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- Simon Jordan on Eddie Hearn: 'I'd rather spend five minutes with Dana White'The talkSPORT presenter says Hearn runs "a brilliant business" but called him a bully and said he is "fed up with him".
- On this day in 1995: Hamed stops Robinson to win WBO featherweight titleNaseem Hamed, 21, had never boxed at featherweight when he took Steve Robinson's belt in front of the Welshman's home crowd at Cardiff Arms Park.
- Dana White wins a $1 million baccarat hand after the casino lets him and SteveWillDoIt bet bigThe casino set one condition: the two could not bet on the same hand. "The dealer got an eight and I got a nine," White said.
- Dana White says Fury vs Joshua is 'a done deal' and the delay was a 'total ego thing'White confirmed he will not be at Wednesday's press conference in London and said the complaints about the fight are "all coming from the UK".
- Ben Whittaker says Dana White might be at his fight: 'It's like a pack of wolves out there'The unbeaten light heavyweight says he and his manager have had "numerous messages" before Saturday's IBF final eliminator with Conor Wallace in Birmingham.
- Josh Kelly has agreed terms to fight Jaron Ennis for three world titles, says trainerSunderland's IBF champion is waiting only on a date for the super welterweight unification, Adam Booth says. Ennis holds the WBA and WBO belts.
- Dana White tells Adama Diop his fight was 'horrible' and says Herb Dean 'f***ed up'White still handed contracts to Diop and to Ian Escuza, whose win he thinks should have been a no contest because of an illegal knee.
- England's George Staines earns UFC contract with a slam win on Dana White's Contender SeriesThe Paddy Pimblett teammate finished the main event in 61 seconds against an opponent who had won his last four fights by finish. He was one of four winners on the card to earn a UFC contract.
- Paul Elliott predicts early knockout of unbeaten Shamil Erdogan at ONE Fight Night 48The Englishman, who arrives on back-to-back knockouts, says the pressure is on the 13-0 Erdogan in a heavyweight main event he believes could earn the winner a title fight.
- Ailin Perez says Harrison vs Nunes will not happen: 'I think I'm going to be fighting Amanda'Perez doubts Kayla Harrison will be fit or make 135 for UFC 334, and says Norma Dumont messaged her after their fight to say she would "hit you again".
- Fury vs Joshua start time: Fury's manager says 2am is 'far too late' as talks go onSpencer Brown wants the Cardiff fight earlier so fans can watch in pubs and at home. The contracts allow ring walks as late as 2am UK time.
- Denzel Bentley's WBO defence against Yoenli Hernandez goes to Warriors for the minimum $200kQueensberry attended but did not bid, Dan Rafael reported. Warriors proposed US dates in December, and Rafael doubts the fight happens for a bid that low.
- Jose Aldo says Conor McGregor should return at 155: 'The division is wide open again'The Dubliner's old featherweight rival says lightweight has stalled since Ilia Topuria lost to Justin Gaethje, and called McGregor's knee injury against Max Holloway "sad".
- Jiri Prochazka faces unbeaten Navajo Stirling to headline UFC Qatar on 21 NovemberAljamain Sterling against Kevin Vallejos and Dan Hooker against Brian Ortega are among the nine fights announced so far for the card in Doha.
- Darren Till says not winning a UFC title is 'the thorn' he will carry for lifeThe Liverpool fighter, fresh from beating Yoel Romero at BKFC 94, says his manager does not want him to go back, but he would give the UFC "one last shot".
- Khamzat Chimaev will wrestle Colby Covington for an RAF title in Abu Dhabi on 14 NovemberBoth are unbeaten in Real American Freestyle. They meet for the Cruiserweight Crossover Championship at the Etihad Arena, on a card that starts at 4pm UK and Irish time.
- Fury vs Joshua 'back on track', Helwani says, with the press conference set for WednesdayAriel Helwani says everyone is "in a good place" after 48 hours of talks. The two meet at Olympia at 6pm on Wednesday, and Dana White will not be there, Dan Rafael reported.
- On this day in 2006: Jamie Moore knocks out Matthew Macklin in ManchesterThe British super welterweight title was on the line when Moore finished his cross-city rival in the 10th of 12 scheduled rounds.
- Raoni Barcelos says he is 'doing really well' in first message since UFC Vegas 121Barcelos thanked fans for their prayers and said he will send a video as soon as he can: "I promised a great fight and I kept my promise."
- Ariel Helwani says UFC reporters' risk of losing access is 'not a misconception'Helwani was replying to a column by The Sun's Jack Figg, who pressed White on Fury vs Joshua, and says White treats the boxing media differently because he needs them.
- Raul Rosas Jr. says two or three more fights could get him a UFC title shotRosas turns 22 on 8 October and says the Barcelos fight was all or nothing for his bid to beat Jon Jones's record as the UFC's youngest champion: "If I lost this fight, the dream is done."
- Raul Rosas Jr. says he hurt his hand in the second round against Raoni BarcelosRosas thinks the hand is fractured and says he hid the injury from Barcelos. He admits he thought he was losing going into the fifth round, before the knockout.
- Raul Rosas Jr. says he feared Raoni Barcelos had died: 'I checked if he was breathing'Rosas says he prayed in the cage after the knockout, denies that his head hit Barcelos, and thinks tiredness or a small punch before the takedown may have done it.
- Payton Talbott says he was in talks to fight Sean O'Malley at the White HouseO'Malley's team told Ariel Helwani the talks were not true. Talbott says he understands why O'Malley fought Aiemann Zahabi instead, and that it would have been a much different fight with him in there.
- Payton Talbott says he is nearing his prime but 'I don't have a name' before Figueiredo fightTalbott has not fought since beating Henry Cejudo in December and says talks for fights in April, May and June fell through. He faces Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 332 on Saturday.
- Luis Hernandez says he could be the 'final nail' in Chris Curtis's careerHernandez says Curtis is "trying to get some fame" and wants to build his own name first. He also wants to fight again before the end of the year, possibly at welterweight.
- Luis Hernandez still earns more as a sheriff's deputy than as a UFC fighterThe Miami-Dade deputy, who won a bonus for submitting Sedriques Dumas on two days' notice, wants to keep both jobs and pointed to Stipe Miocic, who fought while working as a firefighter.
- Shakur Stevenson hits back at critics: 'So I'm scared of everybody'Stevenson said fans who cannot appreciate greatness are why Terence Crawford retired, and pointed to his last two fights, against William Zepeda and Teofimo Lopez.
- Netflix trying to save Fury vs Joshua and there is 'great optimism', says Ariel HelwaniHelwani said a deadline was set for Sunday night and the hope is that Wednesday's press conference goes ahead, though he would be surprised if Dana White was there.
- Ariel Helwani says Paramount+ cut Dana White's Cardiff answer from the live feedHelwani said the broadcast went to a break as White said he did not negotiate the Cardiff deal, and that Netflix is now trying to mediate the Fury vs Joshua row.
