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"I definitely want to fight somebody in the top 10. That's like a non-negotiable. I don't want to fight someone ranked 10 spots lower than me. I feel like everybody in the top 15 can all beat each other on any day, anyway," he said. "There's not much skill difference between us, we're all at a...

Aspinall sustained a freak knee injury just 15 seconds into his most recent fight in July, but he is now on the verge of returning to action. "I feel so blessed to be able to be healthy and train with two legs and do what I love every day. And be able to escape positions and balance on one leg...

"If you don't think that you can beat the best fighter of all time then what are you in the sport for? I'm trying to be the best ever. So that's what I'm going to try and do. And if I don't do it I've tried it. I think a lot of people are scared to do that," he added. "A lot of people are...

Middleweight Bo Nickal, 27, won on his UFC debut, submitting Jamie Pickett, 34 by arm triangle in the first round. Nickal won three NCAA wrestling championships at Penn State and moved to 4-0 overall. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal was also in action, with scenes of the remake of 1989 film Road House...

France's Gane, 32, was the top-ranked heavyweight contender but has dropped to 11-2. "This one is so painful," Gane said. "This one is a win lost. So now this is the past, and most of all, for what I see is in the future. I'm going to go straight back to the gym." In the co-main event in the...

Jones is now unbeaten in 19 fights and is eyeing Stipe Miocic next, who is the second-ranked contender and who Jones called the greatest heavyweight ever. White said that fight will take place, but didn't know when it would occur, but Jones said he is fully focused on beating Miocic. "My whole...

'I am going to finish Miocic' There were question marks over whether the hiatus would affect Jones. His last fight was on 8 February 2020 when he beat Dominick Reyes by unanimous decision. "I had to show up and get (Gane) down to the ground. I've been wresting since I was 12-years-old. I feel...

The former light heavyweight champion said it was important to cement in his own mind that he deserved the mantle of greatest ever. With another GOAT, Tom Brady, watching on, Jones did just that. Brady flew in the day of the fight from Florida and spent time with Jones' brother, Las Vegas...

"When I was a light heavyweight, people would say Jon is a lot stronger than what he appears to be", Jones said. "Now that I have been powerlifting and living a martial arts lifestyle, I really truly believe I am the strongest heavyweight in the heavyweight division. Some of my best...

"I'm always going to be that. And if it takes me to be that strong person to put up with the bulls***, and my mental health be questionable at times, just so the youth can come through and see what I'm doing and I inspire them, then that's what I'm supposed to do. "That's how I'll serve my...

"The s*** I've had to take off people since that last fight, and how the dark side of the internet came for me really made me grow as a person. "And to everyone who threw shade my way, I can't wait to ram it down your throat in June. I'm coming for you all. "Why is everyone else allowed an...

"And you don't have to be embarrassed in our sport, but I'd never really spoken up and said: 'I'm going to be the champ', but I'm on this journey to greatness, and just because of my finishes and sponsorship I became this hype train. "But there's no hype. I'm 10 fights into the UFC with six...

McCann suffered defeat in her last UFC bout to Erin Blanchfield in mid-November at UFC 281, and despite feeling "heartbroken and embarrassed" at the loss, says she now feels "bulletproof" ahead of her next prospective fight in June. "Here's the thing, Erin Blanchfield handed me my a***. And I...

Novak Djokovic has shown that age is not a barrier and the 35-year-old will continue to break records, his younger rivals said as the Serbian star looks to overtake Steffi Graf as the player with the most weeks at world No 1. Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open title last...

Dan Evans suffered an ankle injury as he was knocked out in the first round of the Qatar Open. The British No 2 had broken Finnish opponent Emil Ruusuvuori to love in the opening game. But as Evans hit his first serve of the match he appeared to tweak his right ankle. The 32-year-old, seeded...

Former WTA doubles world No 1 Sania Mirza has retired from professional tennis at the age of 36 after her final match in Dubai on Tuesday. She lost alongside American partner Madison Keys 6-4 6-0 to the formidable Russian pair Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova. Mirza won 43 WTA...

Cameron Norrie bounced back from his Argentina Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz by making a winning start to the Rio Open in Brazil. Norrie, who was beaten in straight sets by Alcaraz in Buenos Aires on Sunday, opened his tournament at the ATP 500 event by brushing aside Argentina’s Juan...

John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg will return as Laver Cup captains when the team event moves to Canada for the first time. McEnroe will lead Team World against Borg's Team Europe at Rogers Arena in Vancouver from September 22-24. Borg led Team Europe to four consecutive Laver Cup victories in...

Rafa Nadal has announced he has withdrawn from two upcoming Masters 1000 hardcourt events in Indian Wells and Miami due to injury. The 22-times Grand Slam champion, who has not competed since his Australian Open title defence ended in a second-round loss during which he aggravated a hip...

Novak Djokovic eased into the quarter-finals at the Dubai Championships with a dominant 6-2, 6-3 win over Tallon Griekspoor. Djokovic extended his winning streak to 19 matches, a day after being pushed to a third-set tiebreaker by 130th-ranked Tomas Machac. The 35-year-old Serb broke the...