The headline bout of UFC 291 features the return of the UFC’s “BMF” title, as two of the sport’s biggest crowd-pleasers get set to face off for the second time with a title belt up for grabs. The “Baddest Mother F****r” belt was initially introduced as a one-off symbolic championship for fan-favorites Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz to contest at ...
The co-main event of UFC 291 will see two former champions collide as former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz welcomes former middleweight champion Alex Pereira to the 205-pound division in a bout that has major ramifications for the light heavyweight title picture. Blachowicz is looking to make a statement to put himself back in position to challenge for the light ...
“We know the importance of being active. That was always a goal of ours,” Ramirez told BoxingScene.com. “I feel the difference when we go too many months between fights. “There was an opportunity to get this fight and date so we jumped on it.” Ramirez-Shimizu will take place July 25 at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. The bout is the co-feature ...
Errol Spence Interview - Video by Ryan Burton - Spence vs. Crawford will see unified WBC, WBA and IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol “The Truth’’ Spence Jr. take on WBO 147-pound world champion Terence “Bud’’ Crawford for the Undisputed Welterweight World Championship on Saturday, July 29 in a highly anticipated SHOWTIME PPV clash from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas headlining ...
It’s been a while since we’ve seen Khamzat Chimaev in the Octagon, but “Borz” is determined to make the occasion an emotional one for his opponent when he returns to action at UFC 294. Chimaev is set to take on Brazil’s Paulo Costa in Abu Dhabi on October 21, and made a bold claim ahead of their middleweight matchup at ...
A few days ago, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou discussed his interest in enlisting Mike Tyson as someone to help him prepare for the upcoming fight with WBC world champion Tyson Fury. Ngannou will make his pro debut against Fury on October 28th in Saudi Arabia. Fury has already warned of a bruising outcome, but Ngannou is not concerned. ...
In a year full of big fights, good fights, and several times both at the same time, we arrive at arguably the best matchup of 2023. At least until four days later. At the very least, one can say confidently we have arrived at the best week of the year. It’s not often we get two superfights just days apart. ...
In the evening’s opening bout, Sharahya "PuebloRican" Taina-Moreu used her significant reach advantage and impressive skills to outpoint and shut out Janaisa Morandin in the New Mexican’s pro debut. The former nine-time amateur titlist took an aggressive approach to outmaneuver her opponent. 4 Rounds – Lightweight - Sharahya "PuebloRican" Taina-Moreu (1-0) of Albuquerque, N.M. wins by UD (3x, 40-35). Janaisa ...
Stephen Fulton has fought practically everyone at 122 pounds. From the hot shot prospect to former, and at the time, current world champions. Whether their records were pristine or tattered with losses, Fulton went out and dominated. Not for a single second has the newly turned 29-year-old been viewed as the underdog. That, however, has recently changed. Naoya Inoue has ...
According to several reports, super featherweight Edy Valencia Mercado is in a critical condition following his loss on Saturday night against George Acosta. The fight was the co-featured attraction on the final event for Thompson Boxing, which took place at the DoubleTree Hotel in Ontario, California. Valencia, 32-years-old, was down in the fourth round. The fight was stopped before the ...