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Francis Ngannou Heavyweight Contender It was a vindicating trip to Beijing, China this past weekend for the Pride of Cameroon and former UFC heavyweight title contender Francis Ngannou. The proud African entered the year ready to take over, to be the next big thing, and he exits it with a late-game save of his job. …
Francis Ngannou “The Predator” – There and Back Again Read More »
Tyson Fury the Gypsy King Once upon a time, not too long ago actually. There lived a giant of a man who went by the name Tyson Fury. And to his loyal followers, The Gypsy King. Now the story goes that this giant beat all who came before him. Striking them down with unequalled skill …
Is the return of Nick Diaz imminent? Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or you have no interest in the sport of MMA, in which case why are you reading this?) you may have heard about the rumoured return of one Nickolas Robert Diaz. If you don’t know who Nick Diaz is, you may …
Floyd Mayweather vs Tenshin Nasukawa in Rizin The morning of Tuesday, November 5th, 2018, I awaken and immediately grasp for my phone like the conditioned millennial that I am. No different than every other morning, except this time when I open Twitter, I’m greeted by a promotional video announcing Floyd Mayweather vs Tenshin Nasukawa for …
Floyd Mayweather and Rizin – It’s Been a Strange Year Read More »
UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis From 2006 to 2009 Derrick Lewis was incarcerated for aggravated assault. On November 3rd, 2018 Derrick Lewis fought all-time great Daniel Cormier in the main event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Derrick Lewis lost by submission to DC, but he still won. I often write about sports’ function …
Derrick Lewis – Losing the Fight But Winning the War Read More »
UFC 230 is here but not enough fights Where does one begin with UFC 230, the much put-upon middle-child of the fourth quarter calendar, it could have been so much, and now just feels like a stop-gap on the way to a surging December. I don’t know what’s worse, that an initially great card has …
UFC 230 – 500 Fighters and Not Enough Fights – The Main Event Problem Read More »