Day: October 15, 2020

Two-Time World Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd Back In Training

  Two-time World Heavyweight Champion Chris Byrd is back in the ring after a prolonged series of health challenges. Following his Hall of Fame worthy career at heavyweight, which included wins over Vitali Klitschko, Evander Holyfield, and David Tua, Byrd (47-5, 22 KOs) suffered from severe neuropathy and chronic pain from fighting far above his natural weight. "Nobody wanted to fight me at middleweight, so I ate my weight up to heavyweight, And I paid for it. I went through 11 years of suffering. A few years ago, I couldn't even move my feet apart. The pain in my left leg was so bad that some days I just wanted to cut the whole thing off. I had to make drastic changes and choices in life to get where I am today," said Byrd. Looking Read more [...]

SFT welterweight champion Irwing “King Kong” Machado Took circuitous route to title

MIAMI (October 15, 2020) - SFT (Standout Fighting Tournament) MMA welterweight champion Irwing "King Kong" Machado took a circuitous route to his title-winning performance in his last fight this past January, when the late replacement defeated favored Rene "Solado" Pessoa by way of a fifth-round technical knockout with only 47 seconds left in the fight. Machado started out in judo, switched to Muay Thai before entering college, after which he learned mixed martial arts, turning professional 9 1/2 years ago, only to lose his pro debut. The heavy-handed Machado (16-6-2) has fought and won in five different weight classes, ranging from flyweight to welterweight, which is extremely rare. Machado got his nickname, "King Kong," because he was called monkey in school and at his gym, where Read more [...]