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UFC 317: Ilia Topuria knocks out Charles Oliveira in 1st round

Topuria wins the vacant lightweight title and calls out Paddy Pimblett, while Alexandre Pantoja defeats Kai Kara-France and Joshua Van beats Brandon Royval.

Ilia Topuria pounds on Charles Oliveira in a lightweight title fight at UFC 317, Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Jake Paul, right, punches Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. during their cruiserweight boxing match on Saturday, June 28, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

Jake Paul outpoints Julio César Chávez Jr. at Honda Center

Former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria, left, faces former lightweight title holder Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight championship at UFC 317 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. (Photos by The Associated Press)

UFC 317: Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira to square off for lightweight title

Alexander Volkanovski, left, and Diego Lopes battle during a mixed martial arts fight at UFC 314, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

UFC 314: Alexander Volkanovski tops Diego Lopes to reclaim featherweight championship

By The Associated Press

April 13, 2025 at 12:30 a.m.

Volkanovski wins by unanimous decision in his 10th straight title fight, snapping a two-bout losing...

Whittier native Aaron Pico, seen after knocking out Daniel Carey at Bellator 238 at The Forum in Inglewood on Jan. 25, 2020, has signed with the UFC. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Aaron Pico ‘starving to show’ what he can do in the UFC

By Brian Martin

April 9, 2025 at 4:19 p.m.

The former St. John Bosco High wrestling star, free of his PFL contract, fulfills a...

Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman tells a story to the audience at the Sports Illustrated Legacy Awards on Oct. 1, 2015, in Louisville, Ky. Foreman has died at 76. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

George Foreman, 2-time heavyweight champion, dies at 76

By The Associated Press

March 22, 2025 at 3:48 a.m.

One of the most recognizable boxers of all time, he lost the 1974 “Rumble in...

Magomed Ankalaev hits Alex Pereira during a UFC 313 mixed martial arts light heavyweight title bout Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

UFC 313: Magomed Ankalaev stuns Alex Pereira to claim light heavyweight title

By The Associated Press

March 8, 2025 at 11:32 p.m.

Mauricio Ruffy delivers knockout of the night with a spinning heel kick, Justin Gaethje shines...

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, shown posing with his belt during a UFC 303 news conference last June in Las Vegas, is making a late-career run at becoming the UFC’s marquee attraction. He takes on top-ranked challenger Magomed Anklalaev at UFC 313 on Saturday night in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

UFC 313: Alex Pereira focused on Magomed Ankalaev amid talk of Jon Jones bout

By The Associated Press

March 8, 2025 at 12:16 a.m.

Pereira puts his light heavyweight belt on the line against the top-ranked challenger on Saturday...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 09: Dircus De Plessis of South Africa celebrates his victory over Sean Stricland of the United Staes of America after their Middleweight Title Bout during UFC 312 at Qudos Bank Arena on February 09, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Du Plessis bloodies Strickland, retains middleweight belt at UFC 312

By The Associated Press

February 8, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.

Dricus Du Plessis breaks Sean Strickland’s nose in the fourth round en route to a...

UFC middleweight challenger Dricus Du Plessis, left, squares off against Anaheim native Sean Strickland during the UFC 312 ceremonial weigh-ins Feb. 7, 2025, at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

UFC 312: Du Plessis, now the champ, gets rematch with Strickland

By The Associated Press

February 7, 2025 at 8:46 p.m.

The South African middleweight, who won the belt from the Anaheim native a year ago,...

Tatiana Suarez, seen before fighting former champion Carla Esparza at UFC 228 on Sept. 8, 2018, in Dallas, takes on strawweight titleholder Weili Zhang in the UFC 312 co-main event Saturday in Sydney. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

UFC 312: Tatiana Suarez wants to show evolution versus Weili Zhang

By Brian Martin

February 6, 2025 at 9:01 a.m.

The undefeated Covina native, having overcome cancer and myriad injuries, takes on the two-time strawweight...

Pomona’s Ernesto “Tito” Mercado celebrates after landing a left-right combination to knock out former two-division champion Jose Pedraza in the fourth round of their Jan. 25, 2025 bout at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. (Photo by Melina Pizano/Matchroom)

Swanson: Pomona boxer Ernesto ‘Tito’ Mercado living up to his own hype

By Mirjam Swanson

January 31, 2025 at 4:20 p.m.

The brash Mercado knocked out former champ Jose Pedraza, ran his record to 17-0 (16...

Japanese champion Naoya Inoue celebrates after defending his super bantamweight world title at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Friday, Jan.24, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Boxing star Naoya Inoue wants to follow Shohei Ohtani’s path after brutal KO win

By The Associated Press

January 24, 2025 at 6:44 p.m.

Like the Dodgers' star, the undisputed super bantamweight champ plans on coming to America in...

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