Brave Combat Federation has been the proving ground of many of the top fighters in mixed martial arts today. From Khamzat Chimaev to Ilia Topuria, from Muhammad Mokaev to Benoit Saint-Denis, many world-class athletes count Brave CF as the first step into their global MMA paths. On December 8, the next generation of champions is ready to take over as ...
LOS ANGELES – Demetrius Andrade is believed to be one of boxing’s biggest boogeymen, but the thought of facing “Boo Boo” does not sound like a scary task for David Benavidez. The former two-time 168-pound titlist Benavidez (27-0, 23 KOs) and Andrade (32-0, 19 KOs) will meet in a super middleweight matchup on November 25 at Mandalay Bay's Michelob Arena ...
Friday, November 24 will see the PFL season come to a close at the 2023 PFL World Championship as the year’s million-dollar champions are crowned in Washington DC. Joining the championship bouts on the fight card will be Khai Wu, who chatted to Fighters Only ahead of his PFL debut, as he shared details about his martial arts journey, his ...
There’s no need to beat around the bush. Last Thursday night, boxing fans who endured into the early hours of Friday got to experience one of the worst major title fights ever aired. Sure, sometimes styles don’t clash but lack of style clash doesn’t fully explain Shakur Stevenson-Edwin De Los Santos. The winner by decision, Stevenson, is now a three-division ...
Brave Combat Federation is set to take over the Kingdom of Bahrain for the biggest edition of Brave International Combat Week, the largest combat sports festival in the world. And it all begins on December 5, with Brave CF 77, as the most global promotion in the world puts on a huge fight card to kick off the Brave International ...
PFL announces Bellator acquisition, teases huge ‘Champions vs. Champions mega-event’ – Fighters Only
The worst-kept secret in MMA is finally out, with the PFL officially announcing the acquisition of Bellator MMA in a huge deal that is set to cement the PFL as the second-biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the world. The deal, which PFL chairman and founder Don Davis revealed was a non-cash transaction that gave Paramount “a small minority share” ...
Adam Azim had a record setting night on Saturday. The 21-year-old produced an excellent display to stop Franck Petitjean and become the European super lightweight champion. By becoming a European champion in just his tenth fight, Azim became the fastest British fighter to ever win the title. He also became the first British-Pakistani fighter to claim the prestigious belt. Azim ...
In what promises to be a historic night of boxing, local fan favorite David Morrell Jr. will return to The Armory in Minneapolis on Saturday, Dec. 16, to defend his WBA “Regular” Super Middleweight world title against highly regarded knockout artist Sena Agbeko of Ghana. Morrell (9-0, 8 KOs), a native of Cuba who now calls Minneapolis home, is a ...
Filip Hrgovic can finally see daylight at the end of the tunnel. More than a year has passed since the 2016 Olympic Bronze medalist and current top contender became the mandatory challenger to the IBF heavyweight title. To date, he has yet to cash in on that status or even entice any of his divisional peers to fight for an ...
The third edition of CBN Promotions’ “New Blood” boxing series is scheduled for December 9, at Infinite Reality Studios in Long Beach, California, formerly known as Thunder Studios. The 10-round main event will feature a featherweight all-action clash between WBO / NABO featherweight champion Brandon “Leon” Benitez (20-2, 8 KOs) of Queretaro, Mexico, vs. Rigoberto Hermosillo (14-4-1, 9 KOs) of ...