Cody Crowley hopes Yordenis Ugas beats Mario Barrios on Saturday night because he has always wanted to fight Ugas. More important to the undefeated Canadian contender, however, is that his next fight comes against whoever wins the Ugas-Barrios bout. Crowley is the WBC’s number one…

Stephen Thompson insists he likes the Shavkat Rakhmonov matchup. Thompson (17-6-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) takes on Rakhmonov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at UFC 296 on Dec. 16 in Las Vegas. The fight announcement comes a couple of months after Thompson opted not to fight an…

Jermell Charlo hasn't spoken to his brother as he prepares for his upcoming fight with Canelo. After yesterday's final press conference for this weekend's fight against Canelo Alvarez, Jermell Charlo touches on his current relationship with his twin Jermall, and how the pair…

LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez has a unique understanding of what Jermell Charlo is in the process of attempting to accomplish. Four years ago, the Mexican legend was training for his own two-division move up in weight. Alvarez advanced from the middleweight limit of 160…

There is certainly continued tension between junior middleweights Jermell Charlo and Tim Tszyu. Charlo, the undisputed world champion at 154-pounds, is moving up by two full weight classes to challenge Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez for the undisputed championship at 168. The fight will headline a…

Leg breaks, shoulders popping out, gruesome cuts and many other unfortunate injuries are part of what comes with competing in MMA. It’s a sad, but very real and unavoidable consequence of professional fighting. Although there have been some scary scenes in recent years, perhaps none…

Canelo Alvarez says he will give Jermell Charlo a lesson about levels Esther Lin/SHOWTIME Canelo Alvarez showed a lot of calm, occasionally funny personality at Wednesday’s final press conference with Jermell Charlo, oozing the confidence of someone who has been on many big…

Canelo Alvarez says he’s preparing to knock out Jermell Charlo but is more concerned with getting the win above all. Following the final press conference ahead of this weekend’s super middleweight title fight, Canelo Alvarez talks to media members about feeling much better…

Eddy Reynoso says Canelo Alvarez is 100 percent to face Jermell Charlo Esther Lin/SHOWTIME Canelo Alvarez is set to defend his super middleweight championship against Jermell Charlo on Saturday, and Canelo’s trainer and manager Eddy Reynoso says they’re fully focused and ready for…