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February 12, 2012

EDMONTON - Edmonton's Ryan Ford sent the crowd home happy with a first round TKO over Halifax's Ricky Goodall on Saturday in the main event of Aggression MMA 9.

Poirier to face Korean Zombie in May

February 11, 2012

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Rising featherweight Dustin (The Diamond) Poirier will face The Korean Zombie, aka South Korea's Chan Sung Jung, in a three-round main event on a televised UFC card May 15 in Fairfax, Va.

Injuries delay Instinct MMA card in Sherbrooke

February 10, 2012

MONTREAL - Citing a slew of injuries, Instinct MMA has postponed its Feb. 25 fight card in Sherbrooke.

Nick Diaz tests positive for marijuana

February 09, 2012

Nick Diaz's failed bid for the UFC interim welterweight title has been punctuated by a positive test for marijuana.

Bellator brings welterweight title to Windsor

February 08, 2012

TORONTO - The Bellator Fighting Championships are coming to Windsor, with Douglas (The Phenom) Lima taking on welterweight champion Ben Askren at Bellator 64 on April 6 at Caesars Windsor.

Grudge match is on for UFC 145 in Atlanta

February 07, 2012

The UFC has confirmed that light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones will face former title-holder Rashad Evans at UFC 145 in Atlanta on April 21.

GSP congratulates Condit, still wants Diaz

February 06, 2012

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Injured UFC champion Georges St-Pierre knows he will likely have to face Carlos Condit to unify his 170-pound mixed martial arts title, but he still wants a piece of Nick Diaz.

Condit survives the bumps, ready to fight

February 04, 2012

UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre used to say he trained to meet an army so no one man could ever defeat him.

Diaz, Condit behave at UFC 143 weigh-in

February 03, 2012

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Nick Diaz and Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit were all business at Friday's weigh-in for UFC 143, looking intense but not misbehaving.

Diaz unconcerned with image ahead of UFC 143

February 01, 2012

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - As far as Nick Diaz is concerned, he's the normal one, and his UFC brethren are a little touched.

GSP cheering for enemy Diaz at UFC 143

January 31, 2012

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Canadian fighter Georges St-Pierre will be cheering for his enemy in Saturday's main event at UFC 143 in Las Vegas.

UFC fighter charged with misdemeanour battery

January 31, 2012

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - UFC heavyweight fighter Alistair Overeem has been charged with misdemeanour battery in Las Vegas after police say he shoved a woman in the face at a Las Vegas Strip casino.

Jimmo to miss first bout of UFC career

January 17, 2012

The UFC debut of Ryan Jimmo is on hold due to an ankle injury.

Local boxer to fight for provincial title

October 27, 2011

London’s Kyle Millette will fight in the Boxing Ontario provincial championships in Point Edward on Friday.

Grant stops Roller in lightweight debut

October 03, 2011

T.J. Grant didn’t miss a beat in his new UFC weight class.

Grant is itching for a fight

September 27, 2011

Suffice it to say, T.J. Grant is ready to get back at it.

Friends mourn death of MMA trainer, 37

August 16, 2011

London’s Adrenaline Training Center was quiet and dark yesterday afternoon.

Cave’s big shot ends in defeat

August 02, 2011

Halifax’s Tyson Cave fell short in his bid to knock off one of the world’s top bantamweight boxers on Saturday.

Cave ratchets up talk

July 29, 2011

A steady stream of trash talk from Halifax’s Tyson Cave doesn’t appear to have fazed A.J. Banal.

Cave taking show on the road

July 21, 2011

Tyson Cave is supremely confident he is one of the world’s best boxers, and he is finally getting a chance to prove it.

Chokehold draws commission review

July 12, 2011

Mixed martial arts enthusiasts are up in arms following what many have deemed a dangerous officiating mistake during a Calgary fight on Friday.

Grant pulls out of UFC fight

June 23, 2011

T.J. Grant has fallen ill and will not fight in UFC Live 4 in Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Steel City will test Grant’s mettle

June 22, 2011

As a full-time mixed-martial artist, T.J. Grant’s buddies sometimes give him the gears for what can come across as a pretty sweet gig.

Halifax boxer wins fifth straight bout

June 20, 2011

Tyson Cave is on a roll.

Cave eyes bigger and better things via Halifax fight

June 17, 2011

Tyson Cave is doing everything he can to get the attention of the world’s best bantamweights.


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