Doubt over Lee Selby/Carl Frampton bout
[ad_1] Apr 12, 2017 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Lee Selby’s manager Jamie Sanigar doubts the IBF world featherweight champion will fight British rival Carl Frampton this summer. And Sanigar is also […]
Whittaker loves shocking the crowd, will look for finish
[ad_1] Surprise surprise, @RJWhittaker1990 will look for a finish, he loves shocking the crowd! #UFCKansasCity #OpenWorkouts pic.twitter.com/4SRjUe3Wmx — UFC News (@UFCNews) April 13, 2017 Robert Whittaker acknowledged Thursday at Fight Night Kansas City’s open workouts that some fans don’t know him because he’s based out of New Zealand. But that doesn’t matter to […]
Waterson talks life as a fighter and mom
[ad_1] .@karatehottiemma has some inspirational words for all the Moms out there! #UFCKansasCity #OpenWorkouts pic.twitter.com/kna6mHmzOP — UFC News (@UFCNews) April 13, 2017 Michelle Waterson, and her daughter, continued their media rounds on Thursday at Fight Night Kansas City’s Open Workouts. Waterson gave some inspirational advice for moms and talks about her personal balance […]
Top prospect set to make noise in UFC debut
[ad_1] Tom Duquesnoy had one year to make it work. Leaving his home in the north of France to pursue a dream of becoming a mixed martial artist in Paris, the teenager was given 12 months to show his father that he had what it took to compete in the sport. “My father said, ‘Okay, […]
Smolka not concerned with UFC anniversary, just wants a win
[ad_1] Louis Smolka wasn’t interested in throwing a party to commemorate his three-year anniversary in the UFC this January. “I didn’t celebrate at all,” he laughs. “I was pissed about the loss to Borg.” The defeat on the final card of 2016 was Smolka’s second in a row following an upset submission loss to Brandon […]
DJ has message for UFC bosses about all his belts
[ad_1] .@MightyMouseUFC has a message for UFC bosses: ‘I want my eight belts!’ Will he add another one on Saturday? #UFCKansasCity #OpenWorkouts pic.twitter.com/q1tDieZe1t — UFC News (@UFCNews) April 13, 2017 Demetrious Johnson has been racking up the titles over the last five years. He still has one issue though. Johnson joked with the […]
Lippe Morrison out of fight with broken hand
[ad_1] Power-hitting heavyweight prospect Trey Lippe Morrison, the fighting son of the late former heavyweight world titleholder Tommy Morrison, suffered a broken hand in training, forcing him to withdraw from a planned June 9 bout, promoter Tony Holden announced on Tuesday. Lippe Morrison, who underwent surgery to repair the injury on April 7, was supposed […]
UFC Fight Night Kansas City: Weigh-in results
[ad_1] UFC Fight Night Kansas City, which is headlined by the five-round flyweight title bout between Demetrious Johnson and Wilson Reis, and the women’s strawweight clash between Rose Namajunas and Michelle Waterson, airs live on FOX from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, April 15 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Four […]
Marlon Moraes makes UFC debut in June against Assuncao
[ad_1] Highly-regarded former World Series of Fighting bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes will get a home game in his UFC debut, as he faces No. 3-ranked contender Raphael Assuncao at UFC 212 on Jun. 3 Also made official for the UFC 212 event is a strawweight matchup between Viviane Pereira and Jamie Moyle. In the main […]
Burns unconcerned with weight of history
[ad_1] Apr 13, 2017 Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show WBA super-lightweight champion Ricky Burns insists he is not concerned about making more history on Saturday. After becoming Scotland’s first three-weight world champion […]