Eddie Hearn, promoter of former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says his boxer had no interest in facing Francis Ngannou in a boxing match. Ngannou is scheduled to face WBC champion Tyson Fury in a non-title bout on October 28 in Saudi Arabia. Hearn had been approached by Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, to discuss the scenario of facing ...
Dustin Poirier said that he holds the technical advantage in his hotly-anticipated rematch with Justin Gaethje at UFC 291. Poirier and Gaethje face off in Saturday night’s main event in Salt Lake City with the BMF title up for grabs, and fans are anticipating another all-out war between the pair. Speaking to the press at media day, Poirier reacted to ...
Oktagon bantamweight champion Jonas Magard says he’s ready to showcase his aggressive fighting style as he puts his title on the line in Prague this weekend. Magard takes on 11-1 Brazilian challenger Felipe Lima in the main event of the first night of Oktagon 45, a special two-night double-header event held at Stvanice, Prague, this weekend. It’s a bout that ...
Justin Gaethje has a triple goal for UFC 291’s main event this weekend: defeat Dustin Poirier, win the BMF belt, and get Jorge Masvidal to put the belt on him. Masvidal won the inaugural BMF title when he defeated Nate Diaz at Madison Square Garden at UFC 244, and now, following Masvidal’s retirement, the UFC has decided to bring back ...
Salt Lake City, Utah plays host to UFC 291, as the promotion’s BMF title returns with a fight that looks set to deliver another Octagon classic. Former UFC interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will face off in a huge rematch for the returning symbolic BMF belt, with the two fan-favorites set to throw down in a five-round ...
Salt Lake City, Utah plays host to UFC 291, as the promotion’s BMF title returns with a fight that looks set to deliver another Octagon classic. Former UFC interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will face off in a huge rematch for the returning symbolic BMF belt, with the two fan-favorites set to throw down in a five-round ...
Michael Bisping says that if there’s anyone in the UFC heavyweight division capable of dethroning champ Jon Jones, it’s fellow Englishman Tom Aspinall. Aspinall answered lot of questions about his fitness and ability to bounce back when he returned from knee surgery and a one-year layoff to defeat Marcin Tybura in just 73 seconds at UFC London. His performance at ...
Salt Lake City, Utah plays host to UFC 291, as the promotion’s BMF title returns with a fight that looks set to deliver another Octagon classic. Former UFC interim lightweight champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje will face off in a huge rematch for the returning symbolic BMF belt, with the two fan-favorites set to throw down in a five-round ...
MMA veteran Nate Diaz admits that he felt ‘lazy and tired’ when he started packing on the pounds for his upcoming boxing match with social media star Jake Paul. The fight takes place on August 5 at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas. Their contest has been contracted to take place over ten rounds, with a catchweight of 185-pounds. ...
The headline bout of UFC 291 features the return of the UFC’s “BMF” title, as two of the sport’s biggest crowd-pleasers get set to face off for the second time with a title belt up for grabs. The “Baddest Mother F****r” belt was initially introduced as a one-off symbolic championship for fan-favorites Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz to contest at ...