Tag: MMA
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The Money Makers: Mayweather vs McGregor
After all the trash talk, rumours and drawn-out contract quarrels, it’s actually happening: Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Octagon phenomenon Conor McGregor will go toe-to-toe in Las Vegas on 26th August. Widely regarded as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time, Floyd ‘The Money’ Mayweather heads into this fight with an immaculate record of 49-0, […]
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UFC Fight Night 114 could be a chance to notch up a sighting
We’d all like to think we can spot a future great in the making, and this weekend at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, UFC Fight Night 114 could be a chance to notch up a sighting. Two of the most exciting young fighters in MMA clash, as shooting star flyweights Brandon Moreno […]
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UFC 214: Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier clash with the force of colliding continents
There are few things more guaranteed to get the hairs on the back of a fight fan’s neck standing on end, than the prospect of two great fighters going toe-to-toe with something to prove. That’s the gold nugget at the heart of this mouth watering feast of feuding and fighting, as UFC grandees Jon Jones […]
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Nunes to get the better of the exchanges
They say opposites attract. Well, if that’s true, Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko should hurtle towards each other like a pair of comets on a collision course at UFC 213. Defending bantamweight champ Nunes is arguably the fiercest striker in the women’s game, while Shevchenko is the supreme tactician and mistress in the clinch. Mark […]