Nick Peet

WHEN Khamzat Chimaev realised his potential and claimed the UFC middleweight championship in style last month one thing was missing: a standout title contender. But that situation can be rectified on Saturday night here in Paris when local hero Nassourdine Imavov headlines against Brazilian Caio Borralho. The winner can absolutely lay claim to the next … Nick Peet | UFC Paris: Imavov vs Borralho

All eyes are on Shanghai as the UFC returns to China after an eight-year hiatus, with an explosive light heavyweight tear-up as Walker and Zhang collide. Don’t blink; this one could be over in a second!

THE unstoppable force meets the immovable object in Chicago this weekend as UFC champion Dricus de Plessis defends his middleweight crown against #1 contender Khamzat Chimaev. The resolute South African title-holder was a champion long before he even set foot inside the Octagon, whilst the Chechnyan assassin is unbeaten and ostensively unstoppable. Their main event … Nick Peet: UFC 319 – Du Plessis vs Chimaev Preview

Bobby Knuckles puts it on the line as he takes on the dangerous ‘Dutch Knight’ in this championship eliminator. Can the former champ remain in the title reckoning against the two-weight Asia ONE champ?

Two years on from their first tear-up, Usyk and Dubois clash once again for all the marbles in a high-stakes rematch at Wembley, with the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world on the line. Can Dubois overcome the great Usyk and become the first Brit since Lennox Lewis to hold all the belts?

USUALLY, when sporting rivalries reach trilogy stages the outcome is to define once and for all which athlete or team is superior. Who has finally got the other’s number. But when Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano collide inside Madison Square Garden live in Netflix on Friday night, the outcome won’t be the defining moment in … Nick Peet: Taylor vs Serrano 3 Preview

JACK Catterall earned the ring moniker ‘El Gato’ when he first turned professional. Being dubbed ‘The Cat’ accurately reflected his sharp reflexes, his pawing jabs to disguise stinging counters and his tendency to first play with, then pounce on his opponents. However, somewhere along the way to the top of boxing’s super-lightweight division, Catterall tamed … Nick Peet: Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank betting preview

ILIA Topuria is one combination away from landing the coldest three-fight win streak in MMA history when he challenges for a second weight UFC belt on Saturday. The unbeaten Georgian-Spaniard faces former lightweight champ Charles Oliveira for the vacant 155lb crown at UFC 317 in Las Vegas. After consecutive knockout wins over Alexander Volkanovski and … Nick Peet: UFC 317 Preview

GALAL Yafai can take one final leap towards joining British boxing nobility when he fights in an eliminator for a world flyweight title this weekend at home in Birmingham. The Midlands southpaw, who faces Mexico’s Francisco Rodriguez Jr over 12 rounds at Resorts World Arena, has a new dream: to follow Olympic gold with a … Nick Peet: Yafai vs Rodriguez preview