It was a difficult road back for Cody Garbrandt and Brian Kelleher, but they’ve finally secured their next assignments: each other. At UFC 296, Gabrandt (13-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and Kelleher (24-14 MMA, 8-7 UFC) will return from injuries to face off in a bantamweight…

Even if you’re relatively new to the sport of boxing, you know exactly what a steppingstone is. It isn’t verbatim but essentially, upper-echelon fighters use those from a lower tier to take their careers to the next level. Practically every fighter has done it. Whether…

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Mayra Bueno Silva’s win over Holly Holm is no more. The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Tuesday voted unanimously to overturn Bueno Silva’s second-round submission victory over Holly Holm into a no-contest. Bueno Silva submitted…

The most rampant rumor in boxing was confirmed Tuesday afternoon, when it was revealed that Showtime will no longer broadcast the sport after 2023. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Paramount Global, the parent company of Showtime and BoxingScene.com, will eliminate Showtime Sports as a department by…

LAS VEGAS – Melissa Dixon beat Irina Alekseeva with a unanimous deccision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 230 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Dixon, who stayed unbeaten with a win in her…

David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade understandably would’ve preferred to challenge Canelo Alvarez next. Fighting Alvarez affords his opponents not only career-high paydays, but also the opportunity to become boxing’s fully unified super middleweight champion. Alvarez has plans of his own, of course, which left the…

Demetrius Andrade is confident he’ll fare better against David Benavidez than his past opponents. During an interview with Fight Hype, Demetrius Andrade talks about his upcoming collision with David Benavidez and why he believes his style is well suited to tame someone like Benavidez.…

LAS VEGAS – Darren Elkins beat TJ Brown with a third-round submission Saturday to close out the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 230 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Elkins, who has finishes in five of…

LAS VEGAS – Tainara Lisboa beat Ravena Oliveira with a unanimous decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 230 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Take a look inside the fight with Lisboa, who won for the fifth straight time. Result:…