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  • WWE Announces Ten New Live Event Dates For 2026 Summer Tour

    WWE Announces Ten New Live Event Dates For 2026 Summer Tour

    The WWE has officially announced new dates that are coming to their upcoming Summer Tour.

    In a new article posted to their website. The WWE have announced that they’ll be adding ten new live events to their 2026 Summer Tour with tickets going on an exclusive presale on Tuesday, May 19.

    Here are the dates below for the shows if they are in your area.

    • Saturday, July 11: WWE Summer Tour | Las Cruces, N.M., Pan American Center
    • Sunday, July 12: WWE Summer Tour | Albuquerque, N.M., The Pit
    • Thursday, July 16: WWE Summer Tour | Allentown, Pa., PPL Center
    • Saturday, July 25: WWE Summer Tour | Stockton, Calif., Adventist Health Arena
    • Sunday, July 26: WWE Summer Tour | Bakersfield, Calif., Dignity Health Arena
    • Thursday, July 30: WWE Summer Tour | Springfield, Ill., Bank of Springfield Center
    • Thursday, Aug. 6: WWE Summer Tour | Fairfax, Va., EagleBank Arena
    • Thursday, Aug. 13: WWE Summer Tour | Manchester, N.H., SNHU Arena
    • Saturday, Aug. 29: WWE Summer Tour | Savannah, Ga., Enmarket Arena
    • Sunday, Aug. 30: WWE Summer Tour | Charleston, S.C., North Charleston Coliseum

    There is no word yet on which superstars will be featured on these shows.

    We will keep you updated on any news we hear about this Summer tour.

  • Roy Jones Jr Bashes Zuffa Boxing: If You Don’t Do Good By Your Own People, What Makes Me Think You’ll Do Good By Mine?

    Roy Jones Jr Bashes Zuffa Boxing: If You Don’t Do Good By Your Own People, What Makes Me Think You’ll Do Good By Mine?

    Roy Jones Jr called out Zuffa Boxing and wants to get to the bottom of the charades he feels they’re playing.

    Roy Jones Jr believes the sport of Boxing is in jeopardy with Zuffa Boxing with a TKO-backed bill that would allow the operation of Unified Boxing Organizations (UBOs), which would change how boxing operates in America today, as under the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act.

    UBOs would be able to introduce their own titles instead of sanctioning bodies. Supporters of the bill highlight positive aspects such as minimum pay per round, while opponents, such as Jones Jr., see UBOs creating a monopoly in the sport by skirting around the protections implemented by the original Ali Act.

    “First of all, if you made the Muhammad Ali Act to save or look out for the boxers, why would you go change it for a promoter?” Jones Jr. told Fight Hub TV. “You basically change it back saying, ‘OK, you put these security bars on the building so no one can break in, but since he lives in the neighborhood now and we know he likes to break in stores, we’ll give him the key to it and change it so he can get in. Come on, bro? Really?

    “… If it was that good, all the ex-UFC fighters would be talking about it, and they would be saying good things about it. They don’t. So, if you didn’t do good by your own people, what makes me think you’ll do good by mine?”

    “Look at most of the fighters that retire from the UFC,” Jones Jr. said. “Even the ones that come to boxing to make their real payday. They built up a name in UFC, but they couldn’t make a payday. So, you want me to bring that same ol’ to boxing? Why would I do that? So, I can’t accept it. I’m sorry. I’m not the guy that says, ‘Oh, you evil.’ I’m not gonna say all that, but I can’t accept that. My sport gives better payout to your people than your sport did, then why would I want you change my sport? It just don’t make sense.”

    “It probably is (going to pass), but it’s gonna ruin boxing, though,” Jones Jr. said. “It’s going to ruin boxing, totally. … They’re going to be basically slaves. They’re going to be owned sheep. You don’t get to decide what you wear no more, you don’t get to decide who you are no more, you have no identity. You’re basically a sheep that does what your master says do, and that’s wrong – but if that’s what they want, it’s on them. I’m through with boxing, thank God, because if it was me, I would have moved out the country.

    “… They’re going to determine if you become that superstar. Not your skills, not your ability, not your talent. They gonna determine who becomes who. Same as UFC. They determine who becomes who. It’s not about talent and winning no more, it’s about who they want there. That’s what they’re trying to do to boxing. I’m Sorry, that’s not right, I don’t care who you are.”

    Recently, it was reported that Shakur Stevenson would be making the move to Zuffa Boxing in the future.

    h/t to MMA Junkie for the transcription.

  • Firas Zahabi: If Khamzat Chimaev Trains With Me, He’ll Never Lose

    Firas Zahabi: If Khamzat Chimaev Trains With Me, He’ll Never Lose

    The former coach for the legendary Georges St-Pierre wants to ensure Borz never suffers defeat again.

    In the headliner of UFC 328, the Middleweight Championship was on the line between champion, Khamzat Chimaev and bitter rival, Sean Strickland. In the end, the two had a very close fight that would be awarded by split decision to Strickland to become a two-time Middleweight Champion in the UFC.

    After Firas Zahabi saw the fight, he put out a video on his YouTube Channel urging Chimaev to come train with him and that Zahabi could ensure that Borz would never lose another fight in his career ever again.

    “I’m begging you. Somebody get this out there,” Zahabi said on his YouTube channel. “Khamzat, come train with me. Come to Montreal. Come train with me. I promise you, if you come train with me, you’re not going to fade. I promise you. Come and train with me. Bring Arman Tsarukyan. Khamzat Chimaev, Arman Tsarukyan, come train with me. Come see how we prepare to make sure that your fitness level will be better than ever, your striking will be sweeter than ever, your footwork will be sweeter than ever. I promise you.

    “If Khamzat Chimaev, you come and train with me, this will never happen to you again. So I really hope he gets this message. Please come train with me and Georges St-Pierre, and we will make sure that we do our absolute best to get your hand raised, no matter what the cost, what the energy expenditure, how many hours we have to do, we will focus on you getting your hand raised. So, if Khamzat Chimaev is listening, or anybody who knows him, get this message to him. Please let him know he’s more than welcome, and I would love to have him as soon as possible training at my facility.”

    Chimaev had told Dana White that he wanted to move up to the Light Heavyweight division, despite that, rumors have surfaced that he wants a rematch for the gold in Abu Dhabi, no word yet on if that’s being planned.

    h/t to MMA Junkie for the transcription.

     

  • Khamzat Chimaev vs. Dillon Danis Set For Real American Freestyle 10 On June 13

    Khamzat Chimaev vs. Dillon Danis Set For Real American Freestyle 10 On June 13

    This exciting mat wrestling matchup has been officially confirmed for next month for RAF.

    Real American Freestyle are pulling out the best matchups they can for their tenth event, this time around, it features a former UFC Champion in Khamzat Chimaev taking on former Bellator MMA fighter, Dillon Danis.

    https://x.com/RAFWrestlingUSA/status/2054291705742901300?s=20

    Chimaev recently fought against Sean Strickland at UFC 328 where he lost for the first-time in his MMA career, which also cost him his Middleweight Championship by split-decision in a heated rivalry between both sides.

  • Amanda Ribas vs. Fatima Kline Set For UFC Oklahoma City

    Amanda Ribas vs. Fatima Kline Set For UFC Oklahoma City

    A big women’s bout has been officially signed for the UFC’s trip to OKC.

    Oklahoma City might be partying to the rooftops at the moment with how dominant the NBA’s Thunder have been, but the stakes are getting higher when the world of MMA makes their arrival at the Paycom Center for a night of chaos and action on both sides.

    It was reportedly first announced by Nolan King of MMA Junkie that Amanda Ribas would be battling Fatima Kline in OKC. Ribas has been on a three-fight skid and with Kline’s domination throughout her run, this is an all-or-nothing fight that will take the most out of both to pick up the victory at the end of the night.

    Alex Behunin reports that UFC Oklahoma City will also feature a middleweight clash between UFC veterans Brad Tavares and Marc-Andre Barriault.

  • Nate Diaz To Dustin Poirier: Don’t Involve Me, You’re A P*ssy

    Nate Diaz To Dustin Poirier: Don’t Involve Me, You’re A P*ssy

    Nate Diaz did not keep his words light when asked about the opponent that got away in the UFC.

    Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz were originally scheduled to fight each other a few years back, however, that never happened when both sides could not come to a financial agreement and the negotiations for the bout fell out immediately with both men taking jabs at each other ever since.

    Diaz is set to compete on May 16 against Mike Perry in his first MMA bout since his last fight with the UFC where he submitted Tony Ferguson and departed from the promotion for the first time in over a decade.

    When asked about The Diamond, Diaz did not keep any words of his shy from his rival, in fact, he let him know the fight would still be on the table if Poirier never hung up the gloves following a retirement fight against Max Holloway.

    “I am (interested) if he f*cking gets in there and starts fighting people,” Diaz said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “I don’t fight retired fighters. He jumped ship a little early, so it’s not someone that I’m that interested in. Get back in the game and start squabbling with people. Where the hell did you go? ‘I’ll come back for you now.’ No, don’t come back on account of me. Get some sleep. Get you some sleep. He got emotional when he fought somebody, and he’s like, ‘I’m retired. Oh, this was so great.’

    “A whole f*cking little lady moment where he needed to talk about his feelings and how he was all done with all this. And then he went, ‘Oh, what the f*ck did I do?’ Yeah, you were being a b*tch in your post-fight interview, and you set your gloves down and you shed a tear, and then two weeks later he’s like, ‘I want to fight Nate, I’ll come back for Nate.’ Like, you didn’t even leave, stupid. You f*cking p*ssed out. Don’t involve me in that sh*t. You’re a p*ssy. Get back in the game and start squabbling.”

    The bout between Diaz and Perry will take place on Netflix for MVP MMA’s first-ever card.

    h/t to MMA Junkie for the transcription.

  • Melquizael Costa: I Knew My Time Would Come To Headline UFC Card

    Melquizael Costa: I Knew My Time Would Come To Headline UFC Card

    Melquizael Costa is ready to take on the very best in Arnold Allen in his first UFC headliner.

    UFC Vegas 117 will feature Melquizael Costa’s first-ever main event spot as “The Dalmation” looks to keep his winning ways going with a shot at the always dangerous Arnold Allen.

    Nolan King of MMA Junkie spoke with Costa at the pre-fight interviews and asked about how Costa is basking into the spotlight before one of his biggest opportunities yet.

    “It’s all new. It’s all exciting. It’s great,” Costa told MMA Junkie through a Portuguest-language interpreter Tuesday. “… I always believed that I would fly high one day. I knew my time would come, and thankfully the organization saw that, too.”

    Costa’s opponent, Arnold Allen is 2-3 in his last five fights, picking up a decision loss to Jean Silva in his last outing.

    h/t to MMA Junkie for the transcription.

  • Stadium Stampede Officially Set For AEW Double Or Nothing

    Stadium Stampede Officially Set For AEW Double Or Nothing

    The Stadium Stampede will be making its return for another massive experience between a ton of vengeful wrestlers.

    Andrade, David Finlay, and Clark Connors pushed the intensity on the latest episode of AEW Dynamite which saw them being added to Team Ricochet / The Demand as they look to get rid of Chris Jericho, The Hurt Syndicate’s Lashley And Shelton Benjamin, and the Elite who have banded together to take out their enemies once and for all.

    https://x.com/AEW/status/2054773698372993528?s=20

    A feud that all began when Jericho made his return and was shifted into a feud with the former AEW National Champion, Ricochet, alongside the Demand has now turned into a Stadium Stampede on an even bigger stage like the Louis Armstrong Stadium.

  • Nikki Storm (Nikki Cross) Announced For Progress Wrestling Show On July 26

    Nikki Storm (Nikki Cross) Announced For Progress Wrestling Show On July 26

    Nikki Storm is ready to get back into the action following her release from the WWE.

    Formerly known as Nikki Cross, it was announced that Progress Wrestling would be the first destination for the freshly released Nikki Storm who competed for the WWE for almost a decade, she accomplished so much within her time and is now set to make her return to the independent scene to compete with the best wrestlers around the globe.

    Fans in the comments for the social media posts have been pushing for their own dream matches to happen for Storm’s arrival at Progress Wrestling on Sunday, July 26 Chapter 196: Scorchio.

    We will keep you updated on any news we hear about Storm’s potential first opponent on the Indies for this show.

     

  • Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Windsor Set For AEW Double Or Nothing

    Willow Nightingale vs. Alex Windsor Set For AEW Double Or Nothing

    This women’s Owen Hart Cup quarterfinal matchup is expected to take place at Double Or Nothing.

    The Owen Hart Cup is officially underway and one of the biggest matches so far is between the current AEW TBS Champion, Willow Nightingale taking on one-half of the Brawling Birds and the NJPW Strong Women’s Champion, Alex Windsor.

    Nightingale won the Owen Cup in 2023, this will be Windsor’s first time competing in the tournament.