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Shakur Stevenson Wants Gervonta Davis, Prograis Has Dig At Haney's Undisputed Status
Shakur Stevenson remains hopeful that he will be able to fight Gervonta Davis later down the line. The two fighters remain unbeaten in their quest to dominate the lightweight division. Stevenson is currently preparing to face Frank De Los Santos on November 16th, 2023, for the vacant WBC title at 135 pounds after Devin Haney […]
Alexa Grasso Protects Her Title in Wild Split Draw With Shevchenko
Opportunities to capture a championship in the UFC shouldn’t be taken lightly. Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko fought ferociously at the inaugural Noche UFC event in Las Vegas Saturday night to try and capture the flyweight championship. The fight featured a lot of wild twists and turns, including a dramatic last two minutes that saw […]
Former NBA Player James Johnson Backs Himself To Beat Jon Jones With A Year's Training
NBA player James Johnson has controversially claimed that he could beat UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones provided that he trained for a year. Those comments may have the impact of undermining the sport, given the dedication that Jones has shown. After having been out of the cage for three years, he returned to stop Ciryl […]
Zepeda Beats Gesta In Six Rounds, Calls Out Haney And Tank Davis
William Zepeda has called out Devin Haney in the aftermath of his win over Mercito Gesta on Mexican Independence Day. Zepeda was in impressive form after having managed to stop Gesta in just six rounds. The former was on the offensive right from the off as he managed to total an incredible 618 punches by […]
Canelo Desperate To Prove His Critics Wrong, Alvarez Looks Back At The Bivol Loss
Canelo Alvarez is desperate to show his critics that he still has what it takes to make it at the top level of the sport. The Mexican’s last few performances have called into question his current form. His defeat to Dmitry Bivol in a one-sided bout had shown loopholes in Alvarez’s defense that had not […]
Tank Davis Will Face The Best, Shakur Frustrated By Fighters Avoiding Him
Leonard Ellerbe has revealed that Gervonta Davis will end up facing the biggest names later down the line. Davis is the ‘cash cow’ of the 135-pound division, which was shown in his last fight against Ryan Garcia. The bout sold over a reported $1.2 million pay-per-views as Tank stopped Garcia in the seventh round with […]
Fiziev and Gamrot Fighting to Stay in UFC Championship Picture
Rafael Fiziev picking up fight of the night honors for his battle with Justin Gaethje last March won’t provide him with much comfort. Fiziev lost a controversial split decision that stopped a six-fight winning streak. Now, the No. 6-ranked striker will be looking to pick up another victory over a top-10 opponent to get back […]
From the Ring to the Cage
The concept of WWE to MMA sounds ridiculous to some die-hard UFC fans, while others will say it’s a logical move. Just ask Ronda Rousey, who has already transitioned from cage to ring in elegant style. Another merger happened this week that might make moving from WWE to MMA more logical; UFC and WWE executives […]
Crawford Wants The Spence Rematch At 147, Pacquiao Wants To Compete In The Olympics
Terence Crawford has told Errol Spence Jr. that any rematch must take place at welterweight. That is according to his friend Steven Nelson. Crawford stopped Spence in the ninth round during the first fight to become the undisputed welterweight champion of the world. In the aftermath of the fight, the ’Truth’ made it clear that […]
Boxer Sabrina Perez’s Trainer Collapses Ringside And Then Dies, Amir Khan Addresses His Failed Test
Boxer Sabrina Perez’s husband and her boxing trainer, Diego Arrua, has passed away after suffering from a heart attack. Arrua had been in the corner of his wife, Perez, during her fight with Skye Nicholson. And given that the WBC interim featherweight belt was on the line, both fighters had a lot to play for. […]
Wilder Could Fight For The WBC Belt, Benavidez Accuses Mungia Of Ducking
Deontay Wilder could end up fighting for the WBC heavyweight title after Tyson Fury’s recent comments. The WBC heavyweight champion has been accused of avoiding Oleksandr Usyk after the boxer chose to face Francis Ngannou instead. And as part of that process, Fury has confirmed that he has no intention of facing the Ukrainian. The […]
Thurman Advises Charlo To Follow Bivol's Plan To Beat Canelo, Froch Backs GGG To Beat Eubank Jr.
Keith Thurman has advised Jermell Charlo to study Dmitry Bivol in his attempts to beat Canelo Alvarez. Bivol dominated Canelo to secure a unanimous-decision win over the Mexican at light heavyweight. His judgment of distance, his use of his jab and ability to get Canelo’s respect with his power kept the Mexican on the backfoot. […]
Adesanya Underestimated Strickland – Says Jon Anik
Israel Adesanya paid the price for underestimating Sean Strickland. That is according to UFC commentator Jon Anik. Strickland shocked the world to beat Adesanya via a unanimous decision to win the middleweight belt. The fight was Adesanya’s first defense of his title that he had acquired from Alex Pereira. Prior to the fight with Strickland, […]
Gane Recalls His House Being Burgled, Gane Rules Out The Aspinall Fight
Ciryl Gane recalled his house being burgled while he was facing Serghei Spivac. Gane’s time in the cage was a success, as he put behind his loss to Jon Jones by stopping Spivac in just two rounds. And given that it was in front of his fans in France, the victory was extra special. However, […]
Preux Suspended By USADA, Shevchenko Outraged Following Her Draw With Grasso
Saint Preux has accepted a six-month suspension from USADA after testing positive on two occasions. According to reports, the UFC fighter tested positive for a banned substance on two occasions following the urine test findings on June 17th and July 11th, 2023. USADA then went on to state that the positive sample followed as a […]
Crawford Gives Spence An Ultimatum At 147, Fury Slams His Own Documentary
Terence Crawford has offered a take it or leave it offer to Errol Spence Jr. for a rematch at 147. Following Bud’s win over Spence, when he stopped him in the ninth round, the latter exercised his right to a rematch. However, since Crawford won the first fight, he had the right to choose the […]
Bob Arum Wants Jared Anderson Vs. Daniel Dubois
Bob Arum is targeting a fight between Daniel Dubois and Jared Anderson. The 23-year-old Anderson is one of the most active heavyweights out there. He has already fought three times this year with fights against George Arias, Charles Martin and Andrii Rudenko. Although that may be the case, the American has indicated that he does […]
Sean Strickland’s Next Opponents Will Determine if He’s a Fluke
Sean Strickland wasn’t really the next guy in line. He wasn’t the guy behind the next guy in line either. Ranked No. 5 in the world, Strickland’s title shot fell to him through a series of fortunate events. Driscus Du Plessis could not make a short turnaround to fight Adesanya due to a foot injury. […]
Tank Davis Could Give Crawford Problems, Davis' Toughest Fight And More
Gervonta Davis could give Terence Crawford some problems if they did fight each other. That is according to Roy Jones Jr. The two boxers were linked with a fight after Davis admitted that he could stop Crawford by claiming he had a ‘glass chin.’ In response, Crawford accepted the proposal by asking Davis to jump […]
Josh Taylor Looks Back At His Loss To Teofimo Lopez, What's Next?
Josh Taylor has looked back on his loss to Teofimo Lopez. The Scot lost via a unanimous decision as Lopez took his WBO junior welterweight title. That resulted in Taylor’s first loss of his career, as he contemplated moving up to 147 after suggestions that he could no longer make 140 comfortably. Although that may […]