ANDRE WARD ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM BOXING AT AGE 33 Oakland, CA (September 21, 2017)– Andre Ward, who defeated Sergey Kovalev twice and took over the 168 and 175lb division has announced his retirement from boxing at age 33. Ward tweeted the following video as part of his announcement: Follow Andre S.O.G. Ward ✔@andreward MISSION [...]
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Raging Bull Jake LaMotta versus Sugar Ray Robinson Rivalry, When Boxing Was Great By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent “The three toughest fighters I ever fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Robinson. I fought Sugar Ray Robinson so many times, I’m surprised I’m not diabetic.” The flamboyant [...]
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NO. 8 LIGHTWEIGHT DUSTIN POIRIER TO FACE FORMER CHAMPION ANTHONY PETTIS IN UFC NORFOLK MAIN EVENT SATURDAY, NOV. 11 Plus: MATT BROWN vs. DIEGO SANCHEZ (#11) ANDREI ARLOVSKI vs. (#12) JUNIOR ALBINI TICKETS FOR UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: POIRIER vs. PETTIS ON SALE FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 Las Vegas – UFC® touches down in Norfolk, VA. for the first time, [...]
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Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz New York Press Conference Quotes & Photos Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder Defends Against Undefeated Contender Luis Ortiz On Saturday, Nov. 4 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn & Live on SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Amanda Westcott/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Ed Diller/DiBella Entertainment NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 20, 2017) [...]
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BOXING LEGEND JAKE LAMOTTA PASSES AWAY AT AGE 96 Original Report By TMZ Los Angeles, CA (September 20th, 2017)– Boxing legend Jake LaMotta — the champ who was played by Robert De Niro in the movie “Raging Bull” — died Tuesday, TMZ has learned. He was 95. Jake’s wife tells TMZ, Jake died in a [...]
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Joseph Parker vs. Hughie Fury U.S. PPV Fact Sheet Airing live this Saturday U.S. PPV FACT SHEET Main Event – World Boxing Organization Heavyweight World Championship (12) JOSEPH PARKER (23-0, 18 KOs), Champion, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA by way of New Zealand vs. HUGHIE FURY (20-0, 10 KOs), No.1 mandatory contender, Manchester, UK Co-Feature – Vacant WBO [...]
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UNDEFEATED WORLD CHAMPIONS ÓSCAR VALDEZ and GILBERTO RAMIREZ UNDEFEATED OPPONENTS GENESIS SERVANIA and JESSE HART MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES Photo Credit: Mikey Williams / Top Rank https://app.box.com/s/905rdaewz1op7yv7opxevua99rreocwv IMAGES WILL BE UPDATED REAL TIME. PLEASE CHECK BACK and REFRESH BROWSERS DURING EVENT. TUCSON, AZ (September 19, 2017) — Undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) world champions ÓSCAR VALDEZ and GILBERTO “Zurdo” RAMIREZ will headline and [...]
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THE JUDGE ADELAIDE BYRD WHO SCORED 118-110 FOR CANELO IS SUSPENDED BY – NSAC. Las Vegas, NV (September 18th, 2017)– Nevada resident official, Adelaide Byrd, has been temporarily stood down from main events after causing controversy with her scorecard on one of the biggest fights of the year #CaneloGGG. And now she is under investigation by [...]
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Anthony Dirrell is Set For November 11th Reported By Ring TV Inglewood, CA (September 18th, 2017)– Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. had a poor performance against Canelo Alvarez and no doubt damaged his boxing reputation. He didn’t win a single round on any scorecard and throughout his lethargic effort, it appeared [...]
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CANELO VS. GGG RECAP, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & POST PRESS CONFERENCE By Victor O. Garcia, Head Boxing Video Reporter- Ringside Las Vegas, Nevada (September 16, 2017)— The boogeyman of the middleweight division Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) failed to earn a victory over Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs). The two warriors [...]
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UFC FIGHT NIGHT PITTSBURGH RESULTS UFC Fight Night 116 Results : Luke Rockhold def. David Branch via submission (strikes) – Round 2, 4:05 Mike Perry def. Alex Reyes via knockout (knee) – Round 1, 1:19 Anthony Smith def. Hector Lombard via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:33 Gregor Gillespie def. Jason Gonzalez via submission (arm-triangle […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT PITTSBURGH RESULTS The full UFC Fight Night 116 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET) Luke Rockhold (186) vs. David Branch (186) Mike Perry (170.5) vs. Alex Reyes (167.5) Hector Lombard (186) vs. Anthony Smith (186) Gregor Gillespie (155.5) vs. Jason Gonzalez (156) Sergio Moraes (171) vs. Kamaru Usman (169.75) Zu […]
THREE WORLD TITLE FIGHTS AND THE RETURN OF A LEGEND SLATED FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WHEN BISPING CLASHES WITH ST-PIERRE, GARBRANDT SETTLES THE SCORE WITH DILLASHAW AND JEDRZEJCZYK CHASES HISTORY AGAINST NAMAJUNAS Plus: (#1) STEPHEN THOMPSON vs (#4) JORGE MASVIDAL (#8) COREY ANDERSON vs (#12) PATRICK CUMMINS JOHNY HENDRICKS vs PAULO BORRACHINHA TICKETS […]
JON JONES STRIPPED OF UFC CHAMPIONSHIP – B SAMPLE IS POSITIVE Reported By Bloody Elbow Los Angeles, CA (September 13th, 2017)– With the recent news that Jon Jones’ B-sample from his UFC 214 drug test failure has come back positive for Turinabol as well, the rest of the regulatory dominos appear to be falling. MMA […]
UFC 215 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & POST PRESS CONFERENCE Main card Amanda Nunes def. Valentina Shevchenko via split decision Rafael dos Anjos def. Neil Magny via sub (arm-triangle) (R1, 3:43) Henry Cejudo def. Wilson Reis via second-round KO (0:25) Ilir Latifi def. Tyson Pedro via unanimous decision Jeremy Stephens def. Gilbert Melendez via unanimous decision […]
UFC 215 WEIGH-IN VIDEO Date: Sat., Sept. 9, 2017 Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Broadcast: Pay-Per-View (PPV), FOX Sports 1, UFC Fight Pass UFC 215 PPV Main Event: 135 lbs.: UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko UFC 215 PPV Main Card (10 p.m. ET): 170 lbs.: Rafael dos Anjos vs. […]
By MMAFighting.com EDMONTON, Alberta — Demetrious Johnson won’t be breaking Anderson Silva’s UFC title defense record this weekend after all. In fact, he won’t even get the opportunity to do so. Ray Borg, Johnson’s UFC 215 opponent, was forced to withdraw from the fight on Thursday evening due to illness, thus canceling Saturday night’s main […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 115 RESULTS & VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS 265 lbs.: Alexander Volkov vs. Stefan Struve — Volkov def. Struve by TKO (punches) at 3:30 of Round Three 135 lbs.: Marion Reneau vs. Talita de Oliveira Bernardo — Reneau def. Bernardo by TKO (punches) at 4:54 of Round Three 185 lbs.: Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Rob Wilkinson […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT ROTTERDAM WEIGH-IN RESULTS Earlier on Friday weigh-ins for tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night 115 from the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherland, took place. The entire fight card will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 11:30 a.m. EST on Saturday. The main card will pick up at 3 p.m. In the […]
UFC® AND KITMAN LABS® LAUNCH INNOVATIVE SPORTS SCIENCE PROGRAM AT UFC PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE Las Vegas – UFC® and Kitman Labs® today announced a multi-year partnership to deliver an innovative sports science and medicine program to all athletes competing under the UFC banner as they visit the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas. “We’re thrilled to partner with […]
COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR, LIVE TELEVISION EVENT PARTNERSHIP WITH FAST-GROWING LEISURE OPERATOR HYBRID ONE IN REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA Partnership kicks off with explosive, nine-bout MMA fight card for Mexican Independence Day from The Amphitheater at Splash Kingdom on Friday, Sept 15 Tickets for “Combate Americas: El Grito en La Jaula” on sale at Ticketon.com NEW YORK – […]
2 TONY FERGUSON AND NO. 7 KEVIN LEE MEET FOR THE INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE IN THE MAIN EVENT AT UFC® 216 Plus: (#2) FABRICIO WERDUM vs. (#6) DERRICK LEWIS PAIGE VANZANT vs. JESSICA EYE TICKETS FOR UFC® 216: FERGUSON vs. LEE AT T-MOBLE ARENA ON SALE AUG. 31 Las Vegas – The owner of the […]
UFC® AND 7–ELEVEN, INC. SIGN SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT Las Vegas – UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, today announced a new agreement with 7-Eleven®, the world’s largest convenience store chain, in which the industry-leader will serve as the global brand’s first-ever “Official Convenience Store” throughout the United States and Canada. As part of this […]
FLOYD MAYWEATHER SCORES 10th ROUND TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT WIN OVER UFC STAR CONOR McGREGOR ON SHOWTIME PPV® FROM T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS Gervonta Davis, Badou Jack and Andrew Tabiti All Record Victories In Four-Fight SHOWTIME PPV Event Delayed Telecast of Tonight’s Main Event Will Air Exclusively on SHOWTIME® on Saturday, September 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT Click HERE for Photos from […]
BELLATOR 182 RESULTS & PHOTOS FROM TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO IN VERONA, NEW YORK Complete Event Photos Here Andrey Koreshkov (20-2) defeated Chidi Njokuani (17-5) via TKO (punches) at 4:08 of round one Fernando Gonzalez (27-14) defeated Brennan Ward (14-6) via submission (guillotine) at 1:02 of round three Bruna Ellen (4-1) defeated Veta Arteaga (3-1) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) A.J. McKee (9-0) defeated Blair Tugman (10-7) via unanimous decision (30-27, […]
FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. CONOR MCGREGOR HISTORIC WEIGH-IN VIDEO *Photo Credit: Reuters Las Vegas, NV (August 25th, 2017)– Watch Mayweather vs. McGregor weigh-in video to watch Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor hit the scales Friday. At the Mayweather vs. McGregor weigh-ins, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will step on the scale Friday evening in Las Vegas, […]
PAULIE MALIGNAGGI MEETS WITH FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO ALLEGEDLY TALK STRATEGY TO DEFEAT CONOR MCGREGOR By FightHype.com “Paulie has always been my friend…listen, this is going to stay in Paulie’s family forever…don’t worry, Paulie…me and Paulie gonna stay at the house and talk about strategy…thank you for going over there like I asked you to do,” […]
Bellator 182 Weigh-ins on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. EST Link: https://youtu.be/kWkq8vOw29M Bellator 182 Preliminary Card on Friday at 6:30 p.m. EST Don’t Miss Bellator MMA: Koreshkov vs. Njokuani – Live Friday 9/8c, only on Spike Main Card: (Live on SPIKE – 9 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT) Welterweight Main Event: Andrey Koreshkov (19-2) vs. […]
MAYWEATHER VS. MCGREGOR FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE Las Vegas, NV (August 23, 2017–) Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is a 12-round super welterweight matchup that pits the legendary boxer Mayweather against the all-time MMA great McGregor in the main event of an unprecedented four-fight pay-per-view boxing event. Mayweather vs. McGregor will take place Saturday, Aug. 26 […]
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Grand Arrivals Quotes & Photos Fight Week Begins for Blockbuster SHOWTIME PPV Event This Saturday, Aug. 26 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Click HERE for Photos from Esther Lin/SHOWTIME Click HERE for Photos from Chris Farina/Mayweather Promotions LAS VEGAS (August 22, 2017) – Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor official kicked off fight week events […]
TEAM JONES AND DANIEL CORMIER RELEASE OFFICIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING JON JONES FAILED DRUG TEST On Tuesday evening, Jones’ manager Malki Kawa and his camp provided a statement to MMA Fighting. The statement said Jones’ samples will be re-tested for validity or to see if it came from anything tainted. Team Jones Statement The full statement […]
JON JONES FAILS HIS DRUG TEST FOR UFC 214! By MMAFighting.com Las Vegas, NV (August 22, 2017)– Jon Jones failed a drug test in relation to UFC 214. The longtime UFC light heavyweight champion tested positive for a banned substance in an in-competition USADA test in relation to his fight with Daniel Cormier on […]
M-1 Challenge 83: Tatfight 5 ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (August 22, 2017) – M-1 Global will promote the first international mixed-martial-arts event in Republic of Tatarstan history, September 23, as Kazan, Russia hosts M-1 Challenge 83: Tatfight 5. The main event of the evening will be a light heavyweight bout between American invader Brandon “Bull” Halsey (9-3-0, M-1: 0-1-0), […]
MAYWEATHER VS. MCGREGOR SHOWTIME ALL ACCESS On Saturday, August 26, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor will meet at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Showtime PPV. Check out Showtime All Access Episodes 3 & 4 on the links below. SPONSORED LINKS Discount UFC Tickets Discount Boxing Tickets Autographed Boxing Photos Autographed Boxing […]
JUNIOR DOS SANTOS RELEASES STATEMENT ABOUT HIS POTENTIAL DRUG TEST VIOLATION Las Vegas, NV (August 19th, 2017)– Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos was removed from a UFC 215 bout against Francis Ngannou due to a potential USADA violation. But his team denies the fighter took any banned substance. Here is the UFC official […]
Floyd Mayweather Media Conference Call Transcript & MP3 Click HERE for Audio Recording Kelly Swanson Thank you operator. Thanks to everybody for joining in. From the World Tour to Fight Week, we are days away from a really, really big event. Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor. I’m going to first introduce the participants on the call today. […]
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY’S BRYCE JORDAN CENTER TO HOST BELLATOR 186 ON FRIDAY, NOV. 3 RYAN BADER MAKES FIRST LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST LINTON VASSELL IN MAIN EVENT PLUS, FORMER STANDOUT NITTANY LIONS PHIL DAVIS AND ED RUTH SET TO COMPETE LOS ANGELES – Bellator is set to make its debut at Bryce Jordan Center on the […]
NASC APPROVES 8 OZ GLOVES FOR MAYWEATHER VS. MCGREGOR Report By MMAFighting.com Las Vegas, NV (August 16th, 2017)– Mayweather vs. McGregor will take place in 8-ounce gloves. NSAC makes a one-time exception on its own rule. The social media banter between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor has become a reality. The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) […]
DANA WHITE SPEAKS ABOUT GLOVE SIZE & SPARRING “Conor McGregor gave Malignaggi a one sided beating” Las Vegas, NV (August 14th, 2017)– Dana White Spoke with Sky Sports on Monday and discussed the glove size issue and the controversial sparring session that took place between Conor McGregor and Paulie Malignaggi. Here is what he had […]
CONOR MCGREGOR MEDIA SCRUM & PAULIE MALIGNAGGI KNOCKDOWN VIDEO RELEASED! Las Vegas, NV (August 12th, 2017)– The famous video of Paulie Malignaggi being pushed by Conor McGregor in sparring has been released by Dana White. The alleged push down was indeed a knockdown. Check out the footage below and what Conor had to say […]
CONOR MCGREGOR’S MEDIA WORKOUT FOR HIS FIGHT WITH FLOYD MAYWEATHER Las Vegas, NV (August 11th, 2017)– Conor McGregor will host his media workout Friday evening at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, Nev. The UFC lightweight champion is expected to talk to the media and more. The video is expected to begin at 6 […]
FLOYD MAYWEATHER CLAIMS HE KNOWS DETAILS OF CONOR MCGREGOR’S WEIGHT AND STRATEGY Las Vegas, NV (August 11th, 2017)– At the Floyd Mayweather Las Vegas Media workout at the Mayweather Boxing Gym on Thursday, Mayweather explained to have details of Conor McGregor’s game plan in the video below. Floyd said he knows his weight, lifestyle and […]
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