Boxing
14 Jul 2025 – Oleksandr Usyk kicks off title week focusing on the war in Ukraine rather than Daniel Dubois in London.14 Jul 2025 – Katie Taylor edges Amanda Serrano in trilogy bout by majority decision at Madison Square Garden – a strong signal for women's boxing.
03 Jul 2025 – Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested in Los Angeles, faces deportation following fight against Jake Paul.
10 Jun 2025 – Promoters confirm the fight between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford on 13 September in Las Vegas, to be broadcast via Netflix.
05 Jun 2025 – Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ukrainian double Olympic champion and three-time world champion, announces his retirement from boxing at age 37.
04 May 2025 – Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will undergo elbow surgery this month, sidelining him for 6–8 weeks as he eyes a comeback.
03 Jun 2025 – World Boxing apologizes after Imane Khelif is named in a statement regarding mandatory gender verification – raising data privacy concerns.
03 Mar 2025 – IOC chief Bach: only boxers from the IOC‑recognised global federation “World Boxing” could participate at LA 2028 Olympics.
Muay Thai
12–15 Jun 2025 – The 30th anniversary Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup & Hungarian Kickboxing Open took place in Budapest; over 3,700 participants from 50 countries.Kickboxing
14 Jun 2025 – Glory 100 live blog: Rico Verhoeven defends heavyweight title another time, defeating Artem Vakhitov in Rotterdam.12–15 Jun 2025 – The 30th anniversary Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup & Open in Budapest saw great participation.
–** June 2025** – In Columbus (USA), the WAKO USA National Kickboxing Championships took place (exact dates not specified), including photos.
–** January–March 2025** – Memorable Italian Kickboxing World Cup 2025 in Jesolo with record participation.
MMA / UFC
16 Jul 2025 – Conor McGregor prepares UFC comeback, re-enters anti-doping testing pool; discussions around a White House event underway.15 Jul 2025 – Eduarda Moura demands fight at UFC Fight Night in Rio on October 11 after her victory at UFC Nashville.
14 Jul 2025 – Ilia Topuria sets new record: trading card sold for $101,000, most expensive UFC card to date.
13 Jul 2025 – MMA community reacts skeptically to Dana White's White House event ambitions; Ben Askren returns after lung transplant.
14 Jul 2025** – UFC announces historic event in Qatar on November 22, 2025 – the first-ever MMA event in the country on the UFC calendar.
14 Jul 2025 – Jon Jones praises Dustin Poirier as part of his ideal UFC fighter, announces main event Poirier vs. Holloway at UFC 318.
15 Jul 2025 – Dustin Poirier confirms retirement – his final fight will be against Max Holloway at UFC 318 on July 19 in New Orleans.
04 Jul 2025 – Kayla Harrison wins UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship via kimura against Julianna Peña at UFC 316, earns Performance of the Night.
29 Jun 2025 – Sherdog: Live highlights from UFC 317 (“UFC 317 Highlight Video: Gregory Rodrigues…”) along with more videos of tight submissions and knockouts.
28 Jun 2025 – Sherdog report: After UFC 317, Dana White announces press conference for Canelo vs. Crawford – undisputed super middleweight title in sight.
25 Jun 2025 – Sherdog: Daniel Cormier had his new car stolen during UFC 317 weekend, several fights adjusted (“UFC 317 Gets New Matchup Following Sedriques Dumas' Exit”).
22 Jun 2025 – Dana White officially announces that **Jon Jones** is retiring from the UFC heavyweight roster and names **Tom Aspinall** the new undisputed UFC heavyweight champion.
22 Jun 2025 – **Khalil Rountree Jr.** defeats **Jamahal Hill** by unanimous decision at UFC Baku, scoring multiple knockdowns with leg kicks and strengthening his position in the light heavyweight division.
21 Jun 2025 – UFC signs former PFL heavyweight champion **Ante Delija** to a long-term contract.
21 Jun 2025 – UFC CEO Dana White confirms negotiations on a new broadcast deal, likely involving multiple networks; ESPN is seen as the leading candidate for the new contract.
19 Jun 2025** (according to MMA Fighting)** – Mackenzie Dern pushes for a title fight against Virna Jandiroba as speculation grows over a super fight between Zhang Weili and Valentina Shevchenko.
20 Jun 2025 – **Alex Pereira** reveals he has gained weight up to 243.8 lb; fans speculate about a potential move to heavyweight and a possible clash with **Tom Aspinall**.