Even Shaquille O’Neal is no match for Zhang Weili. Currently the pound-for-pound top female fighter in the world in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, Zhang has always been considered one of the most physically imposing forces at 115 pounds, and now basketball Hall of Famer Shaq knows why. Recently, Zhang had a jovial run in…
I erred on the side of caution — I said 2-2 going into five, and there were two points of emphasis on that for me: I had to take into consideration where we were — we’re in his hometown-ish, you never know what the judges are looking at, and the last thing I wanted was another…
Canelo Alvarez will be back in action later this evening (Sat., Sept. 30, 2023) live on Showtime PPV and Fite.TV from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the reigning undisputed super middleweight champion defends his four major belts against light middleweight sensation Jermell Charlo. It’s a special event every time Canelo steps inside…
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2023, 12:33 AM ET Angela Lee, one of ONE Championship’s top stars for years, will retire and vacate her ONE women’s 115-pound MMA title, she announced Friday night during the ONE Fight Night 14 broadcast in Singapore. Lee’s announcement had a significant effect on the ONE Fight Night 14…
MMA Fighting has Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo live round-by-round updates for one of the most anticipated boxing fights of the year at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The main event is expected to begin around 11:15 p.m. ET on FITE TV pay-per-view. Check out our Canelo vs. Charlo results page…
Speaking of fights, based off more than 858 fight combinations, these were the top 10 fights fans want to see: Israel Adesanya vs Dricus Du Plessis Jon Jones vs Sergei Pavlovich Alexander Volkanovski vs Ilia Topuria Leon Edwards vs Colby Covington Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic Alex Pereira vs Jiri…
Welcome to Midnight Mania! This column is no stranger to beef. In fact, fighters arguing with one another is either the headliner or part of the Insomnia column most evenings. However, it’s not every week we see a beef dry-aged nearly a decade before hitting the table. It all comes back to Tim Kennedy, the…
Sep 29, 2023, 07:57 AM ET Back in October 2019, Stipe Miocic was the UFC heavyweight champion. Jon Jones ruled at light heavyweight. Israel Adesanya was the newly crowned king of middleweights. And, well, let’s just cut to the chase and say that all 12 of the fight promotion’s weight classes had champions who do…
Deiveson Figueiredo and Aljamain Sterling disagree on how Figueiredo will fare as a bantamweight. The former UFC flyweight champion moves up in weight on Dec. 2 when he makes his 135-pound debut against Rob Font following a four-fight rivalry with Brandon Moreno. Sterling, who recently lost his bantamweight title to Sean O’Malley, predicts a rough…
At UFC 293, Sean Strickland pulled off one of the biggest title fight upsets we’ve ever seen. For 25 minutes, Strickland made Israel Adesanya uncomfortable, and prevented one of the best strikers to ever step into the Octagon from finding his rhythm. In the first round, Strickland dropped Adesanya with a perfect punch to the…
UFC CEO Dana White likes to post body transformation photos every few months (check out his previous batch from last April right here). So either White has a sponsorship agreement with self-proclaimed “bio-hacker” Gary Brecka, who is not a doctor but plays one online, or he just likes to take his clothes off and show…
BKFC champion Britain Hart faces plenty of challenges in her bare-knuckle fighting career, but her next obstacle might be the toughest. On Friday, Hart returns to her hometown of Salem, Va., where she defends her strawweight title against Melanie Shah in the main event. Just over one month later, she already has scheduled her next…
“A rematch with Aljamain would get some attention, but I just finished him in two rounds and non-controversially,” O’Malley started. “I know fans want to see me fight Cory Sandhagen, but he’s injured. Merab Dvalishvili is probably the most deserving guy but it’s not just about that in this sport. He’s boring. And then there’s…
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Alexander Volkanovski’s innate competitive drive is a huge part of what makes him a champion. He’s highly motivated, determined to win every second of every exchange, which tends to add up to extended periods of dominance. It’s an important aspect of his 13-0 Featherweight run, which has seen him climb into…
A hyped prospect against a legend feels like prime UFC matchmaking. That’s UFC CEO Dana White’s explanation for the recent announcement of Paddy Pimblett vs. Tony Ferguson at UFC 296 in December. “I think a lot of people think that Paddy is unproven, and I think a lot of people feel like this is a…
“We were thrilled to welcome UFC athletes Rob Font, Calvin Kattar, and Joe Lauzon to Boston Children’s,” said Michael Bornhorst, Vice President, Corporate Development, Leadership Giving & Events, Boston Children’s Hospital Trust. “Patients and their families joined the athletes in our Seacrest Studio for a meet and greet—even sharing unique fan art! The athletes also…
Canelo vs. Charlo LIVE press conference video: Watch the final undercard presser for this weekend’s “Sin City” extravaganza as the scheduled combatants face the media (and each other) for the final time. Expected to appear are Jesus Ramos, Erickson “The Hammer” Lubin, Yordenis Ugas, former super lightweight champion Mario Barrios, Elijah Garcia, and Armando Reséndiz,…
Jeff Wagenheim, ESPNSep 23, 2023, 07:04 PM ET The storyline going into Bellator 299 centered upon Fabian Edwards and his attempt to join his brother Leon as a world champion. The storyline in the wake of Saturday’s fight card in Dublin is that his opponent, Johnny Eblen, remains undefeated and is still Bellator middleweight champ….
