UFC Unfiltered: Rose Namajunas, Michelle Waterson
[ad_1] Number four-ranked UFC Women’s Strawweight contender Rose Namajunas joins Jim and Matt in studio to talk about her upcoming fight against Michelle Waterson, dealing with her loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz, having a purpose inside the Octagon, and she addresses Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s recent comments about her, amongst other things. Later, Rose’s opponent, No. 6-ranked Strawweight […]
Jonas targets Taylor rematch
[ad_1] Former Team GB boxer Natasha Jonas has confirmed she is making a comeback as a professional and wants to avenge her 2012 Olympic defeat to Katie Taylor. The Liverpudlian lightweight was a five-times national champion but was edged by Ireland’s Taylor in the quarterfinals in London. Despite announcing her retirement three years later, Jonas […]
Whittaker details gameplan for Jacare fight
[ad_1] Fans of Robert Whittaker may have found his last fight tough to watch. While the middleweight contender walked away with a win, he also had to survive an all-out onslaught from his opponent, Derek Brunson, in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Melbourne last November. Whittaker, who will fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza […]
Lomachenko solidifies top spot at 130 pounds
[ad_1] Check out my rankings within each division by clicking on the links below. If there is a lineal champion in a weight class, he is ranked No. 1. Who is the best fighter regardless of weight class? See ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings. For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here. […]
Nothing easy about Joshua-Klitschko U.S. TV deal
[ad_1] In less than three weeks, Anthony Joshua will defend his world title against former longtime champion Wladimir Klitschko in one the biggest heavyweight fights in years. Wembley Stadium in London, where the fight will take place April 29, sold out quickly and will have a British boxing-record crowd of some 90,000 on hand. The […]
UFC.com, NESN discuss Mousasi-Weidman finish
[ad_1] UFC.com’s Matt Parrino and NESN.com’s Andre Khatchaturian recap the co-main event from UFC 210, where Gegard Mousasi defeated Chris Weidman in a controversial finish. Read the Full Article Here [ad_2] Source link
Pacquiao deal for July fight vs. Horn done
[ad_1] The deal is finally done for Manny Pacquiao to defend his welterweight world title against Jeff Horn at Suncorp Stadium in Horn’s hometown of Brisbane, Australia, on July 2 (July 1 in the United States). After months of will-they-or-won’t-they-fight, the deal was officially announced by Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank on Monday, […]
Making sense of Cormier-Johnson and Rumble's retirement
[ad_1] UFC.com’s Matt Parrino and NESN.com’s Andre Khatchaturian recap the main event from UFC 210, Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson to retain his light heavyweight title. The analysts also discuss Rumble’s surprising retirement and where Cormier fits in to the world pound-4-pound discussion. [ad_2] Source link
Kovalev: I don't like Ward
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Unified light heavyweight world titleholder Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev shared a stage at a New York City news conference on Monday and mostly played nice. But they had already been jabbing at each other behind the scenes. In separate Q&A sessions prior to the news conference, both Ward and Kovalev […]
Must read! Excerpt from Michelle Waterson book
[ad_1] UFC strawweight Michelle Waterson faces the biggest fight of her career Saturday against Rose Namajunas in the co-main event of UFC FIGHT NIGHT: Johnson vs Reis at Sprint Center in Kansas City. Waterson’s story, from her deep martial arts background that led to her unique nickname “The Karate Hottie,” to her rise from Invicta […]