Oktagon’s new reality show for the UK and Irish market is ready to hit screens on Tuesday, September 12, with Irish team coach Paddy Holohan excited for the action to unfold. Former UFC flyweight Holohan fought five times in the Octagon, winning three times, and has since transitioned to coaching and will take the helm of Team Ireland in the ...
Oktagon’s new reality show for the UK and Irish market is ready to hit screens on Tuesday, September 12, with Irish team coach Paddy Holohan excited for the action to unfold. Former UFC flyweight Holohan fought five times in the Octagon, winning three times, and has since transitioned to coaching and will take the helm of Team Ireland in the ...
Francis Ngannou offered four words when he was asked Thursday what will happen if he lands a flush punch on Tyson Fury next month. “Good night,” Ngannou replied during their press conference in London. “Lights off.” An unfazed Fury acknowledged that he won’t know until Ngannou lands a clean shot on him during their 10-round exhibition October 28 in Riyadh, ...
As a young kid, Tyson Fury initially gravitated to the sport of boxing for a number of reasons. The freedom to punch someone in the face without getting in trouble, the artistry of it, and of course, those beautiful world titles. By all accounts, Fury has accomplished everything he could dream of. A win over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 netted ...
Sean Strickland produced one of the biggest championship upsets in UFC history by defeating Israel Adesanya to capture the middleweight title at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia. All week in Sydney, Strickland had received the lion’s share of the crowd support as the Australian fans took to the American’s no-frills personality and sense of humor during a lively build-up to ...
Tyson Fury had to laugh at the irony. The unbeaten two-time and reigning lineal heavyweight champion has taken great pride in his having been named after former undisputed champ Mike Tyson. So, it came as a bit of a shock when he learned that his next fight would come with the Hall of Fame legend working the corner of his ...
Two former UFC veterans went face to face in the main event of Cage Warriors 159, with Trevin Jones bouncing back into the win column with a split-decision victory over Wilson Reis. Jones made an early breakthrough when he dropped former flyweight title challenger Reis in Round 1, but the Brazilian did well to weather the storm that followed as ...
With absolutely no professional boxing footage to look back at and only a few short bursts of padwork to study, Tyson Fury has been casting his eye over Francis Ngannou’s MMA back catalogue for clues ahead of their pay-per-view ‘Battle of the Baddest’ showdown in Saudi Arabia. The Lineal and WBC heavyweight champion has seen enough of the former UFC ...
It’s safe to say that Francis Ngannou is limited to a puncher’s chance—at best—in his upcoming crossover boxing match versus Tyson Fury. To his credit, the former UFC heavyweight champion has enhanced those odds by enlisting the services of one of the biggest punchers in boxing history—former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. “We are working on the delivery system. If ...
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is enjoying every moment as he gets set for his huge cross-codes boxing match with Tyson Fury, but he made clear he’s not showing up for a playful spar with boxing’s lineal heavyweight champion of the world. Ngannou takes on Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 28 in a bout billed as “The ...