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UFC 160 is a mixed martial arts event scheduled to be held May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main event is a heavyweight title bout between reigning champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Antonio Silva....

LAS VEGAS -- By now you know that Mark Hunt was basically a sort of side effect of the Zuffa/Pride deal back in 2007. Riding a two-fight losing streak at the time, he was an unwanted property that couldn't be easily disposed of. But even back then...

FightMetric's John Candido takes a look at the wager lines for UFC 160 and finds the value bets among them.

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Two talented heavyweights, Daniel Cormier and Alistair Overeem, do battle in our side-by-side analysis.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2013

Heavyweights are now a staple of Memorial Day weekend. Last year, UFC 146 was to be a heavyweight extravaganza like none we'd ever seen. The whole main card was heavyweights, so the word "unprecedented" was being thrown around pretty dramatically. An...

Fabio Fognini overcame a sloppy first set to beat Italian countryman Marco Cecchinato 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the Nice Open.

UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will defend his title Saturday at UFC 160 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, whom he defeated in their first meeting last May at UFC 146. In the co-main-event, former heavyweight ...

It's a second opportunity for Cain Velasquez -- a do-over, so to speak. For the second time as a pro, Velasquez seeks the first successful defense of his UFC heavyweight title. Velasquez lost the title to Junior dos Santos in November 2011, but r...

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With 90,000 fans looking forward to being presented with the prestigious La Liga trophy at the Camp Nou on Sunday, one would think that these are peaceful times at the Camp Nou -- the general feeling in the streets of the Catalan capital is not as bl...

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York this week for further medical attention following his cancer scare.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Luke Rockhold rolled his eyes. This was the talented 28-year-old middleweight, six weeks ago, being sheepish. Apparently he wasn't crazy about the world learning that his trainer, Javier Mendez, is under medical treatment for t...

In the past few weeks, pundits have debated if the three of them can play together and how to combine their qualities for the good of the Selecao. But none of these jigsaw pieces was called Neymar or Lucas Moura. Instead, one of the hot topics inv...

With the majority of free agency in the books and the draft nearly a month behind us, Rotoworld.com's Evan Silva has unveiled his 2013 NFL offensive line rankings. The list highlights 2012 data from both Pro Football Focus and Football Outsiders, but...

Adam Hill offers his 10 bold predictions for mixed martial arts. No. 1 on the list: A new middleweight champ will soon be crowned.

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