Russian MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko has spoken on the decision to remove Russian athletes from amateur competitions by the IMMAF while ruling out a potential meeting with Junior Dos Santos next in the octagon. The IMMAF suspended the Russian MMA Union (RMMAU) on March 1 while following a recommendation from the …
Read More »Strongman champ flatlines opponent in latest MMA bout (VIDEO)
Poland’s Mariusz Pudzianowski, considered by many to be among the finest strongmen competitors in history, stunned his former world champion opponent Michal Materla with a crushing first-round knockout at KSW 70 in Lodz, Poland on Saturday night. Pudzianowski, the 45-year-old multiple time winner of the title of the World’s Strongest Man, transitioned …
Read More »Republican icon and former Clinton opponent dies
The Kansas native and former World War II hero died in his sleep on Sunday morning, according to an announcement by the charitable foundation of his wife, Elizabeth Dole. “At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America for 79 years,” the foundation said. Dole …
Read More »‘The guy’s an animal’: UFC firecracker Fiziev freezes opponent with brilliant wheel-kick TKO (VIDEO)
In a meeting between two men renowned for their clinical striking skills and who know each other well from their time training together in Thailand, the contest looked like going to the wire after a competitive first two rounds. Fiziev caught Riddell with a big elbow in round two …
Read More »Israeli UFC hopeful Oron Kahlon calls Afghan opponent Javid Basharat ‘a terrorist’ during testy exchange at weigh-in (VIDEO)
The pair of UFC prospects are hoping to catch the eye of Dana White ahead of Tuesday’s ‘Contender Series’ match-up between the two bantamweights as part of the company’s drive to identify new talent capable of competing on the global stage – but Kahlon may have gone one step too …
Read More »Dat’s how it’s done: Russian MMA wildman knocks out unbeaten British opponent in brutal bare knuckle beating in Moscow (VIDEO)
Fearsome powerhouse Vyacheslav Datsik, who was once part of a banned nationalist party and has spent years in jail for a litany of offenses, appeared to face a tough test in the form of Randy Randayn, a confident challenger with a five-fight perfect record in the discipline. Known as Kofi King, financial …
Read More »‘Got what he deserved’: Fans split after footballer is viciously kicked by opponent… only to be booked by ref in England (VIDEO)
Swansea and Republic of Ireland ace Manning was apparently attempting some gamesmanship during Swansea’s 3-3 draw with Luton Town on Saturday – but former Arsenal academy prospect Henri Lansbury wasn’t having any of it. In footage which has since been viewed more than 1.1 million times from the Championship fixture, TV …
Read More »‘On another level’: Olympic wrestler downs opponent with flying squirrel attack as fans claim move ‘deserves gold medal’ (VIDEO)
The two-time world bronze medalist went for broke with seconds remaining in the quarterfinal, leaping over Starcevic to execute the Flying Squirrel move to perfection, sealing two points and a 5-5 win on criteria. Geraei’s eye-catching attack was not the first time the Greco-Roman wrestler had endeared himself to fans, producing …
Read More »Brazil star Gabriel Jesus sees red for horror kung-fu lunge at face of opponent – but Neymar defends it as ‘just bad luck‘ (VIDEO)
Manchester City ace Jesus’s challenge looked unforgivable from every angle, seriously endangering Chile’s Eugenio Mena with a wildly mistimed, studs-first just two minutes after Brazil scored the only goal of the game through Lucas Paqueta. The deserved dismissal, which came three minutes after the break at Rio’s Estadio Nilton Santos, was so …
Read More »‘She’s such a tease’: ‘Blonde Bomber’ strips off ‘for the boys’ as Muslim opponent takes scales to toilet for 2nd weigh-in (VIDEO)
While social media favorite Bridges feigned annoyance at making the bantamweight limit so easily that she could have treated herself to a pre-weight glass of water, her unfortunate opponent, 45-year-old Carol Earl, weighed in 3.4lb over the maximum. In accordance with her Muslim faith, Earl, who initially wore a tracksuit and …
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