Bellator 299: 3Arena; Dublin, Ireland He might very well be the best 185-pound fighter in all of mixed-martial arts. Johnny Eblen is a well rounded fighter with hardly any holes. After climbing the ladder in the rankings and grabbing the strap from one of the all-time greats in Gegard Mousasi, he remains unbeaten. The 31-year […]
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MatchRoom Boxing: To start a career off like a house on fire is a good thing. It can also be detrimental in the long run. But nobody, especially early on usually looks at the big picture. And that’s the way it was for “The Chosen One” with Bob Arum at Top Rank. For now it’s […]
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Bellator 296: Accor Arena; Paris, France Thanks to a totally controlling fight in every aspect, Fabian Edwards gets his shot at a history making move. And speaking of history, Gegard Mousasi for the first-time in his illustrious career drops back-to-back fights. The 30-year old Fabian Edwards now has a modest three-fight win streak. And when […]
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UFC 287: Kaseya Center; Miami, Florida Sometimes in athletics two- people are just the perfect foil for one another. And that can also change on a dime. A come from behind win, snatching a loss from the hands of victory. Both Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira doing their thing for the fourth-time overall. While the […]
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UFC Vegas 70: UFC Apex, Las Vegas With light heavyweight Nikita Krylov coming down with what is reported as food-poisoning, the UFC needed to make some quick changes to its card. And the result from the new main event has created a small shakeup at 185-pounds. Brendan Allen in his first main-event slot showed just […]
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UFC 281: Madison Square Garden; New York City Well Israel Adesanya played with fire, and he got burned. Whether you think referee Marc Goddard’s stoppage was early or not is inconsequential. He actually saved him from getting crumbled viciously even though Adesanya tried to roll with some of the strikes at the fence. And yes, […]
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Canelo VS GGG 3; T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Although Gennady Golovkin said in the ring, he still is champ at 160 and has plans to go back; it won’t be what happens. And Golovkin will not return because as a true pro, he can see the writing on the wall. Time has done to him, […]
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Not every athlete gets to walk away the way they imagined when they started down a professional path. David Lemieux is not the first, and sadly won’t be the last to call it a career on a tragic note. David Lemieux walks away from the sport he loved after his father was innocently gunned down […]
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Bellator 282: Mohegan Sun; Uncasville, Connecticut It’s not that Gegard Mousasi did anything wrong per se. It’s just Johnny Eblen in doing everything right became the new king that arrived in dominating fashion. And with a clean sweep unanimous decision of 50-45 adds his name to the long list of American Top Team Champions. Half […]
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What Jermell Charlo‘s accomplished like him or not, is impressive. To go down the list of every champion ever at junior middleweight and realize he’s the only one to be undisputed in the four-belt era is also a tad shocking. But with this massive pinnacle being reached, what is Charlo’s plan now? Now that “Iron […]
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Saitana Super Arena, Japan You can call it a great way to celebrate one’s 40th birthday, which is what Gennady-Golovkin did yesterday. The Kazakhstani future Hall of Famer looked to start to unify the middleweight division. And that’s exactly what he did at 2:02 of the 9th-round. Doing so against hometown fighter and now former […]
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UFC Apex, Las Vegas; UFC Vegas 41: Whether Paulo Costa‘s antics were done on purpose, or accident, only he knows for certain. But after bouncing from weight to weight, he found himself in a back and forth brawl. Marvin Vettori used his solid gas tank and a high level output to take a unanimous decision […]
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There comes a time in every combat athlete’s career when like it or not, they have to move up in weight. But that isn’t supposed to happen to 30-year old freaks of nature. And frankly, that’s what Paulo Costa is. The Brazilian with dynamite in both his hands hasn’t fought since he was whitewashed by […]
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UFC Vegas 36: UFC Apex- Las Vegas: Derek Brunson has seemingly found the fountain of youth training under Henri Hooft and Sanford MMA. On what is most likely his last run at the UFC middleweight title he’s now 5-0 with the team. His streak extended after utterly dominating Darren Till for almost three full rounds. […]
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