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Max Holloway was a bad motherf*cker well before he was officially granted the title.
The “BMF” champion faces featherweight titleholder Ilia Topuria in the main event of UFC 308 on Oct. 26 and ahead of that matchup, the UFC has uploaded a video highlighting some of Holloway’s most memorable in-cage moments.
Watch the video below.
Included in the highlight reel are Holloway’s fight-ending taunt to Ricardo Lamas that started it all, his one-sided beatdowns of Brian Ortega and Calvin Kattar, and his brutal last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 that earned him the BMF belt.
Holloway also provides commentary for these classic scenes.
“I love Gaethje,” Holloway said. “So seeing him go down like that is kind of tough because I respect the shit out of him. Not a lot of guys would accept the call and he did, especially how in that moment he went for it, because I knew if the moment was reversed he would have gave me the moment. What an animal.”
He added that his favorite part of the Gaethje clip actually involved his upcoming opponent, Ilia Topuria, who had a front row seat to the unbelievable knockout.
“It’s of Ilia Topuria looking lost, like he don’t know where he was,” Holloway said. “He didn’t even know if he was in a human dimension.”
This weekend (Sat., Oct. 19, 2024), Francis Ngannou will make his highly-anticipated Professional Fighters League (PFL) debut when he battles current Heavyweight champion, Renan Ferreira, for the Super Fight title at the “Battle of the Giants” pay-per-view (PPV) event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In the co-main event, Cris Cyborg will also make her PFL debut against current women’s Featherweight champion, Larissa Pacheco, for the women’s Super Fight strap. All four combatants were in attendance today at a special media gathering in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia to promote the event, tour the city, and take part in a pre-fight staredown.
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Tom Aspinall is UFC interim heavyweight champion and the backup fighter for the upcoming UFC 309 title clash between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic on Nov. 16, but PFL star Renan Ferreira sees him as the UFC’s most dangerous heavyweight today.
“Problema” enters the PFL cage Saturday in Saudi Arabia for the biggest fight of his career, welcoming ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou back from the boxing world, and he explained why he doesn’t consider Jones the No. 1 heavyweight in the octagon.
“I think Aspinall [is the UFC’s toughest heavyweight] because of the moment he’s going through right now,” Ferreira said in an interview with MMA Fighting. “He’s young and is on a rise. But Jon Jones is the greatest of all time, in my opinion. He’s super experienced and proven himself, showed what he can do for the sport. You can’t deny him.”
PFL co-founder Donn Davis recently suggested a “winner takes all” tournament between PFL stars Larissa Pacheco and Cris Cyborg and UFC’s Kayla Harrison and Julianna Peña, and Ferreira loves the idea of doing something similar with the PFL and UFC’s heavyweight divisions.
“It would be a clash of giants, right?” Ferreira laughed. “It would be very interesting, and fans would be the winners. Great athletes with different styles fighting each other and defending their promotions as well. This tournament would get a ton of attention.”
It’s highly unlikely that the UFC would ever agree to such offer, and Ferreira still wonders how Jones will do against heavier competition. The former 205-pound champion only fought once since moving up a division, tapping Ciryl Gane with ease. Aspinall has won eight of nine in the UFC with eight stoppages, including finishes over Curtis Blaydes and Sergei Pavlovich.
“[Jones] was a bit heavier and had a hard time throwing strikes,” Ferreira said of Jones’ performance against Gane. “He’s moving up in weight and hasn’t fought real heavyweights yet, with heavy hands, so I think he could have some trouble there.”
Ferreira could be seen as the lineal heavyweight champion of the world with a win this weekend considering that Ngannou left the UFC without losing the belt, but isn’t sure that fans would agree with that.
“The UFC still is a huge platform,” Ferreira said. “The champions there are undisputed, but I’m building my legacy and my history by fighting the best. I don’t think too much about fame and what could happen and what people think. I just focus on what I’m doing with hunger and heart, and the rest will come from that. … We’ve had some many champion [from Brazil], people who wrote their names in the history books so MMA would be as respected as it is today, so that is my mission now. I’m focused on this.”
Battle of the Giants: Ngannou vs. Ferreira takes place Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Mike Perry’s arrest footage has been released.
On Oct. 12, the BKFC star was arrested in Florida on a pair of charges, including driving under the influence. On Wednesday, TMZ Sports procured the bodycam footage of the incident.
In the video, the arresting officer suggests that Perry smells of alcohol and asks “Platinum” if he’s been drinking, which Perry denies. The officer then tells Perry he’s “talking a little slow” to which Perry responds “you’re talking a little fast.” The officer then asks Perry to exit his vehicle. Perry complies and consents to a pat down, but then refuses to take a field sobriety test. The officer clarifies that if he refuses, Perry will be arrested to which the BKFC star shrugs. Perry is then placed in handcuffs, and while he remains calm throughout, Perry repeatedly directs homophobic slurs at the officers.
“I’m getting arrested, because I’m not doing no bullshit sobriety tests,” Perry tells his wife Latory as he’s being placed in handcuffs. “So just relax honey, I’ll be home soon. They know exactly who I am. They’re f*cking mad. F*ck these f*ggots, couple of f*ggots. They’re a couple of f*ggots, forget about it.”
As the officer continues with the arrest, he search Perry’s pockets and pulls out a receipt which again triggers a nasty response from Perry.
“Take a look at that receipt motherf*cker,” Perry said. “Your wife ain’t got shit that cost that much. How about that, p*ssy. Put that shit on f*cking Instagram, f*ggot. F*ck you, f*ggot. You’re a couple of f*ggots.”
The officers then complete the arrest, explaining to his wife what comes next before allowing her to drive off in their vehicle.
After the incident, Perry was released on $ 1,500 bond later that morning, and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 30. The potential penalties for a second-degree misdemeanor in the State of Florida include a maximum of 60 days in jail and a fine of up to $ 500.
Perry is widely regarded as the face of BKFC, recently stopping Thiago Alves in just 60 seconds back at BKFC Knucklemania 4 in April. Most recently, Perry finally has his long-awaited boxing match with Jake Paul in July, where he suffered a sixth-round knockout loss.
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Ian Machado Garry is putting the ball in Colby Covington’s court.
According to the undefeated welterweight contender, he has been pursuing a fight against Covington and Covington is yet to respond. Garry took to social media to give his take on the situation, which can be seen below.
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“A month ago, I was offered a fight with Colby Covington,” Garry said. “It took me all of 20 seconds to respond to the e-mail saying, ‘Yes, I’m in.’
“A month later, we’ve still got no response from Colby. He’s avoiding me like the plague and there’s one reason and one reason only this fight isn’t happening and his name’s Colby Covington.”
Covington is yet to respond to Garry’s claim.
The callout makes a lot of sense for Garry, who seeks another statement win to secure a welterweight title shot. Covington sits at No. 6 in the UFC’s official rankings, one spot ahead of Garry. “The Future,” 8-0 in the UFC and 15-0 as a pro, is coming off of a unanimous decision win over former Bellator star Michael Page that failed to generate sparks.
Covington (17-4) has competed sporadically since 2019, though three of his appearances came in welterweight title fights. He lost twice to rival Kamaru Usman and in his most recent fight this past December, lost a lopsided decision to then-champion Leon Edwards.
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump and current U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be fighting for the role of Commander-In-Chief. Turns out they may also be going head-to-head for the next spot on The Joe Rogan Experience, the world’s top podcast hosted by none other than Joe Rogan himself.
“I think I’m doing it,” Trump told Full Send. “Yeah, I am.”
Not surprisingly, the bookies over at BetOnline.ag released a multitude of odds, specials, and prop bets relating to their current campaigns. Trump appears to be the frontrunner — but it doesn’t look like he’ll be fact-checked, accord to the current lines (though he may light up a doobie, Elon Musk style).
Will Donald Trump be a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience before Election Day? Yes -600 No +350 (NOTE: Odds imply an 86% probability that Trump will appear)
Will Kamala Harris be a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience before Election Day? Yes -165 No +125 (NOTE: Odds imply a 62% probability that Harris will appear)
Which fighter will Trump mention first? Sean Strickland +200 Colby Covington +250 Khabib Nurmagomedov +300 Jorge Masvidal +400 Conor McGregor +600 Donald Cerrone +1000 Jon Jones +1200
How many times will “Dana” be said by Trump? Over/Under 4.5
Who will be mentioned first? Dana White -140 Elon Musk +100
What will be said first? UFC +155 Elon/Musk -220
What will happen first? Rogan asks Trump how much he weighs +300 Rogan asks Trump how tall he is -500
What will happen first? Trump drinks alcohol +150 Trump smokes marijuana -200
Will Donald Trump drink alcohol? Yes 200/1
Will Donald Trump smoke marijuana? Yes 150/1
What will be said first? Mushrooms +325 Psychedelics +245 Marijuana -150
What will be said first? Space exploration +350 UFOs/UAPs +225 Artificial intelligence/AI -150
What will be said first? Gun(s) +170 Border(s) -250
How many times will border(s) be said? Over/Under 6.5
How many times will gun(s) be said? Over/Under 7.5
How many times will economy be said? Over/Under 4.5
Will Joe Rogan be fact-checked by producer? Yes +170 No -250
Will Donald Trump be fact-checked by producer? Yes -200 No +150
How long will Trump-Rogan podcast last? Over/Under 3 hours
I’ll take the over!
“I had my headphones on and I said ‘Hey, how’re you doing man? Nice meeting you.’ Shook his hand and got a video of it,” Rogan said after meeting Trump at UFC 264. “It’s kinda hilarious. He’s like ‘Oh you do a tremendous job, amazing job, good job.’ I should have got a selfie with him. What are you going to do? It was weird. It was very weird. When he walked in though, I’m telling you man they cheered the f—k out of him.”
A podcast appearance would certainly go a long way in mending fences.
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