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Dana White Announces Three New UFC Events For 2024
In some MMA news, Dana White has confirmed the first three fights that will occur in January 2024. The announcement was made on November 7th, 2023, for the following three events: UFC 297, UFC 298, and UFC 299. Starting with 297, Sean Strickland will make the first defense of his middleweight title against Dricus Du […]
Islam Makhachev Retaining Title Highlighted MMA News in October
The break in the UFC schedule was planned long before the events of UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, so it felt appropriate for the sport to take a breather. Alexander Volkanovski accepted a rematch with Islam Makhachev to try and become a champion in two weight divisions. But Makhachev didn’t allow the […]
Alex Krassyuk: A Fight Date For Fury Vs. Usyk Will Be Announced Soon
In some top boxing news, a new date for the undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will be announced soon. That is according to Alex Krassyuk. Reports had initially indicated that December 23rd, 2023, would be the date of the fight provided that Fury overcame Francis Ngannou. While Fury did overcome […]
Fury Will Not Retire Following The Ngannou Fight – Says Frank Warren
In the latest boxing news, Frank Warren has stated that Tyson Fury will not be retiring following his performance against Francis Ngannou. The comments arrived in the aftermath of Fury’s below-par performance against the former UFC heavyweight champion. During the course of the bout, Fury was floored in the third round as he managed to […]
Tom Aspinall Wanted To ‘Quit' Following His Serious Knee Injury
In today’s MMA news, Tom Aspinall has recalled how he considered quitting MMA following his knee injury against Curtis Blaydes. According to reports, Aspinall squared off against Blaydes in 2022 as a win could have potentially given him a shot at the world title moving forward. However, things did not go to plan as Aspinall […]
Dana White Praises Ngannou's Performance Against Fury – ‘It’s Crazy'
In the latest MMA/boxing news, Dana White has reacted to Francis Ngannou’s performance against Tyson Fury. The former UFC heavyweight champion managed to last the distance with Fury, the current WBC heavyweight champion, despite never having had a professional boxing fight. But rather than simply trying to avoid a stoppage defeat, Ngannou boxed his way […]
Ngannou's Manager Defends His Fighter – ‘He Can Retire And Be Happy
In the latest boxing news, Francis Ngannou’s manager, Marquel Martin, has defended the criticism that has been directed towards his fighter’s decision to take a boxing fight with Tyson Fury after claims he may have missed out on lucrative opproetunies in the UFC. Ngannou’s decision to walk away from the UFC following the breakdown in […]
Mark Zuckerberg Reveals ACL Tear, Will The Elon Fight Happen?
In some latest MMA news, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that he suffered an injury while training for MMA, which is going to keep him out of action for some time. The revelation arrives shortly after Elon Musk raised hopes of a cage fight between the pair once again. The duo were initially linked with a […]
Fury Vs. Ngannou PPV Numbers Flopped – Here's What We Know?
In some top boxing news, the crossover fight featuring Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou flopped, with the PPV numbers falling to hit the heights that may have been expected. There had been an expectation that the bout would generate a huge interest, given the number of celebrities who were in attendance at the fight. Cristiano […]
Usyk Gets Emotional Over His Father's Death, Benn Desperate To Face Eubank Jr.
In the latest boxing news, Oleksandr Usyk broke down in tears while speaking about the death of his father in a frank interview. The current unified heavyweight champion is on the verge of creating history after having agreed to face Tyson Fury for the chance to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. However, […]
Netflix Could Air PBC And Jake Paul's Fights
In some latest news, Netflix is reportedly considering entering into the sport of boxing as Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions’ cards and PBC’s Al Haymon are some of the names being mentioned, as per The Wall Street Journal Following the news that Showtime will exit boxing at the end of the year, PBC has been […]
Jon Jones Lashes Out At Ariel Helwani For His Comments Over The Ngannou Fight
In the latest MMA news, Jon Jones, the current UFC heavyweight champion, has hit out at reporter Ariel Helwani following his recent comments about him. Helwani rubbed Jones up the wrong way after he had decided to remind Francis Ngannou over some of Jones’ prior comments about why the fight did not happen between the […]
Ngannou’s Trainer Accuses Fury Of Intentionally Elbowing His Fighter
In today’s boxing news, Francis Ngannou’s trainer, Dewey Cooper, has accused Tyson Fury of elbowing his fighter on purpose during their boxing bout on October 28th, 2023. The Gypsy King struggled to work out Ngannou, who was making his boxing debut, as the former UFC heavyweight champion dropped the WBC heavyweight champion in the third […]
Boxing Schedule November 2023
In today’s boxing news, the November boxing schedule is out, and this is what fans can expect to see this month. Joe Cordina will make a defense of his IBF super-featherweight title against Edward Vazquez. A win would set up a potential unification clash against either Emanuel Navarette orO’Shaquie Foster. Elsewhere, Shakur Stevenson will fight for […]
Cordina Retains His IBF Super-Featherweight Title, Beats Vazquez Via A MD
In today’s boxing news, Joe Cordina overcame a spirited Edward Vazquez to win a majority decision to retain his IBF super-featherweight title. The Welshman had a lot of pressure coming into the bout, given that it was the first time he was defending his belt. In the first round, Cordina started well as the boxer’s […]
Nate Diaz Rules Out MMA Fight With Jake Paul
In the latest MMA news, Nate Diaz has ruled out facing Jake Paul in MMA following their recent boxing bout. The Problem Child beat Diaz via a unanimous decision on August 5th, 2023, via a unanimous decision. In the aftermath of that process, Paul promised to run things back in MMA given that Diaz had crossed […]
Chisora Wants Ngannou – Will It Happen?
In the latest boxing news, Dereck Chisora is eying a boxing bout with Francis Ngannou following the latter’s impressive performance against Tyson Fury. The former UFC heavyweight champion of the world earned some massive praise after taking the fight to the distance against the WBC heavyweight champion of the world. And as part of that […]
Joe Cordina Vs. Edward Vazquez Post-Fight Reaction
In today’s boxing news, Joe Cordina secured a majority-decision win over Edward Vazquez to his retain IBF super-featherweight title, but the champion had to overcome a tough fight to do so. Cordina was making the first defense of his title as a win would have secured potential unification fights against Emanuel Navarette or O’Shaquie Foster […]
Usyk Reveals What He Told Fury After His Win Over Ngannou
In today’s boxing news, Oleksandr Usyk opened up on what he told Tyson Fury following the latter’s controversial win over Francis Ngannou. The Gypsy King had to get off the canvas in round three before coming through to win a split-decision. However, given that Ngannou was making his boxing debut, the fight became a lot […]
Crawford Calls Out The WBA For Not Delivering His Belt After Beating Spence
In today’s boxing news, Terence Crawford has called on the WBA to deliver him the belt that he had acquired from Errol Spence Jr. following his ninth-round victory. Crawford stopped Spence to become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era. And the ease with which Crawford achieved the victory took many by surprise. […]