Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Patrick Stumberg is a freelance writer for SB Nation, first joining the network in 2011 before linking up with Bad Left Hook in 2015. PBC’s June 15th Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin/David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk show…

Beneil Dariush just started easing his way back into contact training, and he’s ready to book a fight. In 2023, Dariush (22-6-1 MMA, 16-6-1 UFC) suffered back-to-back first-round knockout losses to Charles Oliveira in June, then Arman Tsarukyan in December. The setbacks forced Dariush to…

Adrian Yanez knows his back his against the wall heading into UFC Fight Night 241. Yanez (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) welcomes Vinicius Salvador to bantamweight on May 18 at the UFC Apex. Both fighters will look to snap two-fight losing skids, and Salvador will be…

Despite his two losses, Karlos Balderas still sees himself in the mix for a big fight at lightweight. The 2016 U.S. Olympian recently signed with Tom Loeffler’s 360 Promotions and will make his debut for his new promoter on Friday, June 7 at the…

Dan Hardy warns fans not to bet against a Conor McGregor comeback. McGregor makes his return to action at UFC 303 in what will be his first fight following a 35-month injury layoff. He fights Michael Chandler in the June 29 main event and seeks…

Mario Barrios Has Eyes on the Best as Welterweight Landscape Changes By Lucas Ketelle Published Tue May 07, 2024, 07:04 PM EDT + Add comment With one eye nearly shut, Mario Barrios survived a tough test and retained a secondary welterweight title…

Undefeated Payton Talbott will be featured in his first UFC pay-per-view event. Talbott (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) takes on Yanis Ghemmouri (12-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on June 29 at UFC 303 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, promotion officials announced Monday night. Talbott punched his…

Sean O’Malley Photo by Frazer Harrison/WireImage Sean O’Malley isn’t cool with Conor McGregor anymore. The UFC bantamweight champion unexpectedly found himself in the crosshairs during a McGregor social media rant directed at both O’Malley and boxing star Ryan Garcia. Garcia tested positive for…

Saturday night, as I sat down in my T-Mobile Arena press seat to document the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Jaime Munguia undisputed super middleweight title fight next to my PPV.com live chat colleague Jim Lampley, I was astounded by the first story he told our chat participants.…