It’s been a long time in the making, but Jon Jones’ heavyweight debut is finally upon us, and the biggest prize in the sport is up for grabs at UFC 285. It’s just one of a number of fascinating narratives that are set to play out inside the T-Mobile Arena on March 4 and, ahead of fight night in Las ...
Deontay Wilder is in a mood to wheel and deal. The former heavyweight titlist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, recently told an outlet that he is now in talks with former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou about making a “two-fight deal.” Last month, Wilder expressed his enthusiasm for a couple of crossover fights—one using boxing rules, the other mixed martial arts—with Ngannou, ...
We all knew it was coming, right? Outside of delusional sycophants who’d convinced themselves Jake Paul would actually become a world champion – and with all due respect to the seriousness he displayed in fight preparation – the rest of us pretty much conceded he’d eventually bite off more than he could chew. Or he’d slap around a few more ...
Wilder Embraces Middle East As ‘Hotbed’ For Boxing: ‘You Can Look Forward to Seeing Me Here As Well’
The latest boxing hootenanny in the Middle East apparently left a marked impression on Deontay Wilder. Wilder, the former heavyweight titlist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was in attendance this past weekend, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for the ballyhooed Jake Paul-Tommy Fury eight-round cruiserweight bout, which saw Fury, brother of Tyson, eke out a points win over Paul. The fight, which was ...
Jake Paul has loftier goals in mind beyond this weekend. The content creator-turned-cruiserweight prospect does not believe the same to be the case for England’s Tommy Fury, whom he finally faces on the third try. The two will meet in a scheduled eight-round bout at a maximum contracted limit of 185 pounds atop an ESPN+ Pay-Per-View this Sunday from Diriyah, ...
Brendan Allen was thrust into the main event spotlight on just a few hours’ notice, and he produced a performance worthy of the headline slot to defeat Andre Muniz at UFC Vegas 70 and gatecrash the UFC’s middleweight rankings. The bout was originally slated to take place as the co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, but after ...
Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul (6-0, 4 KOs), is already mentally set on his next opponent. On Sunday in Saudi Arabia, Paul will finally collide with Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs), who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Should Paul overcome Fury, then he intends to pursue a fight with MMA superstar Nate Diaz. Paul and ...
Phil De Fries extended his remarkable run as KSW heavyweight champion by registering his eighth straight championship defense with victory over Todd Duffee at KSW 79 in Liberec, Czech Republic. De Fries was finished by Duffee at UFC 155 way back in 2012, but in the rematch more than a decade later, it was the Englishman who dished out the ...
Tommy Fury won’t even give himself a proverbial pat on the back “when” he knocks out Jake Paul on Sunday. From Fury’s perspective, he is supposed to pummel Paul, who has just six professional fights, all against non-boxers, and no amateur background. Fury, the younger half-brother of WBC heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, doesn’t have an extensive amateur background, either, but ...
The fifth week of the PFL’s Challenger Series featured the women’s flyweight division, with Desiree Yanez awarded a PFL contract after producing the standout performance of the night at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Fighting in the second bout of the night, Yanez defeated Brazil’s Maira Mazar after three action-packed rounds to claim a unanimous decision with scores of 29-28, ...