Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Erin Blanchfield didn’t blink when she got the call that Taila Santos was out of the UFC Vegas 69 main event and ex-champion Jessica Andrade was already lined up as a replacement. Despite their vast differences and potential risks…

Eddie Hearn believes a fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will not be staged in Saudi Arabia. The head of Matchroom, which is the main rival to Fury’s UK co-promotional outfit Queensberry, reckons the reason behind the undisputed showdown not taking place in the…

Oscar De La Hoya greeted the news of Gervonta Davis’ court case with a sigh of relief. Davis, the hard hitting lightweight from Baltimore, pleaded guilty Thursday morning in his hometown to four counts from a hit-and-run incident in November 2020. Davis’ sentencing date is…

LAS VEGAS – A short-notice women’s flyweight headliner is set after both fighters made weight Friday. Ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 219, which takes place at the UFC Apex and streams on ESPN+, Jessica Andrade and Erin Blanchfield stepped on the scale at the…

Henry Cejudo thinks Jon Jones likely won’t need championship rounds against Ciryl Gane. Former 205-pound king Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) will make his heavyweight debut against Gane (11-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) for the vacant title in the UFC 285 headliner March 4 at T-Mobile…

Carl Deaton III is the opponent Joe Solecki has been looking for. For weeks the UFC has been seeking an opponent for Solecki (12-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and it’s found one in the shape of newcomer Deaton III (17-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC). The fight has…

UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier has responded Jon Jones’ recent statement. Jones, who shared the cage twice in an intense title fight rivalry with Cormier, recently said he would have no issues with his adversary on commentary for his upcoming main event heavyweight title…

LAS VEGAS – Jamal Pogues was stoked to get a UFC shot and make his debut in 2022, but the big picture got in the way. Pogues’ mom, he said, is battling Stage 3 cancer. When his dad had a health issue, as well, he…

LAS VEGAS – Josh Parisian is just happy he’ll get back in the cage Saturday. Winning will be the icing on the cake. This past November, Parisian was pulled from a heavyweight fight with Chase Sherman when he experienced heart palpitations before the fight. After…