England’s spectacular welterweight striker Michael “Venom” Page finally has a shot at championship gold, and will challenge reigning champion Yaroslav Amosov for the welterweight world title at Bellator London on Friday, May 13. Page avenged his knockout loss to Douglas Lima in their rematch in London last October to position him for a shot at the title, which will see ...
England’s Phil De Fries is enjoying the best form of his mixed martial arts career, and the 35-year-old from Sunderland has his sights set on the sixth straight title defense of his KSW heavyweight title. De Fries (20-6) will take on Darko Stosic in the main event of KSW 67, which takes place in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, February 26, ...
The interim ONE heavyweight title is up for grabs at ONE: Only The Brave, as two hard-hitting sluggers get set to throw down for gold at Singapore Indoor Stadium. Both men head into the matchup with undefeated records, Malykhin perfect at 10-0 and Grishenko currently at 5-0, with both men holding a host of finishes to their respective names. But ...
The most destructive knockout artist in MMA gets set to put his title on the line as UFC heavyweight champion of the world Francis Ngannou returns at UFC 270. His first defense as UFC champion comes in a bout with plenty of backstory and a little bit of needle. Rather than book Ngannou in a title defense, the UFC and ...
The UFC’s first title fight of 2022 could serve up one of the most exciting championship matchups of the year as Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo get set to throw down for the third time. Both of the flyweight rivals’ previous meetings came in title fights, with the first bout finishing in a majority draw and the rematch going Moreno’s ...
Calvin Kattar returned from a year away from the octagon and bounced back from his 2021 defeat to Max Holloway in style at UFC Vegas 46. Kattar dominated rising contender Giga Chikadze in a thrilling five-round encounter at the UFC Apex that saw him claim a shutout unanimous decision on the scorecards after a back-and-forth war that saw “The Boston ...
KSW lightweight champion Marian Ziolkowski held on to his title at KSW 66, but he was made to work for it as he was pushed to the limit by former welterweight champion Borys Mankowski in Szczecin, Poland. Ziolkowski had to battle back and forth through five hard-fought rounds against Mankowski, who headed into the bout in fine form and arrived ...
The UFC isn’t quite ready to officially announce a date for its return to London, but president Dana White had a message for the U.K. fans to get them primed and ready for the promotion’s imminent arrival. Speaking to BT Sport in a wide-ranging interview, White lifted the lid on the promotion’s thoughts on a trip across the pond to ...
China’s ONE women’s strawweight world champion Xiong Jing Nan underlined her complete dominance of her weight class by turning back her sixth title challenger in fine style. “The Panda” defeated Japanese judoka Ayaka Miura in the main event of ONE: Heavy Hitters, which took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday. Xiong’s unanimous decision victory may have left the champion ...
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou could be heading toward a contract impasse with the UFC. Ngannou is set to put his title on the line for the first time as champion when he takes on former teammate Ciryl Gane in the main event of UFC 270 on January 22, but there’s more than just the championship at stake. The bout ...