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Rade Opačić | ONE Championship Serbian fighter Rade Opačić has joined the roster at GLORY Kickboxing after complaining about long periods of inactivity while competing under the ONE Championship banner. The 27-year-old kickboxer amassed an impressive 7-1 record in ONE with his only loss coming to Guto Inocente in 2022. He avenged that setback with […]
While some of the MMA year-end awards are easy to choose, others are not. In 2024, two UFC champions made compelling cases for Fighter of the Year — light heavyweight title holder Alex Pereira, and featherweight champion Ilia Topuria. While Pereira had one more win than Topuria this year, is that enough to earn “Poatan” […]
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury | Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury meet again on Saturday, but they’re already locked into a battle of wills. The heavyweight stars faced off after a press conference Thursday ahead of their rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and they didn’t disappoint as neither Usyk nor […]
Colby Covington | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Colby Covington finally responded to some jabs from Jon Jones after the UFC heavyweight champion mocked him following a lopsided loss to Joaquin Buckley in the UFC Tampa main event. Jones’ comments stem from Covington insulting his former college wrestling roommate during a media session ahead of […]
Tyson Fury | Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images It appears Tyson Fury will not have a familiar face in his corner on Saturday. Ahead of his heavyweight championship rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, Fury’s camp confirmed with DAZN that John Fury, Fury’s father, will not be in his son’s corner for the fight. During Wednesday’s open […]
Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images At the Fury vs. Usyk 2 press conference, Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury will answer questions from the media for the final time before Saturday’s showdown. Usyk defends his WBA, WBC and WBO heavyweight titles in the main event against Fury, who lost to Usyk via split decision earlier this […]
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Cub Swanson hasn’t decided whether or not he’s going to retire from fighting, but if his knockout win at UFC Tampa really is the end of his career, he’s more than happy with what he’s accomplished. Heading into his co-main event fight against Billy Quarantillo this past weekend, the 41-year-old […]
Think you can figure out which UFC fighter we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out. We’re back for another day of the SB Nation UFC in-5 daily trivia game, and we’re switching to a system of a new article each day for the game. We tried using a single article for […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC Jorge Masvidal spent a lot of his career as one of the most underappreciated fighters in combat sports but he retired as a legitimate superstar. On Saturday night at UFC 287, the now 38-year-old veteran called it a career following a unanimous decision loss to Gilbert Burns but he […]
Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Maycee Barber picked up her fourth straight victory on Saturday, and the Texas crowd was not happy about two of the judges’ scorecards. Barber took on Andrea Lee in a flyweight main card bout at UFC San Antonio. After 15 competitive minutes, “The Future” earned a somewhat […]