The UFC returned to Fight Island last night with a bang, a card highlighted by two title fights with explosive conclusions, a flyweight bout that threatened to steal the show and a preliminary card slugfest that featured a UFC legend. The UFC’s global expansion: Throughout the broadcast, there was specific focus drawn to the incredibleContinue reading “UFC 253 Fallout – Izzy stops Costa, Poland gets its 2nd UFC Champion”
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Kirby back on scoresheet as Chelsea Women brush aside Bristol City Women
Last season’s WSL champions Chelsea came into this match against Bristol City looking for their first victory of the season after a 1-1 draw against Manchester United. The match was competitive in the early stages, with Bristol battling in the midfield to try to stifle Chelsea’s dynamic attack. As both teams settled into the tieContinue reading “Kirby back on scoresheet as Chelsea Women brush aside Bristol City Women”
UFC 200 – The UFC’s most successful disaster
On July 9th, 2016, the UFC celebrated it’s 200th numbered pay-per-view event with what was supposed to be the biggest event in the promotion’s history. What fans were given instead was an event that was big on paper but seemingly cursed from the beginning. Ever-changing headliners: The originally scheduled main event was the hotly anticipatedContinue reading “UFC 200 – The UFC’s most successful disaster”
Arsenal Women begin WSL campaign with 6-1 rout of Reading Women
Goals from Kim Little, Vivianne Miedema and a hat-trick from Jill Roord contributed to a ruthless display for last season’s Women’s Champions League quarterfinalists at Boreham Wood. The early stages of the match were largely an indicator for how the rest of the game would play out. Reading were putting on an admirable defensive displayContinue reading “Arsenal Women begin WSL campaign with 6-1 rout of Reading Women”
Manchester City Women lift the curtain on new WSL season with 2-0 win over Aston Villa Women
Manchester City Women opened their WSL campaign looking to recover from their defeat in the Women’s Community Shield away to last season’s Women’s Championship winners Aston Villa. The first half was punctuated by defensive mishaps from Villa as in the sixth minute, a weak back pass was left to drift towards Villa keeper Sian RogersContinue reading “Manchester City Women lift the curtain on new WSL season with 2-0 win over Aston Villa Women”
UFC 252 Fallout: Stipe closes out the trilogy
In the early promotional stages for UFC 252, there were concerns that this card could have been dismissed by many as a one-fight show, especially after the stacked card boasted in the UFC’s last pay-per-view outing. However, as it often does, this crazy sport has presented MMA fans with plenty to talk about. From upsetsContinue reading “UFC 252 Fallout: Stipe closes out the trilogy”
Top five passing of the torch fights in UFC history
MMA is notoriously no country for old men (unless your name is Randy Couture), the old are fed to the young and no sport captures the sunrise and sunset of an athlete’s career quite like it. Despite MMA having a relatively quick rise to mainstream popularity, not having the many decades of history that sportsContinue reading “Top five passing of the torch fights in UFC history”
UFC 251 Fallout – A tale of three controversial title fights
The UFC’s first card broadcasting from the long-rumoured Fight Island in Abu Dhabi featured a stacked main card. For only the sixth time in UFC history a fight card boasted three title bouts, complemented by a grudge rematch between two top contenders in their weight class. Unfortunately, most fans will likely walk away from UFCContinue reading “UFC 251 Fallout – A tale of three controversial title fights”
UFC 189 – Five Years On
On July 11th, 2015, the UFC held it’s 189th pay-per-view event and to many fans, it still holds up as one of the best cards in the promotion’s history. Two flying-knee knockouts, arguably the greatest title-fight of all time and the prelude to the coronation of a star that would change the landscape of mixedContinue reading “UFC 189 – Five Years On”
UFC 250 Fallout – The Lioness feasts, Bantamweights shine
Following an incredible night of fights at UFC 249, there were worries that last night’s card wouldn’t be able to deliver the same level of entertainment, especially with only one title bout that many saw as an easy fight to predict going in and with three out of the five main card fights being foughtContinue reading “UFC 250 Fallout – The Lioness feasts, Bantamweights shine”
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