Israel Adesanya inspired Liverpool star Mohamed Salah’s new viral goal celebration: “I’m a UFC fan”

UFC star Israel Adesanya’s post-fight celebrations have a separate fan base of their own. Be it the NSFW gesture after his win against Paulo Costa or his theatric freestyle dance that involved mimicking gunfire following his knockout victory over Robert Whittaker, Adesanya has demonstrated a proven ability to penetrate pop culture. However, nothing quite compares…

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“Maybe I’ll go down to flyweight and challenge for his belt” – Jonathan Haggerty open to Superlek trilogy in ONE Championship

Depending on how things play out in his upcoming world title clash with Superlek, two-sport king Jonathan Haggerty may be enticed to move down to flyweight for a trilogy bout with ‘The Kicking Machine’ on martial arts’ biggest global stage. Six years ago, Superlek scored a second-round TKO victory over ‘The General’ under the Yokkao…

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Aljamain Sterling alleges social media persona got Sean O’Malley unfair advantage enroute to UFC gold: “Everyone isn’t good at the other stuff”

Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has doubled down on his accusations hurled at Sean O’Malley highlighting the nature of his rise in the organization. Sterling asserts that O’Malley, like YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul, leveraged his popularity to fast-track his quest for the championship opportunity. During a recent episode of Verse Us with Eric Nicksick, Sterling painted a…

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Taliban issues statement banning MMA in Afghanistan after investigation into Islamic law compliance: “The sport is problematic”

In the latest sports updates from the world of MMA, the Taliban regime, which regained control of Afghanistan in Aug. 2021, has banned the sport after an investigation into Islamic law compliance. According to a report by BBC, an official from the Taliban’s sports authority claimed that the sport is not compatible with Islamic traditions. He…

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Australian commission issues statement on UFC 305 judge removal after heavily controversial scorecard

Tai Tuivasa fought Jairzinho Rozenstruik in a heavyweight clash at UFC 305 in Australia earlier this month. Rozenstruik dominated the three-round bout and was expected to outpoint Tuivasa on the judges’ scorecards. While two judges gave him scores of 30-27 and 29-18, third judge Howie Booth shockingly scored the fight 30-27 in Tuivasa’s favor, resulting…

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Tom Aspinall retorts at Jon Jones with PED jab after latter’s “large black c***” comment amid heavyweight debacle

Tom Aspinall recently fired back at Jon Jones for his latest comments dissing the Englishman amidst the UFC heavyweight title picture debacle. Aspinall seemingly wasn’t happy about Jones dismissing his callouts and slammed the reigning UFC heavyweight champion for his past PED violations. For context, Aspinall has turned up the heat on Jones over the…

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Zilla Fatu says WWE Hall of Famer “has been tapped in with the Samoan Dynasty,” heaps praise on him for guidance (Exclusive)

Real-life Bloodline member Zilla Fatu recently shared his thoughts on a notable WWE Hall of Famer. According to him, the veteran in question, Booker T, has been like a father to him. While Zilla has barely started his pro-wrestling career, he is already making a splash in the industry with his athleticism and skills. As is…

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