Mixed Martial Arts

"Samoa" Joe Seanoa is no longer a man on an island.

A singles performer throughout his six-plus years in Impact Wrestling, Seanoa has branched into the tag-team ranks. He and new partner Nick "Magnus" Aldis are challenging Matt Morgan and Tommy "Crimson" Mercer for Impact's tag-team title Sunday on the "Against All Odds" pay-per-view show emanating from Orlando, Fla.

"There's definitely a good symbiotic relationship with me and him," Seanoa said of Magnus during a Tuesday telephone interview. "He shows up wanting to go 120 miles per hour. He's got intelligent ideas and he's ready to go.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The obligation of a trainer to a boxer is to always be in his corner, even when the opponent's haymakers are landing with cruel efficiency, or in some cases, the fighter is on the ropes with self-inflicted wounds. Sometimes, the pain cuts both ways.

Angelo Dundee told Pinklon Thomas -- the man he once helped nurture into a world champion -- to get lost in 1989. He had his secretary call Pinklon, who handed the phone to Dundee to deliver a shot of tough love:

For Carlos Condit, the waiting is finally over.

Condit saw his opportunity to fight for a title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship change several times over the past six months, due primarily to the antics of Nick Diaz and the health of Georges St. Pierre.

The posturing comes to an end, however, on Saturday night when Condit fights Diaz for the interim UFC welterweight championship in the main event of "UFC 143," which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and air live on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. EST.

OGDEN -- An enthusiastic crowd gathered at Foley's Gym Friday and Saturday, and were treated to two nights of impressive fights during the Utah State Senior Boxing Championships.

The fights, staged between fighters from across the state, was a qualifier for future regional competitions.

Before its 2010 demolition, the Spectrum was home to five-figure crowds for World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling events for more than 30 years.

Yet it wasn't the most iconic building in Philadelphia for grappling shows.

OGDEN -- More than 15 years ago, Weber State football player Billy Zumbrun was looking for a way to stay in shape while he pursued the dream of a professional football career. At that time, Zumbrun didn't realize that trip to the gym would lead to what's turned into a successful boxing career.