Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in Las Vegas, Nevada, to stage UFC Vegas 94 later TONIGHT (Sat., July 20, 2024) inside UFC Apex. Headlining the ESPN+-streamed event is a women’s Strawweight fight between Amanda Lemos vs. Virna Jandiroba, while Steve Garcia will face Seung Woo Choi […]
Conor McGregor has launched a record label called Greenback Records. McGregor’s future outside of the UFC is taking shape quickly. He recently became a part-owner of BKFC, saying he is open to fighting in the promotion once his UFC contract expires. McGregor has two fights left on his deal. He was scheduled to fight Michael […]
Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry headlines the Paul vs. Perry boxing event on July 20 in Tampa, Fla. | Esther Lin, MVP MMA Fighting has Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday night. The […]
UFC Featherweight Champion Ilia Topuria has hit out at Conor McGregor’s comments about a potential bare-knuckle fight. McGregor pulled out of his UFC 303 fight against Michael Chandler with a broken toe. It delayed his return to action, as the Irishman has not fought since losing to Dustin Poirier in 2021 at UFC 264. Since […]
Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac | Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac are set to run things back, this time as a main event. On Thursday, the UFC officially announced that Tybura and Spivac will rematch their 2020 heavyweight fight as the main event of UFC Vegas 95 […]
Nate Diaz denies suing Fanmio, the broadcaster, following his boxing fight with Jorge Masvidal. Diaz defeated Masvidal via a majority decision. However, according to reports, Diaz filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in Miami. It is claimed his promoter, Solomon Engel, agreed to pay Diaz $10 million. The reported lawsuit alleged he was […]
Conor McGregor is part owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC). But the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) two-division titleholder could soon be a player, as well, if he manages to complete the final two fights on his current contract. The first step in that process is healing the broken pinky toe that sabotaged his […]
Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal performed poorly on PPV. Diaz beat Masvidal via a majority decision. The win allowed Diaz to banish the memories of his UFC 244 loss to Gamebread in 2019. However, the hype for the boxing fight did not translate into strong interest. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) stated the live […]
MMA Fighting TAMPA — Mike Perry is making his presence felt ahead of his fight against Jake Paul. Perry made sure of that on Wednesday at the Paul vs. Perry open workouts when he knocked over Paul’s mascot and ignited a minor stir after the mascot approached the BKFC star with a thumbs down during […]
Khamzat Chimaev is eying a return to action at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on October 26. Chimaev withdrew from his fight with Robert Whitaker at UFC Saudi Arabia as he was hospitalized with food poisoning. Whitaker took on Ikram Aliskerov and stopped him emphatically with a first-round win. The news was a big setback […]