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Wrestling
The Latest On Boxing’s Heavyweight Division, Where Do The Champions Stand
This excerpt first appeared in this week’s issue of the Fightful Boxing Newsletter, which releases each Thursday morning at Fightful.com As the year comes to a close, we’re looking at multiple unification fights taking place in the heavyweight division in…
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Wrestling
UFC Fight Night Fresno Reebok Payouts, Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance
Reebok Payouts Brian Ortega: $5,000 def. Cub Swanson: $20,000 Gabriel Benitez: $5,000 def. Jason Knight: $5,000 Marlon Moraes: $2,500 def. Aljamain Sterling: $5,000 Scott Holtzman: $5,000 def. Darrell Horcher: $2,500 Eryk Anders: $2,500 def. Markus Perez: $2,500 Benito Lopez: $2,500 def. Albert Morales: $2,500 Alexis Davis: $5,000 def. Liz Carmouche: $5,000 Andre Soukhamthath:…
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Wrestling
WWE Nearly Hired Jimmy Jacobs As Manager In 2011
Jimmy Jacobs never appeared on camera for WWE, spending his 2 1/2 year tenure with the company entirely behind the scenes as part of the creative team. A gig in front of the cameras almost happened, though. On a recent…
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Wrestling
Matt Hughes Calls The UFC Too Commercial
Former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes is still recovering from a train accident that nearly ended his life earlier this year. Hughes has been taking a hard look at the promotion that he used to fight for, which the former…
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Wrestling
Rich Swann Suspended By WWE, Police Report Revealed After Arrest
One day before he was to participate in a WWE Cruiserweight Championship match on WWE Raw, former title holder Rich Swann has been arrested in Florida and subsequently suspended by WWE Rich Swann was arrested just past midnight Sunday morning in Gainesville,…
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Wrestling
Exlcusive: Jason Parillo Talks Cris Cyborg’s Focus on Holly Holm, Future, and Updates on Michael Bisping
Fans were overcome with excitement when it was announced that Cris Cyborg would defend her UFC women's featherweight title against Holly Holm at UFC 219. Cyborg's coach, Jason Parillo, was just relieved. Speaking to Fightful's James Lynch, Parillo discussed…
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Wrestling
Dana White Has High Praise For Franics Ngannou
Francis Ngannou earned a first round knockout victory over top ranked Alistair Overeem in the co-main event of UFC 218. UFC President Dana White was in attendance at UFC 218 and he was impressed by what he saw from the…
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Wrestling
UFC Champion Nicco Montana Getting Surgery On Injured Foot
UFC Flyweight Champion Nicco Montano won the belt when she defeated Roxanne Modafferi by decision at the UFC Ultimate Fighter 26 Finale. Montano competed at the event with a badly injured foot and now the fighter is getting her injury…
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Wrestling
Report: Valentina Shevchenko Faces Priscila Cachoeira At UFC Fight Night Belem
A women’s flyweight division attraction may be coming to the UFC Fight Night Belem card as #1 (BW) Valentina Shevchenko faces Priscila Cachoeira. Luciano Andrade of Combate first reported the bout. Shevchenko (14-3-0) is competing for the first time since…
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Wrestling
Fight Size Update: Batista’s Next Movie Role, Otunga Listed For Clash Of Champions Preshow, WWE New Delhi Highlights & More!
– Batista's next movie role is an action-comedy film called Stuber. According to Deadline, he plays the role of a "very determined detective who commandeers an unsuspecting Uber driver named Stu into a harrowing evening of hijinks and mayhem." –…
