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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

#BBB NEWS| Ronda Rousey Breaks Her Silence After Devastating Loss To Amanda Nunes [PHOTO/VIDEO]

Although she has been on the right side of some of the quickest UFC fights, Ronda Rousey found herself defeated in her last championship bout.

On Friday (Dec. 30) Amanda Nunes took on and took out Ronda Rousey in a stunning 48-second span to secure the women’s bantamweight title, before a sold-out crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After an upset against Holly Holm in the second round at UFC 193 in November 2015, Rousey believed she was ready to make a strong comeback against Nunes but unfortunately fell short. Rousey, who was 12-2 prior to her back-to-back defeats, reconsiders her future in the sport as she recently broke her silence with a statement issued to ESPN:

Monday, November 9, 2015

#BBB NEWS| The Man Behind The Gloves: ESPN Films Tells The Story of Evander Holyfield [PHOTO]

On Wednesday night (Oct. 28) in midtown Manhattan, the lights of the Paley Center of Media dims, the screen readies, and the story of the only four-time heavyweight champion of professional boxing is shared amongst sports fans to know the man behind the gloves: Evander Holyfield.

In the latest installment of ESPN’s 30 for 30 film series, the documentary titled Chasing Tyson takes us back to the legendary ups and downs of the career of Iron Mike and how he dominated the world of professional boxing. But part of the discussion was a young man who caught the world of sports off guard and gunned for Tyson’s throne.

A kid hailing from Atlanta, Ga. who considered himself a “momma’s boy” and never caused any trouble while growing up made his way onto the boxing scene. His name was Evander Holyfield.