Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

With the UFC's home arena reaching its 100th event on Saturday, Ben Fowlkes examines how the facility has reshaped fight night — for better or worse.

LAS VEGAS – Yes, Neil Magny keeps getting matched up with the hottest rising prospects the UFC welterweight division has to offer – and yes, he loves it. Ahead of Saturday's UFC Fight Night 247, Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC) embraces the role he's assumed,…

Daniel Cormier doesn't rule out the possibility of Jon Jones vs. Francis Ngannou happening. If you ask UFC CEO Dana White, he'll tell you there's zero chance of that becoming a reality. White recently went off Ngannou, and their relationship appears to be as soured

It's been a week since welterweight champion Belal Muhammad revealed news of a foot infection forced him out of UFC 310, and there's been a lot of talk about what will happen with his opponent, Shavkhat Rakhmonov, but still nothing has been set. One possibility bei

Colby Covington says he threw his name in the hat to fight Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310. Rakhmonov (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was scheduled to challenge welterweight champion Belal Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) in the Dec. 7 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,…

ONE Championship creates more depth in its big January event by adding the return of champion Fabricio Andrade. At ONE 170 on Jan. 24 at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, Andrade (9-2) will defend his bantamweight (145 pounds) title for the first…

LAS VEGAS – Although he's had 21 fights in the UFC, Gerald Meerschaert didn't hesitate when he got the call to fight promotional newcomer Reinier de Ridder at UFC Fight Night 247. De Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) isn't any ordinary debuting fight. He's a…

It was in Brandon Royval's best interest for Brandon Moreno to beat Amir Albazi. Former champion Moreno (22-8-2 MMA, 10-5-2 UFC) returned in peak form when he battered a tough Albazi (17-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for five rounds in this past Saturday's UFC Fight Night 246 ma

Another weekend, another UFC event. This Saturday, the promotion hosts UFC Fight Night 247 in Las Vegas, which features a welterweight headliner between veteran Neil Magny and promising contender Carlos Prates. What's Prates' ceiling at welterweight? What other bou

Thursday's episode of MMA Junkie Radio with "Gorgeous" George and "Goze" is here. On Episode 3,512, the fellas welcome in former UFC middleweight champ

For years, UFC CEO Dana White has teased adding boxing to his promotional portfolio. Despite recent bullish comments on diving into the sport, the UFC owners do not currently share the same vision. In September, during a Q&A before Callum Walsh's boxing fight against Przemysl

This week, the UFC returns to its home base in Las Vegas. UFC Fight Night 247

LAS VEGAS – Reinier de Ridder is seeking a memorable introduction to the octagon Saturday against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night 247. Former two-division ONE Championship titleholder de Ridder (17-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his anticipated entry to promotion…

LAS VEGAS – Carlos Prates is on the verge of UFC stardom, or so it seems to some. If activity is any indicator, the UFC thinks so, too. Prates (20-6 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is booked for his fourth promotional fight in 10 months, Saturday when he headlines UFC…

Bo Nickal wants to be an undeniable UFC champion. Nickal (6-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on Paul Craig (17-8-1 MMA, 9-8-1 UFC) in a middleweight bout Nov. 16 on the UFC 309 main card at Madison Square Garden. Despite his dominance in the octagon, Nickal has opted to take an…