FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT - mmafighting.com The rise of Francis Ngannou has happened in what many could call a 'whirlwind'. His unique story differentiates himself from most who have challenged for a UFC title. Five years separates him from being an MMA newbie and a Heavyweight title contender. Crazy stuff. This brings a question to be... Continue Reading →
Why Paul Pierce is right to snub an Isaiah Boston homecoming
Isaiah Thomas was due a warm welcome back to the TD Garden this week when the Cleveland Cavaliers faced the Boston Celtics for the first time in Boston this season. Unfortunately, IT's minutes have been restricted since returning from a lengthy hip-injury. He made his season debut in a 127-110 win over the Portland Trail-Blazers... Continue Reading →
About the Blog
The Atlantic Sports Press is a blog by Jonathan Byrne dedicated to covering the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and the NBA. Jonathan is a 22-year-old Law Student living in Dublin, Ireland. His fondness for writing started at an early age, with English being his favourite class in school. Jonathan loved short story writing in... Continue Reading →
Analysing the 2018 NBA All-Star Game early voting
This week the NBA released the early 2018 All-Star Game voting. For those that don't know, fan voting attributes to 50% of the overall tally for the All-Star game in 2018. A 25% share of voting by players and media members make up the remainder. The format of the 2018 game will change however, as... Continue Reading →
10 New Year’s Resolutions for MMA
2017 was a turbulent year for Mixed Martial Arts. From failed drug tests to boxing super-fights, there was a lot of rights and wrongs to build on heading in to the new year. If the MMA Gods were ever to put together some New Year's Resolutions for 2018, it may look something like this: Resolution... Continue Reading →