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Israel Adesanya has launched a stunning attack on Australian MMA fans who supported American Sean Strickland in their title bout at UFC 293, describing them as 'racists'. The two-time middleweight champion, 34, suffered one of the most shocking UFC results in recent history when he lost a one-sided decision to Strickland at the September 10 event in Sydney. Strickland stunned the MMA world with the result, and seemed to have much of the crowd on his side during the thrilling bout.

AEW aired security footage of the real-life fight at 'All in: London' which showed him confronting Jack Perry, shoving him, putting him in a chokehold and throwing a punch. All that took place just steps away from the Wembley crowd and by September, Punk had been dismissed. He signed for WWE in November. The footage of the altercation aired on AEW's flagship weekly television show, 'Dynamite', a little over a week after Punk trashed the company during a two-hour interview with journalist Ariel Helwani. Several things he said are contradicted by the video.

All Elite Wrestling's footage of the backstage fight at 'All In: London' showed CM Punk initiating the incident by walking up to Jack Perry, shoving him, putting him in a chokehold and throwing a punch steps away from the Wembley Stadium crowd.  The footage of the incident aired live on AEW's flagship weekly television show, 'Dynamite' a little over a week after Punk, who has since signed with WWE, trashed the company during a two-hour interview with journalist Ariel Helwani.

Golden Boy's pitch came just days after his client Ryan Garcia begged with White to allow him to face UFC bantamweight king Sean O'Malley in the Octagon. If the two high-level strikers meet in the cage, the 51-year-old believes he and White are the rightful co-headliners. On Monday, De La Hoya debuted his idea to host Ariel Helwani. 'I would actually entertain that because Ryan will compete in the main event with this kid.' I'd be able to do Dana on the co-main,' De La Hoya said.

Quinton's 'Rampage' Jackson has been branded a c***' and 'f*****g idiot' by Ian Machado Garry.' Before asking host Ariel Helwani if Garry's wife Layla has a boyfriend, the Irish fighter responded to former UFC lightweight champion Bob Clack calling him a "cuck." The allegations regarding him and his family are untru,' she said. Machado Garry turned down an invitation to appear on his Jaxxon podcast out of fear of being the butt of jokes, according to Jackson.

WILL GRIFFEE IN LAS VEGAS: Ian Machado Garry has been compelled to cancel his UFC 296 showdown with Vicente Luque due to pneumonia. Garry, who did not turn up to media day duties in Las Vegas on Wednesday, has announced that the contest has been postponed. 'I have pneumonia.' They tried everything to help me. 'I told Ariel Helwani that I have no chance I can fight.' 'The call was made by a UFC doctor.' This annoys me more than ever. I want to fight. It's my favorite thing to do,' he said.

Ailin Perez has said she earned more money this week from her OnlyFans account this week than the prize purse she claimed when she defeated Lucie Pudilova on Saturday night at UFC Vegas 82. The 29-year-old spent her UFC career with the company in 2022 before making her debut at UFC Fight Night 209 in September, where she suffered her first loss of her UFC career against Stephanie Egger. Despite that, Perez won a vast over Pudilova on Saturday, winning by a unanimous vote, and celebrating by twerking to followers around the Octagon.

Despite a long period of inactivity in the fight game, Smack Talking prize fighter Dillon Danis has revealed where he gets his money from. The Bellator MMA star hasn't participated in a professional fight since June 2019, but he does appear to be enjoying life to its fullest, as shown by his social media pages. Danis, who has made his name by trolling fellow combat sportsmen and celebrities online, says he charges £12,350 ($15,000) per sponsored Instagram post and is living almost entirely off his social media income. During a recent appearance on the MMA Hour, Danis told Ariel Helwani, 'I'm rich now buddy.' "I don't know why no one knows how to make money when my Instagram account is so popular.' I get paid $15k per story, more than for a tale and tweet.'

His victory on Sunday has been described as one of the biggest upsets in UFC history, with all three judges judging the match 49-46 for the American to ensure he was decided unanimously. Strickland made a comeback of sorts from Adesanya in the second round before launching an explosive contest that saw him consistently press his opponent and land big shots.

After he stepped out of their face-to-face interview, Nate Diaz left Jake Paul speechless. On Saturday, the MMA star makes his entry into boxing when he takes on his younger brother at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas. Diaz has been chastised for his lack of support for the fight, and this continued as Ariel Helwani hosted a sit-down interview between the two characters after years of them exchanging insults on social media.

Exclusive INTERVIEW BY ALEX MCCARTHY: Ariel Helwani has shared how his quest for a career in basketball culminated in his meteoric rise in the sport broadcasting industry. Helwani, 41, has become one of the most influential journalists in UFC and WWE after years of hard work on the sidelines. The Canadian has seen it all, from his time at ESPN to his impending switch to TNT Sports, who will shortly rebrand from BT Sport.

With a landslide victory over interim titleholder Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290, Alex Volkanovski has won his fifth defense of his featherweight title, unifying the 145-pound crown. With the Aussie hammering unanswered strikes on the ground, Rodriguez covered up, the stoppage came at 4 minutes, 19 seconds. Volkanovski is widely regarded as one of the best fighters in the sport, and is currently ranked No. 2 in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings, but that could change after his most recent appearance.

Sean Strickland is one of the most polarizing and complicated characters in the UFC. It's nearly impossible to predict what will come out of the American's mouth, but you could imagine with some certainty that it will be controversial or offensive. He's one of the world's finest middleweight fighters, and he's shooting for a championship shot at the imperious champion Israel Adesanya. However, it is his mouth that draws the most attention to him rather than the 32-year-old's athletic abilities. Some see him as an offensive world view, others as a joker and wind-up merchant who deliberately profits from being provocative without really believing in what he says.

Sean Strickland, a UFC fighter, made a string of sexist and misogynistic remarks, saying, "we need to take women out of the workforce" and "put them back in the kitchen." The American, 32, who will be playing this weekend, is known for litigating controversies and making intentionally provocative comments, and he did so again at his pre-fight press conference. We need to go back to removing women from the workplace, and maybe that's where we f***ed up.'

Tony Khan, the founder of Elite Wrestling, branded the promotion firm as the'most disruptive brand in all sports,' ahead of it and NJPW's co-branded PPV Forbidden Door. Khan praised the show that was held in the capital of international interest for the international interest it generated, before claiming that the forthcoming AEW All In will set new attendance records in the wrestling world. He said that his promotion firm's success has promoted a'spirit of competition' within wrestling, which has competed with WWE, and that denying the possibility of merging with its opponent has disapproved.

When I was told that Conor McGregor had opened a pub in Dublin, a few things came to mind. I was expecting an overboard, overtly priced boozer in the middle of Temple bar to milk the tourists for all their worth. How foolish I was. It was far from what I had expected. Here's what you need to hear about the Dublin 12 pub.

The second greatest challenge to being inside the octagon itself is likely to see your loved one's body cross the line in front of a throng crowd. However, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, more commonly known as the UFC, has a very different life with their partners away from the bright lights of fight night. While some fighters are in long-term relationships with their childhood sweetheart, others are still dating ring girls or have fallen in love with female fighters in the game. On the world's biggest stage, MailOnline has taken a look at some of the underlying elements that fuel the ardent MMA fighters' rock-hard fans.

'Hulkamania' made a return to WWE at this year's WrestleMania, as Hulk Hogan was asked to return to the WWE.' Hogan hasn't appeared in a wrestling match since a TNA house show six years ago, when he was a participant in a six-man tag team competition. However, Hogan said he got a phone call from Shane McMahon asking if he was eager to return to the ring when he was speaking with The MMA Hour (via Wrestling Inc).

PFL has announced that former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has signed a 'exclusive global MMA strategic alliance' with the organization. Before a dispute over his salary terms led to his dismissal in December last year, Ngannou had been one of the top names in the UFC. More to come...

Even though he "hates" WWE, former WWE Superstar John Morrison has admitted that he'd like a return to WWE. Morrison was released by WWE in November 2021 as part of the roster cuts resulting from the global pandemic's impact. Since being released, the 43-year-old has returned to the independent world, appearing in a number of different campaigns as well as a small cameo in AEW. Morrison played in his first-ever boxing match last week, defeating Harley Morenstein in a third round TKO in an Exhibition match. However, during an interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour, the former Intercontinental champion has stated that he would be interested in returning to WWE, even though it is a place he hasn't preferred. I hate that place, but I'd be back if they called me.' Morrison explained.

Alexander Volkanovski said he had done enough to defeat Islam Makhachev in Perth on Saturday night, accusing the judges of 'taking my massive moment away from me.' By winning the blockbuster main event at UFC 284 by a unanimous vote 28-27, 29-26. Volkanovski had no success on home soil after winning the blockbuster main event. After 22 straight victories, the Australian's first defeat in the UFC was his first in the country, but the Australian claimed to have won the match.

According to Ciryl Gane, Francis Ngannou made the "correct" decision to leave the UFC last month. After stalemate in labor talks, Ngannou, the reigning heavyweight champion in the UFC, decided to part with the organization. And, despite the fact that Ngannou's departure opened the door to a title shot for Gane, the Frenchman maintains that his counterpart made the correct decision to leave the UFC.

Jake Paul is expected to meet professional boxer Tommy Fury on February 25, with a match between the two teams reportedly agreed for the third time. According to mixed martial arts journalist Ariel Helwani, the much awaited match between the two couples is regarded as a "done deal." Paul and Fury were scheduled to meet on two occasions before it was decided that they were supposed to meet only for the cause of war.

Raul Rosas Jr., the UFC's youngest ever wrestler, has revealed that he lost his first mixed martial arts match in an octagon at the age of eight. Rosas became the youngest fighter to compete in the UFC when he met Jay Perrin in the biggest fight of his life at UFC 282 on Sunday, aged 18 years and 63 days. The teen sensation pushed his record-breaking debut one step farther by submitting his 29-year-old foe as the youngest winner of a UFC match ever.