The UFC is back in Canada this week with two sets of 125-pounders at the top of the lineup. UFC Fight Night 246 (ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Get main card pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and…
Injured Belal Muhammad responds to Shavkat Rakhmonov’s call for interim title: ‘It’s six weeks, not six months I’m off’
UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad disagrees with Shavkat Rakhmonov's idea for an interim title fight while sidelined with an injury, but he can also see an upside. Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) was set to defend his recently acquired title for the first time in…
Daniel Cormier responds to Rinat Fakhretdinov’s commentary criticism after UFC 308 win: ‘He’s a moron’
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – Daniel Cormier didn't mince words when asked about Rinat Fakhredinov's recent comments toward the commentary team at UFC 308. Fakhredinov (23-1-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) won a controversial unanimous decision over Carlos Leal in their welterwe
UFC Fight Night 246 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight
UFC Fight Night 246 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 246 (pay-per-view, ESPN+) takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the…
MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month for October: Khalil Rountree tests Alex Pereira, who achieves UFC history
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World Boxing name Gennady Golovkin as chair in bid to fill void left by IBA
- Ex-world champion becomes Olympic Commission chair
- World Boxing anxious for sport to make return to Games
World Boxing has appointed Gennady Golovkin as the chair of its new Olympic Commission, charging the former middleweight world champion with the task of helping the body establish itself as the sport’s recognised international federation. World Boxing, launched in 2023, has 44 members and is seeking to fill the void left by the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The IBA was stripped of recognition last year by the International Olympic Committee, which has not included the sport on the Los Angeles 2028 Games programme yet and has urged national federations to create a new global boxing body to replace the IBA.
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