Credit: Showtime Floyd Mayweather Jr. will perform later this month as part of the Super RIZIN show in Japan, where he will box Mikuru Asakura. There is one more fight the former boxing champion is pushing for, however: a rematch with Conor McGregor. Mayweather won the pair’s first meeting, dubbed “The Money Fight,” in 2017, … Read more
Las Vegas, Nevada – Mando Gutierrez is one fight away from reaching the next step in his journey, but first he has to get past a 17-year-old phenom – something that doesn’t bother him at all. Gutierrez (7-1) gets his chance at a UFC contract in Week 9 of Dana White’s Contender Series, and for … Read more
A pharmacist administers the latest COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic for seniors at the Southwest Senior Center earlier this month in Chicago. E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption caption toggle E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A pharmacist administers the latest COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic for … Read more
Cory Sandhagen and Song Yadong headlined UFC Vegas 60 on Saturday in a key fight for the promotion’s 135lb division. Despite some time off and back-to-back losses, Sandhagen remained a bantamweight threat. Song Yadong, meanwhile, wanted to make his way up the ladder against one of his toughest tests yet. With key bantamweight fights coming … Read more
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 17: (LR) Andre Fili punches Bill Algeo in a featherweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on September 17, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) An exciting fight between fringe contenders Andre Fili and Bill Algeo concluded at UFC Vegas 60 on … Read more
Calling his recent absence from the Octagon “a great time,” Cory Sandhagen believes he’s developed the skills necessary to be a UFC champion. “It was a good time, man. I feel like I really needed that to become a real champion,” Sandhagen (14-4) explained during UFC Vegas 60 media day this week. After back-to-back losses … Read more
Aspen Ladd Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press Aspen Ladd’s weight continues to be an unfortunate story that the talented fighter simply cannot escape. On Friday, Ladd (9-3) came in two pounds heavier for her bantamweight bout with former women’s 135lb title challenger Sara McCann. The bout was subsequently scrapped from the UFC Vegas 60 card. “Due … Read more
Las Vegas, Nevada – Almost forgotten in the shuffle that was the UFC 279 main card was a big bantamweight fight between Irene Aldana and Macy Chiasson. The two traded rounds before Aldana ended the fight with a well-placed back kick on Saturday night. Aldana (14-6) dominated the first round, with many fans scoring her … Read more
Las Vegas, Nevada – UFC featherweight Norma Dumont continued to make her case for a title fight when she turned back Danyelle Wolf at UFC 279 on Saturday night. Dumont (8-2) told Cageside Press among other media during her bout after the fights that in order to cut in front of her for a title … Read more
Las Vegas, Nevada — “The Mongolian Knight” Alatenhaili secured his second straight victory inside the Octagon at UFC 279 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. After an April victory over Kevin Krum, the 30-year-old from Inner Mongolia, China, went the distance with Canadian Chad Angeliger. Not much surprised him in the fight, he told reporters … Read more