Fantasy Fight Night

Josh Kelly thinks Boots Ennis has never seen anything like him 👀 "Boots has something different, as well as me. I don't believe he's fought anyone with my skill set or style and I haven't fought anyone with his skill set or style yet." "It's gonna be like a violent dance in some sense, but yeah, I can't wait man, I really can't." 🎥 via Matchroom Boxing

Boots Ennis isn't buying the idea that Josh Kelly is an easy night 😤 "I don't like the fact that people be trying to downplay him... I'm not taking him lightly, so I don't think y'all should." "February 27th, it's going to get nasty." "I'm going to show the world I'm the best... and I'm going to take that back home with me." 🎥 via Matchroom Boxing

Eddie Hearn says there's already a real offer on the table for him vs Dana White 💰 "We've already had an offer of 10 million each, but I've said what we'll do is I'll give 5 million away to charity... You do the same in America." On Dana backing off: "And then he goes, 'Oh, I was only joking. Like we're old.' I went, 'Well, I know we're old. Who wants to watch that?'" "Wouldn't you love to see me blowing out my ass probably 1 minute 32 seconds into the first round... It would be the most phenomenal TV." 🎥 via Fight Hub TV

Terence Crawford was asked if he'll ever come out of retirement, or if calling out Boots Ennis was just trolling 👀 "I'm done." "You done for sure?" "Yeah, I'm done." 🎥 via FightHype

Tim Bradley has zero interest in Ryan Garcia vs Floyd Mayweather 😤 "Ryan Garcia, you got other fish to fry. You always talking all this trash about fighters not fighting particular guys..." "You fighting a 45-year-old Mayweather, bro. Get the hell out of here, bro." Told Floyd is actually 50: "We gave Shakur Stevenson hell for even talking about fighting against Manny Pacquiao... You want to fight that guy? Really, Ryan? Come on, dog." 🎥 via Fight Hub TV

Eddie Hearn says he's serious about fighting Dana White, and Boots Ennis already signed up for camp 😂 Boots Ennis: "I'm going to be his main sparring partner." Eddie Hearn: "I need some of that crafty Philly style... Philly shell." Boots Ennis: "I'm going to show you some southpaw, too." 🎥 via Fight Hub TV

Devin Haney wants Boots Ennis at 154 once he's undisputed at 147. Boots' response 😴 "I don't got no thoughts on it." "I ain't worried about none of these guys. Nobody in this boxing can't get messed with me." "I'm going to keep proving myself each and every time, one by one." 🎥 via Fight Hub TV

Boots Ennis was asked why he kissed Josh Kelly's IBF belt at their first face-off 😤 "Cuz that's mine. That's Ruby. That's mine." What did Kelly tell him? "He said don't touch it again and I tried to touch it again, but I really could have touched it if I wanted to." "It's already mine, you know, you feel me?" 🎥 via Fight Hub TV

Eddie Hearn did NOT hold back on Terence Crawford calling out Boots Ennis 😂 "He's boring. He's boring. Crawford's boring. He's one of the great fighters. Either be quiet or come back." "He's using Boots Ennis' name for clout now." "When did we ever think we'd get the day that Terence Crawford would be using Jaron Ennis' name as clout?" 🎥 via Fight Hub TV

Vadim Nemkov believes his mentor Fedor Emelianenko can beat Francis Ngannou in a boxing match, per MMA Fighting: "Believe it or not, he's still very fast on his feet, very explosive, heavy punch." "I think he has really good chances against Francis if they box. I think Fedor will win." Fedor is 50 and hasn't fought in nearly four years 👀

Sam Alvey isn't holding back on Ciryl Gane ahead of UFC 334, per Bloody Elbow: "He's a dirty cheater! Jon Jones is a cheater, Gane is a cheater, it's eye-poke, eye-poke, elbow." His pick: "Hokit in Round Two by either sub or TKO but probably sub." "It's not a tough game plan, wrestle the kickboxer – I could have come up with that!" 😤

Rumour alert: the UFC could be moving from Venom to Nike as its kit supplier, per X account @realkevink. "Don't Be Surprised If The UFC Switches From Venom To Nike Soon" Nothing official from the UFC, Venom or Nike yet. Would you want Nike fight kits back in the Octagon? 👀

The UFC 334 ceremonial weigh-ins peaked at 58.8K+ live viewers on the UFC YouTube channel, per Jed I. Goodman. That beats UFC 333 (33.6K+) and UFC 331 (47.5K+), but it's still well behind UFC 330 (102.1K+). Gane vs Hokit is pulling people in 👀

Terence Crawford isn't giving Ryan Garcia a chance against Floyd Mayweather 👀 "Nah, Floyd the goat, man." "Ryan ain't skilled enough to beat Floyd. It's just simple." And on fighting Ryan himself: "Like, who out here would pick Ryan to beat me? Like, come on." 🎥 via FightHy

Ariel Helwani thinks Mike Perry's return is part of a bigger shift at the UFC 👀: "My theory on this is, look, the UFC sees MVP not coming necessarily, but they're going to ramp things up in 2027." "When there's competition, when there's people out there, slowly but surely kind of like nipping at the heels, just nipping, you get a little bit more aggressive..." 🎥 via The Ariel Helwani Show

Alex Pereira was asked about Israel Adesanya calling his talk of a move back to light heavyweight a "losing mentality" 👀 Pereira, through his translator: "I've always thought I can lose this fight and that makes me stronger..." "...and that's how I've gone about it throughout." 🎥 via UFC

Asked for their message to Islam Makhachev, both UFC 336 interim title fighters called out the champ 😤 Carlos Prates: "Don't hide. After I knock Morales out, I'm going to come back..." Michael Morales: "I'm going to face Islam Makhachev." "If that fight happens, yes or yes, this is coming back to Ecuador." 🎥 via UFC

Merab Dvalishvili gave his side of the Georgia incident to Chris Weidman 👀: "But he yelled at me Russian language and I got provoked and I react like every man would react." "And all my Georgian guys wanted to fight him. I said we can't." "You wanna handshake? He said yes, and we shake hands and that was just done." "I respect all Dagestan people." 🎥 via @jedigoodman

November 14, 1966 🦋 Muhammad Ali was 24 years old and operating at a speed heavyweight boxing had rarely seen. Cleveland Williams was a powerful, respected contender with an extraordinary story of his own. Two years earlier, Williams had survived being shot at close range by a police officer and undergone multiple surgeries. He fought his way back to earn a championship opportunity. Ali gave him almost nothing. Inside the Houston Astrodome, the heavyweight champion moved with astonishing freedom, firing combinations and disappearing before Williams could answer. Williams hit the canvas repeatedly. In Round 3, the fight was stopped. The performance lasted only a little over eight minutes, but it became one of the most celebrated exhibitions of Ali’s prime. The movement. The reflexes. The speed from a heavyweight who barely seemed to plant his feet. Ali had bigger wins and more famous rivalries. But when people ask what the young Muhammad Ali looked like at his absolute physical peak, the Cleveland Williams fight is usually one of the first answers.

Ariel Helwani has a new way to look at Mike Perry's UFC return 👀: "Is Mike Perry Cody Rhodes? Is he returning to the UFC to finish the story?" "He left, he built himself back up on the indies and he's coming back almost six years later." "Mike Perry is the American nightmare." Helwani says the return date isn't locked in yet, but they're close. 🎥 via The Ariel Helwani Show