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Reuters Are YouTubers ruining boxing? Sport’s biggest names not so sure With a fight between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and YouTube star Logan Paul looming, some fans are asking whether the increasing number of celebrity exhibition bouts is reducing the sport to a carnival-style sideshow. Sunday’s bout in Miami is expected to be a one-sided

10:25 AM ET Jake Paul‘s next foe will be a former UFC champion. Paul will meet Tyron Woodley in a boxing match later this summer, both Paul and Woodley told ESPN. The 190-pound match is currently slated for Aug. 28, sources say. Several host cities are still under consideration, per sources, though an official announcement

LAS VEGAS — The odds of Jairzinho Rozenstruik becoming the UFC heavyweight champion are long, and it has nothing to do with the Surinamese star. It’s because the odds of any one fighter ascending to the top of the sport’s glamor division are so long. But is there a scenario in which Rozenstruik, the loser

7:39 AM ET Since announcing he’s retained the services of Richard Schaefer as his advisor on May 26, Jon Jones‘ social media accounts have been fairly subdued, free of any confrontational posts aimed at the UFC. Coincidence? Maybe, but make no mistake, there will be interest in seeing if Schaefer, the former boxing promoter who

Tito Ortiz’s time in public office in Southern California has come to an end. Ortiz officially resigned from his post on the Huntington Beach City Council and as the mayor pro tem on Tuesday night, according to the OC Register’s Susan Golding. The UFC Hall of Famer cited leaks at City Hall and character assassination

The Telegraph Croatia Euro 2021 squad list, fixtures and latest team news Striker Bruno Petkovic is expected to fill Mario Mandzukic’s big boots at Euro 2020 as Croatia aim to reach the last 16. Mandzukic, who scored an extra time winner in a 2-1 victory over England in their 2018 World Cup semi-final, is one

UFC Fight Night 189 is days away and it features a main event matchup between two of the promotion’s largest athletes. The event takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+. Despite recent losses by both men, “the dream is still the same,” as one-half of the heavyweight

2:09 PM ET Former UFC champion Jon Jones has enlisted veteran boxing promoter Richard Schaefer as a representative, he announced via social media on Wednesday. Jones, 33, is one of the most dominant fighters in UFC history, although he has not fought since February 2020. A former light heavyweight champion, Jones vacated his UFC title

UFC fighter Chris Weidman continues his unbelievable recovery from a broken leg. Weidman took another major step in his recovery Saturday, posting video in which he’s already walking on his surgically-repaired leg. The clip lasts just 10 seconds, but shows Weidman fully supporting himself while taking a couple steps. In the caption, Weidman thanks fans

Getty Images Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is walking again. A little over a month after having his leg snapped while throwing a kick to open his bout with Uriah Hall at UFC 261 in Jacksonville, Florida, Weidman walked on his own in the living room of his house in a video he shared

8:34 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim Clay Collard was the other guy. He was the one standing across the cage from the PFL’s prized new signee, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. It was a big moment for the emerging fight promotion, and the vibe of the introductions for this season-opening main event last month in Atlantic City, New

Associated Press Tour, players react to Osaka: Talking to media part of job Naomi Osaka’s declaration that she won’t participate in news conferences during the French Open was a natural, if slightly awkward, topic for discussion on a tournament media day already awkward by nature because it was conducted via video conference. “Me, I have

7:51 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim MMA is doing pretty well for a sport less than three decades old. From the UFC to Bellator to the PFL and beyond, the fight game has grown from a shady niche to the spotlit mainstream, drawing in new fans by the day. A few fighters have broken through to

The Telegraph Naomi Osaka to stop answering press questions at French Open over mental health concerns Naomi Osaka will not take questions from the media at the French Open after insisting the nature of press conferences impacts on the mental health of players. Japan’s four-time Grand Slam champion said expecting players to answer questions after

7:31 AM ET With a rare off week on the UFC calendar, it’s a good moment to take a step back and look at the biggest stories across several key divisions, with each having its own questions surrounding the championship and the greater title picture. The heavyweight division is seemingly headed toward a rematch of

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov continues to stay true to his word. According to his manager Ali Abdelaziz, Nurmagomedov (29-0) remains retired, despite some very lucrative offers that have come his way recently. In a recent episode of “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson,” Abdelaziz claimed Nurmagomedov, since his October retirement, received a nine-figure offer to

Bellator MMA Cris Cyborg delivered a big reminder to the MMA word that she is one of the most dominant female fighters on the planet with a win over Leslie Smith in the main event of Bellator 259. Smith was game, holding out for almost all five rounds before Cyborg scored the TKO in the

Getty Images With his win over Cody Garbrandt at this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, Rob Font left no doubt that he is an elite player in the bantamweight division. Working behind a killer jab, Font picked apart the former UFC bantamweight champion to score a clear decision victory. With the win, Font entered the