Pedro Taduran (left) sizes up his adversary, Gustavo Perez Alvarez, during their match at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California on April 3, 2026. Photo by Nicholai Roska for Tangent Zine. Pedro Taduran impressed in his US debut by defending his IBF strawweight title, achieving a seventh-round TKO stoppage victory over Gustavo Perez Alvarez on Friday at Pechanga Resort in Temecula, California. The 28-year-old Filipino southpaw dominated the fight, landing powerful jabs and...

Ronda Rousey (L) and Gina Carano (R) face off in front of Jake Paul (C) during the Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix 5X5 Professional MMA bound pre-fight press conference outside the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on March 10, 2026. Photo by Nicholai Roska for Tangent Zine. Considered one of the most important showdowns in mixed martial arts, former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey (12-2, 9 Submissions, 3 KOs) expressed both respect and a competitive spirit...

A youthful and inexperienced USWNT, averaging 9 caps per player, played an international friendly against Paraguay last Saturday and dominated the match from start to finish. The women in stars and stripes demonstrated short, precise passing, resulting in numerous shot attempts, but it took some time to finally break through a stubborn Paraguayan defense. Once they succeeded, the goals flowed freely. Final score USWNT 6, Paraguay 0. Here are the highlights of the goals from that impressive...