Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images Patrick Stumberg is a freelance writer for SB Nation, first joining the network in 2011 before linking up with Bad Left Hook in 2015. Mike Coppinger reports that unified middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly’s first fight of 2024…

Rafael Espinoza will make his first title defense on June 21 Scott Christ is the managing editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2006. Rafael Espinoza will make the first defense of his WBO featherweight…

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Patrick Stumberg is a freelance writer for SB Nation, first joining the network in 2011 before linking up with Bad Left Hook in 2015. PBC’s June 15th Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin/David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk show…

Beneil Dariush just started easing his way back into contact training, and he’s ready to book a fight. In 2023, Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) suffered back-to-back first-round knockout losses to Charles Oliveira in June, then Arman Tsarukyan in December. The setbacks forced Dariush to…

Adrian Yanez knows his back his against the wall heading into UFC Fight Night 241. Yanez (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) welcomes Vinicius Salvador to bantamweight on May 18 at the UFC Apex. Both fighters will look to snap two-fight losing skids, and Salvador will be…

Despite his two losses, Karlos Balderas still sees himself in the mix for a big fight at lightweight. The 2016 U.S. Olympian recently signed with Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions and will make his debut for his new promoter on Friday, June 7 at the…

Dan Hardy warns fans not to bet against a Conor McGregor comeback. McGregor makes his return to action at UFC 303 in what will be his first fight following a 35-month injury layoff. He fights Michael Chandler in the June 29 main event and seeks…

Mario Barrios Has Eyes on the Best as Welterweight Landscape Changes By Lucas Ketelle Published Tue May 07, 2024, 07:04 PM EDT + Add comment With one eye nearly shut, Mario Barrios survived a tough test and retained a secondary welterweight title…

Undefeated Payton Talbott will be featured in his first UFC pay-per-view event. Talbott (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) takes on Yanis Ghemmouri (12-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on June 29 at UFC 303 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, promotion officials announced Monday night. Talbott punched his…