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Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez released from prison after 2022 shooting
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (279+ words) SOLEDAD, Calif. -- Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was released from a prison in Soledad, California, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed to ABC7 Eyewitness News in San Francisco on Sunday. In 2025, he was sentenced to five years in…...
New details released after former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez's arrest in Indianapolis
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (573+ words) According to court documents, Sanchez got into an argument with a 69-year-old worker in an alley near a hotel. INDIANAPOLIS (KABC) -- Former USC quarterback and current Fox Sports commentator Mark Sanchez is facing charges for his alleged role in a…...
Former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez hospitalized after being stabbed in Indianapolis
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (179+ words) INDIANAPOLIS -- Former USC and NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez has been hospitalized after being stabbed in Indianapolis early Saturday morning. Fox Sports said in a statement that Sanchez is currently recovering in stable condition. "We are…...
MMA fighter takes down intruder during home break-in: "I don't have guns ... just God and my hands"
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) WILTON MANORS, Florida -- A trained MMA fighter said he relied on his skills - and faith - when a stranger broke into his family's South Florida home last week. It happened last Saturday, Sept. 27, in Wilton Manors, just north of Fort Lauderdale....
Ex-UFC champ Rampage Jackson speaks out after son appears to assault pro wrestler in Sun Vallley
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (474+ words) SUN VALLEY, Calif. -- UFC champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has apologized and said that he is "very upset" after his son allegedly committed what organizers called "a selfish, irresponsible act of violence" against a wrestler during an event Saturday night in…...
Chimaev wins UFC middleweight belt by unanimous decision
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (583+ words) CHICAGO -- Khamzat Chimaev continued his dominance in the UFC, capturing the middleweight belt on Saturday night by defeating Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decision at UFC 319. With a smile on his face, Chimaev (15-0) shot out of his corner in the…...
Pacquiao's comeback falls short as Barrios retains WBC welterweight title in majority draw
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (313+ words) LAS VEGAS -- Manny Paquiao pushed back against his doubters, the odds and even Father Time on Saturday night, but in the end fell just short on judges' scorecards as Mario Barrios escaped with a majority draw to retain the WBC…...
Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of independence with a UFC fight at the White House
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (267+ words) President Trump has recently enjoyed standing ovations and cage-side seats for several UFC fights. DES MOINES, Iowa -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards 20,000 spectators to celebrate…...
MMA fighters defend Cain Velasquez after his sentencing, calling on Newsom and Trump to step in
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (555+ words) Reacting to the Santa Clara County sentencing of former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez for a 2022 shooting, one UFC fighter said, "he's not a criminal." Here's how other fighters are defending Velasquez. SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Several current and former…...
FBI Director Kash Patel wants to bring the UFC to the FBI, sources say
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (609+ words) Note: The video in the media player above is from a previous report. On a teleconference Wednesday with the heads of the FBI's 55 field offices, Patel suggested that he wants the FBI to establish a formal relationship with the UFC,…...