The eyes of the boxing world were all on Oleksandr Usyk on July 19, as he put a beating on Daniel Dubois en route to a fifth-round knockout to once again become the undisputed heavyweight champion. In the midst of celebrating Usyk as a GOAT in the sport, thoughts will now turn toward who will […]
Marvin Vettori and Brendan Allen's grudge seemed to come to an end at UFC 318, as the two clashed on the preliminary card, with Allen scoring a decision win. The two began to trade right away, with each making the other stumble in the fight's opening minute. Allen, however, pressured and brought the fight to […]
Ateba Gautier's striking is skilled, slick, and powerful — all of which was seen during the UFC 318 preliminary card, where he needed just over a minute to put away The Ultimate Fighter season 32 alumnus Robert Valentin. Gautier rocked Valentin with a left hand early, causing him to stumble. Valentin covered up and tried […]
The UFC 318 early prelims go 5-for-5 in finishes — and Islam Dulatov is now 1-for-1 in his UFC outings. Dulatov, who was making a hyped debut, scored a quick victory over Adam Fugitt to close out the action the early preliminary card. Fugitt had some early success in the fight with leg kicks, but […]
It has been a long time since a Jimmy Crute victory could be celebrated, but Crute has secured his first win in the UFC since 2020 after pulling off a win over Marcin Prachino at UFC 318. Crute brought pressure from the get-go, focusing on his right hand, while countering Prachino's kick-based offense. Crute pushed […]
Ryan Spann has scored his first UFC victory as a heavyweight, defeating Lukasz Brzeski during the early prelims of UFC 318. Spann's sharp striking was on display early, mixing in leg kicks with some solid punches. Spann followed with a takedown, getting into mount quickly and trying to threaten with an arm-triangle choke. Spann then […]
Brunno Ferreira still has yet to see the judges' scorecards in any of his fights, as he puts away Jackson McVey with a submission during the early prelims of UFC 318. Ferreira circled on the outside as the two traded leg kicks. McVey stumbled on one leg kick in particular but tried to go for […]
While the worthiness of the undercard for UFC 318 has been in question, it's no doubt now that the event kicked off with a bang thanks to Carli Judice. In the first bout of the early prelim bouts, Judice came away with a third-round finish of Nicolle Caliari. From the opening bell, Judice showcased precision […]
For the third time in his career, something no other man has done in professional boxing, Oleksandr Usyk is an undisputed world champion. Usyk, the reigning WBA, WBC, and WBO champion has re-captured the undisputed heavyweight world championship of boxing with a fifth-round knockout win over IBF champion Daniel Dubois. The fight — a second […]
In what will surely go down as one of the greatest comebacks the sport of Mixed Martial Arts has ever seen, Costello Van Steenis' hearty performance earned him a submission victory in the closing moments of his fight with the now previously-undefeated Johnny Eblen. As a result of his win over Eblen, the final Bellator […]
Dakota Ditcheva put on a dominant display over Sumiko Inaba, having a striking clinic in a one-sided decision victory in the co-main event of PFL Champions Series 2 — as part of PFL Cape Town. Ditcheva's striking was on display from the opening minute, using clinch control and sharp knees to repeatedly halt the consistent […]
A.J. McKee has made a statement in his return to featherweight, defeating Akhmed Magomedov via decision in the PFL Champions Series 2 portion of PFL Cape Town. Round one saw both men trading strikes early, with Magomedov landing cleaner on the body and scoring a takedown. McKee, however, threatened submissions off his back and reversed […]
With the crowd heavily behind him thanks to coach Khabib Nurmagomedov, Artur Zaynukov was able to come away with a dominant decision over Takeshi Izumi during the PFL Champions Series 2 portion of PFL Cape Town. Izumi looked to assert pressure, but Zaynukov's wrestling led to several takedowns and plenty of control time. Izumi scrambled […]
Corey Anderson appeared to make a statement in his first heavyweight bout in years, making relatively easy work of Denis Goltsov to open up the PFL Champions Series 2 card portion of PFL Cape Town. The fight started with both men exchanging jabs and low kicks, but it was Goltsov who initially controlled the clinch […]
For the first time in four years, Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring and attempts to win gold once again, and MMA News has you covered with all the action. Pacquiao is set to challenge Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight championship in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) card at the […]
What should have been an impressive win for Abdoulaye Kane in under a minute now turns to a disqualification loss as a result of a pair of fouls — one especially egregious — during the PFL Africa 1 card. Abdoulaye Kane faced Joffie Houlton in a heavyweight first-round tournament matchup. The two had a brief […]
Abraham Bably put on a violent display in the first PFL event in Africa, finishing Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze at the literal final second of the first round with a devastating right hand. Bably and Gnaze opened with striking exchanges, as Bably landed early shots and Gnaze presses for clinches. After some back-and-forth control early on, Bably […]
The rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois to determine an undisputed heavyweight champion in boxing goes down tonight, and MMA News has you covered with all the action. All four of boxing's heavyweight world championships will be at stake, as Usyk puts the WBA (Super), WBO, and WBC titles on the line in an […]
PFL Cape Town presents a historic night for the PFL and Africa, as global MMA action has touched down in the continent with both the second edition of the PFL Champions Series and the first-ever PFL Africa event — and MMA News has you covered with all the action. A card in Africa has been […]
UFC 318 is almost here, and we here at MMA News are here to provide you the latest on betting odds for the card. The card takes place from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Saturday, July 19. The pay-per-view main card portion of the event will start at 10PM ET/7PM PT, […]
