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Henderson dominates Diaz for UFC lightweight title
Benson Henderson's face was completely clear, looking no different than it did when he stepped into the octagon for his second title defense.
St. Pierre wins welterweight title at UFC 154
Canadian Georges St. Pierre unified the welterweight title in his return to the octagon, unanimously outpointing Carlos Condit in a bloody fight ...
Review: 'Fists' feels like lavish vanity project
A boiling pot of wild martial arts moves culled from dozens (maybe hundreds) of violent Asian action extravaganzas as sifted through a Tarantino-esque ...
Anderson Silva stops Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153
Anderson Silva stopped Stephan Bonnar with a knee to the body with 20 seconds left in the first round Saturday night, winning his 17th consecutive ...
Review: James' lame 'Boom' lands a few punches
"Here Comes the Boom," with Kevin James as a tubby high school science teacher who becomes a mixed martial-arts sensation, is every bit as ridiculous ...
UFC comments on arrest of fighter Jeremy Stephens
The UFC is speaking out about the arrest of mixed martial arts fighter Jeremy Stephens. Minneapolis police took the 26-year-old into custody Friday ...
Jones successfully defends title at UFC 152
Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight title, surviving an early scare to submit former champion Vitor Belfort in the fourth round at ...
1st in Chinese action trilogy premiers in Venice
Director Stephen Fung has incorporated comic book-style graphics and heavy metal music into "Tai Chi 0," as he reaches for a younger and perhaps ...
UFC 151 canceled, leaving White mad at Jon Jones
The UFC canceled its Sept. 1 pay-per-view show Thursday after light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson injured his knee and champion Jon Jones ...
Police: MMA fighter found naked in Calif. church
Mixed martial arts fighter and reality show host Jason "Mayhem" Miller was in jail on suspicion of burglary Monday night after deputies responding to ...
Henderson retains UCF lightweight title
Benson Henderson retained the lightweight title at UFC 150 on Saturday night, doing just enough to outpoint Frankie Edgar in a split decision.
EYES ON LONDON: Hulk, Uzbek dolls, Spice Girls
Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ BUT IS ...
New taekwondo rule: Don't kick hard
Taekwondo officials trying to take the sting out of the sport's deadliest kicks have come up with an interesting new rule: Don't bother kicking hard.
Attar makes Olympic track debut for Saudi women
Sarah Attar finished last and more than a half-minute slower than her nearest competitor in the women's 800 meters. Yet hundreds rose to give her a ...
First NFL female official not intimidated
The NFL's first female official is welcoming her role as a sports pioneer. Shannon Eastin says she's excited and a bit nervous but not at all ...
Little-noticed Olympic event: Haves vs. have-nots
Over his remarkable career, Michael Phelps has struck sponsorship deals with Speedo, Subway, Under Armour athletic wear, Omega watches and Procter & ...
Rua, Machida post big UFC wins in Fox show
Former champion Lyoto Machida stopped Ryan Bader with one punch midway through the second round of the UFC's latest prime-time network show Saturday ...
Expats search for home-country Olympics
From the Irish pubs of Stockholm to bustling Koreatown in Los Angeles, expat Olympic fans around the world are following — or trying to follow — their ...
SECURING HER HIJAB
After being flipped onto her back, the first Saudi woman to compete at the Olympics did something that was both in line with her Islamic faith and ...
Column: 'Great message' for Muslim women? Or sham?
The judo match between a young Saudi and her Puerto Rican opponent was not, as the International Olympic Committee shamelessly called it afterward, ...
Saudi woman in Olympics displays fight to kingdom
There was no way Alaa al-Mizyen, a 22-year-old Saudi investment consultant, was missing this Olympic match. While her family slept in late Friday ...
Saudi woman's Olympic judo bout over in 82 seconds
It was over in little more than a minute, but it will go down as one of the most memorable moments of the London Games. A young Saudi judo fighter's ...
EYES ON LONDON: A downpour - and who will medal?
___ IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING Bound to happen. These Olympics are in London, after all. And the first serious rain of the athletics competition hit ...
SAUDI FEMALE FIGHTER
She'll be competing in a modified hijab and against a much more experienced judo opponent. But for 18-year-old Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani, ...
Olympic Viewing: NBC's parent cams
American gymnast Aly Raisman earned a gold medal for her athletic prowess in London. It's her mom who's gone viral. NBC's video of Lynn Raisman ...