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Gilbert Burns won’t make any excuses for his loss to Belal Muhammad, but that fight definitely cost him a lot. Not only did it set Burns back in the chase towards another title shot, but the veteran welterweight ultimately had to sit out for the past 10 months recovering from a shoulder injury suffered in that fight. It was quite possibly the worst circumstance that Burns has faced during his entire career after Muhammad blocked a takedown attempt in the opening round, and then Burns had to spend the next 20-plus minutes fighting with one arm. “Sometimes it takes me…
Drake keeps putting his money where his mouth is. Over the past few years, the famous rapper has made a habit out of placing hefty wagers on various boxing and MMA fights, and he’s doing so again this weekend. On Friday, Ngannou faces Anthony Joshua in a 10-round boxing match in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the winner ostensibly in line to face the winner of the undisputed heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk. And Drake apparently believes Ngannou is going to shock the world again, because he placed a $600,000 wager on “The Predator” to pull off…
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. Look, let’s make one thing clear, I have no illusions that anything you read in this feature today is going to be stranger than what happened at yesterday’s PFL’s Paris show, where Cédric Doumbé suffered his first MMA loss because of a splinter and a heavyweight got KO’d in 10 seconds because … he didn’t know it was time to fight?…
The Joshua vs. Ngannou start time, TV schedule, and ring walks are for the Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou fight card at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday. This post will help explain the Joshua vs. Ngannou fight card and at which time the two heavyweight superstars are expected to make their ring walks. The event kicks off at 11 a.m. ET on DAZN and features a four-bout preliminary card headlined by Jack McGann vs. Louis Greene. The full preliminary portion of the event can be seen below. Jack McGann vs. Louis Greene Roman Fury vs. Martin Svarc…
Chael Sonnen is in Jorge Masvidal’s territory for UFC 299 fight week. The biggest MMA event of the weekend will go down in Miami, Fla., on Saturday night, featuring a big-time title fight rematch between the bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and challenger Marlon “Chito” Vera. In town to fulfill his usual media obligations as an analyst, the three-time UFC title challenger Sonnen is currently kept in isolation for safety purposes. According to Sonnen, Miami native and fellow multi-time UFC title challenger, Masvidal, has put him on a hit list that’s led to some threats of an unspecified nature. “I am…
At the UFC 299 official weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s fight card will step on the scale early Friday morning in Miami. Watch a live stream of the official weigh-ins above. In the main event, bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and Marlon Vera can weigh no more than 135 pounds, the maximum allowed for their bantamweight title fight. In the co-main event, Dustin Poirier and Benoit Saint Denis are limited to 156 pounds for their non-title lightweight fight. The UFC 299 official weigh-ins will start at 9 p.m. ET, and the video is above. The UFC 299 ceremonial weigh-ins will…
The Joshua vs. Ngannou live stream online will feature some of the early action from Knockout Chaos at the Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday afternoon. The portion for this card as of follows: Jack McGann vs. Louis Greene Roman Fury vs. Martin Svarc Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Christian Lopez Flores Andrii Novytski vs. Juan Torres After this portion of the card, the event will turn into a pay-per-view on DAZN and PPV.com at 1 p.m. ET. The event will be headlined by a colossal showdown between Anthony Joshua and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou. Anthony Joshua (27-3, 24…
Nobody outside of friends, family, and coaches picked Francis Ngannou to beat Tyson Fury when they met this past October, yet the former UFC heavyweight champion scored a knockdown and nearly pulled off one of the greatest upsets in combat sports history. Less than six months later, Ngannou now faces Anthony Joshua in another massive fight, except this time around he’s not being viewed as a gargantuan underdog with little chance to win. Of course, Joshua remains a sizable betting favorite according to oddsmakers, but Ngannou’s success against Fury opened some eyes about his chances to compete in high-level professional…
Francis Ngannou’s next move goes down Friday in a boxing showdown with Anthony Joshua just months after a shocking split decision loss to Tyson Fury, and a former UFC rival is cheering Ngannou on — for now. Junior dos Santos, an ex-UFC heavyweight champion who lost to Ngannou in 2019, said on MMA Fighting’s Trocação Franca podcast that he’s hoping the Cameroonian powerhouse scores the full upset this time around even though he sees Joshua as the favorite to win. “I believe in Ngannou’s knockout power and energy, his willpower to win,” dos Santos said. “I like his style very…
MMA Fighting has Joshua vs. Ngannou results live for the Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou fight card, live blogs for all the title fights, and more from the Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday afternoon. When the main event begins around 5:10 p.m. ET, check out our Joshua vs. Ngannou live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Anthony Joshua will try to silence the hype train around Francis Ngannou, who will be competing in his second pro fight. Check out Joshua vs. Ngannou results below: Undercard results (DAZN, PPV.com at 1 p.m. ET): Zhilei…