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27+ min ago (668+ words) Home " MMA News " Adrian Lee " Adrian Lee booked to face Shozo Isojima in long-awaited lightweight" Adrian Lee's perfect start hit a wall in September. The Hawaiian phenom gets his chance to bounce back against someone who knows exactly how that feels. Lee meets Shozo Isojima in a lightweight MMA clash at ONE Fight Night 40 on Friday, February 13, 2026, inside Bangkok's Lumpinee Stadium. Both fighters look to rebound from their first career defeats, creating a must-win atmosphere for the U.S. primetime card. The 19-year-old youngest member of the legendary Lee family had torn through his first three opponents, earning $50,000 performance bonuses for each first-round submission victory. His promotional debut against Antonio Mammarella set the tone immediately. Lee dominated from the opening bell, finishing via submission in the second round to announce his arrival. The victories kept coming. He choked out Nico Cornejo in…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago (190+ words) Former UFC fighter Darrel Gholar passed away at age 63. Darrell Gholar, a Greco-Roman champion and former UFC competitor, passed away at 63. Gholar took part in UFC 18 in 1999, losing by rear-naked choke to future champion Evan Tanner. Two years later, he won the World Vale Tudo Championship. Gholar was also an accomplished playwright and poet, and was featured in the series American Gladiator in 2001, where he defeated the gladiator Nitro in a modified sumo match before losing in the semifinals. Gholar suffered a stroke in 2013 due to complications from high blood pressure, which left him paralyzed. In 2023, he was awarded the Medal of Courage from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Answering reader questions about Manel Kape, the long UFC layoff, and more. Tyron Woodley takes the blame for his biggest shortcomings after becoming UFC champion Dricus du Plessis thinks the…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (590+ words) Home " MMA News " Jackie Buntan " Jackie Buntan defends kickboxing world title against Stella Hemetsberger" Jackie Buntan gets her shot at redemption against the woman who took away her Muay Thai dreams. The Filipino-American isn't handing over her kickboxing crown without a fight. That night belonged to the Austrian underdog. Hemetsberger weathered early damage from Buntan's trademark right hand before dropping her twice with short counters that shifted the entire fight. The 26-year-old Austrian pressed forward through five grueling rounds to become her nation's first ONE Championship titleholder. She now hunts history again, seeking to become just the third woman in the organization to capture two-sport glory. But Buntan hasn't forgotten those knockdowns. The memory fuels her preparation as she defends the kickboxing gold she captured by defeating Anissa Meksen this past November. The 28-year-old Boxing Works product carries a 27-7 record…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago (311+ words) USADA confirms positive test for EPO, issuing a one-year suspension and nullifying Khaybulaev's 2025 PFL World Tournament championship. On December 17, 2025, USADA released a statement confirming that Khaybulaev tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) following his win over Pinedo. "Khaybulaev, 35, tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) as the result of an in-competition sample collected at the PFL World Tournament Finals on August 1, 2025. rEPO is prohibited at all times in the class of Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances, and Mimetics under the PFL Anti-Doping Policy (ADP) and PFL Prohibited List. Under Section 10.2 of the applicable version of the PFL ADP, the default period of ineligibility for the use of a prohibited substance is six months but can be increased up to a year in certain circumstances. Here, Khaybulaev received the maximum one-year period of ineligibility because of the nature of the substance…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (289+ words) A one-time UFC fighter with an 11-fight career starting in the late 90s, national wrestling champ, and Illinois Medal of Courage recipient has died. Darrell Gholar, who claimed three U.S. national championships in Greco-Roman wrestling, died Monday following a lengthy health battle. He was 63. Gholar, who fought Evan Tanner at UFC 18, had suffered a stroke in 2013 that left him paralyzed on his right side. Despite that setback, he doggedly and successfully worked towards walking again, earning the Illinois Medal of Courage in 2023 in the process. The former fighter's passing was confirmed by multiple sources this week including Minnesota USA Wrestling. Among many accomplishments, including being a published poet, the 1985 graduate of the University of Minnesota captained the U.S. National Team in 1986, and was an Olympic Team alternate in 1988. He would later appear on American Gladiators and the lesser known TV series Battle Dome,…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (419+ words) Having shared the ring with Anthony Joshua, the former UFC heavyweight champion questions Jake Paul's move to heavyweight boxing. Francis Ngannou understands Anthony Joshua's boxing power better than most. Earlier last year, the former UFC heavyweight champion faced Joshua inside a boxing ring and experienced firsthand how dangerous the former world titleholder can be. With Joshua now scheduled to face Jake Paul in Miami, Ngannou was asked to give his thoughts on a fight that has generated attention across both boxing and mixed martial arts circles. For Ngannou, the most striking aspect of the matchup is Paul's willingness to compete at full heavyweight rather than seeking a smaller opponent. "I was surprised he moved up to heavyweight like and he's not going for less of a heavyweight," Ngannou said on The Ariel Helwani Show. "I think AJ wins. I mean,…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago (483+ words) Anthony Joshua promises to end Jake Paul's career tomorrow. Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua have nothing left to do but fight. On Friday, Paul and Joshua face off in an eight-round heavyweight fight at Kaseya Center in Miami, which will be broadcast live on Netflix in an event that figures to be one of the biggest of the year. The fight is a rebuke to Paul's detractors; for the first time, Paul is not only fighting an elite boxer, but one who also holds a considerable size advantage over him, coming in 27 pounds heavier at the weigh-ins. And that size disparity was on full display at the ceremonial weigh-ins on Thursday, where Paul and Anthony faced off for the final time before the fight. During the faceoff, Paul animatedly spoke to Joshua, seemingly irritating the former champion, who stared daggers…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago (554+ words) Home " MMA News " Paddy Pimblett " Paddy Pimblett pumps the brakes on ending Ilia Topuria feud after" UFC lightweight star Paddy Pimblett clarified his stance towards Ilia Topuria after their recent classy back-and-forths. Paddy Pimblett will fight for the interim lightweight title next month against Justin Gaethje at UFC 324, with the winner set for a likely showdown against undisputed champ Ilia Topuria. Topuria is dealing with issues outside of fighting and is taking an indefinite hiatus from competition. Almost four years ago, Pimblett and Topuria's feud kicked off when they got into a physical altercation at a UFC fighter hotel in London. Since then, they've traded barbs in person and online, including in a heated faceoff in the cage following UFC 317. But Topuria recently attempted to squash his long-standing beef with Pimblett, calling him an "extremely entertaining' fighter and forgiving his…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago (705+ words) In total, 15 different athletes received votes, including one athlete from the first event of the year and one from the last, and when you factor in that competitors like Fatima Kline and Mansur-Abdul Malik were ineligible because they each made an appearance in 2024, it makes those totals even more impressive. For those curious about the process, our seven-person panel was asked to submit their top five in each of the categories " newcomer, submission, knockout, fights, and fighter "with points from 5 to 1 awarded for first-place, second-place, third-place votes, et cetera until all the votes were in and everything was tallied. And so, without any further ado, let's kick off our year-end awards with a look at the newcomers that impressed us the most in 2025. The Perth man came out of the gates strong in his rookie campaign, debuting at UFC 312 in…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago (647+ words) Home " Boxing News " Anthony Joshua " Anthony Joshua hits back at Tyson Fury's harsh criticism" Anthony Joshua responded to Tyson Fury's critical remarks over his threats to potentially kill Jake Paul in their upcoming boxing match. Anthony Joshua has hostile intentions for his upcoming fight against the polarizing Jake Paul on Friday night. Joshua, a former heavyweight boxing champion, will look to hand Paul his second-career defeat in the ring this weekend. He returns to the ring following a knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois last year. Ahead of the Paul fight, Joshua recently admitted he's prepared to "kill' Paul to get the victory in their bout. This prompted criticism from around boxing, particularly from some of Joshua's fighting adversaries, including Tyson Fury. Fury didn't hold back on Joshua over his fiery rhetoric, labeling Joshua a "big bum' over his recent death…...