LAS VEGAS – Geoff Neal thinks he has the ability to run through highly touted, undefeated welterweight rising star Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night 217. After handing Vicente Luque his first knockout loss in his most recent outing, Neal (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) was…

Frank Warren, co-promoter of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, says a unification with Oleksandr Usyk has to happen in the first few months of 2023. The two sides are currently working out the details to finalize everything. “Both fighters absolutely want it. The managers and…

Jiri Prochazka was not impressed by Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282. Prochazka relinquished his light heavyweight title due to a severe shoulder injury, leaving Blachowicz (29-9-1 MMA, 12-6-1 UFC) and Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) to battle out for the vacant belt…

The bantamweight division will be in the spotlight in February with a massive fight between Marlon Vera and Cory Sandhagen. The UFC announced on Friday that Vera (20-7-1 MMA, 14-6 UFC) and Sandhagen (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will clash in the main event of UFC…

LAS VEGAS – Bakhram Murtazaliev has stepped aside four times to allow three title unification fights and another mandated defense since he became the IBF’s mandatory challenger in the junior middleweight division. The unbeaten Russian contender thus has no intention of allowing the winner of…

Frank Warren and Bob Arum, the co-promoters for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, are doubtful that a rematch with Oleksandr Usyk would include all of the heavyweight titles. Uysk, who holds the WBA, IBF, IBO, WBO world titles, has already been hit with two mandatory…

Ryan Garcia feels he has the kind of crippling punching power that no human being can take for too long. The hard hitting lightweight attraction from Victorville, California, has not been shy about playing up his strengths ever since it was announced last month…

Gervonta Davis gave two reasons Wednesday why he thinks Ryan Garcia decided to skip what was supposed to be a tune-up fight against Mercito Gesta on January 28. The unbeaten Baltimore native first suggested to a small group of reporters after an open workout that…

Erin Blanchfield will get a big step up in competition next, and she’s ready for it. Blanchfield (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) draws former title challenger Taila Santos (19-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) on Feb. 18 at a UFC Fight Night event at the UFC Apex in…