{"id":"1793313924225-sports-segment","slug":"fight-night-returning-ea-hasn-t-confirmed","title":"Fight Night returning? EA hasn't confirmed","summary":"The Chicago Bears acquired defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans in a trade involving multiple first-round picks, according to ESPN. It is the 10th time in the past decade that a team has traded multiple first-round picks for a star player.\n\nThe Bears are making an aggressive push toward Super Bowl contention and view Simmons as a key missing piece; ESPN's Bill Barnwell examined whether that kind of price has historically paid off.\n\nFightStarts offers free, no-account fight start/walkout time estimates in your timezone, plus live round-by-round fan scorecards and private judging panels for UFC, boxing, MMA and BJJ. This is an opinion about the Fight Night series and Jake Paul; the factual premise that Fight Night is returning is addressed under post 2114634015307399660.\n\nESPN reports the Chicago Bears traded multiple first-round picks to acquire Jeffery Simmons, marking the 10th such multi-first-round trade in the past decade.\n\nESPN confirms the Jeffery Simmons trade to the Bears and reports on the Super Bowl and draft-pick implications.\n\nESPN reports the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6 to force the WNBA Finals' first Game 7.\n\nESPN reports the Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 World Series, the franchise's first title.","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T22:45:24.225Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"The Pregame","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: FightStarts offers free, no-account fight start/walkout time estimates in your timezone, plus live round-by-round fan scorecards and private judging panels for UFC, boxing, MMA and BJJ. This is an opinion about the Fight Night series and Jake Paul; the factual premise that Fight Night is returning is addressed under post 2114634015307399660.\nSource: [fightstarts.com](https://fightstarts.com/games/scorecard) POST 2114933516379287779: NOCLAIM n/a (https://x.com/Fightstarts1/status/2115807443049472455)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports the Chicago Bears traded multiple first-round picks to acquire Jeffery Simmons, marking the 10th such multi-first-round trade in the past decade.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50319184/jeffery-simmons-trade-two-first-round-picks-bears-titans) (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50319184/jeffery-simmons-trade-two-first-round-picks-bears-titans)\n\nTRUE: ESPN confirms the Jeffery Simmons trade to the Bears and reports on the Super Bowl and draft-pick implications.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50319153/jeffery-simmons-trade-titans-bears-draft-picks-deadline) (https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50319153/jeffery-simmons-trade-titans-bears-draft-picks-deadline)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6 to force the WNBA Finals' first Game 7.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story//id/50310203/2026-wnba-finals-valkyries-dream-game-6-live-updates) (https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/50310203/2026-wnba-finals-valkyries-dream-game-6-live-updates)\n\nTRUE: ESPN reports the Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 World Series, the franchise's first title.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story//id/50294395/world-series-brewers-champions-franchise-first-title) NAMES: EA = Electronic Arts, video-game publisher;  (https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50294395/world-series-brewers-champions-franchise-first-title)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"FightStarts offers free, no-account fight start/walkout time estimates in your timezone, plus live round-by-round fan scorecards and private judging panels for UFC, boxing, MMA and BJJ. 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But the hit rate isn't great.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN confirms the Jeffery Simmons trade to the Bears and reports on the Super Bowl and draft-pick implications.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50319153/jeffery-simmons-trade-titans-bears-draft-picks-deadline)","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50319153/jeffery-simmons-trade-titans-bears-draft-picks-deadline","claim":"Jeffery Simmons to the Bears: Here is key intel on Super Bowl implications, draft picks and more - Is Simmons the key missing piece for the Bears' Super Bowl puzzle? Here are key takeaways from the blockbuster trade.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6 to force the WNBA Finals' first Game 7.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story//id/50310203/2026-wnba-finals-valkyries-dream-game-6-live-updates)","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/50310203/2026-wnba-finals-valkyries-dream-game-6-live-updates","claim":"How the Dream's devastating first quarter forced the WNBA Finals to Game 7 - A fast start and hot 3-point shooting helped Atlanta beat Golden State and force the WNBA Finals' first Game 7.","author":"ESPN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"ESPN reports the Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 World Series, the franchise's first title.","sourceName":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story//id/50294395/world-series-brewers-champions-franchise-first-title) NAMES: EA = Electronic Arts, video-game publisher; ","sourceUrl":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50294395/world-series-brewers-champions-franchise-first-title","claim":"A closed-door meeting, the belief of an entire state and a World Series title at last: How Brewers became a forever team - The 2026 Brewers fulfilled their mission -- and will never be forgotten.","author":"ESPN"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Fightstarts1/status/2115807443049472455","name":"[fightstarts.com](https://fightstarts.com/games/scorecard) POST 2114933516379287779: NOCLAIM n/a","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"FightStarts: Fight Times & Scoring (@Fightstarts1)"},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50319184/jeffery-simmons-trade-two-first-round-picks-bears-titans","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50319184/jeffery-simmons-trade-two-first-round-picks-bears-titans)","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ESPN"},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50319153/jeffery-simmons-trade-titans-bears-draft-picks-deadline","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story//id/50319153/jeffery-simmons-trade-titans-bears-draft-picks-deadline)","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ESPN"},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/50310203/2026-wnba-finals-valkyries-dream-game-6-live-updates","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story//id/50310203/2026-wnba-finals-valkyries-dream-game-6-live-updates)","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ESPN"},{"url":"https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/50294395/world-series-brewers-champions-franchise-first-title","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story//id/50294395/world-series-brewers-champions-franchise-first-title) NAMES: EA = Electronic Arts, video-game publisher; ","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"ESPN"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793313924225-sports-segment-fight-night-returning-ea-hasn-t-confirmed","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793313924225-sports-segment-fight-night-returning-ea-hasn-t-confirmed","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793313924225-sports-segment-fight-night-returning-ea-hasn-t-confirmed and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Marcus, you remember Fight Night Champion?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Remember it? I still fire up the old console for that game."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Then you'll love this. UPRVISION Combat posted on X—\"EA confirms Fight Night is coming back.\""},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Whoa, whoa. EA hasn't announced a thing."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's what the post says."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The post can say a lot. Fight Night Champion came out in 2011. That part's true."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fifteen years ago, Marcus."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I know. The \"EA confirms\" part? No official word yet."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So the account might be jumping the gun."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Might be? A fan account with emojis is not a press release."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But the demand is real. Boxing fans have been begging for this."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I don't doubt the demand. I doubt the source."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Sticcy on X is already celebrating. He says now we get a boxing game that isn't a watered-down Fight Night built to put money in Jake Paul's pocket."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Jake Paul catching strays before EA even confirms the game."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the internet for you."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"But he's not wrong about the watered-down part. We haven't had a serious boxing sim since Champion."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The physics, the career mode, the story—people still talk about it."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Exactly. That's the bar."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's why this would be huge."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"If it's real. And if EA does it right."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You don't think they would?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I think the team that made Champion is long gone. The company is different now."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So what, they can't make a good game anymore?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"They can make a profitable game. A sim may not be that."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's exactly the problem. You assume a sim can't sell."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It's not assumption. It's fifteen years of evidence."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Jake Paul brought millions of young fans to boxing. That's a new market."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Jake Paul's audience wants knockouts and drama, not footwork and judging."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But you can have both! A deep sim with a flashy mode."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Name one boxing game in the last decade that did both well."},{"host":"Liam","text":"There hasn't been one! That's the point!"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"So we're supposed to believe EA cracks the code?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"I believe EA sees money. And money makes good games."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Tell that to every rushed sports game every year."},{"host":"Liam","text":"This wouldn't be rushed. They've had fifteen years."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's not how development works."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Okay, you're being impossible."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'm being realistic. The post says confirmed. It's not confirmed."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fine. But if EA announces it tomorrow, I'm first in line."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You'll be first to complain when the roster is half Jake Paul's friends."},{"host":"Liam","text":"At least it would have a roster."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Look, I want a new Fight Night too. I just need to hear it from EA."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fair. Until then, we argue about a game that doesn't exist."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's this show, baby."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Too true."}]}