Koji Tanaka, a.k.a. « Kouzi », showed off soccer skills in his MMA debut. The son of “King Kazu” Kazuyoshi Miura, a soccer legend from Japan, « Kouzi » dropped previously unbeaten Kota Miura (2-1) with a nasty left elbow from the clinch and landed heavy strikes from top position on the ground before getting back to his feet… Poursuivre la lecture RIZIN 45 fight video: Kouzi, son of footballer King Kazu, wins MMA debut with soccer kick KO

Conor McGregor teased on social media that his next UFC fight will be announced Jan. 1, 2024. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion was originally expected to face Michael Chandler after both athletes coached on the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter, but it remains to be seen if Chandler will be standing across… Poursuivre la lecture ‘Greatest Comeback in Sports History’: Conor McGregor teases UFC fight announcement for New Year’s Day

Oktagon MMA will employ open scoring for all fights starting with the promotion’s upcoming event from the Czech Republic on Friday, Dec. 29. The European promotion made the announcement on Wednesday, with Oktagon 51 scheduled to kick off at 12 p.m. ET from the O2 Arena in Prague. Open scoring will be provided for the… Poursuivre la lecture Oktagon MMA to employ open scoring for fights starting with upcoming event

Chuck Liddell always preferred handling his business inside the cage. The UFC Hall of Famer earned a reputation as one of the nastiest knockout artists in the history of the sport, but he never really found the need to settle any beefs with past rivals in a public setting. After sitting just a few feet… Poursuivre la lecture Chuck Liddell reveals the time he threatened to go to Tito Ortiz’s house and ‘beat you in your f****** living room’

RIZIN has co-promoted several times with Bellator in the past, making room for Kyoji Horiguchi to make history as two-promotion champion, but those days could be in the past. Bellator was acquired by the Professional Fighters League in 2023 and will reportedly become an eight-event international series going forward. PFL founder Donn Davis has previously… Poursuivre la lecture RIZIN’s Sakakibara discusses future of co-promotions after Bellator sale to PFL

Stephen Thompson may have suffered more than one kind of setback at UFC 296. “Wonderboy” not only took his first submission loss against Shavkat Rakhmonov at the UFC’s December pay-per-view, he also believes that he might have injured his foot. In a video posted to his YouTube channel, Thompson speculated that he broke his foot… Poursuivre la lecture Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson thinks he may have injured foot in UFC 296 loss to Shavkat Rakhmonov

Mayra Bueno Silva faces Raquel Pennington for the vacant UFC bantamweight championship in the co-main event of UFC 297, but it took her some time to understand that. “Sheetara” revealed on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast that when head American Top Team coach Marcos “Parrumpa” daMatta called with the breaking news, she initially thought her… Poursuivre la lecture Mayra Bueno Silva expects Julianna Peña to ‘stay injured for the rest of her career’

Watch Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker full fight video highlights from their eight-round cruiserweight contest, courtesy of multiple outlets. Wilder vs. Parker took place Dec. 23 at Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Deontay Wilder (43-3-1) and Joseph Parker (34-3) competed in a heavyweight contest. Result: Joseph Parker def. Deontay Wilder via unanimous decision. Catch… Poursuivre la lecture Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker full fight video highlights

The Day of Reckoning start time and TV schedule is for the Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin and Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker fight card on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This post will help explain the Day of Reckoning boxing fight card and at which time the four co-headliners… Poursuivre la lecture Day of Reckoning start time, TV schedule, ring walks for Joshua vs. Wallin, Wilder vs. Parker

Flyweights Erin Blanchfield and Manon Fiorot clash in a potential No. 1 contender’s bout when they meet in March. UFC CEO Dana White announced the matchup on Instagram with the fight set to take place at the upcoming March 30 UFC Fight Night card in Atlantic City, N.J. Blanchield, the No. 3-ranked flyweight in the… Poursuivre la lecture Erin Blanchfield vs. Manon Fiorot set for UFC Atlantic City