Former world cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has told William Hill’s podcast Up Front that he would fancy Oleksandr Usyk to beat Tyson Fury if the two heavyweight world champions face each other later this year. The two unbeaten boxers were in deep negotiations earlier this…

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Confidence is supreme for Devin Haney ahead of his date with Vasiliy Lomachenko on May 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on ESPN+ pay-per-view. The undisputed lightweight champion Haney (29-0, 15 KOs) is a betting favorite to beat the…

Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Chael Sonnen has one simple request for UFC matchmakers: Cancel the scheduled title eliminator between Robert Whittaker and Dricus du Plessis as soon as possible. Whittaker and du Plessis meet to determine the next challenger for…

LAS VEGAS – A key bantamweight bout is official after the made weight Friday in Las Vegas. Ahead of UFC Fight Night 223, which takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Ricky Simon (20-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and Song Yadong (19-7-1 MMA,…

Robert Whittaker won’t take Dricus Du Plessis lightly, but just thinks he’s better than him overall. Whittaker (24-6 MMA, 15-4 UFC) meets Du Plessis (19-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in a middleweight No. 1 contenders bout at UFC 290 on July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in…

Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter has moved on to negotiating with another British heavyweight that Frank Warren’s company represents, but he still wants to make an Usyk-Tyson Fury fight. Alex Krassyuk hopes Fury eventually realizes that it would be damaging to his legacy if he doesn’t face…

Bo Nickal Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Bo Nickal is undefeated as a professional MMA fighter with four wins in a span of nine months following a wildly successful college wrestling career where he became a three-time NCAA Division I…

LAS VEGAS – Rodolfo Vieira intends to be more selective with his takedown attempts when he meets Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night 223. Vieira (8-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Brundage (8-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) meet in the middleweight featured bout of Saturday’s card, which…

LAS VEGAS – Michal Oleksiejczuk thinks a win over Caio Borralho on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 223 will land him a matchup against the “top 15 of the UFC rankings.” Oleksiejczuk (18-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) will compete for the third time since dropping to…