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On The Up: Kiwi athlete to make UFC debut on four days' notice
23+ hour, 23+ min ago (612+ words) It's a beautiful part of the human experience that, for better or worse, it only takes a single moment for something to change. About a week ago, reports that Australian UFC featherweight Jack Jenkins was injured in the lead-up to…...
Michelle Montague, NZ's first female UFC athlete, set for ranking in top 15 after win
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (459+ words) Michelle Montague's rise through the UFC ranks continues. Next week, the Florida-based Kiwi will find herself inside the top 15 of the women's bantamweight division after a unanimous decision win over No 12-ranked Mayra Bueno Silva in Las Vegas, the United…...
'We'll figure it out': Dana White outlines next steps after Kiwi UFC champ has knee surgery
1+ week, 3+ day ago (439+ words) Kiwi UFC light heavyweight champion Carlos Ulberg is set for a months-long recovery period after undergoing knee surgery. The 35-year-old had a successful operation to repair an ACL tear in his left knee and has begun rehabilitating the injury at…...
Kiwi Carlos Ulberg fights for UFC light heavyweight championship
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1100+ words) Follow the action as Kiwi Carlos Ulberg fights for the UFC light heavyweight title in Miami. Preview by Christopher Reive Preparing for the biggest fight of his mixed martial arts career, Carlos Ulberg was content with the road he walked…...
'I'm pretty much it': Meet the country's only fulltime female wrestling ref
3+ week, 5+ day ago (779+ words) As giant men slam each other into the hard canvas of a wrestling ring, one woman stands beside them barking orders and keeping them under control. There are about 130 professional wrestlers in New Zealand, but there is only one fulltime…...
'Penk panther': Minister to fight boxing bout to support 'local legend"
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (503+ words) Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk will swap suit and tie for boxing gloves as "The Penk Panther" in a bout to raise money for a constituent's cancer treatment. Publican Andy Cummings told the Herald the boxing event was a…...
Boxer Morini scores knockout win in Fiji as Nesbitt fight ends in dispute
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (450+ words) Matamata boxer Sonny Morini has won his fight in Fiji, knocking out local southpaw boxer Kaliova Tahikia. Morini's stablemate, Kyan Hand, also won his fight by stoppage, but fellow New Zealander Emma Nesbitt's fight ended in controversy. Tahikia did not…...
'Nobody saw that stoppage coming': Yama stuns Helu with TKO
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (726+ words) Sheilla Yama of Hamilton has become the first to TKO experienced boxer Nailini Helu. Yama v Helu was the main event at BX-9 last Thursday at Auckland's Eventfinda Stadium. Helu has been in professional boxing for 10 years and in that…...
Adesanya falls to fourth-straight UFC loss with TKO defeat in Seattle
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (792+ words) The Kiwi had nowhere to go and as Pyfer was hammering him with punches, referee Herb Dean had no choice but to step in. Video / TVNZ+ Violent attacks on ambulance crews are rising, with paramedics facing verbal and physical abuse....
UFC Seattle: Kiwi Stirling claims first UFC stoppage win
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (421+ words) Ahead of his UFC Seattle bout against Bruno Lopes, Kiwi light heavyweight Navajo Stirling told the Herald it was time he made some noise. It's been an unblemished start to life in the world's top mixed martial arts promotion for…...