Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

NEW YORK – James Llontop has seen the hype surrounding his Saturday opponent. In some ways, how could he not? Brazil's Mauricio Ruffy is part of the upstart Fighting Nerds gym that quickly has taken the MMA world by storm. Not only has the team found a way to use…

Aljamain Sterling believes Umar Nurmagomedov needs to earn his stripes. Nurmagomedov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), cousin of former undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, was declared No. 1 contender after defeating Cory Sandhagen in the UFC on ABC 7…

NEW YORK – It's not like the UFC's women's flyweight division is just overflowing with fighters, so a Viviane Araujo stat this week might be an anomaly. Still, the fact remains: For the fourth straight fight, Araujo (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC), from Brazil, will step into…

Cris Cyborg has collected a championship in just about every major promotion – except ONE. Cyborg (28-2), a former UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, and Invicta FC champion, claimed the PFL superfights women's featherweight title when she defeated Larissa Pacheco in Oc

The UFC returns to New York on Saturday to settle a debate. At 309, the presumed greatest fighter of all time takes on the presumed greatest heavyweight in UFC history. Both return after lengthy layoffs, but there are key storylines at stake this week, too. The UFC has release

NEW YORK – The UFC 309 pre-fight press conference takes place Thursday, and you can watch a live stream of the event in the video above. The press conference takes place at The Theatre at MSG, attached to Madison Square Garden, which hosts Saturday's fight card

(This story was updated to add new information.) The heavyweight title is on the line Saturday in the UFC 309 main event when Jon Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) puts his belt up for the first time when he takes on former champ Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC). Take a look…

If you want to get hyped for Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler 2, look no further than their first meeting in 2021. In May 2021, Oliveira (34-10 MMA, 22-10 UFC) and Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) put on one of the best lightweight title fights in…

IRVING, Texas – For the first time during fight week, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson got face to face Wednesday. There was little drama behind their faceoff after the news conference in advance of their Friday fight, which takes place at AT&T Stadium in Texas, home of the…

Check out these photos from the news conference for Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, which took place at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas. (Photos by Getty Images and Kevin Jaira, Imagn Images)

Cub Swanson knows the end is near, but he isn't ready to call it a career quite yet. Swanson (29-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) will make his 25th octagon appearance when he takes on Billy Quarantillo (18-6 MMA, 6-4 UFC) on Dec. 14 at UFC on ESPN 63 from Amalie Arena in…

Alexander Volkanovski believes fighting Tom Aspinall would add to Jon Jones' legacy in a pivotal way. Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) defends his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic (20-4 MMA, 14-4 UFC) in Saturday's UFC 309 (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Hulu/FX, ESPN+) mai

Check out these photos from UFC 309 media day in New York, where fighters answered questions from the media in attendance. (Photos by Per Häljestam, MMA Junkie)

LAS VEGAS – The Fighting Nerds have taken the MMA world by storm and Mauricio Ruffy hopes to teach another lesson Saturday at UFC 309. After months of trying to get and keep opponents, with multiple cancellations outside of his control, Ruffy (10-1 MMA, 1-0…

NEW YORK – The old UFC gloves are making a comeback Saturday, and Jon Jones couldn't be any happier. Tuesday, news broke that the UFC was returning to its most recent past generation of gloves for UFC 309 and not the updated ones that arrived in Ju