Dana White shared the video of the start of their meeting on social media. The UFC public relations staff issued an alert noting that the UFC president would announce the result of his meeting with lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday on ABC during the main card headlined by featherweights Max Holloway and Calvin Kattar. And broadcasters Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier and Dan Hardy breathlessly teased it prior to the preliminary’s opening on ESPN+. It turned out to be, well,… Source link
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The Associated Press 76ers fan to give memorabilia back to Johnny Bench The winning bidder on over $1 million worth of memorabilia from a recent auction of Johnny Bench’s personal collection is returning the items to the Hall of Fame catcher, with whom he’s been friends since 1967. Businessman Alan Horwitz, a fan of the Philadelphia 76ers who sits courtside at home games wearing his Sixth Man jersey, successfully bid for Bench’s 1975 and ’76 World Series rings last month. Horwitz said he and… Source link
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The UFC’s roughest fight might be in court over the next few years. A group of former UFC fighters suing the promotion scored a key legal victory on Thursday when federal judge Richard Boulware said he would grant their lawsuit class-action status, according Kevin Draper of The New York Times. The antitrust lawsuit dates all the way back to 2014, initially filed by Cung Le Jon Fitch and Nate Quarry against the UFC’s parent company. The lawsuit claims the UFC has abused its monopoly power… Source link
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An emotional Greg Hardy opens up about his struggle to move beyond his past after his win at UFC Vegas 12. This is probably the most Hardy has opened up about his controversial past. “I’ve been in hell.” (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) TRENDING > Israel Adesanya to challenge Jan Blachowicz for UFC light heavyweight title Related Video > Kevin Holland threatens Israel Adesanya beef could get ugly | UFC Vegas 12 (Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube) Source link
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