Category: Sport

Claressa Shields isn’t making the move from boxing to MMA just for a paycheck. The two-time Olympic gold medalist, who is widely regarded as the top pound-for-pound women’s boxer in the world right now, didn’t decide to test her skills in MMA so she could simply get more attention. Instead, Shields opted to pursue a […]

Check out episode 29 of Between the Links as Mike Heck moderates the matchup between MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and The Athletic’s Shaun Al-Shatti who give their reactions to the incredible flyweight championship main event of UFC 256 between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno, discuss how they scored it, whether or not its the frontrunner […]

Tony Ferguson isn’t going anywhere but back to the gym to work on what went wrong in his fight against Charles Oliveira so he can come back stronger in 2021. That’s the message received from the former interim lightweight champion in his first statement after suffering a decision loss to Oliveira in the UFC 256 […]

Jake Paul has drawn the ire of one of MMA’s most volatile personalities. For better or for worse, Paul’s knockout win over longtime NBA veteran Nate Robinson from the recent Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. boxing event had everyone in the combat sports world talking. Paul, a popular YouTube personality, followed up that viral […]

A welterweight bout between Muslim Salikhov and Santiago Ponzinibbio is off for now. MMA Fighting has confirmed with sources with knowledge of the change that Salikhov will not be competing against Ponzinibbio on the UFC’s upcoming Jan. 16 event due to health issues. Salikhov first announced his withdrawal via Instagram on Tuesday. Salikhov did not […]

UFC 256 may go down as the best card of 2020, but the prelims on ESPN2 only returned average results. The preliminary card headlined by Cub Swanson’s knockout win against Daniel Pineda ultimately averaged 503,000 viewers over a 2 1/2-hour broadcast on ESPN2 this past Saturday night. The card earned a .16 in the coveted […]

Bellator MMA has made a unique addition to its flyweight roster. MMA Fighting confirmed with people with knowledge of the signing that Russia’s Darina Mazdyuk has joined Bellator, following an initial report by Barstool Sports. Mazdyuk recently became familiar to combat sports fans after she took part in an intergender exhibition bout in Moscow that […]