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Watch Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz full fight video highlights from their main event above, courtesy of multiple sources. Davis vs. Cruz took place Dec. 5 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Gervonta Davis (26-0) put his WBA lightweight belt on the line against Isaac Cruz (22-2-1), which aired live on Showtime pay-per-view.

Julia Avila has hit another patch of bad luck. MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck confirmed with sources with knowledge of the change that a knee injury has forced Avila out of her Dec. 18 bantamweight matchup with Raquel Pennington at UFC Vegas 45. The injury was first reported by MyMMANews. This is yet another hit to

Jose Aldo turned back the clock with a brilliant performance against Rob Font in the main event of UFC Vegas 44. Where do both fighters go from here? With UFC Vegas 44 in the books, MMA Fighting’s Shaun Al-Shatti, Alexander K. Lee, E. Casey Leydon, and Jose Youngs react to the top storylines following Saturday’s

MMA Fighting has UFC Vegas 44 results for the Font vs. Aldo fight card Saturday night, a live blog of the main event, and UFC Vegas 44 live Twitter updates. In the main event, Rob Font squares off against former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in a pivotal bantamweight contest. Font has reeled off four

Sergio Pettis may not be thought of as a KO artist, but there’s never a bad time to start. The younger Pettis brother stunned the MMA world on Friday night by starching RIZIN bantamweight champion with a fourth-round spinning back fist in the main event of Bellator 272. Pettis was getting dominated in the bout

Pedro Munhoz knows a thing or two about Jose Aldo and Rob Font. The experienced bantamweight has shared the octagon against both UFC Vegas 44 headliners in the past, and discussed the Dec. 4 clash on this week’s episode of MMA Fighting’s Portuguese-language podcast Trocação Franca. Munhoz, who submitted Font in 2017 and lost a

At the UFC Vegas 44 weigh-ins, all 30 fighters on Saturday night’s fight card at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas are set to step on the scale Friday afternoon, and MMA Fighting will have live weigh-in video and highlights when available. In the main event, former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and Rob Font

Kris Moutinho will make his second UFC walk following a hard-fought, short-notice battle with Sean O’Malley in his octagon debut. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the UFC is targeting a matchup between Moutinho and Guido Cannetti on March 12 at a location and venue yet to be

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is targeted to headline a March 26 UFC event opposite surging contender Aleksandar Rakic. Multiple people with knowledge of negotiations told MMA Fighting that while the fight has not been finalized, all sides have agreed in principle to the matchup, which was first reported by Ariel Helwani. Blachowicz

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz UFC President Dana White may be missing in action from UFC Vegas 44 this weekend after testing positive for COVID-19. According to White, he and his family contracted the potentially deadly disease after traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday. “We went up to my place in Maine for Thanksgiving; it’s

A knee injury prevented Anthony Smith from a potential rematch against Aleksandar Rakic in December and now the one-time title challenger is concerned he may end up as the odd man out at light heavyweight. As he continues to rehabilitate after surgery and a staph infection, Smith is currently targeting an early 2022 return to

The final four is set for RIZIN’s bantamweight grand prix. The Japanese promotion announced Tuesday that RIZIN 33 at Saitama Super Arena will host the semifinals of the ongoing bantamweight tournament, with former champion Kai Asakura (18-3) taking on Kenta Takizawa (13-7), and Hiromasa Ougikubo (23-5-2) fighting Naoki Inoue (15-2). Also on the show, lightweight

A battle between surging lightweight contenders is being slated for February. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that a matchup between Arman Tsarukyan and Joel Alvarez is expected to take place at the UFC’s event on Feb. 26 at a location and venue yet to be announced. TASS was

George Kambosos Jr. may have shocked the boxing world when he upset Teofimo Lopez as an 8-to-1 betting underdog on Saturday, but he didn’t shock himself. Kambosos Jr., the unbeaten 28-year-old who defeated Lopez via split decision to capture three of boxing’s major lightweight titles, explained on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour that he

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has faced some of the most significant injury obstacles of anyone to hold a UFC belt: Two blown knees, a botched surgery, a torn quad, and other consequences of a decade in the cage. They cost him almost four years of his career. When he looks back and looks

UFC president Dana White called Kamaru Usman “the greatest welterweight ever” after he defeated Colby Covington a second time earlier this month at UFC 268, and 170-pound contender Gilbert Burns agrees. “Nigerian Nightmare” improved to 20-1 as a professional MMA fighter with that victory in New York, getting one fight short from tying to Anderson

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir was on his feet after taking several left hands from former boxing champ Kubrat Pulaev, but he was unconscious long before referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in to prevent more punishment at the 1:59 mark of the first round. A left hook had Mir wobbling like a Mortal Kombat character,

Just after winning her second Olympic gold medal in judo, Kayla Harrison immediately started fielding calls from potential suitors interested in working with her. Before she ultimately decided to transition into mixed martial arts, it turns out the Ohio native was actually being courted to bring her talents to the world of professional wrestling after