Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Khamzat Chimaev will have a lot to prove in his next time out. UFC 279 saw an unprecedented last-minute shuffling of its final three bouts after the undefeated “Borz” missed weight by a whopping seven and a half pounds on weigh-in day. Chimaev’s unprofessionalism led to him being pulled from […]
There are only two more weeks left of DWCS and this card was an interesting one. In the main event, Bruno Ferreira went in hard and finished Leon Aliu in what felt like just seconds. The referee jumped in to stop the onslaught and it was contested but Aliu but there was no doubt that […]
After wrapping himself around Jesse Arnett’s neck and forcing the Canadian to retire early, Ali Al-Qaisi won the UAE Warriors featherweight title. The rematch between Al-Qaisi and Arnett was the main event at UAW Warriors 33 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Arnett’s choking demise occurred when he decided to level change. Al-Qasi wasted no […]
MMA veteran Cris Cyborg may have to wait a few more weeks before she makes her boxing debut against Simone Silva. The Bellator women’s featherweight champion was scheduled to box on September 25 at Fight Music Show 2, but her opponent is serving a 60-day medical suspension after a knockout loss on August 13. This […]
Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Nate Diaz could be off to the boxing world in life post-UFC. The 37-year-old MMA star finished out his contract with the promotion two weeks ago at UFC 279 in Las Vegas, defeating Tony Ferguson via fourth-round guillotine submission. Diaz didn’t express his exact plans in the aftermath of his […]
According to reports, Bryce Mitchell will fight fellow featherweight contender Movsar Evloev. Following an early report from Combate, MMA Junkie reported the news, which gives Mitchell and Evloev the chance to establish who deserves a move up in the rankings in a 145-pound eliminator in Las Vegas on November 5. A decisive victory for either […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images It was a big weekend for jiu-jitsu phenom Gordon Ryan. After capturing gold in the men’s +99kg category, thanks to a submission win over former teammate Nick Rodriguez, the no-gi “King” finished grappling legend Andre Galvao in the men’s “Super Fight” to close the show. Check out […]
Henry Cejudo | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Henry Cejudo believes Khamzat Chimaev can make welterweight, but he’s got to adjust how he approaches the game. At UFC 279, Chimaev missed weight for his scheduled 170-pound matchup by a whopping 7.5 pounds. Though it was Chimaev’s first weight miss inside the UFC, the amount he […]
Canelo Alvarez | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Canelo vs. GGG 3 official scorecard reveals how the judges scored the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady “GGG” Golovkin trilogy fight Saturday in Las Vegas. In a bout that saw Canelo clearly leading on the scorecards early on, the final verdict turned out to be close as […]
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images It all goes down this evening (Sat., Sept. 17, 2022) live on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Canelo Alvarez (57–2–2, 39 KO) defends his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, WBO, and The Ring super middleweight titles in a long-awaited trilogy bout with Gennady Golovkin […]