Sean Strickland says he will not fight until his UFC pay is fixed, and Gamdom is offering every fighter $10,000 a month. Here is where Dana White and Zuffa stand.
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FLOYD SCHOFIELD CAPTURES FIRST WORLD TITLE WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY OVER LUCAS BAHDI IN CHICAGO Undefeated rising star claims vacant WBA lightweight world championship in main event live on DAZN Photos HERE / Password: FightNight (Credit: Golden Boy Promotions) Additional Photos HERE (Credit Most Valuable Promotions / Harry Aaron) CHICAGO (Oct. 10, 2026) — Undefeated […]
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Three-Division World Champion Wilfredo Gomez Dies in PR at 69 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Juan, (October 13th, 2026)– International Boxing Hall of Fame former Super Bantamweight, Featherweight, and Junior Lightweight boxing champion Wilfredo ‘Bazooka’ Gomez, a colorful figure both inside and outside the ring, has passed away in his […]
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Brendan Allen submitted Christian Leroy Duncan in Round 5 of the UFC Vegas 122 main event. Full card results, video highlights, bonuses and recap from the Meta Apex.
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Three fighters missed weight at UFC Vegas 122. Full card records and weights, main card tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, odds ranges and weigh-in video for Allen vs. Duncan.
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Leo Santa Cruz vs. Abner Mares 2 & Jermell Charlo vs. Austin Trout International Media Conference Call Transcript & Audio Recording Click HERE for Audio Recording Richard Schaefer Thank you so much for being on today’s call. Very excited to have all the fighters here. We only have ten days to go […]
Errol Spence Jr. Dallas Media Workout Quotes & Photos Welterweight World Champion Makes Homecoming Defense Against Undefeated Challenger Carlos Ocampo Saturday, June 16 Live on SHOWTIME® from Ford Center at Dallas Cowboys Headquarters at The Star Click HERE for Photos from Stacey Verbeek DALLAS (May 30, 2018) – Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. hosted a media workout […]
Canelo Might Fight 25-0 Saunders Instead of GGG Rematch By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Diego, Ca(May 31st, 2018)– Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is seriously considering a fight against 25-0 World Boxing Organization World Middleweight champion Billy Jo Saunders instead of a rematch with World Middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin at […]
Ike Ibeabuchi Found! Held by Arizona to 2019. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Former heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi is still alive. One of his nephews, Jo Uzo, Ike’s brother’s son, contacted this reporter over Memorial Day Weekend 2018 via Facebook Messenger asking if his cousin Ike was still alive. This reporter […]
UFC® RETURNS TO CALGARY WITH A PIVOTAL LIGHTWEIGHT REMATCH BETWEEN CONTENDERS (#3) EDDIE ALVAREZ AND (#4) DUSTIN POIRIER FEATURED BOUTS: (#2) JOSE ALDO vs. (#4) JEREMY STEPHENS (#1) JOANNA JEDRZEJCZYK vs. (#5) TECIA TORRES TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: ALVAREZ vs. POIRIER 2 AT SCOTIABANK SADDLEDOME GO ON SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 1 Calgary, […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT LIVERPOOL RESULTS Main Card (TSN5/FOX Sports 1, 1 p.m. ET): -Darren Till def. Stephen Thompson via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) -Neil Magny def. Craig White via TKO (strikes) at 4:32, Round 1 -Arnold Allen def. Mads Burnell via submission (front choke) at 2:41, Round 3 -Makwan Amirkhani def. Jason Knight via […]
Naoya Inoue Stops Jamie McDonnell in Round 1 in Tokyo, Japan By ESPN Boxing Tokyo, Japan (May 26th, 2018)– Japanese star Naoya Inoue, already a two-division world titleholder and one of the pound-for-pound best in boxing, added to his growing reputation with a sensational performance on Friday. Inoue more than lived up to his nickname […]
Filipino Jerwin Ancajas Defeats Jonas Sultan in Fresno, CA By ESPN Boxing FRESNO, Calif. — It had taken 93 years for an all-Filipino world title fight to take place, and in the end it was a one-sided exhibition of Jerwin Ancajas’ technically flawless skills. The southpaw from Panabo City, Philippines, retained his IBF junior bantamweight […]
BELLATOR 200 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & POST PRESS CONFERENCE Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET) Gegard Mousasi def. Rafael Carvalho via TKO (strikes) at 3:35 of R1 Michael Page def. David Rickels via submission (verbal) at 0:42 of R2 Aaron Chalmers def. Ash Griffiths via submission (guillotine) at 1:55 of R1 Mike Shipman […]
Report By MMAFighting.com Las Vegas, NV (May 25th, 2018)–Nick Diaz was arrested Friday on multiple charges of domestic violence. Diaz was apprehended by the Las Vegas Metro Police Department on charges of domestic battery by strangulation — a felony — and first-degree domestic battery, per online records. Las Vegas Metro Police spokesperson Office Larry Hadfield said […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 130 LIVERPOOL SUNDAY ON FS1 Till showed up 20 minutes after the deadline of the weigh-in window, after a family emergency delayed him, and he missed the 171lb limit at 174.5lbs. Till must weigh no more than 188lbs at 1pm tomorrow for the fight to go ahead, while the Liverpool fighter will […]
CHRISTINA HAMMER TRAINING CAMP NOTES WOMEN’S WBC & WBO MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION TO MAKE U.S. DEBUT IN TOUGH DEFENSE AGAINST FORMER CHAMPION TORI NELSON ON FRIDAY, JUNE 22 Tickets on Sale For Event At Masonic Temple in Detroit Headlined By Two-Time Gold Medalist Claressa Shield’s Attempt To Become A Two-Division World Champion Unified Women’s WBC and […]
Donald Trump Pardons Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Forgiveness was a long time coming for ‘The Galveston GIant’, Jack Johnson. “Maybe one day someone will do something good for me!” noted Johnson in 1945 before fighting an exhibition against Joe Jeanette for U.S. War Bonds in 1945. […]
Full Card Set for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship & First Legal, Regulated and Sanctioned Bare Knuckle Event in the U.S. Since 1889 Saturday, June 2 Live Across the U.S. and Canada on Pay-Per-View from Cheyenne Ice & Events Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming Twelve-Bout Card to Feature Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez vs. Lewis […]
Where to Watch Jerwin Ancajas vs. Jonas Sultan Fresno, CA (May 24th, 2018)– Jerwin Ancajas will make the fifth defense of his IBF junior bantamweight title when he faces Jonas Sultan in a fight that will air live on ESPN+ in the United States beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET on Saturday from the Save Mart […]
BELLATOR 200 WEIGH-IN VIDEO Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET) Rafael Carvalho (185) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185) Michael Page (170.4) vs. David Rickels (170.5) Phil Davis (206) vs. Linton Vassell (205) Aaron Chalmers (162.5) vs. Ash Griffiths (164.4) Anastasia Yankova (125) vs. Kate Jackson (125.5) Undercard Anatoly Tokov (185.5) vs. Vladimir Filipovic (185.5) Pedro […]
WBA king faces Inoue in Japan on Friday Tokyo, Japan (May 24th, 2018)– Jamie McDonnell says he’ll prove that he’s the best Bantamweight in the world as he faces pound-for-pound star Naoya Inoue in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, live on Sky Sports. McDonnell puts his WBA crown on the line for the seventh time […]
LUCAS ‘LA MAQUINA’ MATTHYSSE DISCUSSES TRAINING CAMP AHEAD OF SUPER FIGHT AGAINST MANNY ‘PACMAN’ PACQUIAO SUNDAY, JULY 15 AT AXIATA ARENA IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (ABOVE: Lucas Matthysse works the mitts with Mario Narvaez in preparation for his fight against Manny Pacquiao on July 15 Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Click HERE for Photos/Videos […]
The Hexecutioner, Amazing Hekkie Budler Editorial By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent *Photo credit Naoki Fukuda The nickname ‘The Hexecutioner’ can never be overlooked. Hekkie Budler of Johannesburg, South Africa, is the unquestionable king of the minimum weight and light flyweight boxers. Budler has fought the best of the best in these […]
MIRKO CRO COP OUT OF BELLATOR 200 DUE TO INJURY RAFAEL CARVALHO DEFENDS MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST GEGARD MOUSASI IN NEW HEADLINER, WHILE ‘MVP’ TAKES ON DAVID RICKELS IN CO-MAIN LOS ANGELES – Due to injury, Mirko Cro Cop can no longer compete in his highly anticipated Bellator debut at Bellator 200 against Roy Nelson. As a result, the Bellator 200 main event now […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT CHILE RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS *Photo by Jason Silva, USA TODAY Sports Main card Kamaru Usman def. Demian Maia via unanimous decision Tatiana Suarez def. Alexa Grasso via submission RNC) (R1, 2:44) Dominick Reyes def. Jared Cannonier via first-round TKO (2:55) Guido Cannetti def. Diego Rivas via unanimous decision (29-28 x3) Andrea […]
ADONIS STEVENSON RETAINS WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER BATTLING BADOU JACK TO MAJORITY DRAW IN HIGHLY COMPETITIVE BOUT SATURDAY IN SPLIT-SITE DOUBLEHEADER ON SHOWTIME® Gary Russell Jr. Outpoints Joseph Diaz Jr. to remain WBC Featherweight Champion at MGM National Harbor in Maryland Watch The Encore Presentation Monday At 10 P.M. ET/PT On SHOWTIME EXTREME® […]
Australia, Turkey, Japan and England to host WBO bouts Jack Catterall opponent is Christopher Sebire (26-10-1, 9 KO’s), The World Boxing Organization (WBO), chaired by Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcárcel, will have seven fights in different parts of the world this upcoming weekend. Saturday, May 19: In Australia, there will be a duel of unbeatens when the […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT CHILE VIDEO PREVIEW & WEIGH-IN VIDEO UFC Fight Night 129 main card (FS1, 10 p.m. ET) Demian Maia vs. Kamaru Usman Alexa Grasso vs. Tatiana Suarez Jared Cannonier vs. Dominick Reyes Guido Cannetti vs. Diego Rivas Andrea Lee vs. Veronica Macedo Chad Laprise vs. Vicente Luque UFC Fight Night 129 preliminary card […]
Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack Promise Knockouts In WBC Light Heavyweight World Championship Saturday on SHOWTIME® From Air Canada Centre In Toronto “Don’t Blink! Because it’s only going to take one punch to knock him out.” – Adonis Stevenson “I know Adonis is one of the hardest hitters in the business. I know he […]
Gary Russell Jr. vs. Joseph Diaz Jr. Final Press Conference Quotes & Photos Featherweight World Champion Russell Jr. Battles Unbeaten Challenger Diaz Jr. Saturday, May 19 Live on SHOWTIME From MGM National Harbor in Maryland Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (May 17, 2018) – WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. and […]
ABNER MARES MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES & PHOTOS Four-Time World Champion Abner Mares Rematches Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz Saturday, June 9 Live on SHOWTIME from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles & Presented by Premier Boxing Champions Click HERE for Photos from Dave Mandel/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Robert Garcia Training Camp Video from Team Mares RIVERSIDE, […]
UFC® DEBUTS IN BOISE WITH A HARD-HITTING HEAVYWEIGHT HEADLINER BETWEEN FORMER CHAMPION JUNIOR DOS SANTOS AND BLAGOY IVANOV FEATURED BOUTS: (#11) JAMES VICK vs. (#14) PAUL FELDER (#15) MYLES JURY vs CHAD MENDES TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS SANTOS vs. IVANOV AT CENTURYLINK ARENA GO ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 18 Las Vegas – UFC® will debut in Boise, […]
Adonis Stevenson Training Camp Quotes & Photos “I’m the best fighter in this division, period.” – Stevenson Light Heavyweight World Champion Stevenson Takes on Two-Division Champion Badou Jack Saturday, May 19 live on SHOWTIME® from Air Canada Centre in Toronto Click HERE for Photos from Sugar Hill Steward TORONTO (May 15, 2018) – WBC Light […]
Sergey Kovalev vs. Eleider Alvarez Announcement Press Conference Quotes and Photos Kovalev and Alvarez Photo Credits: David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Photos: Credit David Spagnolo/Main Events Click Here for Video – Credit Main Events Hard Rock Cafè, New York, NY:WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev (32-2-1, 28 KOs) and Eleider “Storm” […]
Badou Jack Training Camp Quotes & Photos Two-Division World Champion Jack Challenges Light Heavyweight World Champion Adonis Stevenson Saturday, May 19 live on SHOWTIME® from Air Canada Centre in Toronto Click HERE for Photos from Chris Farina/Mayweather Promotions TORONTO (May 14, 2018) – As two-division world champion Badou Jack “The Ripper” arrives in Canada for fight week in […]
RCM Weekend Recap: Munguia and Lomachenko Win by Kayo, Bloody Vargas Survives, More *Photo Credit: Top Rank By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Friday May 11, 2018, and Saturday May 12, 2018, were busy days in the boxing world. Former New York State Athletic Commissioner Bob Duffy used to tell […]
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