John Fury, father and trainer of light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury (8-0, 4 KOs), has issued a big warning to upcoming opponent Jake Paul. Paul (6-0, 4 KOs) will face Fury, the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, on February 26 in Saudi Arabia. Fury will be the first actual boxer that Paul will face in a boxing ...
Former Cage Warriors featherweight champion Jordan Vucenic will look to get back on the road to the promotion’s 145-pound title when he returns to action in March. Vucenic will take on Italy’s Tiziano “The Golden Boy” Ferranti in the main event of Cage Warriors 150, which will take place at the Indigo at The O2 in London on Friday, March ...
Israel Adesanya shared his view on Francis Ngannou’s recent departure from the UFC and supported his friend, saying he made the right decision under the circumstances. Speaking backstage during UFC 284, Adesanya fielded questions from the press, and was asked to share his opinion of Ngannou’s situation after the heavyweight champion walked away from the negotiating table, and the UFC, ...
Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition agenda may involve a mixed-martial-arts great. Moments after making his professional boxing debut, Jose Aldo, the former UFC featherweight champion, indicated Friday in Rio de Janeiro that he and Mayweather have agreed to face each other in an exhibition match later this year. “His side has already agreed, my side too,” Aldo told MMA Fighting. “We’re now ...
Team USA’s Victoria Anthony knows what it’s like to compete on the world stage and take home the gold. Now she’s looking to do it again in a second sport. Anthony has been a part of the United States’ national wrestling squad, and was Team USA reserve for two Olympic Games. She’s a two-time world junior champion, has captured two ...
Sabrina De Sousa plans to make history at the IMMAF World Championships in Serbia, then make her mark in the UFC. The most dominant female athlete in amateur MMA, De Sousa heads into the the 2022 IMMAF World Chamionships as a two-time women’s featherweight champion, and has her sights set on a history-making third title. Brazilian De Sousa represents Bahrain ...
Islam Makhachev edged Alexander Volkanovski to retain his UFC lightweight title after a gripping five-round battle at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. Featherweight champion Volkanovski stepped up a weight class to take on lightweight king Makhachev in the main event at the RAC Arena, and both men were tested in ways we hadn’t seen before, as Makhachev was dragged into ...
Former UFC lightweight champion and MMA pioneer Jens Pulver will be a part of the 2023 class of the UFC Hall of Fame after his inclusion was announced during UFC 284. Pulver will be inducted into the Pioneer Era Wing of the Hall of Fame, where he’ll join 17 other names already inducted into the portion of the Hall that ...
Manchester’s Abraham Bably didn’t need long to make an explosive first impression in the PFL SmartCage as he finished American prospect Hassan Graham to earn a PFL contract in Week 3 of the promotion’s Challenger Series. Bably was the standout performer as the heavyweights took center stage in the PFL’s talent-finding series, with the Brit finishing Graham in three minutes, ...
Andrew Cancio is finally set to resume his career. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the former secondary WBA junior lightweight titlist is set for his ring return after more than three years on the sideline. Cancio will hit the road for the occasion, as he will face Jonathan de Pina on March 16 at Agganis Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. The scheduled ...