It wasn't just the timing of Brian Norman Jr.'s lunging knockout win over Jin Sasaki in June that immediately put him in the running for Knockout of the Year. It was the aftermath, too. Norman evokes ...

With 42 UFC events in 2025, selecting the best knockouts of the year was not an easy task. Across four ballots submitted by CBS Sports combat experts, seven different fights received top-three votes.

Let’s briefly start with what Mauricio Ruffy’s incredible UFC 313 knockout isn’t. It isn’t from a matchup of ranked lightweights. It isn’t a major upset or a crazy come-from-behind victory. It isn’t a ...

There is nothing in the sport of boxing that quite resonates to the masses like a thunderous knockout punch. Whether we are talking heavyweights or even the smallest of weight divisions, the criteria ...

Tanzania have qualified for the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time since their first participation 45 years ago. Tanzania finished third in Group C behind Nigeria and ...

Top-ranked light heavyweight contenders Dominick Reyes and Johnny Walker are reportedly set to meet in the first fight confirmed for UFC 327. With 2026 right around the corner, MMA fans are eagerly ...

For Mauricio Pochettino and the U.S. men’s national team, the 2026 World Cup will be a step-by-step undertaking. “We need to be focused on the group stage,” Pochettino, the USMNT’s head coach, said ...

Six LA Kings prospects entered the 2026 World Juniors with gold-medal aspirations and as the tournament progresses into the knockout stage, all six remain in contention. Each team played four games in ...

Jake Paul won't be able to eat much on this Christmas day. This stems from the knockout that Paul suffered in the sixth round of his December 19 fight against Anthony Joshua, which was broadcast on ...

Jake Paul isn’t done falling. He was knocked out by Anthony Joshua after getting knocked down three other times during the heavyweight fight on Dec. 19. He fell to the canvas on his own accord at ...