“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” is a saying that’s a real thing. Quite simply, what you find appealing, I might not. It used to be a little easier to understand, but then internet trolls came around. But there’s another saying that’s a real thing, too: People are idiots. And in that vein,
Day: December 22, 2024
BKFC will host a $25 million tournament in 2025. BKFC president David Felman announced the news Saturday at the BKFC Hollywood post-fight press conference in Hollywood, Fla. “We’re going to have the biggest, baddest fight tournament that ever took place, and it’s going to start in April,” Feldman said. “It’s going to be the $25
Tyson Fury is not happy with the way his championship rematch with Oleksandr Usyk was handled by the judges. The British boxing star felt short once again against Usyk, coming up short in a 116-112 decision on all three judges’ scorecards in their heavyweight championship rematch – which went down on Saturday night in Saudi
The holidays are here, and that means sitting across the dinner table from people you secretly kinda-sorta … well, hate’s a strong word. But let’s just say we’re not blind around here to the likelihood of holiday tension amongst families. So what better time than now for the UFC to give us a marathon of
The landscape of MMA changes rapidly. Every year new champions are crowned and new contenders emerge. Some veterans compete to maintain their spot among the elite while others decide to hang up the gloves. Each week throughout the year, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie global rankings reflect the ever-changing landscape as each division and pound-for-pound
Islam Makhachev is considered by most, except UFC CEO Dana White, as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. Yet, despite his accolades and praise, Arman Tsarukyan finds Makhachev to be a bit overrated. That’s right, Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who challenges Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) for his UFC lightweight title in
Check out these photos from Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Tyson Fury in their championship rematch at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photos by Richard Pelham, Getty Images) Oleksandr Usyk def. Tyson Fury – Usyk vs. Fury 2 Spectators await the start of the heavyweight world championship rematch between Britain’s Tyson Fury and Ukraine’s… Spectators
(This story originally appeared on USA TODAY Sports.) There was no revenge for Tyson Fury. Fury fell to Oleksandr Usyk yet again, losing their heavyweight boxing rematch Saturday by unanimous decision after suffering a split-decision defeat in their first fight seven months ago. Usyk again demonstrated his superior technical skill and responded each time Fury
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best fights from December 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Fight of the Month award for December. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury battled it out a second time to determine who’s the “Baddest Man” in boxing. The two heavyweight stars fought on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a massive championship fight. After 12 rounds of fighting, Usyk defeated Fury in a unanimous decision with 116-112 on all
Oleksandr Usyk has done it again. The Ukrainian boxing champion defended his WBA, WBO and WBC titles by defeating Tyson Fury in a highly-anticipated rematch on Saturday night at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Usyk beat Fury in a unanimous decision that read 116-112 on all three judges’ scorecards. This was the second time