VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena will host the event on May 9.
Alexander Shlemenko was criticized for his social media rant calling on Central Asians to publicly admonish criminals from their native homelands.
The WBC president says he’s hoping for the middleweight showdown to happen but don’t hold your breath.
By: Sean Crose
It might be something of an overstatement to claim that Marlon Starling was overlooked when he stepped into the ring to face Mark Breland for the WBA welterweight title in 1987, but there’s little doubt who the media attention was on.
Robert Whittaker has been completely burnt out over the last few months, which is why the former UFC middleweight champ decided to withdraw from UFC 248.
By: Hans Themistode
Shawn Porter has been in some brutal fights during his career. Matchups with Yordenis Ugas, Danny Garcia and Kell Brook turned into all out wars at times. The former two time Welterweight champion was dropped in the final round against Adrien Broner in 2015.
Read the ESPN statement on the UFC 249 pay-per-view, now set for May 9th in Florida.
The two were in “advanced negotiations” to fight in “May or June.”
IMarc Castro had no appreciation for the rivulets of sweat that would later define him. Not then at least. He put his head down, kept his mouth shut and never complained. Marc’s insides, however, were churning.