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MMAThe greatest flyweight ever tells Pantoja to ride off into the sunset, and Pantoja answers with Rocky
Johnson’s case isn’t that the former champion is finished. It’s that he’s finished everything: beaten everyone, no one left but teammates and newcomers. Pantoja’s reply came by way of Rocky Balboa, and it wasn’t a goodbye.
BusinessMartin walks seven weeks after the merger: PFL-MVP loses its CEO with the rebrand mid-flight
The executive who built the combination stepped down effective immediately, endorsing Jake Paul’s business partner to lead what he assembled. The same week the merged company signed its first star, it lost the man who ran it.
BoxingFerguson gets a new dance partner four days out: an Olympic wrestler steps in for his first Misfits title defense
The champion and his replacement challenger share one credential nobody wants: both were blanked 10-0 on RAF wrestling mats this year. Saturday in Miami, mercifully, takedowns are illegal.
DWCSDWCS 93 wrap: Two wars sign both corners, the main event signs neither, and the record chase pulls ahead
Dasuyev and Ortega went to war and both got signed. Guaylupo and Connor went to war and both got signed. The headliner won at -425 and left with nothing. Thirty-four contracts, twelve to find, three weeks left.
MMAPoolside combat: Tuff-N-Uff brings two title fights and an inaugural belt to the Sahara pool Friday night
Two five-round flyweight championships beside a Las Vegas pool, streamed on Fight Pass, from the 32-year-old promotion whose alumni ledger runs from Rousey to this month’s Contender Series class.
DWCSDWCS Week 7 preview: Five unbeaten records, a Bellator son of Olympic gold, and eighteen contracts to find in four weeks
The record chase enters its endgame with the math getting tighter every Tuesday. Tonight’s card stacks five zeros against each other and a returnee against the week’s most decorated bloodline.
MMAThe merged MVP lands its first star: Shaydullaev signs two-year deal after making dual-promotion history in Osaka
He beat AJ McKee for two belts in one night, ran his record to 20-0, and became the first marquee signing of the Jake Paul era. The best featherweight outside the UFC just chose the other side of the war.a
UFC 331 wrap: Van silences the asterisk, Tsarukyan elbows his way to the front of the line, and a 12-second earthquake swallows Steveson
The split that built tonight’s co-main: Ruffy left the Fighting Nerds, rebuilt with Volkanovski, and UFC 331 is the referendum
RAF 13 wrap: Covington blanks Muhammad, Chimaev denies Burns nothing but the pin, and the crowd votes for the superfight
Burns says Chimaev can still win three UFC belts, if he fires the yes-men first
UFC 331 preview: Van and Pantoja settle the 26-second title change, and Tsarukyan bets his whole future on five rounds with Ruffy
