LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez is bothered by the fact that he didn’t get a stoppage in his highest-profile fight to date almost eight months ago. The unbeaten Benavidez is consequently even more motivated to become not only the first opponent to defeat Demetrius Andrade,…

This isn’t the same Subriel Matias that arrived in Las Vegas nearly four years ago for his fight with Petros Ananyan. Matias admits he wasn’t taking training seriously enough back then. He partially attributed his lackluster performance in his first fight against Ananyan to smoking…

Former world champion Antonio Tarver is giving Demetrius Andrade a real shot at shocking David Benavidez on Saturday night, when the two super middleweight fighters collide at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Their fight will headline a Showtime Pay-Per-View event. The winner could potentially…

January 2011. Demetrius Andrade, a member of the 2008 United States Olympic team, is 11-0 as a professional and looking to take that next step in his career, but few are willing to offer him that opportunity. “I didn’t expect a lot of things…

David Benavidez looks to prove his worth against Demetrius Andrade. Wil Esco is an assistant editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering boxing for SB Nation since 2014. Ahead of this weekend’s Showtime PPV headlined by David Benavidez vs…

Ian Machado Garry’s confidence is sky high ahead of UFC 296. Garry (13-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) takes on teammate Vicente Luque (22-9-1 MMA, 15-5 UFC) Dec. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims expected on ESPN and…

LAS VEGAS – Christian Duncan beat Denis Tiuliulin with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 232 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Duncan, who bounced back from the first loss of…

The hooting and hollering is something that David Benavidez isn’t a fan of. Of course, he indulges in it at times. If a fighter in or around his weight class begins bashing him with their words, he’s down to do the same. There’s nothing wrong…

Rayanne dos Santos Invicta FC Former Invicta FC champion Rayanne dos Santos will meet fellow Brazilian prospect Talita Alencar on the Dec. 9 show in Las Vegas, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting. The UFC Vegas card will…