Just spoke with Volk backstage who confirmed he broke his left hand in Rd 2: "No idea how I did it. But I knew. I told the corner and they just said 'hey, I don't wanna hear you say that again' ... so I said, 'ah, OK, sorry' and went back to work".
#UFC276
Breaking: Nathan Hindmarsh finally has his premiership. Eels beat Canterbury 8-6 to win Legends tournament. Dogs first loss in three years.
@TheParraEels
A yarn about Chris Lewis, the farm raised, history teacher from a town of 600 who spent 10 years getting overlooked, operated on, even told "you're not a NSW Cup player" but tonight wears No.13 for Melbourne
@storm
anyway:
He's been stabbed by his old man, chased by Hollywood, lost teeth, suffered a nervous break down & endured the longest injury layoff in UFC history ... yet Australia's Tyson Pedro (
@tyson_pedro_
) is still fighting at
#UFC278
this Sunday:
@UFC_AUSNZ
A yarn on rugby league's forgotten man Sam McKendry, and why his last days are all about trying to heal for a game he won't play:
@dailytelegraph
@PenrithPanthers
Joey Lopez has been a brickie, bouncer & minder for Ice T, has lived in Bangkok fight camps, Indian temples, sailed the Nile & sought the Death Touch. Oh, yeah, he also trains UFC champ Alexander Volkanovski (
@alexvolkanovski
):
#UFC266
@UFC_AUSNZ
UFC favourite Michael
@bisping
reckons shoeys are gross ... but loves everything else about violent and "f...ing hilarious" Mt Druitt heavyweight
@bambamtuivasa
#UFC225
Braidon Burns, already one of rugby league's great stories, has now started proceedings to adopt his little brother. He's a good 'un this bloke ...
@NRL
is lucky to have him:
@telegraph_sport
@SSFCRABBITOHS
Weight divisions aren’t vital for junior rugby league growth. Across most of NSW, weight isn’t even an issue. Stats show a key reason for player churn is telling kids who they can and can’t play with by grading too early. Weight div may work in a few Sydney areas, but not all NSW
Mark Hunt's management says the
@UFC
heavyweight has been cleared to continue fighting by US brain injury experts. Findings will now be passed on to UFC officials. Details on
@telegraph_sport
shortly
#UFC
Canterbury star Corey Harawira-Naera speaks for the first time about the night he tried to end his life, and how the moment now fuels so much of what he does:
@telegraph_sport
@NRL_Bulldogs
Aussie
#UFC
champ Robert Whittaker's world title blockbuster with Israel Adesanya may be switched to Las Vegas to avoid conflicting with the NRL GF:
@telegraph_sport
The story of a Kiwi schoolboy who was no good at footy, crossed the ditch for Schoolies, ran out of money, couldn't get home, so went to WA, then Samoa, then Mackay ... and now the
@NRL_Dragons
:
@telegraph_sport
To become South Sydney's No.8 this year, Mark Nicholls spent 10 winters being cut, dropped and sat on some 90+ interchange benches while also studying, breaking bones, flying interstate, working in sales & developing rugby league's weirdest superstition:
Brent Naden, a year ago, was earning $15K at Penrith. He was in reggies, on the wing and digging ditches between training sessions. Which is why he quit to become a farmhand. So how does nobody know this?
@telegraph_sport
@PenrithPanthers
#NRL
While Jarome Luai doesn't want a big deal made of it, we reckon
@PenrithPanthers
fans -- and the wider NRL -- should know why he won't leave home for another two years:
@telegraph_sport
#NRL
The venue for Robert Whittaker's UFC 243 blockbuster has finally been decided ... and records are already being tipped to tumble:
@telegraph_sport
#UFC243
"We've been told to get ready for the States in March": UFC champ Alex Volkanovski (
@alexvolkanovski
) preparing to headline the biggest month in Aussie MMA history at UFC 272, most likely in a hyped Max Holloway trilogy fight:
@telegraph_sport
#UFC
If I'm coaching NSW, James Roberts is called up from reggies, Nathan Cleary is spared the axe, Jack Wighton plays utility and our camp takes place at the Oriental Hotel, Mudgee.
Thanks to
@PenrithPanthers
coach Cam Ciraldo for taking time, in the biggest week of his career, to talk a leg broken in four places, dislocated ankle, flopping foot & how it all led him to tonight:
#NRL
La Perouse boy Blake Taaffe was brushed by the Roosters, signed by North Sydney for free, lives with his grandparents & keeps on display a signed pic of the man he is now set to replace in the NRL finals, Latrell Mitchell:
From Mick Cronin medallist to UFC gold strap .... Alex Volkanovski is the new UFC featherweight champion. One of the greatest upsets in Australian sport for 2019!!
UFC boss Dana White says new UFC featherweight champ Volkanovski will rematch Max Holloway next and potentially in Australia. "Maybe we do that rematch in Australia ... it's a big market down there".
@telegraph_sport
Canterbury winger Nick Meaney grew up knowing little of his grandfather’s past. But then on the day of pop’s funeral ... well, Tommy Raudonikis walked up holding a schooner.
@telegraph_sport
@NRL_Bulldogs
Too small for the Parramatta Eels. Too injured for Wests Tigers. Meet Melbourne
@storm
rookie Ryan Papenhuyzen ... the kid behind 'the kick':
@telegraph_sport
Rising Aussie heavyweight
@bambamtuivasa
has been catapulted into a fight at UFC 221 ... but only after six potential rivals ducked the undefeated slugger:
@UFC_AUSNZ
@ufc
James Gavet, as a kid, would always check the wrists of people giving him advice. And from that, comes this yarn involving the
@NRLKnights
prop:
@telegraph_sport
Meet 'Mika' Ravalawa ... the
@NRL_Dragons
rookie who honed his skills with a coconut, last year played bush footy, has never watched an NRL game & knows no South Sydney player bar 'The Burgess':
@telegraph_sport
"There were days I couldn't get out of bed": Roosters superstar Latrell Mitchell on the management saga that almost derailed his season & why he's now ready for Indigenous Round, Origin and winning back-to-back premierships.
@telegraph_sport
Aussie boxer
@LukeJackson
grew up with drugs, alcohol and OCD so severe, he would hurtle his old Commodore down the highway with eyes shut, counting the seconds. This Saturday in Dublin he fights for a world title:
@telegraph_sport
Exclusive: UFC boss Dana White reveals his plans for Whittaker-Adesanya while also talking Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, Jake Paul, Jack Della Madallena & Alex Volkanovski at
#UFC266
:
@UFC_AUSNZ
UFC champ Alex Volkanovski has fired off on Max Holloway from his new Las Vegas compound:
"Max is known as 'Blessed' and he is blessed to be getting this third shot. I don't think anyone in any other division gets this chance"
#UFC276
@UFC_AUSNZ
Not so long ago,
@alexvolkanovski
was a concreter living at mum's house with his wife & baby girl. Tomorrow in Brazil, he fights to become the world's No.1 UFC featherweight contender:
@telegraph_sport
Two years ago he wanted to quit rugby league. Today,
@NRL_Bulldogs
rookie, and young dad, Morgan Harper has completely reshaped the NRL Nines after shocking favourites Parramatta:
@telegraph_sport
#NRL9s
BREAKING: UFC middleweight champ Rob Whittaker has officially been selected on Australia's wrestling team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Creates history for both
@ufc
and
@UFC_AUSNZ
. Details on
@telegraph_sport
shortly.
Only weeks after being told he could have lost a leg, Aussie UFC fighter
@alexvolkanovski
is back in training and on standby for a title fight at UFC 240:
@UFC_AUSNZ
Yakuza, cocaine, Samurai & the missing fight poster stolen by "some motherf...er" ... inside the incredible eight-room office of UFC boss Dana White:
@telegraph_sport
@UFC_AUSNZ
#UFC245
UFC 293 confirmed to take place in Sydney on Sept 10. Already Dana White has said he wants Adesanya headlining ... meaning Rob Whittaker will have just nine weeks to prepare for a trilogy title bout if he wins @ UFC 290 against Dricus du Plessis
Aussie boxer Andrew Moloney (
@AndrewMoloney
) is back in Las Vegas & ready to overcome the robbery that outraged Joe Rogan, Jeff Fenech, Rosie Perez, even Helen Mirren:
"They wanted to fight me. I was ready to go": Spoke with Tode 'Tony' Volkanovski about being close to the only bloke among 20,000 cheering his boy at
#UFC276
in Las Vegas. The response was classic. No surprise where champ
@alexvolkanovski
gets his fight:
The UFC calendar is getting busy for Aussies with Queensland featherweight Megan Anderson booked to fight Felicia Spencer at UFC Rochester on May 19:
@UFC_AUSNZ
Legendary
#UFC
heavyweight
@markhunt1974
is "surprised" Paul Gallen wants to fight him in a blockbuster boxing match -- but will agree if guaranteed a cool $1 million .
Only a fortnight after having three screws inserted into his left hand,
@alexvolkanovski
is already back training so that he can be on standby for the UFC lightweight title fight in October:
@UFC_AUSNZ
#UFC
EXCLUSIVE: Rob Whittaker becomes Australia's first UFC champ without throwing a punch. First title defence will be against Luke Rockhold in Perth, Feb 11. Details: