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.
If the NRL wants to make it big in Vegas,hitching its wagon to the star of the MMA juggernaut is a crucial step.
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.
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.
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.
WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship
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.
Fans of Logan Paul and KSI camped overnight to see the international stars outside the Channel Nine offices in Sydney on Monday morning.
Alexander Volkanovski has lost no admirers after going the distance with Islam Makhachev in his bid to become a dual titleholder.
Former concreter Alexander Volkanovski will look to make history when he challenges feared Russian grappler Islam Makhachev for his lightweight title in Perth.
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.