Unbeaten American boxer Virgil Ortiz Jr. has spoken out about his upcoming fight against Australian Tim Tszyu, scheduled for August 4 in Los Angeles. At stake will be the interim WBA featherweight belt.
"I don't think I have fast hands. But I have a high fight IQ. People think I'm kicking forward. But that's their business, I don't care. My strongest quality is improvisation. Yeah, I already know how my fight against Tim's gonna go. It's going to be World War III, but it's going to be technical. We won't just "throw soldiers into battle", we'll use tactics.
It's going to be a tough fight, the outcome of which is hard to predict. We'll study Tszyu, we'll understand what we need to work on. I'm excited about this fight," Ortiz said in an interview with Sean Zittel.
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jorge Masvidal said his first fight with former division champion Kamaru Usman earned him five million dollars.
"In the end we managed to collect 1.3 million pay-per-view buys. If I hadn't signed a contract with the UFC where I was guaranteed a percentage of those buys, I wouldn't have been paid anywhere near $5 million. I would have felt like I was taken advantage of. If I was able to sell 100 million pay-per-view buys, I would want a much bigger share than you guys are offering me in a guaranteed payout," MMA Mania quoted Masvidal as saying.
Recall that Usman defeated Masvidal by unanimous decision of the judges in July 2020. In the rematch held in April of the following year, Kamaru won even more convincingly - by knockout.
In a recent verbal exchange laden with humor, Eddie Hearn jested about obtaining a restraining order against fellow promoter Oscar De La Hoya. This comment unfolded on April 28th, 2024, as tensions mounted due to their competing promotional efforts and remarks geared towards each other in public forums. The jest came after De La Hoya's recurring critical comments on Hearn's operations in the United States.
Anthony Joshua has disclosed plans for his upcoming fight, scheduling it between September 21-22 at London's Wembley Stadium. This announcement was made as Joshua sets his sights on regaining a world title after a series of victories, including significant wins over Jermaine Franklin, Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin, and Francis Ngannou.
Arman Tsarukyan, the No. 1 ranked lightweight in the UFC, has spoken out about the upcoming boxing bout between legendary Mike Tyson and blogger-boxer Jake Paul. According to Tsarukyan, Tyson has a chance of winning given the rules under which the fight will take place.
"So they only agreed to punch to the body ... Under such rules, I think Tyson will win. After all, even
The confrontation between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will take place on July 21 in Arlington (USA). Earlier it became known that the fight will be of an exhibition nature.
Arman Tsarukyan, the number one UFC lightweight ranking, named his favorite fighter as a child. According to Arman, he admired not Fedor Emelianenko, but Khabib Nurmagomedov.
"No. Khabib. When I was growing up, Khabib was in his peak form. Do we communicate with him? No, we know each other, but I don't know him too well. I can't call him and tell him anything. We're not friends. But I really like his behavior, his lifestyle," Tsarukyan said in an interview with Michael Bisping.
Earlier, Tsarukyan announced his rating of the best MMA fighters in history, putting Jon Jones in first place. Khabib in this rating was only in fifth place.
UFC lightweight division number oneArman Tsarukyan explained why Islam Makhachev, the promotion's champion at that weight, will not surpass Khabib Nurmagomedov.
"Not yet. Because Islam has never defended the title against a lightweight. Volkanovski is good, but he's too short and small, from a different division. Lightweights are completely different fighters. Let's see how Makhachev will look against the real lightweight Porier. If you compare, Khabib is ranked above Makhachev. But Islam keeps fighting and can break all records. But I won't let him do it (smiles). That's what I'm here for," Tsarukyan said in an interview with Michael Bisping.
Recall, Tsarukyan and Makhachev met in the octagon, and then Islam won by unanimous decision of judges.
Former absolute world heavyweight champion legendary Mike Tyson told how his preparation for his upcoming boxing fight with boxer-blogger Jake Paul is going. According to Mike, he hasn't smoked for six weeks now.
"Six weeks I don't smoke and I don't have sex. Why? Discipline. You know, discipline - do what you love to do, do what you hate to do, but do it like you enjoy it," Forbes quoted Tyson as saying.
The confrontation between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will take place on July 21 in Arlington (USA). Earlier it became known that the fight will be of an exhibition nature.
Recall, in November 2020 Tyson has already held an exhibition fight against Roy Jones. That fight ended in a draw.
Arman Tsarukyan, the number one ranked lightweight in the UFC, told how to beat the organization's current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. According to Tsarukyan, Makhachev must be fought in the standup.
"We have to go out and fight, interrupt him in the standup. You have to put the right gameplan and beat him. That's it. Is there any chance to outscore Makhachev in wrestling? I already did. I tried to move him, spent a lot of energy on it, although I was much better in the stand-up. There is no point in it," said the fighter.
Tsarukyan had his last fight on April 14. He won a split decision over former promotion's lightweight champion Charles Oliveira at the UFC 300 anniversary event
UFC Armenian lightweight Arman Tsarukyan has compiled his top 5 best fighters in mixed martial arts history.
