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...
Barstow, California's Andrew Angelcor is radiating confidence ahead of his featured lightweight bout at Knucklemania IV against Ruben Warr. The 33-year-old looks to find his fourth victory inside of the BKFC ring and push his way to the top of the pack in the 155-lbs. division.
PFL makes their Chicago debut this Friday at the Wintrust Arena for the final event of the first-half of the 2024 Regular Season. This Friday's event features clashes in the welterweight and featherweight divisions. The featured 145-lbs. fight of the night showcases 2022 PFL Featherweight Champion Brendan Loughnane (27-5, 9-2 PFL) and Bellator MMA's Pedro Carvalho (13-8, 6-5 BMMA).
Rizin has featured MMA, kickboxing, shootboxing, tag team grappling, and now can add bare-knuckle boxing to its resume. At a press conference on Thursday, Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced that former K-1 kickboxer Tatsuki Shinotsuka would be one of the opponents. The other opponent has not been announced at this time but it was said it could either be a foreign or Japanese fighter.
