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WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol of Russia is training hard for a defense scheduled for December and is currently preparing with three training partners at a training camp in Krasnodar. Bivol will…

At the end of last week, Game Change the fight announced that it will present, together with Orange Crush, the very first Independent Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony. As its name suggests, this event celebrates the various stars who…

Jon Jones will be back in action against a heavyweight sooner than expected - but not in the UFC. Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, announced on Twitter on Saturday that he would compete for Fury Pro Grappling against…

Aung La Nsang is determined to face Ridder's former enemy Reinier once again and win back his world titles. However, the 36-year-old knows that to reclaim his lost glory he will need to find a way to beat the reigning ONE…

Canelo Alvarez will move to CRUISERWEIGHT to take on Ilunga Makabu in a bid to become a five-weight world champion after Mexican king pound for pound unites super middleweight beltsCanelo Alvarez conquered a fifth weight class…

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David Benavidez is the fighter I would love to see challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez the most. At 6-1 / 1 with 74-inches of reach and more than a healthy average streak intact, Benavidez would throw everything with bad intentions and take…

MMA is one of the biggest, most exciting, entertaining and fastest growing sports in the world. MMA is an activity in which competitors of all martial arts, including boxing, karate, jiu-jitsu, judo, and wrestling, compete…

Álvarez fought six times on DAZN, first as part of his now-terminated contract with Golden Boy Promotions and later as a free agent in a series of one-off fights. He's returned to Showtime's pay-per-view platform for Plant's…

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Joshua Buatsi will face former world title challenger Maxim Vlasov on the undercard of Joseph Parker's rematch with Derek Chisora ​​at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday 18 December, live worldwide…

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Being an interim UFC champion is hard work. While you can officially be recognized as a champion and get a nice pay raise, many fans will not see you as a true champion and nothing more…

Getty Islam Makhachev and Conor McGregor. Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has a…

UFC welterweight attraction Khamzat Chimaev struggled to hit the 170-pound limit ahead of his return fight to the UFC, which takes place against murderous veteran Li Jingliang on the main card of the 'UFC 267 this Saturday. (October…

HOLLYWOOD, Fla - Claressa Shields' MMA business has taken a hit. The multiple boxing champion suffered her first professional loss, losing a split decision to Mexico's Abigail Montes on the main card of Wednesday's 2021 PFL Championship…

The Professional Fighters League held official weigh-ins for the 2021 PFL World Championship, the culmination of the highly successful 2021 season. Headlining the card will be a PFL Women's Lightweight Championship showdown between…

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight defender Joanna Jedrzejczyk has not competed since losing an epic five-round 'fight of the year' to her former champion Zhang Weili at the UFC 248 Pay-Per-View (PPV) event back in…

Coventry, UK - Former British light heavyweight champion Shakan Pitters reckons he could beat Usain Bolt by running backwards… 800m! The Birmingham star made headlines at Coventry Skydome…

"THE TRIPLE CROWN OF BOXING" Three world championship fights. One night only.PhilBoxing.comSat 23 Oct 2021TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW, OCTOBER 23, AT 10AMEvenko.ca [email protected]…

A championship is committed to growing its heavyweight divisions, and they will continue adding gold to A: NextGen. On Friday, October 29, ONE Super Series will see its very first ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing!-->…

Getty Clockwise: Jan Blachowicz, Dan Hooker, Cory Sandhagen and Khamzat Chimaev. In just over a…

Seven years have passed since Danbury resident Glover Teixeira fought for a UFC championship belt, but at 41 the resurgent fighter has won a second chance.Currently on a five-game winning streak, Teixeira will appear at UFC 267 on October…

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Artist KO Costa (13-1, fighter in Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil) returns to the Octagon for the first time since contesting the middleweight title in 2020. A fierce finisher who got saves in 12 of his 13 wins, Costa rose to…

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Photo by Lee Hamilton-Cooper State of Bears-Packers rivalry in depressing quarterback statistic by Brad Berreman There are plenty of reasons to watch Bellator 268 on Saturday.The Bellator 268 will feature the last two bouts of the…

Illustration by Ben Duffy / Sherdog.com Every fight counts, but some count a little more. In some ways, a win is a win and a loss is a loss. The difference between two fights is in the stakes. Think of a fighter on a…

Luke Rockhold's comeback fight will have to wait. The former middleweight champion announced on his Instagram story on Monday that a herniated disc in his back had forced him to withdraw from a proposed clash with Sean…

One of the biggest stars in WWE history is Edge. The WWE Hall of Famer is an 11-time world champion and is one of the most decorated tag team contenders with 14 tag team reigns to his…

An innovative top-flight wrestler in the late 1980s and early 1990s who also proved to be an excellent character performer thanks to his "Loose Cannon" gimmick, Brian Pillman was one of…

The final bout of the trilogy between Deontay Wilder and WBC champion Tyson Fury takes place on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Fox Sports and ESPN are jointly presenting the pay-per-view event. Both companies, along with Top Rank (promoter…

Team Lakay's strawweight contender Lito Adiwang will finally face American mixed martial arts icon Jarred Brooks in the third installment of ONE: NEXTGEN next month. Lito Adiwang and Jarred Brooks (Photos from ONE Championship…

According to French site La Sueur, a unification fight between heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and interim defending champion Ciryl Gane was confirmed for UFC 270 on January 22, 2022.The BT Sport UFC Instagram page shared a…

Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou won heavyweight gold after beating Stipe Miocic at UFC 260.ADVERTISINGThe article continues under this adHowever, the Nigerian fighter has not entered the Octagon since…

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When the UFC was born as a concept almost 30 years ago, the idea behind it was to find out what was the most dominant martial art. As everyone knows, Royce Gracie's Brazilian jiu-jitsu won the day.The UFC has changed a lot since 1993,…

October had a less explosive start than expected in the world of MMA, as powerful forwards Thiago Santos and Johnny Walker fought cautiously and went the distance in Saturday's UFC Fight Night main event.But a busy October has just…

Vitor Belfort signed with ONE Championship in 2019, but he never made an appearance for promotion and now their CEO, Chatri Sityodtong has explained why. Belfort announced his retirement in December 2018, but in March 2019 he signed an…

By Jeff Aronow: Former Gennadiy 'GGG' Golovkin coach Abel Sanchez says Canelo Alvarez doesn't need to fight GGG at this point in his career. Golovkin had two chances to beat Canelo in 2017 and 2018, and he failed both times by…

Former light heavyweight championship challenger Thiago Santos will try to end his slippage and slow the momentum of a rising competitor when he takes on Johnny Walker in the main event of UFC Fight Night 193 in Las Vegas on Saturday.…

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Week 5 of the high school football season has arrived. We have a lot of games to play this week, here is the schedule / scores.Be sure to come back to this page throughout Friday night for live score updates from all over Acadiana. Keep…

Dan Hooker, UFC 266 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez / Cageside Press After his win at UFC 266, Dan Hooker agreed to fight again in exactly one month as he replaces Rafael dos Anjos to take on Islam Makhachev…

Two-time ADCC champion Yuri Simoes is not happy with his relationship with ONE Championship. A decorated grappler with a long list of achievements in the world of jiu-jitsu and submission, Simoes signed with ONE for his MMA debut in…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 28: (RL) Daniel Zellhuber hits Lucas Almeida in a lightweight bout during Dana White's Contender Series Season Five at UFC APEX on September 28, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger / Zuffa…

An interim bantamweight title fight is set to take place at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi next month between former champion Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen.READ MOREYan, 15-1 in professional mixed martial arts, was initially scheduled to face current…

Ukrainian boxing legend Vitaly Klitschko and football legend Vitaly Shevchenko shared their compatriot Alexander Uzzyk celebrating his victory in heavyweight boxing. According to…

Details of the 2021 PFL season finale are official as the promotion is expected to crown six other $ 1 million champions.The 2021 PFL Championship event takes place on October 27 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood,…

Ron Lipton attended a boxing match in Binghamton, taking with him a file full of certificates, newspaper clippings and photographs. He had a group that among the dignitaries in attendance would be Randy Gordon, then chairman of the New…

UFC President Dana White has shared a solution for members of his roster who are complaining about the level of pay they receive in the promotion. The issue of the remuneration of combatants has been on the agenda for months now. He…

Anthony Joshua defends his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk - and you can book him now!The United Britain World Champion takes on the undefeated Ukrainian…

Silveira KO Headbutt # LFA115 pic.twitter.com/9y3MsahdvP - Hands like Ngannou (@likengannou) September 25, 2021 Joshua Silveira is the new light heavyweight champion of the Legacy Fighting Alliance.Silveira (6-0)…

Five spars at Spurs: Tottenham ground has been hosting big boxing matches for almost a century, including Frank Bruno winning the first big fight promoted by Barry HearnAnthony Joshua meets Oleksandr Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur…

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Additional tickets went on sale for UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi next month.Organizers announced Thursday that more seats are available for the sold-out event, which will take place at the Etihad Arena on October 30. The initial batch of tickets…

Campbell Hatton faces Sonni Martinez this weekend in his fourth professional fight. While the Manchester boxer is a newbie in terms of the ring, unreasonable expectations have been!-->…

When self-proclaimed heavyweight king Amir Aliakbari enters the Circle with Anatoly Malykhin this Friday night, September 24 at ONE Championship: Revolution, he will seek redemption.While his undefeated Russian opponent holds a perfect…

Anthony Joshua defends his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles against former undisputed cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk, live Sky Sports ticket office.Here are the price and timetable details for all booking…

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AFTER a wait that seemed destined to never end, amateur boxing finally returned last weekend when the elite Irish Championships kicked off at the National Stadium. After being kept!-->!-->!-->…

Jan Blachowicz is set to take on Glover Teixeira in the main event of UFC 267. And according to the UFC Light Heavyweight champion, this event will be the biggest MMA event of the year. Prior to his fight at UFC 267, Blachowicz took some…

The UFC has an official poster for his return to Abu Dhabi. On Thursday, a poster was released for UFC 267, which is expected to feature a pair of championship fights and take place at Etihad Arena on October 30. In the main event, Jan…

Suddenly, wonderfully, Muhammad Ali rose above the edge of the stadium. Such a surprising appearance that it took your breath away. After a month of secrecy, clandestine travel and midnight rehearsal, the great man would light the…

UFC action returns on September 18 at APEX in Las Vegas. The headliner for UFC Vegas 37 is former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith against Ryan Spann. In the main co-event, Ion Cutelaba is pretty…

PHOTO: Professional Fighting LeagueSINGAPORE - Most mixed martial arts (MMA) companies position their fights as one-off or as part of knockout tournaments. Win a fight and the fighter wins a title belt, advances in the contender rankings,…

On Saturday night, Yoel Romero finally made his Bellator debut when he faced Phil Davis in the main event of Bellator 266 at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The…

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The only four-time world heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield went by the nickname "the real deal" during his boxing peak, which led to a long career. Does he have another big fight in him? Now 58, Holyfield (44-10-2, 29 KOs)…

I've been told that Jimmy Crute vs Jamahal Hill will take place on December 4th on a Fight Night map, which is supposed to take place in Las Vegas.The light-heavy duo were initially scheduled to face off on October 2. Such…

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, 36, is convinced he poses the biggest problems for defending champion Charles Oliveira. Dos Anjos flirted with the UFC Welterweight title scene after…

Two weeks after Jared Cannonier secured his spot among the elite middleweight with a decision over Kelvin Gastelum, two other top-ranked 185-pound contenders will look to assert their rights this Saturday (September 4, 2021) when Derek…

The third round of the 2021 PFL qualifiers took place tonight, with semi-final fights in the featherweight and light-heavyweight divisions. The card was titled by Brendan Loughnane against Movlid Khaybulaev. Loughnane opened up to MMA…

After an earlier cancellation, Marcel Dorff of MMA DNA reports that Volkan Oezdemir vs. Magomed Ankalaev was rescheduled for UFC 267 on October 30. With the addition of this fight, here is the updated lineup for the pay-per-view: UFC…

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is keeping a close eye on Russian fighters currently competing in MMA. In a recent interview with RT Sport, Nurmagomedov named the best Russian male fighters in the UFC in each…

Alexander Gustafsson is a veteran MMA fighter who has competed professionally since 2007. “The Mauler,” who made his UFC debut in November 2009, has been a mainstay of the company ever since. The…

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson have agreed to train together. In a recent interaction with the 21-year-old freestyle wrestler on Instagram, Jon Jones invited Steveson to the…

The PFL Season 3 playoffs continue on August 27 with an event featuring featherweights Brendan Loughnane and Movlid Khaybulaev. The promotion announced the full card on Tuesday for the event, which takes place at Ocean Casino Resort in…

Former UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen praised Jose Aldo for his brilliant performance against Pedro Munhoz at UFC 265. Aldo, 34, emerged victorious in his 30th professional MMA fight and his 18th out at UFC.As a veteran of the sport,…

Julio la Cruz outclassed Russian world heavyweight champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov to win his second Olympic title yesterday, highlighting Cuba's dominance of boxing competition in Tokyo with a third of five gold medals awarded so!-->…

7:18 p.m. ETMike CoppingerESPN For decades, Team USA has been the standard bearer of Olympic boxing, a factory for future heavyweight champions regardless of weight class.Floyd Paterson won middleweight gold at the 1952 Helsinki Games…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently booked an important lightweight showdown with serious title implications for the upcoming UFC 267 Pay-Per-View (PPV) event, sending top contender Islam Makhachev into the battle against…

Aung La N Sang will begin his path to redemption at A battlefield Friday July 30 in Singapore. He is not the only one. Aung La N Sang begins the path of redemption The Sanford MMA rep was at the top of not!-->!-->…

8:15 a.m.ETNick parkinsonTo close• Boxing reports for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers• Reported on British boxing for over 15 years• Appears on BoxNation's Boxing…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibL8wkScLOM Aung La N Sang and Leandro Ataides are aiming for revenge with Reinier de Ridder, current holder of the One Championship title in two divisions. First, they have to deal with each…

Real Madrid midfielder and former Arsenal player Dani Ceballos relishes the prospect of teaming up with Spain's Olympic head coach Luis de la Fuente in Tokyo, having previously worked with him at the Under-19 level years. Spain come to the…

The popular show where Dana White and co. looking for new talent for the UFC has a summer return date. The promotion announced on Saturday night that the fifth season of Dana White's Contender series will begin on August 31 and…

Here are three reasons to watch ONE: Battleground.ONE Championship returns with six fights spread across three different martial arts. The fight card will include four MMA fights, one Kickboxing and one Muay Thai. Among those fights…

ONE: The battlefield falls on Friday July 30 with several intriguing fights. ONE Championship is back in force at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The promotion announced the news of this return card via their social networks. We're BACK…

William Smith, the actor who carved out a long film career playing tough guys, recently died on July 5 at the age of 88. For older viewers or die-hard action movie buffs, Smith was a staple on the big screen. He amassed nearly 300 film…

Being blessed enough to be ranked # 1 for pound-for-pound fighters in the world's largest mixed martial arts organization was more than enough for Khabib to leave the sport fulfilled and at peace with his job. At the end of 2019, Khabib…

If you want to own a piece of mixed martial arts history, here is your chance.Dustin Poirier is selling his fight kit from his UFC 264 fight against Conor McGregor, with all proceeds going to charity.Poirier wore the equipment in his…

Illustration by John Brannigan / Sherdog.com Dustin Poirier didn't get the shutdown he could have wished for against Conor McGregor at UFC 264, but a win is a win. And let's be honest: Poirier was almost on the verge!--PICTURE>…

Four days before the world tour in Los Angeles, Senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KO), world champion and boxer winner of the eight divisions, from the province of Sarangani in the Philippines, wore the headgear. and…

Eight Division World Champion and Filipino Senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and undefeated WBC and IBF welterweight champion Errol "The Truth" Spence Jr. are launching the promotional campaign for their August 21 pay-per-view this!-->…

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The Rivers State Karate Association has started preparations for the 2021 edition of the National Youths Game (NYG) which is scheduled to begin in September this year in Ilorin, Kwara State. Association head coach Yacob K. O Davied…

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It was the very first million dollar portal. It was the historic Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier fight: July 2, 1921. The first world title fight to be broadcast on the radio, this “Fight of the…

The merger could open up more brand offerings in certain weight divisions.Posted: June 29, 2021By: Ed Dixon Getty ImagesBattle Motors also named the official UFC light truckDeal includes branding and sponsorship of the Octagonal Canvas…