Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo, commonly known by his fighting sobriquet as 'Cheick Kongo', is not a happy bunny. Or, at least, the veteran kickboxer and mixed martial arts fighter has not been been …
‘Notorious’ Nick Newell is the man to thrust Para-wrestling into the spotlight
Fighting with one arm is no barrier to 'Notorious' Nick Newell is one extraordinary character. He wrestled at the highest level in high school and at college in his home state of Connecticut, …
James Haskell exclusive on switch to MMA: ‘If I look like Freddie Flintoff when he got in the ring I’ll be f—— embarrassed’
Having retired from professional rugby in May after 17 years of brutal, unremitting physical punishment you might expect James Haskell to be ready to give his body a rest. Not a bit of it. A summer …
Mixed martial arts leads the way in pioneering CBD for fighters in a new sporting revolution
Mixed martial arts has always been a pioneering sport, pushing the boundaries and now it is doing so again which could have an impact on the entire world of sport. Cannabidiol - commonly referred to …
The night Boris Johnson and I agreed to slug it out in a cage fight
Could you imagine facing Boris Johnson in a cage fight? Well, in 2012 when Johnsonwas Mayor of London, in a mischievous moment when he was being irritating, I offered him out one night at a drinks …
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Bellator 224: Julia Budd never forgets the first year against Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes; AJ Agazarm benefits from Diaz brotherhoood; Bellator London television viewing figures
The first year of Julia Budd’s mixed martial arts career - or thirteen months to be exact - the Canadian fought Amanda Nunes, Germaine De Randamie and Ronda Rousey. Some baptism of fire in Strikeforce …