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Holly Holm, left, pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history by defeating Ronda Rousey in November 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.

Amid the what-ifs, UFC’s Dana White professes faith in Ronda Rousey

June 11, 2018 at 3:26 a.m.

Many are soliciting their opinions and speculating about the future of Ronda Rousey, but someone who knows her best isn't among those envisioning doomsday scenarios. Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana...

Ronda Rousey will host "Saturday Night Live" later this month.

Ronda Rousey to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Jan. 23

December 17, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

Ronda Rousey's crossover appeal hasn't been weakened by her upset loss in November. Rousey will host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Jan. 23, the show announced on its Facebook page...

Floyd Mayweather goes to 48-0 with unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao

August 19, 2019 at 8:31 a.m.

It was a night when the science part of the sweet science prevailed. Quickness and smarts. Movement and accuracy. Floyd Mayweather Jr. employed all of his trademark boxing skills to...

Rachel Nichols interviews Rockets All-Star guard James Harden during NBA All-Star weekend on Feb. 13.

Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: Nichols, Beadle credential situations cause stir

August 19, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

The craze for tickets to the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight had a related frenzy: the push for a media credential. On Saturday, two high-profile reporters, CNN's Rachel Nichols and...

Hilary Knight celebrates after scoring a goal against Finland during the Sochi Olympics.

U.S. Olympian Hilary Knight to practice with Ducks on Friday

June 18, 2018 at 7:47 a.m.

The Ducks will be joined at practice Friday in Anaheim by Hilary Knight, a two-time U.S. Olympic silver-medaling women's hockey player who contributed three goals and six points in February's...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. celebrates after defeating Marcos Maidana by majority decision in their WBC/WBA welterweight unification fight.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. announces Sept. 13 rematch vs. Marcos Maidana

August 19, 2019 at 6:47 a.m.

LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced on his social media accounts Thursday that he'll fight a rematch against Marcos Maidana on Sept. 13 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas....

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley during their WBO World Welterweight Championship title match at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

Promoter: Arum doesn’t want Pacquaio-Mayweather fight

June 17, 2018 at 2:49 p.m.

Golden Boy Promotions Chief Executive Richard Schaefer, who said he returned from a spring-break vacation with his family Monday, said he doesn't believe rival promoter Bob Arum truly wants to...

Chicagoan Molina wins IBF junior-middleweight title

December 24, 2018 at 4:21 a.m.

LAS VEGAS — Chicagoan Carlos Molina might not have brought the sellout Floyd Mayweather-Saul "Canelo" Alvarez crowd at the MGM Grand to its feet Saturday night, but he leaped himself...

UFC: ‘Shogun’ wins, then loses

December 24, 2018 at 11:29 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — Lyoto Machida defeated Mauricio "Shogun" Rua at the Staples Center again Saturday. Even though the former Ultimate Fighting Championship light-heavyweight champions didn't fight each other, Machida's second-round...

Silva putting 6-year reign on line vs. Sonnen

December 24, 2018 at 8:51 a.m.

Anderson Silva is the Ultimate Fighting Championship's version of the 1972 Dolphins, the perfect mixed martial artist whose unbeaten run as middleweight champion since 2006 is testimony to the variety...

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