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The journalist who witnessed two “fights of the century”
Having passed away last last month, journalist Luiz Mendes (1924-2011) was remembered by the entire Brazilian press f...
Everton’s world title-winning strategy
Nimble welterweight boxer Everton Lopes dos Santos became the first-ever world amateur boxing champion from Brazil th...
Now that’s a fist of steel
Anyone who gets a kick out of science fiction and boxing is already getting excited. Steven Spielberg’s latest movie,...
Minotauro to train with national team to take out Mir
Rodrigo Minotauro is readying his weapons for his next battle. The Brazilian, who in his last appearance took out up-...
Anderson too likes to fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee
Just like the myth Muhammad Ali at his peak, Anderson Silva’s apex in MMA is also marked by spectacular moves, like t...
“Being Silva’s dad is living with an accelerated heart rate”
Just as Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira laced up his boxing gloves in the covered area designated for the press and figh...
The day Rocky Balboa relied on Jiu-Jitsu
Decades before meeting Rodrigo Minotauro, Sylvester Stallone had already fallen back on Jiu-Jitsu to tame a wrestling...
Inspired by Cuba, Minotouro teaches little ones
Rogério “Minotouro” Nogueira will probably wrap up his career without a Pride belt, a UFC belt or a gold medal in box...
Kyra closer to MMA debut, in Singapore
Kyra Gracie’s mind and body are focused entirely on capturing a third ADCC title, in the under-60kg division, this Se...
In times of Fedor’s downturn, Klitschko better stay on his toes
The older brother of also-world champion Wladimir, boxing star Vitali Klitschko hasn’t lost since 2003, when England’...
Penned in for UFC 130, Maldonado gets set for more knockouts
After knocking out James McSweeney on his promotional debut at UFC 120, Fábio Maldonado already has a date set for hi...
Boxing: Check out the latest knockout from the heavyweight world champ
Gone are the days when nobody would miss a boxing heavyweight world title fight. These days, a lot of people don’t ev...