Jose Aldo | Photo via Phil Lambert, Gamebred Boxing RIO DE JANEIRO — Jose Aldo mentioned in late April that he was interested in being part of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing card on July 20, and it turns out he was offered a bout on the show before booking his UFC return. Aldo, […]
Dustin Poirier could retire if he defeats Islam Makhachev on June 1 at UFC 302. Poirier faces the UFC Lightweight Champion in search of his first world title. He held the UFC Interim Lightweight belt after beating Max Holloway in 2019 at UFC 236. His attempts at winning that full title failed. Losses to Khabib […]
This Friday evening, ONE Championship will return to the world-famous Lumpinee Statidum in Bangkok, for ONE Fight Night 22: Sundell vs. Diachkova. In the main event, two of the most dangerous women in Muay Thai are poised to square off. ONE Women’s 125-pound Muay Thai World Champion Smilla Sundell is most recently coming off a […]
Matt Brown has hit out at boxing promoters for not following the UFC model. The UFC is often praised for putting on the most exciting fights. Max Holloway demonstrated that at UFC 300 with his victory against Justin Gaethje to become the BMF Champion. Blessed pointed Gaethje towards the center with less than 30 seconds […]
Another UFC pay-per-view event is upon us with UFC 301, and with the incredible UFC 300 event preceding it, the card is in an unfair position. Still, Alexandre Pantoja defends his flyweight title against Steve Erceg in the main event. Can Erceg pull off the upset, and if he does, what does that mean for […]
Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC We’re just a few days away from UFC 301, the promotion’s first return to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in more than one year. Despite the promotion’s best efforts, however, the pay-per-view (PPV) card itself doesn’t exactly deliver in terms of depth or star power (see it here), particularly compared to […]
Charles Oliveira is open to fighting at welterweight following his UFC 300 loss to Arman Tsarukyan. The ex-UFC Lightweight Champion suffered a split decision loss. That was a big setback after Oliveria defeated Beneil Dariush in his last bout to bounce back from his loss to UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev. A fight with the […]
Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images When Max Holloway pointed to the ground and invited Justin Gaethje to throw down in the final seconds of their UFC 300 fight, and ultimately produced one of the most jaw-dropping finishes in history, UFC CEO Dana White made a difficult choice. The viral moment would undoubtedly end up […]
This June, the Professional Fighters League will make their Salt Lake City debut, with a 13-bout card comprised of lightweight and light heavyweight matchups. The event will take place inside the Huntsman Center, with Clay Collard facing Mads Burnell in the main event at 155-pounds. Additionally, it has been announced that Impa Kasanganay will square […]
Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images It’s good to have options, and Paige VanZant has a lot of them. Following her UFC exit in 2020, the now 30-year-old fighter wasted no time inking a lucrative, multi-fight contract to take her gloves off and fight in BKFC. From there, VanZant launched her own website, and eventually an […]