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Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder are set for their respective Day of Reckoning fights Saturday evening. Joshua (251.0 pounds) has over a 12-pound edge over Otto Wallin (238.6 pounds) for their main event clash. “I’m a serious fighter and a serious businessman as well. Without Saturday night, there is no future. Saturday night has been my main focus. I need to get this win. I hope everyone is supporting me, putting me in their prayers, and let’s go out and handle business,” Joshua said. Meanwhile, Deontay Wilder will be giving up serious weight for his co-main event clash against Joseph…
The Day of Reckoning weigh-in video is for the anticipated boxing event Saturday. Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder, and a host of top boxers will step on the scales Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Day of Reckoning weigh-in video will begin at 11 a.m. ET. Check out Day of Reckoning weigh-in results below. Main card (DAZN/PPV.com at 11 a.m. ET) Anthony Joshua vs. Otta Wallin Deontay Wilder vs. Joseph Parker Dmitry Bivol (174.6) vs. Lyndon Arthur (174.2) Daniel Dubois () vs. Jarrell Miller () Arslanbek Makhmudov (262.0) vs. Agit Kabayel (241.3) Jai Opetaia (198.4) vs. Ellis Zorro (197.4) Filip Hrgovic…
Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day. With so much MMA (and, regrettably, influencer/freak show boxing) to cover this year, some other combat sports often get the short end of the stick, first and foremost kickboxing. This week, there was no way we couldn’t lead with in-ring action as a Rise World Series event in Tokyo gave us a one-punch knockout that might have topped Josh Emmett disintegrating…
Everything changed for Leon Edwards after UFC 296’s pre-fight press conference. Up to that point, the UFC welterweight champion had largely shrugged off the endless volley of trash talk lobbed his way by his controversial challenger. But then Colby Covington insulted Edwards’ late father, who was murdered when the champ was only 13 years old, and the tone of UFC 296’s buildup shifted irrevocably. Edwards admitted post-fight that he was left “crying with rage” because of Covington’s comments, and longtime coach Dave Lovell confessed Wednesday that he’d never seen Edwards in that state before a fight. “He was well hurt…
Dricus Du Plessis’ first time sitting cageside at a UFC event was a memorable experience. Business expectedly picked up last Friday during the UFC’s seasonal press conference. Building hype for the upcoming trio of PPV headliners in 2024, the promotion got all six pairs of champions and challengers together, including Du Plessis’ and middleweight’s filterless current king Sean Strickland. At UFC 297 on Jan. 20, the pair of aggressive strikers go toe-to-toe in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Strickland, 32, has become notorious for his outspoken nature, never shy to unleash unwarranted opinions on anything or anyone and anything. When Du Plessis…
The first fights for UFC 300 are official after Dana White announced several matchups for the historic card set to take place on April 13. Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling will make his featherweight debut when he clashes with Calvin Kattar. Jiri Prochazka returns in his first appearance since falling in the vacant 205-pound title fight in November as he faces off with Aleksandar Rakic. Finally, middleweight prospect Bo Nickal makes his long awaited return when he meets Cody Brundage at UFC 300. While those three fights are official, the UFC CEO stopped short of announcing the main event just…
A pair of marquee fights have officially been added to UFC 298 in Anaheim, Calif. UFC CEO Dana White took to Instagram to announce that former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will aim to get back in the win column when he faces one-time title challenger Paulo Costa. The two were originally slated to fight at UFC 284 this past February, but Costa pulled out following a contract dispute with the promotion. Whittaker, the No. 4-ranked middleweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, was last seen on the receiving end of TKO loss to current No. 1 contender Dricus Du Plessis…
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 MMA Fighting Global Rankings, has yet to taste defeat since joining the UFC in 2021. In her most recent effort, the New Jersey native scored a hard-fought decision win over one-time title challenger Taila Santos at UFC Singapore in August. Prior to that victory, she…
Yair Rodriguez and Brian Ortega will run it back when the UFC finally returns to Mexico City on Feb. 24. UFC CEO Dana White took to Instagram to announce the two featherweights will throw down once again in a five-round co-main event inside the Arena CDMX. Rodriguez and Ortega initially met in the main event of UFC Long Island in July 2022. Unfortunately, Ortega suffered a shoulder injury just over four minutes into the contest, giving Rodriguez the TKO win. This will mark Ortega’s return to action after recovering from his injury. Rodriguez, on the other hand, followed up his…
Veteran heavyweight Parker Porter has been released from the UFC four months from his eighth octagon fight. Multiple people with knowledge of the move, who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the situation, confirmed the news to MMA Fighting after the algorithm-based X account UFC Roster Tracker first reported it. In August, Porter suffered a knockout loss to Junior Tafa at UFC Singapore, sending him back to the drawing board after a knockout win over Braxton Smith at UFC 288; Smith later tested positive for testosterone, per the U.S Anti-Doping Agency. Porter’s UFC career started with a knockout…