Ringside Seat: The complete guide to Jermell Charlo vs. Erickson Lubin
[ad_1] If confidence decided fights, junior middleweight world titleholder Jermell Charlo against Erickson Lubin would undoubtedly be a draw. Both are as confident as can be heading into their toss-up fight on Saturday (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, where even though they will meet in the co-feature of a […]
Bisping convinced he's getting to the former champ, GSP is amused
[ad_1] Watch the extended preview above just released for UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre. Hear from GSP, who talks about coming back better than ever. Plus, Michael Bisping discusses his prowess as champion and why GSP is making a mistake. Just as they did a week ago in Las Vegas, UFC 217 headliners Michael Bisping […]
Groves ready to fire a warning to Eubank Jr
[ad_1] Oct 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 George Groves is ready to make Chris Eubank Jr sit up and take notice. Groves has his first World Boxing Super Series bout […]
Former Champs Collide as UFC Returns to Winnipeg
[ad_1] Winnipeg, Canada – A pair of former UFC® world champions will throw down in a welterweight thriller at Bell MTS Centre on December 16. UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: LAWLER vs. DOS ANJOS will see former welterweight champion and No.1-ranked contender Robbie Lawler (28-11 1NC, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida, USA) look to take another […]
Ex-UFC champ Johny Hendricks opens up on move to Jackson Wink MMA
[ad_1] In the buildup to the Nov. 4 fight, headlined by his two-time foe Georges St-Pierre at Madison Square Garden in New York, Henricks plans to split time between New Mexico and Texas, driving home on the weekends to see his family. It’s an uncomfortable move, but a necessary one. By making it, Hendricks said […]
Eubank Jr.: Groves will beat Cox in WBSS bout
[ad_1] Super middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. is predicting that world titleholder George Groves will defeat British countryman Jamie Cox in their World Boxing Super Series quarterfinal bout on Saturday at the SSE Arena Wembley in London. Eubank’s prediction should come as no surprise because he won his quarterfinal bout last week by third-round knockout […]
Zahabi always thought GSP would return
[ad_1] As the years went on, the odds of Georges St-Pierre ending his self-imposed hiatus and returning to the Octagon grew slim, and fans began to lose hope of seeing the former welterweight champion in action once more. One person believed, though. “I always thought he’d be back,” said GSP’s friend and longtime coach Firas […]
GLORY champ Verhoeven taking 'Bigfoot' seriously
[ad_1] GLORY heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven may be on top of the kickboxing world at the moment, but he knows that when the big men are throwing punches and kicks, anything can happen. So don’t expect him to be looking too closely at the MMA losing streak of his Saturday opponent, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. “I […]
Why Georges St-Pierre is back
[ad_1] When he was at his peak, in the midst of a lengthy championship reign in which he defended the UFC welterweight title nine times and won 11 consecutive championship bouts, countless men would eagerly have traded places with Georges St-Pierre. He was good-looking, rich, the idol of millions, amazingly athletic and had seemingly not […]
Unfiltered Episode 137: Mia Kang
[ad_1] Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and Muay Thai fighter Mia Kang joins Jim and Matt in-studio to talk about how she got into Muay Thai, finding strength through the martial arts, bullying and adversity as opportunities for growth, and much more. Plus, the guys talk about Mark Hunt’s removal from UFC Fight Night Sydney, a […]