Paddy Pimblett is back in training and ready for his Octagon return, and he can’t wait to test his skills against a fighter he considers a legend of the sport. Pimblett takes on former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson on the main card of UFC 296, which takes place Saturday, December 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. And, after ...
Former UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling made very clear how he feels about new champ Sean O’Malley, and stated that if the new champ really wants to be considered the best man at 135 pounds, he has to put his belt on the line against the division’s best. O’Malley stopped Sterling in the second round of their bantamweight title clash ...
Molly McCann is looking for a fresh start after making the decision to drop from flyweight to strawweight. After a blistering three-fight win streak that saw her outpoint Ji Yeon Kim, then knock out Luana Carolina and Hannah Goldy, McCann was riding the crest of a wave. But back-to-back first-round submission losses to Erin Blanchfield and Julija Stoliarenko sent her ...
Francis Ngannou clearly didn’t get the same script as everyone else. The former UFC heavyweight champion was seemingly befuddled, if not a little chagrined, at the news unveiled on Friday that Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk had signed a contract to face each other for the undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia, reportedly on Dec. 23 or in January. Of ...
It wasn’t the “huge” fight in Saudi Arabia that he was trying to get over the line, but promoter Eddie Hearn nevertheless had high praise for a rival outfit’s groundbreaking deal. On Friday it was announced that WBC titlist Tyson Fury and WBO, WBA, IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk had signed a contract to fight each other for the undisputed heavyweight ...
Cage Warriors returns to its familiar stomping ground of the BEC Arena for Cage Warriors 160, with a shortened 10-fight card confirmed for Friday night in Manchester. On the eve of fight night, the fighters took to the scale for the official weigh-ins for the event, with the two main eventers on weight and ready for their featherweight contender clash, ...
John Fury had a hard time believing what he was seeing. The father of WBC titlist Tyson Fury was shocked by former UFC champion Francis Ngannou’s boxing ability during a media workout in Las Vegas ahead of Ngannou’s boxing debut against Fury on Oct. 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury’s title, however, will not be at stake. A well-circulated video ...
A packed week of fighting festivities in Abu Dhabi will see two top lightweights collide for the vacant UAE Warriors lightweight title at UAE Warriors 45. The event, which takes place on October 17, forms part of Abu Dhabi Showdown Week, and serves as a warm-up for the big UFC pay-per-view event that weekend, UFC 294, on October 21. And ...
The 64th installment of Dana White’s Contender Series produced a stellar night of MMA action, with six fighters earning contracts from UFC CEO Dana White. Four of the night’s five winners earned contracts, with two losing competitors also impressing White sufficiently to also earn UFC deals. In the featured bout of the night, undefeated welterweight Danny Barlow needed just 79 ...
‘King’ Callum Walsh and The Bronx Beast, Ismael Villarreal met for the first time on Monday night for a photo and video shoot at The Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden to promote their Thursday, November 9 fight showdown. They were accompanied by promoter Tom Loeffler of 360 Promotions. Walsh will make his New York debut on one of boxing’s ...