Everyone has a fighting chance
The combat sports community is still abuzz after Rizin Fighting Federation announced undefeated boxing star Floyd Mayweather would square off against unbeaten kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa on New Year’s Eve.
Reigning One Championship atomweight titlist Angela Lee will have to put her dreams of being a two-division queen on hold.
Former Strikeforce champion and UFC title challenger Gilbert Melendez will have to wait to make his Octagon return.
There’s still plenty of skepticism regarding whether Floyd Mayweather will actually face Tenshin Nasukawa under the Rizin Fighting Federation banner on New Year’s Eve.
Last week Khabib Nurmagomedov’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, made some outlandish demands regarding his fighter’s next payday.
The main card of UFC 230 in New York kicked off with a near-perfect performance by one of the sport’s fastest-rising stars in Israel Adesanya, who completed his transition from middleweight prospect to bona fide contender.
Floyd Mayweather will return from a short-lived retirement to face Tenshin Nasukawa under the Rizin Fighting Federation banner on New Year’s Eve.
A few years back, it seemed laughable that UFC President Dana White would have any interest in signing Ben Askren.
UFC 230 had its share of issues leading up to Saturday’s event at Madison Square Garden, including the promotion’s well-documented struggles to find a suitable headliner.
There were no surprises for Derrick Lewis when it came the approach of Daniel Cormier at UFC 230.