The UFC is back in Canada, with Vancouver set to host UFC 289 as one of the most dominant champions in the history of women’s MMA prepares to take center stage. Two-division UFC women’s champion Amanda Nunes takes on Mexican challenger Irene Aldana in the main event of the evening, while former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira looks to bounce back ...
Undefeated New Yorker Kurt Scoby will face his toughest test to date when he goes up against battle tested and Philly Tough Hammerin’ Hank Lundy in an eight-round super lightweight match-up in the June 29 main event at Sony Hall. In the co-featured bout, Brooklyn’s Brian Ceballo returns to Sony Hall following a successful April win, this time battling Mitch ...
Former interim-world champion Reymart Gaballo (25-1) will see action on June 17, clashing with Fellow Filipino warrior Michael Bravo (14-2) for the WBO oriental bantamweight title. The fight will be held at the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque. It will be a stay-busy fight for the Sanman Stable mainstay. Gaballo is excited to execute the new techniques taught to him ...
Mexican contender Carlos Ocampo, who takes on undefeated Tim Tszyu for his Interim-WBO 154-pound title, has promised to derail the Australian star before his hometown crowd. The fight takes place next Sunday June 18 (June 17 in the United States) from the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. Showtime will televised live in the U.S. The ...
Teofimo Lopez has never been short on confidence but as his showdown against Josh Taylor gets a bit closer, his confident attitude has grown to hubris. This upcoming weekend, at the Hulu Theater in New York’s Madison Square Garden, Lopez will look to become a two-division champion. Long before the two agreed to terms for their super lightweight clash, Lopez ...
Former four division world champion, Roy Jones Jr, believes Anthony Joshua made the right decision by delaying a potential fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Fury's handlers had recently issued an offer to Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, for a September showdown at Wembley Stadium in London. Jones did not like Joshua's most recent performance, a tougher than expected decision ...
At The OVO Wembley Arena, London, reigning IBF ruler Sunny Edwards defends his world title against Chile’s Andres Campos in a world title triple-header on Saturday night. (photos by Mark Robinson) Edwards is set to make his Matchroom debut this weekend having penned a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn in March, but Campos – who has been calling Edwards out ...
On Friday night, four division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner returns to the ring in Casino Miami in Miami, Florida. Challenging Broner is William “Hutch” Hutchinson, who has not lost in seven years. Hutchinson is also a practicing attorney and has offices in his native Pittsburgh and Naples, FL. “Dealing with lawyers is Broner’s forte,” said Don King. Featured ...
The showdown of the summer heads to the desert in a battle that has all the makings of an instant action classic. Three-division world champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete will defend his WBO junior lightweight world title against former two-division world champion Oscar Valdez in an all-Mexican duel Saturday, August 12 at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. Navarrete and Valdez ...
Not all MMA competitions and promotions are created the same. Just ask Brendan Loughnane. The Englishman captured the 2022 PFL featherweight championship and is currently sitting on top of the 145-pound standings ahead of his bout with Jesus Pinedo at PFL 4 in Atlanta on Thursday night. But, despite looking in top form and in prime position to capture back-to-back ...