Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is offering a guaranteed $25 million to host this year’s boxing super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has offered a $25-million guarantee to host the scheduled March 13 mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. […]
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Rumour: Hughes vs. Gracie at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi
Greg Savage of Sherdog has the latest on a potential fight between Matt Hughes and Renzo Gracie at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi in April: When Dana White was asked Thursday if the Hughes-Gracie bout would he held in Abu Dhabi –- a location White recently scouted himself –- the UFC President answered cryptically. “Sounds […]
Bellator Matchmaker Resigns
Steven Marrocco of MMAWeekly has the latest on the resignation of Bellator Matchmaker Matt Stansell: Matt Stansell, matchmaker for tournament-based fight promotion Bellator Fighting Championships, resigned his post on Monday. Stansell and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said the split was amicable, though Rebney said Tuesday that Stansell stopped working with the company two weeks ago. […]
The Return of Rampage
Rampage Jackson has publicly admitted he will be returning to the Octagon in order to finish his contract with the UFC. Bloodyelbow has the latest straight from Rampage’s blog: Now, I wanted to let my fans know that I’m going to come back to the UFC & finish my contract. Not because the haters are talking […]
Report: Pacquiao-Mayweather on March 13th
Kevin Iole reporting for Yahoo! Sports says that an agreement between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is imminent. The likely date is a surprising March 13th: The much-anticipated bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is all but set for March 13, a source told Yahoo! Sports. Mayweather has agreed to terms and […]