Author: Mike Sloan

Not too many fighters on the scene today can realistically claim to be from the old school of mixed martial arts. While he may not have been around for the birth of the UFC, when a slim Royce Gracie was submitting men of all sizes, John Alessio has been around the block quite a few times.

One of the most compelling battles of the weekend has been shelved.

Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts promotion World Series of Fighting recently announced that it has signed prospects LaRue Burley and Louis Taylor to exclusive deals.

Rising women’s MMA fighter Paige VanZant reportedly will next climb into the Octagon at the end of summer in one of the featured bouts of UFC 191.

One of boxing ‘s purest boxers continued his journey toward super stardom Sunday as Cuba’s Rances Barthelemy was about as flawless as they come in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on CBS.

After weeks of pre-fight hype and plenty of trash talk — almost solely by Adrien Broner — Akron, Ohio, native Shawn Porter had to overcome an extremely mobile opponent and clinched at virtually every opportunity.

Earlier Saturday inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena, both headliners for Sunday afternoon’s Premier Boxing Champions card on CBS made the junior welterweight limit, making their fight official. Not to be outdone, both combatants in the co-feature were on point as well.

For a minute or so, the main event of UFC Fight Night “Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne” was competitive.

After taking only eight seconds to dispose of Andy Ogle in his UFC debut, featherweight Makwan Amirkhani couldn’t help but spend more time inside the Octagon in the UFC Fight Night “Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne” preliminary headliner.

Sherdog.com’s Premier Boxing Champions’ Father’s Day afternoon card on CBS coverage kicks off at 4 p.m. ET.