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MMAGaethje rules out 2026, still unable to punch two months after the White House war: ‘I’m just gonna enjoy being the champion’
The lightweight king’s hands are still reeling from what they did to Topuria’s face. The champion says he cannot hit anything, the rematch does not sit right in his gut, and the division below him gets a year to argue about who is next.
Bare Knuckle BoxingBKFC 92 wrap: Two belts defended at Fenway Park, Lauzon wins his homecoming, and the Green Monster watches a record tied
The 114-year-old ballpark hosted bare-knuckle boxing for the first time, and the night delivered exactly what the booking promised: a champion silencing enemy territory, a 33-second statement from the Queen of Violence, a Boston legend’s 49-second debut, and the loudest crowd the promotion’s founder says he has ever heard.
MMAUFC Shanghai wrap: Song knocks Umar Nurmagomedov out cold, and Chinese MMA gets the homecoming it waited a decade for
The uppercut was timed to the level change, the favourite was unconscious before he landed, and 16,188 people made the type of noise a market makes when its patience pays off.
WrestlingDanis out of the Perry fight on 48 hours’ notice, stitches on display, and a wrestling title match now under a bandaged arm
Perry announced the withdrawal himself at the press conference and did not pretend to be surprised. An hour later, Danis posted the wound: a deep arm laceration being sutured, origin unexplained. The fight is dead, the replacement is on a plane, and the October date with Tsarukyan just acquired an asterisk.
MMAUsman puts a number on the standoff: he turned down $2 million from the PFL, and his ask was higher
The champion himself broke the silence in a Russian-language interview, revealing the price the promotion offered and the fact that his camp wanted more. Sixty-three days remain on the exclusive window, the promotion’s next offer is still being assembled, and the most consequential free agency in the sport finally has a public floor.
MMAUFC Shanghai preview: Umar Nurmagomedov’s title case meets Song Yadong’s home crowd.
While one Nurmagomedov’s free agency dominates the sport’s business pages, his brother spends Saturday morning trying to force his way back to a title shot, against a Chinese striker fighting the biggest fight of his life in front of his own people. Set the alarm: the main card starts at 6 a.m. ET.
MMABKB 58’s seismic rewrite: Terrill flies in on three days’ notice to challenge Trujillo for the heavyweight title
Terrill was booked to sit cageside with a headset. Then the visa news broke, the former champion demanded his way into the main event, and the promotion said yes.
DWCS wrap: Apodaca authors the biggest upset in the show’s history, and five fighters leave with contracts
Cyborg wins No. 30 in her billed farewell, keeps the belt, and declines to say goodbye: ‘I’m ready for anybody. Any time, any weight.’
Cejudo pins Dvalishvili in 36 seconds at RAF 12, takes the belt, and calls his next shot: ‘Cody Garbrandt, you’re next’
UFC Sacramento wrap: Rodrigues spoils the homecoming and banks the card’s biggest check, while De Ridder announces himself at 205
Volkanovski’s coach says the hole in Ruffy’s game is closed before UFC 331: ‘Arman’s in for a fight’
