Islam Makhachev has a new opponent for UFC 294, with the reigning UFC lightweight champion set to face reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in a champion-versus-champion rematch in Abu Dhabi. Makhachev was all set to face former champion Charles Oliveira in the main event on October 21 in Abu Dhabi. But now, following news of Oliveira’s enforced withdrawal from ...
It’ll cost boxing and mixed martial arts fans in the United States about as much to watch Tyson Fury presumably beat Francis Ngannou as when Fury opposes Oleksandr Usyk in a much more significant fight next. ESPN announced that the suggested price point for its pay-per-view show October 28 that’ll feature Fury-Ngannou is $79.99. The five-fight Fury-Ngannou show will be ...
Former two division world champion Ricky Hatton is backing Tyson Fury to topple Oleksandr Usyk, but he's not ruling out the possibility of the smaller man walking away with his hand raised. Fury, the WBC heavyweight champion, is back in action on October 28th, when he faces former UFC beltholder Francis Ngannou in a non-title fight in Saudi Arabia. Usyk, ...
The UFC’s featherweight division is full of top-drawer talent, and one of the top rising prospects in the division faces a stern test of his top-level credentials as Sodiq Yusuff takes on his first UFC main event opportunity on Saturday, October 14. “Super” Sodiq earned his place on the UFC roster after a winning performance on Dana White’s Contender Series ...
Who can topple KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries? That’s the question the two men in the main event of KSW 87 hope to be able to answer after this weekend’s showdown. Croatian Darko Stosic and Czech Republic’s Michal Martinek will go head to head in the headline bout in Trinec in a bid to earn a shot at De ...
A large proportion of the boxing world isn’t giving Francis Ngannou a chance against WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in their upcoming “Battle of the Baddest” on October 28. But one legend of the ring offered a word of warning ahead of the clash in Riyadh. Former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton knows a thing or two about ...
One current champion, one former champion, one former title challenger, and one prolific finisher head to Dublin looking to stake their claim for the next shot at the Cage Warriors lightweight title. Cage Warriors featherweight champion Paul Hughes can perhaps count himself unlucky not to have been given a shot at the UFC, but the Northern Irishman isn’t resting on ...
Bellator president Scott Coker returned backstage in San Diego a proud man. The promotion he has led since 2014 celebrated its 300th show, where three of its champions, Usman Nurmagomedov, Cris Cyborg, and Liz Carmouche, all defended their titles at the Pechanga Arena. But, while the night was a celebration of a milestone event in the company’s history, there was ...
In pure boxing terms, Francis Ngannou isn’t on the same planet as heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. But could he be using a few mind games to help close the gap between the pair ahead of their October 28 showdown? Fury is the best heavyweight boxer on the planet. Ngannou doesn’t have a single professional boxing bout to his name. Those ...
Former undisputed world champion Mike Tyson is regarded as one of the most feared punchers in the history of the heavyweight division. The retired boxer, 57-years-old, is currently the head trainer of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, who is preparing for his crossover boxing match against WBC world champion Tyson Fury. The non-title contest takes place on October 28 ...