Newly-minted UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou is looking to try his hand in boxing at an elite level. Ngannou captured UFC gold in the main event of UFC 260. He knocked out Stipe Miocic in their rematch to achieve this feat. While Ngannou can now call himself a world champion in MMA, he still hasn’t […]
Anderson Silva set foot in the Octagon for the final time last October. Though his UFC career may be over, he’s not done fighting. Silva on Tuesday said that he has inked a deal to realize his dream of competing in professional boxing. Silva said that he will box Julio Caesar Chavez, Jr., on June […]
Ben Askren will enlist the help of Freddie Roach ahead of his showdown with Jake Paul. Askren and Paul are scheduled to collide in a boxing match on April 17. Askren is a former MMA world champion under the Bellator and ONE Championship banners. He’s never had pro boxing experience but his history in combat […]
Elite boxing trainer Eddy Reynoso is offering a helping hand to Conor McGregor. McGregor is the biggest star in MMA. He holds records for the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view draw and largest gate. He is also the first fighter to hold UFC gold in two weight classes simultaneously, giving birth to the “Champ-Champ” label. Reynoso trains […]
Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. isn’t letting up on his dream of fighting future UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva. Jones and Silva have long expressed interest in sharing the boxing ring. The major holdup in making that matchup happen had to do with Silva’s contract. Now, Silva is a free agent. While Jones’ last […]
WBC Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury believes Conor McGregor would get the better of Dustin Poirier in a third fight. Back in January, McGregor returned to the Octagon for the first time in a year to take on Poirier in a rematch. In their first encounter back in September 2014, McGregor defeated Poirier via first-round TKO. […]
If you missed the PRIDE and early UFC “freak-fights” do we have news for you. During Saturday’s BKFC 9 event, a promo video announced that the organization has signed Sajad Gharibi, who is known as the “Iranian Hulk.” A 27-year-old bodybuilder from Ahwaz, Iran who has become internet famous due to his freakishly large upper […]
Kubrat Pulev is the mandatory challenger to the IBF heavyweight championship, and he feels that if he gets his crack at the winner of Andy Ruiz Jr. vs. Anthony Joshua 2, he will be fighting Ruiz. Pulev gained IBF mandatory status originally by defeating Hughie Fury in October 2018 and stayed busy by knocking out […]
Manny Pacquiao will look to follow up an incredible 2019 campaign next year, and he aims to continue his roll when he returns to the ring, preferably in either March or April. Pacquiao made a defense of the WBA (Regular) welterweight title in January with a unanimous decision win over Adrien Broner before challenging then-WBA […]
Tyson Fury is on a mission to reclaim an alphabet world heavyweight boxing title, and he has plans to do that whether or not he and Deontay Wilder do rematch for the WBC heavyweight championship. Wilder is scheduled to defend the title next week in a rematch with Luis Ortiz. So long as Wilder wins […]