The BELLATOR Lightweight World Grand Prix is officially underway and undefeated incumbent champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0), as well as No. 4-ranked Alexander Shabliy (23-3) will be advancing in the tournament following impressive stoppage victories at BELLATOR 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson on Friday. Exactly 17 years to the day after BELLATOR President Scott Coker promoted the first […]
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BELLATOR 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson: LIVE on SHOWTIME Tomorrow – Boxing News
All fighters weighed in successfully this morning ahead of tomorrow’s BELLATOR 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson, which takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The talent-stacked main card will air LIVE in the U.S. on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT. Headlining BELLATOR 292 will be a Lightweight World Championship […]
Jake Paul OWNS Floyd Mayweather JR: The Embarrassing Last Run – Boxing News
By Geno McGahee There was a time when Floyd Mayweather, JR., 50-0, 27 KO’s, was the biggest name in boxing. He was able to use clever marketing and opponent choice to change from “Pretty Boy” to “Money Mayweather.” That time is now gone and he’s having a midlife crisis in […]
Monster Energy’s UNLEASHED Podcast Welcomes Decorated MMA Fighter A.J. McKee for Season 3 Episode 5 – News
The ‘Mercenary’ joins the podcast! Monster Energy is proud to welcome 27-year-old mixed martial artist and former Bellator MMA Featherweight World Champion A.J. McKee from Long Beach, California, on Episode 5 of Season 3 of the sports and pop culture podcast UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny. Recorded at Studio M inside Monster Energy headquarters in […]
Louie Lopez READY FOR WAR – Fighting Words – Boxing News
“Path to Glory”, Thompson Boxing’s popular boxing series returns this Friday March 10th, as Corona, California’s very own Louis Lopez (13-1-1, 4 KOs) will face Angel Beltran (15-1, 9 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico. The 8-round welterweight clash will serve as the main event. A special tribute honoring the life of TBP promoter Ken Thompson, who recently […]
DAVID BENAVIDEZ WELCOMES PROMOTER SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ TO SEATTLE TRAINING CAMP – Boxing News
Undefeated former two-time WBC Super Middleweight Champion David “La Bandera Roja’’ Benavidez welcomed a visit from his longtime trainer, Sampson Lewkowicz, to his Seattle training camp today as he finalizes preparations for a showdown against former IBF Super Middleweight Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant on Saturday, March 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in […]
Monster Energy’s Jon Jones Defeats Ciryl Gane to Claim UFC Heavyweight World Championship Title – MMA News
The Champ is back on top! Monster Energy congratulates Jon “Bones” Jones on defeating Ciryl Gane to claim the UFC’s Heavyweight World Championship title at UFC 285 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In Saturday night’s Main Event fight inside T-Mobile Arena, the 35-Year-Old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, dealt his opponent a brutal first-round submission defeat to […]
Tommy Fury Defeats Jake Paul by Split Decision in War – Boxing Results & News
By Geno McGahee For those that assumed that a stinker of a fight would be had between Jake Paul, 6-1, 4 KO’s, and Tommy Fury, 9-0, 4 KO’s, you were wrong. The two up and coming fighters went toe to toe and certain questions were answered in a fight that […]
Badou Jack KNOCKS OUT Junior Makabu in Round 12: Paul – Fury Undercard Results – Boxing News
By Geno McGahee Badou Jack, 28-3-3, 17 KO’s, won the WBC cruiserweight title with a 12th round knockout over defending champion, Junior Makabu, 29-3, 25 KO’s. He dominated him from the opening round, knocking him down in round 4 with a right hand and just beat the champ down systematically. […]
Ziyad “ZIZO” Almaayouf Wins UNANIMOUS DECISION over Ronald Martinez: Paul – Fury Undercard Results – Boxing News
By Geno McGahee Ziyad Almaayouf, 2-0, 1 KO, survived a true test in just his second fight with a 4 round unanimous decision over the game Ronald Martinez, 3-2-1. Before the fight, Zizo was all talk about how great he was and how quickly he was going to stop Martinez, […]
Muhsin Cason KNOCKS OUT Taryel Jafarov in 1: Paul – Fury Undercard Results – Boxing News
By Geno McGahee Muhsin Cason, 11-0, 8 KO’s, came out of his corner and landed an immediate right hand that really hurt and dropped Taryel Jafarov, 18-6, 17 KO’s. He got up at nine and was really wobbly. Cason is the brother of former heavyweight champion, Hasim Rahman, and apparently […]
Bader Samreen KNOCKS OUT Viorel Simion in 1 Round – Paul – Fury Undercard Results – Boxing News
By Geno McGahee Bader Samreen, 8-0, 7 KO’s, had no issues knocking out the much older Viorel Simion, 23-10, 9 KO’s, in 81 seconds. Samreen came out jabbing as Simion kept a tight defense. A left hook to the body hurt Simion and made him aggression. Simion went after it […]