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UFC champ Brock Lesnar recovering, no return date set: coach
Saskatoon :: Canada | about 15 hours ago
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Though there is no timeline on a return to the Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title holder Brock Lesnar is on the road to recovery and anxious to get back in the gym...Lesnar is recovering from a severe case of diverticulitis,...
Tags: Brock Lesnar, UFC, Greg Nelson, heavyweight title, nelson told, told mmaweekly, Canada, Saskatoon, Heavyweight, Diverticulitis, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC 106, Shane Carwin
British Boxer David Haye Conquers Goliath
Nuremberg :: Germany | about 1 month ago
Credibility The fight had been billed as a "David versus Goliath" match up by promoters, owing to the dramatic height and weight differences of the fighters. The 29-year-old Londoner is 11 inches smaller and seven stone lighter than the Russian. Haye has become Britain's...
Tags: David Haye, Battlesome Brit David Haye, Davide Haye, WBA, Nikolai Valuev, Russian Goliath, heavyweight title, wba heavyweight, Valuev London, heavyweight champion
Lyoto Machida defeats Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua in shocking decision
Machida :: Japan | about 1 month ago
Credibility Lyoto Machida retained his Ultimate Fighting Championship light-heavyweight title Saturday night at Staples Center, to the dismay of thousands who watched challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua perform as the aggressor and deliver powerful kicks to the champ's...
Tags: Lyoto Machida, Canadian Press UFC, Mauricio Rua, Shogun, heavyweight title, light heavyweight, machida retains, staples center, Anthony Johnson, Los Angeles
Mixed martial arts fighting for popularity among Latino fans
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Young, white males in this country have flocked to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in an astounding wave, but the men directing mixed martial arts are seeking to expand their sport beyond just one demographic market and beyond just this country. "It's...
Tags: UFC, Ben Rothwell, Cain Velasquez, light heavyweight, heavyweight title
Bill Dwyre: Vitali Klitschko dominates to beat Cris Arreola in heavyweight bout
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Arreola, from Riverside, wins over the audience but is no match for the Ukrainian, who puts on a clinic at Staples Center. The tree was just too tall for Cris Arreola to chop down...That was expected to be the outcome of this heavyweight battle at Staples...
Tags: Vitali Klitschko, Chris Arreola, Vitaly Klitschko, Cris Arreola, Klitschkos Ron Lewis, vitali klitschkos, heavyweight title, WBC, Los Angeles
Laval boxer Pascal retains world title
Montreal :: Canada | 2 months ago
Credibility ET The Canadian Press Laval boxer Jean Pascal embraces his daughter, Angel, after making the first successful defence of his title on Friday. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press) Jean Pascal stopped Italian veteran Silvio Branco in the 10th round to retain...
Tags: Silvio Branco, light heavyweight, heavyweight title, Canadian Press Laval, WBC, wbc light, 10th round, Jean Pascal, Bell Centre, pascal retains, Canada, Montreal
Vitali Klitschko to defend title against Arreola
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility The Associated Press Last updated on Wednesday, Aug. 05, 2009 09:56PM EDT V itali Klitschko has agreed to defend his WBC heavyweight title against rising prospect Chris Arreola at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 26. Arreola promoter Dan Goossen...
Haye hopes Klitschko fight can be rescheduled
London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
Credibility David Haye hopes his world heavyweight title fight against Wladimir Klitschko can be rescheduled for July. The British fighter pulled out of the scheduled June 20 bout against the IBF and WBO champion on Wednesday after injuring his back in training.
Tags: David Haye, Wladimir Klitschko, Volodymyr Klitschko, Vladimir Klitschko, title fight, heavyweight title, Veltins Arena, haye hopes, WBO, IBF
Kali one punch from world title
Helsinki :: Finland | 6 months ago
Credibility But with Chagaev sensationally withdrawing after contracting hepatitis, the Central Coast construction worker has been catapulted into top billing for the fight in Finland today. "Everything looks set to go; we are just in the final stages of negotiations,"...
Tags: Ruslan Chagaev, Nikolai Valuev, medical requirement, heavyweight title, wba heavyweight, WBA, boxing federation
Evans puts title, cash on the line
Evans :: GA :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility I'm coming into this fight still the underdog," Evans said, not offering to say how much he bet on himself to win. "Every time I fight, people pick against me." Evans will try to keep his light heavyweight title -- and win his bet -- when he steps into...
Tags: Lyoto Machida, Machida KOs Evans, Evans-Machida, Rashad Evans, UFC, heavyweight title, light heavyweight, Toshiaki Nishioka, Jhonny Gonzalez, Sports › Nishioka
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