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Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry post-fight press conference video
Watch the Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry post-fight press conference video following the action at Paul vs. Perry on Saturday night at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
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The combat sports world reacts to Jake Paul knocking out Mike Perry and then calling out Alex Pereira.
Mike Perry launches new hybrid rules fight promotion Dirty Boxing Championship
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Tom Aspinall soaking knuckles in petrol every day for UFC 304: ‘Hardest knuckles in the UFC’
Tom Aspinall is leaving no stone unturned ahead of his interim heavyweight title defense against Curtis Blaydes on July 27 at UFC 304. For a native Englishman like Aspinall, that includes taking things back to his roots.
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Tracy Cortez resorted to desperate measures to make weight for her UFC Denver headliner against Rose Namajunas.
2024 Mid-Year Awards: Debating the biggest winners and losers so far this year
The MMA Fighting crew look back at the first half of an eventful 2024, featuring some crazy KOs and subs, a classic scrap or two, a familiar face leading the Fighter of the Year race, and more.
Michael Page: Ian Machado Garry gets killed by Leon Edwards, Shavkat Rakhmonov
Michael Page may have fallen short against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 303, but that doesn’t mean he came away impressed by what he saw from the cocksure Irishman.