Akbar Abdullaev made a statement that he should be considered the top-ranked featherweight contender in ONE Championship. At ONE Fight Night 22, he maintained his perfect professional record with a crushing KO over Halil Amir. The bonus-winning performance meant a lot to the ascending contender.
With UFC 301 tonight, it's hard not to get excited. Every matchup of the 14 lined up has the potential for excitement and violence, and fans should expect many finishes.
One of those 14 fights features a clash of lightweights, as Brazilian native Elvis Brener faces off against Kyrgyzstan's Myktybek Oralbai.
This is easily one of the most exciting fights on the card as both fighters are hot prospects many expect to be title contenders in the future. So far, Brener is 3-0 in the UFC, beating both Guram Kutateladze and Zubaira Tukhugov as a significant underdog. Now he's an underdog once again against the 12-1 Oralbai who is coming off of his promotional debut win over Uros Medic.
Combat sports is filled with many Cinderella stories. Everyone loves to cheer an underdog who climbs the proverbial later to a championship. Japan has...
Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) returns to Sioux Falls, SD, for LFA 182: McKee vs Hernandez. In the main event, undefeated bantamweight prospect and former Minnesota Gopher "Merciless" Mitch McKee faces off against the 4-1 Jose Hernandez. Injuries delayed McKee's 2024 campaign, but a win here could see him competing in a Dana White Contender Series bout later this year.
With Forbes ranking the most valuable combat sports properties, it is clear the industry is doing well. Five different promotions were ranked, including two leading professional wrestling organizations. Additionally, four of the five had valuations over $1 billion.
Masaaki Noiri is coming to ONE Championship. The promotion announced the exciting addition on Tuesday, April 23. The Japanese star has spent a career...
