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Triple H confirms WWE interested in Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor

Adam D Martin - May 31, 2020

WWE executive Triple H has confirmed the pro wrestling giant is interested in the services of UFC stars Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor. The WWE legend Triple H told TMZ Sports that the WWE has held conversations with Cormier about a potential job, but said he respects UFC president Dana White and would only bring in DC to the WWE if the UFC cleared it.

Colby Covington, Jon Jones
Drew McIntyre

Colby Covington responds to Drew McIntyre's request for unsanctioned fight outside of WWE

Chris Taylor - May 23, 2020

Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington has teased an eventual move to pro wrestling and WWE champion Drew McIntyre has taken notice. Back in April, ‘Chaos‘ expressed his desire to make the move to pro wrestling in 2021, vowing to “make wrestling real again”. Those comments caught the attention of reigning World Wrestling Entertainment champion Drew McIntyre, who responded by challenging Covington to an unsanctioned fight outside of the WWE.

Alberto Del Rio
Combate Americas

Former WWE champion Alberto Del Rio arrested on sexual assault charges

Harry Kettle - May 11, 2020

Former WWE champion and MMA fighter Alberto Del Rio has been arrested on sexual assault charges, NBC News 4 San Antonio reports. Del Rio, who was handily beaten in his MMA return by Tito Ortiz back in December, was arrested after a woman came forward with photographs to prove that he had been physically beating and sexually assaulting her.

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WWE deemed essential business in Florida during coronavirus pandemic

Adam Martin - April 13, 2020

Vince McMahon received good news on Monday as the WWE has been confirmed an essential business in the state of Florida during the coronavirus pandemic. McMahon, the WWE chairman and CEO, has continued to run pro wrestling events despite the coronavirus pandemic wiping out the majority of the sports world. Many fans and media have wondered how WWE has still been able to operate and run shows while other sports leagues including the UFC haven’t been able to. On Monday, we found out the reason.

Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar

WWE WrestleMania 36: Highlights, Results & Recap

Harry Kettle - April 6, 2020

WWE WrestleMania 36 is in the books after two nights of intense action at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. For the first time ever, WWE split WrestleMania into two nights with nine scheduled bouts on each card. While the atmosphere wasn’t the same as a result of the events being behind closed doors, we still saw some big moments in what could prove to be one of the last shows WWE puts on for quite some time.

Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar

WWE WrestleMania 36 moved to Orlando for a no-audience event

Harry Kettle - March 17, 2020

WWE has announced that they will be moving WrestleMania 36 from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa to their Performance Center in Orlando, with the event being set to go on behind closed doors. In an unprecedented move from WWE, the showcase of the immortals will now take place in front of no fans with thousands of American and international members of the WWE Universe being told that they will not be making the trip to Florida for this year’s event.

Conor McGregor, Becky Lynch
UFC

Becky Lynch says Conor McGregor will dominate Khabib Nurmagomedov in rematch

Adam Martin - February 17, 2020

WWE Raw women’s champion Becky Lynch says that Conor McGregor will dominate Khabib Nurmagomedov if and when they do rematch. Lynch and McGregor are two of the biggest sports stars from Ireland and have supported each other many times in the past, so it’s no surprise that Lynch is picking McGregor to beat Nurmagomedov in a rematch between the two UFC superstars.

Becky Lynch, Jon Jones
Jon Jones

WWE champ Becky Lynch 'irked' by Jon Jones' pro wrestling comments

Tom Taylor - February 12, 2020

WWE champ Becky Lynch is a little frustrated by a comment UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones recently made. Not long after his UFC 247 win over Dominick Reyes, Jones planted the seed for a future move to the pro wrestling ring.

Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury

Report | Tyson Fury will take home massive payday for WWE match

Natasha Hooper - October 18, 2019

British boxer Tyson Fury is set to make some serious cash in his pro wrestling match in Saudi Arabia on October 31. The former heavyweight champion last fought Otto Wallin in September. He took home the victory but received a nasty gash above his eye which he is still healing from. He was set to return to the boxing ring in a rematch against Deontay Wilder, however, the exciting prospect of a WWE show could put his boxing return on hold.

Cain Velasquez
Cain Velasquez

MMA Community reacts after Cain Velasquez appears on WWE Smackdown

Natasha Hooper - October 5, 2019

Cain Velasquez made his WWE debut last night, appearing shortly after Brock Lesnar won the WWE championship. Brock Lesnar demolished Kofi Kingston in just 10 seconds and secured the WWE championship belt. Brock used his trademark F5 finisher to dethrone the now-former champion, Kingston. However, his moment of happiness was short-lived as Cain Velasquez entered, making his WWE debut. He proceeded to hunt down Lesnar and unload some punches before Brock was eventually able to break free and escape. The pair gave each other the death glare as Lesnar edged closer to the ring again. The narrative implied that this was the first time Lesnar had run away and the first time he was scared.

Jorge Masvidal

Bill Goldberg and Jorge Masvidal have an interesting exchange on Twitter

Chris Taylor - August 24, 2019

Wrestling Icon Bill Goldberg and surging UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal had an interesting exchange on social media this weekend. No, the wrestling legend did not give ‘Gamebred’ the famous words of “You’re next!”, but he did have some fun with the UFC standout.

Conor McGregor, Becky Lynch
UFC

Chris Jericho Fires Back At Conor McGregor Over "Champ-Champ" Explanation

Chris Taylor - April 13, 2019

When Conor McGregor took to Twitter to congratulate Becky Lynch on her historic Wrestelmania win, it sparked an interesting conversation with Chris Jericho. “The Man”, Becky Lynch, captured both the Raw Women’s Championship and SmackDown Live Women’s Championship in the headliner of last weekend’s Wrestlemania event, defeating Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey in a triple threat winner takes all match.

Brock Lesnar, Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier

VIDEO | Brock Lesnar loses WWE title, opens door to UFC showdown with Daniel Cormier

Tom Taylor - April 8, 2019

Brock Lesnar is no longer the WWE Universal Champion. He surrendered that title at WrestleMania 35 on Sunday night after getting pinned by Seth Rollins (see it below). https://twitter.com/DokkanBattleGL/status/1115036668984053760 This information is pertinent to MMA fans because it would seem to open the door to a long-discussed heavyweight title fight between Brock Lesnar and reigning champion Daniel Cormier.

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VIDEO | Bret Hart attacked during WWE event, Travis Browne and others step in!

Chris Taylor - April 6, 2019

Wrestling icon Bret Hart was attacked by a fan during his WWE Hall Of Fame speech, which forced former UFC fighter Travis Browne, among others, to step in. The incident occurred while Hart was in the ring for his aforementioned Hall Of Fame ceremony.

Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo

WWE Champion Daniel Bryan and UFC flyweight king Henry Cejudo trade shots on social media

Chris Taylor - January 26, 2019

WWE champion Daniel Bryan believes he could submit UFC flyweight champ Henry Cejudo faster than “The Messenger” finished TJ Dillashaw. Earlier today in an interview ABC 15 Sports, Daniel Bryan seemingly warned Cejudo to stay away from his sister-in-law Nikki Bella.

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UFC

WWE Champion challenges UFC flyweight title holder Henry Cejudo

Chris Taylor - January 26, 2019

Nikki Bella is not the only professional wrestling star taking notice of UFC flyweight kingpin Henry Cejudo, so is the reigning WWE Champion. That’s right, the WWE champion Daniel Bryan, who is also the brother-in-law of the aforementioned Nikki Bella, recently issued a challenge to “The Messenger” in an interview with ABC 15 Sports.

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Mike Jackson

WWE's Daniel Bryan thinks he could take Mike Jackson 'on the ground'

Drake Riggs - June 12, 2018

At UFC 225 this past Saturday, we saw the CM Punk experiment’s likely end. The former WWE star fought Mike Jackson in a losing effort. Of course, now that we’ve seen the ridiculousness of it all, it will prompt future questions for current WWE stars like Daniel Bryan…who was recently asked on an Instagram live video if he thinks he could beat CM Punk’s most recent opponent in a fight.

Ronda Rousey
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Wrestlemania 34 Preview and Predictions

Jamie Tamilowicz - April 7, 2018

Wrestlemania 34 Preview and Predictions It’s that time of the year again for wrestling and sports entertainment fans as WRESTLEMANIA 34 takes place this Sunday night in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Mercedes-BENZ Superdome.