Early in the opening round of the middleweight bout Saturday at Noche UFC from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, Reese (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) threw a kick that hit Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) straight in the groin, folding him to the canvas.

Boxing star Terence Crawford admits the thought of fighting in MMA scares him, saying kicks are dangerous compared to boxing.

Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor re-affirmed his commitment Friday to competing on the card scheduled for the White House lawn in Washington, D.C., next year.

Kelvin Gastelum followed a 5-pound weight miss at UFC Fight Night 259 with a victory over Dustin Stoltzfus in an entertaining affair.

During yesterday’s final press conference for tomorrow’s undisputed super heavyweight title fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, commentator Max Kellerman hosted the festivities. During his address to the public Kellerman would spend a decent amount of time glazing Turki Alalshikh and then specifically Dana White,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/boxing as Dana White Rejects UFC-Boxing Pay Dispute Ahead Of Canelo vs Crawford. Now that he is fully entrenched as a boxing promoter, Dana White feels that he is even further entitled to his opinion that UFC fighters get paid on a similar level to boxers.

UFC Fight Night 259 takes place at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, and features a featherweight matchup between Diego Lopes and Jean Silva.