Nicknamed ‘The Kung Fu Kid’, it seems Song Yadong was always destined to be a martial artist. Raised by a single mother in Heilongjiang, China he trained in Sanda (Chinese boxing) from age nine and never looked back since. Having fought since the age of 16, the #8-ranked bantamweight star now lives with his wife and son in…
After racking up 18 wins on the trot, Floyd Schofield finally had the shot at the WBC lightweight title but pulled out just days away from his fight against Shakur Stevenson. The thing that took the whole boxing community by surprise was the 22-year-old’s father’s claim that ‘Sugar’s team may have “poisoned” his son with…
Stephen Thompson Would Rather Spectate Bare Knuckle Fights During an appearance on the Overdogs Podcast, Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson revealed to Mike Perry that he was approached about potentially competing for a bare-knuckle boxing promotion in the future. It was a thought that didn’t go very far in Thompson’s mind. “Bare knuckle came to Greenville, South…
Francis Ngannou is aiming high ahead of his proposed return to the boxing ring later this year. ‘The Predator’ made his comeback to the cage in his debut fight for the PFL in October, scoring a one-sided first round TKO win over Renan Ferreira as part of the promotion’s ‘Battle of the Giants’ card —…
Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier has warned Francis Ngannou to not bite off more than he can chew ahead of his proposed return to the boxing ring this year. Ngannou has to date competed in two high profile professional boxing contests, losing narrowly to Tyson Fury in October 2023 before suffering a crushing second-round knockout…
February 17, 2025 9:30 pm ET UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has been giving people hell in combat sports for a very long time. Today, everyone knows Dvalisvhili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) as a non-stop force in the UFC’s octagon, who outworks and borderline toys with elite fighters on the biggest stages. But before coach…
Francis Ngannou is pursuing another high profile bout in the boxing ring. ‘The Predator’ returned to mixed martial arts in October after a two-fight sojourn to the sweet science, defeating Renan Ferreira by first-round TKO in what was debut fight for the PFL that topped its ‘Battle of the Giants’ fight card in Saudi Arabia…
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has voiced his concern over Francis Ngannou’s potential return to professional boxing. As we know, Francis Ngannou is still one of the scariest men in all of combat sports. He has done some incredible things in mixed martial arts, and his return to the cage with PFL went about as well…
British boxing legend Carl Froch has shared his thoughts on Alex Pereira potentially crossing over to the squared circle. The UFC light heavyweight champion is set to defend his belt against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 on March 8. It’s arguably the toughest test of his MMA career, but people are already talking about what…
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