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Pereira says a boxing move is ‘kind of impossible’ with seven UFC fights left, and turns his full attention to Pavlovich

In London to corner his coach, the former two-division champion said the contract and the calendar have closed the door for now. December 12 is what matters.

Andrew Weissmann1 hour ago3 min read

Wrestling

Zabit Magomedsharipov signs with RAF, ending seven years away from the spotlight against Giga Chikadze in Abu Dhabi

The unbeaten-in-the-UFC featherweight who walked away in his prime returns on the Covington-Chimaev card on November 14. He’s not coming back to MMA. He is coming back to compete.

Andrew Weissmann2 days ago3 min read

DWCS

Everett knocks his way onto the roster, and the record chase comes down to one final night

Sal Everett needed 117 seconds to go from UFC employee to UFC fighter. Four first-round finishes earned four contracts, a -550 favourite fell, and Season 10 now needs four more to tie history.

Andrew Weissmann2 days ago3 min read

Bare Knuckle Boxing

BKB 61 set for London: Selby gets his first bare-knuckle headliner, and Martinjak puts a perfect knockout ledger on the line

The former IBF champion meets an unbeaten Worcestershire finisher at indigo at The O2 on November 14, while the Croatian bridgerweight king defends against a former British champion who has already won under bare-knuckle rules.

Andrew Weissmann3 days ago3 min read

MMA

Contender Series Week 9 preview: Dana White’s own runner auditions for a contract, and the record chase reaches its penultimate Tuesday

The women’s bantamweights headline, the co-main features a man who used to stock the boss’s fridge, and eight contracts across two cards decide whether Season 10 makes history.

Andrew Weissmann4 days ago4 min read

MMA

ONE Fight Night 48 wrap: Erdogan chokes out Elliott to stay perfect and claim the inside lane to ONE’s vacant heavyweight title

The unbeaten Turkish wrestler survived Elliott’s best moment and finished him in the second round. Underneath, Lumpinee delivered two split decisions, a doctor stoppage and a boxer’s first ONE knockout.

Andrew Weissmann4 days ago3 min read

UFC

UFC 332 wrap: Natalia Silva wins the vacant flyweight title, and the card breaks the knockout record

The Brazilian ran her streak to 15 and became the division’s fourth champion. Underneath her, Salt Lake City produced 11 knockouts, nine in the first round, both single-card UFC records.

Andrew Weissmann5 days ago4 min read

Usman says he can still go five rounds with anyone, and weighs which division gets the proof

Eleven weeks after Du Plessis outpointed him in Oklahoma City, the former welterweight king calls the loss information, not a verdict, and keeps both doors open.

6 days ago4 min read

Wrestling

Chimaev gets Covington at last: the Watsco crowd’s superfight lands in Abu Dhabi on November 14, and Lawler comes first

Four years after the UFC talked about it, the two unbeaten RAF stars meet for the crossover title in Chimaev’s adopted home. He wrestles Robbie Lawler in Las Vegas three weeks before.

Oct 24 min read

DWCS

DCWS: Staines slam knockout, and a shortened card sweeps four-for-four

The blue-chipper scratched hours before the show, and the four fights that remained all ended early, all paid out, and one of them entered the record books. Thirty-eight signed, eight to find, two weeks left.

Oct 13 min read

MMA

Barcelos speaks from his hospital bed, and the sport exhales: ‘I’m here, I’m okay, I’ll be back. I’ll come back stronger’

Two days after the fifth-round collapse that silenced the APEX, the 39-year-old appeared on camera, lucid and smiling, with his own explanation: he fainted. The cause is still being tested. The plan is already made.

Sep 304 min read

DWCS

DWCS 94: Five unbeatens, a Dutch blue-chipper at even money, and twelve contracts to find in three weeks

The endgame opens Tuesday with the record chase ahead of schedule and the front row still refusing to pay for grinds. Somebody’s zero dies for somebody’s deal.

Sep 293 min read

BKFC

BKFC 94 wrap: Till survives Romero in front of a sold-out Manchester crowd, and a Bolton boxer shocks the middleweight division in sudden death

A crowd of 15,894 packed the AO Arena, the main event nearly turned at the third-round bell, and the co-main needed a winner-take-all sixth round to crown a new champion.

Sep 283 min read

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Pereira says a boxing move is ‘kind of impossible’ with seven UFC fights left, and turns his full attention to Pavlovich

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Pereira says a boxing move is ‘kind of impossible’ with seven UFC fights left, and turns his full attention to Pavlovich

Zabit Magomedsharipov signs with RAF, ending seven years away from the spotlight against Giga Chikadze in Abu Dhabi

Everett knocks his way onto the roster, and the record chase comes down to one final night

BKB 61 set for London: Selby gets his first bare-knuckle headliner, and Martinjak puts a perfect knockout ledger on the line

Contender Series Week 9 preview: Dana White’s own runner auditions for a contract, and the record chase reaches its penultimate Tuesday

ONE Fight Night 48 wrap: Erdogan chokes out Elliott to stay perfect and claim the inside lane to ONE’s vacant heavyweight title

UFC 332 wrap: Natalia Silva wins the vacant flyweight title, and the card breaks the knockout record

Usman says he can still go five rounds with anyone, and weighs which division gets the proof

Chimaev gets Covington at last: the Watsco crowd’s superfight lands in Abu Dhabi on November 14, and Lawler comes first

DCWS: Staines slam knockout, and a shortened card sweeps four-for-four

Barcelos speaks from his hospital bed, and the sport exhales: ‘I’m here, I’m okay, I’ll be back. I’ll come back stronger’

DWCS 94: Five unbeatens, a Dutch blue-chipper at even money, and twelve contracts to find in three weeks

BKFC 94 wrap: Till survives Romero in front of a sold-out Manchester crowd, and a Bolton boxer shocks the middleweight division in sudden death