Former WBO junior welterweight champion Chris Algieri discusses Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, as well as his transition from kickboxing to boxing.
If there’s one person who knows how to transition from one combat sport to boxing itself, it’s Chris Algieri (21-3, 8 KOs).
Check out the full fight card for the boxing event featuring Floyd Mayweather taking on the UFC’s Conor McGregor.
As UFC president Dana White is fond of saying, it’s fight week. But this won’t be taking place in the Octagon. The promotion’s biggest star Conor McGregor is taking his talents to the boxing ring for the first time, and he’s getting the best P4P boxer in the world as his opponent - the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Lyoto Machida will take on Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 119, in October.
Following an 18-month USADA suspension for admitting to taking a banned substance, former UFC light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida now has an oficial date to step back into the Octagon. As Combate reported, Machida will take on Derek Brunson in the main event of the upcoming Sao Paulo card.
Mark Hunt is not happy about the UFC’s decision to book Fabricio Werdum against Derrick Lewis.
Mark Hunt believes former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is ducking him.
Hunt, who was knocked out by Werdum in an interim title fight in 2014, was hoping for a rematch with the Brazilian after beating Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 110.
Diego Sanchez will head back up to 170 and face a tough opponent in November.
Diego Sanchez just can’t seem to stay at one weight class. After dropping down and down further and then back up a bit, he’s decided to come back to where he’s had the most UFC fights and arguably the most success - at 170 pounds. The UFC announced late yesterday that the middleweight winner of the very first TUF season will meet Matt Brown at UFC Fight Night 120 in Norfolk, VA, on November 11th.
Nate Diaz may be Conor McGregor’s biggest rival in the UFC, but the former lightweight title challenger will not sit by whilst the boxing community mocks ‘The Notorious’ on social media.
Mayweather vs. McGregor, which is set to take place on Aug. 26, was initially dismissed as fantasy and the boxing pundits think the Irishman has no chance against ‘The Best Ever’.
Michael Bisping admits Georges St-Pierre is a more marketable fighter than he is.
Like many other fighters, Michael Bisping has made his own demands for the next “big money fight.” On November 4th at UFC 217, “The Count” will be indeed be competing in a high-profile fight when he defends his UFC middleweight title for the second time against Georges St-Pierre in New York City.
Chris Weidman is not too satisfied with how things are at middleweight, and is considering the idea of moving up to light heavyweight.
Chris Weidman is not happy about how things are going in the UFC middleweight division’s current title picture. Champion Michael Bisping will be defending his title against Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217 in New York City, and the winner will be challenged by interim champion Robert Whittaker.
Conor McGregor believes he is still the UFC 145-pound champion, even if it is Max Holloway who holds the current title.
Conor McGregor set a new record in November 2016 at UFC 205 when he won the UFC lightweight belt. This made him the first and only fighter to hold two titles from two different weight classes at the same time.
