10:05 AM ET The main event of the UFC’s first pay-per-view card in southeast Asia is official. Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka both weighed in successfully Friday for their light heavyweight title fight, each coming in at 205 pounds. Teixeira will defend his belt against Prochazka in the UFC 275 headliner Saturday in Singapore. ESPN
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Jake Paul is headed back to Showtime pay-per-view (PPV) as the social media star will make his return to the boxing ring on Aug. 6 from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. “Problem Child” confirmed the news via Twitter early Friday. “We going back to back. New York. MSG. Two main events. Showtime
By Nolan King and Abbey Subhan | June 10, 2022 7:45 pm ET Young and up-and-coming fighters hear it all the time. “Do something different to make yourself stick out in people’s minds.” UFC hopeful Top Noi Kiwram presented a memorable first impression to a wider audience, and he did so with the use of
Documents from the Endeavor earnings call recently show that the UFC grosses $1 billion annually. Thanks to a new credit analysis from investor service company Moody’s, which was released on May 25 for the UFC Holdings, LLC., we have a better idea of how much money the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion is
8:00 AM ET Before UFC 248, fans were still learning about the UFC’s new women’s strawweight champion. Seven months earlier, Zhang Weili had dethroned Jessica Andrade in her home country of China in August 2019, becoming the first Chinese champion in UFC history. While that win was historic, that fight wasn’t held on the promotion’s
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s Flyweight elites Valentina Shevchenko and Taila Santos will collide this weekend (Sat., June 11, 2022) at UFC 275 inside Singapore Indoor Arena in Kallang, Singapore. Is Valentina Shevchenko the greatest female fighter of all time? Since dropping to her appropriate weight class of 125-pounds,
By Farah Hannoun | June 10, 2022 8:45 am ET Dana White still isn’t keen on seeing Conor McGregor return against Jorge Masvidal. Although it would be a bout between the sports biggest star and arguably the second biggest draw, White insists that Michael Chandler vs. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) makes more sense. With McGregor
A motorcyclist who also claimed to be an MMA fighter recently injured a police officer in England after crashing his motorcycle. The report from the English newspaper The Shields Gazette identified the man as 30-year-old Ralph Oliver. The incident occurred early on May 16 on the A19, which is a major road in England. An
8:13 PM ET Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship has put together one of the most unique fight bookings of the year. Bellator star Michael “Venom” Page will take on former UFC veteran Mike Perry at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 27 on Aug. 20 in London, the promotion announced Thursday. Page, a karate specialist, will remain with
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor are undeniably two of the sport’s biggest stars. After each fighter’s recent skids, maybe it’s time to match them up? Having gone back and forth a bit on social media, Masvidal expressed his thoughts on how massive a bout with “The Notorious” would be.
By Farah Hannoun | June 9, 2022 7:15 pm ET It didn’t take long for Alex Perez to get a new fight. Perez originally was scheduled to face Askar Askarov on July 16 at UFC on ESPN 38 in Long Island, N.Y., but the fight was scrapped when Askarov withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Instead, Perez
Tatiana Suarez has given her thoughts on the welterweight title picture. The UFC welterweight division has been a topic of conversation lately. Champion Kamaru Usman is recovering from surgery on his hand and his return timetable is unclear. He was linked to a title fight with Leon Edwards but now a new name has been
7:03 PM ET Two of the best bantamweights in the world will face off this summer. A bout between former champion Dominick Cruz and Marlon Vera is being targeted for a UFC Fight Night headliner, UFC president Dana White confirmed Tuesday to Barstool Sports. The bout is scheduled for Aug. 13, and White said the
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Strawweight legends Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Zhang Weili will rematch this weekend (Sat., June 11, 2022) at UFC 275 inside Singapore Indoor Arena in Kallang, Singapore. Fights don’t come much closer than the first scrap between Jedrzejczyk and Weili (watch it here). They certainly don’t come much better, either, as their five-round
Jeka Saragih produced a spectacular highlight on Episode 2 of “Road to UFC” when he halted Pawan Maan with a spinning backfist. Saragih (12-2) advanced to in the lightweight tournament on Thursday at Singapore Indoor Stadium when he closed the show with a perfect rotation that floored Maan (7-3-1) and forced the referee to wave
Francis Ngannou has no intentions of following Curtis Blaydes’ recent advice to retire from mixed martial arts (MMA). Blaydes, a two-time opponent of Ngannou, recently suggested that Ngannou retire from MMA and take advantage of other opportunities available to him outside of the UFC, most notably, a boxing match with Tyson Fury. This would net
8:04 AM ET JIRI PROCHAZKA PUT his arms at his side and curled his lanky, 6-foot-4 frame into a bow. In front of him was a Shinto priest, wearing a white robe and traditional black cap, called a tate-eboshi. It was October 2019, just days after Prochazka had knocked out Fabio Maldonado on a Rizin
Once upon a time, the upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title challenger Jiri Prochazka was quite the party animal. The former RIZIN Light Heavyweight champion is set to make his first appearance in a UFC title fight this Sat. night (June 11, 2022) at UFC 275 in Kallang, Singapore, against Glover Teixeira. One of the