THE DAILY STAR ESTIMATED CONOR'S NET WORTH AT $ 252 MILLION. MANCHESTER UNITED'S NET- $4 BILLION.
The state of the former UFC champion in two weight categories Conor McGregor is estimated at $ 252 million. This is reported by the British newspaper Daily Star. Earlier, the Irishman announced his intention to buy Manchester United. The Glazer family of American businessmen, which owns a majority stake in Manchester United, is considering selling it after it became known about the co..
JOE SMITH VS. MAXIM VLASOV - COMPUBOX PUNCH STATS
Close fight according to the stats as Joe Smith outlands Maxim Vlasov 226-214 in total punches, while Vlasov outlanded Smith 187-174 in power punches. Smith went to body often as 53 of his 226 landed punches were to the body. Smith landed 68 power punches over the last 2 rounds to push him over the edge. Joe Smith Jr., the common man with the common name, finally reached boxing's apex..
TIM TSZYU RECEIVES $1M OFFER TO FIGHT MICHAEL ZERAFA
Tim Tszyu has a $1 million offer on the table to fight fellow Australian Michael Zerafa as he weighs up his next move following his latest statement win. Tszyu beat Dennis Hogan via a fifth-round KO in Newcastle on Wednesday night, unleashing a barrage of sickening body blows that had the fight world raving about boxing’s terrifying “animal”. Victory over his toughest o..
UFC 260: FRANCIS NGANNOU KNOCKS OUT STIPE MIOCIC TO CAPTURE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
After his victory, Ngannou said he was ready to face former two-time light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who is expected to move up to heavyweight Cameroon's Francis Ngannou showcased his devastating punch power as he knocked out Stipe Miocic in the second round to capture the undisputed UFC heavyweight title in Las Vegas at UFC 260. The bout was a rematch of their 2018 meeting at UFC 22..
UFC HAVE UPDATED THEIR POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS AFTER DANA WHITE CONFIRMED KHABIB RETIREMENT
Former P4P king Nurmagomedov walks away from the promotion as the best fighter in the company and the UFC lightweight champion. Top contenders Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler will compete for the vacant 155lbs championship while a new fighter has replaced Nurmagomedov as the best pound-for-pound fighter. Jon Jones has reclaimed his spot as the UFC pound-for-pound king as he pr..
STEVE WALKER'S TORNADO KICK KNOCKOUT
Boston’s own Steve Walker showed the world why he’s the Lion Fight champ-champ. In defense of his super cruiserweight belt against 33-year-old Brian Collette, Walker landed one of the finest knockouts in Lion Fight - flush "Tornado" After extensive research on Collette, Walker and his coach, Bill Newcomb, found that the hole in the challenger’s game was h..
ALJAMAIN STERLING WINS UFC BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE AFTER PETR YAN DISQUALIFIED FOR ILLEGAL KNEE
Sterling Won The Title by Disqualification At 4 Minutes, 29 Seconds of the Fourth Round After Petr Yan Landed An Illgal Knee to Sterling's Head. The Ringside Physician Determined That Sterling, Who Was Visibly Rocked By The Knee, Could Not Fight ON. Referee Mark Smith Ruled The Foul Intender, Making The Result A Discalification. "Everything I Worked for To This Point, and to Have the..
MUAY THAI TO BE INCLUDED AT 2023 EUROPEAN GAMES
There was great pride and celebration for Thailand yesterday (Feb 26) after it was confirmed the national sport has secured one of final spots on the official medal program for the 2023 European Games in Poland. The International Federation of Muay Thai Associations, which is recognised by the IOC as the world governing body for the sport, is made up of 146 member National Federations, working ..
YANA KUNITSKAYA ADMITS KETLEN VIEIRA'S STRENGTH SURPRISED HER DURING UFC FIGHT NIGHT 185 BATTLE
LAS VEGAS – Yana Kunitskaya may have picked up a big win in her first appearance of 2021, but it didn’t come without a surprise or two. Kunitskaya (14-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) outpointed Ketlen Vieira with a unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 185, which took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, earning scores of 29-28 on all three scorecards. But despite co..
MANNY PACQUIAO WANTS $40 MILLION TO FIGHT TERENCE CRAWFORD
The legendary boxer appears to be seeking one huge payday before retiring. Manny Pacquiao probably only has one or two fights left in him before he makes a full-time switch to the world of politics in his native Philippines. However the former eight-weight world champion wants to go out on a huge money-spinner. Pacquiao, who held the WBA (Super) welterweight title for a year and a half befor..
ALEXANDER VOLKOV BATTERS ALISTAIR OVEREEM WITH BRILLIANT STRIKING DISPLAY
It was a bad night for mixed martial arts legends on Saturday at Apex in UFC Vegas 18. Moments after Cory Sandhagen obliterated the legendary Frankie Edgar with a flying knee knockout in just 28 seconds, heavyweight Alexander Volkov went out in the main event and handily took care of another future Hall of Famer. Volkov’s striking was at its best Saturday as he battered Alistair Ov..
ALEX PEREIRA BECOMES THE FIRST TWO-WEIGHT UNDISPUTED GLORY CHAMPION
Alex Pereira becomes the first two-weight undisputed GLORY champion Alex Pereira has become the first two-division undisputed king in GLORY Kickboxing. The reigning middleweight and interim light heavyweight champion took the win by split decision against the defending 95 kg titleholder Artem Vakhitov in the championship unification, that co-headlined GLORY 77 on January 30 One judge had it ..
CAPTAIN COLLAPSES WITH ALAVERDI, RAISING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELT SECOND
Academy “Young Sin of the Tung” Captain Petchinidi, demonstrates the form of stamping, punches a map, beats in the direction of “Alaverdi Ramazanov”, a Russian fighter, beaten in tears. 2nd place: ODI World Kickboxing Championships in lightweight 27-year-old booties from Nong Boa Lam Fu returned the belt to their homeland with dignity and showed that this victory was a drea..
MUAY THAI ON HOLD AGAIN IN THAILAND
After a turbulent 2020 for the sport of muay thai across Thailand, 2021 has now brought a second wave of despair to the muaythai community with restrictions being reimposed following a new recent Covid 19 outbreak. For the latter part of 2020 Thailand seemed to have beaten the virus with no local cases recorded for many months and gyms and muay thai shows in Thailand operating on ..
4 CHAMPION FIGHTS. GLORY 77.
GLORY 77: Rico vs Jamal GLORY 77: Rico vs Jamal takes place behind closed doors at a studio location in Holland on Saturday, January 30 (Sunday, January 31 in Australia). The event is held with no fans in attendance, meaning there is no tickets to witness the show at the venue. Nevertheless, kickboxing devotees can watch the fight card live on pay-per-view, featuring four championship bouts. Th..
MANNY PACQUIAO - THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES?
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is a lot of things. He is the world’s only eight-division world champion. He is also a politician, a singer, a businessman, a basketball player and a preacher. Can the 41-year-old add president of the Philippines to the list? The possibility of “PacMan” gunning for the top post in the Southeast Asian country has been brought up befo..
IFMA YOUTH SHINES ON THE PODIUMS AT THE UNITED THROUGH SPORTS GALA AND AWARDS NIGHT
Bangkok hosted the Gala Awards Night this past Saturday, December 19th where over 300 kids who participated in the event from various sports disciplines came together one last time to enjoy the festive activities. Saturday afternoon, the third floor of the Ambassador Hotel transformed into a fun-filled kids fair packed with carnival games, cotton candy, balloon animals and with a special ap..
SUPERBON BANCHAMEK. THE PRODIGY
Suppachai Meunsang had the same humble beginnings as most other Thai fighters in his time. Despite having faced many of Muay Thai’s biggest names like Kaew Fairtex, Singdam, and even Saenchai, Suppachai has never captured the prestigious Lumpinee or Thailand championship belt during his time competing on the Thai stadium circuit. By the time he retires, he could have easily ended up as yet a..
FIGHTERS OF THE WEEK
1. Errol Spence Jr.: Danny Garcia had nothing for the welterweight champion, as he Spence didn’t let him get going. A unification fight has to be next for the two-belt champ at 147lbs. 2. Billy Joe Saunders: Defended his WBO super middleweight championship with an emphatic win over Martin Murray, foiling the challenger’s fifth attempt at world title gold. 3. Marvin Vettor..
PODIUMS OF THE IFMA WORLD VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020
It has been a great week full of excitement and heated rivalry with truly close decisions and friendly competition spanning great distances over the world via the digital super highway. This is the first time in IFMA’s history that an event was held in 134 countries with venues set up in living rooms, parks, gyms and roof tops around the globe. IFMA athletes truly showed that ..