Podcaster Joe Rogan recently addressed the corporate media-driven efforts to get his show canceled from Spotify. “The answer is not to silence me, the answer is [for] you to do better,” Rogan said Thursday during his show, referring to media pundits. “The answer is for you to have better arguments. When you’re on television talking…

It hasn’t been very long since women have been taken seriously in the male-dominated world of professional fighting. But now, Mackenzie Dern is trying to take it to a different level. She doesn’t want to simply become a champ, she wants to be “Mom Champ.” Dern, 28, is the No. 5-ranked contender in the world…

UFC President Dana White has repeated that there will never be a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the sport, doubling down on previous statements on the topic. The comments were first shared during an interview with Canadian sports network TSN with host Aaron Bronsteter regarding vaccines in UFC fighting. “I would never tell another human being…

Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, will acquire sports betting business OpenBet from Scientific Games Corp. for $1.2 billion in cash and stock, the companies said on Monday. Endeavor, whose shares were up nearly 10 percent in extended trading, said the acquisition will strengthen its position in the sports betting…

LAS VEGAS—Former UFC champion Jon Jones was jailed in Las Vegas early Friday after an incident at Caesars Palace that police said led to his arrest on charges of domestic battery and damaging a vehicle. Details of the incident that led to Jones’ 5:45 a.m. arrest at the Las Vegas Strip resort were not immediately…

UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) President Dana White said Thursday the MMA organization will not require its fighters to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “I would never tell another human being what to do with their body. If you want to get vaccinated, that’s up to you. That’s your choice. You’re never gonna hear me say I’m…

GLENDALE, Ariz.—Israel Adesanya did not like the way his first fight against Marvin Vettori went despite winning in a split decision. The crafty UFC middleweight star left no doubt in the rematch, pummeling Vettori with a flurry of kicks to the head and legs to defend his title. Adesanya dominated Vettori at UFC 263 Saturday…

Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz will step down from his elected role, he said June 1 during city council’s first in-person meeting of the year. “I ran for this position with hopes to better my community, work on my constituents and give them a voice, making our beautiful city safe and clean, and to ensure a…

HOUSTON—Charles Oliveira claimed the UFC lightweight title Saturday night, stopping Michael Chandler with a barrage of punches early in the second round at UFC 262. Oliveira (31–8) earned his ninth consecutive victory in dramatic fashion, finishing Chandler (22–6) with a series of precise strikes to claim the belt vacated by Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement. After both…

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship star and recently-elected Huntington Beach city councilmember Tito Ortiz says he’s under fire from fellow councilmembers for his refusal to wear a mask during the ongoing pandemic. “It’s been a nonstop attack toward me,” Ortiz recently told The Epoch Times. “There are other city council members that don’t wear masks and they don’t get as much heat as me….