Out of all the names that were thrown around, Jamaine Ortiz didn’t seem like the obvious choice. For starters, he was a 135-pounder. Secondly, he was solely interested in taking on Shakur Stevenson. Once he couldn’t get the man that he wanted, Ortiz decided to…

LAS VEGAS – Mario Bautista is just 30 and heading into his 10th fight in the UFC. With years of longevity in the promotion, and a current five-fight winning streak, it doesn’t seem like Bautista is doing much wrong. But when it comes to self-promotion,…

Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC A welterweight fight between Randy Brown and Muslim Salikhov has been added to UFC Vegas 85, and the Feb. 3 fight card has lost three fighters due to injury, the promotion announced Thursday. Among the fighters scrapped from…

Less than one month after it suddenly fell through, Randy Brown vs. Muslim Salikhov is back on the UFC schedule. The welterweight bout now takes place Feb. 3 at UFC Fight Night 235. The event is set for the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Two…

LAS VEGAS – Matheus Nicolau already proved he has what it takes to beat Manel Kape. Yet, the UFC flyweight contender plans to bring new things to the table in their rematch. Nicolau (19-4-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) collide for…

The resume of Terence Crawford is receiving a lot more love lately. For the most part, the 36-year-old has been given the side eye for his level of opposition. What took place at 135 and 140 pounds is extraneous but the work he put in…

Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/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. The winner of Vasiliy Lomachenko’s brewing title fight with George Kambosos Jr…

Ohara Davies insists his recent controversial remarks were a product of media manipulation. The 140-pound contender from England has been widely ridiculed on social media ever since he uploaded a video a few days ago reflecting on his brutal, first-round knockout loss to Ismael Barroso…

Top Rank boss and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is ready to pit his top pugilists against Gervonta Davis. The Baltimore-bred knockout artist Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) has been dominating his dance partners, but the cupboard of high-profile, in-house opponents PBC could present moving…