Josh Taylor plans to make Teofimo Lopez pay for his unseemly words. On Saturday, Taylor is set to defend his WBO junior welterweight title against Lopez at Madison Square Garden. It’s a major fight in the boxing landscape, one made all the bigger by controversial statements from Lopez, in which he said he wants to… Poursuivre la lecture Josh Taylor plans to ‘punish’ Teofimo Lopez for death threat: ‘I won’t be taking that lightly on Saturday night’

At the UFC 289 official weigh-ins, all 22 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning, and MMA Fighting will have live video of it above. In the main event, two-division UFC champion Amanda Nunes defends her bantamweight title against Irene Aldana. The fighters can weigh no more than 135… Poursuivre la lecture Watch UFC 289 weigh-in video live now

The UFC has added an undefeated women’s bantamweight fighter to the roster. A person with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting on Thursday that Melissa Dixon has signed with the promotion on a four-fight deal. The deal is considered an outright signing and there’s currently no word on when she’ll make her… Poursuivre la lecture Undefeated bantamweight Melissa Dixon signs with the UFC

Shayna Baszler was at her lowest after suffering a second-round submission loss to Julianna Pena that ended her run on The Ultimate Fighter season 18 where she was among the favorites to win the entire series. It was in the aftermath of that fight when Baszler sat down with Ronda Rousey, who was her coach… Poursuivre la lecture Shayna Baszler reveals advice Ronda Rousey gave her on TUF that truly paid off in WWE

Jake Paul and KSI continue to take shots at one another, planting seeds for an eventual future showdown inside the squared circle. Before that can happen, Paul is scheduled to face longtime UFC competitor Nate Diaz on Aug. 5. KSI is hoping to face Tommy Fury — the man who recently handed Paul his first… Poursuivre la lecture Jake Paul, KSI take shots at one another once again: ‘It’s crazy how much your hype has died’