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1+ hour, 13+ min ago (579+ words) Nov 30, 2025 | 12:19 AM EST Bo Nickal walked out of UFC 322 with the kind of win that shifts momentum overnight: a stunning head-kick knockout, a declaration that he was very much back. But before the normal "what's next?" loop could even begin, something absolutely unexpected fell into his lap. Not another middleweight contender. Not an MMA rematch. Something bigger, wilder, and older than his entire UFC career. Real American Freestyle announced the matchup, which immediately felt surreal: Bo Nickal vs. Yoel Romero. No buildup. No warning. Just a tweet pitting him against one of the most feared and violently gifted wrestlers in the sport's history. How did Nickal respond? A single wide-eyed emoji was the most honest reaction anyone could have given. For Bo Nickal, the timing couldn't be more bizarre. He's coming off one of his best MMA performances, riding a…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (301+ words) Nov 30, 2025 | 12:14 AM EST Pereira's momentum picked up even more after a new clip exploded online. The footage shows the middleweight champion dropping a man with a sharp left shovel hook, his long reach cracking through like a whip. Allegedly, Pereira appears to have been challenged to a hard spar by the man while training at Fusion X-Cel in Florida, and that's where things reportedly escalated. Pereira's momentum picked up even more after a new clip exploded online, instantly becoming the latest talking point in MMA circles. The footage shows the middleweight champion dropping the man with a sharp left shovel hook, his long reach cracking through like a whip. Whether he was a training partner or someone who stepped in hoping to test Pereira is still unclear, and fans are already arguing about intent and intensity. The internet has gone…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (232+ words) Why is he banned from most places? He's" he counts cards. He's an advantage blackjack player; this has been an ongoing piece of knowledge. This is, like, not" Google it right now. Is Dana White banned from a casino? Let's do it. Matter of fact, there's a video he posted of him being banned at a casino." Mace added on the Vlad TV interview. It might actually be true that Dana White got banned after racking up some huge wins through gambling, but it's also true that he has lost a lot over the years, some say $30 million. And what does White have to say about this claim? This story is pure clickbait bulls't," Dana White told The Hollywood Reporter. Everything about this story is completely untrue. But of course media doesn't care about facts; they care about clicks. This…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (777+ words) Michael Chandler called out Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs following his win Michael Chandler returned to the wrestling mats on Saturday night in the RAF 3 main event and turned back the clock with a near shutout performance over fellow UFC veteran Chad Mendes. While Mendes was the more accomplished wrestler during his collegiate career, Chandler thwarted him with size, power and speed during the three-period match. An early mistake from Mendes cost him when he had Chandler tied up and attempted to go for a roll but he slipped off. A split second later, Chandler reversed with a roll of his own to score two points and along with another point for passivity against Mendes, he went up 3-0 after the first period. From there, Chandler and Mendes continued to battle for position with the match being paused a couple of…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago (239+ words) Nov 30, 2025 | 12:03 AM EST "Why is he banned from most places? He's" he counts cards. He's an advantage blackjack player; this has been an ongoing piece of knowledge. This is, like, not" Google it right now. Is Dana White banned from a casino? Let's do it. Matter of fact, there's a video he posted of him being banned at a casino." Mace added on the Vlad TV interview. It might actually be true that Dana White got banned after racking up some huge wins through gambling, but it's also true that he has lost a lot over the years, some say $30 million. And what does White have to say about this claim? "This story is pure clickbait bulls't," Dana White told The Hollywood Reporter. "Everything about this story is completely untrue. But of course media doesn't care about facts; they care…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (498+ words) Home " "Scumbag!: Calls for hefty Eben Etzebeth ban over eye gouge South Africans " included a former Springbok " have condemned Eben Etzebeths eye gouge attack on a Welsh player" Rugby fans " including countless South Africans " are calling for Springbok Eben Etzebeth to face the highest penalty after his eye gouge attack on a Welsh player. Some even believe the show of brutality should mark the end of a career for the highest-capped player, who currently has 139 test caps. The red-card attack overshadowed the Springboks 73-0 victory against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. It comes several months after fellow Springbok Makazole Mapimpi was issued a three-match suspension after a similar incident against a Cardiff Rugby player. With just seconds until the final whistle blew, Springbok Eben Etzebeth was sent off the field after being red-carded for eye gouging Wales flank Alex…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (493+ words) UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira has been slammed after knocking out a sparring partner in the gym." Pereira is considered one of the leading knockout artists in the division. Alex has secured five stoppages out of his last six fights, including a KO in his last fight against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 to regain his light heavyweight title. And yet, when it comes to sparring there is a perception that fighters do not go all out in order to work on a particular skill, as well as to protect the safety of those in sparring. Sean Strickland has previously been criticized for going too hard on sparring partners, namely non-MMA fighters, when he took on influencer Sneako. Now, Pereira is under fire. The following clip shows him connecting a powerful shot to the body, as his opponent lowers his…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago (551+ words) Nov 29, 2025 | 11:48 PM EST Islam Makhachev's move to welterweight was intended to make Dana White's life easier'new champion, new matches, and a hungry division. Instead, as soon as the Dagestani grabbed the belt, things turned messy. Three contenders scored brutal finishes, a past champion quietly requested another shot, and an unbeaten star waited for his call. The noise should have provided clarity, but it instead created gridlock. In the midst of it all, the UFC is looking for a champion it can't quite place'gunning for Kamaru Usman while a wave of rising welterweights keeps crashing the conversation. That's the tension Paul Felder pointed out, because in his eyes, the division may already have the solution Dana White is pretending not to see. Felder did not bother mincing words on the Fight CAT YouTube channel. "Ian Garry just beat Belal; Morales beat…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago (426+ words) Nov 29, 2025 | 11:11 PM EST Ilia Topuria is no stranger to big moments, but this one did not occur in a cage or on a poster. It arrived silently overnight, while the lightweight champion was not training or promoting. Fans awoke to a surprising shift in popularity, which lit up social media. Makhachev supporters were perplexed, Topuria supporters were ecstatic, and everyone else was left wondering how things had changed so quickly. After all, the lightweight champion is now pulling numbers that belong to global stars, not niche fighters. Overnight, he added thousands of new followers, officially surpassing Islam Makhachev in a battle of fame that he clearly is winning. Within hours, Ilia Topuria surpassed 12 million followers, beating Islam Makhachev's 11.9 million to become the fourth-most-followed fighter in UFC history. It wasn't a number you could face'more than 700,000 new followers overnight'and it immediately…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago (392+ words) Bo Nickal and Yoel Romero are set to meet in a wrestling match in December Bo Nickal and Yoel Romero are two of the most credentialed wrestlers to ever compete in MMA and now they're going back to their roots with a matchup booked at Real American Freestyle 4 in December. During the RAF 3 event on Saturday from Chicago, Izzy Martinez announced that Nickal would defend his light heavyweight championship against the Olympic silver medalist on Dec. 20 from the Fishers Event Center in Fishers, Ind. Nickal, who just recently scored a brutal knockout at UFC 322, is making his return to wrestling after he appeared at the first RAF event back in August when he scored a win over Jacob Cardenas to win the inaugural light heavyweight title. Of course during his wrestling career, Nickal was a three-time NCAA National Champion at…...