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Video: Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua face off for 1st time ahead of historic fight

Published

3 weeks ago

September 30, 2026

Video: Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua face off for 1st time ahead of historic fight

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have finally come face to face.

The heavyweight boxing stars had their first faceoff Wednesday ahead of their highly anticipated Dec. 11 fight, which takes place at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, and is set to air live globally on Netflix.

Watch the historic staredown below.

As they were throughout Wednesday's press conference, Fury and Joshua were mostly all smiles, with both men showing plenty of respect and admiration for their fellow British champion. The mood would best be described as playful, with Fury jokingly rising on his tip-toes to emphasize his height advantage, and Joshua sneaking in a quick tickle at the conclusion of the faceoff, which lasted a little over a minute.

Fury vs. Joshua has been a dream fight for boxing fans for years, and now they're set to throw down with the backing of Netflix, Eddie Hearn, and Turki Alalshikh among other combat sports power players. Both fighters won their past two fights to keep their duel on track, with Fury beating Mariusz Wach and Arslanbek Makhmudov, and Joshua winning a high-profile matchup with influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul before knocking out Kristian Prenga in July.

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style

Published

12 hours ago

October 20, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style

Movsar
Evloev rejects the notion that fans only want bloody
fights.

Evloev is scheduled to challenge Alexander
Volkanovski for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The Russian
challenger has won all 10 of his UFC bouts by decision but believes
fans appreciate his fighting style.

Movsar Evloev argues wrestling can entertain UFC fans ahead of
Volkanovski title fight

The recent departures of Michael
Page and Farid
Basharat have fueled debate about whether winning is enough to
secure a new UFC contract. Neither fighter was re-signed despite a
winning streak, though a lack of finishes has not been established
as the reason for either departure.

Evloev believes finishes are not the only measure of a fighter's
value. He says fans also appreciate tactics, skill and
wrestling.

â€œI have zero finishes in UFC, but I'm still in the UFC and I'm
fighting for the title,â€ Evloev told MMA Fighting. â€œThat means only
finishes are not important. To show a good fight is also important.
If you have no finish, you can still show a good fight, an exciting
fight; you can show the beauty of wrestling. There are not just
fans of MMA who just wait for blood. There are so many good fans
who know MMA, and they understand, and maybe because of them I'm
still in the UFC.â€

#UFC333’s Movsar
Evloev credits fans with his being in the UFC despite having
zero finishes: “There is not just fans of MMA who just wait for
blood. There are so many good fans who know MMA, and they
understand, and maybe because of them I'm still in the UFC.” (ðŸŽ¥
@JoseYoungs) https://t.co/cvpUBVusyb

â€” MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting)
October 19, 2026

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Undefeated fighter blasts UFC, Dana White for creating ‘bullsh*t narrative’ around Farid Basharat release

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12 hours ago

October 20, 2026

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Undefeated fighter blasts UFC, Dana White for creating ‘bullsh*t narrative’ around Farid Basharat release

Muhammad Mokaev knows how it feels to win in the octagon and still lose with the UFC.

In 2024, Mokaev experienced a similar rift despite having zero losses on his record, and he is now taking aim at White and the UFC's practices in defense of Basharat.

â€œWhen fighters are getting phone calls from bosses telling them, â€˜If you keep wrestling like that, you're going to get cut,' then you're basically telling fighters how you want them to fight,â€ Mokaev wrote on Twitter. â€œAt what point does that cross the line? Isn't that influencing the competition?

â€œAnd if you want to release a fighter, fine. But don't then publicly say he was â€˜hard to deal with' or create some bullshit narrative about him that could damage his reputation and make other organizations think twice about signing him. Release fighters if you want. Just don't try to damage their careers on the way out.â€

Like Basharat, Mokaev employed a wrestling-heavy style that didn't always produce thrilling back-and-forth contests (though Mokaev did score submission victories in four of his seven UFC wins). The nail in the coffin for Mokaev was a disappointing decision win over Manel Kape at UFC 304, where both men produced little meaningful offense. Making matters worse, Mokaev and Kape had an altercation during fight week, with Mokaev admitting he threw the first punch.

Mokaev is 4-0 since parting ways with the UFC, having finished three of his past four opponents, but remains on the outside looking in with his competition going mostly unrecognized by fans in North America. The 26-year-old is currently No. 7 at 125 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings.

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Morning Report | Chris Weidman, Dustin Poirier recall opponents’ dramatic change from weigh-in to fight night: ‘Who the f*ck is this guy?’

Published

23 hours ago

October 20, 2026

The Punch Junkie™ News

Morning Report | Chris Weidman, Dustin Poirier recall opponents’ dramatic change from weigh-in to fight night: ‘Who the f*ck is this guy?’

What’s up best community in sports? Hope you’re having a great start to the week.

Tomorrow (later than usual), we’re going LIVE with a special Between the Links episode. I’ll be in Las Vegas, and joining me will be the great JosÃ© Youngs to answer your questions about UFC 333, the two title fights, RAF 14, and much more.

Here’s your chance to get your questions in, early and often. Show will go live around 6-6:30-ish p.m. ET, depending on my fun day of travel. Fire away, and we’ll see you tomorrow.