Mixed Martial Arts and Boxing

Toronto rapper Drake bets big on UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland at UFC 297

TORONTO — Drake will be cheering for UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland at UFC 297 on Saturday night.

Jan 20, 2024 10:20 AM Read more >

Champion Sean Strickland, challenger Dricus Du Plessis make weight ahead of UFC 297

TORONTO — UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland and South African challenger Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis both made weight Friday in advance of their UFC 297 showdown Saturday. Fighters had a window from 9 to 11 a.m.

Jan 19, 2024 3:56 PM Read more >

UFC president Dana White no stranger to his fighters speaking out

TORONTO — UFC president Dana White has had more than a few challenging personalities on his roster over the years. UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland may take the cake.

Jan 19, 2024 1:09 PM Read more >

The man in the middle: A look at MMA referee Jerin Valel's fight night routine

TORONTO — Winnipeg's Jerin Valel is one of four Canadian referees working Saturday night at UFC 297 in Toronto. A look at his routine: Referees like Valel are hired and supervised by the local commission, not the promoter.

Jan 19, 2024 7:04 AM Read more >

Canadian ref relishes mixed martial arts journey that has taken him around the world

TORONTO — With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at UFC 297. It's the same for the referees. Four of the six working Saturday night are Canadian in Jerin Valel, Todd Anderson, Brian E.

Jan 19, 2024 7:02 AM Read more >

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland puts on a show at UFC 297 news conference

TORONTO — As befitting its main attraction, Thursday's UFC 297 news conference was loud and raucous.

Jan 18, 2024 6:10 PM Read more >

Strickland and Du Plessis take hostilities into octagon for middleweight title at UFC 297

When Sean Strickland went after Dricus Du Plessis last month outside the octagon during UFC 296, jumping over a row of seats to throw a series of haymakers , it would have been easy to dismiss that as a publicity stunt to promote their main event at

Jan 18, 2024 4:38 PM Read more >

Winnipeg bantamweight Brad (Superman) Katona comes full circle in return to the UFC

TORONTO — The UFC is back in Toronto. And so is Brad (Superman) Katona.

Jan 18, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

UFC champion Sean Strickland comes as advertised — R-rated and with no self-edit

TORONTO — UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland came as advertised Wednesday — R-rated with absolutely no self-edit.

Jan 17, 2024 3:45 PM Read more >

Frigid Toronto weather a shock to some UFC fighters, but nothing new to others

Toronto's weather, a frigid -10 C feeling like -21 Wednesday, was a shock to some fighters in town for Saturday's UFC 297 card.

Jan 17, 2024 2:53 PM Read more >