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,......
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
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? Gareth A Davies: MMA and Boxing Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, LondonStruggling with this column right now.
By MMA and boxing correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, London. Frankly, the Jones doubters, the haters and the critics can do one.
What have all these matchups got in common? They were all judging decisions which opened universal debate and, from some quarters, condemnation.
Main event saturationThere are 34 UFC events planned for this year as the schedule continues to grow at an exponential rate.
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
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.
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,......
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
Gareth A Davies, MMA and Boxing Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, London Just a hunch, but 2012 could see more UFC champions from Brazil
Gareth A Davies, MMA and Boxing Correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, London Although everyone loves a heavyweight matchup,
Headhunted by UFC president Dana White for the three-lettered juggernaut’s lightweight division, Gilbert Melendez is MMA’s hottest property.
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 movement for the sport through the Fox network deal with Zuffa – which amounts to nearly USD$100 million per year, for seven years
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?