mixed martial arts

Destiny Benjamin is Towson Times Female Athlete of the Year

By Craig Clary

Jun 26, 2019

Rec Sports Brief for Sept. 9, 2018.

Former Maryland and NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman will take part in a pay-per-view bare-knuckle boxing match in Casper, Wyo., this fall.

Oakland Mills High School graduate Peter Petties continues his mixed martial arts rise October 15, 2016 at Shogun Fights XV in Baltimore.

By Tim Schwartz

Oct 15, 2016

Chimney sweep by day, Jesse Stirn plans to give back to help Ellicott City

By Jon Bleiweis

Oct 7, 2016

Growing up on the inner city streets of Baltimore in 1968, life was tough for 6-year-old Willie Johnson. The rough and tough atmosphere exposed Johnson to abuse and drugs in a place that supported violence. But his life changed when he encountered the contact sport of mixed martial arts.

By Andrew Michaels

Dec 8, 2015

Stephen Speck has a mixed martial arts win on his fighting resume, and he has a chance to add another one tonight when the Francis Scott Key athletic director competes at Shogun Fights XIII at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.

The first of the gym franchise associated with Ultimate Fighting Championship to open in Maryland, UFC Gym celebrated its grand opening on Oct. 3.

By Edward Lee

Oct 11, 2015

On WWE's Raw, The Undertaker accepted Bray Wyatt's challenge for WrestleMania, and Paul Heyman built groundwork towards a Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns match.

By Aaron Oster

Mar 10, 2015

Brazilian jujitsu classes at Ground Control in Bel Air not only improved Zackary Perrone¿s fitness, he says, they boosted his confidence, too.

UFC 172 was a lesson that Baltimore isn't just a baseball and football town. The city came out to support a sport that¿s slowly earning more mainstream attention with every flying knee.

By David Selig

Dec 31, 2014

Jones is normally one of the oldest mixed martial arts combatants on any fight card. He'll be the very oldest Saturday night at Shogun Fights X at Baltimore Arena, where he's scheduled to face 34-year-old Noe Quintanilla in the sixth of 10 scheduled bouts.

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UFC is much safer than boxing and no more dangerous than football

Despite some notable setbacks, Baltimore demonstrates a budding talent for staging and supporting major sporting events

Baltimore City Councilman Bill Henry is challenging state Sen. Joan Carter Conway in North Baltimore's 43rd legislative district. He says her power has gone to her head. She says she uses it to help the citizens of Baltimore.

Before and after Saturday's fights, UFC officials were understandably noncommittal about when they would return to Baltimore, except to say unequivocally that they would.

A look at the results from each fight at UFC 172 held Saturday night at Baltimore Arena, including Jon Jones' win over Glover Teixeira.

UFC 172 set a record for the largest attendance for an event at Baltimore Arena at 13,485, Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White said after the card's conclusion.

A crowd of wide-eyed kids and cheering couples and super-fans wearing pricy "UFC BALTIMORE" T-shirts stood and watched as mixed martial arts' big night unfolded before them at Baltimore Arena.

There was no easing into the first UFC event in Baltimore. Chris Beal jolted the sold-out crowd to attention with a flying-knee knockout of Patrick Williams in the second round of the night's first fight.

Orioles infielder Ryan Flaherty says he's pleased that Major League Baseball announced Friday that it would revert to the old interpretation of a catch on a transfer play.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship could have chosen a more traditional location for tonight's pay-per-view fight, UFC 172. The event features a title defense for Jon Jones, its top pound-for-pound fighter and light-heavyweight champion.

Saturday's fight between Joseph Benavidez and Tim Elliott has all the makings of a duel worth watching before the Jon Jones-Glover Teixeira showdown.

Jon Jones will be the fan favorite at UFC 172 at Baltimore Arena, when he defends his light-heavyweight championship against Glover Teixeira.