Kris Moutinho walked out of the cage. Sean O'Malley and Joe Rogan stood in the winner’s circle and faded into the background behind him. Blood was smeared all over his face from a half-executed attempt by his cornermen to tidy him up before the official…

Photo by Mitchell Leff/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. Salvador Rodriguez, confirming an earlier report from Viva Promotions, brings word that former…

One of the few fighters to have stood across from both Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will get one more crack at making it to the UFC. Yousri Belgaroui, a former kickboxer who twice lost to UFC light heavyweight and former middleweight champ Pereira and…

Sports – and especially boxing – are where nuance goes to die. Got takes? The hotter, the better. Pick a lane and die on a hill, complexity be damned. Athletes are either GOATs (yes, somehow there are many) or “trash.” Any attempt at subtlety necessarily…

Michael Bisping sees big implications for Conor McGregor if he wins at UFC 303. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns in a 170-pound bout against Michael Chandler (23-8 MMA, 2-3 UFC) on June 29 in Las Vegas (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+). If McGregor gets past Chandler,…

Gervonta Davis and David Benavidez are showing mutual respect ahead of their June 15 pay-per-view fights at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, where the pair of knockout artists will be featured in the main and co-main events, respectively. Davis will face Frank Martin in the…

When a former high school valedictorian and Olympic boxer born into a fighting family rips off a streak of knockout wins in each of his first 17 professional fights, he should be taken at his word when he claims to be “on a mission.” Yet…

Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler has truly begun. UFC CEO Dana White announced Friday that McGregor and Chandler will take the stage on June 3 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, for their first press conference…

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC 303 is going to be an Irish affair. UFC CEO Dana White announced Friday that undefeated Irish contender Ian Machado Garry and longtime Bellator contender Michael Page are set to collide in a pivotal welterweight…