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  • PFL Announces Van Steenis vs. Eblen 2 For July 18

    PFL Announces Van Steenis vs. Eblen 2 For July 18

    Professional Fighters League (PFL) has announced a big time matchup today after teasing a huge bout. Johnny Eblen took to his social media to say that he’s signed a contract and it would be revealed soon.

    This prompted PFL CEO John Martin to say the announcement was coming later today. Well, it did. Moments ago, PFL has announced that PFL Middleweight World Champion Costello Van Steenis and Johnny Eblen will battle in a rematch on July 18th in Austin, Texas.

    https://x.com/pflmma/status/2052071317885550837?s=46

    The first bout between the two happened at PFL South Africa last summer. During the bout, Eblen was controlling the fight and on his way to a victory when Van Steenis secured a rear-naked choke at the end of the fifth and final round, capturing the championship and handing Eblen the first loss of his professional career.

    Eblen has been vocal about getting that loss back, and now, he has the chance. The PFL Austin main card will air live on ESPN2 in the U.S. beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The preliminary portion will start at 5 p.m. ET and can be seen on the ESPN app. Tickets for the event are available now through pre-sale by clicking here. Additional bouts will be announced shortly.

  • Logan Paul Reveals His Workout Routine Following WWE RAW Appearance

    Logan Paul Reveals His Workout Routine Following WWE RAW Appearance

    You can say a lot of bad things about Logan Paul, but you cannot deny the fact that he is in tip-top shape. Currently one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Logan Paul made an appearance on WWE RAW this past Monday, and fan took notice of something.

    Logan Paul is jacked. Having Austin Theory and Bron Breakker by his side sure doesn’t hurt, as they’d be the perfect motivation for an insane physique. But, one fan took notice and posted in X, saying they needed to know Logan’s workout routine.

    Logan responded with a simple, but apparently effective way to look like him, and it all includes just body weight. Logan Paul sited 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups and of course, a PRIME protein shake.

    https://x.com/loganpaul/status/2052055000352747822?s=46

    While of course Logan is plugging his own brand, protein, push-ups, sit-ups. That’s the way to go!

  • Sean Strickland Calls Josh Hokit’s Personas Fake And Fabricated

    Sean Strickland Calls Josh Hokit’s Personas Fake And Fabricated

    Sean Strickland is a big personality in the UFC. But, he’s not a fan of another new personality in Josh Hokit. Despite liking him as a person, Sean thinks Josh’s shtick is fake.

    Sean Strickland is set to challenge Khamzat Chimaev for the UFC Middleweight Championship this Saturday at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey. Ahead of the bout, Strickland has been doing the media rounds and there is where he revealed that he feels Josh Hokit’s personas are fake and fabricated. When asked about Josh, Sean said;

    ”You know, again, I respect him for doing it, but it’s like, for me it’s too much. It’s like, it’s such a  fabricated like, you know, it’s like, it’s so fake and fabricated I just, I’ll see a clip and I’ll just shut it off right away. And it’s not that, I like Josh, I’ve trained with him, I’ve met him personally, like, he’s actually a really nice guy. But like, to go and interviewing people on the street, it’s like, you’re just like, you know, you’re like an old influencer, dude. You’re like fucking what, mid 30’s? And you’re trying to be a fucking influencer? Like, stop, dude. Like, just shut the fuck up, be yourself, go train. Or don’t, man, I guess what you’re doing is working, you’re on the white house card.”

    ”Yeah, it’s like dude, you’re like in like, how old is he? Mid 30’s? Hey, how olds Josh? But, let’s say mid 30’s, dude, and you’re walking around like you’re fucking 18 years old trying to get a YouTube star. What’re you doing, dude?”

    https://x.com/UFConParamount/status/2051781292363006384/video/1?s=46

    UFC 328 is live this weekend, Saturday, May 9 on Paramount+.

  • WATCH: Reporter Asks Khamzat Chimaev About Dagestan, Despite Him Never Being There

    WATCH: Reporter Asks Khamzat Chimaev About Dagestan, Despite Him Never Being There

    Well, that got awkward real quick. Khamzat Chimaev is not from Dagestan and has never been there. Despite the similarities between the beard-no-mustache combo, not everyone is from Dagestan.

    Khamzat Chimaev is headlining UFC 3028 this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey as he puts his Middleweight Championship on the line against Sean Strickland in the main event. This week, Khamzat is doing media rounds for the show, and that’s when a very awkward encounter took place.

    Khamzat Chimaev was asked what’s the secret behind training in Dagestan. But, here’s the catch, he’s never even been there. Chimaev responded with ”I don’t know, ask Islam. I’m not from Dagestan. I’m from Chechnya.” The reported followed up with “You’ve never trained there?” To which Khamzat replied “No.” Before awkwardly looking down.

    https://x.com/MMAFullMount/status/2052018020285870155/video/1?s=46

    This moment immediate had fans in a stir online. Hopefully next time The reporter can do is due-diligence.

    Khamzat Chimaev will be live this Saturday headlining UFC 328. While on his media run, he noted he wants to taste Sean’s “meat”. You can read about that here. 

  • Golden Belt Revealed For Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua Fight

    Golden Belt Revealed For Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua Fight

    The highly anticipated matchup between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed on to finally fight each other, with the rumored date being in November for the fight. Now, the fight has some interesting stakes added onto it.

    While no official world title is on the line, Ring Magazine have revealed the long-time rivals will be competing to win the ‘Fight of Britain’ championship, which they tout is fully 100% gold.

    https://x.com/ringmagazine/status/2051714423174103102?s=46

    The custom championship was commissioned by Saudi Arabian boxing chief Turki Alalshikh and will be presented to the winner of the fight. As of now, no official date or location has been announced for this bout. But, it does have a title attached to it, now.

     

  • Alex Pereira Throws Out First Pitch For Yankees Game

    Alex Pereira Throws Out First Pitch For Yankees Game

    He can fight, and he can pitch. Chama. Alex Pereira is on a roll recently and apparently he’s a solid baseball pitcher, too.

    UFC 328 is this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey and to promote the event, Alex Pereira (who is not on the 328 card) took the small trek over the New York yesterday to throw out the first pitch at the Yankee’s game. And he did a pretty good job at doing so, considering some celebrities have pitched some very terrible balls.

    The Yankees did win, so, it looks like Pereira ringing in the game was good luck. While Alex isn’t on the UFC 328 card this weekend, he is fighting at The White House June 14 for UFC Freedom 250 when he moves up to Heavyweight to battle Ciryl Gane for the interim-Heavyweight Championship.

  • Paul Heyman Reveals What We Can Expect From Bron Breakker At Backlash

    Paul Heyman Reveals What We Can Expect From Bron Breakker At Backlash

    This Saturday, May 9, WWE Backlash will be live from Tampa, Florida. The first hour of the event will kick off on ESPN 2, and one of the matches that’ll air on the channel is Bron Breakker versus Seth Rollins.

    This heated rivalry goes back months, ever since Seth Rollins disbanded from The Vision. Now, Bron and Seth will finally clash. Today, the Vision’s wise-man, Paul Heyman, was on ESPN’s ‘Get Up’ show, where he revealed what we can expect to see this Saturday night.

    “You expect to see the unexpected because in WWE, surprises are the norm. What can you expect to see from Bron Breakker and Seth Rollins? You can see Bron Breakker be the most physical athlete inside the ring in WWE since the retirement of Brock Lesnar.”

    https://x.com/getupespn/status/2052012888613613958?s=46

    Bron Breakker and Seth Rollins were seemingly supposed to clash at WrestleMania 42 before Bron’s untimely injury. But, he’s back and Backlash is where it all goes down.

  • Khamzat Chimaev Reveals He Asked For Sean Strickland Fight, Said “Let Me Try His Meat”

    Khamzat Chimaev Reveals He Asked For Sean Strickland Fight, Said “Let Me Try His Meat”

    Khamzat Chimaev is not scared of anyone. In fact, he’s the one people should be afraid of. The UFC Middleweight Champion is set to defend his title against Sean Strickland at UFC 328 this Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.

    This championship bout is headlining the card, with a Flyweight Championship fight scheduled for the co-main event between Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira. This week, every fighter on the card is doing their media runs, including Khamzat, who revealed some interesting information. Khamzat told the press that he was the one who actually asked for this fight.

    “After his fight, he’s talking that shit about me. Just called Hunter [Campbell], give me this guy. Let me try his meat.”

    https://x.com/ChampRDS/status/2051838168178057635/video/1?s=46

    Khamzat and Sean have trained together in the past, but,  things between the two have really turned sour. Dana White even went on record to say they’ll need to beef up security for this fight week. It’s going to get chaotic.

  • HOOK vs. Joey Janela Set For GCW Race Against Time

    HOOK vs. Joey Janela Set For GCW Race Against Time

    AEW star HOOK was previously announced for Game Changer Wrestling’s Race Against Time event in Cincinnati, Ohio for June 19th. At the time of that announcement, there was no opponent named. Now, there is.

    Late last night, GCW took to social media to announce that Joey Janela will be the opponent for HOOK on that show. This will be a first time ever matchup, and HOOK’s debut in GCW.

    https://x.com/gcwrestling_/status/2051859689298710888?s=46

    This past Saturday, HOOK lost to Kevin Knight in a TNT Championship Match on AEW Collision. That same night, Joey Janela lost to Vipress at GCW’s event in the 2300 Arena.

  • Mason Rook Sends A Message To WWE NXT

    Mason Rook Sends A Message To WWE NXT

    If you didn’t know, now you know. Mason Rook has officially arrived in WWE NXT. Last night, the former Will Kroos made an appearance on NXT for the second week in a row, where he laid out WWE NXT Champion, Tony D’Angelo.

    Last week, Rook showed up and hit a Moonsault on Tony, but left it at that. This week, after laying the champ out again, he revealed that his name is Mason Rook. Following the attack on Tony D’Angelo, WWE shared footage on their social media of Mason Rook making a statement after his actions.

    https://x.com/wwenxt/status/2051847217791877179?s=46

    Mason isn’t the only one going after Tony. Tavion Heights, Kam Hendrix and Naraku (Formerly EVIL) all have their sights set on NXT gold.