UFC Vegas 112’s Melquizael Costa confident ‘I’m ready to beat the champion’ at featherweight
Melquizael Costa feels he’s entering a different stage of his career Saturday, coming off of a bonus-winning victory in another main card appearance at UFC Vegas 112. The Brazilian featherweight has won his past four fights, with the last three coming in a span of under 60 days, and he battles Morgan Charriere full of […]
'I’ve been given this second chance for a reason:' Featherweight champ Angelo Leo making most of career resurgence
Angelo Leo's Knockout of the Year contender to win the IBF featherweight title from Luis Alberto Lopez remains the highlight of Leo's career. It isn't a moment he will claim as indescribable. Flattening a reigning beltholder to become a two-division titlist in his Albuquerque, New Mexico, hometown was the storybook ending Leo always had in […]
Max Holloway 'super stoked' to see Alexander Volkanovski reclaim UFC featherweight title
Max Holloway can't help but be happy for Alexander Volkanovski after UFC 314. Volkanovski (27-5 MMA, 14-4 UFC) reclaimed the featherweight title when he defeated Diego Lopes (27-6 MMA, 6-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in Saturday's UFC 314 main event at Kaseya Center in Miami. Holloway, who lost to Volkanovski three times in title bouts, scored […]
UFC 308 LIVE: Topuria defends title against Holloway in featherweight blockbuster
Follow live updates and results as Ilia Topuria and Max Holloway meet in a highly-anticipated title fight MMA Mixed Martial Arts News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos
Leo knocks out Lopez to capture IBF featherweight crown
Hometown hero Angelo Leo knocked out Mexico's Luis Alberto Lopez in the 10th round on Saturday to win the International Boxing Federation featherweight title in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Leo, a former World Boxing Organization junior featherweight world champion, improved to 25-1 with his 12th knockout victory in the battle of 30-year-old fighters. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports […]
Oscar Valdez overcame depression, rib injuries to challenge for super featherweight title
Oscar Valdez fell into a depression after losing to Shakur Stevenson last year, then suffered back-to-back rib injuries. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
KSW 58 results: Daniel Torres claims featherweight title with first-round upset of Salahdine Parnasse
Daniel Torres' scored a rather awkward knockout of Salahdine Parnasse to claim featherweight gold in the KSW 58 main event. MMA Mixed Martial Arts News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos
Navarrete tops Villa for WBO featherweight title
Emanuel Navarrete knocked down Ruben Villa in the first and fourth rounds, then withstood a late rally to capture the crown Friday night in Las Vegas. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
Cris Cyborg Defends Women’s Featherweight Title Against Holly Holm at UFC 219
The reigning UFC women's featherweight champion will put her title on the line against Holly Holm at UFC 219 on Dec. 30 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC officials announced the matchup on Thursday evening. BREAKING: There’s a title on the line at #UFC219!@CrisCyborg is set to defend her Mixed Martial Arts on […]
Michael Johnson Dropping to Featherweight, Wants to Face Jose Aldo
Ninth-ranked lightweight Michael Johnson wants to drop down to the featherweight division to take on “new faces,” and wants to fight former champion Jose Aldo. “The Menace” has lost four of his last five bouts in the 155-pound division and hopes to rejuvenate his career by dropping down a weight class Mixed Martial Arts on […]