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Kayla Harrison out of UFC 324, apologizes to Amanda NunesKayla Harrison provided a tear-filled update on her health over social media on Thursday on the heels of withdrawing from her bantamweight championship bout against challenger Amanda Nunes at UFC 324 in Las Vegas.,Shown wearing a neck brace and with tears in her eyes, Harrison said she already under...

Reports: Kayla Harrison injured, out of UFC 324 co-main eventKayla Harrison is out of the co-main event of UFC 324 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas due to a neck injury that required surgery, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Harrison, the UFC bantamweight champion, was slated to fight Hall of Famer Amanda Nunes as the UFC planned to kick off its new partn...

Amanda Nunes, one of the greatest to ever punch a human being in the face for moneyLegends come in all shapes and sizes and if people are too closed-minded to accept that fact, then they can miss truly special talent. Dana White’s closed-mindedness almost caused sports fans to miss out on one of the greatest fighters of her generation — Amanda Nunes....

Amanda Nunes made it clear that she is still as good as it gets in UFC

Julianna Peña is tough as nails. She took a beating for five rounds against Amanda Nunes last night. A brutal, bloody beating. Yet through the knockdowns and the elbows, Peña never took her foot off the gas pedal and was able to get Nunes in trouble (at times) on the ground later in the fight. Peña ...

Amanda Nunes became the latest big favorite to get Buster Douglassed

Julianna Peña put on the performance of a lifetime on Saturday night at UFC 269. Few predicted that she had a chance against UFC women’s flyweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, a woman with hands of sheet metal. Nunes had dispatched of her last 12 opponents dating back to 2015. This includ...

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Let’s take a moment to appreciate American women in sports of the 21st century

I will say it loudly and frequently – celebrate women in sports. They belong in sports. They belong wherever the hell they want to belong. Gender has zero bearing on knowledge about a topic. It has always been a battle for equality, and it should not have to be. And it’s not just athletes. Before an...

Stop ignoring fighters in your 'greatest athlete ever' conversations

Somehow, someone decided that that speculation of Tom Brady’s standing amongst all athletes following Sunday’s Super Bowl was a spectacular idea. And days later, here we are, still extrapolating over it....