They say time waits for no man, but this weekend, one of the greatest fighters of all time returns to see what he’s still got left in the tank. The MGM Grand Garden Arena will host Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao as he challenges Mario Barrios for the WBC Welterweight World Championship. The Filipino legend, now 46, aims to break his own record as the oldest welterweight to win a world title at 147 pounds. He would […]

It’s finally here, fight fans: the heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium in London. But this time, it’s for all the belts and the title of undisputed heavyweight champion. If Dubois wins, he will become Britain’s first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis achieved the feat in 1999. It was heavyweight boxing that ignited my love for combat sports, thanks to my dad, Mike. He talked my mum into letting […]

After the women light up MSG on Friday, the attention turns to the men as Ring Magazine presents their RING III card. The fights will be LIVE from the iconic Louis Armstrong Stadium in New York City. A venue that normally hosts the US Open tennis! Strap yourselves in because this one’s going to be electric! A card that boasts a double main event, and a undercard dripping with exciting world title fights! This article […]

This weekend the sport of boxing officially takes over New York City. As Jake Paul’s MVP promotions and Turki Alalshikh’s RING Magazine, both put on huge nights of boxing in the Big Apple. If you’re a fan of the sweet science, there is no city in the world you’d rather be in than the city that never sleeps. We will start the weekends coverage on Friday with a trip to the one and only “Mecca […]

The champ has a name, and it’s Charles Oliveira. That’s right fight fans. For everyone thinking Ilia Topuria has an easy fight this weekend, then get the FU%K outta here! It’s not that Topuria can’t win this Saturday, but some people are already thinking it’s set in stone. Especially the bookmakers. Who now have the Georgian -500 to get the win this Saturday. That’s borderline ridiculous. Especially for a guy moving up to the 155lb […]

This Saturday the UFC make their first trip to Baku and put on a historic event at the Baku Crystal Hall. I’ve even included a picture of the arena for this one, as at night it is quite simply the most beautiful arena I have seen. The card will be headlined by Khalil Rountree taking on Jamahal Hill in the middleweight division! Anyhow, more importantly let’s get into what I am betting on this card. […]

Howdy fight fans! We head to Atlanta, GA this weekend for a UFC Fight Night card. This card is headlined by the welterweight fight between Kamaru Usman & Joaquin Buckley in what is sure to be an absolute banger of a contest! Buckley has been on a tear of late, and he gets to test himself against arguably the GOAT of the 170lb division. Here’s my take on some of this weekends best bets, and […]

Now then fight fans. Who’s excited for this weekends UFC card? Everyone! Thought so. We head to the Prudential centre in Newark for a bantamweight title rematch taking the headline slot. Sean O’Malley looks to get his title back from the Georgian juggernaut Merab Dvalishvili. Plus we have a stacked undercard, along with a great co-main event in Kayla Harrison v Julianna Pena for the ladies 135 pound gold. Let’s get into it. The Bananas […]

Guess who’s back? Back again! Phil is back! Tell your friends! Ok so enough with the Eminem intro people. I am happy to be back doing articles and content for my beloved family at Fight Banana’s! Ill be here every week with a betting breakdown for all the UFC events, and any major combat sports shows I’m throwing money at. So lets get into this weekends UFC action. On what to me is a low […]

What’s up fight fans! We are headed to the Middle East for this weekends card as Riyadh, Saudi Arabia hosts an amazing fight night line up! We have a 6 fight main card to break down, headlined by The Last Style-bender Israel Adesanya! Let’s get into it! For the opening fight of the night, we head to the featherweight division. MUHAMMAD NAIMOV V KAAN OFLI  Not the most dazzling opener to a card, but both […]