UFC 308: Etihad Arena; UAE You can now say he is officially the featherweight champion. It wasn’t as quick of a finish that Ilia Topuria had wanted. However, he managed to do what no one else in the long resume of Max Holloway was able to do. Finish by flat lining the Hawaiian. With referee […]
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PFL Superfights: Battle Of The Giants: The Mayadeen; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia So much for cage rust. You’d think if you were away from something for just under three-years, there’d be at least a slow start. Well, Francis Ngannou buried that thought. Right after he buried Renan Ferreira at 3:32 of the opening round in their […]
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Kingdom Arena: Riyadh Season: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia There’s plenty of things you can say about boxing. For example; it’s crooked, there’s too much politics, etc. But when it comes down to it, the skill at the top of the sport when the best fights the best is beautiful to watch. And now that there is […]
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UFC 307: Delta Center; Salt Lake City, Utah He almost had it… till he didn’t. And fighting at altitude really can’t be blamed because Khalil Rountree had gotten used to it. But the gameplan was there versus Alex Pereira. He came at him, forcing Pereira to not use some of his weapons in his arsenal. […]
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UFC Paris: Accor Arena; Paris, France It didn’t end the way it was expected to. After Dustin Poirier went to war and finished Benoit St-Denis, he helped give his teammate Renato Carneiro a bunch of notes. And told him the former French Special Forces Soldier would put a pace on him. But after a good […]
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Wembley Stadium: Riyadh Season; Matchroom Boxing and Queensbury Boxing Not as big as Buster Douglas flatlining Mike Tyson but, in the United Kingdom this one was monstrous. And it might lead to a new face for UK boxing. All because Daniel Dubois flipped the script tearing through Anthony Joshua to retain his IBF heavyweight strap. […]
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UFC 306: UFC NOCHE: Sphere; Las Vegas, Nevada If you dig deep, originally Dana White would have preferred that this card be at the T-Mobile Arena. But they made a deal with Canelo Alvarez for Mexican Independence Weekend instead. That was the starting point to this “one-off”. Or so it is believed to be. But […]
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UFC Vegas 96: UFC Apex; Las Vegas, Nevada Eventually everyone needs to prove their worth. And as of right now it’s been a rising trajectory for Caio Borralho. The 31-year old Brazilian is proving he’s more than just a ground fighter. His hand speed is impressive, and he can slip and rip with the best […]
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PFL 9: The Anthem; Washington, DC Brendan Loughnane is officially hunting his second PFL championship. The 34-year old Englishman grabbed the 145 pound strap back in 2022. Although he’s now riding a three-fight winning streak it won’t be an easy job to do. Kai Kamaka III gave him everything he could hanle in the high […]
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UFC 305: RAC Arena; Perth, Western Australia The middleweight champion made sure that there would be no questionable calls by any of the three judges. Dricus Du Plessis put away the two-time former champion Israel Adesanya at 3:38 of round four by rear-naked choke. In doing so he showed that he’s A Serious Physical Package. […]
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Golden Boy Promotions: Michelob Ultra Arena; Mandalay Bay; Las Vegas If Turki Al-Sheikh truly cares about boxing like he says he does, in this case he needs to bow out for a minute. After things went sideways with someone who isn’t falling over himself for the Saudi’s money; Canelo Alvarez, he turned his sites else […]
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Riyadh Season LA: BMO Stadium; Los Angeles, California There is no two ways about it, it was not “pretty” in the eyes of the casual boxing fan. But to those who know the sweet science it was a high paced chess match. Now whether you agree or disagree with the three judges is another thing […]
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PFL 7 Playoffs 2024: Nashville Municipal Auditorium; Nashville, Tennesse You could easily say the outcomes were not totally shocking as the PFL started its Playoff run. It opened up with the heavyweights, and the debuting season of the female flyweights. And in the land of the giants, it will be a pair of Russians fighting […]
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UFC 304: Co-op Live; Manchester, England Belal Muhammad had the absolute perfect gameplan to take the welterweight strap off of Leon Edwards. However, just having a gameplan isn’t everything. He instituted it at will. As Edwards spent most of the night on his back foot, with no answer. The pressure the now former champion faced […]
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