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SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — American MMA fighter Holly Holm backed Conor McGregor to cause Floyd Mayweather problems on Thursday after their cross-over boxing showdown was confirmed. Ireland’s McGregor will be the heavy underdog against 49-0 Mayweather but Holm knows a few things about upsets, after she ended Ronda Rousey’s unbeaten run with a brutal knockout in 2015. “I’m one of those who believes in being able to cross over,” said Holm, a former boxing world […]
by Matthew Mohan Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Top Asian fighter Angela Lee said Thursday she is prepared to headline a “new era” for women’s mixed-martial arts in the region, and looked forward to a possible fight in China. Lee, 20, who is of Singaporean and Korean descent, is one of the sport’s most exciting prospects and has gained a huge following since becoming the world’s youngest MMA champion last year. “I’m really […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Ronda Rousey, a former Olympic judo medalist who became a top mixed martial arts star, will likely not fight again in the octagon, UFC president Dana White said Tuesday. Rousey has not announced her plans after a humbling 48-second loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in late December. “If I had to say right here, right now — and I don’t like saying right here, right now because […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Ronda Rousey’s comeback was derailed Friday as the American suffered her second straight pounding when Amanda Nunes won by a TKO less than a minute into their mixed martial arts fight. The 28-year-old Nunes, of Brazil, barely broke a sweat against a helpless Rousey to easily retain her UFC women’s bantamweight belt in Las Vegas. Referee Herb Dean stopped the rout at 48 seconds of the opening round after […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey will seek to reclaim the bantamweight title when she steps into the octagon for the first time in more than a year to battle Amanda Nunes in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old from Los Angeles has not fought since she was pummelled to an upset defeat by Holly Holm in 2015. Following the loss, Rousey went into seclusion and kept a low profile in […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor has been issued a boxing license in the state of California, US media reported Wednesday in a development sure to revive talk of a McGregor-Floyd Mayweather meeting in the ring. ESPN and MMAjunkie.com reported that the California State Athletic Commission had confirmed a license was issued to McGregor. Ireland’s McGregor became the first man to simultaneously hold Ultimate Fighting Championship titles in two […]
by Thomas URBAIN NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Mixed Martial Arts made an explosive entrance on the New York stage on Saturday with Irish superstar Conor McGregor’s historic UFC 205 triumph at Madison Square Garden shattering revenue records. McGregor’s dismantling of Eddie Alvarez for the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title made the UFC flyweight champ the first to hold two UFC titles simultaneously. The historic result came in front of a packed house at […]
Ben Askren faces his latest challenge against Nikolay Aleksakhin in the main event of ONE Championship’s Manila return By Diego de la Paz MANILA, PHILIPPINES (Eagle News) – Ben “Funky” Askren is putting both his undefeated streak and his welterweight title on the line against Nikolay Aleksakhin in the main event of ONE Championship: Global Rivals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday night. Askren, a former Olympic freestyle wrestler for Team USA in […]
