LAS VEGAS – The UFC Fight Night 222 main event is official after heavyweight contenders Sergei Pavlovich and Curtis Blaydes made weight. Pavlovich (16-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and Blaydes (17-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) came in under the divisional limit at Friday’s official weigh-in, locking in…

Priscila Cachoeira Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Priscila Cachoeira’s latest fight is off. At Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 71, the flyweight competitor missed weight for the second time in her UFC career, coming in at 130 pounds —…

LAS VEGAS – The disrespect Gabe Rosado feels from Bektimer Melikuziev has motivated him as their rematch nears. Melikuziev might’ve been better served, according to Rosado, had he come to terms with getting knocked out in the third round by Rosado in June 2021. Rosado…

Anthony Joshua says he can’t wait for his next big showdown. Photo by James Chance/Getty Images Not long after word has been spreading about what would essentially be an unprecedented heavyweight card in Saudi Arabia, featuring Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk and…

Gervonta Davis understands that his upcoming showdown with Ryan Garcia transcends their individual appeal. “Tank” Davis and Garcia are scheduled to face each other April 22 in a 12-round, 136-pound bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Showtime pay-per-view. The fight has struck a…

Alberto Puello is about to be a father. The process to get there, however, could also lead to his becoming an ex-titleholder. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the Dominican Republic’s Puello and his team are fully cooperating with several parties involved in his recent positive drug…

Another key middleweight bout is headlining a UFC event this summer. On July 1, Sean Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) returns to action to take on Abus Magomedov (25-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The main card airs live on…

LAS VEGAS – Stephen Espinoza is cautiously optimistic that ongoing negotiations for an Errol Spence Jr.-Terence Crawford showdown will lead to a deal for the undefeated welterweight champions to finally fight. Espinoza, Showtime’s president of sports and event programming, informed BoxingScene.com on Thursday, however, that…

Former five division world champion Floyd Mayweather, who promoted Gervonta Davis for most of his career, believes his former charge will knock Ryan Garcia out. Davis will collide with Garcia this coming Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Mayweather retired from the…