Cage Warriors returns to Manchester this weekend with the lightweight championship on the line in the main event of the evening. The BEC Arena plays host to the event, with the promotion’s 155-pound title set to be contested in the headline bout, as reigning lightweight champion George Hardwick puts his belt on the line against Yann Liasse. Also set for ...
The feud between Mohammed Farhad and Ruel Panales’ respective teams has rolled over into a three-part drama series ahead of their eagerly-anticipated rematch at Brave CF 70. India’s Farhad and Philippines’ Panales will look to end their heated rivalry after their first bantamweight fight was declared a no contest”due to Farhad landing an unintentional groin kick to his Filipino opponent. ...
It’s the kind of fight that doesn’t get made too much anymore. Two prospects from the same area willing to take the next step up in their career against each other, with only one moving forward when it’s all done. Risky? Yes. Glorious? Yes again. And it was a no brainer for Boyle Heights’ Omar Trinidad when he was approached ...
Israel Adesanya gained his retribution, and regained the UFC middleweight title, with his knockout of Alex Pereira at UFC 287. Now he wants to move on to new challenges. Chatting backstage after his second-round stoppage of Pereira in Miami, Adesanya said that he enjoyed recapturing the belt just as much, and perhaps even more, than he did when he won ...
Josh Taylor will follow in the steps of his late forebear, Ken Buchanan, when he travels from his native Scotland to New York City this summer to defend his WBO 140-pound title against Teofimo Lopez. There is, of course, one major difference between Taylor’s circumstance and that of his esteemed predecessor: Taylor expects to win his fight. In 1972, Buchanan, ...
Gilbert Burns said his defeat of Jorge Masvidal doesn’t detract from his opponent’s star power in “Gamebred’s” home town, as he said the only coronation he wants to receive is as champion of the UFC’s welterweight division. Burns defeated Masvidal via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 287 in Masvidal’s home town of Miami and, speaking to the ...
UFC 287 was a big night for the middleweight division, with a change of champion and a major move from a former title challenger affecting the official rankings. The event in Miami saw Israel Adesanya recapture the 185-pound title with a dramatic second-round knockout of champion Alex Pereira. It meant that “The Last Stylebender” returned to the top of the ...
Israel Adesanya delivered a comeback performance for the ages at UFC 287, then gave a passionate post-fight speech as he implored the fans watching his success to be inspired to greatness in their own lives. Adesanya produced a stunning second-round knockout to finish Alex Pereira and reclaim the undisputed UFC middleweight title in Miami, then used his post-fight interview to ...
The stakes were sky-high for Israel Adesanya heading into his title rematch with Alex Pereira at UFC 287, and “The Last Stylebender” delivered in spectacular fashion with an all-time great finish to recapture the UFC middleweight title in Miami. Adesanya and longtime rival Pereira had met three times before, with the Brazilian winning all three meetings – two in kickboxing ...
Gilbert Burns claimed a pivotal victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287, then declared that he wouldn’t accept anything other than a title fight for his next assignment. Burns outpointed Masvidal in the co-main event in Miami to put himself at the sharp end of the queue for a shot at the UFC welterweight title currently held by the UK’s ...