Will Pacquiao battle McGregor or Crawford?
Will eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao fight former Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Conor McGregor, or will it be Terrence Crawford? ...
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China’s first UFC champ Zhang creates own hype
Shanghai, China—Zhang Weili retained her UFC title in March in one of the greatest women’s fights in MMA history, was ...
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UFC superstar McGregor retires again
London, United Kingdom -- Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday. Mixed martial ...
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Ringside doctors back off call for combat sports ban
After calling for an indefinite ban on combat sports events in April, the Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) wants coronavirus ...
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Ferguson banners UFC Florida card
After weeks of speculation and uncertainty the Ultimate Fighting Championship formally announced that UFC 249 will be held May 9 ...
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Pro MMA fighters in SEA Games
Combat sports are expected to deliver the golds in the Philippines’ bid for overall championship in the 30th Southeast Asian ...
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McGregor not retiring after all
Los Angeles, United States—Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor hinted he may not be retiring after all on Wednesday after ...
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McGregor announces retirement from MMA, again
Los Angeles—Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor said Monday he had retired from the sport, vowing to hang up his ...
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Mayweather unretires to take on McGregor
In a posting on the MMA website, the 40-year-old American said he wants to face McGregor, 28, in June. “For ...
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Dongbei Tiger joins UFC
SINGAPORE—Celebrated Chinese featherweight “The Dongbei Tiger” Wang Guan (15-1-1, fighting out of Dongbei, China) signed up with the premier martial ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.