Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has revealed that he secured the services of Hall of Famer Mike Tyson to be the head trainer for the upcoming fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury. Ngannou and Fury will collide in a non-title boxing match on October 28 in Saudi Arabia. Tyson, a former undisputed heavyweight champion, is excited with his role ...
ONE Fight Night 13 features a battle of heavyweight styles, as former BJJ world champion Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida takes on former Senegalese wrestling great Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane at Bangkok’s Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. While the clientele at the famed Muay Thai arena may be more used to seeing stand-up wars, this matchup pits two huge heavyweights who are well-versed in ...
Jake Paul and Nate Diaz are set to do big business by the time they enter the ring. Their upcoming ten-round bout will headline a DAZN/ESPN+/PPV.com Pay-Per-View event this Saturday from American Airlines Center (AAC) in Dallas, Texas. The show is guaranteed to produce the largest live gate for any boxing event at the venue and its second-best for any ...
One of the biggest fan-favorites in French MMA finally has his shot on the big stage. Former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Morgan Charriere has signed with the UFC, with news of “The Last Pirate’s” opportunity initially emerging via a report by Maitres Fumiers. Soon after, Charriere’s manager Graham Boylan shared a video of him surprising the Frenchman with the news ...
Regis Prograis is fine with the notion that Devin Haney wants to fight him based on his lackluster performance in his last bout. Prograis, the WBC 140-pound titlist, made his Matchroom Boxing debut in June against late replacement Danielto Zorrilla in Prograis’ hometown of New Orleans. But it was hardly the homecoming that many expected it to be, with Prograis ...
Jarred Brooks is stepping out of his comfort zone at ONE Fight Night 13 as, in a break from regular MMA action, the ONE strawweight world champion challenges for the ONE flyweight submission grappling world title. Ahead of his match with defending champ Mikey Musumeci, Brooks sat down for a quick Q&A as he shared his thoughts ahead of his ...
Five weight classes in, and Naoya Inoue hasn’t found a single fighter that can push him to his physical limits. (photo by Ryan Hafey) After taking care of business in the bantamweight division, Inoue (25-0, 22 KOs) looked around despondently. There was simply nothing more to prove. Becoming an undisputed world champion was a fun journey but after placing a ...
Dean Garnett has had to wait a little longer than expected, but the Liverpudlian will finally take on Argentina’s Lucas Corbage for the vacant Hexagone featherweight title at the rearranged Hexagone MMA 8 event on Friday night. Garnett and Corbage will go head to head in the main event at France’s original bullfighting ring at Beziers Arena, with Garnett in ...
Josh Warrington is back on the horse and hoping to once again become a world champion when he faces Leigh Wood for the WBA featherweight title. The fight comes 10 months after losing his IBF title in a tough fight with Luis Alberto Lopez. It was Warrington's second career defeat, after suffering a stoppage loss to banger Mauricio Lara. Wood, who ...
The ‘Undisputed versus Undisputed’ billing still applies to the forthcoming Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez-Jermell Charlo showdown. However, that status will instantly change once the bell sounds for their super middleweight championship. A ruling by the WBO permitted Houston’s Charlo (35-1-1, 19KOs) to retain his full undisputed champion status ahead of his September 30 challenge of Alvarez’s 168-pound crown at T-Mobile Arena ...