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New York City weather is on fire now. The Melrose Ballroom in NYC tonight is looking to get heated up as well when MLW Summer of the Beasts goes down. The show will feature three title defenses and other matches featuring fan favorites and hated athletes. Here are some of the wrestling matches th...
Rizin’s first show of 2025 goes this weekend with Rizin 50. The promotion is going to a new market and new arena. Rizin 50 will go down from the Anabuki Arena Kagawa in Kagawa, Japan. This is the first event the arena has had, as it was just completed last year. The show will feature […]
With UFC 300 just around the corner and rumblings already circling as to who could feature on the blockbuster card, there is one name that we can not expect to see. Speaking to the media after this week’s Dana White Contender Series show, the UFC boss described Ronda Rousey’s potential return as ...
Tubular Labs, which powers brands like Warner Brothers, Microsoft, Twitch, and CBS Interactive, is the leading company for social video analytics. Their 2019 report for online viewership showed strong results for MMA organizations. Leading the way with 14.6 billion views across all platforms was ...
Upon the breakthrough of the coronavirus pandemic, the WWE released a ‘COVID-19 business update‘ to inform fans of a series of wide-ranging cuts to the organisation. Today, on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that, amongst others, Cain Velasquez was released from the organisation. ...
This is the third piece in a series of Fantasy Matchmaking. The first piece teased Tony Ferguson vs Max Holloway, with the second looking at Chael Sonnen vs Conor McGregor. This piece will look at an all British showdown, a potential karate-style masterclass and an intergender fight that has some...
If the second day of Wrestlemania 36 is anything like yesterday, it should be a fast-paced, good show. Unlike yesterday we have an advertised card for today. The presumed main event will be Brock Lesnar defending the WWE Championship against Royal Rumble winner Drew McIntyre. Drew McIntyre made a...
Today is the first day of what is considered the Superbowl of pro wrestling. Wrestlemania 36 will be taking place in front of an empty arena (due to the coronavirus pandemic) at WWE’s Performance Center in Florida. The show was also taped in advance with multiple finishes filmed so the outcomes a...
There is a lengthy history of pro wrestlers crossing over into MMA. From the nascent days of this sport, professional wrestlers have indulged their desire to go from work to a shoot. In this episodic series, I will review fights where pro wrestlers foray into the combat world. It’s like a weird, ...
Combat sports fans know they should never say never when it comes to fighters returning to the octagon. Fans have previously seen well-known fighters such as George St-Pierre and Brock Lesnar return to the UFC after layoffs. Former Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Ronda Rousey, may not be one of th...
Former world heavyweight boxing champion and current lineal heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury has rumoured a crossover to MMA. The Englishman is one of the biggest names in boxing today and at an undefeated 29-0-1, a crossover to MMA has been hinted at more than once. Fury has been training with f...
The world of MMA and pro wrestling have once again collided. Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will meet Brock Lesnar for the WWE Heavyweight Championship at WWE: Crown Jewel. Oddsmakers have Velasquez sitting as a betting favorite in his WWE debut. Our friends at BetOnline have Vela...
There are many pro wrestling and MMA shows this weekend. But there is only one that is offering a hybrid of both. In the style of UWFi, Bloodsport 2 is a shoot-style event that presents professional wrestling as a legitimate combat sport. There are no tricks, no gimmicks, and no convoluted finish...
Josh Barnett’s Bloodsport 2 is promising a different pro wrestling experience. No gimmicks, no silly stuff, just matches that end in a knockout or submission. The card will include pro wrestlers who have backgrounds in MMA, catch wrestling, judo, and other martial arts. In the main event, “The Wa...
With traditional revenue models on the decline, over-the-top streaming might just be the future of Sports Entertainment. Nearly eight months after the announcement that the UFC and ESPN reached a five-year $1.5 billion media rights agreement, the largest MMA promotion in the world made its debut ...
Hardened fight fans would have been forgiven for approaching Jake Hager’s transition from professional wrestling to mixed martial arts with some trepidation. After CM Punk’s highly-publicized yet ultimately fruitless foray into “real fighting” with the UFC, which consisted of two emphatic defeats...