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Three decades in the Octagon: 30 years of the UFC

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Feb 15, 2023

The fall and rise of the world's biggest sports franchise. What a long, strange trip it's been, but it shows no sign of stopping.The UFC. Three letters. Thirty years. The biggest sports franchise on earth. Worth four and a half billion dollars seven years ago, and growing.Their television deal with ESPN, worth $1.5 billion, comes to an end this year,......

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Dreams can come true

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Joseph Benavidez has been living the dream of etching his name in history – step by step, day by day – since a canceled flight on a vacation allowed


Keep MMA Out of Games!

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Feb 15, 2023

Gareth A Davies MMA and Boxing Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, London The thought of mixed martial arts in the Olympics is initially exciting


Where have all the heroes gone?

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Feb 15, 2023

Where have all the heroes gone? Gareth A Davies: MMA and Boxing Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, LondonStruggling with this column right now.


The brutal artistry of ‘Bones’ Jones

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By MMA and boxing correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, London. Frankly, the Jones doubters, the haters and the critics can do one.


The age-old scoring debate

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Feb 15, 2023

What have all these matchups got in common? They were all judging decisions which opened universal debate and, from some quarters, condemnation.


Main event saturation

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Main event saturationThere are 34 UFC events planned for this year as the schedule continues to grow at an exponential rate.


Clear sighted visionary

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Feb 15, 2023

You’ll often hear fans asking, ‘What would we do if something happened to Dana White?’ Think twice, it’s Lorenzo Fertitta who remains the lynchpin


Baddest man on the planet?

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Could Alistair Overeem become the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ in 2012? That epithet will be a major talking point for the next few months.


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Three decades in the Octagon: 30 years of the UFC

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Feb 15, 2023

The fall and rise of the world's biggest sports franchise. What a long, strange trip it's been, but it shows no sign of stopping.The UFC. Three letters. Thirty years. The biggest sports franchise on earth. Worth four and a half billion dollars seven years ago, and growing.Their television deal with ESPN, worth $1.5 billion, comes to an end this year,......

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Review of the Year 2011

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Feb 15, 2023

Revisit MMA’s most jaw-dropping year yet with the help of UFC president Dana White, FO editor Nick Peet, FO scribe John Morgan and Gareth A Davies


Brazil's bounty to blossom in 2012?

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Feb 15, 2023

Gareth A Davies, MMA and Boxing Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, London Just a hunch, but 2012 could see more UFC champions from Brazil


Give the little guys a break

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Feb 15, 2023

Gareth A Davies, MMA and Boxing Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, London Although everyone loves a heavyweight matchup,


Gilbert Melendez: Like a hurricane

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Feb 15, 2023

Headhunted by UFC president Dana White for the three-lettered juggernaut’s lightweight division, Gilbert Melendez is MMA’s hottest property.


The power of misrepresentation

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Feb 15, 2023

Two young boys grappling in a cage. Adults standing around, drinking and cheering. We all remember it some weeks ago. There was moral outrage


Mainstream pressures

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Feb 15, 2023

Mainstream movement for the sport through the Fox network deal with Zuffa – which amounts to nearly USD$100 million per year, for seven years


Catching up with 'The Skrap Pack'

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Feb 15, 2023

They are the closest-knit fight team in all of mixed martial arts, but what exactly makes Nick and Nate Diaz, Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez tick?


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