Eddie Hearn, promoter of former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says his boxer had no interest in facing Francis Ngannou in a boxing match. Ngannou is scheduled to face WBC champion Tyson Fury in a non-title bout on October 28 in Saudi Arabia. Hearn had been approached by Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, to discuss the scenario of facing ...
Dustin Poirier said that he holds the technical advantage in his hotly-anticipated rematch with Justin Gaethje at UFC 291. Poirier and Gaethje face off in Saturday night’s main event in Salt Lake City with the BMF title up for grabs, and fans are anticipating another all-out war between the pair. Speaking to the press at media day, Poirier reacted to ...
LAS VEGAS – Alexandro Santiago doesn’t expect to face a diminished Nonito Donaire on Saturday night. “The Filipino Flash” is 40 years old, hasn’t fought in 13 months and was brutally knocked out by Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue in the second round of his last bout. Santiago still sees the five-division champion as a dangerous, experienced opponent more than capable ...
Oktagon bantamweight champion Jonas Magard says he’s ready to showcase his aggressive fighting style as he puts his title on the line in Prague this weekend. Magard takes on 11-1 Brazilian challenger Felipe Lima in the main event of the first night of Oktagon 45, a special two-night double-header event held at Stvanice, Prague, this weekend. It’s a bout that ...
Practically every fan, media pundit, and prognosticator - has something to say about how Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford will play out on July 29th. They’ll break down the minutiae of their clash and give their thoughts. Spence though, has kept things simple. Of course, he has to acknowledge that boxing from the outside and brawling on the inside ...
Justin Gaethje has a triple goal for UFC 291’s main event this weekend: defeat Dustin Poirier, win the BMF belt, and get Jorge Masvidal to put the belt on him. Masvidal won the inaugural BMF title when he defeated Nate Diaz at Madison Square Garden at UFC 244, and now, following Masvidal’s retirement, the UFC has decided to bring back ...
Beating Vasiliy Lomachenko doesn’t hold as much weight as it once did. The superlatives used to describe his skills were well documented even before he gained national attention. As an amateur, the Ukrainian native racked up 396 wins against just one defeat, something he avenged several times over. In the pros, Lomachenko has been praised for his ubiquitous offense and ...
Scott Coker had to react swiftly during fight week in Saitama following the news of AJ McKee’s enforced withdrawal from his Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarter-final bout with Patricky Pitbull. And the Bellator president declared himself happy with the replacement fighter drafted in to replace the former featherweight champ. Discussing the situation during a pre-fight press conference ahead of ...
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida has certainly made himself known in ONE Championship’s heavyweight division since his promotional debut in 2021. The 17-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion is currently riding a 4-0 slate, with all his victories coming inside the opening frame. Almeida will look to continue that run of form at ONE Fight Night 13: Allazov vs. Grigorian on Saturday, August ...
Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua remembers being really shook up by his domestic rival, Dillian Whyte, during their clash in December of 2015. In the early rounds, Joshua was rocked by Whyte - but he overcame that moment and rallied down the stretch to knock Whyte out in the seventh round. "As I’ve gone to throw a right hand, ...