The Blogboard Jungle

The Canelo Alvarez vs. Caleb Plant press conference kicks off today and you can check it out here. Caleb Plant is listed on ONE37 PM's "best undefeated boxers" list and will put his "0" on the line against one of the greatest Mexican boxers in the sport. There were some hold-ups on the negotiating side for this match, so it should make for an interesting press conference.

Bellator 257 Prelims are available on the Bellator MMA YouTube Channel (above) and the Showtime Sports YouTube Channel. Be sure and watch the main card on SHOWTIME, Bellator's new home! See the full bout listing below: BELLATOR MMA 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 Main Card: SHOWTIME 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT    Light Heavyweight WGP Quarterfinal Bout: c-Vadim Nemkov (12-2) vs. #2-Phil Davis (22-5) Light Heavyweight WGP Quarterfinal Bout: #3-Corey Anderson (14-5) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-5-1) 175-Pound Contract Weight Bout: Paul Daley (16-1) vs.  #8-Sabah Homasi (15-8) Flyweight Bout: #7-Veta Arteaga (5-4) vs. Desiree Yanez (5-2)   Preliminary Card: BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Pluto TV 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT   Light Heavyweight Bout:#5-Julius Anglickas (9-1) vs. Gregory Milliard (12-5) Featherweight Bout: #1-Julia Budd (14-3) vs. Dayana Siilva (9-5) Heavyweight Bout: #7-Steve Mowry (8-0) vs. Shaun Asher (13-3-1) Welterweight Bout: Gra...

Combat Sports and the athletes that compete in them are often very closely related to their Hollywood counterparts. Even recently the lives of Micky Ward and Roberto Duran have made their way to the big screen. So when a story about Muay Thai fighters in prison gets documented on a Showtime documentary fight fans should tune in. Prison Fighters premieres on Showtime in  February and if it is as good as the trailer below, movies might follow not long after.