Jordan Leavitt hopes to hand Chase Hooper his first submission loss. Leavitt (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) meets Hooper (12-3-1 MMA, 4-3 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 232 main card at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The event streams on ESPN+. Leavitt admits he’s…

Daniel Cormier is unsure if former Navy SEAL David Goggins will be able to help Tony Ferguson turn things around. Ferguson (25-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC), who’s on a six-fight losing skid, has sought help from Goggins for his upcoming fight vs. Paddy Pimblett (20-3 MMA,…

The WBC’s annual convention rolls on in Tashkent, and in addition to releasing updated rankings that include Francis Ngannou at no. 10 among heavyweights, they’ve also made clear each male champion’s current mandatory obligations. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez has the list, though sadly not in an…

The trainer of Terence Crawford won’t be making too much fuss over his charge’s demoted status. Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre, the longtime coach of the now former undisputed welterweight champion from Omaha, Nebraska, wasn’t all too bothered by the fact that his top charge was stripped…

Former two division world champion Shakur Stevenson has fired back at Devin Haney over claims that he ducked a potential showdown between the two. Stevenson returns to the ring on Thursday night in Las Vegas, where he faces Edwin De Los Santos for the vacant…

UFC Fight Night 232 has encountered two fight week changes thus far, and it’s only Tuesday. With Cesar Almeida and Jonny Parsons out of Saturday’s event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Christian Leroy Duncan and Uros Medic have new opponents. Three people with…

Brain injury is a risk pro fighters take each time they step into the cage or ring, but now Nevada is requiring special relicensing hearings on an individual basis for those who suffered neurological damage deemed serious. Tuesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) cleared Giga…

LAS VEGAS – Shakur Stevenson has been a more dynamic, aggressive offensive fighter and shown some power since he drew criticism for moving too much during his lopsided points victory over Jeremia Nakathila in June 2021. Stevenson stopped Jamel Herring in the 10th round of…

Shakur Stevenson headlines a rare Thursday night card this week against Edwin De Los Santos. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum talks to Fight Hype about this Thursday night’s Top Rank card headlined by Shakur Stevenson vs Edwin De Los Santos. Obviously Thursday night…