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The BBC ended a 17-year hiatus in broadcasting live professional boxing in May Professional women's boxing is to make its long-awaited debut on the BBC next month. The corporation will …
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Three years ago, the plaudits came thick and fast for Amanda Nunes when she knocked out Cris Cyborg inside a minute for the UFC women's featherweight title. A decade as a professional fighter …
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It was a stirring year for MMA, with standout champions and extraordinary events in spite of the continued onset of Covid-19. Indeed, there is an argument that fighters and fight leagues …
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National broadcaster will show all Bellator events in 2021, in a major advance for the sport Cage-fighting has been given a regular spot on BBC television after the national broadcaster …
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Bellator Paris will be broadcast live on BBC iPlayer on Saturday night The BBC will broadcast cage-fighting for the first time this Saturday with coverage of a Mixed Martial Arts event in …
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