UFC
Melbourne’s most hunted man is working as bodyguard for an MMA legend
Russian mixed martial arts star Khabib Nurmagomedov has hired Melbourne’s most besieged underworld figure for protection.
- Marta Pascual Juanola and Cameron Houston
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MMA fighter Conor McGregor sexually assaulted woman, civil jury finds
The Dublin jury awarded the woman nearly $400,000 for her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in 2018.
- Brian Melley
Why the NSW government has inked a $16 million deal with a man in Trump’s inner circle
Among the dozens on stage in Florida as a newly elected Donald Trump gave his victory speech was UFC CEO Dana White.
- Mary Ward
After scrap over $16 million UFC deal, premier fights for more
Premier Chris Minns pushed back on criticism of the deal from anti-violence campaigners, saying he had been “a fan for a long time”.
- Michael McGowan
President McGregor? Why Ireland dreads UFC champion’s flirtation with politics
“The Notorious” is dangling plans for a 2025 Irish presidential bid. Some say he could be the Trump the country needs.
- Rob Harris
Adesanya choked in Perth UFC title loss to du Plessis
Dricus du Plessis has defended his middleweight crown after choking arch rival Israel Adesanya into submission during their gruelling contest at UFC 305 in Perth.
- Justin Chadwick
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Aussies Erceg, Tuivasa suffer defeat at Perth’s UFC 305
Australian heavyweight Tai Tuivasa has sunk to his fifth straight defeat and hometown hero Steve Erceg suffered a first-round knockout at UFC 305 in Perth.
- Justin Chadwick
African rivals set for huge clash at Perth UFC bout
Middleweight UFC champion Dricus du Plessis says he will employ a “win or die trying” attitude when he defends his crown against Israel Adesanya in Perth.
- Justin Chadwick
‘When things scare me, I just run at them’: Uncaged Pedro shapes up for fight of his life
Fresh from completing a week of tough sparring, former UFC fighter Tyson Pedro reflects on what it takes mentally and physically to compete as a boxer.
- Jonathan Drennan
Boxing has a blind spot when it comes to concussions
The recent Tim Tszyu-Sebastian Fundora fight, much hyped by the media, developed into a bloodbath, serving only to prove that professional boxing on which so many promoters, agents and other hangers-on sponge livings, is a decadent activity.
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