UFC fighting to come back
The UFC will return to New Zealand within two years but there are no guarantees Auckland will play host.
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UFC: Featherweight earns spot at Las Vegas
Logan Price was meant to be in the stands at Vector Arena on Saturday to watch UFC Fight Night 43 in Auckland.
Expectations high for medals
Seasoned New Zealand competitor Tim Slyfield has high expectations for the team of 11 named yesterday to compete at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
How UFC became a $4b business
Fighting is big business, and the king of the mixed martial arts hill is coming to NZ. So how did barely legal brutality become one of the world's fastest-growing sports?
NZ judo rep dies in Bulgaria
A top sportsman has died at an international judo tournament in Europe a day after competing for a place in the New Zealand Commonwealth Games team.
UFC: Hunt's opponent fails drug test
Kiwi UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt has received an early Christmas bonus.
Thailand: Bangkok fighting
An inspired Kelly Lynch finds tension and excitement ringside in Bangkok.
Drug case cops warned Olympian
An Olympic athlete was given a formal warning by police investigating an international drug ring but NZ sports officials had no choice but to select him.
UFC: Mark Hunt still wants title shot
Mark Hunt hasn't lost any confidence following his knockout loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 160 in Las Vegas last month.
UFC: Kiwis on UFC undercard in Las Vegas showdown
Mixed martial arts already has a cult following in New Zealand and it could blast to the front of people's minds this weekend.
Catering for little warriors
If you're tired of wrapping your children in cotton wool, Danielle Wright has found ways to give them some rough and tumble, in a safe environment
Brutal way to make living
Kiwi cage fighters win and take the first step on a road they hope will lead to a successful professional UFC career, in the final of a 3-part series.
In the ring with MMA fighters
Mixed Martial Arts or MMA fights are on the rise in New Zealand. Herald photographer Brett Phibbs takes a look at the action.
UFC: Fight club fever
No sport has imprinted itself on the world as quickly or dramatically as mixed martial arts. Over the next three days, Steve Dean traces its roots.
North Shore's own Karate Kid
He may be only 8 years old and 1.27m tall, but martial arts expert Matthew has his black belt in Shaolin Kempo.
Tricky: Escaping the fog
Tricky's mother killed herself when he was 4 and an uncle spent time in jail for cutting off somebody's ear. Ahead of his Auckland show next week Tim Adams talks to the trip-hop innovator about his relationship with the dark side