Hendo and Gomi stood tall in the Pride FC ring on this day in combat sports history, that also saw a changing of the guard in boxing’s heavyweight championship ranks. September 25th has historically seen some big happenings in both boxing and mixed martial arts, which we will look back on today.
Four years ago today, Oleksandr Usyk achieved his first taste of heavyweight glory in his first outing with Anthony Joshua. The Ukrainian combatant defeated AJ by way of unanimous decision at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to claim the WBO, WBA, and IBF world titles to begin his reign atop the weight category which continues to this day.