Francis Ngannou will be watching the UFC 285 main event closely, but believes the label that will be attached to the winner will have empty meaning. After his recent release from the promotion due to failed negotiations, the undisputed UFC heavyweight title Ngannou held is…

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is still in the process of finalizing the terms for an undisputed showdown with WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk, As Arum explained to BoxingScene.com earlier this week, the biggest remaining obstacle…

If Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford expect to fight each other anytime soon, their negotiations will have to be conducted differently—much differently—than the first time around, according to a highly partisan participant. WBA, WBC, IBF welterweight champion Spence and WBO titlist Crawford were engaged…

A date and a site have been solidified for the grudge match between super middleweight rivals David Benavidez and Caleb Plant. BoxingScene.com has learned that Benavidez and Plant will fight March 25 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Phoenix’s Benavidez (26-0, 23 KOs)…

Petr Yan Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Ex-bantamweight champion Petr Yan is expected to face Merab Dvalishvili in a five-round main event fight scheduled for a UFC Fight Night card taking place at The Theater in the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas on…

Jon Jones is inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages Jon Jones is back, and he’s here to stay. That’s according to a recent interview with The MMA Underground, where the aspiring two-division champion guaranteed at least two more…

Along with the return of a former champion seeking another title, UFC 285 will have a second championship bout in March. Women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will put her title on the line against challenger Alexa Grasso (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC)…

Former UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones is finally on the verge of his heavyweight debut, and plans to be around at least for a couple of fights. Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) has teased a move to the heavyweight division for years, and will…

A major bantamweight bout is targeted to serve as an upcoming main event. Pending bout finalization, surging Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili will take on former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan in a five-round bout atop the UFC Fight Night 221 billing. The event takes place…