Cage Warriors’ upcoming event in London has been further strengthened by the addition of one of the promotion’s biggest stars. Jordan Vucenic is the former Cage Warriors featherweight champion, and a huge fan-favorite with the promotion. The Corby native always brings an army of fans to his fights, and the Indigo at The O2 is set to be packed with ...
Charles Oliveira wanted to prove that he’s ready for a title rematch with Islam Makhachev, and his performance at UFC 289 certainly convinced one of his rivals in the 155-pound division. Oliveira defeated Beneil Dariush via first-round TKO to bounce back in style from his title loss to Islam Makhachev. And one man who has faced “Do Bronx” in the ...
Former CFFC NextGen champion Luke Fernandez plans to catch the eye with a spectacular showing at CFFC 120 in Atlantic City. The event, which takes place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Friday, June 16, will feature the return of the former amateur champ, who made a successful start to his professional career at CFFC 117 in March. ...
UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones is apparently willing to explore the possibility of a cross-sport boxing match with WBC champion Tyson Fury. Last month, Fury and Jones traded words on social media. UFC Dana White indicated to reporters that he was willing to make that fight - as long as it took place in the cage, which greatly favors Jones. ...
Charles Oliveira’s first-round finish of Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 delivered a statement of intent to reigning champ Islam Makhachev, and the Russian’s coach admitted he was impressed with what he saw. Speaking to Submission Radio to react to Oliveira’s win and subsequent callout of Makhachev, American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez said the Brazilian’s performance surpassed his expectations ...
The interim light heavyweight title will be up for grabs in Oberhausen as Oktagon 44 takes place on Saturday, June 17. The event will see Germany’s Alexander Poppeck take on Slovakia’s Pavol Langer for the vacant interim title, with the winner set to head home with a shiny new belt, and a future shot at the promotion’s light heavyweight champion, ...
Amanda Nunes put on a stupendous display of MMA dominance to defeat Mexican challenger Irene Aldana at UFC 289, then announced that she is retiring from the sport. Two-division champion Nunes put her bantamweight title on the line in the main event in Vancouver, Canada, and completely bossed Aldana over the five-round championship duration, with the judges scoring the fight ...
Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira needed less than one round to finish longtime contender Beneil Dariush at UFC 289 and make a huge statement on his quest to reclaim the lightweight title. Addressing the crowd in English, Oliveira said, “I’ve been the champion! The champion has a name! It’s Charles Oliveira!” Then, speaking through translator Fabiano Buskei, he elaborated ...
Another fight, another knockout win for Callum Walsh. The unbeaten junior middleweight prospect dominated Carson Jones, dropping him once en route to a knockout win Friday night at the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. Walsh, who is originally from Cork, Ireland and now lives and trains in Hollywood, California, improved to 7-0, 6 knockouts. Jones was a far step up ...
The women’s bantamweight title fight at UFC 289 was officially rubber-stamped as both participants in the main event bout in Vancouver hit championship weight at the official weigh-ins. Challenger Irene Aldana was the first fighter on the scale and hit 135 pounds on the nose to make sure she was eligible to win the title this weekend. Defending champ Amanda ...