Last week, UFC President Dana White confirmed to a local Las Vegas newspaper that the next UFC events on 30 May and 6 June would be taking place in the city, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission remained quiet. On Wednesday, the NSAC finally convened for the first time in months since the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in ...
By now, everyone knows the UFC is back up and running again amid the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Now, one of European MMA’s major players is back and with a bang – albeit with an event held behind closed doors. Poland-based promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki earlier announced that KSW 53: Reborn will take place on a closed set on 11 ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn, who works with heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte, likes the idea of a showdown with UFC power puncher Francis Ngannou. Hearn has a good relationship with UFC President Dana White and plans to speak with him about the cross-sport match. At the moment, Whyte is preparing himself for a rescheduled clash with former WBA world champion Alexander Povetkin - which is ...
The UFC bantamweight title is now officially up for grabs after the UFC took former champion Henry Cejudo on his word of retirement from mixed martial arts competition. Cejudo announced his retirement in the immediate aftermath after scoring a TKO win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 behind closed doors earlier this month. Fans, pundits, and even his manager Ali ...
MMA superstar Tito Ortiz is claiming that the team behind Mike Tyson have reached out to discuss the scenario of a cross-sport boxing match. Ortiz recently took to social media and called for a fight with Tyson, a former undisputed heavyweight champion. Tyson, 53-years-old, has been out of the ring since 2005, when he suffered a stoppage loss at the hands of heavyweight ...
WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney generated headlines this week when video emerged of a training session with five division world champion Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather has been discussing the possibility of transitioning to become a trainer in the sport. The decision to turn his direction to the corner, was inspired by the recent passing of his uncle and head trainer Roger Mayweather. ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling such topics as Canelo's weight, Terence Crawford's resume at welterweight, the trilogy fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, and more. You're a good dude and love boxing like I do, but you're way too over-sensitive. Everytime I write in, you claim that I take "shots" or "sneak diss". My man, ...
UFC legends Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz have issued expressed their heavy interest in facing Mike Tyson in a boxing match. Tyson, 53-year-old, has been teasing the idea of returning to the ring - to take part in a few exhibition bouts to raise money for charity. The former undisputed heavyweight champion has been out of the ring since 2005, when he ...
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski is yet another name on the growing list of fighters who are interested in facing Mike Tyson in some form of contest. For the past few weeks, Tyson has been posting training videos - showcasing his speed and power - and discussing the possibility of returning to the ring for a few exhibition fights to raise ...
Dana White looks like he has got his wish. After a week of holding fights in the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, the UFC President had made it clear he’d like to set up shop and host fights in the UFC’s Apex facility a lot closer to home in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It makes more sense with what’s ...