Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

Kamaru Usman believes UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis still has some work to do before moving up a division. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) retained his middleweight title by defeating Sean Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) a second time in Saturday's UFC 312 headlin

Stipe Miocic's pick for "Baddest Man on the Planet" might surprise a few people. Former two-time heavyweight champion Miocic retired after suffering a third-round TKO loss to heavyweight champ Jon Jones (28-1 MMA, 22-1 UFC) last November at UFC 309. But when asked

Fares Ziam was honest in his assessment of where he stands in the UFC lightweight division. Ziam (17-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) notched his fifth-straight win less than two weeks ago when he defeated Mike Davis by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 250 in Riyadh. The…

UFC 312 took place this past Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis successfully defended the middleweight title in a championship rematch against Sean Stricklan

Former UFC title challenger Brandon Royval had to put his health first when deciding not to compete again. Last week, Royval (17-7 MMA, 7-3 UFC) announced that he had to pull out of his UFC Fight Night 253 flyweight headliner against Manel Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC)

Paddy Pimblett dismisses UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria's star power. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is open to defending his belt in a rematch against Alexander Volkanovski next but would rather move up a division to challenge lightweight champ Islam Makhach

Sean Strickland's performance in the UFC 312 title rematch against Dricus Du Plessis left everyone wanting more, including his head coach Eric Nicksick. The middleweight title rematch headlined this past weekend's pay-per-view event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, A

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz felt his career was "on borrowed time" as he dealt with a recurring shoulder issue. The injury bug has haunted Cruz (24-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), affecting multiple areas of his body, leading to many starts and stops over his…

The spotlight around the middleweight division continues Saturday with UFC Fight Night 251 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (

One way or another, KSI apparently was dead set on facing an MMA fighter in his next boxing match. Misfits Boxing last week announced that KSI – the YouTuber, rapper and PRIME co-founder – will take on former Bellator fighter and jiu-jitsu ace Dillon Danis…

Jared Gordon will face a promotional newcomer with a familiar surname Saturday at UFC Fight Night 251. With Kaue Fernandes out due to visa issues, in steps Uzbekistan's Mashrabjon Ruziboev on days notice to save the lightweight fight at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, t

Michael Bisping is glad Canelo Alvarez decided to move on from Jake Paul. Alvarez was in discussions to box Paul, with their matchup close to being finalized for May 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and expected to stream on Netflix. However, in an unexpected turn…

Bill Algeo is hanging up the gloves. On Tuesday, Algeo (18-9 MMA, 5-5 UFC) announced his retirement from competition on Instagram, during which he thanked the UFC and his supporters, both close and distant, throughout his 13-year professional career. "Decided to hang em up…

The UFC has announced details for International Fight Week 2025. Rather than its usual early July placement, IFW festivities will kick off June 26 in Las Vegas and conclude with UFC 317 on June 28 at T-Mobile Arena. A UFC Hall of Fame induction…

Out with the season, in with the tournaments for the PFL – and they start soon. On Tuesday, the promotion announced the dates and location for the first round of its tournaments in 2025. The PFL's first tournament date is April 3 followed by April…