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Longtime mixed martial arts veteran Shannon Ricci shot and killed a man during an altercation in a parking lot outside a Phoenix restaurant, Fox 10 Phoenix reports. According to a police investigation, Ricci, 53, and Alejandro Sampurina, 32, had a confrontation over parking outside Twin Peaks on June 15. Ricci allegedly shot and killed Sampurina after he claimed Sampurina had been chasing him around his car with a knife.”Ricci was able to retrieve a handgun from the open door of the vehicle. Sampurina walked toward Rich in a threatening manner while holding a knife. In response, Rich fired one shot,…
Joshua Silveira leaves nothing to chance. The transfer from USA Top Team arrived in Salt Lake City just over a week before his fight against Rob Wilkinson at PFL 5 to allow him to acclimate to the Utah capital’s 4,265ft elevation.”I know Rob trains up in Colorado, so I’ve had to do some similar altitude training,” Silvera said at PFL media day. “It’s high up in the mountains. I’m from Florida, and it’s like 100 feet above sea level. [there]I’m not used to 5,000 feet, but I came out early. [to] “I want to take responsibility. We’re at the top…
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 16: Mike Davis reacts after his submission win over Nathan Levy of France in a lightweight bout during UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on March 16, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)UFC Denver, scheduled for July 13, has been canceled for a second time after Mike Davis tore his biceps while sparring on June 11. The lightweight bout between Dober and Davis, first announced earlier this month, has been called off. Davis tweeted on Tuesday, clearly dejected after hearing the expert’s opinion: “This is so tough……
Kelvin Gastelum believes his upcoming fight with Daniel Rodriguez could have both Ultimate Fighting Championship contracts on the line. Gastelum is scheduled to face Rodriguez on Saturday at UFC on ABC 6 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gastelum’s UFC career has been on a bit of a downward trend, going 2-5 since losing the interim middleweight title to Israel Adesanya in 2019. Gastelum moved down to welterweight for the first time in nine years and most recently lost by submission to Shawn Brady in December 2023.Gastelum is “backed into a corner” and feels a win over Rodriguez…
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight boxer Carlos Prates developed a smoking habit at a young age. Prates dropped Charlie Radke with a powerful knee in the first round at UFC on ESPN 57 earlier this month. The Brazilian was spotted smoking a cigarette when he found out he’d earned a “Performance of the Night” bonus for his win. Prates also revealed that smoking cigarettes before and after fights is a fairly common habit for him.Platts recently spoke in more detail about his smoking habits during a television appearance. “Show Me the Money” PodcastPlatz revealed that he started smoking when he was…
Colby Covington has slammed Sean Strickland for criticizing Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters’ pay. Strickland recently got into a spat with Mike Perry over the pay of BKFC fighters, and after Perry responded by criticizing the pay of UFC fighters, Strickland acknowledged that both organizations needed to improve fighter pay.However, Covington disagrees with Strickland, pointing out that UFC typically pays its entry-level fighters $10,000 + $10,000, while Strickland likely makes closer to $1 million per fight. “Chaos” believes it’s hypocritical for the former middleweight champion to criticize the pay of a UFC fighter when he’s made a comfortable living off it.”I…
Olympic gold medalist and freestyle wrestling world champion Zaurbek Sidakov is reportedly considering a move into mixed martial arts, according to UFC fighter Mohammed Naimov. Sidakov, a three-time world champion, won the gold medal in the men’s freestyle wrestling 74 kg (163 lbs) category at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. However, Sidakov is ineligible to compete in the upcoming Paris Olympics because his name is not on the list of Russian and Belarusian athletes approved to compete by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Athletes from Russia and Belarus were initially barred from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris due to the ongoing…
Israel Adesanya recently gave his prediction for the main event of UFC on ABC 6, which takes place in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Robert Whittaker (25-7) will face unranked prospect Ikram Aliskerov (15-1) in the main event at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Aliskerov stepped up to fill in for Whittaker’s original opponent, Khamzat Chimaev, who withdrew due to a serious illness nine days ago.Adesanya predicts Whittaker will win. “The Last Stylebender” believes Whittaker should be able to match Aliskerov on the ground, as he has already been preparing for Chimaev, an elite wrestler. According to Adesanya, “Bobby Knuckles” will…
After a two-year absence due to multiple knee surgeries, former Professional Fighters League light heavyweight champion Antonio Carlos Jr. made a successful return to the cage in April, defeating Simon Bjorn by submission in the first round at PFL 2 on April 12. The win earned “Cara de Sapato” six points in the PFL standings, but four other light heavyweights finished ahead of the Brazilian in the event, meaning Carlos Jr. will go into his PFL5 bout against Alex Polizzi in fifth place and will need to put in another impressive performance to ensure he makes it into the postseason.”We’ve…
1 mic, 2 mic, 3 mic, 4In fact, all of his opponents are touching the floor. Five more months until Tyson and I go to warMeanwhile, Perry and I are going to get Tampa boiling.I am not afraid of anyone, anywhere, anytimeAnother victory is due to come on July 20th, so let’s do so… pic.twitter.com/SIu6K0VbD5 — Jake Paul (@jakepaul) June 18, 2024 A date once reserved for Mike Tyson now belongs to Mike Perry.Perry has agreed to a boxing match against Jake Paul on July 20 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The bout will be eight rounds at cruiserweight…