MMA
UFC-backed skateboarding tour leans into right-wing media ties
The execs who steered the UFC from freak show to billion-dollar property are trying the same with a new skateboarding league – by partnering with the go-to streaming site of the right
Karim Zidan
10, May, 2023 @8:00 AM
MMA fighter Nate Diaz turns himself in after New Orleans street brawl
Mixed martial arts fighter Nate Diaz turned himself in to police in New Orleans on Thursday to face a battery charge arising from a weekend street brawl
Guardian staff and agencies
27, Apr, 2023 @6:34 PM
Police issue arrest warrant for Nate Diaz after New Orleans street brawl
Police in New Orleans have issued an arrest warrant for former UFC star Nate Diaz after a brawl in the city on Saturday night
Guardian sport
25, Apr, 2023 @12:47 PM
‘Just help the kids’: MMA champion’s message for Sunak on youth spending
UFC welterweight world champion Leon Edwards says to fight crime more money is needed for facilities
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
06, Mar, 2023 @2:47 PM
The mysterious death of Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov’s favorite fighter
Abdul-Kerim Edilov was an MMA veteran as well as one of the most influential men in his homeland. And then he disappeared from public life
Karim Zidan
28, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM
Australian champion Alexander Volkanovski fails to wrestle second UFC title in epic bout
Volkanovski loses unanimous decision to Islam Makhachev in Perth. It is the Wollongong fighter’s first ever Octagon defeat
Australian Associated Press and Guardian sport
12, Feb, 2023 @6:55 AM
UFC fighters close to Bolsonaro find themselves in spotlight after riots
A group of UFC fighters aligned with former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro have found themselves in the spotlight following this month’s attack of congress
Karim Zidan
24, Jan, 2023 @9:00 AM
Fighters attack UFC head Dana White’s lack of punishment for slapping wife
Ex-fighters Ramsey Nijem and Al Iaquinta criticized Dana White after the UFC president refused to self-impose a punishment for hitting his wife
Guardian sport and agencies
12, Jan, 2023 @9:35 PM
Rising MMA star Victoria ‘The Prodigy’ Lee dies at age of 18
Victoria Lee, one of the world’s most promising young mixed martial artists, has died at the age of 18 her family have confirmed
Guardian sport
08, Jan, 2023 @3:22 PM
It is time to consider a UFC without Dana White | Karim Zidan
Dana White’s decision to physically assault his wife raises questions about whether the UFC president is fit to continue running the world’s largest mixed martial arts organization
Karim Zidan
04, Jan, 2023 @6:46 PM
UFC has been rocked by a betting scandal. And it’s a self-inflicted wound
Several investigations have been launched around gambling patterns for UFC fights. The organization must shoulder some of the blame
Karim Zidan
09, Dec, 2022 @9:00 AM
But can he fight? Teddy Atlas grades YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul
The influencer is an expert at getting attention. But as he climbs in for his sixth pro fight on Saturday night, one of boxing’s most renowned trainers assesses his skills
Ben Wyatt
29, Oct, 2022 @7:00 AM
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