Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

In what was one of the most-attended combat sports events in Philadelphia history, Jeremy Stephens sent fans home disappointed. In the BKFC KnuckleMania 5 main event, Stephens (3-0) battered home city son Eddie Alvarez (1-2) before a corner stoppage came between…

Ben Rothwell's power was on full display Saturday in Philadelphia when he claimed BKFC heavyweight gold. In the BKFC KnuckleMania 5 co-main event, Rothwell (4-0) clobbered champion Mick Terrill (8-2-1) with a big right hand that ended the fight at 0:36 of Round…

On a BKFC: KnuckleMania 5 card filled with violent knockouts, Kaine Tomlinson Jr. took things to a new level against Patrick Sullivan. Tomlinson Jr. needed just 37 seconds to land a vicious overland left that immediately slept Sullivan on Saturday at Wells…

Brandon Meyer landed an all-time brutal knockout Saturday at one of the biggest bareknuckle events ever. At BKFC KnuckleMania 5, Meyer (3-2) left opponent Zedekiah Montanez (0-1) sprawled out backward on the canvas looking like a starfish as the result of a massive…

Nick Klein has his first UFC assignment and it comes on short notice. However, Klein (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is no stranger to answering the call when needed. In September, he earned his UFC contract on days' notice. Now, he'll have a little under a month to prepare for…

Check out these photos from the bareknuckle boxing fights at BKFC: KnuckleMania 5 , which took place at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The event was headlined by a clash between former UFC champ Eddie Alvarez and Jeremy Stephens. (Photos courtesy of BKFC)

Conor McGregor thinks Paul Hughes was robbed at PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai and had strong words about Usman Nurmagomedov and his family. McGregor was eager to see fellow Irishman Hughes (13-2) get his hand raised after putting on a stellar performance agai

Paul Hughes thinks he got a raw deal against Usman Nurmagomedov at PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai. Coming in as a sizeable underdog to the undefeated Bellator lightweight champion, Hughes (13-2) pushed Nurmagomedov (19-0) to his limit over five rounds of thril

Usman Nurmagomedov admits Paul Hughes' pre-fight accusation was accurate. He underestimated the Irishman ahead of their bout Saturday, but left the matchup with a completely different attitude. In the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai main event, Nurmagomedov (19

Check out these photos from Usman Nurmagomedov's majority decision title defense against Paul Hughes in the PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series main event at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. (Photos courtesy of PFL MMA.)

BKFC: KnuckleMania 5 took place Saturday at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia in what the promotion announced as the biggest attendance for a combat sports event ever at the venue at more than 17,000. In the main event, former UFC and Bellator…

Usman Nurmagomedov is still Bellator lightweight champion after an early Fight of the Year candidate against Paul Hughes. One of the best fights PFL could put together on paper delivered a thrilling five-round affair in the main event of PFL Road to Dubai Champions Ser

Usman Nurmagomedov's undefeated record was put under threat unlike ever before against Paul Hughes in Saturday's PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai, but escaped with the belt. Nurmagomedov (19-0) narrowly retained his lightweight championship as an extremely game

Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov is a problem. At PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, Nemkov (19-2) made quick work of UFC veteran Tim Johnson with a submission just 3:08 into the first round. The fight served as the co-main event at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. From the mome

Check out these photos from PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, which took place at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, featuring a lightweight title fight between Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes. (Photos courtesy of PFL MMA.) (The gallery will be updated throughout the event.)