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Jake Paul wanted to beat a professional boxer, and now he’s done it. On Friday night at the Caribe Royal Hotel in Orlando, Fla., Paul faced off with professional boxer Andre August and turned in possibly the best performance of his entire career, knocking out August with a devastating uppercut at 2:32 of the very first round. Unlike most of Paul’s opponents during his nine-fight professional boxing career, August was an actual professional boxer, sporting a 10-1 record heading into Friday night. And yet, August ended up faring worse than all of Paul’s previous opponents, looking tepid and unsure from…
Watch Jake Paul vs. Andre August full fight video highlights from their eight-round cruiserweight contest, courtesy of multiple outlets. Paul vs. August took place Dec. 15 at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Fla. Jake Paul (9-1) and Andre August (10-2) competed in the main event. The Catch more video highlights below. For more on Paul vs. August, check out our live blog from MMA Fighting. Pre-fight: Things are about to start to get rolling. Ring announcer in the ring with the ring card girls as it appears introductions are set to go down. The DJ is crushing it with a mix…
Yoenis Tellez just put himself on the map. On Friday night, Tellez faced Livan Navarro in a WBA Continental Latin America Super Welterweight contest, and the 23-year-old Cuban delivered one of the best knockouts of the year on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Andre August at the Caribe Royal Hotel in Orlando, Fla. After a competitive start to the bout, Tellez took control of the action in the third round when he dropped Navarro with a series of nasty right hooks, and then he nearly did so again before the bell ended the round. From that point on, Tellez…
The UFC’s first quarter schedule for 2024 is shaping up with the addition of several new dates and locations for upcoming fight cards. During a “seasonal” press conference on Friday before the UFC 296 ceremonial weigh-ins, the promotion ran a video package announcing next year’s slate of events, including the pivotal UFC 300 event. Among the dates and locations confirmed for 2024: UFC Vegas 84: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2, set for Jan. 13 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis, set for Jan. 20 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto UFC Vegas 85: Dolidze vs. Imavov,…
Things got heated between welterweight champ Leon Edwards and Colby Covington at Thursday’s press conference for UFC 296. While Covington may have crossed the line, Edwards reacted violently and a melee nearly unfolded. With how fight week has gone, has the perception changed in regards to how this fight will play out? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Alexander K. Lee, and Jed Meshew preview the UFC’s stacked final pay-per-view of the year, what the fallout of the Edwards vs. Covington could be depending on who wins, and what happens with Covington if he comes up short for the third time battling…
Brandon Royval knew after spending five minutes in the cage with Alexandre Pantoja that he was about to add another win to his UFC résumé. Back in August 2021, after a few crazy scrambles and exchanges, Royval saw a look in Pantoja’s eye that told him the Brazilian flyweight was already sucking wind and running low on gas before the second round had even started. As he stared across the cage at his opponent, Royval felt an overwhelming sense of victory — and that lasted until Pantoja latched onto a rear-naked choke less than two minutes later, ending their first…
Ian Machado Garry says he’s recovering from pneumonia and will return to the octagon as soon as he’s able. For now, the polarizing Irish welterweight told TNT Sports he “can barely breathe” as he grapples with the respiratory illness, which scratched him from Saturday’s pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena. Garry called into TNT Sports’ pre-fight show for UFC 296 and gave an update on his health. He was scheduled to face ex-training partner Vicente Luque in the PPV opener before his withdrawal. He could be heard coughing during the interview as he answered questions. “It’s upsetting, it’s irritating, it’s annoying,”…
Leon Edwards and Colby Covington are just a day away from settling the score. The UFC 296 headliners successfully made weight at Friday’s official weigh-ins, with the champion Edwards coming in at 170 pounds and Covington at 169.5 pounds. This marks Edwards’ second title defense after winning a rematch against Kamaru Usman this past March, while Covington chases undisputed champion status for a third time after previously losing to Usman twice. Saturday’s co-main event also features a champion in action as Alexandre Pantoja defends his recently won flyweight title against Brandon Royval. Pantoja successfully weighed in at 125 pounds, with…
Paddy Pimblett predicts that Colby Covington will pay for his remark about Leon Edwards’ late father at the UFC 296 press conference. Pimblett, who will face Tony Ferguson at Saturday’s stacked pay-per-view card in Las Vegas, was asked by Chris Weidman about Covington’s shot at Edwards at the press conference, and if it’s possible to cross the line in fight promotion. “That was way too far, I wanted to jump up and punch him in the back of the head,” Pimblett said on the UFC’s weigh-in show. “I wanted to hit him. That was way too far. You can’t say…
Jake Paul isn’t surprised Dana White reacted the way he did to the PFL absorbing Bellator this past month, but Paul believes his longtime naysayer is worried about the growth of the league. Paul faces Andre August in a boxing match Friday night in Orlando, Fla., on the Most Valuable Prospects card. Following Thursday’s ceremonial weigh-ins, Paul was asked about White describing the PFL’s acquisition of Bellator as “one s***** organization that sells no tickets and nobody watches buys another s***** organization that sells no tickets and nobody watches.” “It’s a massive deal,” Paul told MMA Fighting. “Of course Dana…