In contrast, MMA is a relative newcomer. Emerging in the late 20th century, MMA has rapidly evolved from its early, often brutal, beginnings into a well-regulated sport. The founding of the Ultimate ...

This week, the UFC returns its home base in Las Vegas for the first Fight Night event of 2026. UFC Fight Night 266, which takes place at the newly named Meta APEX, features a bantamweight showdown ...

Tyson Fury recently posted a video training MMA with UFC's Nick Diaz. Fury plans a boxing comeback in 2026, targeting a trilogy with Oleksandr Usyk. Fury's MMA training seems strategic cross-training, ...

This week, the UFC is idle for the Thanksgiving holiday The next event is UFC 323, the final pay-per-view of the year and of the ESPN broadcast era. The event takes place Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena in ...

Speaking to news.com.au, entrepreneur and IBC founder Daniel Mac explained the sport’s rules state that no grappling is ...

Former UFC and MMA icon Wanderlei Silva towered over his 5'6" opponent, Acelino Freitas, ahead of their hybrid exhibition boxing match tonight at Spaten Fight 2. The 49-year-old 'Axe Murderer' is set ...

Ilia Topuria is at his wits' end with boxers continuing to 'put down' MMA fighters without stepping into the cage. 'El Matador' has been on a run lately, chasing a super fight with Terence Crawford, ...

Alex Pereira wants to become a three-sport world champion before he officially calls it a career. Pereira, 38, is already one of three fighters inducted into the GLORY Kickboxing Hall of Fame, and ...

American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez says the book on beating Ilia Topuria starts with one commandment: don’t box him. “Stay out of boxing range, one million percent,” Mendez said on ...

It has been years since Dana White‘s UFC faced a true competitor in the MMA industry. However, boxing promoter Eddie Hearn might be interested in changing that. Recently, he teased entering the sport ...

No matter how much the speculation persists, Stephen Espinoza can’t take the thought of Floyd Mayweather Jr. competing in mixed martial arts seriously. The Showtime executive, with whom Mayweather has ...