UFC 322 Results, Post-Presser, Social Media Reaction & Video Highlights SIGN UP TO ESPN+ By MMA News UFC 322 took place tonight from Madison Square Garden in New York City, and MMA News has you covered with all the results and highlights! In the main event, welterweight champion Jack Della Maddalena looked to defend his […]
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UFC 322 NYC WEIGH-IN, COUNTDOWN SHOW, PRESSER, MEDIA DAY, BETTING ODDS & HOW TO WATCH! 10 p.m. ET: ESPN PPV Main Card — Get now 8 p.m.: Prelims (ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, FX, Disney+* & ESPN Xtra on SiriusXM) 6 p.m.: Early Prelims (ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPN Deportes, FX, […]
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Weigh-In Results: Rafael Espinoza vs. Arnold Khegai Friday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT LIVE on Top Rank Classics FAST Channel Arena Potosi (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) • CLICK HERE for PHOTOS Courtesy: Zanfer Boxing(Top Rank Classics FAST Channel, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) • Rafael Espinoza 125.4 lbs vs. Arnold Khegai 125.4 lbs (Espinoza’s WBO Featherweight World Title — 12 Rounds) • Emiliano Vargas 139.8 lbs vs. Jonathan Montrel 139.8 lbs (Vacant WBO Latino Junior […]
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Driving That Train High on Cocaine, Ex-WBO World Heavyweight Champion Joseph Parker Faces a Two-Year Ban By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Robert Brizel London, UK (November 14th, 2025)– Driving that train, high on cocaine. Casey Jones, you’d better watch your speed. Troubles ahead, and troubles behind. These are lines from the […]
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Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Conor Benn 2 Press Conference, Weigh-in, Betting Odds & How to Watch! London, UK (November 14th, 2025)– Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn clash for a second time this Saturday, November 15, in a highly anticipated middleweight rematch that could have serious repercussions for both men. Both fighters bring charisma, grit, […]
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This section is for all content by Robert Brizel, who is a Real Combat Media Head Boxing Correspondent.
Boxing, Sports and Steroids: Is The Juice Still On The Loose? By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 27, 2013)– With all of the goings on inside and outside of the boxing ring in 2013, including all of the high profile boxing cards on ESPN2, Showtime and Home Boxing Office, […]
Saleta Knocks Out and Retires Andrew Golota in Six Round Heavyweight Slugfest! By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Saleta Knocks Out Golota in Gdansk on YouTube, Bout Highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QYvycXVLrY Gdansk, Poland (February 23, 2013)– In a brutal heavyweight slugfest on an all-Polish fight card at Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland televised on Polsat.TV […]
British Heavyweight Action! Tony Thompson, 41, Exposes David Price in Two, Audley Harrison, 41 Stops Derric Rossi in Two to Win Prizefighter Tournament. By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Two heavyweight veterans who are both 41 years old won big in Great Britain. YouTube 37 Second Replay of the Tony […]
Tony Tiger Thompson Knocks Out David Price in Liverpool Second Round Shocker By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent YouTube 37 Second Replay of the Tony Thompson Knockout of David Price http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoTWz4ddz_o Liverpool, UK (February 23rd, 2013)– In a Liverpool heavyweight shocker, 41 year old southpaw contender Tony ‘The Tiger’ Thompson landed a brutal […]
Osumanu Adama To Fight Grady Brewer For IBO Intercontinental Title By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Lowell, MA (February 23, 2013)– Top ranked middleweight contender Osumanu Adama will fight Grady Brewer for the vacant International Boxing Organization Inter-Continental Middleweight title bout in the 12 round main event of a 12 bout boxing card on […]
Lou DiBella Fighters So Good Nobody Wants To Fight Them By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 23rd, 2013)–In covering a recent DiBella Entertainment card in New York City, and watching Lou DiBella’s fighters shine, it becomes crystal clear all of a sudden: Lou DiBella’s stable of fighters is fantastic at […]
Bad Move Costs Garrett Wilson World Title Shot By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 23, 2013)– A bad move by promoter Russell Peltz to send the well protected United States Boxing Association Cruiserweight champion Garrett Wilson into the lion’s den in Europe ended with a predictable 12 round points […]
Preview of Andrew Golota’s Comeback Attempt at Age 45 By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Andrew Golota versus Przemyslaw Saleta, Gdansk, Poland, February 23, 2013 Ten round nontitle heavyweight bout on a seven bout card at Ergo Arena in Gdansk New York, NY ( February 23, 2013)– Andrzej Andrew Golota is […]
Nate Tubbs Interview: On Corrie Sanders, Nelson Mandela, Pistorius, and More By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent In a Real Combat Media international exclusive, former heavyweight contender Nate Tubbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of only two American heavyweights to have won big fights in South Africa, spoke out of his experiences there, and […]
Dmitriy Salita and Gabriel Tito Bracero Propose Barclays Center Dream Fight By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 22, 2013)–According to HBO commentator Harold Lederman at ringside, “Dmitriy Salita versus Gabriel Bracero would be a good matchup.” Can television make it happen? Although Brooklyn welterweight contender Dmitriy Salta […]
Redkach Blows Away Rivera at Roseland By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 22, 2013)–In the main event of a seven bout card at Roseland Ballroom in New York City promoted by Lou DiBella Entertainment on Thursday night, February 21, 2013, junior welterweight prospect Ivan ‘Junito’ Redkach of Los […]
David Price Versus Tony Thompson Heavyweight Fight Preview By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Rising British heavyweight prospect David Price, age 29, (15-0, 15 knockouts) of Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, squares off against 41 year old southpaw heavyweight contender Tony Thompson of Washington, District of Columbia, United States, (26-3, 24 knockouts) in a […]
IBF Champion Buster Drayton Is Laughing Out Loud By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Philadelphia, PA (February 19th, 2013)–Buster Drayton is laughing out loud. I am sure this is the first time you have heard the express LOL, which means laughing out loud, applied to a pastor present boxing champion. Drayton, from South […]
Referee Alfredo Asaro and The Thriller in London By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 17, 2013)–While many boxing writers have looked at the overall outcome of ‘The Big fight’, the Nigel Benn versus Gerald McClellan World Boxing Council Super Middleweight title bout in 1995, and the resulting tragic brain injury […]
Broner Leaves Rees in Pieces By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 17, 2013)– British and European Junior Welterweight champion, and former World Boxing Association Lightweight champion Gavin Rees desperately worked his way inside, threw heavy shots and tried to make a go of it with World Boxing Council World […]
Harry Simon To Georges Carpentier Connection By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent 27-0 cruiserweight boxer Harry Simon of Namibia is 41 years old. His career began as an amateur boxer representing Namibia as a welterweight in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Sapin, and later turning pro with a first round knockout of […]
Tale of The Two Fighting Zamoras By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 16th, 2013)–Cuban fighter Brunet Zamora ‘ El Italian Salsero’ Fernandez, now fighting out of Trieste, Italy, has won the vacant EBU-EU European Lightweight title with a 12 round majority decision over Krzysztof Szot in Trieste, Italy. Brunet […]
Francois Botha Claims $150000 Bribe, NO WBA Official Present By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Brisbane, Australia (February 16th, 2013)–Francois Botha, who lost a controversial ten round decision to rugby player Sonny Bill Williams in Brisbane, Australia, on February 8, 2013, when the last round was cut short, and the bout somehow got […]
Joe DeGuardia Scores Big as Delvin Rodriguez Wins Again By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Uncaville, Conn (February 16, 2013)– George Tahdooahnippah is a 34 year old Comanche Indian with 34 professional bouts. He has beaten every fighter he has ever faced. Once, he had a no contest in the first round with […]
Cruiserweight Case of Julio Cesar Mathews By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 15, 2013)–A sparring partner of Steve Cunningham, Hasim Rahman, Eddie Chambers, Bert Cooper, and Rob Calloway among others, southpaw cruiserweight Julio Mathews is a strange cruiserweight case. In and out of prison, Mathews professional boxing career was put […]
Iowa Boxer Busted For Taking A 13 Second Dive By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Iowa Cruiserweight Nicholas Cape has been suspended in North Dakota for taking a 13 second dive without getting hit in his bout with ex-Minnesota Vikings and Atlantic Falcons defensive end Ray Edwards, now a heavyweight boxer. Event promoter Cory […]
Thomas LaManna speaks on Fuel Fight Gear By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 14, 2013)–In a second exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, and in response to allegations by fighter Bryant Pappas and sports writer Daxx Khan in regards to the six round middleweight bout Pappas lost in Poughkeepsie, New York […]
Steve Cunningham Should Go Back To Cruiserweight By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 14, 2013)–Despite his recent glittering and convincing performance against Tomasz Adamek campaigning in the heavyweight division, former world cruiserweight champion Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham is making a mistake to campaign above 200 pounds. Steve’s recent bouts with […]
Say A Prayer For Chico Corrales By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Las Vegas, Nevada (February 14th, 2013)–At Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas, Nevada, actor Tony Curtis, comedian Redd Foxx, entertainer Danny Gans, Wimbledon tennis champion Pancho Gonzales, and and World Series of Poker champion Stu Ungar share their final resting ground with […]
Majewski and Mussachio Both Fall Short of The Mark By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Atlantic City, NJ (February 14, 2013)–Middleweight boxer Patrick ‘The Machine’ Majewski of Poland, now fighting out of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Chuck ‘The Professor’ Mussachio, a Philadelphia born light heavyweight out of Wildwood, New Jersey, have a […]
Arturo Gatti and Siviwe Ntsiko Shall Not Be Forgotten By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media New York (February 12,2013)–Siviwe Ntsiko of South Africa and Arturo ‘Thunder’ Gatti of Montreal, Canada, never knew each other. Two years after Gatti’s final bout with Alfonzo Lopez, he was found with bloodstains on his neck and […]
Bryant Pappas Calls Daxx Allegations True By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent New York, NY (February 12, 2013)–In a new exclusive interview with Real Combat Media, professional middleweight boxer Bryant Pappas spoke out on the glove controversy brewing regarding his May 2012 bout with Josh Williams, when middleweight prospect Thomas LaManna worked the […]
Omar Henry Buried On His 26th Birthday By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Chicago, IL (February 11, 2013)–On January 27, 2013, five days before he died, light middleweight contender Omar Henry went public on his Facebook about his struggle with gallbladder cancer. Omar Henry: “To all my friends and loyal fans: […]
Gerald G-Man McClellan: His Sister Lisa Speaks On His Condition By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Freeport, IL (February 11, 2013)– In an exclusive interview with Real Combat Media for Illinois, Lisa McClellan, the younger sister of former WBC and WBO World Middleweight champion Gerald ‘ The G-Man’ McClellan, provided a status update of […]
Jose Nino Ribalta Rates The Top Heavyweights Today By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Miami, FL (February 10, 2013)– Jose ‘El Nino’ Ribalta of North Miami Beach, Florida, is a former top ranked Cuban heavyweight contender who fought in 56 professional bouts between 1982 and 1999. Today, Ribalta works in the Florida Public […]
Marshall Kaufmann Fight Card Results From Allentown By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Allentown, PA (February 10, 2013)–In the main event of a six bout card held Saturday, February 8, 2013, at Rodeway Inn Ballroom in Allentown, Pennsylvania, promoted by Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions, Keenan Collins of York, Pennsylvania, who drew over eight rounds […]
Doel Carrasquillo Interview: I call Out Osumanu Adama! By Robert Brizel, Real Combat Media Correspondent Lancaster, PA (February 9th, 2013)–Light Middleweight and Middleweight trial horse Doel Carrasquillo of Puerto Rico, now fighting out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a veteran of 41 professional bouts, who just won a fight over Dennis Sharpe on January 31, 2013 […]
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