Boxing Link (12-26-11)
The holiday known throughout the world as “Boxing Day” left all the links we usually place here whittled down to one: The state of boxing in 2012, Part 2 Yahoo! Sports Sports Dec 25, 2:13 pm EST Boxing begins the new year with some ominous signs. Its top fighter, Floyd Mayweather Jr., will spend the first three months […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-20-11)
MMA Today: Fox Sports jumps into UFC StandardNet By Bob Emanuel Jr. Zuffa LLC, the owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, announced a seven-year deal with FOX Sports Media Group on Thursday to bring its brand of mixed martial artsto a variety of FOX networks. The deal will allow FOX to … See all stories on this topic […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-23-11)
Hard-working Voelker plugs away at side gig Yahoo! Sports I put in 50, 60 hours a week (at my job) and that limits what I can do. “If I can keep this up, maybe I can put myself into position to take my shot at it.” Kevin Iole covers boxing and mixed martial arts for Yahoo! […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-21-11)
Marloes Coenen on Tate: ‘She’s overestimating herself’ USA Today By Sergio Non, USA TODAY Dutch fighter Marloes Coenen views her next bout as a step for the future of women in mixed martial arts. “We can prove that we’re really good fighters and we have a large audience,” says Coenen, champion of Strikeforce’s… See all stories […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (7-14-11)
Ortiz is Exhibit A in MMA’s popularity Yahoo! Sports Sports 4 hours, 41 minutes ago Tito Ortiz is simply the latest example of why mixed martial arts is such a great sport and why it continues to grow during the toughest economy since the Great Depression. Less than two weeks after literally saving his … See all stories […]