LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie was on scene and reporting live from Friday’s official UFC Fight Night 221 fighter weigh-ins. The weigh-ins took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The Theater at Virgin Hotels hosts Saturday’s card, which streams on ESPN+. Among those…

Eddie Hearn wants the public to wake up to what he feels is a charade from Tyson Fury. The Matchroom head let out some steam recently when he was asked about the protracted negotiations between Manchester, England’s Fury, the WBC heavyweight titlist, and Oleksandr Usyk,…

LAS VEGAS – After almost two years away from the octagon, Austin Lingo is hoping for a quick night at UFC Fight Night 221. Lingo (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) returns against Ricardo Ramos (16-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) on Saturday’s main card at The Theater at…

LAS VEGAS – Like his opponent Vitor Petrino, Anton Turkalj doesn’t expect their matchup to go the distance. Turkalj (8-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) takes on Petrino (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in Saturday’s main card opener at The Theater at Virgin Hotels. The card streams on…

Tyson Fury has set new terms to either advance talks for an undisputed championship clash or simply kill it altogether. The reigning lineal/WBC heavyweight king scoffed at the latest proposal from unified WBA/IBF/WBO titlist Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13KOs), whose team suggested a 60-40 split for…

Alexander Krassyuk suggest Tyson Fury may be intentionally pricing himself out of a fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images We’ve been off to much too hot a start to 2023 in boxing, so let’s douse a little cold water…

Gervonta Davis doesn’t believe Ryan Garcia is well-rounded enough to deal with his skill level. Esther Lin/SHOWTIME Following up on the kickoff press conference in New York, Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia made their way to Los Angeles for the next stop…

Oleksandr Usyk is making some tweaks to his usual preparation for a fight. The unified WBO, WBA, IBF, and IBO heavyweight champion from Ukraine is in deep talks to fight WBC titlist Tyson Fury of Manchester, England, for the undisputed heavyweight championship. April 29 has…

Countless opponents stood before Ryan Garcia. With his name ostensibly buzzing since bursting onto the scene, the undefeated lightweight contender had no shortage of options. Yet, despite having a who’s who of names ready, willing, and able to take him on, Garcia was always…