Joanderson Brito ninja chokes Jonathan Pearce Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images You know the old saying — talk crap, get tapped? Jonathan Pearce just found out the hard way. On Saturday, Pearce faced Joanderson Brito in the final preliminary…

Trey Ogden will go home with half his paycheck and a no-contest on his record after referee Mike Beltran made an egregious mistake in his fight with Nikolas Motta at UFC Vegas 82. The controversy arose when Beltran stopped the fight after Ogden mounted Motta…

David Benavidez is a natural super middleweight who has knocked out 85 percent of the opponents he has faced in 10 years as a professional prizefighter. Demetrius Andrade has competed only once at the super middleweight limit of 168 pounds, and he defeated Demond Nicholson…

Edwin De Los Santos spent countless months in the gym as he prepared for the biggest fight of his pugilistic life. He threw thudding left hands against the heavy bag, destroyed the speed bag, and worked on his smooth counter-punching. By the time his…

David Benavidez will face Demetrius Andrade on November 25, and should Benavidez convincingly pass yet another tough test, he’ll present a strong case to be considered as a candidate for 2023 fighter of the year once the calendar year comes to a close. Benavidez…

At the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Emanuel Navarrete (38-1-1, 31 KOs) and Robson Conceicao (17-2-1, 8 KOs) fought to a majority draw in high-volume action fight. Navarrete, the reigning WBO junior lightweight world champion, retained his title in a hard-fought battle. The three-division Mexican…

David Benavidez has every intention to resume his knockout ways. The unbeaten former two-time WBC super middleweight titlist stopped his six previous opponents but was forced to go all twelve rounds in his unanimous decision victory over Caleb Plant. Their March 25 clash at…

Brendan Allen Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Brendan Allen and Paul Craig were both on point ahead of a key middleweight matchup. At Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 82, Craig was the first fighter to weigh in and he…

LAS VEGAS – There were points during the weeks leading up to Shakur Stevenson’s fight with Edwin De Los Santos when his primary promoter thought Stevenson’s “various ailments” would cause him to withdraw from it. Stevenson instead did what countless fighters before him have done…