Top 10 bantamweights will go head to head in a main event clash with potential championship ramifications in Nashville, Tennessee this weekend. UFC Nashville will feature a five-round 135-pound contender clash, as Cory Sandhagen takes on Rob Font with big things potentially on the line for the winner. Sandhagen enters the bout as the higher-ranked man, coming in as the ...
The official weigh-ins took place in San Antonio ahead of the PFL’s first Playoff event of 2023, with one of the four featherweight contenders failing to make the required weight for his semi-final matchup. Jesus Pinedo, who blasted his way into the final four with a shock knockout of 2022 champion Brendan Loughane, is all set to face top seed ...
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has revealed that he secured the services of Hall of Famer Mike Tyson to be the head trainer for the upcoming fight with WBC champion Tyson Fury. Ngannou and Fury will collide in a non-title boxing match on October 28 in Saudi Arabia. Tyson, a former undisputed heavyweight champion, is excited with his role ...
Jake Paul and Nate Diaz are set to do big business by the time they enter the ring. Their upcoming ten-round bout will headline a DAZN/ESPN+/PPV.com Pay-Per-View event this Saturday from American Airlines Center (AAC) in Dallas, Texas. The show is guaranteed to produce the largest live gate for any boxing event at the venue and its second-best for any ...
One of the biggest fan-favorites in French MMA finally has his shot on the big stage. Former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Morgan Charriere has signed with the UFC, with news of “The Last Pirate’s” opportunity initially emerging via a report by Maitres Fumiers. Soon after, Charriere’s manager Graham Boylan shared a video of him surprising the Frenchman with the news ...
Nate Diaz will be fighting upstart boxer Jake Paul on Saturday. The matchup will feature another high-profiled MMA star stepping out of the cage and into the squared circle to battle a boxer. Outside of Anderson Silva outlasting Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in 2021, MMA fighters have not had much of a good run crossing over into boxing lately. The ...
Dan Hardy says the PFL would be the ideal landing spot for Michael “Venom” Page as the Bellator star ponders his next move following his move into free agency. Page has been one of Bellator’s biggest stars over the past decade, and his announcement on The MMA Hour that he is now a free agent has sparked plenty of intrigue ...
They might be rivals in the same division, but Michael Chandler had no problem heaping praise on former opponent Justin Gaethje following “The Highlight’s” knockout win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 291 last weekend. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chandler broke down Gaethje’s BMF title-winning performance as he knocked out Poirier with a spectacular head kick in the main event ...
Jake Paul Slams Influencer Boxers Who Are Staining Sport: ‘Don’t Do Cringe Sh!t & Get Your Skill Up’
From hateful actions at press conferences to unsanctioned brawls and melees in and out of the ring to female fighters flashing their breasts in celebration of wins, the sweet science has increasingly been stained by influencer shenanigans in recent months. When brothers Logan and Jake Paul along with KSI became the new-age flag bearers of celebrity boxing – or influencer ...
Dan Hardy has spoken about making a comeback before, but this time feels different. Hardy, who is loving life as the Head of Fighter Operations for PFL Europe, as well as the promotion’s go-to fight analyst for its global events, has also been helping coach his wife Veronica, and cornered her to victory over Juliana Miller at UFC 286 in ...