UFC 226: The Most Stacked Card Of The Year? It seems no UFC PPV can run smoothly and UFC 226 is no exception. The co-main event is off, the UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is out of his scheduled defence against the unbeaten Brian Ortega due to concussion-like symptoms, Holloway's team have released the following … Continue reading UFC 226: The Most Stacked Card Of The Year?
Trey Lippe-Morrison Moves To 15-0: Following in the footsteps of a famous father in boxing is nothing new, it's not even new if you are a son of the late Tommy Morrison. The older of the two boxing sons of the former WBO heavyweight champion the unbeaten heavyweight Trey Lippe-Morrison had his latest appearance overnight … Continue reading Trey Lippe-Morrison Moves To 15-0
Michael Conlan beats Adeilson Dos Santos: The former Olympic Bronze medallist Michael Conlan made his return to a Belfast ring last night and beat Adeilson Dos Santos on points (79-73) over 8 rounds and improved his professional record to 8-0 in the process. The former world title challenger came to fight and was in shape … Continue reading Michael Conlan beats Adeilson Dos Santos
Michael Conlan: Homecoming By Mark Baldwin @ufc21 One of the most decorated Irish amateur boxers ever, saw his Olympic dream end in bitter sweet fashion in Rio in 2016. A highly controversial loss in the quarter-final to Russia's Vladimir Nikitin left Conlan devastated, citing corruption and letting the judges know exactly what he thought of … Continue reading Michael Conlan: Homecoming
An Exclusive Interview with Bellator MMA Star Liam McGeary: Liam McGeary is the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, and this week I caught up with Liam for an exclusive interview. Liam was 11-0 but is 1-3 in his last 4 fights, and is on the first two fight losing skid of his career. Q: The … Continue reading An Exclusive Interview with Bellator MMA Star Liam McGeary
Khan to face Vargas in September: By Josh Wooler It was announced on Thursday that Amir Khan will continue his UK comeback against Colombia’s Samuel Vargas in Birmingham on September 8th. Khan’s last outing saw him blow away the lacklustre Phil Lo Greco inside a round back in April in what was his first contest … Continue reading Khan to face Vargas in September
Can Anthony Pettis Return To His Winning Ways? By Eduardo Ramon Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis, the former UFC Lightweight Champion, has been anything but consistent as of late. Despite the recent rough patch in his career, can the former champion once again work his way back into title contention? Pettis (20-7) first won the lightweight title … Continue reading Can Anthony Pettis Return To His Winning Ways?
Boxing Politics Wins Again: Joshua vs Wilder Probably depending on which fighter your affections lie, will determine who you blame for the failure to get the deal done. But at the end of the day it doesn't matter who or why, the facts are it's not happening, at least not yet. At the start of … Continue reading Boxing Politics Wins Again: Joshua vs Wilder
When World's Collide: Ali vs Inoki: By Henry Walter In 1976 Muhammad Ali was enjoying his second reign as the Heavyweight Champion of the World. Ali was past his best at thirty-four and hadn't looked particularly impressive in his most recent title defence. When the opportunity arose for a large pay-day without him having to … Continue reading When World’s Collide: Ali vs Inoki
Three Historic UFC Fighters Retire This Week By Dan McConnell This week has been a hectic one for retirements in the world of MMA. It was announced that former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks officially called time of his career. Hendricks (18-8) made the announcement that he will hang up his gloves after more than … Continue reading Three Historic UFC Fighters Retire This Week
