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Wayne Rooney's Leaked Texts Show He Wanted KSI In The Ring
KSI has leaked text messages showing Manchester United Legend Wayne Rooney demanding a boxing match. Rooney is one of the greatest footballers England has ever seen. He has titles ranging from the Premier League to the Champions League. He ended his career as the club’s top scorer with a staggering 251 goals. In doing so, […]
Oscar Valdez More Motivated Than Ever To Get Back Into World Title Contention
Two-weight world champion Oscar Valdez said he is hungrier and more motivated than ever to back into title contention as the Mexican prepares for his comeback fight against Liam Wilson later this month. Valdez (31-2-0 23 KO) suffered just the second defeat of his career in his last bout, losing a unanimous decision to WBO […]
Anatoly Malykhin Attempts to Become First Three-Division World Champion in MMA History
Reinier de Ridder is one of just three ONE Championship fighters to hold two titles at once in MMA. However, de Ridder is in danger of not having any belts around his waist should he lose his middleweight crown to Anatoly Malykhin on March 1 in Lusail, Qatar. Malykhin knocked out de Ridder in December […]
Kholmatov Vs Ford: Two Featherweight Talents Battling For World Title Glory
This Saturday, March 2, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York, two of the brightest talents of the featherweight division go toe-to-toe for the vacant WBA world title. In one corner will be Uzbekistan’s knockout specialist Otabek Kholmatov; in the other, slick American Raymond Ford. Both fighters are unbeaten and carry with […]
Sean Strickland Slammed For His ‘Predator' Comments
UFC fighter Cody Brundage has hit out at Sean Strickland’s previous comments about Ian Garry’s marriage. Strickland has not been on the best of terms with Garry, as the former UFC Middleweight Champion had a few choice words to say about Ian’s wife, Layla-Ann Lee. He accused his wife of being an opportunist after the […]
De La Hoya Wants To Box Dana White After He Previously Called Him A ‘Cokehead'
Oscar De La Hoya is willing to box Dana White on a potential Ryan Garcia vs. Sean O’Malley boxing card. Garcia and O’Malley have been trading verbal blows, resulting in Ryan calling out the UFC Bantamweight Champion. Garcia urged Dana White to make him an offer, provided he wins against Devin Haney. King Ryan faces […]
Benavidez Turns Attention To KO Artist Christian Mbilli After Canelo Ducks Him
David Benavidez’s trainer, Jose Benavidez Jr., has slammed Canelo Alvarez for ducking the Mexican Monster after he left PBC. Canelo walked away from PBC with two fights left on his deal after reports he only wanted to fight Jermall Charlo. The bout never went ahead with suggestions PBC was not willing to pay the Mexican […]
Ryan Garcia Warns Hollywood Actor Shia LaBeouf For Disrespecting Him – ‘You Don’t Know Me, Clown'
Ryan Garcia has hit out at Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf for his comments about him which were made to boxer Carl Froch. Froch is well aware of the actor as he is training him and Toby Kebbell for their boxing drama Salvable. The film is based on the character Sal, whose boxing days are behind […]
PBC In Huge Trouble As Crawford And Canelo Leave – ‘PBC Is Finished'
Terence Crawford is no longer with PBC after his one-fight deal expired. Crawford’s deal included the Errol Spence Jr. rematch, which broke down. Bud had stopped The Truth to become the first Undisputed Welterweight Champion of the four-belt era. That win also made him a two-weight undisputed champion, the first person to ever have done […]
Luis Nery Gets Lifetime Japan Ban Overturned To Clear Way For Naoya Inoue Fight
Mexican boxer Luis Nery has had his lifetime ban from fighting in Japan overturned by the Japan Boxing Commission, paving the way for a showdown with undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue. Nery (35-1-0 27 KO) was issued an indefinite ban from the JBC in March 2018 after twice falling foul of the local boxing authorities. […]
Royval Wins Moreno Re-Match; Ortega Earns Another Submission Victory
Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, was home to an enthralling UFC Fight Night card featuring the best Latin American fighters currently in the promotion. Brandon Moreno and Brandon Royval fought for the second time in the main event. Brian Ortega was in action against Yair Rodríguez in a massive flyweight clash. Royval Victorious in […]
Joseph Parker Reveals Game Plan For Zhilei Zhang: ‘Stick, move, let my hands go’
Joseph Parker has spoken about his strategy to defeat Zhilei Zhang in their upcoming heavyweight fight in Saudi Arabia, revealing he will rely on his superior movement. Former WBO heavyweight world champion Parker takes on WBO interim title holder Zhang on March 8 in Riyadh. Their fight will be the co-main event to Anthony Joshua’s […]
Why the World Needs Serrano vs. Pacheco
Amanda Serrano and Larissa Pacheco are amongst the elite women in their respective combat sports fields. Serrano has won titles in various boxing weight divisions, calling herself ‘The Real Deal.’ Pacheco became the first-ever dual-weight champion in the PFL as she found success in mixed martial arts. So why should the two fighters break away […]
Bellator Dominates PFL in First Big Event Featuring Merged Promotions
Renan Ferreira should have his new heavyweight superfight championship belt personally shined by the Professional Fighters League’s top brass every night. If Ferreira hadn’t scored a 21-second win to give the PFL a win in the heavyweight main event, it would have been a rough night for the promotion. MMAfighting latest updates show that Bellator’s […]
UFC Featherweight Champ Ilia Topuria Honored At Real Madrid vs. Sevilla Match
Ilia Topuria, the new UFC Featherweight champion, was honoured at Real Madrid’s soccer match with Sevilla over the weekend. Topuria secured the belt after knocking out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 in the second round to end the Australian’s four-year reign as a champion. The win was huge because it was the first time Volkanovski […]
Chandler Worried About Volkanovski's Health – ‘Your Brain Can Shut Off'
Michael Chandler has urged Alexander Volkanovski to consider how many times he fights moving forward following his recent losses. The former UFC Featherweight Champion lost his belt after being knocked out in the second round at UFC 298 against Ilia Topuria. That was his second successive stoppage after having been stopped by Islam Makhachev in […]
Canelo Leaves PBC
Canelo Alvarez only wanted Jermall Charlo for May 4 on Cinco de Mayo Weekend, as he left PBC with two fights left on his deal. Alvarez signed a three-fight deal with PBC after leaving DAZN as he fought Jermell Charlo in his first bout. The Mexican won a one-sided unanimous decision as the talk turned […]
Ryan Garcia Calls Out ‘Rainbow Head' Sean O’Malley – ‘Brother I'll Kill You'
Ryan Garcia has called out Sean O’Malley, the UFC Bantamweight Champion. Garcia is currently on course to face Devin Haney on April 20 in an attempt to win The Dream’s WBC Junior Welterweight Title. But Garcia is already looking ahead by turning his attention to O’Malley. The UFC fighter first expressed his intention to crossover […]
Jon Jones Backs Joshua To Beat Ngannou – ‘Sorry, Francis'
Jon Jones has backed Anthony Joshua to beat Francis Ngannou. The two fighters square off on March 8 for Ngannou’s second boxing bout. There is an anticipation of seeing him again following his first performance. He lost a competitive split decision against Tyson Fury last year, with some believing he had done enough to win. […]
Francis Ngannou’s Return to MMA Will be for PFL Heavyweight Championship
People were wondering if maybe the Professional Fighters League was going to be left holding the bag. The PFL agreed after signing Francis Ngannou out of free agency to lead its heavyweight division to allow him to go and try his hand at boxing. Then, Ngannou showed against Tyson Fury that he was capable of […]