Eddie Alvarez has revealed his corner was more than justified in stopping his fight with Jeremy Stephens at BKFC: KnuckleMania 5. Stephens was awarded the third-round TKO victory after Alvarez’s corner waved off the fight following the third round of this past Saturday’s main event at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The former UFC and
Day: January 27, 2025
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MIAMI – Aljamain Sterling is confident his friend and teammate Merab Dvalishvili will do big things with his reign as UFC bantamweight champion. Sterling held the UFC belt at 135 pounds and defended it three times, setting the record for most title defenses in the division. He believes Dvalishvili has all the tools and runway
The UFC’s return to the Middle East is set for Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Here’s how to watch UFC Fight Night 250 with a former middleweight champion at the top of the card at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Broadcast and streaming info John Gooden, Paul Felder, Michael Bisping UFC Fight Night 250 has a
GLORY Kickboxing will put on its biggest tournament yet in 2025 – and that’s no exaggeration. On Monday, the promotion announced plans for a 32-man single elimination heavyweight tournament that will determine the “Last Heavyweight Standing.” A handful of participants have already been confirmed, but GLORY CEO Marshall Zelaznik wants to fill the rest of the
For much of his professional career, Kody Steele winged it and didn’t train at a highly-functioning MMA gym. So you can imagine the epiphanies he’s had since he joined Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas. Training under coach John Wood on a daily basis, Steele (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) prepares for his promotional debut: UFC 312
Ben Rothwell is down to throw down with anyone, including legendary UFC knockout artist Mark Hunt. Rothwell won the BKFC heavyweight title in devastating fashion this past Saturday in the co-main event of BKFC KnuckleMania 5 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. He did so by putting out the lights of Mick Terill just 36
After an impressive showing on Dana White’s Contender Series, Daniel Frunza has the opportunity to continue his momentum in the UFC. At a UFC Fight Night event April 5 expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Frunza (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will battle former Cage Warriors champion Rhys McKee (13-6-1 MMA,
Henry Cejudo will look to get back on track against Song Yadong in the UFC Fight Night 252 main event. Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong preview Cejudo (16-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) lands a main event spot on the heels of back-to-back losses. At UFC 288, Cejudo lost a split decision to Aljamain Sterling in an
Despite dropping a unanimous decision to Usman Nurmagomedov in their Lightweight title fight at the recent PFL “Road to Dubai” event this weekend (Sat., Jan. 25, 2025) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (see it again here), Paul Hughes’ stock shot to the moon, gaining the respect of fighters around the world. Among the many who
MIAMI – Karate Combat president Asim Zaidi is critical of his own performance as a leader, so when he sees another face of a combat sports promotion making questionable moves, he has plenty of things to say. In this case, “President Awesome” directed some criticism toward’s PFL co-founder Donn Davis, who is effectively one of
OKTAGON 66 is set to Saturday mark the launch of the promotion’s $1 million Tipsport Gamechanger tournament in Dusseldorf, Germany. The exact amount is actually 1 million euros, equating to $1.047 million, with $300,000 going to the winner. Sixteen middleweights will enter, but only one will leave with that bag. The 16 participants include UFC