Paul Kelly: A view from the nosebleed seats
Elliot Worsell, UFC – Liverpool lightweight Paul ‘Tellys’ Kelly never planned on being a fighter. He didn’t expect his combat whim to get this far. He was more than content to just be a UFC fan. He didn’t even need to be Octagonside. So long as he was watching the sport he loved to watch, [...]
Pacquiao: Mayweather doesn’t want to fight me (AP)
Manny Pacquiao believes the biggest potential fight in boxing will never happen because Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants no part of him. Pacquiao is training in Hollywood for his meeting with Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas, but the pound-for-pound champion spared a moment Thursday to evaluate his chances of fighting Mayweather, the unbeaten [...]
Will Agbeko live up to middle name? (Yahoo! Sports)
Joseph King Kong Agbeko wants to live up to the name his parents gave him.
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Rematch Between Ortiz and Griffin to Headline UFC 106
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – In April of 2006, Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin engaged in an unforgettable three round battle that left fans demanding a rematch between two of the best light heavyweights on the planet. On Saturday, November 21st, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Ortiz and Griffin will finally [...]
Terry Etim: Stalking and Striking
Elliot Worsell, UFC – Many people attend many UFC events for many different reasons. Fighters turn up to compete and entertain. Fight fans arrive to be entertained. Media sit Octagon-side to observe and report. Officials are present to make sure everyone gets what they want, while implementing rules and regulations.
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Can DeMarco disprove the doubters? (Yahoo! Sports)
Antonio DeMarco has the opportunity to prove the doubters wrong, including his own promoter.
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Dawson to honor to slain UConn football player (AP)
Undefeated light heavyweight Chad Dawson will honor slain Connecticut football player Jasper Howard when he fights Glen Johnson next week in Hartford, Conn. Dawson was born in South Carolina but resides in New Haven, about an hour's drive from the UConn campus in Storrs. Dawson plans to wear Howard's No.
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Haye setting his sights higher to fight Valuev (AP)
David Haye aimed his jabs and uppercuts higher than ever at a sparring partner who towered over him in thick platform boots on Wednesday, an attempt to replicate the immense size of Nikolai Valuev, the tallest and heaviest world champion of all time. The brash-talking, fast-punching Haye will fight the 7-foot-2 WBA champion in Nuremberg, [...]
Foreman finally at peace with loss to Ali (AP)
The reminder that yet another anniversary is here had George Foreman thinking that maybe it's time to visit an old friend. They once had their differences, once came to blows. Time, though, is a great healer. "Maybe I should go and see him," Foreman said. "He's like a brother. We're that close." They weren't 35 [...]
Rumble still thrills 35 years on (Yahoo! Sports)
Gene Kilroy, a close confidante of ‘The Greatest’, recalls where he was on that historic night in Africa – he was ringside.
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The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights -Episode Seven Recap
CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED – Rashad Evans’ team is currently romping through The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights, winning each of the competition’s first six fights. Has opposing coach Quinton “Rampage” Jackson reached his breaking point?
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The TUF 20 -The Final Five
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – This is it – 15 fighters have been named already, and now it’s time to reveal the five best fighters to ever compete on The Ultimate Fighter. But before we get to the Fab Five, just a note on the criteria used to determine the list.
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The TUF 20 -Part Three
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – And then there were 10. The countdown of the best fighters to ever compete on The Ultimate Fighter reality series continues today with fighters 10 through six. But before we get to the first half of the top ten, let’s recap spots 20 through 11.
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Lesnar-Carwin Bout Postponed due to illness
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has withdrawn from his UFC 106 main event title defense against unbeaten Shane Carwin due to an illness that has forced him out of training camp for nearly a month. The UFC hopes to re-schedule the bout for early 2010. Stepping up into the main event [...]
Mailbag: Dominant champions (Yahoo! Sports)
Boxing’s brightest need to step it up in 2010.
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