Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing

Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron (The Chosen One) Woodley went first overall to Dubai in the inaugural Global Fight League draft Friday.

Canadian light-heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser is hoping for the best Friday, hoping his name gets called in the inaugural Global Fight League draft.

TORONTO — T.J. (The Truth) Laramie was just 22 when he earned a UFC contract on "Dana White's Contender Series" in August 2020. But two losses later, his UFC adventure was over. The featherweight from Windsor, Ont.

A look at the entries in the Global Fight League, a new team-based mixed martial arts promotion. Teams will draft 20-fighter rosters — two athletes for each of the 10 weight classes (seven men's and seven women's) — on Friday.

Canadian Darren Owen is no stranger to thinking big. In 2011, he and fellow Victoria entrepreneur Jason Heit appeared on "Dragon's Den" to pitch for help to grow their regional mixed martial arts promotion.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev submitted 10th-ranked Renato Moicano at 4:05 of the first round Saturday night at UFC 311 for his 15th straight victory.

Islam Makhachev said he isn't concerned with being known as the greatest lightweight of all time, but does value setting records and earning his way into the UFC Hall of Fame.

EDMONTON — The Alberta commission that sanctioned a mixed martial arts match that saw a fighter die says it did not know the event organizer was linked to a company cited for safety concerns over the death of a novice boxer in the United Kingdom.

TAMPA — Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth, fighting for the second time in six weeks, lost a unanimous decision to Miranda (Fear The) Maverick on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. All three judges scored it 29-28 for the American.

Canadian flyweight Jamey-Lyn Horth waited 11 months for her last UFC fight. This time it's taken just six weeks to get back into the cage. The 34-year-old from Squamish, B.C.