MMA legend Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will box a former UFC colleague, Leonardo Guimaraes, at the upcoming Fight Music Show card on Jan. 30. News of the booking was first reported by MMA Fighting. The Balneario Camburiu, BR event will be headlined by a matchup between YouTube star Whindersson Nunes and former WBO champion Acelino Freitas. […]
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen thinks he has the recipe for Tommy Fury to get his long-awaited fight with Jake Paul in the boxing ring. Fury was supposed to face Paul just last month before he had to pull out due to an injury. Paul ended up knocking out Tyron Woodley in the sixth round […]
Jake Paul seems intent on transitioning to MMA in the future, and his boxing coach BJ Flores is optimistic about his chances in the cage. Paul most recently knocked out former UFC champion Tyron Woodley in the sixth round of their rematch. Leading up to the fight, he hinted at a future move to MMA […]
Petr Yan has his theory on why the UFC opted to move his scheduled rematch with Aljamain Sterling from UFC 272 to the UFC 273 co-main. Yan lost his bantamweight title to Sterling at UFC 259 after landing an illegal knee to a grounded Sterling late in the fight. Sterling would earn the title via […]
UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou has flirted with the idea of boxing against Tyson Fury, but Sean O'Malley doesn't like his odds. Ngannou is set to face Ciryl Gane for the unified UFC heavyweight title at UFC 270. It's been quite the buildup to the fight, featuring his strained relationship with his former coach Fernand […]
Former UFC featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes will make his combat sports return in Bare Knuckle FC next month. News of Mendes' promotional debut was first reported by MMA Junkie. Mendes signed a multi-fight deal with BKFC despite still being technically under contract with the UFC. Shortly after signing with BKFC, he praised the UFC […]
UFC welterweight prospect Michel Pereira will fight at UFC Vegas 46 after all, as Andre Fialho will step up as a fill-in for Muslim Salikhov. Salikhov pulled out just days before the fight due to an undisclosed illness, as first reported by MMA Fighting. The promotion had been rushing in recent days to find an […]
UPDATE: The rematch will officially take place at UFC 273 on April 9 per a Tuesday report from MMA journalist Ariel Helwani. *** Aljamain Sterling confirmed reports that his rematch with Petr Yan at UFC 272 may get pushed back to April. Sterling got the belt via disqualification after Yan landed an illegal knee at […]
Urijah Faber and Cub Swanson may be on a collision course in 2022 as the two veterans look to continue their respective UFC careers. Faber hasn't fought in the Octagon in a little over two years since his knockout loss to Petr Yan at UFC 245. It was his second fight back in the cage […]
The polarizing YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul is moving on from the idea of a Tommy Fury fight as he turns his attention to Julio César Chávez Jr. There had been reports of Paul being interested in fighting Chávez Jr. since days after his Tyron Woodley rematch, and Chávez Jr. has also discussed the potential […]
It's unclear when Cheyanne Vlismas will return to the Octagon, but her soon-to-be ex-husband JP Buys isn't buying her excuses. Vlismas is coming off of arguably the best win of her career at UFC Vegas 44 over Mallory Martin. She earned the Fight of the Night performance bonus for her unanimous decision win. After the […]
UFC welterweight contender Belal Muhammad poked fun at Khamzat Chimaev for allegedly dodging him for a fight in the Octagon. Muhammad most recently put on arguably the most dominant performance of his career against Stephen Thompson. As the new year begins, he's potentially one fight away from a welterweight title shot. Muhammad has been calling […]
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler still thinks a matchup with Dustin Poirier makes a lot of sense if Poirier stays at 155 pounds. Chandler still has UFC title ambitions despite back-to-back losses to Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje. He remains a big name in the lightweight division and could be back in the title shot […]
Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm appears to be flirting with a potential return to boxing. Holm hasn't competed since October 2020, when she earned a dominant win over Irene Aldana. Before that, she had earned a decision win over Raquel Pennington at UFC 246. Holm was supposed to face Norma Dumont in a featherweight […]
UFC Bantamweight Champion Aljamain Sterling likes Jake Paul's chances in a hypothetical boxing match against MMA legend Anderson Silva. Paul wrapped up his impressive run in 2021 with back-to-back wins over former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. An undefeated boxer, Paul was originally scheduled to face Tommy Fury before Fury pulled out with an injury. Speculation […]
UFC star Dustin Poirier remains optimistic that a showdown with Nate Diaz can still happen next. Poirier most recently fell to UFC lightweight champ Charles Oliveira at UFC 269. After the disappointing result, he has hinted at a potential move to welterweight to avoid harsh weight cuts at this stage of his career. When asked […]
UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira is already thinking about the pursuit of 'champ-champ' status after his first title defense. Oliveira wrapped up his stellar 2021 by defeating Dustin Poirier at UFC 269, further cementing himself as the lightweight king. He earned the then-vacant title over Michael Chandler at UFC 262 after Khabib Nurmagomedov retired. Oliveira […]
UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler still has championship ambitions, but he's got his eyes on a teammate who may beat him to it. Chandler fell short in a Fight of the Year contender against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268. Despite the defeat, Chandler earned plenty of respect and support from the UFC fanbase and is […]
Tommy Fury's decision to pull out of his originally scheduled fight with Jake Paul was more difficult to make than most were poised to believe. Fury defeated Anthony Taylor on the first Paul vs. Tyron Woodley card in 2021 before agreeing to a fight with Paul next. The buildup to the Fury vs. Paul fight […]
A UFC heavyweight showdown between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Marcin Tybura is set to take place at UFC Vegas 49 on February 26. MMA journalist Marcel Dorff was among the first to report the news. Rozenstruik and Tybura were both in the heavyweight title discussion before recent losses. Rozenstruik fell to Curtis Blaydes at UFC 266 […]
