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After a quiet signing in the offseason, Shamil Musayev loudly announced his arrival in the PFL on Friday. At PFL 3 in 2024, Musaev (17-0-1) brutalized former Bellator interim welterweight champion Logan Storey (15-3) en route to a knockout at 0:27 of round two. I committed a crime. The game took place at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena, and Musaev finished with five points in the regular season standings. Musaev showed strong and accurate batting skills from the beginning. In the second half of round 1, Musaev came close to finishing Story multiple times. Story was shaken, fell, and injured, but survived…
Retiring at the right age at the peak of your career is always a difficult decision. The allure of fighting never fades, and fighters believe they have one more fight left. But Andre Ward was different. He hung up his boxing gloves at age 33, but in 2017 he still wore the unified light heavyweight belt around his waist. But has he done enough in his career? Boxing fans decided.IFL TV posted the American boxer’s resume in one of its posts, cited this honor, and asked fans for their opinions on whether they thought he was the most underrated boxer…
Paige VanZant is scheduled to make her ring return against Elle Brook on Saturday, May 25th at NRG Arena in Houston, Texas. The former UFC star will be competing in Misfits Boxing 15, where he also takes on the OnlyFans model. The pair will fight for the MFB middleweight title. The match is scheduled for five rounds. In her previous bout in July 2021, Paige VanZant (8-5 MMA, 0-2 BKFC) defeated Rachel Ostovich by unanimous decision in her second bare-knuckle bout. In their BKFC debut in February of the same year, they lost to Britain Heart, who also lost to…
Gabriel Braga competed in the 2024 PFL 3 for the first time since the death of his father and came away victorious. As time expired in the first round, Braga (13-1) grounded his opponent Justin Gonzalez (14-4) with a clean punching combination, stopping the bout at 4 minutes, 59 seconds. With the win at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena, Bulaga gains six points in the 2024 featherweight regular season standings. Braga, the 2023 runner-up, had not competed since his father Diego was killed in Brazil in January. According to reports, he killed Diego while the drug gang was searching for a stolen…
One of the big changes the UFC has seen recently is an update to key parts of the fight kit.UFC fighters’ gloves have been the source of many problems over the years, from seams that cause tears to glove designs that prevent fighters from making a fist.Ignoring all the great glove designs from other promotions (some of which are now defunct, like PRIDE FC), some of MMA’s modern pioneers are innovating on their own. Trevor Whitman, Justin Gaethje’s famous coach and founder of ONX Sports, designed the glove specifically to address the issues plaguing his professional MMA fighters. Joe Rogan…
Fans on social media are wondering why they have to pay $69 to watch Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia on DAZN PPV now that Saturday night’s fight is no longer a world title fight . (Photo by Golden Boy / Chris Esqueda) Ryan (24-1, 20 KOs) was 3.2 pounds overweight at 143.2 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, meaning the title fight against WBC light welterweight champion Haney (31-0, 15 KOs) will no longer be his belt. . Now it’s a normal fight. Fans watch low value matches I can understand the fans’ opinions on this. The world title fight they originally…
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff Writer April 19, 2024, 9:42pm ETCloseMMA Columnist on ESPN.com, Analyst for “MMA Live,” Covers MMA for the Las Vegas SunJamahal Hill is wasting no time in his transition from UFC 300.Less than a week after suffering a knockout loss to Alex Pereira in the main event of the UFC’s landmark card, Hill has already booked his next assignment. It was announced Friday that the former light heavyweight champion will face Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 303 on June 29 in Las Vegas.Hill (12-2) came up short in a title fight against Pereira last weekend in Las…
By Whiskey Flowers: Arnold Barboza Jr. is 32 years old and is being spoon-fed when he should already be eating with big men at a big table. He has fought weaker and older opponents throughout his career, but he is being given a soft touch this Saturday night on the undercard of Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia. (Photo by Golden Boy / Chris Esqueda) The only thing about Golden Boy’s fighters is that they still have zeros in the loss column. After Saturday, he will still have 0 points against any given opponent. No one believes this guy’s hype. He…
Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia stepped on the scale and met face-to-face in front of fans at the ceremonial weigh-in. The pair will battle it out in the main event, which will be broadcast live on pay-per-view from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on April 20th. Haney (31-0, 15 KOs), an undefeated former undefeated lightweight champion, weighed in at 140 pounds. The 25-year-old from San Francisco is officially listed for the first defense of his WBC junior welterweight title. Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs), a once-defeated championship favorite, dropped weight and weighed in at 143.2 pounds. The 25-year-old from…
Cage fighting isn’t exactly associated with charity work or helping the underprivileged, but for UFC’s Justin Gaethje, it’s a goal to inspire those in need.With a bachelor’s degree in human services, ‘The Highlight”s dream career has always been in social work with at-risk youth. MMA was just a means to fund these aspirations.In an interview with MMAKnockout’s Matt Riddle, Gaethje outlined whether those plans are still on the table, especially after earning a hefty $300,000 bonus at UFC 300.Q: In 2015, while you were still at WSOF, you outlined a plan to work with troubled youth. Do those plans still…