Fedor on Khabib’s jump in the crowd: A professional should not act by emotions
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 24, 2019, 9:34 a.m.

Russian MMA heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko commented on the jump of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov after his victory over Conor McGregor. At UFC 229, Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor with a chokehold, and then jumped out of octagon, engaging in a fight with Conor's sparring partner. This act led to a scuffle ...

Read more →

Berinchyk on how Lomachenko broke his nose
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 24, 2019, 7:44 a.m.

WBO International lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk (10-0, 7 KOs) told a story about how he first fought against Vasyl Lomachenko (12-1, 9 KOs) and how it ended:

Read more →

Fedor Emelianenko considers retirement due to age and injuries
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 23, 2019, 2:27 p.m.

Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko considers retirement in the near future due to his age and multiple injuries sustained during his remarkable career. He stated this during his media training session before the fight against Ryan Bader of US.

Read more →

Krassyuk: Most likely, Usyk on May 18 or 25 in the US at the heavyweights
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 23, 2019, 11:44 a.m.

Alexander Krassyuk, the promoter of the undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, said that the next fight of the Ukrainian should be on May 18 or 25 in the United States. It will be the debut fight in the heavyweight as a pro.

Read more →

Usyk is named WBC fighter of the year
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 23, 2019, 9:22 a.m.

World Boxing Council (WBC) named Oleksandr Usyk the Fighter of the year in 2018. In 2018, Usyk scored three victories in three fights. In July, he defeated Russia's Murat Gassiev in the final of the first World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) season and became the undisputed cruiserweight champion, winning WBC, ...

Read more →

Werdum saves drowning kid (video)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 23, 2019, 4:35 a.m.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was on the beach with his family in Torrance, California, when he noticed two sinking teenagers. There was only one rescuer nearby, so the Brazilian decided to help him without hesitation.

Read more →

Gabdullin: Emelianenko to exploit the weak points of Bader in the Grand Prix final
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 22, 2019, 11:38 a.m.

Fedor Emelianenko will try to use the weaknesses of his rival in the final Bellator Grand Prix match. The president of MMA Union of Russia Radmir Gabdullin told this in his last interview. In the final bout Emelianenko will face Bader in Los Angeles on January 27.

Read more →

Evgeny Tishchenko gets his next opponent
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 22, 2019, 9:54 a.m.

Cruiserweight Evgeny Tishchenko (3-0) of Russia found out the name of his next opponent for the February fight. Former Czech champion Vaclav Pejsar (13-7) will enter the ring against the Olympic champion of Rio de Janeiro. The eight-round bout is scheduled for February 22 as part of the RCC Boxing ...

Read more →

Monson says he doesn’t plan to retire after hip replacement
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 22, 2019, 7:02 a.m.

MMA fighter Jeff Monson will continue to compete after a hip replacement surgery. He stated this on Tuesday at a press conference in Chelyabinsk.

Read more →

Vitali Klitschko: I wanted to rip Joshua's head off after his fight with Wladimir
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 22, 2019, 5:20 a.m.

Former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko told about his emotions after the defeat of his brother Wladimir to Anthony Joshua: “I had a great desire to get into the ring after the bout, which was associated with Klitschko and about which, of course, there was a lot of talk, the bout ...

Read more →