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Kevin Lee eyes UFC stardom starting with first main event this weekend

June 24, 2017

By Case Keefer

Local lightweight Kevin Lee sometimes struts across the new UFC campus in between training sessions sporting designer clothes and $3,000 sunglasses. ...
Mayweather-McGregor brings out wild predictions and even wackier comparisons

June 22, 2017

By Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune (TNS)

It seems like every corner of the sports and celebrity world wants to weigh in on the Aug. 26 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, but the hyperbole is ...
Mayweather-McGregor boxing match draws hype, and a clear favorite

June 17, 2017

By Victor Mather, New York Times News Service

Generally, the most exciting question about a much-anticipated sporting event is the basic one: Who is going to win? But the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor boxing match on Aug. 26 is attracting a huge amount of attention despite ...
Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev promising answers in their second fight

June 17, 2017

By Jesse Granger

Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev will settle their score tonight at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Seven months ago, the two light heavyweights faced off in ...
Analysis: McGregor pulled off the impossible in landing Mayweather fight

June 15, 2017

By Case Keefer

After a knockout victory four years ago in his UFC debut, the fourth fight on a 13-bout card that streamed on facebook, Conor McGregor referred to himself as a champion and boasted about all he planned to accomplish. Glimpses of the brashness that would turn him into the most popular fighter of all-time in mixed martial arts were ubiquitous, as the 23-year-old detailed all the fights he would win and all the money he would make. ...
It's on: Mayweather to fight UFC star McGregor Aug. 26 in Las Vegas

June 14, 2017

By Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to meet UFC star Conor McGregor in an Aug. 26 boxing match that will feature two of the top-selling fighters in the world. The two fighters both announced ...
Floyd Mayweather requests, then retracts Aug. 26 as date for possible Conor McGregor fight

June 13, 2017

Los Angeles Times

The Nevada Athletic Commission has an agenda item on its Wednesday meeting calendar to consider a request by Mayweather Promotions for an Aug. 26 fight date at MGM Grand, which ignited ...
Big Triple G-Alvarez title fight to be in Las Vegas

June 5, 2017

Associated Press

Gennady Golovkin will make his Las Vegas debut when he meets Canelo Alvarez in a middleweight title showdown that figures to be the richest fight since Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao fought two years ago. Promoters announced ...
UFC 212 breakdown, betting odds and picks

June 3, 2017

By Case Keefer

Some fans have moaned that the UFC has yet to put on any big fights in 2017. It’s more of an indictment on the stature of fights at the top of pay-per-views than the matchmaking. ...
Getting closer: McGregor resolves Mayweather bout with UFC

May 18, 2017

Associated Press

Conor McGregor has come to an agreement with UFC that has moved a proposed fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. closer to reality. UFC President Dana White said he reached a deal with McGregor, MMA's biggest star and ...
UFC 211 breakdown, betting odds and picks

May 13, 2017

By Case Keefer

Two and a half years later, bettors who took the underdog in the main event of UFC on Fox 13 are still complaining. ...
Alvarez vows to put McGregor beating behind him at UFC 211

May 12, 2017

By Dan Gelston, Associated Press

Eddie Alvarez was punished like a crash test dummy against Conor McGregor. Alvarez's moment of a lifetime in the main event on one of UFC's biggest cards was such a lopsided defeat ...
Live Blog: Canelo shuts Chavez Jr. out for unanimous decision win

May 6, 2017

By Jesse Granger

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez backed up the months of talk, easily handling Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Shawn Porter sets out on boxing’s comeback trail against Andre Berto

April 20, 2017

By Case Keefer

Porter Hy-Performance may double as one of the highest tech and highest temperature locations in all of town. ...
Johnson could match UFC record with 10th title defense in KC

April 15, 2017

By Dave Skretta, Associated Press

Demetrious Johnson had just finished an open workout on a muggy spring afternoon when the UFC flyweight champion was asked about the impressive haul of title belts he has amassed over the years. Did that ever set off a diatribe. In rant that was half-serious, half-joking, the man ...
UFC 210 breakdown, betting odds and picks

April 8, 2017

By Case Keefer

From a betting odds perspective, Anthony Johnson is entering his rematch with Daniel Cormier in the same position as in their first fight. ...
Women's UFC fight back on after breast implant controversy

April 7, 2017

CBS Sports

After having their fight canceled just after weigh ins, Cynthia Calvillo and Pearl Gonzalez will indeed fight at ...
Analysis: Light heavyweight division needs a boost at UFC 210

April 7, 2017

By Case Keefer

The only three transcendent talents currently competing in mixed martial arts at the light heavyweight division will spend Saturday night within a few feet of each other. ...
Dana White's fate-tastic tale, from Whitey Bulger to Trump to king of UFC

April 5, 2017

By Bucky Gleason, The Buffalo News, N.Y. (TNS)

At the time, Dana White was a 20-something in Boston who was just trying to make an honest buck while searching for his lot in life. He took college for a spin, enrolling at the local University of Massachusetts campus and ...
Vegas Play of the Day: Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson at UFC 209

March 4, 2017

By Case Keefer

The price on Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson has crashed, and now it’s worth getting in on the sale. ...
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