The UFC has its first champion from South Africa. Dricus Du Plessis dethroned Sean Strickland in an entertaining, bloody, back-and-forth fight Saturday night in the main event of UFC 297 here at Scotiabank Arena. The final result was…
Any controversy between Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker came to an emphatic end on Saturday, as Ankalaev scored a vicious knockout over Walker at the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. Ankalaev (19-1-1) knocked out Walker (21-8) with a…
Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will compete in separate fights on Dec. 23 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sources told ESPN, in what could serve as a prelude to the long-awaited battle between the former heavyweight…
Cris Cyborg’s next professional fight will be in boxing, and her adversary will be Kelsey Wickstrum, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Cyborg, the Bellator women’s featherweight champion and one of the greatest women’s fighters in…
On Saturday, Oct. 21, the UFC returns to Fight Island as UFC 294 kicks off from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This card has seen quite a bit of shake-ups in recent weeks…
Boxing star Ryan Garcia will return in a junior welterweight fight versus Oscar Duarte on Dec. 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya told ESPN on Monday.…
In Jake Paul’s war versus MMA fighters, he remains undefeated. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter defeated Nate Diaz via unanimous decision (97-92, 98-91, 98-91) Saturday night at a sold-out American Airlines Center. Paul hurt Diaz in the first round, and it…
The UFC has added a high-profile lightweight matchup between Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev to UFC 267. Both sides have agreed to the 155-pound contest, which will take place on Oct. 30. The UFC has not revealed a…
A rematch of one of the best title fights in UFC welterweight history is on deck. Kamaru Usman, ranked as ESPN’s top pound-for-pound MMA fighter, will defend his UFC welterweight title in a second fight…
Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles versus Oleksandr Usyk in front of what is hoped will be a crowd of over 60,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, on…
Teofimo Lopez has tested positive for COVID-19 and is symptomatic. His Saturday fight vs. George Kambosos that was arranged to be in Miami and the whole undercard has been moved to Aug. 14, Triller announced.…
The UFC’s lightweight division is finally ready to crown a new champion now that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement has been officially acknowledged. While Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor will settle their differences in July, either Michael Chandler or Charles Oliveira will earn the career-defining moment on…
Kevin Holland talked to opponent Derek Brunson while the two were on the ground. He chatted with referee Herb Dean several times during the fight. And Holland even had a full-blown conversation between rounds with UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov,…
WBC heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury says he will absolutely fight twice in 2021, regardless of whether a megafight versus Anthony Joshua comes together. Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) has not stepped into the ring for…
The return of Floyd “Money” Mayweather will have to wait — for now. His much-anticipated exhibition fight initially set for Feb. 20 versus YouTube personality Logan Paul has been postponed to a later date, according…
Middleweight Kevin Holland’s main event opportunity has been scrapped after he tested positive for COVID-19 one week out from his headline bout at UFC on ESPN 19. Holland was due to take on Jack Hermansson after agreeing…
Canelo Alvarez’s fight versus Callum Smith to unify the WBA super middleweight titles will take place Saturday, Dec. 19. Alvarez and Smith agreed to the fight last Wednesday but were still looking for a date.…
