Daniel Cormier’s Lengthy UFC 226 Medical Suspension Shouldn’t Interfere with Brock Lesnar Bout
Daniel Cormier made UFC history on Saturday in Las Vegas, when he became only the second fighter ever to win and hold title belts in two divisions simultaneously. Cormier not only won, but he knocked Stipe Miocic out in the UFC 226 main event, leaving no doubts about his status as UFC heavyweight champion MMA […]
Jessica Aguilar Announces Her Bout with Jodie Esquibel Has Been Re-booked
Jessica Aguilar had her first fight in a year unceremoniously pulled on the day it was scheduled recently at UFC Fight Night 131 in Utica, N.Y. This week, she found out the fight is back on, re-booked for UFC Fight Night 133 in Boise, Idaho. "The commission had a concern regarding my lips and my […]
UFC Liverpool Loses Bout with Only 72 Hours to Fight Time
The UFC Fight Night 130 card slated for Sunday in Liverpool, England, lost a bout on Thursday. A planned main card bout between Davey Grant (9-3) and Manny Bermudez (11-0) has been nixed with just 48 hours to go until fight time. Grant was removed from the bout after it was discovered that he had […]
Oscar Valdez wins decision in brutal bout with Scott Quigg
Oscar Valdez's broken jaw gradually left a pool of blood between rounds in his corner of the ring. By the time Valdez and Quigg embraced after the 12th-round bell, the poncho-clad fans at StubHub Center's outdoor ring rose to cheer an exceptional display of boxing perseverance through both rain Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, […]
Francis Ngannou’s brutal KO of Alistair Overeem paves way for title bout vs. Stipe Miocic
Ngannou proved he has the steak to go with the sizzle at UFC 218, and now the pieces are in place to make Ngannou vs. Miocic a major event. Mixed Martial Arts on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Leonard returns to announcing for Thurman-Garcia bout (The Associated Press)
Ray Leonard is so excited by the Keith Thurman-Danny Garcia welterweight unification bout that he’ll not only be in the Barclays Center, he’ll be sitting ringside announcing the fight. Leonard, of course, knows all about big-time championship bouts, particularly this weight class. In 1981, Leonard and Thomas Hearns faced off for the same WBA and […]
Leonard returns to announcing for Thurman-Garcia bout (The Associated Press)
Ray Leonard is so excited by the Keith Thurman-Danny Garcia welterweight unification bout that he’ll not only be in the Barclays Center, he’ll be sitting ringside announcing the fight. Leonard, of course, knows all about big-time championship bouts, particularly this weight class. In 1981, Leonard and Thomas Hearns faced off for the same WBA and […]
Possible Mayweather-McGregor bout ‘a joke’ – Alvarez (Reuters)
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – A possible bout between Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor is getting lots of buzz but two fighters that are getting in the ring said the crossover tilt would be a black eye on boxing. Irishman McGregor has been challenging Mayweather to a fight for […]
Possible Mayweather-McGregor bout ‘a joke’ – Alvarez (Reuters)
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) – A possible bout between Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor is getting lots of buzz but two fighters that are getting in the ring said the crossover tilt would be a black eye on boxing. Irishman McGregor has been challenging Mayweather to a fight for […]
Broner outpoints Granados in 10-round welterweight bout (The Associated Press)
Boxing in his hometown after a tumultuous year of legal and personal troubles, Adrien ”The Problem” Broner fought to a split decision over Adrian Granados in a 10-round welterweight bout Saturday night at Xavier University’s Cintas Center. ”Adrian Granados is a world class fighter,” Broner said. Broner (33-2, 24 KOs) had fought just once in […]