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Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition tour will continue Nov. 13 in Dubai, where the Hall of Famer is scheduled to face British YouTuber Deji on pay-per-view. “Huge thanks to Global Titans and my team for creating this incredible opportunity,” Deji said in a statement announcing the fight Monday. “It’s a privilege to be headlining this phenomenal spectacle

Women’s MMA pioneer Cris “Cyborg” Justino made history in her boxing debut against Simone Silva. Cyborg came into her boxing debut with a long list of accolades, including being the current Bellator featherweight champion, as well as former UFC, Invicta, and Strikeforce champion. However, she decided that she wanted to try her hand at a

11:13 PM ET Cris Cyborg won her first boxing match Sunday night. The legendary women’s MMA fighter crossed over into the ring and beat boxing journeywoman Simone Silva via decision at Fight Music Show in Cyborg’s hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. The bout went all eight rounds. It remains unclear whether it will count as a

Jake Paul and Floyd Mayweather both have pretty sweet rackets set up. Jake Paul is making millions fighting over-the-hill MMA fighters. Floyd Mayweather is making millions fighting random opponents in Japan and Dubai. Floyd hasn’t said too much about Jake’s game, but of course Jake couldn’t resist ripping Floyd after his latest $10+ million paycheck

Already a decorated combat sports athlete, Cris Cyborg can now say she is a victorious boxer. For the first time in her career as a fighter, Cyborg laced up the gloves and stepped through the ropes to try her hand at boxing. Standing across the ring was Simone Silva, a professional boxer entering with a record

While Floyd Mayweather scored a big knockout in his return to Japan, his bodyguard Jizzy was not as lucky. While most of the attention surrounding Rizin 38 came from the boxing match between Mayweather and Mikuru Asakura, there was a fight on the undercard that was likely of interest to at least “Pretty Boy” Floyd,

While there was no UFC event on this weekend, there were various other combat sports events to keep a fight fan entertained. Boxing fans had Joe Joyce knocking out Joseph Parker and Floyd Mayweather in another ridiculous exhibition bout in Japan. His bodyguard “Jizzy” also had a fight, so that was fun. All that was

Even more than 15 years later, Mirko Cro Cop’s run under the now-defunct PRIDE FC banner in 2006 stands as one of the all-time great calendar years in MMA history. Cro Cop (38-11-2), who is one of the all-time great heavyweights to compete in the sport, closed his memorable tenure with the Japan-based PRIDE organization

Floyd Mayweather has kept his unbeaten record in tact with a second-round TKO of Mikuru Asakura at Super Rizin in Saitama, Japan. The 50-0 boxer didn’t have it all his way, however. After a tentative first round, Asakura managed to put leather on Mayweather in the second. The 16-3 Rizin MMA fighter unleashed a huge

6:36 PM ET Popular UFC lightweight Bobby Green said in an Instagram video Friday night that he was forced out of a scheduled fight at UFC 276 due to a positive drug test. Green said — as he was in training camp for the scheduled July 2 bout against fellow veteran fighter Jim Miller —

Floyd Mayweather and Mikuru Asakura threw down earlier tonight (Sat., Sept. 24, 2022) inside the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan in a special exhibition boxing match for Rizin. Asakura seemed to start the bout fairly well, landing an early cross to the body alongside some jabs. Mayweather answered in kind, targeting the body with

Floyd Mayweather is 45. He could probably do this when he’s 75. The unbeaten Hall of Famer knocked out Mikuru Asakura in the second round of a scheduled three-round exhibition in the Super RIZIN headliner in Saitama, Japan. The 30-year-old Japanese mixed martial artist was game and had his moments, landing a few eye-catching punches.

Professional boxer Isiah Jones was allegedly shot and killed by his older brother in Detroit last week after a dispute that began over a small amount of money. Police arrived at a Stout Street residence in Detroit at around 6:30pm on Monday, September 19. The authorities found an unresponsive Jones who had apparently suffered a

Daniel Cormier can’t catch a break. It seems like every time the former UFC champ-champ opens his mouth, he offends somebody. Whether it’s during his on-air commentary for UFC pay-per-views and Fight Nights, or on his DC & RC show on ESPN+, fighters just can’t seem to handle the heat Cormier is serving up. The

Ben Rothwell feels refreshed by his move to bareknuckle boxing. A former UFC heavyweight contender, Rothwell is 10 days out from his debut at BKFC. He’s scheduled to fight Bobo O’Bannon at the BKFC 30 on Oct. 1 at Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, La. – and is already enjoying the newest chapter of his career.

The MMA community making a lot of the fact that Conor McGregor has not been tested by USADA so far in 2022, and now we have some direction about what is happening. The fighting future of McGregor has been in question since the moment he broke his leg in the rubber match with Dustin Poirier,

Benson Henderson is aiming for another shot at Bellator gold. Following his dominant 25-minute display against Peter Queally in the main event of Bellator 285 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, Henderson made it clear who, what, and where he wants his next bout. In the co-main event of Bellator 288, Patricky Freire puts his lightweight

Welcome to Midnight Mania! Conor McGregor remains on the sidelines. Since he broke his leg in the Dustin Poirier trilogy match, McGregor has been making Hollywood moves and working towards his comeback, but it takes time to recover from such a gnarly injury. Still, McGregor is currently ranked at No. 11 in the UFC Lightweight