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John Wayne Parr reveals a family birthday celebration ended in tragedy after witnessing a man fall 40 floors to his death
Christopher Taylor - February 6, 2021
10x World Muay Thai Champion John Wayne Parr revealed that a recent family birthday celebration ended in tragic fashion. According the 44-year-old Australian legend, Parr, his family was celebrating his daughter Jasmine 18th birthday on Friday night. The festivities included Jasmine’s boyfriend and current ONE Championship fighter Rocky Ogden.
Cory Sandhagen sends a warning to Aljamain Sterling after knocking out Frankie Edgar
Christopher Taylor - February 6, 2021
Cory Sandhagen sent a warning to his former opponent Aljamain Sterling shortly following his stunning knockout victory over Frankie Edgar this evening. Sandhagen and Edgar squared off in a pivotal bout for the promotions stacked bantamweight division at tonight’s UFC Vegas 18 event. The winner of the fight would be positioned nicely for the next crack at the 135-pound title.
UFC Vegas 18 Bonus Report: Cory Sandhagen picks up $50K for KO of Frankie Edgar
Christopher Taylor - February 6, 2021
The Octagon returned to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 18 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov. The highly anticipated heavyweight bout proved to be a one sided affair. Alexander Volkov was able to pepper Alistair Overeem with strikes right from the opening bell. By round two, ‘The Reem’ was a bloody mess and further combinations from ‘Drago’ only made him worse for wear. Volkov eventually connected with a massive punch that put ‘The Reem’ down for good.
Petr Yan reacts after Cory Sandhagen flattens Frankie Edgar in UFC Vegas 18 co-headliner
Christopher Taylor - February 6, 2021
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan was clearly watching tonight’s UFC Vegas 18 co-main event between Frankie Edgar and Cory Sandhagen. Edgar and Sandhagen collided in a pivotal bout for the promotions bantamweight division, with the winner likely earning a future title shot against the winner of Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling.
UFC Vegas 18 Result: Alexander Volkov KO's Alistair Overeem (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 18 event is headlined by a key heavyweight contest featuring Alistair Overeem taking on Alexander Volkov. Overeem (47-18 MMA) enters tonight’s event with aspirations of going on one final title run. The former Strikeforce and DREAM heavyweight champion has won two fights in a row and four of his past five overall. In his most recent effort this past September, Alistair Overeem scored a fifth round TKO victory over Augusto Sakai.
Pros react after Cory Sandhagen sleeps Frankie Edgar at UFC Vegas 18
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 18 event was co-headlined by a key bantamweight matchup featuring Frankie Edgar taking on Cory Sandhagen. Edgar (24-9-1 MMA) had made his 135-pound debut this past August where he picked up a thrilling split-decision victory over Pedro Munhoz. That win had snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The Answer’, as Frankie had previously suffered setbacks to Chan Sung Jung and Max Holloway at featherweight.
UFC Vegas 18 Result: Cory Sandhagen brutally KO's Frankie Edgar (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 18 event is co-headlined by a key bantamweight matchup featuring Frankie Edgar taking on Cory Sandhagen. Edgar (24-8-1 MMA) made his 135-pound debut this past August where he picked up a thrilling split-decision victory over Pedro Munhoz. That victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The Answer’, as Frankie has previously suffered setbacks to Chan Sung Jung and Max Holloway.
UFC Vegas 18 Result: Beneil Dariush defeats Diego Ferreira (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
A lightweight bout between perennial division contenders Beneil Dariush and Diego Ferreira kicks off tonight’s UFC Vegas 18 main card. Dariush (19-4-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest on a five-fight win streak, his latest being spectacular first round knockout victory over Scott Holtzman in August. The win marked the Kings MMA products fourth straight finish, as he had previously scored stoppage victories over Drew Dober, Frank Camacho and Drakkar Klose.
Mike Perry sends Jake Paul a message, expresses concern for his mental health
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
UFC welterweight Mike Perry has sent Jake Paul a message expressing concern for the YouTubers mental well being. Perry (14-7 MMA) has not competed since suffering a unanimous decision loss to Tim Means at November’s UFC 255 event. The loss marked Perry’s third setback in his past four Octagon appearances.
Eddie Alvarez shares his thoughts on the UFC debut of former rival Michael Chandler
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
Eddie Alvarez tuned in to watch his former rival Michael Chandler make his Octagon debut against Dan Hooker at UFC 257. Alvarez and Chandler have a storied history having competed for the Bellator lightweight world title on two occasions. Their first encounter occurred at Bellator 58 in November of 2011 where Chandler dethroned Alvarez with a fourth round submission.
Jose Canseco took home a massive payday for 5-seconds of work at Rough N' Rowdy
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
Former Major League Baseball star Jose Canseco took home a massive payday for boxing a Barstool Sports intern at Rough N’ Rowdy. Canseco and the intern, Billy Football, had been feuding for some time and decided to settle their differences in the ring.
UFC Vegas 18 loses main card bout just hours before the event
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 18: ‘Overem vs. Volkov’ event just took a major hit losing one of its scheduled main card contests at the last minute. The Ultimate Fighting Championship recently issued a press release stating that a scheduled featherweight bout between Cody Stamann and Askar Askar has been removed from this evenings fight card.
UFC Vegas 18: 'Overeem vs. Volkov' Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - February 6, 2021
The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 18 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov. Overeem (47-18 MMA) enters tonight’s event with aspirations of going on one final title run. The former Strikeforce and DREAM heavyweight champion has won two fights in a row and four of his past five overall. In his most recent effort this past September, Alistair Overeem scored a fifth round TKO victory over Augusto Sakai.
Paige VanZant reacts following loss to Britain Hart, shares photo of facial wounds
Christopher Taylor - February 5, 2021
Former UFC standout Paige VanZant made her Bare Knuckle boxing debut at Saturday’s BKFC KnuckleMania event on pay-per-view. VanZant had signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship after fighting out her contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2020.
Promoter claims Jose Canseco "took a dive" in Rough N' Rowdy main event
Cole Shelton - February 5, 2021
Dave Portnoy, the owner of Barstool Sports, and the promoter of Rough N’ Rowdy was not happy with Jose Canseco’s performance this evening. In the main event of Rough N’ Rowdy 13, the former MLB star fought Barstool Sports intern, Billy Football. In the lead-up to the bout, Jose Canseco made it clear he was too powerful and would knock out the intern in the first-round. The intern, on the other hand, claimed he would shock the world so fans were anticipating a very entertaining bout, but it was far from that.
Pros react after Britain Hart defeats Paige VanZant at BKFC KnuckleMania
Christopher Taylor - February 5, 2021
Former UFC standout Paige VanZant returned to action at tonight’s BKFC KnuckleMania pay-per-view event against Britain Hart. VanZant (8-5 MMA) had most previously competed at July’s UFC 251 event on Yas Island, where she suffered a first round submission loss to Amanda Ribas. Prior to her setback to Ribas, ‘PVZ’ was coming off a submission victory over Rachael Ostovich in January of 2019.
MMA Community reacts after Chris Leben KO's Quentin Henry and then retires at BKFC KnuckleMania
Christopher Taylor - February 5, 2021
UFC veteran Chris Leben returned to action at tonight’s BKFC KnuckleMania pay-per-view event for a bout with Quentin Henry. Leben, who had previously announced his retirement in 2020, entered tonight’s contest sporting a 2-1 professional bare knuckle record with his last bout taking place in June 2019. ‘The Crippler’ had previously been able to defeat Phil Baroni and Justin Baesman with his one and only loss up to this point being a decision against Dakota Cochrane.
BKFC KnuckleMania Result: Chris Leben stops Quentin Henry (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 5, 2021
UFC veteran Chris Leben returns to action at tonight’s BKFC KnuckleMania pay-per-view event for a bout with Quentin Henry. Leben, who had previously announced his retirement in 2020, currently holds a 2-1 professional bare knuckle record with his last bout taking place in June 2019. He’s been able to defeat Phil Baroni and Justin Baesman with his one and only loss up to this point being a decision against Dakota Cochrane.