Combat Sports
Welcome to WrestleMania week! The crown jewel (yeah, pun intended) of the sports entertainment professional wrestling world, WWE’s WrestleMania XL, is set for one week from today at a sold-out Lincoln Financial Field. “The Showcase of the Immortals” will be a two-night spectacle the City of Brotherly Love hasn’t witnessed since WWF WrestleMania XV […]
Could the Rock be heading back to Philadelphia for another match in WrestleMania at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia: When you think of all the sports that takes place in the city of Philadelphia, Boxing comes to mind as it has housed some of the great champions in the sport like Bernard Hopkins, Danny Garcia, Jaron Ennis, Steve Cunningham, Hank Lundy, Jesse Hart, Bennie Briscoe, Gabriel Rosado. The most famous boxing champion from […]
As the saying goes, Saturday night’s alright for fighting! We got ourselves a very exciting title fight at UFC 292 that will be blowing the roof off the TD Garden in Boston on Saturday night as Aljamain Sterling does battle against No. 2 ranked contender Sean O’Malley for the UFC Bantamweight Championship. How we got […]
Philly is making World Wrestling Entertainment some serious cash. Per sports business guru Darren Rovell, WWE WrestleMania XL –set for April 6 and 7 from Lincoln Financial Field– has sold over 90,000 tickets for the two-night event and set WWE’s all-time gate record. The expected capacity for each night is around 60,000 seats due […]
For the first time in 25-years, the spectacle and the grandeur that is WrestleMania returns to the City of Brotherly Love. WrestleMania XL is set to emanate from Lincoln Financial Field on April 6 and 7, 2024. Tickets went on-sale for members of the WWE Universe (awful, I know) and pre-sale tickets are moving fast […]
In a largely busy day for combat sports fans, there are two major fights going on in the worlds of boxing and UFC.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is reportedly eyeing a return to the great Garden State according to MMA writer Joel Noecker (via Crossing Broad). The event is reportedly slated for December 2023. It would mark the first time the UFC has promoted in the area since March 2019. While no official announcement has been made, the […]
Philadelphia’s own walks away with a win in his debut.
Pat Sabatini’s (16-3) journey to the UFC has been captivating to say the least. Championships at the regional level, broken arms, a return to championship form, and a UFC debut dashed by not fault of his own. Now the Bristol, PA native is searching for his fourth consecutive UFC win, sixth overall, and a continued climb in the featherweight rankings.
