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Roselle, Park, NJ (February 14, 2026)– Welcome to the Real fight media boxing and MMA fights of the weekwhere we cover the most important news of the week and the most notable fights in the sports of boxing and MMA, so you can save time by getting your best combat sports news fast.
In boxing newslast weekend, in an upset, Brandon Figueroa, 29, (27-2, 20 Kos) who was a +275 underdog, defeated Nick Ball, 28, (23-1, 13 Kos) to win the WBA world featherweight title with a thrilling 12th round stoppage in a back-and-forth war at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England on DAZN. You can see Ko’s video highlights, Robert Brizel’s recap, and the full card results here.
At an event promoted by Matchroom Promotions in Guadalajara, Mexico, Christian “Chispa” Medina, 25, (27-4, 19 Kos) defeated Adrian Curiel, 27, (26-7-1, 5 Kos) via unanimous decision (120-108, 116-112, 115-113) to retain his WBO bantamweight title.
Former welterweight king Errol Spence Jr. plans to return to the ring against Tim Tszyu at light-middleweight after a three-year hiatus. No official date or location has been announced.
Former Showtime Sports president Stephen Espinoza and current PBC director of Al Haymon denied any wrongdoing Floyd Mayweathers recent lawsuit worth 340 million. “I have never done anything to ensure that a fighter got less than every cent he earned.” Asked about the personal side of the lawsuit, Espinoza did not hide his response. “I’m definitely disappointed and surprised,” he said.
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck, 41, (43-5-1, 28 KOs) returns to the ring to face off on February 14, 2026 41-year-old Václav Pejsar (26-22) at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany, streaming DAZN. Now 41, Huck is attempting another comeback after a long hiatus following his 2024 victory Evginios Lazarides.
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Jai Opetaia is confronted Brandon Glanton for the inaugural Zuffa cruiserweight championship at Zuffa Boxing 04 on March 8.
Fabio Wardley will defend his WBO World Heavyweight Championship against Daniel Dubois on May 9, 2026 at Co-op Live in Manchester.
The WBC admitted to stripping Shakur Stevenson of his lightweight title after a dispute over a $120,000 sanctioning fee.
Zuffa boxing 3 takes place on Sunday at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The event will be headlined by a ten-round heavyweight fight between the Nigerians Efe Ajagba, 31, (20-1, 14 Kos) who is ranked No. 6 by the WBC, and a former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin, 39, (30-4-1, 27 Kos). Charles Martin returns after taking a few years off when he lost a decision Jared Anderson back in 2023. Ajagba has bounced back from the only decision loss of his career in 2021 to Frankie Sanchez and had a draw Martin Bakol in his last fight in May 2025. You can read that by Robert Brizel view and weigh here. You can log in to watch this fight here.
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In MMA News, the UFC leaves this week and returns next week in Houston, Texas, with the sustainable #3 Sean Strickland, 34, (29-7)against whom it will go #4 Anthony Hernandez, 32, (15-2). You can view the upcoming cards below.
This past weekend, #8 Mario Bautista, 30, (17-3) came one step closer to a title shot and was defeated #12 Vinicius Oliveira, 30, (23-4) via second-round submission. Bautista secured the win with a rear choke at 4:46 of round 2. You can watch the rest of the results and video highlights here.
In PFL news: Usman Nurmagomedov, 27, (21-0, 1 NC) once again demonstrated his world-class capabilities by remaining the undefeated PFL Lightweight World Champion with a fourth-round victory over No. 2 ranked challenger Alfie “The Ax Man” Davis, 33, (20-6-1) in the main event at the PFL Road to Dubai. Potentially, Usman could become one of the top free agents in the sport as he has one fight remaining on his current PFL contract. Usman is the nephew of the MMA legend, Khabib Nurmagomedov. You can read the summary, full map results and video highlights here.
UFC is involved in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit, along with its CEO Dana White And Hunter Campbell testifies on February 4 and 5, 2026 on allegations of missing text messages and possible theft of evidence. Plaintiffs argue that critical communications about fight contracts did not take place, while White denied deleting messages and claimed he was less involved in matchmaking. You can read more about this lawsuit here.
ESPN reports that TKO Group is hosting an event at the White House, which is expected to take place only 6-7 fightswith possible involvement of Jon Jones.
The UFC has released its top 10 heavyweight rankings Prison Almeida, 34, (22-5) after consecutive losses, most recently a decision defeat Rizvan Kuniev.
Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall shared a photo of his eyes after surgery on his YouTube channel this week.
PFL MMAThe world’s #2 MMA promotion, introduced an updated rankings system this week. View the full rankings here.
The UFC has officially launched its archive library Biggest+which marks the start of its new primary streaming partnership in 2026. You can sign up here.
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UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez – February 21, 2026 (Houston, Texas)
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