Eddie Alvarez was glad to share a moment with Conor McGregor this past weekend. On Saturday, Alvarez made his bare-knuckle boxing debut, winning a hard-fought split decision over Chad Mendes in the co-main event of BKFC 41. The event was so hotly anticipated that McGregor showed up to ringside to watch the fights, and was
MAIN CARD Main Event – Bantamweight Bout: Song Yadong (136) vs Ricky Simon (136) Co-Main Event – Middleweight Bout: Caio Borralho (185.5) vs Michal Oleksiejczuk (185.5) Middleweight Bout: Rodolfo Vieira (186) vs Cody Brundage (185.5) Saturday’s Fight By Fight Preview Featherweight Bout: Julian Erosa (145.5) vs Fernando Padilla (145.5) Heavyweight Bout: Marcos Rogerio de Lima (262.5) vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta (258) Welterweight
Six-fight UFC veteran Felipe Colares has passed away at age 29. According to the Brazilian outlet, Globo, Colares died on Monday after being run over by a bus on Avenida das Américas, in Guaratiba as he was returning from training. Colares’ trainer Rodrigo Babi, told the outlet that the MMA fighter was attended to by
Yan Xiaonan is ready to kickstart a new chapter in her Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) career on the highest note imaginable. After her most recent win against Mackenzie Dern via majority decision (watch highlights) in her first UFC main event, Yan signed a new six-fight contract starting with her next fight. The significant pay increase
UFC 288 Countdown: Aljamain Sterling vs. Henry Cejudo UFC 288 Countdown previews the return of former two-division champion Henry Cejudo, who challenges current bantamweight titleholder Aljamain Sterling. Henry Cejudo makes his UFC return following a nearly three-year retirement. He’s looking to put a stamp on an already legendary career, as he tries to become the
8:00 AM ET Gilbert Burns sat at the podium of the UFC 287 postfight press conference on April 8 and issued the UFC an ultimatum: Book him a title fight next or just release him from his contract. “I’m not asking, I’m demanding,” said Burns, who had just beat Jorge Masvidal in the main event
Arnold Allen concedes there was no controversy in his loss to Max Holloway at UFC Kansas City because he already knew the outcome before the decision was read. While he battled it out with Holloway for 25 minutes, the 29-year-old British featherweight expected the scorecards to go against him with no one to blame for
On top of that, Borralho is also set to achieve another life milestone that adds increased motivation to his work inside the Octagon. “This year is the year for me to crack the rankings, to start fighting with the guys in the rankings,” he said. “It’s a very important year for me because I’m going
Jake Paul has responded after his upcoming boxing opponent Nate Diaz accused him of being on steroids. Paul and Diaz are scheduled to collide on Saturday, August 5th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The bout is currently scheduled to go eight rounds, but Nate Diaz recently called for an extra four rounds
Jorge Masvidal is continuing to throw his support behind Nate Diaz after Diaz was arrested over a street fight in New Orleans that saw the Stockton slapper choke a Logan Paul lookalike unconscious. There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the incident because the Paul impersonator (real name Rodney Peterson) approached Diaz with his hands
Conor McGregor stepped into the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships squared circle for the first time on Saturday to stare down Mike Perry. Perry had just got done making Luke Rockhold quit in their BKFC 41 main event in Denver. In his post-fight comments, Perry, who is now 3-0 in bare knuckle competition, said he wanted
7:09 PM ET A key welterweight fight is now on the docket for summer. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and Vicente Luque have agreed to a welterweight fight that will headline UFC Fight Night on July 15, sources confirmed with ESPN on Saturday. The card does not have an official location, but it
Veteran bantamweight Brian Kelleher is unsure when he’ll return to the sport after the discovery of an injury that cancelled his UFC Vegas 72 fight with Journey Newson. Kelleher was ruled out of Saturday’s event on Wednesday of his preliminary card matchup at UFC APEX. In his place went Marcus McGhee, who wound up earning
In the Octagon, the Europeans ran through the quarterfinals, winning three out of the four bouts. The results were: Artem Lobov defeated Chris Gruetzemacher via knockout Saul Rogers defeated Ryan Hall via majority decision Marcin Wrzosek defeated David Teymur via majority decision Julian Erosa defeated Abner Lloveras via split decision Erosa is the lone survivor
ONE Championship isn’t afraid of collaboration, according to ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong. During an appearance on “The MMA Hour” to promote ONE Fight Night 10, which takes place May 5 in Colorado, Sityodtong mentioned the idea when asked about co-promotion with the sport’s biggest competitors. Uncommon in MMA unless it’s a Bellator and RIZIN partnership,
Anthony Joshua has confirmed plans for a December fight with Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia. Reports have been coming out through April that the Saudi Boxing Federation has been plotting to put together one of the biggest night in boxing history. Not only would Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk fight to unify the heavyweight titles,
No matter what else he has learned, Mike Perry has certainly learned to shoot for the stars. After all, who would have foreseen him squaring off with former UFC champion Luke Rockhold in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships squared circle? After stopping Rockhold, he took aim at UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Perry went punch-for-punch with
10:51 PM ET Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event in Las Vegas was supposed to be a competitive bout between two bantamweight prospects. It turned into a one-sided showcase fight for Song Yadong. Yadong defeated Ricky Simon by TKO in the fifth round of their five-round headliner on Saturday. After torching Simon with a perfect