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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Former Heavyweight World Champ Gerrie Coetzee Dies at Age 67 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Boksburg, South Africa (January 13th, 2023)– On the same day as the passing of Elvis Presley’s daughter and only child Lisa Marie Presley, former World Boxing Association World Heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee, also known as ‘The […]
BELLATOR MMA TO RETURN TO PARIS ON FRIDAY, MAY 12 AT ACCOR ARENA FOR A BLOCKBUTER EVENT FEATURING FORMER CHAMPION GEGARD MOUSASI AGAINST UK STAR, NO. 2 CONTENDER FABIAN EDWARDS NO. 5 RANKED SIDNEY OUTLAW TO FACE PARIS’ OWN MANSOUR BARNAOUI IN MILLION-DOLLAR BELLATOR LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX QUARTERFINAL CO-MAIN EVENT Los Angeles […]
BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES THE FIRST TWO MATCHUPS IN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX UNDEFEATED CHAMPION USMAN NURMAGOMEDOV DEFENDS HIS BELT AGAINST FORMER UFC TITLIST BENSON HENDERSON, WHILE TOP-TEN CONTENDERS TOFIQ MUSAYEVAND ALEXANDER SHABLIY COLLIDE BELLATOR 292 CARD AIRS LIVE IN THE U.S. ON SHOWTIME ON FRIDAY, MARCH 10 AT 10 P.M. ET/ […]
Austin Trout To Make Bareknuckle Debut at BKFC KnuckleMania 3 vs UFC Legend Diego Sanchez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Albuquerque, New Mexico (January 11th, 2023)– Southpaw former World Boxing Association World Super Welterweight champion Austin ‘No Doubt’ Trout, age 37, 36-5-1 with 18 knockouts, Las Cruces, New Mexico, has left […]
NEW UPDATES FOR THE WBC BRIDGERWEIGHT DIVISION & ON OSCAR RIVAS By Robert Brizel, Head Boxing Correspondent Oscar Rivas, 28-1 with 19 knockouts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by way of Colombia, won the World Boxing Council newly created World Bridgerweight title on October 22, 2021, by 12 round decision over Ryan Rozicki, at Olympia Theatre in […]
KNOCKOUT ARTISTS LEIGH WOOD AND MAURICIO LARA CLASH ON FEBRUARY 18 IN NOTTINGHAM WBA Featherweight World Title showdown kicks off Matchroom’s 2023 schedule in the UK at the Motorpoint Arena, live worldwide on DAZN General Sale tickets available from midday on Thursday January 12 Matchroom Boxing’s 2023 schedule in the UK is set to begin […]
Undefeated Rising Hawaiian MMA ONE Star Victoria Lee Dies at Age 18 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Honolulu Hawaii (January 8th, 2023)– Undefeated Rising Hawaiian MMA One Star Victoria Lee, 3-0, scheduled to appear in her fourth MMA bout on January 14, 2023, at ONE on prime Video 6, has passed […]
Gervonta Davis Scores TKO, Boots Ennis Wins Decision, Ellis and Peterson Are Upset, Zarate Wins WBC Latino By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Washington, DC (January 8th, 2023)– Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., hosted a 12 bout Showtime boxing card on Saturday evening, January 7, 2023, Two unanticipated upsets occurred on […]
Melvin Jerusalem Scores One Punch KO of Taniguchi Wins WBO World Minimum Title By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Osaka, Japan (January 7th, 2022)– In boxing, it has often been said the hardest way of all to win a world title is to do it in enemy territory on the road. That […]
BELLATOR MMA’S GROUNDBREAKING CBS DEBUT EVENT ON FEB. 4 IS NOW FINALIZED WITH ADDITION OF FOUR MARQUEE PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS, INCLUDING NO. 5 HEAVYWEIGHT STEVE MOWRY FACING FORMER OLYMPIAN ALI ISAEV FORMER TITLE CHALLENGER LORENZ LARKIN TO FACE MUKHAMED BERKHAMOV WHILE FORMER CHAMPION DARRION CALDWELL BATTLES NIKITA MIKHAILOV IN STELLAR BANTAMWEIGHT BOOKING Los Angeles — The […]
Tank Davis, Boots Ennis, and Boo Boo Andrade, Capital One Arena Card Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Washington, DC (January 5th, 2023)– On Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., a 13-bout card will be presented by Showtime Pay-Per-View and Premier Boxing Champions, featuring Gervonta ‘Tank’ […]
UFC® KICKS OFF 2023 WITH THRILLING MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDERS’ BOUT BETWEEN (#12) NASSOURDINE IMAVOV AND (#13) KELVIN GASTELUM FEATURED BOUT: (#13) DAN IGE vs. DAMON JACKSON Las Vegas – UFC® kicks the year off with a thrilling middleweight contenders’ clash that will see No. 12 ranked Nassourdine Imavov battle No. 13 Kelvin Gastelum. Also, No. 13 ranked featherweight contender Dan Ige squares off with streaking Damon […]
BOXER JAKE PAUL JOINS PFL MMA & CALLS OUT NATE DIAZ By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Las Vegas, NV (January 5th, 2023)– Social influence and rising boxing star Jake Paul, who recently signed a deal to fight Mixed Martial Arts with the Professional Fighters League, has called out a famous MMA […]
Multiple World Boxing Champion Guillermo Rigondeaux Returns To The Ring On Friday, February 24, 2023 At Hialeah Park Accomplished Veteran Boxer Headlines South Florida Fight Card; Ready For First Bout After Freak Accident Sidelined Former Champ For Nine Months Hialeah, FL / January 4, 2023 – Former two-time world boxing champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, with a professional record of […]
FORMER MMA FIGHTER PHIL BARONI ARRESTED IN MEXICO FOR MURDERING HIS GIRLFRIEND By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Pancho, Mexico (January 4th, 2022)– The 2023 New Year’s holiday vacation in Mexico, has, for the world of MMA, been a rocky road. First, UFC President Dana White was caught on video slapping […]
Robert Garcia warns AJ not to fight Wilder immediately; sees equal punching power Los Angeles, CA (January 3rd, 2023)– Robert Garcia warns Anthony Joshua not to fight Deontay Wilder immediately, but to take two or three “adequate” fights before him. And he also feels that Joshua has as much punching power as Wilder, so a fight between […]
SERRANO-CRUZ AND BAUMGARDNER-MEKHALED STAR IN UNDISPUTED DOUBLE-HEADER ON FEB 4 IN NEW YORK All the marbles on the line at Featherweight and Super-Featherweight – Hitchins back home – Seldin and Mati clash Watch the action at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York and live worldwide on DAZN Amanda Serrano will face Erika Cruz in a Puerto […]
HECTOR LUIS GARCIA TRAINING CAMP QUOTES AND PHOTOS Unbeaten World Champion Garcia Battles Five-Time World Champion Gervonta Davis in SHOWTIME PPV® Main Event This Saturday, January 7 from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Click HERE for Photos from Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions LAS VEGAS – January 3, 2022 – Unbeaten world champion Héctor Luis García shared insights into his training […]
DANA WHITE SPEAKS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH HIS WIFE Cabo San Lucas, Mexico (January 3rd, 2023)–Dana White has admitted to hitting his wife after being slapped by her in a public altercation on New Year’s Eve in Mexico, saying that while there was alcohol involved but “that’s no excuse” for assaulting a woman. The […]
Tanner Marlow Killed in Christmas Eve Double Homicide, Abdul Karem Edilov Dies Rotterdam, Netherlands (December 31st, 2022)– Christmas Eve 2022 brought sadness to the world of MMA in December 2022, when one well-known competitor, and one well-known prospect, both died under suspicious circumstances. Controversial former light heavyweight contender Abdul-Karem Edilov, age 31, 17-4, Grozny, Chechnya, […]
BELLATOR MMA SWEEPS RIZIN IN HISTORIC FIVE-FIGHT NEW YEAR’S EVENT IN JAPAN HISTORIC CARD AIRS IN THE U.S. ON SHOWTIME ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 AT 8 P.M. ET/ PT OFFICIAL FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS | (PLEASE CREDIT: RIZIN FF) SAITAMA SUPER ARENA – All five BELLATOR MMA athletes taking part in the historic BELLATOR vs. RIZIN event in Japan emerged victorious on Saturday night – […]
BELLATOR VS. RIZIN WEIGH-IN VIDEO OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN PHOTOS | (PLEASE CREDIT: RIZIN FF) MINATO, TOKYO – The ten athletes taking part in BELLATOR vs. RIZIN tipped the scales at Roppongi Hills Arena ahead of the historic New Year’s Eve event, which features a star-studded lineup stacked with current and former champions. The mega event takes place at the world-famous Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, […]
New York State Boxing Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2022 NEW YORK (December 29, 2022) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) has announced its 22-member Class of 2122. The 11th NYSBHOF induction dinner, sponsored by Ring 8, will be Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.m. ET), April 30, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard […]
DEONTAY WILDER WINS THE ‘REAL COMBAT MEDIA COMEBACK FIGHTER OF 2022’ WITH HIS KO By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mobile, Alabama (December 30th, 2022)– When former World Boxing Council World Heavyweight champion Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder stepped into the ring on October 15, 2022, on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox, […]
Emanuel Navarrete-Liam Wilson Junior Lightweight Title Showdown Set for Desert Diamond Arena LIVE on ESPN Navarrete-Wilson, Jose Pedraza-Arnold Barboza Jr. junior welterweight co-feature and heavyweight Olympic silver medalist Richard Torrez Jr. headline Friday fight night LIVE from Glendale, Arizona, on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST Undefeated stars Nico Ali […]
JARON ENNIS, RASHIDI ELLIS, DEMETRIUS ANDRADE AND MORE VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES Featuring Ennis, Ellis, Andrade, Karen Chukhadzhian, Roiman Villa and Demond Nicholson Ahead of SHOWTIME PPV® Matchups Gervonta Davis vs. Héctor Luis García Pay-Per-View Event Takes Place Saturday, January 7 from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 29, 2022 – Fighters competing on the Gervonta […]
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW FOR REY VARGAS VS. O’SHAQUIE FOSTER VACANT SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE CLASH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 FROM THE ALAMODOME IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. Two-Division Champion Vargas Battles Top Contender Foster for WBC Super Featherweight Crown Headlining Live on SHOWTIME® in Event Presented by Premier Boxing Champions SAN ANTONIO, TX. – December 28, 2022 – Tickets […]
WBA Champ Tank Davis Released From Jail in Broward County Florida on Domestic Violence Charges, Capitol One Arena Card in Jeopardy By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Parkland, Florida (December 29th, 2022)– Southpaw 27-0 World Boxing Association World Lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, who is scheduled to […]
‘REAL COMBAT MEDIA BOXING FIGHT OF 2022’ AWARD WINNERS By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent New York, NY (December 29th, 2022)– Welcome to the annual Real Combat Media Boxing awards for 2022 and today we are covering the Boxing Fight of the Year where we list our favorite boxing fights for 2022. […]
Dmitry Bivol Wins the ‘Real Combat Media Boxer of 2022’ After Beating Canelo & Ramirez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan (December 28th, 2022)– In a 12-round titular fight whose outcome appeared to be anything but an upset, the talented Dmitry Bivol, 21-0 with eleven knockouts, Indio, California by way […]
Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards Scores ‘Real Combat Media MMA Knockout of 2022’ of Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent London, UK (December 28th, 2022)– Shades of Rocky Balboa and Apollo going MMA. After losing to Kamaru ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Usman in 2015, Leon Edwards had to win 10 […]
ROBERT GARCIA DISCUSSES ANTHONY JOSHUA’S POSSIBLE SPLIT & WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO WITH A NEW TRAINER Robert Garcia clarifies: Anthony Joshua told him he would go to USA to visit other trainers; never told him they would not work together Robert Garcia clarifies that Anthony Joshua did speak to him about his plans to […]
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