Timothy Cuamba Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Damir Hadzovic hasn’t had much luck getting back in the octagon. The UFC announced Wednesday that Hadzovic has been removed from his lightweight bout with Bolaji Oki, which is scheduled for Saturday at…

Alexander Volkanovski is leaning toward Justin Gaethje beating Max Holloway at UFC 300. Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) defends his BMF title against former featherweight champion Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC) on April 13 in Las Vegas. “It’s an exciting one. It’s a fun one,”…

Thursday, February 08, 2024 | Follow Us: About Us NEW ISSUE ON DIGITAL FREE HAGLER MEMORIAL MAG! Ring TV Weights from Las Vegas for Lopez-Ortiz 07 Feb by Joseph Santoliquito | LAS VEGAS—Teofimo Lopez Jr. can laugh at himself before anyone else can. The WBO/Ring…

Few fighters are as familiar as Abraham Nova with both Teofimo Lopez and Jamaine Ortiz. Nova was Lopez’s primary sparring partner prior to the former unified lightweight champion’s victories over Richard Commey and Masayoshi Nakatani. The junior lightweight contender has also sparred numerous times with…

Kayla Harrison sees Holly Holm as the sternest test in the UFC bantamweight division. Harrison (16-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her 135-pound debut against former champion Holm (15-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) on April 13 at UFC 300 in Las Vegas. The two-time Olympic gold medalist…

Jamaine Ortiz withstood some troublesome moments during his only fight since he gave Vasiliy Lomachenko a more difficult fight than expected. Antonio Moran hurt Ortiz twice in the Worcester, Massachusetts native’s last fight. Mexico’s Moran nailed Ortiz with a left hook to his head in…

Teofimo Lopez seems to have finally found his peace. He’s saying mostly all the right things in the lead-up to his Thursday bout with Jamaine Ortiz, the family drama that has often dominated pre-fight headlines in the past is absent, at least publicly, and with…

Dustin Poirier won’t sell Max Holloway short to upset Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. Gaethje (25-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) defends his BMF title against former featherweight champion Holloway (25-7 MMA, 21-7 UFC) on April 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas – the belt he…

Brendan Allen believes he’s closing in on a title shot, and depending on how things go in his next fight, he might just get one. Scheduled to fight long-time contender Marvin Vettori, Allen is confident a win can get him a chance to fight for…