WEC 31 marked a year since Zuffa purchased and revamped World Extreme Cagefighting. In that year, they’ve put on very solid events and this one looked promising as well. The card featured three title defenses (at 145, 185, and 205 lbs) as well as the WEC debut of the former UFC champion Jens Pulver. Another former UFC champ, Frank Mir is calling the fights along with the play-by-play man Todd Harris – more on them later.
Boxing Stats – Did you Know?
Everyone has varying opinions as to whether or not a boxer (or fighter) can rebound from a knockout loss. We know it happens, but how often? I dug into the BoxRec database, and came up with some numbers.
- From 1980 to present, a boxer losing by knockout, technical knockout, or corner retirement, won the rematch about 17.3% of the time. The interesting part is, this number drops as we only consider more recent bouts.
- From 1990 to present, the figure drops to approximately 16%.
- From 2000 to present, it plummets to about 13.3%.
- 2005 to present? 12.6%
One can only assume why this trend occurs. Has matchmaking gotten worse? Are the winning boxers simply taking their careers more seriously?
Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)
| Friday, August 15th 2025: PFL World Tournament 9: 2025 Finals | |||
 [#9 W125] Liz Carmouche | [#13 W125] Jena Bishop | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 6/20/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#24 W125] Elora Dana Last 5: W W L W W | Last Fight Date: 6/20/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#31 W125] Ekaterina Shakalova Last 5: W L L W W | ||
| Sunday, September 21st 2025: Shooto - Professional Shooto 2025 Vol. 7 | |||
 [#6 SW] Koyuru Tanoue | [#24 SW] Mikihito Yamagami | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 12/29/2024 [Shooto] Last Opponent: [#41 SW] Ken Asahina Last 5: L W W W W | Last Fight Date: 1/19/2025 [Shooto] Last Opponent: [#31 SW] Yoshinao Touma Last 5: L L L W W | ||
| Friday, August 15th 2025: PFL World Tournament 9: 2025 Finals | |||
 [#15 LW] Gadzhi Rabadanov |  [#19 LW] Alfie Davis | ||
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| Last Fight Date: 6/20/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#113 LW] Kevin Lee Last 5: W W W W W | Last Fight Date: 6/20/2025 [PFL] Last Opponent: [#32 LW] Brent Primus Last 5: W W L W W | ||
Featured Fighters
| [#15 W135] |  Nora Cornolle | [#54 LW] |  Esteban Ribovics | |
| [#1 LW] | Islam Makhachev | [#24 MW] | Sharabutdin Magomedov | |
| [#7 FLW] | Tatsuro Taira | [NR] |  Conor McGregor | |
| [#44 FLW] |  Hyun Sung Park | [NR] | Khabib Nurmagomedov | |
| [#4 MW] |  Khamzat Chimaev | [#2 LW] |  Ilia Topuria |
JCS’ Top 25 P4P Boxing List – Issue #1
It has been a personal hobby of mine to keep a pound-for-pound boxing list to compare with those of others, including those of major publications. Like in the computerized system, I try to put neutrality first and determine who the very best fighters of the world are, independent of weight divisions.
1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Declaring #1 is easy. Fresh off of his dominant win over Ricky Hatton, Floyd has proven time and time again that he is the top fighter in the world, in terms of ability, and accomplishment.
2. Manny Pacquiao – By default more than anything, Pacquiao remains at #2. I can’t say I’ve been impressed with his recent performances. But, his accomplishments in the past few years assure that he remains as high as #2. However, this placement will definitely be up for debate after his March fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.
3. Juan Manuel Marquez – JM Marquez is likely the best technical boxer in the entire sport. In his first bout at 130 against Barrera, he was not at all impressive. However, he has since looked excellent. Look for him to knock off Pacquiao in March.
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The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale review
Greetings folks, thanks for reading the first ever FightMatrix.com event review!
The broadcast starts off with Mike Goldberg and his partner – as always – Joe Rogan going over the scheduled card. This smoothly segues into a seemingly endless World of Warcraft commercial that sets the tone for the whole night: During every commercial break, we are reminded by Mr. T or William Shatner about the joys of WoW. Why is Blizzard investing so much into advertising a three-year old game? Are they resting on their laurels? What happened to Diablo 3, anyway? Oh yeah sorry, I am supposed to be reviewing the UFC here. On to the first televised fight:
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