Lucia Szabova Credit: Oktagon MMA Undefeated Oktagon MMA bantamweight champion Lucia Szabova will attempt to achieve double champion status this February at Oktagon 84. On Thursday, promotion officials announced via press release that Szabova (10-0) will face Brazilian Jungle Fight champion Leidiane Fernandes (7-2) at the event, with the vacant Oktagon MMA women’s flyweight title […]
Jake Hadley, PFL World Tournament 2025: First round ceremonial weigh-ins at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Cooper Neill / PFL) England’s Jake Hadley shone in his PFL debut last year, winning a Scottish Twister over fellow UFC veteran Matheus Mattos. Now Hadley (12-5), aka ‘White Kong’, gets another chance to impress […]
Alexa Grasso, UFC 315 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Jay Anderson/Cageside Press An upcoming Fight Night event in Seattle will see a pair of notable flyweights clash for the second time. UFC Seattle is the landing spot for Alexa Grasso vs. Maycee Barber 2, with former UFC women’s flyweight champion Grasso seen raising her hand in the […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 24: Tatiana Suarez poses on the scale during the UFC weigh-in at UFC APEX on February 24, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) The UFC’s anticipated return to Miami, Florida has added an important matchup in the women’s strawweight division. Recent title challenger […]
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 12: Melquizael Costa of Brazil poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at UFC APEX on December 12, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC) UFC Houston has added an entertaining featherweight showdown to its undercard. February’s Fight Night event is the landing spot […]
Jiri Prochazka UFC 320 Press Conference Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press Our year-end MMA Awards continue, this time with Comeback of the Year (that’s a comeback in a fight itself, not a career comeback). This year, one fight and one fighter stood out above the rest, and it also ranks as fight of the year. Comeback […]
Valter Walker, UFC 321 official weigh-in Credit: Dave Noseworthy/Cageside Press Heel hook machine Valter Walker has joined the upcoming UFC Seattle Fight Night card. Heavyweight Walker (15-1), who has won his last four fights in the octagon via heel hook submission, will face veteran Marcin Tybura (27-10) at the event, which takes place at Climate […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA WEEKLY BOXING/MMA NEWS REPORT *For immediate release for publication Roselle, Park, NJ (December 27, 2025)– 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 […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA WEEKLY BOXING/MMA NEWS REPORT (12/12/25-12/20/25) *For immediate release for publication Roselle, Park, NJ (December 19, 2025)– 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 […]
Photo courtesy of Oktagon MMA Nearly a year ago, on the date of his upcoming Oktagon 81 fight, Jonas Magard stepped into the cage with UFC veteran Igor Severino in a fight that would put the winner in prime position to attack the title. After a back-and-forth affair, two of the three judges ruled the […]