Author: Mike Sloan

Though most of the fight world is focused on the ballyhooed megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor later this month, those who follow the fight game know that arguably the best possible boxing clash takes place on Sep. 16.

Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series: Week 5 play-by-play kicks off Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET from the UFC Training Center in Las Vegas.

With UFC Fight Night 114 “Pettis vs. Moreno” tying a modern-era record with seven first-round stoppages, it likely was a difficult choice for the promotional brass to narrow the post-fight bonuses to just four fighters.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship revealed its cast for Season 26 of “The Ultimate Fighter” Saturday night during UFC Fight Night 114 “Pettis vs. Moreno” on FS1.

One of the best, though underappreciated fighters of this generation is hanging up his gloves for good.

Some boxing experts claim that Vasyl Lomachenko might be the finest boxer the sport has ever seen. If that boast is too great, the Ukrainian is without question the best of this generation and he proved it yet again on Saturday night inside Microsoft Theater at LA Live in Los Angeles.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship revealed that a pivotal light heavyweight showdown will anchor UFC Fight Night 119 on Oct. 28 in Brazil. Glover Teixeira will go head-to-head with Misha Cirkunov at Ginasio do Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will head back to Mexico City on Saturday with another event loaded with all sorts of mixed martial arts action.

Former world champion boxer Paulie Malignaggi was brought into Conor McGregor’s training camp to help him prepare for his mega bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. later this month. Now the popular Brooklyn native has quit.

Legacy Fighting Alliance is set for another event on Friday as the Houston-based promotion heads over to FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.