Jamaine Ortiz obviously would have even more trouble getting Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. and ESPN to pay for a rematch with Teofimo Lopez than the 140-pound contender had convincing the judges he beat Lopez in their 12-round title fight Thursday night. Ortiz nonetheless wants…

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC UFC 300 is expected to deliver a loaded lineup for the promotion’s historic April event. Following one of the most chaotic years in recent memory, the UFC will bring UFC 300 to its home base of Las Vegas on…

It was tough sledding for Jack Hermansson early, but the savvy veteran was able to shift momentum to hand Joe Pyfer his first loss in the UFC. The middleweight bout was the UFC Fight Night 236 main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.…

Dan Ige was hoping for a quick night at the office, and his wish was granted. In the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 236 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Ige (18-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) met Andre Fili in what promised to be…

When you’re born and raised in New York, trash talk is like an innate gift. Peter Dobson isn't the most talkative fighter in the world but when you get him going, he’ll use every curse word imaginable. For his showdown against Conor Benn, he let…

Carlos Prates Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Brazilian striker Carlos Prates makes his UFC debut on Saturday against 12-time octagon veteran Trevin Giles in a welterweight contest at UFC Vegas 86. The fight comes more than a decade after Prates…

Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dricus du Plessis claimed the UFC middleweight title with a win over Sean Strickland, but Gregory Rodrigues doesn’t consider him to be the best 185-pounder on the planet. Rodrigues, who faces longtime octagon veteran Brad Tavares…

Bob Arum admitted Friday that he was completely caught off guard when Jamaine Ortiz fought Thursday night the way that the cautious underdog opted to box against Teofimo Lopez. An annoyed Arum watched from a front-row seat as Ortiz approached Lopez from a southpaw stance…

Things got testy when Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney came face to face. Wil Esco is an assistant editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2014. An upcoming 140lb fight between Devin Haney and…