‘Karate Hottie’ is really flexible
MICHELLE Waterson has been hitting the gym hard in preparation for her UFC debut — and her workouts are ridiculous.
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Aussie UFC fighter making $2,000 a second
FROM electrician to UFC fighter in just two years, Robert Whitaker is the most productive earner in Australian sport. His dollars per second win is eye-watering.
‘The Badger’s’ ready to bite in Melbourne
BASKING in the glory of a cutthroat victory at UFC Fight Night Adelaide, Australian welterweight Brendan O’Reilly can finally think about Melbourne.
361 punches later, this is Hunt’s head
ADOPTED Aussie UFC fighter Mark Hunt absorbed a record number of blows during his fight in Adelaide on the weekend — this is what he looked like the next day.
Heroic Hunt cops bloody battering
MARK Hunt was battered and punished by Stipe Miocic but Australian Robert Whittaker pulled off a stunning knockout win in the UFC action in Adelaide.
Miocic leaves Hunt battered and bruised
STIPE Miocic has inched closer to a shot at the heavyweight title after his demolition of Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night Adelaide today.
Hungry Hunt ready for ‘King Kong’
AUSTRALIA’S adopted heavyweight, Mark Hunt, has promised to knockout American wrestler Stipe Miocic — or King Kong — at UFC Fight Night Adelaide.
The time Brock Lesnar lost it
HOW one Hollywood star and his entourage quickly found out not to mess with one of the most dangerous men on the planet.
Hunt must beat scales before battling Miocic
IT’s the war before the fight. UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt battles the same demon every bout — losing enough weight to rumble.
Local fighters have Melbourne on their mind
THREE Melburnians have the lure of a blockbuster UFC fight night in their home town to aim at when they compete in Adelaide this weekend.
UFC fighter moonlights as firefighter
STIPE Miocic might be at the top of the tree in the UFC but he still considers fighting a part-time job. Firefighting is his other great love
UFC’s Kyle Noke remembers saviour Irwin
BEFORE Kyle Noke became a regular name in the UFC, he had his hands full protecting the man known as the Crocodile Hunter.
Bombshell claim on Jones’ UFC future
THE agent of Jon Jones has delivered a stunning statement on his future after the UFC superstar was stripped of his light-heavyweight title and suspended.
‘Fighting was God’s gift to me’
THOU shalt go into the Octagon and clubbeth thy opponent with all thou might. At least that’s how Mark Hunt’s bible reads.
UFC superstar’s ridiculous new digs
OH to be young and Irish and obscenely wealthy. Conor McGregor will be living in style in Las Vegas while preparing for his next fight.
UFC’s best fighter kicked out
HE IS a UFC champion who hasn’t lost a bout in nearly four years. But a decision today means the sport will never be the same.
Introducing ‘The Karate Hottie’
OF ALL the monikers in fighting and wrestling, this one just about takes the cake. Meet Michelle Waterson, “The Karate Hottie”.
The UFC star, a car crash and his fat stack of cash
UPDATE: UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in custody after surrendering to police on charges of leaving the scene of an accident.
Dangerous weight loss: Eight kilos in one day
THESE are some of the world’s fittest and most impressive athletes. But in their drive to be the best, they’re playing a very dangerous game.
‘She’s got that thing you can’t teach’
SIGNED by Reebok after just one fight in the UFC, Paige VanZant appears set to join Ronda Rousey as the female faces of mixed martial arts.
Chambers ready to rock Adelaide
ADELAIDE will feel just like home when Australia’s first female UFC fighter Alex Chambers steps into the cage next month.
Costly mistake UFC fighters make in the gym
HE was one of the UFC’s best, but was forced into early retirement. Now, Jamie Varner is trying to stop other fighters suffering the same fate.
Look out Wal-Mart, you made Ronda mad
RONDA Rousey has addressed the controversy surrounding Wal-Mart’s refusal to display her new book and the UFC champion didn’t pull her punches.
The bizarre deformity that UFC fighters want
IT takes a special kind of person to climb into an octagon with the knowledge that the fighter opposite intends to batter you senseless. Very special.
The greatest athlete in the history of UFC
ULTIMATE Fighting Championship president Dana White has revealed just who is the greatest athlete he has ever worked with.
Conor McGregor reads mean tweets
WATCH the fastest rising star in the UFC destroy troll after troll as he reads out a series of nasty Twitter comments.
Video: How McGregor made Aldo snap
POLARISING UFC contender Conor McGregor has done the unthinkable at the UFC 189 press conference in Dublin and champion Jose Aldo wasn’t impressed.
UFC signs Youtube sensation Ben Nguyen
EXCLUSIVE: A month after becoming a Youtube sensation, adopted Aussie fighter Ben Nguyen has been signed by the UFC.
Is this bigger than Mayweather vs Pacquiao?
Forget Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao. There is another anticipated match-up that’s going to break all sorts of records.
‘I broke his ribs, I took years off his career’
IF a man won’t go down after you broke his ribs, destroyed his leg, broke his hand and walloped him in the head 6 or 7 times when will he drop?
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