The heavyweight champion expects his rematch against Fedor Emelianenko in Saturday’s headliner to be a “very different fight.”
Welcome to The Weekly Takedown, Sports Illustrated’s in-depth look at MMA. Every week, this column offers insight and information on the most noteworthy stories in the fight world.
Ryan Bader is one combination away from a second straight win over MMA’s greatest heavyweight.
Travis Kelce is warning Chiefs fans – don’t you dare mess with the Rocky statue.
“Chiefs [fans] do not touch the F***in Rocky memorial. Okay? Do not do that. Definitely do not put a number 87 on it!” Kelce exclaimed on The Philly Talk Podcast.
“Chiefs fans. Do not touch the f***** Rocky memorial. Definitely don’t put an 87 on there.”
-Travis Kelce doesn’t want the Chiefs to lose because of the Rocky statue jersey jinx. Jason believes a Philly fan put the 49ers and Giants jerseys on Rocky. Good @newheightshow pic.twitter.
Skip Bayless says that Tom Brady is ‘far and away the greatest football player ever played.
Skip Bayless shares his initial reaction to Tom Brady’s retirement announcement, including how he did not see it coming.
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Will we see more teams on the grid in 2025?
Formula 1 may be growing.
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the governing body which oversees motorsport, announced on Thursday the opening of an application process for teams seeking entry into F1. In a statement released on their website, FIA stated that the governing body “welcomes interest from entities with a serious intent to enter the FIA Formula One World Championship.
Betting analysis of the various receiving props available at SI Sportsbook for Super Bowl LVII for Travis Kelce, A.J. Brown and more.
With the game total for Super Bowl LVII set at SI Sportsbook all the way up at 50.5, it’s time to check in on some receiving props for the Big Game.
The Chiefs are a pass-heavy offense and quarterback Patrick Mahomes’s 41 regular-season passing touchdowns and 5,250 passing yards led the NFL.
The Eagles are a more run-dominant offense, but quarterback Jalen Hurts’s 3,701 passing yards ranked tenth in the league despite playing only 15 games.
Does Davante Adams know something about Aaron Rodgers the rest of us don’t?
Rodgers’ future, once again, is up on the air after a disappointing season in Green Bay, and many people seem to think he’s played his last snap of football.
If he does leave the Packers, the Raiders are a sexy pick to land his services.
Aaron Rodgers’ future with the Packers is up in the air. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
Well, the best receiver on the Raiders sent speculation about Rodgers joining the franchise through the roof with just one word.
Tom Brady announcing his retirement from a Florida beach Wednesday dominated the airwaves from dusk to dawn, but outgoing NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick didn’t learn about it until early Thursday.
I reckon that’s what happens when you’re 47 with two kids.
“Honestly, I didn’t even know that he actually retired until this morning,” Harvick said Thursday, three days before the green flag drops on the 2023 NASCAR season (unofficially, of course).
“I’m a little out of the loop.
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What the heck are The Pro Bowl Games?
For years, the NFL has struggled to find the right balance with the Pro Bowl.
2023 offers the latest change in format.
With the Pro Bowl coming at the end of the season, the NFL has long found it difficult to attract both players, and fans, to the event. With many players opting out for injuries or other reasons, and players in the game itself shying away from contact — with good reason — the game had had become a very watered-down version of the product we see during the regular season, and especially the playoffs.
Whoever ends up being the less-favored team, they’ll be using it as an added dose of Super Bowl motivation.
