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Francis Ngannou isn’t giving up on his dream of fighting in the squared circle. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion still has big expectations for a foray into boxing before his fighting days are over, so much so that recently revealed that he plans to ensure the ability to box in a professional capacity is included

Dana White saw what Jake Paul had to say about his business — and the UFC president dropped a New Year’s Day rant of his own on the 5-0 pro boxer in response. On Saturday, Paul laid out a list of demands for White in which he promised to retire from boxing and head over

Claressa Shields took a giant risk when she decided to split her time between boxing and MMA while still in the prime of a championship boxing career that saw her capture two Olympic gold medals and professional titles across three weight classes. It remains to be seen whether that risk will pay off. Shields has

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Of course Chan Sung Jung introduced himself to the wider MMA world with a ‘Fight of the Year’ classic. There could be no other way. “The Korean Zombie” was an unknown and unheralded prospect when he landed on the undercard of WEC 48 in his promotional debut in April

Max Holloway, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Petr Yan have all been called the best boxer in MMA but there’s only one fighter on the UFC roster who’s about to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm, who will be inducted with the class of 2022 on

Two of light heavyweight’s heavy hitters will collide in early 2022. A matchup pitting Ryan Spann against Ion Cutelaba has been signed for the UFC’s Fight Night event on February 26. MMA Fighting confirmed the news Thursday following an initial report by MMA Island. Spann (19-7) will be looking to rebound after an up-and-down 2021

Add the UFC’s lead play-by-play announcer to the Khamzat Chimaev hype train heading into 2022. On a very special episode of MMA Fighting’s Between the Links, Jon Anik recaps a memorable 2021 campaign for the UFC and looks ahead to what could be in store for the new year. Anik discusses why 2022 can be

Two fighters potentially with their backs to the wall have been paired up for an upcoming UFC card in February. The UFC announced Wednesday that a bantamweight bout between Alexis Davis (20-11) and Julija Stoliarenko (9-5-1) has been added to the Feb. 5 card, which takes place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas. A trio

The Sean O’Malley business has been booming and he was recently in a mood to spread the wealth. “Sugar” hit up a Walmart during the holidays to hand out wads of $100 in cash to random strangers and you can watch video of his charitable efforts above. The reactions vary from grateful to disbelieving to

RIZIN and Bellator have co-promoted multiple times in the past, at one point creating an opportunity for Kyoji Horiguchi to become a two-company champion. Roberto Satoshi, a champion in Japan, also wants in. The jiu-jitsu ace is scheduled to defend his lightweight title at RIZIN’s New Years Eve show in Saitama, rematching former Shooto titleholder

Colby Covington doesn’t just want a trilogy fight with welterweight champion Kamaru Usman — he wants to do something that’s never been done before in the sport’s history. The welterweights most recently met in a main event rematch at UFC 268 with Usman taking a 2-0 lead in the series with a unanimous decision victory

It’s the 20-year anniversary of one of the wildest fights of the Pride FC era. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was already well on his way to becoming a living legend when he locked horns with American behemoth Bob Sapp in late 2002. The Brazilian submission savant had captured the inaugural Pride FC heavyweight title the year

Francis Ngannou is amused by the speculation surrounding his previous training sessions with upcoming UFC 270 opponent Ciryl Gane. The two heavyweight champions (Ngannou the undisputed titleholder, Gane an interim champ) are set to fight Jan. 22 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., a matchup that has been brewing for the better part of the

It’s been a wild year for grappling wizardry in the Bellator cage. So to celebrate the end of 2021, Bellator MMA has released a two-part countdown of its 21 best submissions of the year. From A.J. McKee’s brilliance against Patricio Freire to Aaron Pico’s continued run toward title contention, there’s plenty to see here for

After a promising run in his boxing career, Clay Collard is now struggling to get a win. The PFL lightweight competitor suffered his fourth straight loss in the ring on Saturday in Newark, N.J., falling by knockout to unbeaten Cuban prospect Yoelvis Gomez (5-0, 5 KOs). Collard’s latest effort didn’t make it past the first

They say Christmas is the season of giving, and former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took a break from celebrating to gift Dan Hooker some coal. Jones on Saturday responded to a diss from Hooker, firing back at the New Zealand UFC vet for referring to his recent domestic battery case. “Bro your career

Top-tier flyweights Kai Kara-France and Askar Askarov are expected to meet at a UFC March 26 event, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. Verbal agreements are in place with contracts expected shortly. The matchup is expected to produce a challenger for the upcoming title rematch between champ Brandon Moreno and Deiveson

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