Demetrious Johnson says while he’s moved on from the UFC for ONE Championship and doesn’t care if the UFC gets rid of the flyweight division, “Mighty Mouse” says it would be their loss since there’s a lot of great fighters in the division.Read More →
He’s already built like a superhero … now MMA star Sage Northcutt has a real shot at landing a role in a Marvel superhero flick! He also introduces us to his little brother, Shaun, who is following in Sage’s fighting footsteps.Read More →
Join Ariel Helwani live for Episode 25 of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. Guests today include: Valentina Shevchenko, Jessica Eye, Ilima-Lei MacFarlane, Tyron Woodley, Ben Askren, Dan Ige, Becky Lynch, Sage Northcutt, Don Madge and Frankie Edgar. Read More →
In the wake of Cynthia Calvillo’s bad weight cut at UFC Argentina, some are asking why UFC doesn’t employ ONE Championship’s putative tactics to combat intentional dehydration. While ONE’s methods – moving everyone up, hydration testing – sound good in theory, they don’t release any weigh-in information to the public or press.Read More →
The newest addition to the UFC welterweight division, Ben Askren gives his first interview since the historic trade from One Championship and calls out the entire division including Darren Till, Colby Covington and Georges St-Pierre. Askren also details his new contract and talks about his relationship with members of the UFC, including president Dana White and hopes that now because he’s a member of the UFC team White will unblock him on Twitter.Read More →
Show to express his thoughts on being traded from the UFC to One Championship, when the thought of being traded started to become a possibility and details if the UFC tried to get him to stay with the company. Johnson breaks down what his expectations are for the next stage of his career, when he will debut with One and if he will have any thoughts of returning to the UFC in the future.Read More →
Brendan talks spending the day with Tyson Fury, UFC 230 Cormier vs Lewis and Oezdemir vs Smith recap. Also, breaking MMA & boxing events/news, Ben Askren/Demetrious Johnson trade (why its good for everyone and how Askren’s star potential and style can change younger generations of fighters) GGG’s future and more. Also, Brendan opens up about his personal life, upcoming all-star comedy tour, Halloween, The Haunting of Hill House, fan questions and much more!Read More →
With Ben Askren, Israel Adesanya, Anthony Smith, David Branch, Martin Lewandowski, the Monday Morning Analyst and moreRead More →
Undefeated MMA fighter and Olympian Ben Askren was recently traded to the UFC from Singapore based ONE Championships. In return, flyweight great, Demetrious Johnson will now compete under the ONE Championship banner. This move could be a game changer for the sport of mixed martial arts…Read More →
Is UFC getting Ben Askren while ONE Championship gets Demetrious Johnson an even trade? Well, technically speaking, no. Both are champions and celebrated athletes, but Johnson’s MMA resume as a pound-for-pound great is almost beyond compare.Read More →
ESPN reported Wednesday that Ben Askren would be ‘traded’ from ONE Championship to the UFC for Demetrious Johnson. The former Bellator and ONE welterweight king will likely be headed to the UFC while the former UFC flyweight and pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson will take his talents to Asia. Why is this deal happening? Here’s my theory.Read More →
Eddie Alvarez, the former UFC lightweight champion, spoke to ESPN this week and told them he’d signed an eight-figure deal with Asian-based ONE Championship. Alvarez engaged in a Twitter back and forth with writer Jonathan Snowden, who questioned the the truth of the claim. So, what’s the truth?Read More →
Former UFC Champion Eddie Alvarez unexpectedly signed with Singapore based ONE Championships. Is this Asian based promotion is looking to make inroads into the North American market?Read More →
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has joined ONE Championship, presumably to get paid as he enters the last chapter of his career. I applaud his decision and praise his career.Read More →