Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images After multiple false starts, Jake Paul will once again attempt to fight reality show star and part-time pugilist Tommy Fury atop the ESPN+ and FITE+ pay-per-view (PPV) event on Sun., Feb. 26, 2023 from Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Fury is the half brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and son of […]
Tyson Pedro was on the losing end of a unanimous decision to Modestas Bukauskas at UFC 284 in front of his home crowd but he revealed shortly after that he was dealing with an illness. Pedro posted a video of himself being placed into an ambulance after the fight teasing something plaguing him and then […]
Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Bellator 293’s lineup has been finalized with the inclusion of bouts featuring talented up and comers. Promotional officials revealed the updated lineup for the March 31 event, which takes place at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. Included on the card will be the return to action […]
Legendary MMA fighter Jens Pulver is set to be inducted into the Pioneer Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame at the 11th annual UFC International Fight Week in Las Vegas this July. The news was announced during the recent UFC 284 broadcast, and fans across America are thrilled to see one of the sport’s […]
Despite coming out on the wrong end of a decision against Islam Makhachev at UFC 284, Alexander Volkanovski has expressed his desire for an immediate rematch, postponing any plans he had for returning to the featherweight division. Numerous supporters thought Volkanovski had done enough to be declared the winner. He argued that the result did […]
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Jon Jones is just weeks away from stepping back into the octagon. On Monday, the UFC released an official promo video for Jones’ return, which takes place at UFC 285 on March 4. In the main event, Jones makes his heavyweight debut against Ciryl Gane with a vacant title on the […]
Jose Aldo was triumphant in his first professional boxing match on 10th February 2023, and now the former UFC and WEC champion has lined up Floyd Mayweather Jr. Aldo has been expressing a desire to transition to boxing for some time prior to his retirement from mixed martial arts, and his dream finally came true. […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Islam Makhachev defeated Alexander Volkanovski in the UFC 284 pay-per-view (PPV) main event last weekend in Perth (highlights here), retaining his lightweight title and sending “The Great” back down to featherweight to unify the belts against Yair Rodriguez. “El Pantera” defeated Josh Emmett to win the interim […]
Poliana Botelho | @polianabotelho_mma, Instagram Poliana Botelho revealed on social media that she underwent surgery Friday to remove a lymph node after being diagnosed with breast cancer. The MMA fighter was already cleared from the hospital and has returned home to Rio de Janeiro. “Thank you for all the positive energies,” Botelho wrote on Instagram. […]
Saturday night at UFC 284, inside the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia, Islam Makhachev successfully defended his lightweight title for the first time against featherweight titleholder Alexander Volkanovski. The featherweight titleholder moved up in weight to challenge himself versus the current lightweight champion, and a challenge is exactly what he found. As the fight […]