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UFC champ Jon Jones agrees to anger management classes to resolve assault charge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has agreed to attend four hours of anger management classes to resolve a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his New Mexico home in which he was accused of being hostile. A bench trial was...
Ilia Topuria makes good on his promise, becomes first man to stop Max Holloway at UFC 308
Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria vowed to become the first man to knock out Max Holloway. He made good on his promise at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Using a huge right hand to daze Holloway, Topuria (16-0) followed up moments later with a powerful left hook...
UFC President Dana White considering AI and Mark Zuckerberg to improve rankings system
UFC President Dana White told TNT Sports that he has spoken with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg about possibly using artificial intelligence to improve the organization's maligned ranking system. “I’m totally going to fix the rankings," White told the network on Thursday....
Topuria makes first featherweight title defense against Holloway at UFC 308
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Featherweight champion Ilia Topuria remains a fan of Max Holloway, crediting the Hawaiian for being an inspiration for his UFC career. But the 27-year-old Topuria said he plans to put aside any positive feelings Saturday night when Holloway...
Alex Pereira wins by TKO over Khalil Rountree Jr. to retain UFC light heavyweight crown
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alex Pereira retained the UFC light heavyweight crown by beating Khalil Rountree Jr. by TKO with 28 seconds left in the fourth round at UFC 307 on Saturday night. It was the fourth straight title bout for Pereira (12-2) and his third consecutive successful...
Alex Pereira returns to Utah for title bout against Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alex Pereira is gearing up to fight his fourth bout in less than a year when he seeks to retain his light heavyweight championship against Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307 on Saturday night. Measured by any standard, it’s a brisk fight schedule for a title...
Dvalishvili wins unanimous decision over O'Malley in spectacular Sphere setting at UFC 306
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Sphere is Las Vegas' transformational newest masterpiece, and the venue stole the show Saturday with a record-setting night for the UFC. Merab Dvalishvili tried to his part at UFC 306, putting on a convincing — though not aesthetically pleasing —...
Bare Knuckle star Mike Perry is willing to fight any style, anywhere
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The actual discipline — traditional boxing, mixed-martial arts, bare-knuckle boxing — was pretty much all the same to Mike Perry. One combat sports competitor alone on the mat against another one, both ready to knock each other out in the ultimate one-on-one...
UFC's ascension showed pathway to surpassing boxing even if the road isn't easy
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dana White showed the path was there when he accomplished what previously seemed unthinkable — a combat sport that could catch and even surpass boxing. Now it seems equally unlikely another combat sport will do the same, but several are trying, including another...
UFC 306 about more than MMA when it takes place at the Sphere on Saturday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFC President Dana White was in the audience soon after U2 began its highly celebrated run at the Sphere last fall, taking in all that one of the world's most unique venues has to offer. He watched inside the technological marvel near the Las Vegas Strip that makes...
