Gurgen Hovhannisyan will still get an opportunity to showcase himself on a huge stage next month. BoxingScene.com has learned that the gigantic Armenian heavyweight will square off against Ukraine’s Viktor Faust in a 10-round bout on the Errol Spence Jr.-Terence Crawford undercard July 29. Hovhannisyan-Faust…

Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko will run it back with the flyweight title going up for grabs at the upcoming UFC Fight Night card scheduled on Sept. 16 at T-Mobile…

Keith Thurman sees the upcoming undisputed welterweight championship between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. as a new lodestar for their generation. It was recently announced that WBO titlist Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska, and WBA, WBC, IBF champion Spence of Desoto, Texas, will meet in…

Errol Spence Jr. apparently couldn’t let go of the idea of fighting Terence Crawford—even when he was in the throes of a painful recovery process. After initially failing to consummate a deal, Spence, unified WBA, WBC, IBF welterweight champion from Desoto, Texas, will finally meet…

Valentina Shevchenko will get her immediate rematch against Alexa Grasso for the UFC women’s flyweight title. In a main event clash Sept. 16 in Las Vegas, Grasso (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will look to defend her title for the first time against Shevchenko (23-4 MMA,…

Brandon Royval thinks UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno would be an overall tougher challenge than Alexandre Pantoja. Royval (15-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is expected to be the backup for the flyweight title fight between Moreno and Pantoja, which co-headlines UFC 290 on July 8 at…

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images A fun middleweight battle between Anthony Hernandez and Chris Curtis is on tap for the UFC’s September slate. Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that the matchup between Hernandez and…

Rising South African bantamweight Cameron Saaiman has a new UFC 290 opponent. With Christian Rodriguez out due to injury, “The Ultimate Fighter 24” cast member Terrence Mitchell (15-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is expected to face Saaiman (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on the prelims of the…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Josh Emmett has nothing good to say about his performance against Yair Rodriguez for the interim featherweight title in February. Fortunately he knows he can take a big step toward rectifying things Saturday at UFC on ABC 5. Emmett (18-3 MMA, 9-3…