MMA

Is Cris Cyborg Retiring at PFL Tampa? BKB 58's Aspen Ladd wonders

Published

3 weeks ago

August 22, 2026

Is Cris Cyborg Retiring at PFL Tampa? BKB 58's Aspen Ladd wonders

Cris Cyborg is being advertised for this weekend as taking part in her final MMA fight, but an ex-UFC and PFL vet has their doubts. The referenced fighter here is Aspen Ladd, who takes on Bianca Daimoni at BKB 58 on August 29th in Miami, Florida.

Cris Cyborg was slated to defend her PFL featherweight crown versus Ketlen Vieira until the latter came in seven pounds over the 145-pound contracted weight limit at PFL Tampa. As someone who has thrown down in featherweight fights for promotions like UFC and PFL, the BKB combatant weighed in on Cyborg vs. Vieira in the context of if the former will bow out of the sport on August 22nd, Ladd said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],

â€œYeah, [Cris] Cyborg's an absolute legend of the sport, but she's been teasing for a long time that this would be her last MMA fight. Will it be? Who knows? But she's said that for quite a while and they had to find somebody to bring over for her to fight.â€

â€œShe was the only one left, the only '45er in the entire promotion under contract, right? So, they had to find somebody. Ketlen's about as good an opponent as they can get. I think it's very possible it can go to a decision honestly, but I don't know. Cyborg's so explosive.â€

Cris Cyborg not likely to get Shields or Rousey bouts, per Ladd

Whether or not this is her last MMA bout, Cyborg has also expressed interest in continuing to build upon her boxing journey, and to that, Ladd stated [via Bare Knuckle Bowker],

â€œNo, she keeps calling out [Claressa] Shields over and over because I know they've sparred before. I highly doubt it'll ever happen, but you never know. It's the same as like the Ronda [Rousey] fight. That's never going to happen, but who knows?â€

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MMA

Garcia vs. Benn Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event

Published

5 hours ago

September 12, 2026

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Garcia vs. Benn Results: Live updates of the undercard and main event

MMA Fighting has Garcia vs. Benn results for the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn fight card and more for one of the most highly anticipated events of the year at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

When the main event begins around 11 p.m. ET, check out our Garcia vs. Benn live round-by-round updates for our live blog of the main event. Ryan Garcia aims to defend his WBC welterweight title against Conor Benn, who is on a two-fight winning streak.

Check out Garcia vs. Benn results below.

Garcia vs. Benn Main Card (Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET)

Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn

Jai Opetaia vs. Noel Mikaelian

Mark Magsayo vs. Andres Cortes

Raphael Akpejiori vs. Da'Mazion Vanhouter

Garcia vs. Benn Prelims (Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET)

Jose Ramirez vs. Alexis Rocha

Abel Gonzalez vs. Raul Solomon

Pablo Rubio vs. Oswaldo Molina

Vlad Panin vs. Dakota Linger

Sean Garcia vs. Abraham Morales

For more on the Garcia vs. Benn undercard, check out the live blogs below.

Mark Magsayo vs. Andres Cortes

Jai Opetaia vs. Noel Mikaelian

MMA

UFC Noche 4 ‘Silva vs. Delgado’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

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5 hours ago

September 11, 2026

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UFC Noche 4 ‘Silva vs. Delgado’ play-by-play, results & round scoring

Sherdog’s live
Noche UFC 4 coverage will begin Saturday at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m.
PT. The event is also known as
UFC Fight Night 288.

UFC Noche 4 live results, updates and round scoring for Jean
Silva vs. Jose Delgado

J.J. Aldrich (125) vs. Regina Tarin
(125)

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Sean King (145.5) vs. Jessie Rosas
(145.5)

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Rafa Garcia (155) vs. Zhu Rong
(155)

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Thomas Gantt (155.5) vs. Drakkar
Klose (155.5)

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Yousri Belgaroui (185.5) vs.
Djorden Santos (185)

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Ignacio Bahamondes (170) vs. Muslim
Salikhov (170.5)

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Edgar Chairez (130) vs. Tim Elliott
(130)

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Dan Ige (135.5) vs. David Martinez
(135)

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Curtis Blaydes (260) vs. Waldo
Cortes-Acosta (262)

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Manon Fiorot (125) vs. Alexa Grasso
(125)

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Tommy McMillen (145) vs. Marwan
Rahiki (145.5)

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Joseph Morales (125.5) vs. Brandon
Moreno (125.5)

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Jean Silva (145) vs. Jose Delgado
(145.5)

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MMA

Hyu sees ONE SAMURAI 3 comeback as step toward leading Japan's next generation

Published

9 hours ago

September 11, 2026

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Hyu sees ONE SAMURAI 3 comeback as step toward leading Japan's next generation

ONE Championship

A single loss will not slow down the role Hyu wants to play in ONE Championship's future.

Hyu faces RISE Super Featherweight Champion Hyuma Hitachi in a flyweight kickboxing showdown at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama, Japan, this Saturday, September 12.

The 23-year-old dropped his first professional decision to Taiki Naito at ONE SAMURAI 1 this past April, a result he has attributed entirely to a lapse in his own composure rather than his opponent's game plan. A karate black belt who transitioned to kickboxing at 19, Hyu had carried a 5-1 ONE Championship record into that fight before the setback.

â€œI'm frustrated with the version of myself that couldn't stay composed through the end of the fight,â€ Hyu said. â€œNow I have a strong desire to come back and prove something.â€

The rapid growth of ONE SAMURAI has opened up regular opportunities for Japanese fighters to compete at home, a shift Hyu did not expect when he first signed with the promotion.

â€œRecently, more martial arts fans have started talking about the â€˜next generation,' and I feel like I have to be one of the people leading ONE SAMURAI,â€ he said.

Hyu Iwata eyes Di Bella and Naito rematch down the line

Beating Hitachi, a 28-year-old RISE champion making his ONE debut, is only the immediate target. Hyu has already begun eyeing the names that could define his climb back up the flyweight kickboxing ladder, including a rematch with Naito and a potential clash with strawweight champion Jonathan Di Bella.

Both represent the kind of statement opportunities that could push him back into the championship conversation he occupied before the Naito loss.

â€œMy goal is to keep beating the fighters who are in the title picture,â€ Hyu said.

â€œI do have the feeling that I'd like to face one of them first.â€

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