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544: KING CANELO

The outcome was inevitable. Saul “Canelo’ Alvarez has become officially the first ever undisputed super middleweight champion of the world.  What does he do next?  We have a few suggestions. This week see’s Kid Galahad fight in Sheffield and Jaime…

543: UFC in NYC at MSG was OMG!

We told you UFC 268 was going to be good but not in our wildest dreams could any of envisage what played out. 11 fights, one after the other, that delivered either a highlight reel knock out or a fight…

542: BOOTIFUL

Will Canelo Alvarez realise his boyhood dream and become the first ever undisputed super middleweight champion of the world or will Caleb Plant spoil his party and claim the mantel for himself? We discuss the hottest fight of the week…

541: FITS LIKE A GLOVE

He may have had to wait an awful long time to experience the feeling of being the best light heavyweight in the UFC but for those romantics amongst us nobody can begrudge Glover Teixeira being the king of the 205ers.…

540: ITALIAN STALLION

The fight was amazing but what it took to get there was far from. We pick the bones out of Costa vs Vettori and the issue of cutting weight to fight as well as all the other MMA news from…

539: SHAK ATTACK

Is Shakur Stevenson the best young fighter on the planet today? If he continues to put in performances like he did at the weekend against the level of opponent like Jamel Herring the answer tot he question will become undeniable.…

538: CORNERED

The main talking point from the UFC action at the weekend is Aspen Ladd’s corner and whether the tine used instructing their fighter was appropriate.  We discuss that as well as the scoring in Roberts vs Emeev and the Jim…

537: ALL BARK NO BITE

The action in the ring for the most part over the weekend was hugely disappointing.  A series of poor matchmaking in Newcastle failed to capture the imagination and even when Sandor Martin provided an upset against the once great Mikey…

536: FROM BACKSTAGE TO THE CAGE

The narrative for Leon Edwards vs Jorge Masvidal was written after their backstage altercation at UFC London.  The famous 3 piece and a soda moment leads us to UFC 269 and December 11th. We preview that as well as all…

535: NOT A MAN BORN OF HIS MOTHER

If you didn’t know before then you most certainly know now. Tyson Fury, by some distance, is the best Heavyweight in the world after he defeated the second best Heavyweight, Deontay Wilder, for a second time, in what many would…