Two of the lightweight division’s most dangerous grapplers will go head to head in the main event of the UFC Fight Night event in Austin, Texas on December 2. Thirty-four-year-old Dariush and 27-year-old Tsarukyan sit fourth and eighth, respectively, in the UFC’s official lightweight rankings, and both men have designs on a title shot at 155 pounds. One of them ...
Dmitry Bivol was expecting nothing more than a fun show, a circus-like atmosphere, and a unique sort of night. The Russian native wasn’t sure when the next time a big-time former UFC name would enter the ring against a current boxing star. So, with Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury getting it on, Bivol made sure he was in attendance. Heading ...
George Groves doesn’t just think Tyson Fury’s fight with Francis Ngannou will simply delay his title unification showdown with Oleksandr Usyk. The retired former WBA super middleweight champion, now an analyst for Sky Sports, believes Fury’s subpar performance against Ngannou has convinced him to not face Usyk at all. The tentative date for their fight was December 23, but neither ...
Ryan Garcia knows a thing or two about being called out by fighters in a whole different sport. For the 25-year-old, his skills in the ring forced his pugilistic contemporaries to take notice but it was his social media presence that garnered even more eyeballs. The mixed martial arts community, particularly those from the UFC, have been vagarious to a ...
Francis Ngannou apparently won’t be taking much stock into his official boxing record. As far as the former UFC champion from Cameroon is concerned, he basically defeated the top heavyweight boxer in the world—in what was his boxing debut, no less. Ngannou came up short last Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in his ballyhooed 10-round “crossover” showdown against WBC ...
Cage Warriors’ return to Newcastle has been bolstered by the addition of a third championship bout, with the promotion’s vacant light heavyweight title set to be contested at the Vertu Motors Arena. Following former champion Modestas Bukauskas’ move back to the UFC, the 205-pound title is back up for grabs, and rival contenders Andy Clamp and Matty Byfield will go ...
Francis Ngannou’s remarkable performance against Tyson Fury in their “Battle of the Baddest” boxing clash in Saudi Arabia has seen the former UFC heavyweight champion’s stock go through the roof, and another former UFC champ, Michael Bisping, thinks the sky’s the limit for the Cameroonian heavyweight. Speaking to Betway, Bisping said that Ngannou’s impressive display on his professional boxing debut ...
Francis Ngannou already made a name for himself in mixed martial arts. Considering that the UFC is home to the biggest and baddest fighters around, Ngannou was essentially head and shoulders above the rest - although Jon Jones would vehemently dispute that statement. After failing to re-sign with the multi-billion dollar conglomerate, Ngannou made a career change, opting to try ...
Tyson Fury won’t try to excuse away his subpar performance Saturday night. The undefeated Fury feels Francis Ngannou deserves full credit for testing him in their 10-round, non-title fight at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The WBC heavyweight champion insists that his split-decision win wasn’t the consequence of him taking Ngannou lightly. In fact, Fury claimed he trained longer ...
Former two division world champion Shakur Stevenson believes some MMA fighters are getting way ahead of themselves due to last Saturday's fight between Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou. Ngannou, a former UFC champion who was making his pro debut in boxing, nearly derailed Fury in their ten round contest in Saudi Arabia. Fury, who appeared to be underprepared, was shockingly dropped ...