It was a banner year for combat sports in 2024, with gate records being broken left, right and center as major events took place. In the UFC, they finally brought live sports to the new Sphere in Las Vegas for UFC 306 as Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili went to battle over five rounds. Jon […]
Merab Dvalishvili is apparently dealing with an injury ahead of UFC 311. The UFC bantamweight champion will defend his title against 18-0 star Umar Nurmagomedov on January 18 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. On Monday, Merab Dvalishvili went viral when he shared footage from outside the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, which
According to L'Équipe, Olympique Lyonnais plans to retain the services of Rayan Cherki (21) during the winter transfer window despite interest from other clubs unless they receive a significant offer. The Frenchman has a contract with the Rhône club until 2026 and is a top player ahead of the opening in January. Cherki is in
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In recent days, Sevilla have confirmed that they have severed institutional ties with bitter rivals Real Betis after a complaint from the latter saw that Los Nervionenses three players were short in the 1-0 win over Celta Vigo last weekend due to suspension. However, there is still a small thread between the two clubs for
Colby Covington was stopped by Joaquin Buckley and the doctors on Saturday night in a one-sided UFC Tampa main event at Amalie Arena. A sell-out crowd gathered in the famous venue to watch what would be a clash between Buckley and Ian Machado Garry. However, when the Irishman stepped up to save the UFC 310
The 70,000-capacity venue in Inglewood, California, will host a high-profile football friendly in April next year. US Soccer has confirmed that the US women's soccer team will play Brazil in April 2025 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California. This is the first women's sporting event to be held at this location. The Olympic champions
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A welterweight fight with title implications is scheduled for Saturday night at UFC Tampa. Former interim champion Colby Covington will look to get himself back into contention in his first fight back since suffering a lopsided defeat to Leon Edwards in December when they battled for UFC gold. Joaquin Buckley was originally set to headline
Alexandre Pantoja choked Kai Asakura unconscious on Saturday night during the co-main event of UFC 310 in Las Vegas. The UFC's flyweight division was completely cleared out, to the point that Pantoja had to look elsewhere for a legitimate challenger. Then there's RIZIN star Asakura, who upon their debut became only the third fighter to
UFC 310 was interrupted by two big announcements about an upcoming pay-per-view card. It was initially revealed that a strawweight title fight between Zhang Weili and Tatiana Suarez would be the co-main event of UFC 312, which will take place on February 9 at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Shortly after, Jon Anik
Ryan Garcia may have to wait even longer for his next ring outing after his promoter appeared to shut down his planned return. The popular boxing star will compete against kickboxer Rukiya Anpo in an exhibition match on RIZIN's New Year's Eve. Both men faced off yesterday at a press conference to promote the show,
Ex-UFC superstar Yoel Romero was in action late last night; not in the MMA octagon, but in the boxing ring, as he headlined an unusual “private boxing event” in Miami. The private event, which looked like a scene straight out of Brad Pitt's Fight Club, was hosted by none other than 'Platinum' Mike Perry under
Former UFC star turned BKFC superstar 'Platinum' Mike Perry hosted his first ever combat sports event this weekend; a private boxing show that ended in a brutal knockout for MMA icon Yoel Romero. The 'secret' boxing event was undoubtedly a roaring success for Mike Perry, who was keen to tease that there is 'more to