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The Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Anderson Silva weigh-in video is for Saturday’s event in Guadalajara, Mexico. Anderson Silva and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. are expected to weigh around 200 pounds for the contest. It will be former UFC champion Silva’s first boxing match since August 2005. Chavez. Jr. has lost three of his past

Rory MacDonald couldn’t believe his ears after the main event of PFL 5. MacDonald, a former Bellator welterweight champion, lost a controversial split decision to UFC veteran Gleison Tibau on Thursday at PFL 5, which took place at the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. Two judges scored the bout 29-28 for Tibau while

Vitor Belfort may only have one professional boxing match to his credit, but that’s apparently enough for oddsmakers to favor him over a living legend of the pugilistic world. Belfort opened as a betting favorite to defeat Oscar De La Hoya in the pair’s upcoming exhibition boxing match, which is slated for Sept. 11 at

MMA Fighting has PFL 5 results for Thursday’s night action from the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. In the main event, one-time UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald makes his second appearance after a successful PFL debut in April, facing off with longtime MMA veteran Gleison Tibau in a welterweight contest. A win

The Bellator featherweight grand prix finale will take place in the promotion’s return to the West coast. As MMA Fighting first reported, the 145-pound title fight between Patricio Pitbull and AJ McKee will take place at Bellator 263 on July 31. At Wednesday’s Bellator 263 virtual press conference, the promotion announced that the event will

Brian Ortega is pitching a shutout so far on The Ultimate Fighter 29. Team Ortega’s Tresean Gore (3-0)* used a steady striking game to take a two-round decision over Team Volkanovski’s Ryder Newman (3-1) in the second middleweight bout of the season, leaving Alexander Volkanovski without a win through three episodes. The wrestling of Newman

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will face off again for the media before their rematch on July 24, and MMA Fighting will have live video of the press conference. You can watch a live stream of the event above. Fury and Wilder are expected to meet on July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

One-time UFC title challenger Marlon Moraes returns against the surging Merab Dvalishvili this fall. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans told MMA Fighting that the matchup between the two bantamweights is being targeted for UFC 266 on Sept. 25. The bout was first announced by Dvalishvili’s coach, Ray Longo, during an appearance on

Kamaru Usman returned to Nigeria and received quite the memorable homecoming. The UFC welterweight champion made his way back home for the first time since brutally knocking out Jorge Masvidal to retain his welterweight title at April’s UFC 261 event. A massive crowd greeted Usman at the Lagos Food Bank and showed their appreciation and

A featherweight matchup has been added to the UFC’s June closeout fight card. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a bout between Andre Fili and Daniel Pineda will serve as a late addition to UFC Vegas 30. The event takes place June 26 at the APEX and will

Brandon Moreno has completed the journey from UFC castoff to UFC champion. With a dominant third-round submission victory over Deiveson Figueiredo in a flyweight championship bout on Saturday at UFC 263, Moreno became the first Mexican native to win a UFC title and the rare fighter to claim divisional supremacy in their second run with

A brutal submission and heart-warming champion upset were not surprises when the UFC 263 performances bonuses were handed out. A seven-second knockout, the fourth-fastest in company history and first among lightweights, was quite the surprise. A total of four $50,000 bonuses were awarded by the UFC following Saturday’s pay-per-view event at Gila River Area: Paul

Carlos Felipe and Greg Hardy weighed approximately the same for their most recent UFC bouts, reaching the limit of the heavyweight division, but their physiques couldn’t look more different. That’s one of the reasons why “Boi” would love that matchup. Felipe re-enters the octagon this Saturday to face Jake Collier at UFC 263 in Glendale,

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Israel Adesanya and Deiveson Figueiredo are primed for their rematches. Both champions successfully made weight at Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC 263, which takes place Saturday at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. Adesanya came in at 183.5 pounds for his middleweight championship defense against Marvin Vettori. This is a rematch of their UFC on

Likely down two rounds, boxing champ Claressa Shields found her sprawl in the final frame and turned the tables on Brittney Elkin. A powerful right hand had Elkin shooting for a takedown after dominating the first two rounds. But when Shields stopped the shot and held top position, she unloaded a series of punches that

There will be a new BKFC 135-pound champion crowned in July after the promotion was unable to come to terms with Dat Nguyen on a new contract. BKFC president Dave Feldman confirmed the news when speaking to MMA Fighting on Thursday. “We’ve been going back and forth trying to negotiate a new contract for Dat

MMA Fighting has PFL 4 results for Thursday’s night action from the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. In the main event, two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields will make her MMA debut against Brittney Elkin in a lightweight contest. Clay Collard, who is fresh off his upset of former UFC champion Anthony