Category: Boxing / UFC / MMA

Israel Adesanya is intrigued by a potential matchup against UFC contender Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev ran through former champion Robert Whittaker for a first-round submission this past October at UFC 308. His performance may have earned him a title shot, but not befo

Daniel Cormier was impressed with the impact Kayla Harrison had upon joining the UFC roster. Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who signed with the UFC earlier this year, went 2-0 in 2024 with wins over former champion Holly Holm at UFC 300 and top contender

John McCarthy advises Colby Covington against fighting Gilbert Burns. Covington (17-5 MMA, 12-5 UFC) lost his second consecutive fight when he suffered a third-round doctor stoppage TKO to Joaquin Buckley in the UFC on ESPN 63 headliner earlier this month at Amalie

Tatiana Suarez steps into the biggest fight of her MMA career coming off one of the biggest layoffs she's ever experienced. Yet, despite the less-than-ideal circumstances, Suarez is not worried one bit. Suarez (10-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), a longtime UFC women's strawweight…

UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping believes Tyson Fury has nothing left to prove after his second straight loss to Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk retained his WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles when he defeated Fury by unanimous decision this past Saturday in Saudi Arabia. F

Paddy Pimblett has explained why UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev doesn't deserve Submission of the Year. Makhachev notched his third title defense when he beat Dustin Poirier with a fifth-round D'Arce choke at UFC 302 in June. Pimblett's most recent win al

Aleksandre Topuria will make his highly anticipated UFC debut in February. Topuria (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), the older brother of featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, has been targeted to meet Cody Haddon (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a bantamweight bout Feb. 9 at UFC 312…

The time for overreacting is here! Check out the final "Overreaction Time" episode of the year at noon ET/9 a.m. PT as host Simon Samano debates his "overreactions" with "Gorgeous" George Garcia, Mike Bohn and Danny Segura as they look back on 2024 and ahead to 2025…

Robert Whittaker sees Khamzat Chimaev's grappling being too much for UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. Whittaker experienced Chimaev's grappling prowess first hand when he was quickly submitted by the undefeated star in their middleweight matchup this pa

Joe Rogan credits Daniel Cormier for his success as an undersized heavyweight. Cormier (22-3-1) joined a select few to win UFC titles in two weight divisions simultaneously when he captured both the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles. Cormier finished out his career as a…

The UFC makes its second visit to Saudi Arabia early in the 2025 calendar with UFC Fight Night 250, which features Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov in the main event. The octagon will touch down in the budding combat sports region with a strong lineup,…

After a knockout upset stunner on Dana White's Contender Series this past summer, Yuneisy Duben has her first UFC fight set. At UFC Fight Night 254 on March 15 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Duben (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will battle Carli Judice (3-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) in a…

Dan Hooker doubts UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria moves up to lightweight. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) teased a potential move up to 155 pounds after scoring back-to-back knockouts of Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway. Topuria's coach cited

Fewer than 60,000 tickets were sold for the fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson last month at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY Sports. About 6,500 tickets were given away, according

Ever since the UFC announced its return to London on March 22, the expectation has been that Paddy Pimblett would be booked to fight in home country. The only question has been against whom. Well, we now know – or at least have a good idea –…