Day: 21. März 2025

It is a sad day for the boxing world, as George Foreman has died at the age of 76.

On Friday, Foreman’s family posted on social media of his death. The beloved boxer competed in the sport from 1967 to 1997, going 22-4 as an amateur while capturing an Olympic Gold Medal at heavyweight in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Turning professional in 1969, “Big George” built a mighty record of 37-0 with 34 knockouts to earn a shot at the WBA, WBC and The Ring titles held by Joe Frazier.

Success continued for Foreman, as he blasted Frazier within two rounds, and defended that throne twice with knockouts of Jose Roman and Ken Norton. This led to one of the most iconic matches in the history of the sweet science, “Rumble in the Jungle” against Muhammad Ali. The legendary Ali employed his rope-a-dope strategy to outguile Foreman en route to a stoppage in the eighth round, flooring “Big George” for the first time during the match. This match served as one of the most-watched televised…

A lot has changed in a day for UFC bantamweight contender Norma Dumont.

On Thursday, Dumont (12-2) spoke to MMA Junkie, where she expressed her disappointment with the seeming lack of championship bouts in her weight class. With the expected title tilt between Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison still only rumored for UFC 316, Dumont wanted to make sure she was part of the championship equation. Her last win came in a bloody battle against former title challenger Irene Aldana, which she believes is enough to have earned her a crack at gold.

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While Dumont initially called for an interim championship matchup against Kayla Harrison, she felt that Pena was the one holding up the fight being official. After learning from Sherdog that the fight was still being considered for UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey, on June 7, the Brazilian changed her tune.

“I just saw [Pena vs. Harrison] was confirmed for June 7 in UFC 316, which is pretty good news once that fight w…

Good morning from London! ☀️@Leon_EdwardsMMA hits the scale first at 171lbs!

[ #UFCLondon | SAT | LIVE on @ESPNPlus | 4pmET ] pic.twitter.com/m4XCC81aSv

— UFC (@ufc) March 21, 2025 The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its return to England this weekend UFC London card is now official after the weigh-ins took place.

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The main event will see former welterweight king Leon Edwards taking on Sean Brady in his first fight since losing the title to Belal Muhammad. Both men made weight for the five-round fight, as did the rest of the fighters on the card. The card will move forward with 13 fights.

Edwards (22-4, 1 NC) went on a tear through the 170-pound division that led to him shockingly winning the belt from Kamaru Usman in 2022. Two title defenses would come against Usman and Colby Covington before "Rocky" lost the belt to Muhammad. At 33, the Team Renegade fighter will look to show he has plenty left in the tank. Ed…