Fighting

Fury opens up on wife Paris's struggles knowing he could be 'killed'

Tyson Fury opens up on wife Paris’s struggles knowing he could be ‘killed in the ring’, the ‘pressure’ of fight night… and his plans to become a Hollywood star Tyson Fury says he has to look death between the eyes every time he boxes Fury says he can’t make up his mind over whether he wants to retire or not The Gypsy King is returning to the ring on October

Tyson Fury may yet face Usyk in undisputed clash after WBC president's comments

There's fresh hope of Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk meeting in a heavyweight unification clash despite the fight collapsing twice already in the past year. A duel to become the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the four-belt era appeared all but cemented after the pair 'agreed' to fight one another in December 2022. However, boxing fans were disappointed once more when a bout of social media sparring between the pair

Sean Strickland called 'f***ing beautiful' in unrecognisable throwback snap

UFC fans were left flabbergasted by an old photo of Sean Strickland. The controversial Californian has been basking in the glory of his shock victory over Israel Adesanya. Strickland outclassed the New Zealand based fighter at UFC Australia, dominating each round to secure a convincing unanimous decision win. While his outlandish comments repeatedly saw him condemned by fans and other fighters, Strickland has been receiving a lot more positive feedback

Dana White opens up on having 'almost no feelings' over death of his parents

UFC CEO Dana White has revealed she felt “almost nothing” when learning about the death of his parents. White spoke with Piers Morgan on TalkTV after the UFC and WWE merged to create the TKO group. The new company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. Before the event, White was promoted from UFC President to CEO. Speaking with Morgan, White revealed how he cared for his father

Conor McGregor insists 'spar only' method helped Sean Strickland win

Conor McGregor credits Sean Strickland’s ‘spar only’ training method for pulling off one of UFC’s greatest ever upsets after shock unanimous decision win over Israel Adesanya Sean Strickland beat reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya  The American beat Adesanya in one of the UFC’s greatest upsets in its history  Former champion Conor McGregor has admitted Strickland’s training helped   Conor McGregor has insisted Sean Strickland’s training methods helped him beat Israel Adesanya

Drake loses big payout after Israel Adesanya loss

Drake loses ANOTHER big bet as he misses out on a £738,000 payout after Israel Adesanya’s shock middleweight title loss to Sean Strickland… a month after the musician lost £200,000 from betting on Nate Diaz to beat Jake Paul Sean Strickland stunned the MMA world by defeating Israel Adesanya The American won via unanimous decision to claim the world middleweight title Drake had staked a £430,000 bet on Adesanya to

Fighter lets fly with X-rated homophobic slur against crowd at UFC 293

UFC 293 fighter lets fly with X-rated homophobic slur against Aussie crowd after winning fight – and gets bombarded with boos and beer by furious fans Charles Radtke attacked the crowd after win in Sydney  American beat Mike Mathetha by unanimous decision  Another fighter on the card also used the awful slur  Charles Radtke received a chorus of abuse and had beer thrown at him after launching into a shocking

UFC star 'wanted to kill entire life' – and is now champion after all-time upset

Israel Adesanya's second reign as UFC middleweight champion came to an end on Saturday as Sean Strickland snatched the crown in stunning fashion. In what's being considered one of the greatest title upsets in UFC history, misfit Strickland (28-5) clinched a well-earned unanimous-decision win over 'The Stylebender' in Sydney. And despite his reputation for controversy, there was no-one arguing with the end result as 'Tarzan' made the trip Down Under

UFC 293 KO machine returns after brutal eye poke ended last fight in 30 seconds

Justin Tafa is looking to banish the memory of a horrific eye poke when he returns to the Octagon at UFC 293. The New Zealander is running it back against NFL star turned heavyweight contender Austen Lane less than three months after their first match-up lasted only 30 seconds. Tafa, 29, was unable to continue in Florida on June 24 and later called for his opponent to be disqualified post-event

John Fury insists Tommy must train like he's got 'nothing' to beat KSI

The world according to John Fury: Tommy must FORGET about Molly-Mae Hague and baby Bambi to beat KSI, rules will be ‘non-existent’ when Tyson faces Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua will ‘NEVER’ fight Deontay Wilder Tommy and Tyson Fury both have huge fights coming up next month Their dad John believes both men face tough tasks to come out victorious He also says Anthony Joshua’s proposed Deontay Wilder clash won’t