The UFC’s premier middleweight returns to action as he headlines UFC 293 in Australia as he bids to add another contender’s name to his long list of vanquished opponents. Israel Adesanya has only lost once as a middleweight, and he avenged his defeat to Alex Pereira with a stunning knockout performance in their immediate rematch as he blasted his way ...
Cage Warriors returns to its US home in San Diego for Cage Warriors 159, with the show set to see the promotion making its debut in the Metaverse. Meta and the UFC have partnered up to bring events to the Metaverse, with Friday night’s Cage Warriors show available for fans to experience in a new, immersive fashion, via Xtadium, the ...
On September 7 in the French city of Nantes, Brazilian Alessandro Macedo faces Laid Zerhouni for the Hexagone MMA world middleweight title. The night’s double-card, presented in cooperation with Brave CF, will be broadcast on TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland and on DAZN internationally. Zerhouni certainly poses a threat coming into the fight, just one month after his ...
John Fury, father of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is not expecting a complete mismatch when his son faces MMA veteran Francis Ngannou. Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, will make his professional boxing debut against Fury, in a non-title bout, on October 28 in Saudi Arabia. While most observers are predicting a one-sided wipeout, John Fury believes the fight ...
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos believes Tyson Fury is going to put on a show by carrying Francis Ngannou for several rounds in their upcoming fight. Ngannou, also a former UFC heavyweight champion, will make his professional boxing debut against Fury on October 28 in Saudi Arabia. Fury's WBC world title will not be at stake. Back in ...
Ciryl Gane produced one of the cleanest performances of his UFC career to defeat Serghei Spivac and confirm his presence as a major player at the top of the heavyweight division. Gane settled into his rhythm early as he stuck and moved to great effect through the opening five minutes. He even stuffed a couple of Spivac takedown attempts, too. ...
All 22 fighters made their contracted weights as the athletes took to the scale ahead of UFC Paris. Just six pounds separate main eventers Ciryl Gane and Serghei Spivac, who weighed in at 250 and 256 pounds, respectively, for their heavyweight headline bout, while flyweight co-main eventers Manon Fiorot and Rose Namajunas both hit championship weight for their flyweight non-title ...
Rizin FF returns to the iconic Saitama Super Arena on September 24 with a pair of former champions topping the card as they look to re-establish their championship credentials. Juntaro Ushiku captured the Rizin featherweight title with victory over Yutaka Saito at Rizin 31 in October 21, then defended his crown in a rematch six months later at Rizin 35. ...
Ciryl Gane has his sights set on a third shot at the UFC heavyweight title, and said he plans on going straight past, rather than through, Tom Aspinall to get it. Gane has had two shots at the UFC heavyweight title, and on both occasions, he fell short. But the always-smiling Frenchman said that his determination is stronger than ever ...
Israel Adesanya is sharpening his skills ahead of his UFC 293 title defense against Sean Strickland, and he offered an interesting hint about how the fight could finish in Sydney. Adesanya and Strickland have both built their respective successes off the back of their striking skills. But Adesanya said that his first career submission victory isn’t too far away. “It’s ...