SAN ANTONIO – The silver lining to the ten-week delay for one of the year’s most anticipated fights is that it now helps create an unofficial welterweight season. The five top welterweights in the world will all be in action this July, anchored by the Errol Spence-Terence Crawford undisputed championship later this month in Las Vegas. The rescheduled Eimantas Stanionis-Vergil ...
From the moment Bo Nickal arrived in the UFC, the hype was at full throttle. But even the former Penn State wrestling standout admits the speed of his MMA career has taken him by surprise. Source link ...
Having fought twice before, Brandon Moreno may be a familiar name to Alexandre Pantoja, but the Brazilian title challenger is expecting both of them to be completely different fighters when they face off for a third time at UFC 290. Pantoja has faced Moreno twice before – once in an exhibition bout as part of The Ultimate Fighter, and once ...
Shakur Stevenson is zigging when most are zagging. Jared Anderson looked the part. He isn’t the largest heavyweight around but with his knockout power and overall skills, many in the boxing world considered him the division’s next big thing. This past Saturday night, however, some of those supporters believe that the reins need to be pulled in a bit. Charles ...
Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will bring the curtain down on a 22-year MMA career at UFC 290, and the popular veteran is taking everything in his stride as he goes through his final fight week as an active fighter. Lawler’s media day appearance was a typically understated one, as he admitted that his final bout was just another ...
Former kickboxing superstar Cedric Doumbe now has a confirmed date for his PFL debut. The Frenchman will make his PFL bow at the PFL Europe Playoffs in Paris on September 30, where he’ll compete in the SmartCage for the first time at the event at Zenith Paris La Villette. Doumbe’s opponent hasn’t yet been confirmed by the promotion, but PFL ...
By now, many were expecting Teofimo Lopez to end his retirement charade. But after lifting the WBO super lightweight title from Josh Taylor and abruptly calling it a career, the 25-year-old says his retirement announcement wasn't spurious, nor is it some cry out loud for attention. With his career seemingly behind him, Lopez, who fought under Top Rank on ESPN, ...
Robert Whittaker may be the betting favorite ahead of his number-one contender clash with Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290, but the former UFC champion said he is fully prepared for the pressure that his opponent is likely to bring on fight night in Las Vegas. Whittaker was at pains to stress the peril involved with facing Du Plessis, a ...
South African middleweight contender Dricus Du Plessis knows he stands as little as one win away from a shot at the undisputed UFC middleweight championship. And, as he prepares to face former champion Robert Whittaker in Las Vegas at UFC 290, “Stillknocks” said he’s embracing the challenge, and the occasion. “Yeah, absolutely this is definitely the biggest fight of my ...
UFC interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez said he has the secret formula to defeat Alexander Volkanovski and make a longtime dream a reality at UFC 290 in Las Vegas. For many, fighting for a world title presents a new experience that fighters have to adapt to, but Rodriguez’s interim title win over Josh Emmett in February means he heads into ...