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Petsukumvit Boi Bangna Needs to Pick Up Momentum at ONE Friday Night Fights 61
Petsukumvit Boi Bangna is always a fighter that ONE Championship can count on to deliver exciting performances. But when he competes in ONE Friday Night Fights 61, Petsukumvit may be fighting for his career in the promotion. Petsukumvit has lost three consecutive fights, including two by decision. Petsukumvit is a former two-time Rajadamnern Stadium Muay […]
Paige VanZant Signs A Deal With Misfits; Still Sees Her Future In BKFC
Paige VanZant has signed a deal with Misfits as she prepares to return to combat sports. VanZant has not fought since her BKFC 19 bout with Rachel Ostovich. She came up short, losing to her opponent, to continue a poor run of form. Before that, she lost her first bare knuckle bout to Britain Hart. While VanZant still has fights under […]
Teenage Sensation Smilla Sundell Hopes to Defend ONE Strawweight Muay Thai Title against Natalya Dachokova
Smilla Sundell isn’t a woman intimidated by being in an unfamiliar environment. Sundell moved from her native Sweden to Pattaya, Thailand, to join the famed Fairtex gym. Sundell initially moved because her parents’ careers took them to Thailand. But when Sundell’s parents went home, she stayed behind at age 15 to work on her Muay […]
Ngannou's 15-Month-Old Son Passes Away
Francis Ngannou, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, has confirmed the death of his 15-month-old son, Kobe. It is devastating news for the fighter who has overcome so much. Ngannou grew up in Batie, Cameroon, living in poverty. His parents divorced when he was just 6, leaving him to live with his auntie. Four years later, Ngannou […]
UFC 301 Betting Preview: Steve Erceg Will Learn Tough Lesson Against Alexandre Pantoja
Steve Erceg being announced as the opponent for Alexandre Pantoja as a co-headliner for a championship fight at UFC 301 in Brazil is stunning. Erceg, a 28-year-old Australian fighter, is only ranked 10th in the division. While Erceg has won his first three UFC fights, he hasn’t exactly beaten the toughest competition on the way […]
McGregor On Course To Overtake Dana White After Announcing BKFC Ownership
Conor McGregor has become part owner of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC). The Notorious confirmed the news while the BKFC KnuckleMania 4 card was ongoing on April 27. Under the terms of the deal, ‘McGregor Sports and Entertainment’ will own a share. Triller will continue to operate as the majority shareholder, but the move shows McGregor […]
Four Most Bizarre Events in MMA in 2024
If we were to describe the first four months of 2024 in terms of MMA, the word boring wouldn’t come into it. Boxing and MMA lovers have been treated to a spree of action-packed and exciting fights both inside and outside the octagon, and some incidents have crossed to the ‘bizarre’ section of the MMAfighting […]
Suriyanlek Por Yenying Demonstrates Maturity with ONE Friday Night Fights 60
Suriyanlek Por Yenying was previously known as a knockout-or-bust type of fighter during his time in ONE Championship. If the Muay Thai specialist couldn’t knock his opponent out, his style didn’t seem to impress the judges too much. Online boxing news shows that Suriyanlek’s luck finally turned around at ONE Friday Night Fights at Lumpinee […]
Alex Perez Earns Some Redemption With Second-Round KO of Matheus Nicolau
Alex Perez has battled a mountain of adversity since he unsuccessfully challenged Deiveson Figueiredo for the UFC flyweight championship in November 2020. Injuries kept him out of the octagon for nearly two years following the submission loss to Figueiredo. When Perez stepped into the octagon to face Matheus Nicolau Saturday night in Las Vegas, it […]
Topuria Wants McGregor And O’Malley – ‘The Biggest Fight In UFC History'
Ilia Topuria is targeting several big fights following his victory over Alexander Volkanovski. Topuria stopped Volkanovski at UFC 298, ending the Australian’s four-year reign as champion to win the UFC Featherweight Title. The win made Topuria a UFC superstar, extending his undefeated UFC record to 7-0. While a rematch could take place in Spain, other […]
UFC 304’s Return to Manchester Sparks Anger & Intrigue
Fight fans are happy about the UFC’s return to Manchester. However, to meet television obligations in the United States, Manchester fans will need to be willing to pull an all-nighter. With several United Kingdom champions on the roster, there are plenty of hot fights for UFC CEO Dana White to make. But with the main […]
Jon Jones Is Back In Training – Will He Face Aspinall?
Jon Jones, the UFC Heavyweight Champion, shared a picture of himself back in training following his recent injury troubles. Bones has not fought since stopping Ciryl Gane last year via first-round submission at UFC 285. The win secured him the vacant title after being away for three years. Jones was set to defend his belt […]
Jose Aldo Targets Big Boxing Fights – Mayweather, Jake Paul, Mike Tyson ?
Jose Aldo has one more fight left on his UFC deal as he considers his next steps. Aldo reversed his retirement as he prepares to face Jonathan Martinez at UFC 301. He had initially been offered a fight with Dominick Cruz in his hometown, but Martinez was then given the nod. Aldo, the former UFC Featherweight […]
UFC on ESPN 55 Betting Preview: Matheus Nicolau Hopes to Reestablish Himself as a Flyweight Title Contender
Matheus Nicolau was likely one win away from challenging Alexandre Pantoja for the UFC flyweight belt. But Nicolau’s championship trajectory was interrupted in Kansas City, Missouri, by Brandon Royval. Royval scored an emphatic knockout with stiff knees and followed up with elbows in the first round of what was essentially a UFC flyweight title eliminator. […]
ONE Friday Night Fights 60 Will Have Fighters in Search of $100,000 Contract
Suriyanlek Por Yenying would prefer to stay far away from the judges’ scorecards Friday night at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. When Suriyanlek’s fights haven’t gone the distance during his ONE Championship career, everything has come out in his favor. However, his style hasn’t always wowed judges when the fights went the distance. Both of Suriyanlek’s losses […]
Chandler Expects A Weaker McGregor – ‘I Hit Harder, I Dominate Him'
Michael Chandler expects to face a weaker Conor McGregor at UFC 303. Their fight was finally announced at the post-UFC 300 presser, bringing together a rivalry that began on the TUF 31 series. Both fighters have had to deal with inactivity for various reasons. McGregor suffered a broken leg in his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 […]
Paul Hughes Spurns the UFC, Signs With the PFL
Northern Ireland lightweight Paul Hughes had an opportunity to sign with the UFC. But something about what the world’s largest MMA promotion had to offer didn’t sit right with him. Hughes and his team decided to take their business elsewhere. The best MMA news sites have long wondered how the PFL’s acquisition of Bellator would […]
McGregor's Coach Warns Chandler – ‘I’d Be Surprised If It Can Go Two Rounds'
Conor McGregor’s technique is on point ahead of his return against Michael Chandler. That is according to McGregor’s coach, John Kavanagh. The Notorious has been out of the Octagon for around three years since losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 in 2021. McGregor suffered a broken leg, raising questions over whether he would return. […]
Yamin PK Saenchi Delivers Efficient Knockout of Joachim Ouraghi at ONE Friday Night Fights 59
Yamin PK Saenchi and Joachim Ouraghi debuted in ONE Championship with performances that caught the attention of fans. Both men produced knockouts and introduced themselves on good terms for the promotion. When the two men were paired together for a lightweight Muay Thai bout Friday night, Yamin showed he may have more staying power on […]
“Silent Assassin” Shamil Musaev Makes Loudest Noise at PFL 3
Shamil Musaev’s debut in a major North American MMA promotion didn’t come against another up-and-comer. When Musaev appeared at PFL 3 in Chicago Friday night, he was thrown into the octagon against former Bellator interim welterweight champion Logan Storley. Despite many people believing Storley could dominate this fight on the ground, Musaev put that notion […]