L.A. Times - Boxing

Gatti's wife is accused of killing him

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Police say she couldn't explain how she spent 10 hours in apartment without noticing her husband was dead.

Brazilian authorities detained the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti and formally accused her Sunday of killing him at a posh seaside tourist resort.

Arturo Gatti, former boxing champion, found dead in hotel room

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Police are investigating and say it is unclear how the 37-year-old Canadian died.

Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti , whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas, Brazil, early Saturday.

Lesnar, St-Pierre claim victories at UFC 100

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Brock Lesnar pummels Frank Mir to retain his heavyweight crown while Georges St-Pierre dominates Thiago Alves in a welterweight title bout.

If UFC 100 represents mainstream, the world has changed.

This is what the UFC crowd was cheering for

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

I gave it a chance and here's what I now think about Ultimate Bore & Gore.

The driving forces behind UFC

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Lorenzo Fertitta and his brother Frank have brought mixed martial arts from the fringes and into the mainstream, creating a $1.1-billion franchise along the way.

In 2001, Ultimate Fighting Championship, the mixed martial arts circuit, was struggling. The bouts were banned from most cable TV outlets and its finances were dismal.

The life of a UFC wife can have many ups and downs

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Jenny Mir has endured some rough times in support of her husband Frank's fighting career.

Jenny Mir , wife of UFC heavyweight Frank , is sitting on the couch in her home breast-feeding Ronin Maximus , who is beginning a second month of life.

Royce Gracie wants to take UFC back to its roots

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The winner of Ultimate Fighting Championship 1 sizes up the field at UFC 100 and concludes he could still bring the pain, and the crowds.

The champion of UFC 1 who later won two more titles in the era when mixed martial arts champs were crowned after four fights in a single night, and when there were no gloves or weight classes, took a look at a poster for tonight's UFC 100 and sized up the competition.

Kimbo Slice returns to MMA fighting

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Slice will compete on Spike TV's 'The Ultimate Fighter,' working for UFC President Dana White, who had said some disparaging words about him.

Kimbo Slice has returned as a mixed martial arts fighter, and the man who once said Slice would "be the first man killed" in an Ultimate Fighting Championship contest is now his employer.

Brock Lesnar's hard shell protects a soft, gooey center

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

UFC heavyweight champ looks big and scary, but is a pussycat when he lets his guard down.

They tell me right from the start that Brock Lesnar is going to be really scary, like the big brute is going to be any more difficult to interview than Lisa Leslie .

UFC 100 growing into a sold-out spectacle

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Championship bouts match heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, and welterweights Georges St-Pierre and Thiago Alves.

The spectacle that is UFC 100 is underway. Ticket brokers say the sold-out mixed martial arts bout Saturday at Mandalay Bay is driving a frenzied resale market. UFC President Dana White expects this to be the fourth pay-per-view event in its history to reach 1 million sales. And a record number of credentialed reporters are documenting the event.