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Pros react after Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens ends in a majority draw at Gamebred Boxing 4
Chris Taylor - April 1, 2023
Tonight’s Gamebred Boxing 4 event in Milwaukee featured a rematch between Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens. Aldo (31-8 MMA) and Stephens (29-21 MMA) had previously met inside of the Octagon at UFC on FOX 30 in July of 2018, with the Brazilian emerging victorious by way of first-round TKO.
Gamebred Boxing 4 Results: Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens ends in a majority draw (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - April 1, 2023
Tonight’s Gamebred Boxing 4 event in Milwaukee features a rematch between Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens. Aldo (31-8 MMA) and Stephens (29-21 MMA) had previously met inside of the Octagon at UFC on FOX 30 in July of 2018, with the Brazilian emerging victorious by way of first-round TKO.
PFL 1 Results: Brendan Loughnane TKO's Marlon Moraes (Video)
Chris Taylor - April 1, 2023
Tonight’s PFL 1 event in Las Vegas is headlined by a featherweight fight featuring Brendan Loughnane taking on Marlon Moraes. Loughnane (27-4 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since winning the 2022 PFL Featherweight Tournament with a TKO victory over Bubba Jenkins. The Manchester native will enter the contest sporting a four-fight winning streak.
Pros react after Rob Wilkinson defeats Thiago Santos at PFL 1
Chris Taylor - April 1, 2023
Tonight’s PFL 1 event in Las Vegas was co-headlined by a light heavyweight fight featuring Thiago Santos taking on Rob Wilkinson. Santos (22-12 MMA), a former UFC title challenger, was making his Professional Fighters League debut this evening. ‘Marreta’ had most previously competed back in August of 2022, suffering a TKO loss to newly minted UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill.
Belal Muhammad shares his thoughts on rumored Colby Covington vs. Leon Edwards title fight at UFC 291: "I step in and finish Colby in 2"
Chris Taylor - April 1, 2023
Belal Muhammad has shared his thoughts on the rumored Colby Covington vs. Leon Edwards title fight at UFC 291. Yesterday afternoon Sports Illustrated reported that ‘Edwards vs. Covington’ is being targeted to headline UFC 291 on July 22nd in London, England.
Jose Aldo says Francis Ngannou "shot himself in the foot" by leaving the UFC: "No one talks about Ronda now because nobody remembers her now"
Chris Taylor - April 1, 2023
MMA legend Jose Aldo believes former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou “shot himself in the foot” by leaving the UFC. Aldo (31-8 MMA) is set to return to action this evening on the main card of Gamebred Boxing 4. The former UFC featherweight champion will be squaring off with Jeremy Stephens (29-21 MMA) in a rematch of their UFC on FOX 30 fight from July of 2018. ‘The King of Rio’ won that MMA contest via first-round TKO.
Gamebred Boxing 4: ‘Jones Jr. vs. Pettis’ Live Results and Highlights
Zain Bando - April 1, 2023
Gamebred FC lands in the Midwest. The fourth installment of its boxing series will see the return of long-time heavyweight boxing icon Roy Jones Jr., as he’ll headline against former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis Saturday night. Pettis, who is making his boxing debut, will fight in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wis., at the Fiserv Forum. Pettis’ last combat sports outing came in the PFL, where he dropped back-to-back fights against Stevie Ray in June and Aug. 2022, respectively. He has a 25-14 record in MMA and was champion in the early-to-mid 2010s.
Daniel Pineda says he will retire from MMA "unless the money is right" after fighting out deal at UFC San Antonio
Cole Shelton - March 31, 2023
Daniel Pineda expected his fight at UFC San Antonio against Tucker Lutz to be his last. Pineda was fighting out his UFC contract last weekend and at 37 years old, he thought retirement was the likely move after the bout. Yet, in the fight, Pineda says it was the best he has felt in quite some time and put on a great performance as he submitted Lutz as a sizeable underdog.
Luke Rockhold explains why he ended his retirement to fight Mike Perry in BKFC: "Fighting makes life worth living"
Josh Evanoff - March 31, 2023
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has explained his return to fighting. The former titleholder has been out of action since his bout with Paulo Costa last August. The fight against ‘The Eraser’ marked Rockhold’s first fight in over three years, and it was a spectacle. In the contest, the two middleweights traded massive shots for three rounds.
Logan Paul reveals Nate Diaz turned down boxing match against him: "It was almost done"
Josh Evanoff - March 31, 2023
Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz is seemingly off the table, but there’s still ‘The Maverick’ around. The Stockton native has been out of action since his fourth-round submission win over Tony Ferguson last September. Diaz wasn’t originally slated to face ‘El Cucuy’ that night, as he was originally expected to fight Khamzat Chimaev. However, the main event with ‘Borz’ was canceled after the Chechen missed weight.
Report | Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington targeted for UFC 291 in London
Cole Shelton - March 31, 2023
Leon Edwards will be fighting Colby Covington next. After Edwards earned a majority decision win over Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 to defend his welterweight title for the first time, Dana White said Covington would be next. Yet, the Brit said he wouldn’t take the fight as he felt ‘Chaos’ didn’t deserve it. However, after White doubled down on Covington being next in line, the fight is now targeted to happen at UFC 291 on July 22 in London, England according to Sports Illustrated.
Conor McGregor shares suggestion following recent school shooting in Nashville: “I would like to see armed protection at each school”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 31, 2023
Conor McGregor has shared his thoughts on a recent school shooting in Nashville. McGregor hopped on his Twitter account in a since-deleted post to weigh in on the matter. While the topic of gun reform has been hotly debated, the “Notorious” one has an idea on how the safety of kids in schools across America can be secured.
Darren Till confident he can return to the UFC in 2-3 years and become a world champion: “Most of the UFC champions are 34 or 35”
Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 31, 2023
Darren Till believes he can return to the UFC and become a world titleholder. Till was recently released by the promotion, and “The Gorilla” claims this was done at his own request. Till claimed to have received multiple “crazy” offers since his UFC departure. A rumor has floating around of a boxing match with Logan Paul being in the works, but for now, it’s best to take that with a grain of salt.
Gilbert Burns lists the one thing Conor McGregor can accomplish at welterweight: “Make whoever’s the champion rich”
Harry Kettle - March 31, 2023
UFC fighter Gilbert Burns has given his thoughts on what Conor McGregor could achieve with a move up to welterweight. Later this year, Conor McGregor is expected to make his long-awaited return to the Octagon. When he does so, he’ll likely square off with Michael Chandler in a welterweight contest.
Robert Whittaker sends a warning to UFC champion Alex Pereira about fighting at heavyweight: “You stay well away from Jon Jones”
Harry Kettle - March 31, 2023
UFC fighter Robert Whittaker has given his thoughts on Alex Pereira potentially moving all the way up to heavyweight. Right now, it’s safe to say that Alex Pereira is one of the scariest fighters on the planet. The UFC middleweight champion has, up to this point, dominated during his time in the promotion. He captured the belt back at UFC 281 and next weekend, he’ll try and defend it when he battles Israel Adesanya once again.
Leaked ONE Championship contract causes uproar on social media
Harry Kettle - March 31, 2023
A leaked contract for a ONE Championship fighter has caused a great deal of uproar across social media. Over the course of the last few years, ONE Championship has established itself as one of the biggest promotions in MMA. In addition to their work within mixed martial arts, they also play host to fights from across a variety of practices.
Beneil Dariush explains why he's "pretty pissed" at Charles Oliveira ahead of UFC 288 fight
Cole Shelton - March 30, 2023
Beneil Dariush isn’t happy with Charles Oliveira ahead of their UFC 288 fight. Dariush and Oliveira are set to serve as the co-main event ahead of their bout on May 6 in New Jersey. It’s a massive fight for the lightweight division as the winner will likely get the next title shot. Although it is a big fight for Dariush, he says he is a little pissed at Oliveira for delaying the scrap.
Justin Gaethje reveals the opponent that had him "scared walking into a fight"
Cole Shelton - March 30, 2023
Justin Gaethje is known as the most violent fighter in the UFC but he admits he was scared to face one opponent. Back in the main event of UFC Philadelphia on March 30, 2019, Gaethje was headlining the card against Edson Barboza. On paper, it was supposed to be a fan-friendly fight between two action fighters and Gaethje admitted he was scared going into the scrap.