The top accolade each calendar year is always the best overall competitor in each sport. In the cage, there is little doubt that Merab Dvalishvili earned Fighter of the Year after he defended his UFC bantamweight title a record four times in 2025 to make history.

Fourteen fights into his professional boxing career, Jake Paul finally suffered the knockout loss many fans have been waiting to see. However, Paul's stock argu

Terence Crawford, the undefeated boxing champion considered to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, abruptly retired on Tuesday.

As the popularity of combat fighting continues to grow, the Phoenix area has earned the reputation of a mixed martial arts hotbed.