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Rousey gets Carano a big payday, and a chance to remind people of her fighting career
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (857+ words) FILE - Gina Carano, top, punches Cris "Cyborg" Santos, of Brazil, in a Strikeforce mixed martial arts Female Middleweight Championship match, Aug. 15, 2009, in San Jose, Calif. FILE - Ronda Rousey holds up her hands before her women's bantamweight championship mixed martial arts…...
How this 10-year-old blind boxer learned to punch
3+ week, 5+ day ago (692+ words) Archie Hayes, 10, is a blind boxer. (Emma Trimble via SWNS) A ten-year-old blind boy has taken up boxing after learning to 'punch by numbers'. Archie Hayes has been taught how to move and strike his opponent using a series of…...
Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson signs with Real American Freestyle wrestling
3+ week, 6+ day ago (342+ words) FILE - Minnesota's Gable Steveson, right, waves after defeating Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson during their 285-pound match in the second round of the NCAA wrestling championships Thursday, March 18, 2021, in St. Louis. Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson has signed with Real American…...
2-time Olympic boxer Michael Conlan says time to 'walk away' after loss to Brockton's Kevin Walsh
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (411+ words) FILE - Ireland's Michael Conlan, right, punches Russia's Vladimir Nikitin during the ninth round of a WBO intercontinental featherweight boxing match, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in New York. FILE - Ireland's Michael Conlan displays his bronze medal during a medal ceremony for the men's…...
Chuck Norris leaves local ties after previously talking God, martial arts at UMHB
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (281+ words) Chuck Norris spoke at the 2016 Mc Lane Lecture at the Mayborn Campus Center at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Iconic American actor Chuck Norris died Thursday, leaving behind national and local legacies." Norrisclimbed to celebrity status after appearing in 1980s action…...
Nate Diaz is returning to MMA for a bout with Mike Perry on the Rousey-Carano undercard
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (336+ words) FILE - Nate Diaz poses on the scale during a ceremonial weigh-in for the UFC 279 mixed martial arts event on Sept. 9, 2022, in Las Vegas. Most Valuable Promotions on Monday announced the latest addition to the Netflix card scheduled for May 16 at…...
'Complete absurdity:' Usyk hits out at softening stance toward Russian athletes, plans Fury fight
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (628+ words) FILE - Ukraine's boxer Oleksandr Usyk attends a press conference in Wembley stadium in London, Thursday, July 17, 2025, ahead of the boxing fight between Britain's Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday. Russian athletes are back competing under their own flag at…...
Ronda Rousey says her double-comeback bout with Gina Carano is the biggest fight in MMA right now
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) FILE - Ronda Rousey arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of, "Mile 22," on Aug. 9, 2018, in Los Angeles. Rousey and Carano made their first public appearance Tuesday to promote their comeback bout at Intuit Dome. "This is the biggest fight in MMA…...
Ex-Olympic boxing champ Yoka takes DR Congo license but rejects Olympic switch from France
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) FILE -Tony Yoka of France celebrates after he defeated Croatia's Petar Milas in a heavyweight boxing fight on the central court Philippe Chatrier at the Roland Garros tennis stadium, in Paris, Sept. 10, 2021. The 33-year-old Yoka was the super heavyweight champion…...
Ohio native dreamed of pro boxing career before joining the military
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (632+ words) KILLEEN " Anthony Perry had dreams of a professional boxing career when he joined the military, but his job as a food service specialist did not allow much time for gym training or fighting and by the time his two-year hitch…...