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Jake Paul has a fan in UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou. “The Problem Child” went viral once again this past weekend with a blistering sixth-round knockout of Tyron Woodley, putting a definitive end to their two-fight series and further advancing his burgeoning boxing career. Afterwards, Paul called for future matchups with UFC stars Nate Diaz,

European MMA legend Mamed Khalidov had to go under the knife after suffering his first knockout loss in 17 years. MMA Fighting confirmed with KSW officials that Khalidov successfully underwent surgery for a broken orbital and multiple facial fractures following a brutal knockout loss to Roberto Soldic in the main event of KSW 65 this

Had everything gone according to plan, it would have been Tommy Fury standing across from Jake Paul at Amalie Arena this past Saturday. Fury was forced to withdraw from the anticipated boxing match due to a rib injury and a chest infection, opening the door for a rematch between Paul and former UFC champion Tyron

RIZIN’s lineup is set for the promotion’s annual year-end celebration. The Japanese promotion announced the updated card for RIZIN 33, including the addition of an atomweight bout between Rena Kubota — a.k.a. RENA — and DEEP fighter Si Woo Park, veteran Kazuma Sone taking on Olympic silver medalist wrestler Shinobu Ota, and the MMA debut

Despite more than six years out of action, Nick Diaz still managed to impress in his return to the octagon when he faced Robbie Lawler at UFC 266 in September. While Diaz ultimately fell by third-round TKO, UFC president Dana White still praised the former title challenger for the skills he displayed, especially after such

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Belal Muhammad closed 2021 with the biggest win of his MMA career, out-grappling and dominating Stephen Thompson en route to a one-sided decision in the co-main event of Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 45, and called for a title shot next. Unbeaten in his past seven octagon appearances over two

Ideally, Holly Holm would have fought at least two times in 2021 and she’d already be staring at a title shot or possibly even have a UFC championship belt back around her waist. None of that happened, however, after Holm suffered through a brutal year that saw her drop out of both of her scheduled

Deron Williams has scratched his boxing itch and he’s sticking to his decision to not fight again. The three-time NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist made a successful boxing debut on Saturday, defeating NFL great Frank Gore by four-round unanimous decision in an exhibition bout on the main card of Showtime’s Paul vs. Woodley

Another viral knockout – this one against a highly respected former UFC champ – provided Jake Paul the perfect opportunity to send a message to UFC President Dana White. Paul had already sent one in the ring to octagon stars Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz, who were ringside at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., to

MMA Fighting has Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2 results live for the Paul vs. Woodley 2 fight card at the Amelie Arena on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. When the main event begins, likely around 11:30 p.m. ET, check out our Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2 live round-by-round updates on our live blog. Prior

The Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2 start time, TV schedule is for the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2 event at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday night. Jake Paul will look to improve to 5-0 in his professional boxing career when he faces former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in a short-notice

Jake Paul says all of the pressure is on him ahead of Saturday’s rematch with Tyron Woodley, but is that actually the case? That question is discussed, along with where Paul goes with another win over the former UFC champ, if a trilogy happens right away with a Woodley win, Frank Gore vs. Deron Williams,

At the Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley 2 weigh-ins Friday, Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley will step on the scale, and MMA Fighting will have the live video. Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley will have to hit 192 pounds, the cruiserweight limit, for their main event showdown on Showtime. In the co-main event, champ Amanda

Undefeated prospect Ramazan Kuramagomedov will join the upcoming Eagle FC 44 cards on Jan. 28 when he clashes with UFC and PFL veteran John Howard. Eagle FC officials confirmed the fight to MMA Fighting on Thursday. With a perfect 9-0 record, Kuramagomedov has long been considered a fighter worth watching as he’s continued to pick

The orbits of Jake Paul and Nate Diaz will cross paths for the first time in a significant way on Saturday when one of Diaz’s proteges, former UFC fighter Chris Avila, faces Paul’s sparring partner Anthony Taylor on the undercard of the Paul vs. Woodley 2 boxing event. For Paul, it may be the potential

Nate Diaz and Dustin Poirier appear ready to step into the octagon in January – or at least willing to go a few more rounds on Twitter. On Wednesday, Poirier appeared on The MMA Hour and said that a fight with Diaz would interest him after a heartbreaking loss this past Saturday at UFC 269.

This past weekend, the last UFC pay-per-view of the year took place when Charles Oliveira successfully defended his lightweight title against Dustin Poirier at UFC 269. And with 269 now in the rear-view, all eyes turn to the next PPV event, UFC 270, which is headlined by a heavyweight title unification bout between undisputed champion

It wasn’t a fight anyone was expecting, but here we go again. Showtime Sports has released Part 1 of its “All Access” video for the upcoming boxing rematch between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley, which goes down this Saturday. Woodley is stepping in as a short-notice replacement for Tommy Fury, who withdrew due to a