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This Might Be The Worst Reading Of A Fight Decision Ever
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Patrick Redford
July 9, 2021
The Fights
Naoya Inoue Turned This Dude Into A Frickin’ Piece Of Paper And Then Just Crumpled Him Up Right In The Middle Of A Boxing Ring On Live TV
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Lauren Theisen
June 21, 2021
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The Fights
There’s Gonna Be Three Hits: Me Hitting You, You Hitting The Floor, Also Me Hitting The Floor
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Patrick Redford
June 13, 2021
The Fights
This Boxing Match In The Rain Was The Perfect Undercard Bout For Paul/Mayweather
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Dan McQuade
June 7, 2021
The Fights
Tito Ortiz’s Brief, Stupid Tenure As A Politician Comes To An End
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Patrick Redford
June 2, 2021
The Fights
Kamaru Usman Earned His Missing Exclamation Point
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Patrick Redford
April 26, 2021
The Fights
MMA Fighter Loses Fight Due To Finger Falling Off And Getting Lost
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Patrick Redford
April 2, 2021
The Fights
Tommy Hearns Got The Ball Rolling On The Bullshit Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theory Of Marvin Hagler’s Death
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Chris Thompson
March 16, 2021
The Fights
Marvelous Marvin Hagler Wouldn’t Bend
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Charles P. Pierce
March 15, 2021
The Fights
Today Is The Day To Watch Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s Greatest Fight
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Tom Ley
March 14, 2021
The Fights
Aljamain Sterling’s DQ Title Win Brought Out The Worst Of The UFC
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Lauren Theisen
March 7, 2021
MMA
Tito Ortiz’s Co-Councilors Already Want To Strip Him Of His Position As Mayor Pro Tem
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Patrick Redford
January 29, 2021
The Fights
The Dread Pirate Of The UFC Has Escaped Dana White’s Justice … For Now
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Patrick Redford
January 26, 2021
MMA
Conor McGregor’s Big Night Belonged To Dustin Poirier And Michael Chandler
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Lauren Theisen
January 24, 2021
The Fights
Dana White: I Have Found The UFC Pirate And I Will Bring Him To Justice
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Patrick Redford
January 21, 2021
The Fights
Max Holloway Had Time To Talk Shit To The Booth In The Middle Of His Fight
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Patrick Redford
January 19, 2021
The Fights
I Hope To God I Never Understand How This Ryan García Knockout Really Feels
57
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Lauren Theisen
January 3, 2021
The Fights
Tito Ortiz’s Term As City Council Member Is Off To A Comical Start
96
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Patrick Redford
December 23, 2020
The Fights
The $5 Billion Lawsuit Against The UFC By Its Former Fighters Can’t Be Ignored
109
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Patrick Redford
December 11, 2020
The Fights
Try As It Might, Boxing Couldn’t Ruin Terence Crawford’s Return
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Lauren Theisen
November 16, 2020
The Fights
Naoya Inoue Is Coming To The U.S. And Oh God He’s So Scary
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Lauren Theisen
October 30, 2020
The Fights
It Sucks That Khabib Nurmagomedov Vs. Tony Ferguson Never Happened
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Patrick Redford
October 27, 2020
The Fights
Vasiliy Lomachenko Vs. Teófimo López Is The Perfect Clash Of Boxing Personalities
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Lauren Theisen
October 16, 2020
The Fights
Jose Zepeda And Ivan Baranchyk Fought An Absurd, Brutal, And Terrifying Fight
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Lauren Theisen
October 4, 2020
The Fights
Israel Adesanya KOs Paulo Costa, Extends The Feud By Humping His Opponent
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Patrick Redford
September 28, 2020
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