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Wrestling
Conor McGregor & Dana White Argue With Showtime Exec Over Super Fight PPV Numbers
This past August, UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor made his professional boxing debut and was defeated via tenth round TKO by Floyd Mayweather. A little over a week before Christmas, a press release was sent out by Showtime saying the…
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Wrestling
Seth Rollins Talks About “CrossFit Jesus” Moniker
He is very much into CrossFit. And he looks sort of like some interpretations of Jesus Christ. So it makes sense some people would refer to him as CrossFit Jesus, right? Speaking to ESPN about CrossFit training methods, the moniker was brought…
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Wrestling
Tomoki Kameda Wants To Fight For A Super Bantamweight World Title In 2018
Former bantamweight world champion Tomoki Kameda has a rough estimate of when he'll return to the ring and has his sights set on another world title. Speaking to ESPN Deportes, Kameda talked about wanting to fight some of boxing's super bantamweight champions…
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Wrestling
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Week Recap: Articles, Coverage, Interviews, Podcasts, Match Ratings
It was a big week for New Japan Pro Wrestling AND Fightful.com, and our step forward in coverage for them. Maybe you missed out on the show, and if so, you can either catch up or re-live it thanks to…
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Wrestling
Tyron Woodley Wasn’t Impressed With Rafael Dos Anjos’ UFC On Fox 26 Win
UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley took a seat at the analyst desk when former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael Dos Anjos earned a decision win over former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler at UFC On Fox 26. Despite a good win…
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Wrestling
Fight Size Update: Wrestle Kingdom 12 Post Match Comments, Mojo Rawley Promo, Brad Stutts Gone From CWF Mid Atlantic & More
It's Monday, and it's time for your morning Fight Size Update! – Above, you can see post-match comments from Kazuchika Okada and Tetsuya Naito from Wrestle Kingdom 12 following their match, complete with subtitles. – Check here for a list…
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Wrestling
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Manager Says Tony Ferguson Is Next
Khabib Nurmagomedov returned after an extended absence to earn a decision win over Edson Barboza in the co-main event of UFC 219. Ali Abdelaziz is the manager of Nurmagomev and he says UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson is next…
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Wrestling
Mark Cuban, Jim Ross, Josh Barnett Talk About The New Japan/AXS TV Relationship
New Japan's future on AXS TV continues to look strong with a proponent at the very top. Sports Illustrated spoke to Mark Cuban, chairman of AXS. He gave nothing but praise for the promotion, citing its growing audience on Friday nights.…
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Wrestling
Exclusive: Stephen Wonderboy Thompson Reveals Potential Return, Talks Darren Till, Kamaru Usman, Who He Wants To Fight
Sidelined with a thumb injury, Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson is watching the welterweight division unfold. Thompson told Fightful.com that he's doing physical therapy on a torn ligament in his thumb in an effort to avoid surgery. "Wonderboy" revealed to James Lynch that…
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Wrestling
Fightful Boxing Awards: Female Boxer Of 2017
The following appeared in this week’s edition of the Fightful Boxing Newsletter, which publishes each Thursday at 6 AM ET. *** Female Boxer Of The Year: Claressa Shields In recent years, sports has started to take an increased interest in…
