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Nate Diaz defends Dana White on fighter pay

UFC legend Nate Diaz has defended the company’s president, Dana White, against criticism that he doesn’t pay his fighters enough. “All About SmokeDuring a podcast called “White’s Fighters” featuring former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, the hosts commented that White has been “under-accused” of “underpaying his fighters.” Diaz explained that when he started […]

Eagles’ AJ Brown defends new teammate Saquon Barkley amid ‘Hard Knocks’ controversy

The latest episode of HBO’s long-running series “Hard Knocks” premiered on July 2nd. Much of the conversation surrounding the first episode of “HBO’s Hard Knocks: The New York Giants Offseason” revolved around former Giants running back Saquon Barkley. Barkley had a somewhat unceremonious departure from the team that drafted him in the first round in […]

UFC fighter Payton Talbott defends pole dancing videos

UFC hopeful Peyton Talbot answered a series of unusual questions following his stunning win at UFC 303, saying he “doesn’t want to be put in a box” as he enjoys activities such as pole dancing. Talbot improved to 9-0 with a knockout of fellow 135-pounder Giannis Ghemmouri in just 19 seconds. After his win, Talbot […]

Psaki defends debate prep team: 'Biden was bad'

MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki, who once served as President Biden’s press secretary, defended her campaign amid criticism of its performance at last week’s presidential debate, instead placing the blame on the president. “It’s ridiculous,” Psaki said. Blaming Biden’s preparation team Because of his poor performance. “It was a terrible debate. There’s no doubt they were […]

ESPN Defends Decision to Present Pat Tillman Service Award to Prince Harry

ESPN has heard the outrage over its decision to present Prince Harry with the Pat Tillman Service Award at this year’s ESPY Awards, and it’s not planning on changing its mind. As previously reported, the decision to bestow this prestigious honor on Prince Harry drew a sharp rebuke from none other than Pat Tillman’s mother, […]

MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ co-host defends Biden after debate ‘disaster’

The co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” kicked off the show Monday with a 15-minute monologue defending President Joe Biden’s White House bid, but acknowledged that his performance at last week’s debate was a “total disaster.” “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski acknowledged Biden’s poor debate performance, saying on CNN that his voice was raspy, he struggled […]

Burgum defends Trump lies during debate: 'Not news'

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), who is rumored to be on the shortlist to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate, defended the presumptive GOP nominee against criticism of a number of falsehoods told by Trump during Thursday’s debate. Burgum, in an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday, called the story […]