It's official -- Conor McGregor is now in the knucklin' business ... putting pen to paper on his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships ownership papers!!
Notorious was joined by BKFC founder and president David Feldman at McGregor's Black Forge Inn in Dublin on Thursday for a bit of a ceremonial signing ceremony ... and the two looked thrilled about the big moment.
"Rocket to the moon, brother," Conor said. "Take off the gloves and fight, bitch!!"
Sydney Sweeney is all set to play a famous female boxer -- something she says she can't wait to morph into ... so, get ready to see her way differently than what you're used to!
The actress has been tapped to play brawler Christy Martin in a new biopic -- and yes, she's gonna have to get in fighting shape for the lead role ... which will likely see her bloodied and bruised, the way CM used to be in her heyday when she would brawl in the ring.
Sydney is ready to take on the challenge, as she shared with Deadline that she's prepared to tap into her sporty roots for the role.
Ryan Garcia launched an all-out social media attack on Errol Spence Jr. on Wednesday ... challenging the fellow boxing star to a fight -- and doing his best Kendrick Lamar impression in the process.
The feud sparked after one of Spence's fans said they'd like to see him take on King Ry as his next opponent ... to which Garcia unloaded a number of fiery responses, including a post claiming he already told his camp to make it happen.
Garcia even threw out a date and a place ... saying he'll be ready to throw hands on August 10 at AT&T Stadium in Texas. He also seemed to be down with Spence's pitch to fight between 154 and 160 pounds (super welterweight or middleweight) ... despite that being at least 14 pounds more than what he was supposed to come in at ahead of the Devin Haney bout.
Star boxer Jermall Charlo was arrested in Texas on Monday night ... after cops claimed he crashed his Lamborghini Urus while intoxicated.
A spokesperson for the Pearland Police Dept. tells TMZ Sports ... Charlo, riding in his red Lambo, and another car were involved in a collision at around 6:41 PM -- but after a verbal argument between the two drivers ensued, Charlo left the scene, which cops say is a no-no.
When authorities attempted to pull him over, they say Charlo ignored their sirens ... until he was boxed in by cops at a red light roughly a mile away from the accident area.
Ryan García claramente no estaba preocupado de haber reprobado un test de drogas horas antes de que se diera a conocer al público porque TMZ Sports obtuvo un video suyo saliendo de fiesta en L.A. la noche del martes, aparentemente sin ninguna preocupación.
García llegó a Bootsy Bellows en West Hollywood alrededor de la medianoche, aproximadamente 20 horas antes de que se revelara que tenía Ostarine en su sistema el día antes de su gran victoria sobre Devin Haney, y estuvo bailando sobre una mesa de lo más relajado.
Una persona que estuvo ahí nos dice que García estuvo de buen humor todo el tiempo, tomando tequila e incluso tomándose algunas selfies con otras personas del club.
Ryan Garcia clearly wasn't sweating his flunked drug test in the hours before it became known to the public ... 'cause TMZ Sports has obtained video of him partying hard at an L.A. hotspot on Tuesday night -- seemingly without a care in the world.
Garcia hit up Bootsy Bellows in West Hollywood at around midnight -- roughly 20 hours before it was revealed he had Ostarine in his system the day before his huge upset win over Devin Haney -- and he danced at his table with no signs of worry.
We're told by one person in attendance that Garcia appeared to be in great spirits the entire time he was there -- sippin' on tequila ... and even taking selfies with other clubgoers.
12:15 PM PT -- Ryan Garciais firing back ... saying he'll break Conor McGregor's "weak ass ankle" if the two ever cross paths -- which is a reference to an injury Conor suffered against Dustin Poirier in 2021.
"You ran from being tested bc you were on Roids," Garcia posted on X ... while also mocking his recent movie with Jake Gyllenhaal. "Roadhouse or ROIDRAGE."
Ryan Garcia placed blame for his failed PED test squarely at the feet of Victor Conte ... but the former BALCO mastermind turned anti-doping advocate says that's pure BS, telling TMZ Sports he had absolutely nothing to do with the flunked test!
"His conspiracy theory is completely wrong and debunked. I have nothing to do with this. I'm completely independent of VADA," Conte told us on Thursday, addressing Garcia's allegation.
If you missed it, after news broke that King Ry flunked multiple tests for Ostarine, the 25-year-old fighter lodged this allegation.
3:07 PM PT -- Paige is now firing back at Danis ... unloading on the guy and claiming his whole Vegas affair story is complete B.S.
Former Bellator MMA star Austin Vanderford just publicly called out Dillon Danis for a fight ... telling Logan Paul's nemesis he's ready to throw hands for going after his wife, Paige VanZant.
The drama started earlier this week ... when PVZ claimed Danis is not a "real fighter" during an interview for her upcoming Misfits boxing match against Elle Brooke.
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Danis got wind of Paige's comments ... and clapped back by threatening to air some dirty laundry that he claimed would ruin her marriage.
"How fast they forget!" Danis (2-0 in MMA) said on X. "Haha, relax, Paigey baby, just because I didn’t wife you doesn’t mean you have to be petty. Don’t make me bring up our two trips to Vegas and ruin your marriage."
Enter Vanderford (11-2) ... who came to his partner's defense on Thursday -- telling Danis he's willing to settle things in the cage or the ring.
"Dillon, guy ...," Vanderford said on Instagram. "Let's just fight. Paige's comments seemed to upset you. We are the same weight. We can box or do whatever you want."
Vanderford already predicted Danis' potential responses ... saying the guy will probably say he doesn't have enough of a following to make it worth his time.
Danis is known for being ruthless on social media -- as we previously reported, Paul's fiancée, Nina Agdal, sued him leading up to last year's fight ... saying the incessant trolling and posting about the Sports Illustrated model resulted in humiliation, emotional distress and reputational harm.
Vanderford clearly wants Danis to put an end to the Twitter fingers and put his money where his mouth is ... but no word on whether he'll take the guy up on his offer.
5/2 -- 6:00 AM PT -- Devin Haney addressed the reports of Ryan Garcia's test results ... saying it's "unfortunate Ryan cheated and disrespected both the fans and the sport of boxing by fighting dirty and breaking positive not once, but twice."
Haney -- who said he is "an advocate for clean fighting" -- added Garcia owes fans an apology ... as his recent posts suggest he finds it all to be funny.
"We put our lives on the line to entertain people for a living," Haney said. "You don't play boxing."
Canelo Álvarez pelea el sábado, pero tal vez habrá un cambio de oponente, porque Saúl recibió los insultos de Oscar De La Hoya, cuando el legendario luchador se sentó a pocos metros de distancia.
"Es un puto idiota. Eso es lo que digo. Es un maldito imbécil. Trata de llamar la atención por él, no por Munguía. Es un puto idiota. Le roba a sus luchadores. P*** p***y. Motherf****r", dijo Álvarez -de 33 años- arremetiendo en la conferencia de prensa de Las Vegas pocos días antes de su pelea con Jaime Munguía.
¿Qué enfadó a Canelo? Bueno, las dos leyendas del boxeo anteriormente trabajaron juntos durante años como promotor y peleador, pero obviamente las cosas terminaron mal.
Canelo Alvarez is fighting on Saturday, but perhaps an opponent change is in order ... 'cause Saul went scorched earth on Oscar De La Hoya, as the legendary fighter sat just feet away.
"He's a f***ing asshole. That's what I say. He's a f***ing asshole. He tries to get attention for him, not Munguia. He's a f***ing asshole. He steals [from his] fighters. F***ing p***y. Motherf****r," 33-year-old Alvarez said, lashing out at the Las Vegas press conference just days before his fight with Jaime Munguia.
What pissed Canelo off? Well, the two boxing legends previously worked together for years as promoter and fighter ... but things ended poorly, and there's obviously no love lost.
The fighting world is rallying around FrancisNgannoufollowing the death of his son ... with many combat sports stars -- including Manny Pacquiao and Anthony Joshua -- sending their prayers and condolences his way on Monday.
The heartfelt notes were left on Ngannou's Instagram page ... in the comment section of a post where the former UFC champ mourned the loss of Kobe, his 15-month-old son.
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"How do you deal with such a thing?" Ngannou said in the post. "How can you live with it?"
Jake Paul's fighting Mike Tyson in July, and many people are worried about The Problem Child's safety. But, it's Iron Mike who should actually be concerned, according to the legendary Oscar De la Hoya.
TMZ Sports ran into the Hall of Fame boxer in New York City last week, and we asked ODLH about the upcoming scrap between 57-year-old Tyson and 27-year-old Paul.
"I'm gonna pray for Mike Tyson, 'cause I love Mike Tyson. I think Jake Paul, look, he's a real fighter. He really is. It's a dangerous fight. Mike Tyson, be careful, please," De La Hoya told us.
Jake Paul's boxing match against Mike Tyson will be the real deal -- the two sides just announced their upcoming fight is a sanctioned professional bout.
Paul's Most Valuable Promotions shared the news on Monday ... saying the big event will count on their official career records.
The heavyweight fight will consist of 8 2-minute rounds ... and they'll wear 14-oz. gloves (instead of the typical 10-oz. mitts).
Lil Pump está eligiendo un bando para la gran pelea entre Jake Paul y Mike Tyson y le dijo a TMZ Sports que piensa que el Niño Problema, ¡¡¡va a vencer a la leyenda del boxeo!!!
"Siento que Jake es más rápido, es más joven", dijo Pump sobre el evento del 20 de julio, mientras estaba en LAX. "Obviamente, Mike tiene experiencia, pero Jake va a hacer lo suyo. Va a ser una pelea muy interesante, pero esta es de Jake".
El rapero de "Gucci Gang" sabe de primera mano de lo que es capaz la ex estrella de Disney, de 27 años. Después de todo, recibió un golpe en el hígado después de grabar un episodio del podcast "BS w / Jake Paul", a principios de este mes.
