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Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC UFC 314 is less than a month away, and the UFC has released its fight poster for the highly anticipated event. One title fight headlines the UFC return’s to Miami on April 12 with former UFC champion Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes colliding for the vacant UFC featherweight title in the main event. UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria recently vacated the belt to make his move to 155 pounds. Less than a month away! The #UFC314 poster is HERE! pic.twitter.com/KqjIPa3br4— UFC (@ufc) March 18, 2025 The lightweight showdown between Michael Chandler and Paddy Pimblett in the five-round co-main event is also featured on the poster. Chandler has lost four of his past five fights, while Pimblett has reeled off eight straight wins (6-0 in the UFC). The UFC 314 main card also features Bryce Mitchell and Jean Silva in a featherweight clash, Geoff Neal and Carlos Prates in a welterweight contest, and former UFC interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez as he welcomes former Bellator two-division champion Patricio Pitbull to the UFC in the opening fight on the pay-per-view main card.

Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images Ryan Garcia has spoken openly about the struggles he’s faced with mental health but his downward spiral before and after his fight against Devin Haney nearly ended in disaster. The now 26-year-old fighter put on arguably the most dazzling performance of his career when he scored multiple knockdowns on Haney before earning a majority decision on the scorecards. Sadly, that win was taken away after Garcia tested positive for the banned substance Ostarine and the result was changed to a no-contest before he was ultimately handed a one-year suspension from the sport. Even before all that happened, Garcia was abusing alcohol regularly but then the aftermath of that fight put him on a path of self-destruction. “I was going through a divorce, I was going through a bunch of things that were going on in my life that it was hard for me to cope with,” Garcia told Ring Champs. “I f*cked up in that regard. “I had my problems before the fight and then that shit just carried on past the fight. To the point where I ended up getting arrested at the Waldorf, just doing a lot of shit that wasn’t good.” Back in June 2024, Garcia was arrested and initially charged with misdemeanor vandalism after he smashed up a hotel room at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Beverly Hills. The charges were eventually dismissed after he agreed to pay around $15,000 in restitution for the damage done to the hotel. Garcia admits that was one of his darkest days after he was already drowning in a sea of alcohol abuse, which plagued him before and after his fight against Haney. “I was in a whole different universe to be honest,” Garcia said. “I’m surprised I’m here right now. I was drinking everyday. Every single day. Even the day of the fight. Day of the fight, I just got so involved in just trying to cope with whatever was going on inside. Like I said, I’ve been struggling mentally for years and it just wouldn’t stop for me. “I decided to take a bunch of shrooms, something I was doing already, but this time I took too many. I kind of just lost it. I can’t really say anything else. I ended up breaking everything in the [hotel] room. I really don’t remember. I was drunk and f*cked up.” The arrest was one of the catalysts that forced Garcia to realize he needed help to make some massive changes in his life or he might soon become a cautionary tale about fame and fortune gone horribly wrong. “I was doing everything: gambling, drinking, women, anything I wanted to do,” Garcia said. “Just destroying my soul. Destroying my spirit. It really took a toll on me. “Turning point was realizing like damn, I’m f*cking my life up. Getting arrested was a big part of it. Almost losing my kids was a huge part of it.” Garcia says his parents desperately tried to get him to seek help for his growing list of problems, but he largely ignored their pleas. “They wanted me to get help,” Garcia revealed. “They were trying to get help for me as best as they can but when you’re in that state, you ain’t listening. “When you have everything you want at your disposal, it’s not for everybody. I have an addictive personality so when I got going, I got going. Just took it to a whole other place.” Thankfully, Garcia was able to finally turn things around after hitting rock bottom but he knows it’s an everyday struggle to stay on the straight and narrow. While he admits that he may have surrounded himself with some of the wrong people, Garcia doesn’t want to push off his mistakes on anybody else. In fact, Garcia is adamant that all of the responsibility falls back on his shoulders and he’s continuing to take ownership of his actions outside the ring. “I personally don’t like to blame nobody, that’s just me,” Garcia said. “I take responsibility. The blame is definitely on me.”

Leon Edwards and Sean Brady face off | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC The UFC is heading back to the O2 Arena. On Saturday, the UFC returns across the pond for the latest UFC London card, headlined by a pivotal welterweight clash between Leon Edwards and Sean Brady. This is Edwards’s first fight back since dropping the title to Belal Muhammad and both men have designs on a title fight with a win, so No Bets Barred is back to break it all down. This week, host Jed Meshew is joined by the Action Network’s Billy Ward to dive into all things UFC London. Topics discussed include whether Edwards can get back on track against the surging Brady, how Jan Blachowicz might fare against Carlos Ulberg, why Kevin Holland should stick at welterweight, the dreadful year Jed is having with his bets, Leg 13 of The Climb, and more. Tune in for episode 121 of No Bets Barred. New episodes of the No Bets Barred podcast drop every Wednesday and are available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you find your favorite podcasts. The latest episode can be heard below.

Yoel Romero | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The Dirty Boxing full fight card for the inaugural event taking place this weekend has now been revealed. On Saturday, Dirty Boxing’s DBX1 goes down at The Hangar at Regatta Harbour in Miami, headlined by a heavyweight bout between Yoel Romero and Ras Hylton. In the co-main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski makes his Dirty Boxing debut against Terrance Hodges. THE OFFICIAL DBX 1 FIGHT CARD! On March 22, the most violent night in combat sports history goes down at The Hangar in Miami! Legends, knockout artists, and rising stars are set to throw down in the Dirty Boxing ring. MAIN EVENT: Yoel Romero vs. Ras Hylton – Heavyweight war… pic.twitter.com/umZZ85bgXb— Dirty Boxing Championship (@DirtyBoxing_) March 18, 2025 Main Card (YouTube at 8 p.m. ET) Main Event: Yoel Romero vs. Ras Hylton - heavyweight Co-Main Event: Andrei Arlovski vs. Terrance Hodges - heavyweight Ulysses Diaz vs. Brian Maxwell - light heavyweight Bubba Jenkins vs. Gabriel Macario - lightweight Alexander Schenk vs. Tristan Gallichan - featherweight Prelims (YouTube at 7 p.m. ET) Robinson Perez vs. Zac Pauga - heavyweight Mike Breeden vs. Keith Speed - welterweight Maurice Greene vs. Rakim Cleveland - heavyweight Claudia Zamora vs. Kat Nelson - bantamweight Jeff Craig vs. Oluwale Bamgbose - middleweight Early Prelims (YouTube at 6 p.m. ET) Diego Romo vs. Sean Hotusing - middleweight Corey Jackson vs. Marcellus Wallace - lightweight Guilherme Bastos vs. Gabriel Morales - welterweight Dirty Boxing is the brain child of former UFC fighter and BKFC standout Mike Perry. The concept is a blend of boxing and MMA with a smaller 18-foot ring and three three-minute rounds. All hand strikes are legal, including elbows, and fighters who score a knockdown are permitted to use follow-up ground strikes, but must remain on their feet while doing so. The promotion held a small premier event this past November where Yoel Romero knocked out Duane Crespo in the first round.

Photo by Adam Eberhardt/NHLI via Getty Images BKFC helped make bare-knuckle fighting a mainstream sport and now the promotion aims to take hockey fights to the next level with the launch of BKFC Ice Wars. The promotion announced on Wednesday that it has officially invested in a new league founded by BKFC executive Charlie Nama that “pits fighters from around the world against each other on a sheet of ice.” Yes, BKFC Ice Wars is going to promote “legal, sanctioned and regulated hockey fights” that take place in “The Ice Box” — a 900-square foot ice enclosure designed specifically for ice fighting. “We’ve been watching what the team at Ice Wars has been building, and it’s been incredible to see the passionate response they’ve received from audiences,” BKFC president and founder David Feldman said in a press release. “Their vision and energy align perfectly with what we do at BKFC—bringing raw, high-adrenaline combat sports to fans in a way they’ve never seen before. “Partnering with them to create BKFC Ice Wars was an easy decision, and we’re excited to take this to the next level together.” The first BKFC Ice Wars event is already scheduled for June 14 at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. with a second card set for June 28 at River Cree Casino & Resort in Enoch, Alberta, Canada. BKFC Ice Wars is expected to launch with at least six events in 2025 and then expand to as many as 24 events in 2026. BKFC Ice Wars even has its own set of rules and regulations for the upcoming fights that start in June: Length and amount of rounds: Each bout shall be at least three (3) rounds with a maximum of five (5) rounds. Each round shall be no more than ninety (90) seconds in length, with one (1) minute rest periods between rounds. 2 referees - one of which acts as lead referee and sole arbiter 3 judges - if the fight goes the distance, the bout will be scored in its entirety (not round by round). Scoring Criteria: Judges shall evaluate the bout based on effective striking (Plan A), effective aggressiveness (Plan B), and control of the fighting area (Plan C). Plans B and C are only taken into consideration if Plan A is weighed as being even. Effective striking is judged by determining the impact/effect of legal strikes landed by a fighter solely based on the results of such legal strikes. Effective aggressiveness means aggressively making attempts to finish the fight. Fighting area control is assessed by determining who is dictating the pace, place and position of the bout. Weight Classes: Heavyweight (over 200 lbs.) Cruiserweight (175 to 200 lbs. Middleweight (150 to 175 lbs.) Lightweight (under 150 lbs.) Equipment Four ounce MMA gloves are worn, fighters are wearing traditional hockey jerseys and equipment BKFC officials stated that fights for the first Ice Wars card are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.