The co-main event of UFC 295 features a short-notice battle for the interim UFC heavyweight title, as two of the division’s biggest rising stars face off for their first piece of UFC gold. Russian contender Sergei Pavlovich has blasted his way to the top of the UFC’s heavyweight rankings. But, despite holding the top ranking spot, reigning champion Jon Jones ...
The UFC heads to New York City for UFC 295 as “The Big Apple” plays host to a blockbuster show at Madison Square Garden. The event was due to be headlined by a heavyweight title bout between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic, but following a shoulder injury to the champion, that bout is off the card, and the light heavyweight ...
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has warned Deontay Wilder to stay away from a potential fight with MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Wilder's head trainer, Malik Scott, has indicated that his man is very interested in facing Ngannou in the ring. The former UFC heavyweight champion made his professional boxing debut last month in Saudi Arabia, where he faced heavily favored ...
Brazilian heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida used his wrestling and grappling to neutralise the record-breaking knockout power of former title challenger Derrick Lewis in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Almeida ensured Lewis was standing in front of him for the smallest time possible as he took down “The Black Beast” in every round and controlled ...
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is very proud of MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Last month, Ngannou made his professional debut against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury - who many regard, at least prior to the fight, as the top fighter of the weight class. Ngannou was trained and advised by Tyson in the leadup to the fight. For weeks, Tyson ...
Plans remain on course to deliver the first undisputed heavyweight championship of the 21st century, just with a slight delay. The team surrounding two-division and reigning WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk remains committed to fully unifying the heavyweight division. It will require a wait of at least two more months from their originally planned December 23 ...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou, welterweight contender Giovani Santillan, Tim Tszyu vs. Jermell Charlo, Devin Haney vs. Regis Prograis, Keyshawn Davis, and more. I have to give you your props brother. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen someone in your position so objective. On the same ...
Francis Ngannou has the sort of confidence that you're just born with. From the way he walks to the way he talks, the former UFC star normally enters a room knowing that he’s the baddest man in the building. During his UFC days, Ngannou tore through his competition. But the pernicious knockouts he was getting were in an entirely different ...
The two heavyweight stars at the top of the UFC Sao Paulo fight card both had no problem making weight for their main event clash in Brazil on Saturday night. Both Jailton Almeida and Derrick Lewis came in on weight and ready for their five-round heavyweight tilt at Ginasio do Ibirapuera, with Lewis the first of the pair to register ...
Former UFC champions Kamaru Usman and Robert Whittaker both remain among the sport’s elite, but both are looking for their next opponent after defeats in their last outings. Another former champ, Daniel Cormier, has one suggestion: book them against each other. Usman stepped up at short notice to take on Khamzat Chimaev in a middleweight bout at UFC 294, and ...