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Brian Canever, Author at The Knoxville Mercury
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Knoxville Fighter Rebounds From First Loss With Another UFC Win

In Sports, The Daily Dumpster Blog by Brian CaneverJuly 20, 2016leave a COMMENT

Leaving the Octagon after his second fight for the biggest promotion in the world of mixed martial arts, Knoxville’s Scott Holtzman thought to himself: “Everybody says that you learn more …

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How Knoxville’s Ovince Saint Preux Got the Call to Challenge Jon Jones for UFC Interim Title

In Sports, The Daily Dumpster Blog by Brian CaneverApril 4, 2016leave a COMMENT

After Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux’s last win in February, his head coach, Eric Turner, said the Knoxville-based fighter would challenge anyone—including Godzilla—if that is what the …

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At Boxing Weekend, UT Fraternities Battle (and Party) for More Than Just Bragging Rights

In Cover Stories, Sports by Brian CaneverMarch 9, 2016leave a COMMENT

The first sign that a big show is about to happen are the large, yellow school buses pulling off Clinton Highway one by one and reassembling in a line on …

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Ovince Saint Preux Back to Training After Big UFC Win

In Sports by Brian CaneverFebruary 22, 2016leave a COMMENT

Just under two minutes into his UFC comeback fight, Ovince Saint Preux threw a powerful leg kick to the left thigh of his opponent, dangerous Brazilian Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, a …

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UFC Nashville: Scott Holtzman’s Journey and Ovince Saint Preux’s Aftermath

In Cover Stories, Sports by Brian CaneverAugust 13, 2015leave a COMMENT

It is Saturday night, 5:28 p.m., when the lights inside the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville fade to black, and the speakers scream, “Ladies and gentleman. Would you bring your attention …

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