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In Trump’s chaotic theatre of war, there’s only one lead role

For most people, violence is risky. For the US president, it’s a spectacle.

  • Peter Hartcher

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Jack Della Maddalena will headline UFC Fight Night in May this year.

Homegrown hero set to headline Perth UFC event

Top ranked UFC welterweight Jack Della Maddalena will take on the fifth-ranked Carlos Prates at RAC Arena on May 2.

  • Michael Philipps
Islam Makhachev trades punches with Jack Della Maddalena in the UFC welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, local time.

Perth’s Jack Della Maddalena crushed in UFC title defence

Jack Della Maddalena will have to go back to the drawing board after his first UFC title defence ended in a crushing loss to modern-day great Islam Makhachev at Madison Square Garden.

  • Justin Chadwick
Riverstone murder

Former UFC fighter shot dead had links to drug, gun supply

Suman Mokhtarian died in a “brazen” daylight attack on a Sydney street on Wednesday. It was at least the third time he had allegedly been targeted.

  • Amber Schultz, Daniel Lo Surdo, Kayla Olaya and Riley Walter
Della Maddalena’s victory over Belal Muhammad earned him the UFC Welterweight Championship.

Locked in: Perth champ Della Maddalena to face UFC superstar

West Australian UFC champion Jack Della Maddalena will put his welterweight belt on the line when he takes on Islam Makhachev at UFC 322 in New York.

  • Justin Chadwick
Anthony Mundine is throwing his weight behind bare knuckle boxing.

‘Purest form of fighting’: Mundine launches bare knuckle boxing in Australia

The former boxing world champion has unveiled plans to stage Australia’s first big-time bare knuckle event, declaring the sport safer than its brutal appearance. 

  • Chris Barrett
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Joe Rogan’s audience skews heavily to men and is popular with all kinds of men.

Joe Rogan’s message can be rambling and unpolished, yet men idolise him. This might be why

The US presenter hosted Australia’s most popular podcast last year – is his influence something to be worried about?

  • Jordan Baker
Alma Garcia, left, takes a hit from Bec Rawlings during a 125-pound bout at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in 2018. Rawlings will fight in Perth at the BKFC event on July 19.

Regulator delivers knockout blow to Perth bare-knuckle boxing bout

WA’s Combat Sports Commission board has declined a permit application from the Bare Knuckle Boxing Championship to stage a bout at RAC Arena next month.

  • Hamish Hastie
Perth UFC champion Jack Della Maddalena poses in Cottesloe after returning home with the UFC Welterweight Championship belt.

Perth UFC champ would love a hometown fight, but failing that? ‘Madison Square Garden’

Perth’s Jack Della Maddalena became just the third Australian to win a UFC crown when he defeated Belal Muhammad in a welterweight title showdown earlier this month.

  • Justin Chadwick
Jacinta Austin addresses the crowd at Tuesday’s launch.

It’s the world’s fastest-growing sport. A new series will bring MMA into lounge rooms across Australia

Professional Fighters League Pacific, to be screened on Stan Sports and the Nine network, will create a vital pathway for would-be pro mixed martial artists.

  • Robert Dillon