Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC's Cain Velasquez remains top heavyweight in Times' MMA rankings

2013-05-20 06:46:00

With less than a week to go before his title defense against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, Cain Velasquez retains the top spot in The Times' MMA rankings for May. Heavyweight 1. Cain Velasquez 2. Junior Dos Santos 3. Daniel Cormier 4. Fabricio Werdum...

Las Vegas: 'Hangover,' Cirque and DJs fuel holiday fun

2013-05-20 06:00:00

“The Hangover Part III” is just the start of Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas, which also includes the debut of Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson tribute and a bounty of nightclubs overflowing with widely known DJs. The comedy film's...

Fox Sports 2 likely to launch in August alongside Fox Sports 1

2013-05-14 05:00:00

News Corp.'s Fox Sports will launch not one, but two new national sports cable channels in August, according to people familiar with the plan. In March, Fox Sports said it would debut Fox Sports 1 on Aug. 17. At the time, the company downplayed talk...

YouTube launches subscription service with 'Sesame Street,' UFC

2013-05-09 12:26:00

YouTube unveiled its much-anticipated subscription service Thursday with such recognizable entertainment brands as "Sesame Street," "Jim Henson Family TV" and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Internet's dominant online video site, whose content...

UFC President Dana White calls for a rule covering eye pokes

2013-04-30 08:50:00

One of the undercard fights on Saturday's "UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen" ended because of an eye poke, and UFC President Dana White wants to do something about it. During the Ovince St. Preux-Gian Villante fight, St. Preux accidentally poked Villante in...

Online poker website launches in Nevada; legal for residents only

2013-04-30 09:17:00

Poker fanatics in Nevada now have an online play-from-home option to gamble.� The first legal online poker website launched Tuesday in the Silver State, home to the casino city of Las Vegas. The site, UltimatePoker.com, went up�just two months after...

UFC suspends Matt Mitrione for his comments about Fallon Fox

2013-04-09 10:14:00

The UFC suspended fighter Matt Mitrione indefinitely on Tuesday for his comments about transgender fighter Fallon Fox. Mitrione, appearing on the web show "The MMA Hour" on Monday, said that he was disgusted by female fighter Fox, who revealed in...

Should Wrestlemania be covered as a sport or as entertainment?

2013-04-09 10:04:00

When John Cena beat The Rock in Wrestlemania 29 on Sunday night, it was big news for WWE fans. But just where should those fans go when trying to read about that news -- the sports pages or the entertainment section? Writers from around the Tribune Co....

'Canelo' Alvarez win sets up potential super-fight with Mayweather

2013-04-21 14:48:00

SAN ANTONIO -- Saul “Canelo” Alvarez did his part to create a September super-fight. Now it’s Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s turn. Alvarez defeated previously unbeaten Austin Trout by unanimous decision Saturday night, penetrating...

Jacoby Jones discusses Week 5 on 'Dancing with the Stars'

2013-04-22 06:17:00

The Times has Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones guest-blogging while he competes on "Dancing With the Stars." Each week while he competes on the show, Jones will answer a few questions from Sports Now editor Houston Mitchell and give some...

Ronda Rousey says transgender fighter Fallon Fox has unfair advantage

2013-04-12 09:18:00

UFC fighter Matt Mitrione was suspended indefinitely earlier this week for disparaging comments he made about transgender fighter Fallon Fox. UFC women's champion Ronda Rousey agrees with him, though not with the language he used. She told the New...

NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson, wife expecting second child

2013-04-09 14:01:00

There's one more reason why 2013 already is a year to remember for Jimmie Johnson. The five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion announced Tuesday on Twitter that he and his wife Chandra are expecting their second child. "We are so happy to share news that...

UFC President Dana White wants to a rule adopted that would address eye pokes in MMA fights.

2013-04-30 06:31:00

The referee stops the fight as Jon Jones defeats Chael Sonnen in their UFC 159 Mixed Martial Arts light heavyweight title bout in Newark, N.J., Saturday, April 27,2013. Jones retained his title via first round TKO. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan) Usable by LA and DC Only

2013-04-27 22:23:00

Ultimate Fighting Championship programming is a mainstay on Fuel TV, which sources say will become Fox Sports 2. Here, Jon Jones, top, is seen successfully defending his UFC light heavyweight title against Chael Sonnen in Newark, N.J., during the pay-per-view UFC 159 event.

2013-04-27 00:00:00