featherweights Stories - Bad Left Hook
UFC's Dustin Poirier, Chan Sung Jung Spar On Twitter
After Dustin Poirier's first round submission win at UFC 143 over Max Holloway, the question immediately arose of whether he was ready for a shot at Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo. With the 23-year-old on a five fight win streak and Aldo without an immediate No. 1 challenger, Poirier (12-1, 4-0...
Rani Yahya vs. 'Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung at UFC Fight for the Troops 2
WEC featherweights Rani Yahya and Chan Sung Jung (a.k.a. "The Korean Zombie") will square off in their UFC debuts at "UFC Fight Night 23" on Jan. 22. The event, while not yet announced by the UFC, is expected to be a second "Fight for the Troops" fundraiser, and should take place at Fort Hood in...
DREAM.16 Adds Michihiro Omigawa vs. Cole Escovedo, More Featherweight Heavy-Hitters
A trio of bouts have been officially added to September 25's "DREAM.16" card, all three in or around the promotion's recently-defined featherweight division. Yoshida Dojo product Michihiro Omigawa (11-8-1) will look to stretch his current win streak to five against former Tachi Palace Fights...
WEC's Featherweight Division Could House a True Undisputed World Champion
The UFC's lightweight division has long been a scrutinized weight class of fighters that suffered from a huge disparity between its top ten talent and its champion. Most fans believed B.J. Penn would sit atop the mountain and batter any challenger into a bloody pulp until one day he left the sport...
Sengoku Confirms 2009 Featherweight Grand Prix; DREAM Allegedly Still Stiffing Fighters
Great news for those of us who enjoy watching small men do battle: In the latest GONGKAKU magazine there are a couple of interviews. One with FEG president Tanigawa and one with WVR PR Takahiro Kokuho. . . . Kokuho said that starting in March of 2009, a SENGOKU Featherweight GP will...
Luevano-Santiago II just might happen
A rematch between WBO featherweight titleholder Steven Luevano and Mario Santiago is possible, according to BoxingScene.com's Mark Vester, who says that Santiago has petitioned the WBO for an immediate rematch after the two fought to a heated draw on Saturday night. According to Santiago, he was...
Pacquiao way too much for David Diaz
SCOTT'S BAD LEFT HOOK UNOFFICIAL SCORECARD Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total <!-- {FIRST FIGHTER SCORES} --> David Diaz 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 8 70 <!-- {FIRST FIGHTER SCORES END} --> <!-- {SECOND FIGHTER SCORES BEGIN} --> Manny...
Quick n' Dirty: Pacquiao obliterates Diaz
Quick results: Manny Pacquiao TKO-9 David Diaz Francisco Lorenzo DQ-4 Humberto Soto (horrible, horrible, horrible call, and we'll talk more about it tomorrow) Monte Barrett KO-1 Tye Fields (57 seconds) Steven Luevano D-12 Mario Santiago Pacquiao looked phenomenal, overwhelmed Diaz the entire...
Guerrero vacates IBF featherweight strap, moving to 130
The 130-pound ranks are about to get a shot of life after finding the top ten a bit barren with the impending departures of Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez and Joan Guzman, as IBF featherweight titleholder Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero has decided to vacate his position and move up a weight...
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