MMA

Amid rising antisemitism, MMA fighter Natan Levy teaches Jews to defend themselves

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: After competing in the mixed martial arts ring for almost a decade, Natan Levy tells the Post his current goal is to help strengthen the Jewish people.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli mixed martial arts fighter Natan Levy is part of a sport that is antisemitic, with many fans or fighters embracing antisemitic ideologies and rhetoric, he says.
Sean Pero, 26, an Israeli Druze fighter, is rising in the mixed martial arts world who has his sights set on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and, eventually, a world title.PremiumPremium

'I'm Israeli first': Druze fighter Sean Pero set his sights on the UFC

Israeli-Druze MMA rising star Sean Pero is chasing UFC gold while redefining identity, belonging, and representation inside and outside the cage

|BySAM HALPERN
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'It has turned into MMA': 23 red cards flashed in brutal Brazil cup final

A state cup final in Brazil descended into chaos as a mass brawl between Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro at the Mineirão produced a record 23 red cards and forced military police onto the field.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Floyd Mayweather Jr. greets people at halftime of the championship game of the Emirates NBA Cup at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. comes out of retirement after exhibition with Mike Tyson

Mayweather, who turns 49 on Tuesday, retired with a perfect 50-0 record after beating MMA star Conor McGregor in August 2017.

|ByREUTERS

UFC fighter offers to beat politicians for Trump 'free of charge'

This wasn't the only challenge fired by Mitchell, with the undefeated fighter also issuing an informal challenge to undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr.

DECEMBER 10, 2019ByAARON REICH
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MMA returns to Israel with Bellator 234

The event, being held in Menorah Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, features a series of over 20 combined under card and main card bouts.

OCTOBER 31, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER, AARON REICH
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