight Peruvian-Kyrgyz Valentina Shevchenko (15-3-0) on Saturday at UFC 228 in Dallas, Texas. White announced the cancellation at the FS1 UFC 228 show on Friday. Montaño was cutting weight early Friday and […]
Nick Diaz has been cleared of domestic violence charges as of Thursday. Nevada’s Clark County District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges made against Diaz, which included one misdemeanor and three felony charges. Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) allegedly strangled a woman and slammed her to the ground. The woman’s hip was severely injured as a […]
Professional athletes face tough opponents on a regular basis but a few of them faced the strongest opponents possible this week: sharks. From football players to professional fighters, some of the sports world’s most popular faces took part in the Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week this year. The athletes all interacted with different kinds of […]
Ronda Rousey was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame last week, after an eight-year professional career. Rousey is the first woman to be inducted into the hall in the sport’s history. She has been arguably the most dominant UFC fighter and female athlete in the past few decades. “I am not the first person […]
“The Notorious” Connor McGregor is reportedly in negotiations for a return to UFC. The lightweight champion has not been in professional UFC competition since November 2016, when he became a two-weight champion. His longtime trainer, John Kavanagh, revealed to ESPN that the lightweight champion has once again found his competitive spark. “I do see [McGregor] very hungry, coming down to regular […]
Conor McGregor’s case is still unresolved after months when the incident took place. He had a very brief appointment at King’s county supreme courthouse in Brooklyn New York on Thursday. The MMA fighter was only there for 2 minutes. The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office stated that there are negotiations taking place for a potential plea […]
Forbes released their list of highest-paid athletes in 2018 on Tuesday. Unsurprisingly, this list is topped once again by boxer Floyd Mayweather. The top ten on the list is made up of two boxers, three soccer players, two NBA players, one tennis player and two NFL players. Mayweather’s endorsements and fight earnings—mostly from his fight with UFC’s Conor McGregor in August—totaled $285 […]
Paige Vanzant—a popular UFC flyweight with a strong social media following—announced on Tuesday via social media that she would need a second surgery on her right arm after her first surgery “failed.” Vanzant did not give her arm the proper time to heal before going back to training. Not having an injury heal properly before […]
