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By Morgan Campbell Sports Reporter Sun., Dec. 9, 2018 UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway and challenger Brian Ortega set a record in Saturday’s main event at the Scotiabank Arena. No single bout in the fight promotion’s 25-year history had featured more significant strikes — successfully landed punches, kicks, elbows and so on — than Holloway and Ortega, who combined for 400. Those blows weren’t evenly distributed. Where Ortega landed 110 of them, Holloway connected with 290, bloodying a game but outclassed Ortega en route to a fourth-round technical knockout. Other important stats to emerge from UFC 231 didn’t break records, but sent an important message to organizers. According to the UFC, 19,039 spectators attended Saturday’s card. That figure represents complete sellout, and the second-largest crowd the UFC has drawn in Toronto. And the $3.28 million in gate receipts represent an 82 per cent boost over UFC … [Read more...] about UFC’s Holloway-Ortega card shows Toronto is a fight town, for the record

The Denver Nuggets wrap up the preseason tonight at Chicago, which coincidentally is where we just hired our new NBA reporter from. Mike Singer joined The Denver Post this week to cover the Nuggets beat after spending the previous four years at USA Today. With the start of the regular season beginning next week, we thought it would be good for readers to get to know Mike with a little Q&A session. You can also follow Mike on Twitter: @MSinger. Matt Stephens: Why the Nuggets? Why this job? Mike Singer: The Nuggets are a fascinating team. They’re young, hungry and teeming with unrealized potential. From a national perspective, Nikola Jokic doesn’t get the credit he probably deserves, but he’s a franchise centerpiece. He’s not as graceful as Giannis Antetokounmpo or as powerful as LeBron James, but Jokic’s subtle touches affect his team’s offense every bit as much as those superstars. There’s the ascendency of Jamal Murray and Gary Harris, the … [Read more...] about Denver Sports Omelette: Meet Mike Singer, The Denver Post’s new Nuggets reporter

By Morgan Campbell Sports Reporter Wed., Oct. 10, 2018 Four days after UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov followed up his emphatic win over Conor McGregor by leaping from the octagon to attack one of McGregor’s friends, the post-fight brawl still dominates the mainstream conversation about mixed martial arts. The talking points UFC executives have spouted since then have condemned the extracurricular violence. Nurmagomedov’s stage dive endangered paying customers who had no part in the rivalry between him and Team McGregor. But early sales stats indicate Saturday’s event will sell more than 2 million pay per views, giving fighters like Max Holloway, in town to promote his Dec. 8 title defence at Scotiabank Arena against Brian Ortega, reason to think misbehaviour boosts business. Holloway and the undefeated Ortega are as respectful as McGregor is arrogant, and share a respect that runs as deep as the antipathy McGregor gins up … [Read more...] about Max Holloway, Brian Ortega promise a UFC bout without the extracurriculars

Happy Monday, Omelette readers. Rough day for Colorado sports yesterday. The Rockies’ season ended after being swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLDS. And on the East Coast, the Broncos were run over by the Jets. Here’s a roundup of what you need to from the Broncos’ Sunday loss: Broncos Analysis: This year became last year in the blowout loss to Jets. How bad was Denver’s run defense? The Broncos allowed their highest rushing total since 2010. And Jets’ Sam Darnold thrived in targeting Denver cornerback Bradley Roby. After another smelly loss by the Broncos, John Elway needs to ask Gary Kubiak to replace Vance Joseph as coach, Mark Kiszla writes. Broncos report card and game balls from Week 5 (Hint: It’s not pretty). Broncos’ up-down drill: The best and worst against the New York Jets. Denver’s new punter Colby Wadman overcomes early nerves in NFL debut. There were a pair of highlights from the game, including Derek … [Read more...] about Denver Sports Omelette: A roundup of the Denver Broncos’ Week 5 loss to New York Jets