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Frustrated Golovkin struggling to book Canelo replacement

April 12, 2018

By Greg Beacham, Associated Press

Gennady Golovkin is growing frustrated with boxing's sanctioning bodies while he struggles to find a replacement opponent for Canelo Alvarez on May 5. Golovkin and his promoter and trainer appeared in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday to ...
McGregor's UFC future in doubt in wake of felony charges

April 7, 2018

By Dan Gelston, Associated Press

Fueled by revenge and running with a pack of his "hoodlums," McGregor's antics landed him in jail — and injured two fighters on today's UFC 223 card ...
UFC 223 breakdown, betting odds and picks

April 7, 2018

By Case Keefer

Never has a fight week experienced as much upheaval as what’s transpired in Brooklyn, N.Y. over the last several days. ...
Analysis: Forget Conor McGregor, Max Holloway has historic chance at UFC 223

April 6, 2018

By Case Keefer

Conor McGregor looked so emaciated before weighing in the second-to-last time he fought at 145 pounds that Urijah Faber asked him if he was going to survive and inadvertently incited a minor quarrel backstage at MGM Grand Garden Arena. ...
McGregor posts $50,000 bond, released after arraignment

April 5, 2018

By Dan Gelston, Associated Press

Cocksure and uncouth, Conor McGregor was never afraid to defy authority. He dressed in fur coats and swung chairs at news conferences, reaped the riches of his dalliance with ...
Hawaii tourism group balks at UFC's $6M price for isle title card

April 5, 2018

By Billy Hull, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (TNS)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship made the Hawaii Tourism Authority an offer it could refuse, leading to the collapse of talks that had been aimed at bringing a UFC card starring Max Holloway to Aloha Stadium this summer. After the HTA turned down the ...
UFC officially strips inactive McGregor of 155-pound title

April 4, 2018

By Dan Gelston, Associated Press

Conor McGregor's run as UFC lightweight champion is set to end. The long-expected move that McGregor would lose his 155-belt was officially announced by ...
Hearing set on Canelo Alvarez positive drug test

March 24, 2018

By Associated Press

Alvarez's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, issued a statement saying the fighter respects the process and that the case will be made that the positive tests occurred because ...
UFC 222 blog: Big things await Cris Cyborg, Brian Ortega after knockout wins

March 3, 2018

By Case Keefer

The UFC came out of Saturday night’s pay-per-view card at T-Mobile Arena with a pair of 145-pound title fights to make immediately. A superfight between women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg and women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes seems like a lock to come together. ....
UFC 222 breakdown, betting odds and picks

March 3, 2018

By Case Keefer

The odds were stacked against UFC 222 from the beginning, and now the top of betting boards across the valley reflect as much. ...
Local Mike Pyle bids farewell to fighting career at UFC 222

March 2, 2018

By Case Keefer

Coming off two consecutive knockout losses for the first time in his career, Mike Pyle knew he had a decision to make. ...
Canelo, Golovkin vow to win rematch of their memorable draw in Las Vegas

Feb. 28, 2018

By Greg Beacham, Associated Press

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin do not intend to draw again ...
UFC 221 breakdown, betting odds and picks

Feb. 10, 2018

By Case Keefer

The UFC stages a pay-per-view nearly 10,000 miles away from its local home base tonight in Perth, Australia. ...
UFC 220 breakdown, picks and betting odds

Jan. 20, 2018

By Case Keefer

The UFC goes gigantic to get its 2018 pay-per-view calendar under way tonight in Boston. For the first time since UFC 44 in September 2003, the lineal titles in both the locally-based promotion’s two biggest, and traditionally most popular, weight classes are at risk. ...
Analysis: Khabib Nurmagomedov was positively terrifying at UFC 219

Dec. 31, 2017

By Case Keefer

Khabib Nurmagomedov famously wrestled a bear cub as a child. Edson Barboza, Nurmagomedov’s opponent Saturday night, might as well have been fighting a full-grown grizzly Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in the co-main event of UFC 219. ...
UFC 219: Cris Cyborg goes distance, keeps belt against Holly Holm

Dec. 30, 2017

By Case Keefer

Khabib Nurmagomedov hadn’t fought in more than a year. Cris Cyborg hadn’t been in a competitive fight in much longer than that. ...
Analysis: Can Holly Holm prove Cris Cyborg human at UFC 219?

Dec. 30, 2017

By Case Keefer

Sometimes lost in all the attention on doping controversies and spats with Dana White is one indisputable truth when it comes to Cris Cyborg: She’s the most dominant fighter alive. ...
UFC finishing off ‘best year ever’ with focus on female fighters

Nov. 29, 2017

By Case Keefer

Dana White entered the “Ronda Rousey” conference room at the UFC’s plush new headquarters Tuesday afternoon for his first media luncheon in years with a more cheerful disposition than he had when such events were regular occurrences. ...
UFC 217 breakdown, betting odds and picks

Nov. 4, 2017

By Case Keefer

Georges St. Pierre returns to the octagon for the first time in four years with an excitement level that feels somewhat diminished. ...
Dana White: Conor McGregor vs. Tony Ferguson unification bout ‘has to happen’

Oct. 8, 2017

By Case Keefer

Tony Ferguson whittled down the myriad of options for Conor McGregor’s next fight to a simple pair — defend or vacate. ...
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