Adonis Stevenson & Tony Bellew: Scores to Settle? By Lee Harwood The WBC light Heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson is calling out Tony Bellew for a rematch of their 2013 fight in Canada, a fight won by Stevenson via a 7th round stoppage. Bellew says if they meet again he will knock Stevenson out. Tony Bellew … Continue reading Adonis Stevenson & Tony Bellew: Scores to Settle?
Can Anyone Beat Amanda Nunes By Ross Markey On Saturday night, we were treated to one of the most dominant, complete and composed title defending displays in recent octagon memory, as hometown hero Amanda 'The Lioness' Nunes retained her bantawmeight championship in a one sided beat down of the talented Raquel Pennington, over five rounds. … Continue reading Can Anyone Beat Amanda Nunes
TIME TO SHINE LEE SELBY By Reece Woolcock ‘Lightning’ Lee Selby (26-1-0, 9 KOs), some may say in terms of boxing ability, he is the best in Britain. Yet for some reason the slick Welsh star has struggled to draw the big names and big fights he has wanted since his IBF World Title win … Continue reading TIME TO SHINE LEE SELBY
Raquel Pennington: Who's Right While it was hardly a Roberto Duran 'No Mas' moment, Raquel Pennington at the end of the 4th round of her title fight with Amanda Nunes this past weekend, told her corner "I'm Done, I want to be done". There has been widespread criticism that her corner didn't pull her out … Continue reading Raquel Pennington: Who’s Right
I have watched the footage of Conor McGregor attacking the bus prior to UFC 223 with his dolly multiple times. His behaviour raises many issues of course, but it got me thinking that not so long ago, McGregor himself was a struggling fighter, needing a payday, hoping for a win bonus or any kind of … Continue reading Molly McCann: Enjoy The Ride
ACB 87 bring their promotion to the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham this Saturday, and I am pleased to say I will be cageside covering this event for Fightpost. FIGHT CARD: Robert Whiteford vs. Kane Mousah Scott Askham vs. I. Chuzhigaev Takeya Mizugaki vs. Pietro Menga Rob Emerson vs. S. Shakhbulatov Dean Garnett vs. Dominique Wooding … Continue reading ACB 87
Bellator Heavyweight Tournament: Semi-Final Preview By Dan McConnell The first round of the Bellator World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament has officially been written into the history books. We are getting ever closer to crowning the Bellator Heavyweight champion as we move onto the next stage of the tournament. Next up is the semi-final of the … Continue reading Bellator Heavyweight Tournament: Semi-Final Preview
Let Me Be Frank: Frank Bruno Behind Closed Doors By Thomas Lyons "I can say with certainty that the punches over the years did far less damage than the lifestyle changes which came after I walked away from boxing… the battle to find something, anything, to replace that boxing drug: they truly were the hardest … Continue reading Let Me Be Frank: Frank Bruno Behind Closed Doors
UFC 224 On Reflection: I've been critical of some PPV offerings from the UFC in the past, however I felt overall UFC 244 delivered. While there has been admittedly zero buzz about it, and the buy rates will reflect that, I think it ticked most of the boxes needed to justify the PPV tag. Amanda … Continue reading UFC 224 On Reflection:
Mackenzie Dern: Changes Needed Despite The Win Ross Markey A controversial weigh in attempt unfortunately over shadowed a near picture perfect trip to Rio de Janeiro for grappling ace Mackenzie Dern at UFC 224, as she secured her second UFC victory and remained undefeated in her professional career, submitting Amanda Cooper in the opening round … Continue reading Mackenzie Dern: Changes Needed Despite The Win
