Why UFC boss is all in on league’s Las Vegas venture
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Why UFC boss is all in on league’s Las Vegas venture

The UFC’s Lawrence Epstein believes next year’s season-opening NRL double-header in Sin City can “turbocharge” the sport’s entry into the US market.

  • byDanny Weidler

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NRL announces critical world-first partnership with UFC

NRL announces critical world-first partnership with UFC

If the NRL wants to make it big in Vegas,hitching its wagon to the star of the MMA juggernaut is a crucial step.

  • byAndrew Webster
Trash talk and shoeys:UFC’s obnoxious press conference parody

Trash talk and shoeys:UFC’s obnoxious press conference parody

If this week’s pre-fight events and controversies are anything to go by,Sunday’s UFC 293 promises to be one big fat,obnoxious production.

  • byEmma Kemp
Volkanovski trumps Rodriguez to retain UFC featherweight crown

Volkanovski trumps Rodriguez to retain UFC featherweight crown

Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez was the interim champion as the Australian temporarily moved up a weight division,but Alexander Volkanovski left no doubt who the real No.1 is.

  • byMark Anderson
Most sports protect the head. Boxing shouldn’t be free to keep pounding it

Most sports protect the head. Boxing shouldn’t be free to keep pounding it

Like many young sportswriters,I had been seduced by boxing. This was the world of Mailer and Plimpton,Ali and Foreman. But the closer I got to boxing,the more ghastly things got.

  • byAlan Attwood
‘Powerhouse’:WWE,UFC merge to create $31b sporting giant

‘Powerhouse’:WWE,UFC merge to create $31b sporting giant

WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship

  • byMichelle Chapman
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Perth YouTuber who ‘faked way to ringside at UFC 284’ arrested over stunt

Perth YouTuber who ‘faked way to ringside at UFC 284’ arrested over stunt

Michael Todaro claimed all he needed to enter the arena next to Alexander Volkanovski and sit cage-side was a fake lanyard,a UFC polo and a video camera.

  • byHeather McNeill
Thousands of fans swarm Sydney street for visiting YouTubers

Thousands of fans swarm Sydney street for visiting YouTubers

Fans of Logan Paul and KSI camped overnight to see the international stars outside the Channel Nine offices in Sydney on Monday morning.

  • byMeg Watson
Heartbreak as Volkanovski beaten in showdown
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Heartbreak as Volkanovski beaten in showdown

Alexander Volkanovski has lost no admirers after going the distance with Islam Makhachev in his bid to become a dual titleholder.

Aussie star Volkanovski chasing history in UFC bout

Aussie star Volkanovski chasing history in UFC bout

Former concreter Alexander Volkanovski will look to make history when he challenges feared Russian grappler Islam Makhachev for his lightweight title in Perth.

  • byMichael Ramsey
Minns’ UFC pledge ‘counterproductive’ to addressing domestic violence

Minns’ UFC pledge ‘counterproductive’ to addressing domestic violence

NSW opposition leader Chris Minns has pledged a Labor government will bring three UFC fights to Sydney in a bid to boost tourism,but women’s safety advocates have warned against glorifying violence.

  • byTom Rabe