Aljamain Sterling is uncertain about his readiness for an August face-off against Sean O’Malley. The duo are on course to face each other after Sterling’s defense of his bantamweight title. He beat Henry Cejudo in a split decision victory, after which O’Malley entered the Octagon to set up a fight. While Dana White made it […]
The wait is over. We now know what Francis Ngannou is doing next … kind of. The PFL confirmed the former UFC heavyweight champion had signed after an initial report by the NY Times. Despite his signing, he won’t debut until mid-2024 leaving many to wonder if he’ll try to box before then. After the […]
Francis Ngannou | Louis Grasse, PFL The long wait for Francis Ngannou’s free agent decision is over as the former UFC heavyweight champion announced Tuesday and that he is the newest member of the PFL roster and the chairman of the league’s PFL Africa expansion. Ngannou’s signing ends a 16-month wait to see where the […]
Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC Beneil Dariush wants to test himself against the very best. It’s been a long road to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight gold for the Urmia, Iran native. Dariush entered the promotion in Jan. 2014, becoming the divisional darkhorse in no time, submitting veteran, Charlie Brenneman, with a rear-naked choke submission […]
Kamaru Usman has responded to Khamzat Chimaev after the latter called him out for a crunch fight. Usman, for his part, is not in the best form of late. In his last two fights, he has faced Leon Edwards. In the first fight, Usman lost his title after being knocked out. Unfortunately, things did not […]
Francis Ngannou could finally announce his next steps moving forward after he dropped a teaser trailer. Ngannou has been a free agent ever since contract talks broke down with the UFC, which meant the ex-heavyweight champion walked away. Thereafter, he has been linked with many outlets, including ONE Championship. The CEO, Chatri Sityodtong, had met […]
Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images Alexander Volkanovski has made his intentions clear. After starting his UFC featherweight championship run by only fighting once in 2020 and 2021, Volkanovski vowed to be more active. In 2022, “The Great” turned in two of his best career performances, if not his best, defeating “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Johnny Walker secured a win over Anthony Smith in the UFC Charlotte co-main event, but he didn’t score many style points with UFC President Dana White. Despite a largely dominant performance including two knockdowns, the Brazilian light heavyweight never went for the kill, even when Smith appeared […]
Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images Joe Fournier suffered a massive knockout blow earlier tonight (Sat., May 13, 2023) at Misfits Boxing 7 live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Wembley Arena in London, England, but was it a legal shot? Fournier, who has fought professionally in the past, squared off with social media sensation KSI […]
KSI and Joe Fournier will clash in the Misfits Boxing 7 main event Saturday afternoon. | Leigh Dawney, Misfits Boxing MMA Fighting has KSI vs. Joe Fournier live round-by-round updates at Misfits Boxing 7 for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at the Wembley Arena in London, England on Saturday afternoon. […]