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Nick Diaz Says He’ll Fight In Boxing If Someone Buys Out His UFC Contract

UFC welterweight veteran Nick Diaz’s suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) is finally up, after testing positive for marijuana metabolites following his contest against Anderson Silva at UFC 183 last January, and mixed martial arts (MMA) fans across the globe patiently await an announcement on Diaz’s highly-anticipated Octagon return. Diaz (26-9(2)) has yet

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UFC welterweight veteran Nick Diaz’s suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) is finally up, after testing positive for marijuana metabolites following his contest against Anderson Silva at UFC 183 last January, and mixed martial arts (MMA) fans across the globe patiently await an announcement on Diaz’s highly-anticipated Octagon return.

Diaz (26-9(2)) has yet to register an Octagon win since UFC 137 in 2011, suffering losses to Carlos Condit, Gerges St-Pierre, and a No Contest against Silva in 2015.

The Stockton Native’s style features a dynamically elite boxing ability that is complemented by his black belt in Gracie jiu-jitsu, and during a recent interview with ES News (courtesy of MMA Mania), Diaz expressed interest in possibly competing in the squared circle of boxing if someone is willing to buy out his current contract with the UFC:

“You gotta talk to Dana White,” said Diaz. “Get one of these guys to buy my contract or something and we can make a run but of course, I’m with the UFC so I can’t. I’m not doing no fights this year unless somebody wants to negotiate something. But otherwise, hey yeah, like I said, these guys buy my contract we’ll be fighting out here all day. Everybody gets paid, we’re happy.”

Diaz currently holds a 1-0 professional boxing record after defeating Alfonso Rocha via unanimous decision in 2005 in California, and would love to add to that win column if the money is right for a career switch.

If the UFC is unable to give Diaz a big money fight that can motivate the Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt to step back into the Octagon, it may only be a matter of time before we see Diaz competing in a boxing ring instead.

You can check out the full interview with Diaz here:

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Opponent Announced For Manny Pacquiao’s Return Bout

Legendary former eight division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao last competed in April 2015, scoring a definitive unanimous decision victory in a trilogy bout with Timothy Bradley. In the aftermath of the bout, Pacquaio said that he was retiring in order to pursue a career in the Filipino Senate, although it was also made quite […]

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Legendary former eight division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao last competed in April 2015, scoring a definitive unanimous decision victory in a trilogy bout with Timothy Bradley. In the aftermath of the bout, Pacquaio said that he was retiring in order to pursue a career in the Filipino Senate, although it was also made quite clear that “Pacman” still had the itch to compete inside the squared circle. With that being said, it wasn’t surprising to hear his promoter, Bob Arum, recently announce that he would be returning to action in November, and it now appears as if his opponent is set.

According to his manager (Via Bloody Elbow), Pacquiao will face off against reigning WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas on November 5, 2012. The finer details have yet to be confirmed, but the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada has been confirmed for this date. It’s also possible that the fight may not air on HBO PPV (pay-per-view).

Prior to defeating Bradley last Spring, Pacquiao had dropped a decision to now retired former pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather in May 2015 in what was called the biggest fight in the history of the sport. Before that, “Pacman” had won three straight over the likes of Brandon Rios, Bradley, and Chris Algieri.

Jesse Vargas

Vargas, who owns an impressive 27-1 professional record, is coming off of a stoppage victory over Sadam Ali in a bout in which he took home the vacant WBO strap. Prior to that, he had dropped a unanimous decision to Bradley.

Stay tuned as more news regarding the fight breaks.

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Boxing Champ Accuses McGregor Of Editing Sparring Footage

Ahead of his UFC 202 rematch bout with Nate Diaz, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is doing everything he can to better prepare himself in a second go-around with the Stockton native in August, and that includes brushing up on his boxing ability. McGregor recently held a training session with former boxing champion Chris Van

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Ahead of his UFC 202 rematch bout with Nate Diaz, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is doing everything he can to better prepare himself in a second go-around with the Stockton native in August, and that includes brushing up on his boxing ability.

McGregor recently held a training session with former boxing champion Chris Van Heerden in May while rumors where running rampant on a possible ‘Boxing vs MMA’ fight between Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather and McGregor:

“Conor comes with a boxing background. I was surprised how well he could handle it. His boxing is really not bad. I’d say after a full training camp where the focus is 100% boxing, he might just shock a lot of boxing fans,” Van Heerden said.

Van Heerden also gave some constructive criticism to the Irishman on what he could improve on to better develop his boxing technique:

“I’d say he needs work on his footwork. Placing of feet and balance and knowing when to throw the right punch; not just throw anything out there.

He has a very good eye for timing and counter punching. I can tell you this, he will give a few boxers out there a really good go.”

The following video is the sparring session that went down between McGregor and Van Heerden:

Now Van Heerden has taken to Twitter to accuse McGregor of editing the video to make himself look better:

CmnORwNWAAA4f65.0Van Heerden later admitted he may have spoke prematurely and apologized for his comments:

McGregor will meet Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 live on pay-per-view (PPV), from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 20, 2016.

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Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin Reach Verbal Agreement For 2017 Bout

The wait for the biggest fight to be made in boxing today may finally be over. It appears Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have come to a verbal agreement to go toe-to-toe inside the squared circle in a 160-pound bout in Fall of 2017, according to Boxing Junkie. Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, took a

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The wait for the biggest fight to be made in boxing today may finally be over.

It appears Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have come to a verbal agreement to go toe-to-toe inside the squared circle in a 160-pound bout in Fall of 2017, according to Boxing Junkie.

Golovkin’s promoter, Tom Loeffler, took a trip to Los Angeles to visit Oscar De La Hoya at Golden Boy Promotion’s offices, to negotiate a possible deal with ‘Canelo’s’ representatives for the perennial super-fight between the two boxing stars.

The plan is for ‘Canelo’ to fight on September 17th at 154-pounds, against an opponent yet to be revealed, before making the climb to 160-pounds for a Golovkin bout.

The 25-year-old Mexican star holds an impressive record of 47-1-1, with his only career loss coming at the hands of the legendary Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather back in 2013 via majority decision.

Golovkin is a frighting 34-year-old knockout artist who is currently undefeated in his career with a record of 35-0, and is on a tumultuous 22-fight knockout streak.

Do you believe the colossal boxing match will finally come to fruition? If so, who do you see emerging victorious between the two heavy-hitting studs?

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Twitter Reacts To The Passing Of Muhammad Ali

The combat sports community received unfortunate news late last night (June 3, 2016) as it was reported that boxing legend Muhammad Ali had passed away at the age of 74. The former World Heavyweight Champion transcended not only the combat sports world, but the sports world as well as the world in general like few

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The combat sports community received unfortunate news late last night (June 3, 2016) as it was reported that boxing legend Muhammad Ali had passed away at the age of 74.

The former World Heavyweight Champion transcended not only the combat sports world, but the sports world as well as the world in general like few other. “The Greatest”, as he referred to himself as, was truly a cultural icon.

With that being said, his passing is being felt by the masses, and the mixed martial arts (MMA) world fares no different.

Let’s take a look at how twitter reacted to the passing of a hero:

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Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Dies At The Age Of 74

Mohamed Ali, who has been battling Parkinson’s disease for the past 32-years, passed away Friday night after being placed on life support. Ali was 74 years of age at the time of his passing. The news was originally broke by Jon Schuppe of NBC. ESPN’s Adam Scheffer Tweeted out an official statement from a family

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Mohamed Ali, who has been battling Parkinson’s disease for the past 32-years, passed away Friday night after being placed on life support. Ali was 74 years of age at the time of his passing. The news was originally broke by Jon Schuppe of NBC.

ESPN’s Adam Scheffer Tweeted out an official statement from a family spokesman:

Ali was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky to his father Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. and his mother Odessa O’Grady Clay.

Ali’s initial name at birth was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., after his father, however he decided to change his name in 1961 to Muhammad Ali after converting to Islam. Muhammad stood for ‘one who is worthy of praise’ while Ali meant ‘fourth rightly guided caliph’.

120117065443-muhammad-ali-1963-horizontal-large-galleryAs a child at the age of twelve Ali was upset over an incident that took place in which a bully had stolen his bike. Young Ali was approached by local police officer and boxing coach Joe E. Martin who the then twelve year-old Ali told he was going to ‘whup’ the thief. Martin responded by telling Ali he would need to learn to fight first.

Ali would then go on to be coached by former boxing cutman Chuck Bodak, and would undergo a successful ammeter boxing career that included honors such as a light heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics, six Kentucky Golden Gloves championships, and two national Golden Gloves championships.

On October 29, 1960 Ali made his professional boxing debut with a unanimous decision win over Tunney Hunsaker. Ali amassed an impressive undefeated record of 19-0 before going on to step inside of the ring against Sonny Liston in 1964 for his first title opportunity.

ali_rotatorListon was coming off of two first round knockouts of former champion Floyd Patterson who was the reigning heavyweight champion before him, making history as becoming the first man in history to win the title via first round knockout.

Ali successfully defeated Liston to win his first heavyweight title after the former champ called it quits at his stool following the sixth round due to a shoulder injury. The pair would meet up once again on May 25, 1965, however the result was a first round KO win by Ali to successfully retain his title.

The heavyweight phenom amassed a record of 31-0 as champion before suffering his first professional defeat to Joe Frazier, at the age of 29 in 1971 via unanimous decision. Ali would follow his loss up with a ten fight win-streak before suffering a split decision loss to Ken Norton in 1973, the second loss of his professional career.

landscape-1449706285-ali-punchAli and Norton would rematch six months later, that resulted in Ali taking home the split decision win this time. Ali would then embark on another win streak, this time however amassing fourteen consecutive wins that included two victories over the man who handed him his first professional defeat in Joe Frazier.

Towards the end of Ali’s legendary career, his fourteen fight win streak was snapped when he suffered a split decision loss to Leon Spikes at the age of 36 in 1978. Ali would rematch Spikes and take home a unanimous decision win, however his career would come to an abrupt end after suffering two consecutive losses to both Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick.

Holmes would be the first and only man to finish Ali in his 21-year career, when he TKO’d Ali in the tenth round of their meeting in 1980 after Ali’s trainer Angelo Dundee stopped the fight. Ali was plead by friends and family to hang it up after the TKO defeat, however the all consensus G.O.A.T decided to have one last bout in his unanimous decision loss to Berbick in 1981.

MTE5NTU2MzE2MTM4ODY2MTg3Ali offically retired with a record of 56-5 in 1981, regarded my many as the greatest heavyweight of all time. Sadly Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Syndrome in 1984 due to the years of trauma on the former heavyweight champion’s brain.

On June 2nd, just two days ago, Ali was hospitalized after what was said to be a respiratory issue and placed on life support. His condition later worsened, and on June 4th 2016 the world lost one of it’s greatest champions to ever lace up a pair of gloves.

Ali was a once in a lifetime combatant, a true pioneer of the sport of boxing, and a hero to millions across the world. We at LowKickMMA would like to send our prayers and thoughts to Ali’s family and friends during this difficult time.

R.I.P. Muhammed Ali

January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016

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