Sean Strickland’s controversial antics are good for the UFC, claims Ken Shamrock, as the MMA icon compares him to Conor McGregor and insists the sport needs ‘characters’ to sell fights    Sean Strickland stunned Israel Adesanya to become UFC middleweight champ He made headlines for breaking his belt and chasing a man with a flamethrower  UFC icon Ken Shamrock backed Strickland and said MMA needs characters  Sean Strickland’s controversial behaviour

Tyson Fury told to stop ‘screwing around’ and fight rival Oleksandr Usyk Tyson Fury’s popular Netflix show has been labelled “bulls***” by the man himself. ‘At home with the Furys’ is an eight-episode fly-on-the-wall series which follows the life of the WBC world heavyweight champion and his family. Interest is high for the show, with over 2.5 million viewers checking out the first episode on the streaming service alone. The

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters British boxing legend Chris Eubank Sr has suffered more tragedy after the death of his older brother, Simon, a little more than two years after losing his son, Sebastian, in a drowning incident. Simon's son, Harlem Eubank – who is also a boxer – confirmed the news

Dillon Danis has fuelled the war of words with Logan Paul ahead of their boxing match next month, firing a warning to the YouTuber and his brother, Jake. The influencers face off in the ring at Manchester Arena in England on Oct. 14 and insults have been fired back and forth as fight night edges closer. Logan is a heavy favorite to have his hand raised in victory, with more

Tyson Fury opens up on wife Paris’s struggles knowing he could be ‘killed in the ring’, the ‘pressure’ of fight night… and his plans to become a Hollywood star Tyson Fury says he has to look death between the eyes every time he boxes Fury says he can’t make up his mind over whether he wants to retire or not The Gypsy King is returning to the ring on October

There's fresh hope of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meeting in a heavyweight unification clash despite the fight collapsing twice already in the past year. A duel to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era appeared all but cemented after the pair 'agreed' to fight one another in December 2022. However, boxing fans were disappointed once more when a bout of social media sparring between the pair

UFC fans were left flabbergasted by an old photo of Sean Strickland. The controversial Californian has been basking in the glory of his shock victory over Israel Adesanya. Strickland outclassed the New Zealand based fighter at UFC Australia, dominating each round to secure a convincing unanimous decision win. While his outlandish comments repeatedly saw him condemned by fans and other fighters, Strickland has been receiving a lot more positive feedback

UFC CEO Dana White has revealed she felt “almost nothing” when learning about the death of his parents. White spoke with Piers Morgan on TalkTV after the UFC and WWE merged to create the TKO group. The new company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Before the event, White was promoted from UFC President to CEO. Speaking with Morgan, White revealed how he cared for his father

Conor McGregor credits Sean Strickland’s ‘spar only’ training method for pulling off one of UFC’s greatest ever upsets after shock unanimous decision win over Israel Adesanya Sean Strickland beat reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya  The American beat Adesanya in one of the UFC’s greatest upsets in its history  Former champion Conor McGregor has admitted Strickland’s training helped   Conor McGregor has insisted Sean Strickland’s training methods helped him beat Israel Adesanya

Drake loses ANOTHER big bet as he misses out on a £738,000 payout after Israel Adesanya’s shock middleweight title loss to Sean Strickland… a month after the musician lost £200,000 from betting on Nate Diaz to beat Jake Paul Sean Strickland stunned the MMA world by defeating Israel Adesanya The American won via unanimous decision to claim the world middleweight title Drake had staked a £430,000 bet on Adesanya to