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. The UFC stood on top of the list with an astounding $11.3 billion valuation. MMA’s global talent pool helps its ability to connect regardless of language. UFC has seen incredible growth due to its partnership with ESPN and its recent merger with WWE. Photo Credit: Sherdog.com Its TKO partner, WWE, came in second, with a ..read more

Joaquin Buckley is coming home. Two weeks ago, the UFC Welterweight contender crashed the UFC 300 press conference to ask CEO Dana White about potentially fighting on UFC St. Louis on May 11th, seeing as though he’s from “The Lou” himself. Despite Buckley’s somewhat convincing campaign to replace heavyweight Derrick Lewis in the main event, White brushed him off and ended the presser there. Joaquin Buckley crashes the #UFC300 press conference and asks Dana White to replace Derrick Lewis for himself for the main event of #UFCStLouis ?#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/N4Wk5S9rsY — Championship Rounds ..read more

Masaaki Noiri is coming to ONE Championship. The promotion announced the exciting addition on Tuesday, April 23. The Japanese star has spent a career building an irrefutable resume, and he now looks to step onto the global stage to test himself further. “I’m truly happy. I’ve been waiting for this moment, finally! I’m also very excited. I can’t wait to step into the ring with only elite fighters and prove my abilities,” Noiri expressed to ONE. Although he has captured K-1 titles in multiple divisions, Noiri stated that ONE is the biggest stage for striking stars. With a phenomenal lineup of po ..read more

As the hotter days dawn on us, the UFC is set to have a huge summer. With the return of a megastar, a number of huge cards panned plus any further booked fights, the UFC is yet again set to capture our hearts and minds. We provide you with three bold predictions ahead of the summer and you can get great odds on all of these fights as well as many others with casino match bonus! 3 Bold UFC Predictions for Summer 2024 Conor McGregor’s Return Ends in Dominant Fashion The return of the Mac is confirmed for UFC 303 during international fight week and he will meet Michael Chandler in a welterweight ..read more

Hu Yong is known as the “Wolf Warrior,” and he will howl again for ONE Championship at ONE Fight Night 22. The #5-ranked flyweight contender will battle #4-ranked Reece McLaren on Friday, May 3, in U.S. primetime. Known as a warrior, it’s unsurprising that he is gunning for a finish in Bangkok, Thailand. “I don’t want to have a boring fight, so I like to fight early and directly. I like to fight like a warrior. I enjoy the feeling of a firefight. It gets me excited, and that’s why I do so well at the beginning of fights,” Hu told ONE. McLaren is known for his grappling and never-say-die attitu ..read more

Saturday is a huge day on the sports calendar. Where does one begin to talk about the smorgasbord of action? Aside from the third and final day of the NFL Draft in Detroit, Game 4s in the NBA Playoffs first round, the start of week five in the UFL on FOX, there’s a full day and night of combat sports to be watched. It starts at 12:30 pm ET/ 9:30 am PT (US time) in Paris, where it’ll already be late in the afternoon. Kickboxing is the focus of the day when GLORY returns to Dome de Paris for GLORY 91. Main card action follows at 2 pm ET/ 11 am PT. Just like GLORY 90 in early March, Saturday’s sh ..read more

As per a press release, the PFL Europe card taking place in Newcastle on June 8th is a certified banger. Headlining the card will be boxing world champion, Savannah Marshall, who will make her professional MMA debut having signed for the promotion last year. We now know that her opponent in Newcastle will be Brazil’s Mirela Vargas, who will also be making her PFL debut. Vargas (1-2) has never seen a second round in her career as the 26 year old has a finish within 12 seconds and two losses in the first round. With that being said, both of her losses have come to the same girl. The event w ..read more

Billy Goff (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is looking to go 2-0 in the Octagon when he meets Trey Waters (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) for his sophomore UFC appearance at UFC St. Louis on Saturday, May 11. Goff finished Shimon Smotritsky on the Contender Series and rode that momentum into a TKO win over Yusaku Kinoshita in his UFC debut last August. Waters, meanwhile, inked a UFC deal after his LFA win over Jalin Fuller and then defeated Josh Quinlan via unanimous decision in his Octagon debut. Goff acknowledged Waters’ advantages in height and reach: He’s 6 feet 5 inches with a 77-inch reach compared to Goff, who is ..read more

Competitive violence is on the menu once again this weekend. Friday night, while gridiron football fans have their eyes fixated on the Motor City of Detroit for the second and third rounds of this year’s NFL Draft, MMA takes center stage south of the border (down Mexico way) for LUX Fight League’s latest event. Guadalajara is the setting for LUX 042, live from Domo Code Alcaide. As usual, this event’s main card will be shown live on UFC Fight Pass, but be prepared to stay up late on Friday night to watch, with a start time of 11 pm ET/ 8 pm PT. Championship Tripleheader Now a Doubleheader Frid ..read more

Ben Tynan will not have to wait long for his next chance to shine. After a dominant showing earlier in April, he will be right back in action for ONE Championship in June. The Canadian heavyweight will return to action at ONE 167: Stamp vs. Zamboanga at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Tynan got a quick win over Duke Didier at ONE Fight Night 21. Now “Vanilla Thunder” will try to keep his record perfect by taking on Mauro Cerilli. However, the Italian will try to steal the thunder away from the North Dakota State standout and jump right back into the thick of the hunt at heavyweight. V ..read more