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Bare Knuckle Boxing has made another splash signing to its ever-growing roster, with a former Ultimate Fighting Championship and Professional Fighters League women's contender joining the promotion.

BKB announced Tuesday that Aspen Ladd, who most recently competed in BKFC last November and earned a first-round victory, has signed with the promotion and will make her debut Aug. 29 in Miami.

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Ladd's experience across several of combat sports' top promotions also includes bouts against high-level opponents such as Kayla Harrison, Germaine de Randamie and Raquel Pennington. In 17 professional fights, Ladd has compiled a 12-5 record and will look to add another victory at BKB 58 when she faces Bianca Daimoni in the final event of the "Summer of BKB" series.

Daimoni is a BKB veteran, having made her debut at BYB 36 in early 2025 with a split-decision victory over Ashley Brace. However, she dropped her most recent appearance, losing a unanimous decision …

The mixed martial arts world is mourning the sudden death of Allan Nascimento.

Nascimento (22-7) was reportedly found unresponsive on Monday, Aug. 3. The Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight suffered a heart attack in his sleep and was pronounced deceased at the scene by medical responders.

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UFC and Chute Boxe pay tribute after flyweight Allan Nascimento dies at age 34 The UFC posted a condolence message on social media.

“This morning, Monday, Aug. 3, our beloved flyweight fighter, Allan Nascimento, was found unresponsive after suffering an apparent heart attack in his sleep. Despite the efforts of the responding medical team, he was pronounced deceased at the scene. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with Allan's family, friends, teammates, and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.”

His team, Chute Boxe, also took to social media to share a message.

“Today, our team loses much more than an athlete; we have lost a warrio…

The Ultimate Fighting Championship took a significant financial hit by staging UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.

Despite the loss, the promotion's parent company still posted strong overall growth in the second quarter of 2026.

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TKO details the financial impact of UFC Freedom 250 and Q2 2026 earnings TKO Group Holdings recently released its latest financial results, revealing that the White House event resulted in an estimated $30 million loss for the company. Notably, the event didn’t generate any ticket revenue because it was invite-only. The promotion recouped some of the cost through sponsorships and other commercial partnerships.

“With regards to UFC Freedom 250, we incurred significantly higher than normal costs, which we partially offset with sold-out global partnerships inventory,” TKO chief financial officer Andrew Schleimer said during a call with investors. “As a reminder, we did not sell tickets and therefore did not record any live e…