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Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley, Boxing
Jake Paul

Jake Paul KO's Tyron Woodley (Video)

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley will meet inside the squared circle in a short-notice boxing rematch this evening in Tampa, Florida. Paul (4-0) previously defeated Woodley (0-1) by split decision in a high-profile boxing match which took place back earlier this summer in Cleveland.  ‘The Chosen One’ hurt the YouTube sensation in that fight and nearly earned a knockdown. However, Jake Paul would ultimately land the better volume of strikes throughout the course of the contest and thus walked away with the split decision victory.

Deron Williams, Boxing, Frank Gore
Deron Williams

Pros react after Deron Williams defeats Frank Gore in Boxing

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

Tonight’s ‘Paul vs. Woodley 2’ event featured a highly anticipated heavyweight contest between Deron Williams vs. Frank Gore. Williams, a former NBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist squared off against Gore, a longtime NFL running back, in a four-round exhibition match. The contest was initially slated to be a pro bout, but was later changed to an exhibition.

Deron Williams, Frank Gore, Boxing
Deron Williams

Deron Williams defeats Frank Gore (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

Tonight’s ‘Paul vs. Woodley 2’ event features a highly anticipated heavyweight contest between Deron Williams vs. Frank Gore. Williams, a former NBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist will compete against Gore, a longtime NFL running back, in a four-round exhibition match. The contest was initially slated to be a pro bout, but was later changed to an exhibition.

Cub Swanson, UFC Vegas 45
Derrick Lewis

UFC Vegas 45 Bonus Report: Cub Swanson earns 'POTN' for TKO of Darren Elkins

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

The Octagon remained in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 45 event, a fourteen-bout fight card headlined by Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus. The highly anticipated heavyweight main event did not make it out of the first round. Derrick Lewis was able to find a home for a big combination midway through the round that had Chris Daukaus in all sorts of trouble. ‘The Black Beast’ smelled blood and promptly went in for the kill to earn his record-setting KO (13).

Derrick Lewis, UFC
Derrick Lewis

UFC Vegas 45 Results: Derrick Lewis KO's Chris Daukaus (Video)

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 45 event is headlined by a key heavyweight contest featuring former title challenger Derrick Lewis taking on Chris Daukaus. Lewis (31-8 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since UFC 265, where he suffered a TKO loss to Ciryl Gane in a fight for the promotions interim heavyweight championship. Prior to that setback, ‘The Black Beast’ had put together back-to-back knockout wins over Aleksei Oleinik and Curtis Blaydes.

Belal Muhammad, Stephen Thompson, UFC Vegas 45
Chris Daukaus

Pros react after Belal Muhammad defeats Stephen Thompson at UFC Vegas 45

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas event 45 was co-headlined by a welterweight bout featuring Stephen Thompson taking on Belal Muhammad. Thompson (16-6-1 MMA), a former two-time UFC title challenger, was looking to get back in the win column on Saturday night, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns in his last fight. Prior to that setback, ‘Wonderboy’ had earned back-to-back unanimous decision victories over Geoff Neal and Vicente Luque.

Belal Muhammad
Stephen Thompson

UFC Vegas 45 Results: Belal Muhammad defeats Stephen Thompson (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas event 45 is co-headlined by a welterweight bout featuring Stephen Thompson taking on Belal Muhammad. Thompson (16-5-1 MMA), a former two-time UFC title challenger, will be looking to get back in the win column after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns in his last fight. Prior to that setback, ‘Wonderboy’ was coming off back-to-back unanimous decision victories over Geoff Neal and Vicente Luque.

Diego-Sanchez
Diego Sanchez

Diego Sanchez provides health update after battling for his life in hospital

Christopher Taylor - December 18, 2021

UFC legend Diego Sanchez has provided a health update after spending the past couple of weeks battling for his life in the hospital. The former UFC lightweight title challenger, Sanchez (30-13 MMA), took to social media late last month where he shared a photo from a hospital bed revealing that he had both pneumonia and COVID-19.

Cub Swanson
Darren Elkins

UFC Vegas 45 Results: Cub Swanson TKO's Darren Elkins (Video)

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

Tonight’s UFC Vegas 45 main card is kicked off by a highly anticipated featherweight contest between fan favorites Cub Swanson and Darren Elkins. Swanson (27-12 MMA) will enter Saturday’s fight looking to rebound from a first round TKO loss to Giga Chikadze from back in May. Prior to that setback, ‘Killer Cub’ had earned back-to-back wins over Daniel Pineda and Kron Gracie.

Charles Oliveira, Conor McGregor, UFC
Conor McGregor

John Kavanagh reacts to potential Conor McGregor vs. Charles Oliveira fight: "That's one that's gonna get the goosebumps going"

Christopher Taylor - December 18, 2021

John Kavanagh has reacted to a potential fight between his pupil Conor McGregor and reigning UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. Shortly after ‘Do Bronx’ earned his first career title defense with a third round submission victory over McGregor’s arch rival Dustin Poirier, ‘Notorious’ took to social media with the following question.

Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley
Jake Paul

'Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2' Live Results and Highlights

Chris Taylor - December 18, 2021

Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley will meet inside the squared circle in a short-notice boxing rematch tonight in Tampa, Florida. Paul (4-0) previously defeated Woodley (0-1) by split decision in a high-profile boxing match which took place back earlier this summer in Cleveland.  ‘The Chosen One’ hurt the YouTube sensation in that fight and nearly earned a knockdown. However, Jake Paul would ultimately land the better volume of strikes throughout the course of the contest and thus walked away with the split decision victory.

Claudia Gadelha
UFC

Claudia Gadelha retires from MMA, cites post concussion syndrome as key factor

Chris Taylor - December 17, 2021

Former UFC title challenger Claudia Gadelha has retired from MMA, citing post concussion syndrome as a key factor in her decision. Gadelha (18-5 MMA) has not competed since November of 2020, where she suffered a unanimous decision loss to Yan Xiaonan. According the Brazilian standout, she suffered nasty concussion during that contest, which caused lingering symptoms for quite some time.

Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley
Tyron Woodley

Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley have intense final faceoff (Video)

Cole Shelton - December 17, 2021

Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley had a fiery faceoff after their ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday. Paul and Woodley are set to headline a Showtime boxing pay-per-view on Saturday night in Tampa, Florida. It’s an intriguing matchup given they had just fought less than four months ago in August where Paul won by split decision. Although the last fight only happened a short time ago, both men are confident they will knock one another out.

Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather
UFC

Nate Diaz lays out stipulations he needs to see from Conor McGregor before he accepts the trilogy

Cole Shelton - December 17, 2021

Nate Diaz has no interest in fighting Conor McGregor for the third time unless he sees some things from the Irishman. Diaz has been campaigning for a fight for quite some time but many thought he would be holding out for the trilogy match against McGregor. Yet, according to the Stockton native, he won’t fight McGregor until the Irishman picks up some wins and shows he can actually win fights still.

Deron Williams, Frank Gore
UFC

Deron Williams vs. Frank Gore now an exhibition match on Jake Paul-Tyron Woodley 2 undercard

Cole Shelton - December 17, 2021

Deron Williams and Frank Gore will no longer be considered professional boxers. Williams a former NBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist was set to make his pro boxing debut against Gore a longtime NFL running back. The fight was set to be on the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2 undercard on Saturday night on Showtime, but it was going to be a pro bout. However, on Friday, ESPN revealed the fight has now been changed to an exhibition. Even though it will be an exhibition, a winner will still be declared.

Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley
Jake Paul

Jake Paul gets heated after ceremonial weigh-in for Tyron Woodley rematch: 'I'm f*****g him up' (Video)

Cole Shelton - December 17, 2021

Jake Paul got heated after his ceremonial weigh-in for his rematch against Tyron Woodley. Paul and Woodley are set to headline a Showtime boxing pay-per-view on Saturday night in Tampa, Florida. It’s an intriguing matchup given they had just fought less than four months ago in August where Paul won by split decision. However, many had thought Paul had clearly won the fight despite being rocked at one point.

Erin Blanchfield
Exclusive MMA Interviews

Erin Blanchfield happy with dominant win over Miranda Maverick, 'wouldn't be opposed' to rebooking Maycee Barber fight

Cole Shelton - December 17, 2021

Erin Blanchfield knew she surprised a lot of people at UFC 269. Blanchfield entered her UFC 269 fight against Miranda Maverick as the betting underdog but she dominated the fight to win a clear-cut decision. Although this was Blanchfield’s second UFC fight, she knew after the opening seconds of the fight, she would be able to control Maverick with ease.

Andre Ewell
UFC

Andre Ewell aiming to win bonus money against Charles Jourdain at UFC Vegas 45: 'It's going to be a banger'

Cole Shelton - December 17, 2021

Andre Ewell always knew he would end up fighting at featherweight in the UFC, he just didn’t think it would happen this soon. At UFC Vegas 45, Ewell will move to 145lbs to take on Charles Jourdain. It is a move a long time in the making as Ewell says he would throw up in order to make bantamweight, so he’s eager to fight at 145lbs.