On Friday at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Troy Isley fought like a man who knew his professional future hung in the balance. And it may very well have. As Isley took on Javier Martinez in a 10-round middleweight fight, ESPN’s Bernardo Osuna described a pre-fight…

There are three fights that Shakur Stevenson wants, but he does not feel he is close to any of them. On the wish list of the WBC lightweight champion are WBA ruler Gervonta “Tank” Davis, WBO belt holder Denys Berinchyk and IBF titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko.…

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Anthony Smith will fight at UFC 303 after all. The UFC announced on Friday that Smith now faces middleweight contender Roman Dolidze at next Saturday’s pay-per-view card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Dolidze steps in…

Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images UFC 303 has been shaken up again as short-notice replacement fighter Anthony Smith now needs another short-notice replacement to remain on the card. Multiple sources with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Carlos Ulberg has…

All eyes were on Andres Cortes and Abraham Nova at Wednesday’s press conference in anticipation of their 10-round co-feature bout tonight (June 21) at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Last July, junior lightweights Cortes (21-0, 12 KOs) and Nova (23-2, 16 KOs), exchanged heated words ahead…

Anthony Smith thinks he could be on Alex Pereira’s radar if they’re both victorious at UFC 303. In the June 29 headliner at T-Mobile Arena, UFC light heavyweight champion Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) rematches Jiri Prochazka. Meanwhile, Smith (38-19 MMA, 13-9 UFC) meets rising…

Eugene Bareman is not taking Anthony Smith as a lighter challenge for Carlos Ulberg. Ulberg (9-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) was scheduled to face former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill June 29 at UFC 303, but Hill was forced out due a knee injury. Ulberg will…

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says there’s no looking back about what could’ve been, but things are looking good for an eventual meeting between Gervonta Davis and Vasiliy Lomachenko. Wil Esco is an assistant editor of Bad Left Hook and has been covering…

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