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Tristan Hamm didn’t allow Not Logan Paul to get on track at Misfits Boxing 12 on Saturday afternoon. Hamm overwhelmed Not Logan Paul, who is known as Rodney Petersen, in the opening seconds to secure a first-round knockout at the event at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. After the opening bell, Hamm almost knocked out Not Logan Paul on his feet, knocking out his mouthpiece and causing a minor delay for it to be put back in. Once the mouthpiece was secured, Hamm put Not Logan Paul out to secure the victory. It was Hamm’s pro debut at…
Amanda Nunes joined American Top Team to climb the bantamweight rankings and claim UFC gold, and now it’s time for the ATT talent Mayra Bueno Silva to chase that dream. Silva faces off against Raquel Pennington for the 135-pound championship in Saturday’s UFC 297 co-main event in Toronto, chasing a belt that was left vacant following Nunes’ retirement in 2023. Nunes had already parted ways with ATT in the final years of her MMA career and started her own team in Florida, so for ATT coach Marcos “Parrumpinha” DaMatta, it feels good to compete for a familiar championship one more…
The heat between Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis has turned up several notches since their UFC 297 main-event bout was announced, but according to the middleweight champion’s head coach, all of the drama may have helped Strickland level up. Strickland and du Plessis battle for the UFC’s 185-pound title in Toronto on Jan. 20 at UFC 297, the promotion’s first pay-per-view event of 2024. The duo have had a war of words that some believe have crossed the line, which also led to a fight in the crowd between Strickland and du Plessis at UFC 296. Eric Nicksick, Strickland’s…
Arnold Allen is more than willing to take the fights few other featherweights want. That’s evident once again at UFC 297, as Allen takes on undefeated contender Movsar Evloev in this Saturday’s pay-per-view opener. It’s not a matchup many other 145-pounders in the UFC would be thrilled to accept, especially one as highly ranked as Allen, however the 29-year-old Englishman is happy to give Evloev his chance to fight up the ladder. “Absolutely, I’d be hiding in a hole if I wasn’t cool with it,” Allen said on The MMA Hour. “I just fought Max Holloway — he’s a scary…
Sean Strickland rarely finds a line he won’t cross when trash talking opponents, but after Dricus du Plessis brought up his traumatic childhood in the lead-up to their fight, Strickland actually threatened to stab the middleweight contender ahead of UFC 297. Despite getting into a brawl in the crowd at UFC 296, the fighters have largely settled whatever beef there was between them, with du Plessis conceding that he wouldn’t use Strickland’s past as cannon fodder to attack him again. Of course, Strickland has taken heat for accusing du Plessis that he went too far with those comments when nothing…
MMA Fighting has a live stream watch party for Saturday’s UFC 297 event, which takes place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada, which will kick off the promotion’s 2024 pay-per-view slate and serve as the UFC’s first event in Toronto in over four years. In the main event, Sean Strickland will defend his middleweight title for the first time against No. 1 contender Dricus du Plessis. Join MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, Conner Burks, and other special guests to watch along with UFC 297 as the main card happens. In the co-main event, a new women’s bantamweight champion will be crowned…
The UFC is back in Toronto! On Saturday, Sean Strickland defends his middleweight title against Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 297 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. This is Strickland’s first title defense since taking the belt from Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 and the two men enter with a healthy amount of bad blood, stemming from a heated press conference in December. How will each man approach this fight, and how do they take home the win? Let’s take a look. Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images Paths to Victory for Sean Strickland at UFC 297…
The UFC 297 start time and TV schedule for the Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis event at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Saturday night is below. The fight card is broken into three different parts and airs on multiple mediums. This post helps explain which fights are airing where and at which times. The event kicks off with a three-fight early preliminary card at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass, headlined by a welterweight bout between Yohan Lainesse and Sam Patterson. Can Sean Strickland Make First Title Defense? Watch Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis…
Sean Strickland-mania has hit Toronto. The UFC middleweight champion looks to carry the momentum from a raucous 2023 campaign that turned the MMA world on its head when he faces Dricus du Plessis in Saturday’s UFC 297 main event. When 2022 came to a close, Strickland was on a two-fight losing streak; now he enters January seeking his first title defense. How quickly things can change. Du Plessis will undoubtedly be thinking the same thing on fight night as he brings his unblemished UFC record to Scotiabank Arena. The South African also hopes to become the first UFC champion in…
MMA Fighting has Misfits Boxing 12 results for the Ed Matthews vs. TBA event Saturday afternoon from the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. In the main event, Ed Matthews will square off against an opponent that will be announced during the telecast. Matthews defeated Swarmz via first-round knockout in his last outing on the KSI vs. Fury undercard this past October. Misfits middleweight champion AJ Bunker will defend her title against Elle Brooke in the co-main event. Brooke defeated Bunker via points in the first contest between the two fighters on July 2022. Check out the complete MIsfits Boxing…