The PFL brought the curtain down on their inaugural PFL Europe season as they crowned a quartet of European champions at the 3Arena in Dublin. Despite the four championship bouts on show, the main event slot was reserved for one of Dublin’s own, as Nathan Kelly extended his win streak to nine with a first-round rear-naked choke finish of France’s ...
Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has no problem facing MMA veteran Francis Ngannou in a mixed-rules showdown. Ngannou, a former UFC world champion, made his professional boxing debut in the month of October - in a non-title fight with WBC king Tyson Fury. Besides dropping Fury in the third round, Ngannou gave the 'Gypsy King' a lot of problems ...
Khamzat Chimaev’s rise to the top of the UFC middleweight division has been put on hold, with the undefeated contender set to undergo hand surgery. Chimaev claimed a majority decision victory over former undisputed welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in what was slated as a title eliminator at 185 pounds. But, after his hard-earned victory, Chimaev eventually revealed ...
For a rising contender, the chance to headline a UFC Fight Night card can be cause for celebration. But, for Chinese bantamweight Song Yadong, his main event assignment at UFC Vegas 83 is tinged with a little disappointment. The event was originally slated to take place in Shanghai, with Song set to be the star of the show in the ...
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was all set to rematch Aleksandar Rakic in the opening UFC pay-per-view event of 2024, but the big Pole’s plans for a flying start to the new year have been scuppered. Blachowicz was forced to withdraw from the event after sustaining a shoulder injury that required surgery. “It wasn’t supposed to be this ...
Anthony Smith may be a seasoned veteran of the cage, but that doesn’t mean that he has lost any sense of risk-taking as he steps into the Octagon. Light heavyweight contender Smith agreed to step up and take on dangerous knockout artist Khalil Rountree on just two weeks’ notice. The pair will face off in Las Vegas on Saturday night ...
The stars of the inaugural PFL Europe season cleared the final hurdle before competing for the 2023 championships as they all successfully made weight for their respective bouts in Dublin, Ireland. The 3Arena will play host to the event on Friday night, with four $100,000 European champions set to be crowned on a packed night of fights. The main event ...
Armenian lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan spectacularly gatecrashed the title picture at 155 pounds with a 64-second demolition of longtime contender Beneil Dariush in Austin, Texas. Tsarukyan and Dariush were expected to go head to head in a battle of elite grapplers, but ahead of the bout Tsarukyan had vowed to make a statement with a knockout victory. Tsarukyan stepped into ...
Ryan Garcia is growing tired of lesser-qualified opponents like UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and social media stars like Deen the Great calling him out thinking they can beat him in a boxing match. Garcia (23-1, 19 KOs) realizes that the knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in April further widened the pool of his detractors, and he wants to re-establish ...
Chinese heavyweight giant Zhilei Zhang revealed in a recent interview that he was in negotiations to face MMA veteran Francis Ngannou on December 23, as part of the big boxing card taking place in Saudi Arabia. Ngannou, a former UFC champion, made his professional debut in October, in a crossover boxing match with WBC champion Tyson Fury. The combat sports ...