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UFC champion Tom Aspinall joins Matchroom in stunning move as Eddie Hearn hits back in Dana White row
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (450+ words) UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall has joined Eddie Hearn's Matchroom and a new talent agency in a stunning move. Just weeks after Hearn lost star fighter Conor Benn to UFC chief Dana White's Zuffa Boxing, Matchroom has struck back by…...
Zuffa Boxing’s Rivalry With Matchroom Boxing Comes Into Focus
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (295+ words) In recent months, Zuffa has signed Opetaia, a former Matchroom fighter, made a lucrative, multiyear offer to unified 115-pound champion Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez (Matchroom matched the offer) and poached Benn. Zuffa officials will note that all three of those fighters…...
Oleksandr Usyk has earned his crazy pyramids scheme – it’s nothing new in boxing
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (624+ words) In a recent boxing world where one man promised a crowd of 150,000 outdoors in San Francisco and Floyd Mayweather will return in Las Vegas in September, a heavyweight world title fight in front of the pyramids at Giza fits right…...
Mayweather vs Pacquiao 2 official with old rivals to box at Sphere in Las Vegas
1+ week, 2+ day ago (580+ words) Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will clash in a professional fight in September, 11 years after their first showdown, which was the most-lucrative boxing match in history. On 19 September, Mayweather and Pacquiao will square off at the Sphere in Las Vegas,…...
Nate Diaz teases UFC return as White House speculation grows: ‘Unfinished business’
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (501+ words) Nate Diaz has teased a return to the UFC, as speculation grows over which fighters could compete at the White House in June. UFC president Dana White, a close friend of US president Donald Trump, is planning an unprecedented card…...
Conor McGregor business partner makes bold claim about UFC star’s condition in training
3+ week, 6+ day ago (509+ words) Conor McGregor's business partner David Feldman has claimed the UFC star is currently "better than in his prime', as McGregor eyes a return to the Octagon. McGregor has not fought since 2021, when he suffered a broken leg in a loss…...
Aussie great's grand plan for UFC homecoming and beyond
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (558+ words) Having waited eight years to fight in front of friends and family, UFC great Alexander Volkanovski is far from ready to retire as he eyes a spot on the White House card that will mark Donald Trump's birthday. Volkanovski's first…...
Alexander Volkanovski vs Diego Lopes 2 epitomises the UFC’s matchmaking problem
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (622+ words) When in a bind, sanction a rematch. It's an easy solution for bookers, leaning back into a pre-made rivalry and billing it as its second coming. There's a score to be settled, et cetera. But not every feud needs to…...
Dana White provides update on Conor McGregor return after ruling out opponent for UFC White House card
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (470+ words) Dana White has shut down suggestions that Conor McGregor will renew hostilities with old rival Michael Chandler at the UFC's touted White House card. Former two-division champion McGregor has been stoking speculation surrounding a potential return to the Octagon for…...
Asofa-Solomona in thunderous professional boxing debut
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (301+ words) Nelson Asofa-Solomona has made a successful professional boxing debut with a thunderous victory over former NRL journeyman Jeremy Latimore. The super-sized Asofa-Solomona knocked out Latimore with a massive uppercut just two minutes, 22 seconds into the first round of Friday night's…...