UFC: A bloody disgrace or bloody amazing?
IT’S the most brutal and controversial sport on the planet and now it’s coming to Adelaide. Should the UFC be welcomed — or banned? Read the arguments and have your say.
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Video: Fight knight MMA style
RUSSIA’S top MMA company, M-1 Global, has announced plans to stage regular fights between fully armoured ‘knights’. With swords. Seriously.
What on Earth is in his mouth?
FACING the best-trained fighters in the world isn’t dangerous enough for Benson Henderson. He feels the need to do so with a sharp choking hazard in his mouth.
Kelly wins but unhappy with performance
DAN Kelly has vowed to deliver a better performance in his next UFC match up after recording the second victory of his career today.
Kelly ready to make UFC debut in Colorado
DAN Kelly risks his unbeaten record and future in the fight game when he makes his UFC debut on foreign soil this weekend against American Patrick Walsh.
Aussie UFC star latest to test positive
A BAD week for the UFC just got worse. Australia’s highest ranked fighter has followed in Anderson Silva’s footsteps with a positive drug test.
McGregor calls out lightweight king
CONOR McGregor’s featherweight title fight against Jose Aldo is set for May, but the polarising Irishman has set his sights on Anthony Pettis’ lightweight title.
Kelly hits his peak at altitude
MELBOURNE UFC fighter Daniel Kelly is reviving altitude training techniques he first learned 20 years ago in a bid to win the biggest fight of his career.
‘Nothing scares me more than being average’
HE’S been hailed as Australia’s best hope of winning a UFC championship and when you listen to Jake Matthews speak, it’s easy to understand why.
Silva claims ‘he didn’t use steroids’
UFC legend Anderson Silva is protesting his innocence after testing positive for two different types of steroids before his last fight.
Is this the UFC’s darkest day?
THE self-proclaimed fastest-growing sport in the world has been plunged into turmoil after the downfall of its biggest star.
Taunting Anderson ‘Spider’ Silva is stupid
ANDERSON Silva won a unanimous decision in his comeback fight, trouncing a trash-talking taunting Nick Diaz at UFC 183.
‘F*** him!’ UFC star sends a message
THEY don’t come much more brash than rising UFC phenomenon Conor McGregor, as his display yesterday demonstrated.
Jones ridiculed after failed cocaine test
JON Jones has been labelled the “best gram for gram fighter in the world” after admitting himself into a rehab centre for cocaine.
Brutal spinning backfist KO
PAUL Felder wowed the crowd at UFC 182 with his spinning backfist knockout of Danny Castillo — and picked up a $50,000 bonus cheque for his efforts too.
Lombard: ‘I’m going to steal the show’
ADOPTED Aussie Hector Lombard has promised to upstage pound for pound champion Jon Jones at UFC 182 on January 3.
Jones keen to rattle bones in Melbourne
JON “Bones” Jones says he would be honoured to headline a blockbuster Melbourne fight card that has been billed as the biggest in UFC history.
Te Huna accepts he’s not indestructible
JAMES Te Huna has fought, and won, with a dislocated shoulder. With both a broken hand and busted foot.
Astro Girl ready to rumble in UFC
ALEX Chambers was always going to become a robotics engineer. That, or an astrophysicist.
From astrophysics to the Octagon
AUSTRALIA’S Alex Chambers was headed for a career in robotics when her life took a sudden twist. She makes her UFC debut on Saturday.
White promises superstar line up for UFC Aus
UFC president Dana White has opened up on creating the biggest fight night in Australia’s history, saying: “I’m bringing a card that’s going to deliver”.
Green Power Ranger wants to fight in UFC
THE list of MMA fighters calling out Phil “CM Punk” Brooks includes a 41-year-old actor who played the green Power Ranger.
‘Rowdy’ Rawlings ready for UFC rumble
AUSSIE mother-of-two Bec “Rowdy” Rawlings is determined to prove she’s more than just a big talker on Twitter.
WWE legend’s shock UFC move
FORMER WWE champion Phil “CM Punk” Brooks has signed with the UFC and will make his mixed martial arts debut sometime in the near future.
Lawler ready for Hendricks rematch
ROBBIE Lawler copped more blows than any title fighter in UFC history last time he met Johny Hendricks. They meet again at UFC 181.
When MMA goes horribly wrong
WATCH this amateur MMA fighter attempt to pull off Anthony Pettis’s famous ‘Showtime Kick’ — and fail spectacularly.
‘F*** you’: Fighters react to UFC’s Reebok deal
THE UFC has inked a landmark deal with Reebok to provide fighters with a fight-week uniform. But not everyone is happy about it.
‘Come fight me in Melbourne, Georges’
AUSTRALIAN welterweight Hector Lombard has called out UFC legend Georges St-Pierre, convinced the pair can help sell out Etihad Stadium next year.
Australian UFC supercard … on one condition
ANDERSON Silva, Jon Jones and Chris Weidman could appear on a double-title fight card in Melbourne. But there’s a catch.
UFC blockbuster all set for Melbourne
UFC superstars Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey, even Conor McGregor will all form part of an Australian “hit list” should the Victorian Labor Government be voted into power this weekend.
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