Deontay Wilder has revealed that discussions are actively progressing for a blockbuster heavyweight encounter with Oleksandr Usyk. The American knockout artist spoke exclusively to talkSPORT whilst attending the 2025 IBA Men's Boxing World Championship in Dubai.

Ferreira returned to action for the first time since his loss to Ngannou in the main event of PFL Lyon on December 13. The Brazilian challenged for the promotion’s inaugural heavyweight title against ex-Bellator kingpin Vadim Nemkov.

What do you do when a weight division lacks depth? Add more fighters, right? Surely you don’t cut them. But that’s what just happened at UFC heavyweight. On the surface, yes, it sends a strong message. You don’t perform up to the expectations, you ...

The quest for improving oneself is often a fighter’s primary motivation. Middleweight contender Jared Cannonier famously started his UFC career as a heavyweight, eventually losing over 100 pounds to compete in his current weight class. Others, such as rising heavyweight Martin Buday, began training in martial arts to lose weight.

After Dana White announced Jon Jones’ retirement, bringing to an end months of frustration as he refused to fight Tom Aspinall, the Briton was elevated to undisputed status. His reign did not get off to a good start in the main event of UFC 321, where Ciryl Gane badly poked Aspinall’s eye to cause a no-contest.

A heavyweight MMA bout at Poland’s Babilon MMA 54 ended in about as bizarre a fashion as any combat sports fan has ever seen. Taking place on the same day as UFC Fight Night Perth, Babilon MMA 54 went down at Hala Widowiskowo – Sportowa in Grudziadz ...

Better to be safe than sorry … Following UFC Vegas 112 last night (Sat., Dec. 13, 2025) inside the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, company officials confirmed to MMAmania.com that five fighters were transported to a local “Sin City” hospital for precautionary reasons after their violent bouts.