Since losing to Israel Adesanya in 2018, Wilkinson has gone on a streak of five straight wins. Aussie boxer Callum Peters was one half of the Paris Olympics’ best fight. It saw him come face-to-face with one of boxing’s greatest ever fighters – not that he realised it. Well, plenty of good marketing, with the two fighters bringing out the usual animosity and quotable moments, along with those ever so short clips of Tyson throwing punches. Just 30 years old, the spark had gone and he lost three of his last four fights — horribly outclassed by Lennox Lewis in Tyson’s last title fight in 2002 before quitting on his stool against Kevin McBride in 2005.
Why does Islam not have a nickname?
Islam (in an interview): Everybody have a nickname. Someone have to be without nickname.
We haven’t run a poll, but we’d be confident the reason the vast majority of people tuned in was to see if somehow, someway, Tyson could recapture just a sliver of that old magic and send Paul back to YouTube. For those of us that are old enough to remember his prime, Mike Tyson was the scariest boxer that’s ever lived. After his move to New Zealand in 2019, Jousset gradually worked his way up the ranks with a string of impressive outings on regional cards both in Australia and New Zealand. The event is just the third the UFC has held in France, who finally eased their hardline stance against MMA. In 2016, the French Government refused to recognise it as a sport, enforcing a ban that was lifted four years later.
Solano (24-19) is on a thirteen-fight losing streak, with eight straight losses via points decisions. A multi-time National Champion, Strand (11-1) has three wins via knockout. Residing in Liverpool, the 27-year-old looks to bounce back after failing to capture British and Commonwealth super bantamweight gold in his last outing. A four-time National Champion, Cain (12-1) is 2-0 in 2024, winning the British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles in July against Ashley Lane. That leaves us with Aldo and the winner of this Sunday's main event, either Pettis or Holloway.
- His next fight against Rolando Romero will be the last one under his deal with Mayweather.
- "Tank" would change weights again to face Leo Santa Cruz in October 2020, beating him for the WBA (Super) super-featherweight title.
- Sadly, today, YouTube stars, UFC fighters trying to box, even NRL players in Australia, draw as much attention as the sport’s best pure fighters.
- The win is Volkanovski’s 21st straight and is his third successive title defence having beaten every featherweight challenger in recent years, it's also his first stoppage victory since 2018.
- That McGregor had to give up his featherweight belt was a shame, but you can't expect two divisions to be held ransom to the whims of an Irishman who, for all we know, could move to welterweight should he feel so inclined.
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Nick Ball is ready for jake paul boxing a homecoming fight to remember when the Liverpool-born fighter defends the WBA featherweight title against Ronny Rios on October 5. The 12-round bout, plus undercard action, will air on ESPN+ in the U.S. In just a short period of time, Gervonta Davis has already headlined numerous boxing events.
The winner will have an opportunity to truly end the reign of Aldo, and perhaps goad McGregor into yet another superfight. His 11-fight UFC win streak is the second longest active win streak in the the promotion behind only welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and his 15-fight streak. The win is Volkanovski’s 21st straight and is his third successive title defence having beaten every featherweight challenger in recent years, it's also his first stoppage victory since 2018.
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He was stripped of the belt before the Mayweather-McGregor fight after not making weight. Pacheco's record is currently 18-4 with a five fight streak of wins. Flores (31-5-2) has only competed for local gold in his career. The Nicaraguan fighter hasn't won consecutive contests since 2019 and is 2-2 in his last four fights. Ball (20-0-1) has gone on quite the three-fight streak over the last year.
Round 15 Winner: muttley45
After fighting overseas for over 5 years, George returns to an expected sell out crowd with over 60,000 Australia's cheering on the local, in defending his 4 Lightweight titles. A two-time gold medalist at the amateur level, including a medal in the Commonwealth Games, McGivern (9-0) has three wins via knockout. In August 2017, Davis beat Francisco Fonseca via knockout on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor. Before that bout, Davis beat Jose Pedraza in January 2017 to win the IBF super-featherweight title.
He immediately made his mark with a first-round submission win in Sydney at UFC 293, backing that up swiftly with a one-sided decision win over gritty Korean Song Kenan in December. His high activity rate was then spoiled by an injury withdrawal, with Jared Gooden unable to make their May appointment in Missouri. His TKO victory to capture the HEX Welterweight title in Melbourne win 2023 was the final stamp he needed to secure his passport to the UFC, and he's kept that momentum on the upward trajectory. "Being on the main card as well for my first fight here in France for me, it's a huge deal. I'm looking forward to introducing myself to the French people in the best way possible." It will be a full circle moment for French-born, New Zealand-based welterweight Kevin Jousset this weekend, when he returns to the UFC stage in Paris. "El Polaco" looks for his first win of 2024 after losing in April.
Ngannou has won all six of his fights in the UFC by stoppage, but Miocic has a five-fight streak of his own — including a run of four first round finishes against Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum, Overeem and Junior dos Santos. Lainesia Toutai became the first Mildura boxer in decades to achieve a 10-fight streak when she won the title in Western Australia. In his last fight in December 2021, Davis beat Isaac Cruz via unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Regular) lightweight title. His next fight against Rolando Romero will be the last one under his deal with Mayweather. "Tank" would change weights again to face Leo Santa Cruz in October 2020, beating him for the WBA (Super) super-featherweight title. He then focused on the WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title, taking down Mario Barrios in June 2021.
DISH OF THE DAY
Since losing to Israel Adesanya in 2018, Wilkinson has gone on a streak of five straight wins. Aussie boxer Callum Peters was one half of the Paris Olympics’ best fight. It saw him come face-to-face with one of boxing’s greatest ever fighters – not that he realised it. Well, plenty of good marketing, with the two fighters bringing out the usual animosity and quotable moments, along with those ever so short clips of Tyson throwing punches. Just 30 years old, the spark had gone and he lost three of his last four fights — horribly outclassed by Lennox Lewis in Tyson’s last title fight in 2002 before quitting on his stool against Kevin McBride in 2005.
Why does Islam not have a nickname?
Islam (in an interview): Everybody have a nickname. Someone have to be without nickname.
We haven’t run a poll, but we’d be confident the reason the vast majority of people tuned in was to see if somehow, someway, Tyson could recapture just a sliver of that old magic and send Paul back to YouTube. For those of us that are old enough to remember his prime, Mike Tyson was the scariest boxer that’s ever lived. After his move to New Zealand in 2019, Jousset gradually worked his way up the ranks with a string of impressive outings on regional cards both in Australia and New Zealand. The event is just the third the UFC has held in France, who finally eased their hardline stance against MMA. In 2016, the French Government refused to recognise it as a sport, enforcing a ban that was lifted four years later.
Solano (24-19) is on a thirteen-fight losing streak, with eight straight losses via points decisions. A multi-time National Champion, Strand (11-1) has three wins via knockout. Residing in Liverpool, the 27-year-old looks to bounce back after failing to capture British and Commonwealth super bantamweight gold in his last outing. A four-time National Champion, Cain (12-1) is 2-0 in 2024, winning the British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles in July against Ashley Lane. That leaves us with Aldo and the winner of this Sunday’s main event, either Pettis or Holloway.
- His next fight against Rolando Romero will be the last one under his deal with Mayweather.
- “Tank” would change weights again to face Leo Santa Cruz in October 2020, beating him for the WBA (Super) super-featherweight title.
- Sadly, today, YouTube stars, UFC fighters trying to box, even NRL players in Australia, draw as much attention as the sport’s best pure fighters.
- The win is Volkanovski’s 21st straight and is his third successive title defence having beaten every featherweight challenger in recent years, it’s also his first stoppage victory since 2018.
- That McGregor had to give up his featherweight belt was a shame, but you can’t expect two divisions to be held ransom to the whims of an Irishman who, for all we know, could move to welterweight should he feel so inclined.
news The General MMA & Combat Sports Discussion Thread
Nick Ball is ready for jake paul boxing a homecoming fight to remember when the Liverpool-born fighter defends the WBA featherweight title against Ronny Rios on October 5. The 12-round bout, plus undercard action, will air on ESPN+ in the U.S. In just a short period of time, Gervonta Davis has already headlined numerous boxing events.
The winner will have an opportunity to truly end the reign of Aldo, and perhaps goad McGregor into yet another superfight. His 11-fight UFC win streak is the second longest active win streak in the the promotion behind only welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and his 15-fight streak. The win is Volkanovski’s 21st straight and is his third successive title defence having beaten every featherweight challenger in recent years, it’s also his first stoppage victory since 2018.
State of Origin Game 2 betting tips…
He was stripped of the belt before the Mayweather-McGregor fight after not making weight. Pacheco’s record is currently 18-4 with a five fight streak of wins. Flores (31-5-2) has only competed for local gold in his career. The Nicaraguan fighter hasn’t won consecutive contests since 2019 and is 2-2 in his last four fights. Ball (20-0-1) has gone on quite the three-fight streak over the last year.
Round 15 Winner: muttley45
After fighting overseas for over 5 years, George returns to an expected sell out crowd with over 60,000 Australia’s cheering on the local, in defending his 4 Lightweight titles. A two-time gold medalist at the amateur level, including a medal in the Commonwealth Games, McGivern (9-0) has three wins via knockout. In August 2017, Davis beat Francisco Fonseca via knockout on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor. Before that bout, Davis beat Jose Pedraza in January 2017 to win the IBF super-featherweight title.
He immediately made his mark with a first-round submission win in Sydney at UFC 293, backing that up swiftly with a one-sided decision win over gritty Korean Song Kenan in December. His high activity rate was then spoiled by an injury withdrawal, with Jared Gooden unable to make their May appointment in Missouri. His TKO victory to capture the HEX Welterweight title in Melbourne win 2023 was the final stamp he needed to secure his passport to the UFC, and he’s kept that momentum on the upward trajectory. “Being on the main card as well for my first fight here in France for me, it’s a huge deal. I’m looking forward to introducing myself to the French people in the best way possible.” It will be a full circle moment for French-born, New Zealand-based welterweight Kevin Jousset this weekend, when he returns to the UFC stage in Paris. “El Polaco” looks for his first win of 2024 after losing in April.
Ngannou has won all six of his fights in the UFC by stoppage, but Miocic has a five-fight streak of his own — including a run of four first round finishes against Andrei Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum, Overeem and Junior dos Santos. Lainesia Toutai became the first Mildura boxer in decades to achieve a 10-fight streak when she won the title in Western Australia. In his last fight in December 2021, Davis beat Isaac Cruz via unanimous decision to retain the WBA (Regular) lightweight title. His next fight against Rolando Romero will be the last one under his deal with Mayweather. “Tank” would change weights again to face Leo Santa Cruz in October 2020, beating him for the WBA (Super) super-featherweight title. He then focused on the WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title, taking down Mario Barrios in June 2021.