This Article has been curated by UDBN By GREG BEACHAM Updated May 16, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Ngannou won the UFC belt in 2021 and unified it in 2022 before walking away from the world’s dominant MMA promotion. He had taken just one MMA bout since then, and he lost two big-money boxing matches to British heavyweight stars Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. The 42-year-old Dos Santos’ first MMA bout since 2024 ended disastrously whe

This Article has been curated by UDBN By GREG BEACHAM Updated May 16, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Perry had been away from MMA for five years after his UFC career crashed with six losses in nine bouts, and he subsequently lost a boxing match to Paul. But Perry had too much power and precision for Diaz, who made his reputation in his two famous brawls with Conor McGregor a decade ago. “Yeah, I had blood in my eye and I couldn’t see, so it was all g

This Article has been curated by UDBN By GREG BEACHAM Updated May 16, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash Veteran heavyweight star Francis Ngannou finished Philipe Lins in the first round of just his second MMA fight in four years, and the former UFC champion immediately teased the possibility of a boxing match with promoter Jake Paul — or an MMA bout with fellow superstar Jon Jones, who also attended the show. Earlier, former UFC heavyweight champion Jun

This Article has been curated by UDBN By GREG BEACHAM Updated May 16, 2026 Source: AP Image/Photo Source: Unsplash INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mike Perry beat Nate Diaz in a two-round welterweight brawl Saturday night on the undercard of Ronda Rousey’s comeback fight against Gina Carano. Perry (15-8) earned his first victory in mixed martial arts since June 2020 with 10 minutes of steady punishment for the 41-year-old Diaz (21-14), who had been away from the MMA cage