Published: July 27, 2011
The featured main event bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans is happening after all.
For a moment there were concerns whether Ortiz would be able to fight Rashad Evans at UFC 133. Ortiz reportedly figured in a three-vehicle accident over the weekend and ruined his Rolls-Royce Phantom. Fortunately, Ortiz survived [...]
Published: July 26, 2011
Current Strikeforce Light Heavweight Champion Dan Henderson recently posted in a blog on Yahoo! Sports his chances against mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko when they face off in a Strikeforce heavyweight bout on Saturday at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
The former Olympic wrestler feels that he has what it takes to deal [...]
Published: July 25, 2011
Former Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight Champion stayed on track to winning back the belt she lost to Marloes Coenen last year by giving Liz Carmouche a thorough beatdown at Strikeforce Challengers: Voelker vs. Bowling III on Friday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Carmouche, a former US Marine, made a name for herself after [...]
Published: July 25, 2011
Amir Khan dominated Zab Judah to win the WBA and IBF Light Welterweight titles by fifth-round knockout. The 24-year old former Olympian came in prepared with a good game plan, utilizing the jab well and pounding on the 33-year old Judah with vicious flurries through five rounds that ended with a punch to the solar [...]
Published: July 25, 2011
NBA players found time to visit basketball-crazy nation Philippines to headline a series of exhibition games in Manila called the Smart Ultimate All-Star Weekend. Smart Telecommunications, a local telecommunications company, brought in NBA players led by Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers with young guns Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and reigning [...]
Published: July 23, 2011
WBA Light Welterweight Champion Amir Khan (25-1) is ready to take on one of his toughest fights in his young career. The British boxing star is set to face IBF Light Welterweight Champion Zab Judah (41-6-2NC) at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This could be career-defining for both fighters. The 24-year [...]
Published: July 21, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to England for UFC 138.
Headlining the event are Chris ‘The Crippler’ Leben and Mark ‘The Filipino Wrecking Machine’ Munoz in five-round bout, a first for a non-title bout. UFC Dana White believes that a five-round bouts may reduce controversies when fights go the distance instead of the old three-round [...]
Published: July 20, 2011
SHANGHAI — Yao Ming made it official Wednesday, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of injuries have forced him to retire from basketball.
The towering 30-year-old had been plagued by foot and ankle injuries towards the end of his eight seasons in the National Basketball Association, playing just five games in [...]
Published: July 19, 2011
The Ultimate Fighting Championship may be putting together too many events that they are running out of options when fighters pull out of scheduled bouts due to injuries.
For instance, when Phil Davis had to pull out of his main event bout with Rashad Evans for the UFC Light Heavyweight eliminator at UFC 133, UFC [...]
Published: July 19, 2011
“The Hawaiian Punch” Brian Viloria won the WBO Flyweight Championship on Saturday by beating Julio Cesar Miranda of Mexico via unanimous decision. The 30-year old former Olympian dominated the fight from the opening round to claim another world boxing title. This is Viloria’s first title in the flyweight division while Miranda failed in his fourth [...]