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Former UFC Champion BJ Penn Training with Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn has hooked up to do some training with boxing's Floyd Mayweather Sr. FightHype caught up with Mayweather, who let them know exactly how his time with Penn was going: "I’ll be honest, at first, it didn’t seem like he could fight...
UFC Looking at Record Gates in Australia and Canada for UFC 127 and 129
The UFC has been working hard and smart to get regulated in Ontario so they can do a show in Toronto. Ontario has long been one of the best markets for the UFC's on Pay Per View but a perverse regulation regime that doggedly kept MMA out of Ontario for year. That is until the UFC hired former...
'UFC 127: B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch' Official Poster
Live on pay-per-view, Sunday, February 27, from the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia: BJ Penn vs. Jon FitchMichael Bisping vs. Jorge RiveraGeorge Sotiropoulos vs. Dennis Siver*Carlos Condit vs. Chris Lytle*Kyle Noke vs. Chris Camozzi*Spencer Fisher vs. Ross Pearson*Alexander Gustafsson vs. James...
UFC Returns to Sydney, Australia for UFC 127 on February 27th
Just over one year after the UFC's first trip Down Under, the promotion will return to Sydney, Australia on February 27th for UFC 127, according to MMA Fighting: MMA Fighting has learned that UFC 127 will be held in Sydney, Australia on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 (Feb. 26 in North American time zones)....
Weekend Preview (9/24 - 9/26)
Date Race Gr. Track Division Dist. Surf. 9/24/10 Manikato Stakes 1 Moonee (Aus) Turf Sprint 6.0 Turf 9/24/10 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte 3 Maisons-Laffite Turf 10.0 Turf 9/25/10 Queen Elizabeth II ...
Top Trumps 9: Advance Australians Fair!
Ah, the Australians! I always have this stereotype of them as the types of cyclists who ride hard, push things to the limit, and then come back and entertain us by blogging about any mistakes they've made, describing all the traumas with a laugh. They're such a strong cycling nation, on the road...
Head Kick Legend Interviews K-1 Oceania GP Winner Ben Edwards
Ben Edwards came out of nowhere this weekend, demolishing everybody in his path to a record-setting K-1 Qualifying Grand Prix run. No matter what happens now, Edwards is a part of K-1 history. Edwards was also recently stepped into our top 25 rankings at 25, solidifying him as a new entrant in the...
Zuffa Takes Mixed Martial Arts, UFC Lobbying to Melbourne, Australia
From the Sydney Morning Herald: THE Ultimate Fighting Championship will use Geelong star George Sotiropoulos and the lure of a $15 million tourist injection to convince the Victorian government to allow cage-fighting into Melbourne, after the sport was again rejected by the state. ... The...
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