Legendary ring announcer David Diamante is facing lengthy rehabilitation after breaking his spine in three places in a motorcycle crash, just days after announcing Joseph Parker's victory over Derek Chisora.
Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech has slammed the referee's "disgusting" officiating during Wednesday evening's cruiserweight bout between Freddy Lussick and Taylan May.
Same venue, same opponent, second time around Joseph Parker delivered a definitive performance to knock Derek Chisora down three times and secure a convincing victory in their engrossing heavyweight rematch.
Justin Tafa made UFC history when he stepped on the scales to weigh in for his bout in Las Vegas this weekend, becoming the first UFC heavyweight to come in above the 120.6kg limit.
After suffering a controversial split decision loss on the first UFC card of the year in January, the Kiwi heavyweight shook it off for his return in May, where his most effective weapon was out of action after a round.
Under the spotlight of the final UFC pay-per-view of the year, the Kiwi flyweight contender took his opportunity to impress, knocking out former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt in a little more than three minutes.
After three straight victories, the former UFC middleweight champion separated himself from the pack as the next challenger to Israel Adesanya's throne, with a rematch of their 2019 clash in the works for UFC 271 in February.
Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon have been set a target of about 18 months to make changes in order to keep their status as Olympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
After making a huge splash in the lightweight division through his first four bouts, and earning a spot in the top 15, the Kiwi star was handed his first UFC defeat at the hands of a familiar foe.
