LAS VEGAS – UFC CEO Dana White sees Tony Ferguson vs. Paddy Pimblett as even matchmaking, but knows one side has significantly more at stake. The polarizing reaction to the lightweight booking between Ferguson (25-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) and Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at…

LAS VEGAS – This week will be less taxing physically for Jermell Charlo than most fight weeks for the undisputed 154-pound champion. Charlo can keep as much as 14 additional pounds on his 6-foot frame than usual because the Houston native has moved up two…

Australian junior middleweight star Tim Tszyu is firmly backing Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to defeat Jermell Charlo on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Charlo, the undisputed world champion at junior middleweight, is moving up by two full weight divisions to challenge Canelo…

Forgive me for not digging into oddsmakers’ betting files, but I think I’m safe in assuming that Jermell Charlo hasn’t been an underdog in a boxing ring for a long time; certainly not as a professional. Yet as the undisputed junior middleweight champion prepares to…

Henry Cejudo expects Leon Edwards to struggle staying up vs. Colby Covington. Welterweight champion Edwards (20-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) defends his title against Covington (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in the UFC 296 main event on Dec. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Cejudo sees…

To some, the resume of Terence Crawford was completely laughable. A win over Julius Indongo allowed Crawford to become an undisputed champion at 140 pounds. A victory over Jeff Horn netted him a world title in his third division. Grabbing a win over Ricky Burns…

Oscar De La Hoya believes Canelo Alvarez could win “easy” against Jermell Charlo, but also maybe not! Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Canelo Alvarez will face Jermell Charlo this Saturday night in a Showtime PPV main event, with Canelo defending his undisputed super…

Contrary to what the odds suggest, Chael Sonnen thinks Tony Ferguson will handle Paddy Pimblett with ease. Ferguson (25-9 MMA, 15-7 UFC) will look to snap a six-fight losing skid when he takes on Pimblett (20-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at UFC 296 on Dec. 16…

Stephen Thompson isn’t sure, but the former UFC welterweight title challenger thinks he’s got some backpay coming to him. Thompson is set to take on undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov on Dec. 16 at UFC 296 in Las Vegas. The fight was booked roughly two months after…