Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

Austin Bashi isn't getting a layup for his UFC debut. One of the most highly-touted prospects from the most recent season of Dana White's Contender Series, the 23-year-old Bashi (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will face Anthony Pettis protege Christian Rodriguez (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in…

Jon Jones, Mike Perry and Yoel Romero walk into a bar... OK, so they didn't walk into a bar, but while you're imagining the wild scenarios that hypothetical situation would produce, those three unique personalities popularized in MMA were all present for the inaugural Dirty…

"Arms aren't supposed to bend that way." It's a phrase uttered by MMA onlookers at least a handful of instances per year – and it's never good. In a bout Nov. 24 between amateur atomweights Galina Maltseva and Ekaterina Demina, the MMA gods claimed another limb at

The Bonfim brothers will once again compete on the same UFC card. At a UFC Fight Night event scheduled for Feb. 15 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Gabriel Bonfim and Ismael Bonfim will look to repeat the success they found at UFC 283 in January 2023. G

Alexandre Pantoja is cementing himself as one of the best champions in UFC flyweight history. The Brazilian veteran has defended his 125-pound belt twice, defeating Brandon Royval and, most recently, Steve Erceg. Back in May, Pantoja went to war with Erceg in a very…

What happens when a world heavyweight MMA champion takes on a world-class goalkeeper in a fight? It's a question that doesn't really need an answer, and luckily, Francis Ngannou was just play fighting with Manchester United's André Onana. Ngannou linked up with…

Dakota Ditcheva is unsure what lies ahead after winning the PFL women's flyweight championship. At 2024 PFL Championship, Ditcheva (14-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) picked former UFC title challenger Taila Santos apart to win the title and a $1 million prize. On paper,…

UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja contemplated a move to bantamweight, but since Sean O'Malley is no longer the champion, he wants to continue his reign at 125 pounds. Pantoja (28-5 MMA, 12-3 UFC) and former bantamweight champ O'Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC)…

Payton Talbott has a name and date for his return to the octagon. The undefeated UFC bantamweight prospect takes on veteran Raoni Barcelos at UFC 311 – the promotion's first pay-per-view of 2025, which is set to go down on Jan. 18 at Intuit…

A two-time winner of the PFL welterweight season, Magomed Magomedkerimov, is reportedly eyeing a move to the UFC. Magomedkerimov (34-6) has spent nearly half his professional fighting career under the PFL banner. He's found plenty of success by winning the PFL's…

Francis Ngannou and Jon Jones may never actually cross paths inside the cage, but that hasn't "The Predator" from hyping up the fantasy match. PFL heavyweight superfights champ Ngannou (18-3) was once in a position to be able to face Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) when they…

UFC bantamweight title contender Umar Nurmagomedov revealed why he could not book a fight in January. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), the promotionally-ranked No. 2 bantamweight, has dominated the division since his arrival in 2021. Many expect him to be next up for…

Jamahal Hill continues to offer an interesting perspective on his first meeting against UFC champion Alex Pereira, and vows to meet him again in the octagon. The last time Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) competed was against Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) in the main event of…

Chael Sonnen is confident Jon Jones fights Tom Aspinall. Heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) continued to dismiss interim champion Aspinall (15-3 MMA, 8-1 UFC) after he retained his belt with a TKO of Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. Jones provided a

Joaquin Buckley sees Ian Machado Garry doing just enough to beat Shavkat Rakhmonov. Machado Garry (15-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) meets fellow unbeaten contender Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in a five-round welterweight bout Dec. 7 at UFC 310 from T-Mobile Arena in…