Martial arts

Conor McGregor will return to mixed martial arts on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas for a title bout against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Karate Combat, the first mainstream, professional, full-contact karate league, held its second major event from Athens last Saturday.

The "Olympus" event featured five knockouts and won technical knockouts, with the UK's Jerome Brown winning over Davy Dona of France with a TKO in the main event.

Junior dos Santos did everything he needed to do to procure a win after a layoff of more than a year. Then, he made a promise to fans.

"I'll be even better for the next one," dos Santos said.

For the second year in a row, the World Beach Taekwondo Championships will be held from 25-28 April on Rhodes.

The event was first launched in 2017, when it attracted the interest of the sporting world internationally, as one of the most innovative initiatives not only for the sport of taekwondo, but for the sports world as well.

A drone base in the southeastern province of Batman has been playing a crucial role in the Turkish security forces’ fight against terror.

Arella Perez is just seven years old, but she’s already being called the next big ticket in mixed martial arts.
“She’s a little ninja,” says Parwez Ghulam, the boxing and kickboxing coach at UFC Gym North Edmonton where Arella trains.
“Her last fight I said it — other kids came there to play and she came to fight.”

A Queensland man has been filmed dropping a 120kg barbell on his neck in what has been the second gym-related accident in a week.
The horrifying clip, which was caught on CCTV at Genesis gym at Morayfield, Brisbane, shows 28-year-old Jason Layt attempting a heavy lift without a spotter.

Mixed martial arts fighter Travis Browne shared photos from his recent wedding to former women’s champion Ronda Rousey.
On Tuesday, Browne posted pictures from their intimate oceanside ceremony to his Instagram account.

Match for money, show or entertainment. This is the way many define the upcoming clash between Floyd Mayweather and Connor McGregor. In the early hours of Sunday morning, the American boxing legend will be on the ring at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas against the MMA sensation.

Justine Kish’s third UFC bout will be one she’ll be keen to forget about as quickly as possible. In her attempt to scramble to a better position, Kish, 6-1, accidentally defecated on the Octagon floor, to the shock of fans across the world.