On March 23 in Nashville, USA, at the UFC Fight Night 148 show in the main event in the welterweight bout Stephen Thompson will face Anthony Pettis. For the former lightweight champion Pettis this bout will be the first in the UFC lightweight division. Anthony, as expected, without any problems ...
“The Ring” journalist Mike Coppinger, citing his sources, said that the undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) will face Carlos Takam (36-5-1, 28 KOs). Fighters’ teams have reportedly reached an agreement.
The undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksander Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) shared his Instagram photo with the former heavyweight division king Wladimir Klitschko (64-5, 53 KOs). Boxers held a training session at the sports complex in Koncha-Zaspa, Ukraine, after which Usyk thanked the compatriot for the experience. “Thank you for the experience, ...
Russian super heavyweight Alexander Povetkin agrees to a fight Oleksander Usyk, Dillian Whyte or Luis Ortiz. This was stated by Vadim Kornilov the manager of Povetkin.
In Krasnoyarsk, Russia the championship in sports slaps took place. The tournament was held on the Olympic system, the looser eliminates. The rules were as follows:
The UFC lightweight champion TJ Dillshaw gave up his title after a positive doping test. The results of the doping test and its decision 33-year-old American fighter said on his page on Instagram.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight next on September 7. The name of the opponent is still unknown. The journalist Azamat Bostanov told about this in his Instagram.
The fight between Oleksander Usyk and former cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev depends on the plans of the Ukrainian boxer. This was reported by Lebedev’s manager Vadim Kornilov.
WBA and WBO lightweight world champion Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) do not believe that Mikey Garcia (39-1, 30 KOs) will return to the lightweight division:
The fighter of the club "Archangel Michael" Ivan Shtyrkov (15-0-1) has signed a contract for four fights with the UFC. It is planned that he will fight in the light heavyweight division. The date of the UFC debut and the name of his opponent are not yet known. Ivan’s career ...
