Play video content TMZSports.com Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira is going down tonight at UFC 281 … and not a damn person knows who’s going to win. But, there’s one fighter who not only faced the men (others have), he beat them both (something no one else has done) … Jason Wilnis, former Glory middleweight
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Play video content TMZSports.com Alex Pereira says he’s open to squashing the beef with Israel Adesanya after their UFC title fight in NYC this weekend … but tells us he’s not so sure Izzy feels the same way. The 35-year-old, #4 contender and Izzy have some serious bad blood … they previously kickboxed twice several
Play video content TMZSports.com Raul Rosas Jr. — the 17-year-old who just inked a UFC deal — is one of the most badass high schoolers in the world … but, RR’s so young, he tells TMZ Sports his mom and dad had to sign his contract! It’s a history-making signing for the UFC … who
Play video content TMZSports.com Gilbert Burns — the last man to share an Octagon with Khamzat Chimaev — says despite Nate Diaz being a huge underdog, the star from Stockton can absolutely beat Borz on Saturday! 36-year-old Burns joined Babcock on the “TMZ Sports” TV show (airs weekdays on FS1) … where we asked the
Mark Zuckerberg might be the most eccentric of the tech billionaires out there … ’cause the dude’s apparently diving into mixed martial arts, with some skills to boot. The Facebook founder posted a video Saturday, which shows him training with a fighter named Khai ‘The Shadow’ Wu … who’s got his UFC debut coming up
Kamaru Usman is going from passionate Black Panther fan to acting in one of the blockbuster franchise’s films — ’cause the UFC welterweight champ has landed a role in “Wakanda Forever!!!” 35-year-old Usman is a huge fan of the comic book superhero … and dating back to 2018, has shown interest in being a part
Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett gave a powerful speech about mental health after his big win at UFC Fight Night in London … revealing he found out on Friday his friend took his own life. Pimblett won a hard-fought battle against Jordan Leavitt via submission in the second round … and after briefly celebrating the victory,
Israel Adesanya is taking aim at Chris Pratt after the actor criticized him for his performance at UFC 276 … calling the ‘Jurassic World’ star “just some fan” and sharing a video of him getting hit in the mouth. Adesanya unleashed the clap back on his Twitter page early Wednesday morning — nearly four days
Play video content TMZSports.com Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler is one big step closer to becoming a reality … ’cause “Iron” Mike tells TMZ Sports he’d absolutely love to fight the Irish superstar. “Obviously, there’s a lot of big fights that Conor could take. A lot of big names, and I’d love to be the
Play video content TMZSports.com Nick Diaz ain’t done yet … the UFC legend tells TMZ Sports he’s gunning to return to the Octagon this year, and he’s looking to challenge the very best in the world, Kamaru Usman. We recently talked to 38-year-old Nick at Represent HQ in SoCal … and asked the older Diaz
Drake’s MMA betting luck might turn around if Justin Gaethje wins at UFC 274 on Saturday … ’cause the rap icon just put $427K on the Highlight beating Charles Oliveira — and he could net $1 MILLION!!! The “Churchill Downs” rapper shared his bet on Friday … showing off his serious confidence in JG earning
Play video content TMZSports.com Tony Ferguson is NOT fighting for his UFC life this weekend — despite losing his last three fights — with UFC boss Dana White telling TMZ Sports “El Cucuy” is still an elite level fighter in the world’s top MMA promotion. “[Tony’s] still the number 7 ranked guy in the world,”