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MMA Fighting has Devin Haney vs. Regis Prograis live round-by-round updates for Saturday night’s super lightweight showdown at the the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif. The main event is expected to begin around 11:30 p.m. ET on DAZN and PPV.com. Check out our Haney vs. Prograis results page to find out what happened on the undercard. Devin Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) moves up in weight after capturing multiple lightweight titles and becoming boxing’s undisputed lightweight champion from June 2022 to August 2023. Regis Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) makes the second defense of his WBC super lightweight title after previously…
Conor McGregor still has his sights set on a showdown with Michael Chandler when he finally makes his UFC return in 2024, but he’ll be defying the odds by attempting to get back to a championship level after suffering a devastating broken leg in his last outing. It’s been a tumultuous few years for the former two-division UFC champion, who took over the sports world with his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in 2017 followed by arguably the biggest fight in UFC history when he clashed with Khabib Nurmagomedov one year later. Since that time, McGregor has gone 1-2 in…
Jiri Prochazka and Aleksandar Rakic want to fight each other. Now they just need to settle on a date. Earlier this week, Rakic revealed the disappointing news that he will not be fighting Jan Blachowicz at UFC 297 in January due to Blachowicz suffering an injury in training. The bout was to be a rematch of their May 2022 encounter that Blachowicz won when Rakic suffered a leg injury in the third round. Following that disappointment, Rakic was quick to pivot to a matchup with another former light heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka, who recently failed to claim a vacant title…
Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez will battle it out in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 83 event at the APEX, but the storylines seem to be centered on the co-main event in the UFC’s light heavyweight division between Anthony Smith — who steps in on short notice — to face the surging Khalil Rountree. Could a win propel Smith to a title shot against Alex Pereira should the new champ want to stay active? MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck, José Youngs, and Jed Meshew preview the promotion’s final stop before UFC 296, the 135-pound headliner between Song and Gutierrez…
PFL could be setting up a superfight. On Friday at 3Arena in Dublin, the 2023 PFL Europe Championships took place, and as such, the MMA “co-leader” brought out all the European stars. Sitting cageside for the event was current PFL fighter Cedric Doumbe, as well as Bellator star Michael “Venom” Page, and during the event PFL brought Doumbe into the cage to speak fans, where he took the opportunity to call out “MVP.” “MVP! Whenever you want, I’m here for you!” Doumbe said. Page then came out of the crowd and entered the cage, where he faced off with Doumbe…
Devin Haney and Regis Prograis are ready for battle. The two champion boxers made weight at Friday’s official weigh-ins ahead of their title tilt. Haney tipped the scales at 140 for his super lightweight debut, while Regis Prograis came in at 139 pounds for the second defense of his WBC super lightweight title. Haney (30-0, 15 KOs) moves up a division after capturing multiple lightweight titles and becoming boxing’s undisputed lightweight champion from June 2022 to August 2023. “He’s a bum,” Haney said afterward. “I’m going to show it. Saturday, tomorrow, I’m going to show he’s a f****** bum.” Prograis…
Dakota Ditcheva continues to impress. On Friday at 3Arena in Dublin, Ditcheva faced Valentina Scatizzi in the PFL Europe flyweight championship, and the undefeated Muay Thai specialist delivered on all her promise, brutalizing Scatizzi with knees to score a first-round TKO. Ditcheva entered the contest at 9-0 and as one of the most talked about prospects in the PFL, and it didn’t take long for her to show why. Right from the start of the fight, Ditcheva put it to Scatizzi, repeatedly getting into the Muay Thai clinch and launching knees into the Italian fighter’s face. To her credit, Scatizzi…
UFC Vegas 83 takes place on Saturday in the world’s most famous APEX. The event is headlined by a bantamweight matchup between Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez, and MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew is here to break it all down. Can Song announce himself as a legitimate title contender? Will Gutierrez finally get the signature win that moves him into the top 10? How will Anthony Smith look on short notice against Khalil Rountree Jr.? Let’s dive into all those topics and more as we discuss the best bets this weekend. As always, all odds are courtesy of our friends at…
Luana Santos’ bantamweight move didn’t go as planned. The Brazilian was the lone fighter to miss at Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 83, coming in at 139 pounds, three pounds over the 135-pound limit (including the one-pound allowance for a non-title fight). Her bout with Stephanie Egger proceeds at a catchweight with Santos forfeiting 20 percent of her purse as penalty. Santos most recently competed at flyweight, defeating Juliana Miller via first-round knockout this past August. She made appearances at bantamweight prior to making her UFC debut. Saturday’s bantamweight headliners Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez successfully made weight, though…
With Arman Tsarukyan’s huge win in the main event of UFC Austin, there’s been a lot of debate on how to matchmake the top of the lightweight division, including who Islam Makhachev should defend his lightweight title against next — Charles Oliveira or Justin Gaethje. On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck discusses the loaded 155-pound division, who Makhachev should face in his next title defense, and who Tsarukyan should face following his 64-second finish of Beneil Dariush. Additionally, listener topics include the future of UFC APEX cards, UFC Vegas 83, the flyweight development…