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John Kavanagh wants to see Khamzat Chimaev fight his pupil Gunnar Nelson next
MMA coach John Kavanagh says that he wants to see top welterweight prospect Khamzat Chimaev fight against his pupil Gunnar Nelson next. Kavanagh, who is of course the longtime head coach of UFC superstar Conor McGregor, took to his social media on Tuesday to make a matchmaking suggestion to the UFC. As far as the […]
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Gunnar Nelson issues statement following loss to Gilbert Burns
Fan favorite Gunnar Nelson collided with Gilbert Burns in a welterweight bout at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night Copenhagen event. It marked the second time in a year that the Icelandic warrior had fought in Europe. Gunnar Nelson faced Leon Edwards at UFC London in March and left the Octagon with another loss and a […]
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Gilbert Burns reacts to win against Gunnar Nelson at UFC Copenhagen
Brazilian standout Gilbert Burns squared off with Gunnar Nelson in a welterweight bout earlier today at UFC Fight Night Copenhagen. Burns accepted the opportunity to fight Nelson on just two-weeks notice. Gunnar Nelson’s original opponent, Thiago Alves had to withdraw leaving the position open for Gilbert to fill. As a three-time BJJ champion, Gilbert Burns wanted […]
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Pros react to Gilbert Burns defeating Gunnar Nelson at UFC Copenhagen
A welterweight bout featuring Gilbert Burns taking on Gunnar Nelson co-headlined today’s UFC Copenhagen event in Denmark. Gunnar Nelson (17-4-1 MMA) entered tonight’s event looking to rebound, this after dropping a split-decision to Leon Edwards in his most recent Octagon appearance at March’s UFC London event. Since joining the UFC ranks in September of 2012, […]
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UFC Copenhagen Results: Gilbert Burns defeats Gunnar Nelson (Highlights)
A welterweight bout featuring Gilbert Burns taking on Gunnar Nelson co-headlines today’s UFC Copenhagen event in Denmark. Gunnar Nelson (17-4-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s event looking to rebound, this after dropping a split-decision to Leon Edwards in his most recent Octagon appearance at March’s UFC London event. Since joining the UFC ranks in September of […]
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UFC Copenhagen | Gilbert Burns believes Gunnar Nelson is the biggest fight of his career
Gilbert Burns is once again taking a welterweight short notice fight. Back in August, the Brazilian stepped up and took on Alexey Kunchenko and handed him his first loss. Now, on Saturday, at UFC Copenhagen, Burns will take on Gunnar Nelson having had just a week and a half to prepare. When Gilbert Burns found […]
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UFC Copenhagen gets its first official fight as Gunnar Nelson battles ‘The Pitbull’
UFC Copenhagen, which is scheduled September 28, finally has its first fight — days after tickets went on sale. This fight, which was recently announced by the promotion on Twitter, will occur in the welterweight division, where long-time Icelandic contender Gunnar Nelson will battle a former title challenger in Brazil’s Thiago Alves. https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/1143896762815582210 In this […]
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Gunnar Nelson issues statement on loss to Leon Edwards
Gunnar Nelson was not without success in his UFC London co-main event battle with Leon Edwards, even climbing into full mount in the waning moments of the fight, but ultimately gave up a split decision loss to his British rival. On Monday morning, the Icelandic welterweight contender took to social media to issue a quick […]
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What’s next for the welterweight stars of UFC London?
Saturday night’s UFC London card was topped by a pair of key welterweight contender bouts. In the main event, Englishman Darren Till was taking on Jorge Masvidal who was returning after over 400 days away from the cage. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, Englishman Leon Edwards was taking on longtime Icelandic contender Gunnar Nelson. Ultimately, […]
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Pros react to Gunnar Nelson vs Leon Edwards at UFC London
A welterweight contest featuring Gunnar Nelson taking on Leon Edwards served as the co-headliner of today’s UFC London event. Leon Edwards entered today’s bout on a six-fight win streak, his latest being a decision victory over Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone this past June in Singapore. Meanwhile, Gunnar Nelson had most previously competed at December’s UFC 231 […]
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UFC London Results: Leon Edwards defeats Gunnar Nelson (Highlights)
A welterweight scrap between perennial division contenders Gunnar Nelson and Leon Edwards served as the co-headliner for today’s UFC London event. Leon Edwards (16-3 MMA) entered tonight’s contest on a six-fight winning streak. In his most recent effort at June’s UFC Singapore event, Edwards defeated Donald Cerrone via unanimous decision. Meanwhile, Gunnar Nelson (17-3-1 MMA) […]
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Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson added to UFC London as co-main event
Earlier today, the UFC’s return to London, England got its headliners announced. Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal are reportedly set to square off in the evening’s featured attraction. Now we know that the co-main event will also feature the 170-pounders. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has confirmed that the co-main event of UFC London on March 16 […]
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PHOTO | Alex Oliveira received 29 stitches following his loss to Gunnar Nelson
Alex Oliveira suffered one of the nastiest cuts in recent memory during his fight with Gunnar Nelson last night at UFC 231 in Toronto. “Cowboy” had a strong opening few minutes, but the tide would ultimately swing in the favor of Gunnar Nelson in round two. After scoring a takedown, “Gunni” was able to split […]
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UFC 231 Results: Gunnar Nelson submits Alex Oliveira (VIDEO)
A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Gunnar Nelson took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gunnar Nelson enters tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a first-round knockout loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio this past July in Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to the setback, “Gunni” had reeled […]
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Gunnar Nelson vows to help Conor McGregor prepare for Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch
Conor McGregor brought in a lot of top talent to help him prepare for his UFC 229 title fight with undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. One fixture of McGregor’s past training camps that wasn’t a part of these preparations for the Russian champion, however, was Icelandic welterweight contender Gunnar Nelson. Speaking to the media […]
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PHOTO | Gunnar Nelson looks absolutely shredded ahead of UFC 231 return
At UFC 231, which goes down on December 8 in Toronto, Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon opposite Brazil’s Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira. While Nelson has previously looked a little undersized for the welterweight division, it doesn’t look like that will be a problem anymore. Early on Saturday morning, Gunnar Nelson […]
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Gunnar Nelson vs. Alex Oliveira in the works for UFC 231
It looks like we’ll finally see Gunnar Nelson back in action this year. ESPN is reporting that the UFC is close to booking a welterweight matchup between Nelson and Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira at UFC 231 on Nov 8. Nelson (16-3-1) hasn’t competed since he was knocked out in the first round by Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC […]
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Gunnar Nelson issues statement on his withdrawal from UFC Liverpool
Gunnar Nelson issues statement on his withdrawal from UFC Liverpool Unfortunate news broke yesterday when TheMMATakeover reported that Gunnar Nelson had suffered a knee injury and was forced out of his slated UFC Fight Night 130 co-main event bout with Neil Magny. UFC Fight Night 130 takes place May 27 in Liverpool, England and is […]
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Report | Gunnar Nelson injured, forced out of fight with Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool
Report | Gunnar Nelson injured, forced out of fight with Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool The octagon will invade Liverpool, England on May 27 for the promotions UFC Fight Night 130 event. The card is headlined by a highly anticipated welterweight scrap featuring former two time title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson taking on undefeated contender […]
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REPORT | Another key welterweight fight in the works for UFC Liverpool
REPORT | Another key welterweight fight in the works for UFC Liverpool The UFC’s welterweight division is finally back in motion as three huge 170-pound matchups were confirmed to be in the works last week. News broke early Thursday morning that perennial division contenders Rafael Dos Anjos and Colby Covington would be squaring off for […]
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VIDEO | See Gunnar Nelson Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before!
Looks like the stone cold Icelander, Gunnar Nelson has a personality after all! Known for being one of if not the most stoic fighters in all of MMA, the 16-3-1, Nelson singing to Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ surely came as a surprise to most! But this actually isn’t his first time showing off his singing […]
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Gunnar Nelson’s Coach Reveals Good News and Bad News About Darren Till
Have any of you ever heard of the Bermuda Triangle? It’s that loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, where aircraft and ships seem to disappeared under mysterious circumstances. The UFC currently has its own kind of nefarious location that match-ups seem to vanish over in London. Michael Bisping was all […]
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BREAKING | Coach John Kavanagh announces likely UFC London main event
For weeks, there’s been mystery surrounding the main event of the UFC’s April 17 stop in London, England. Originally, the idea seemed to be that the retiring Michael Bisping would fight the last fight of his career in the main event. With Bisping now hesitating on fighting again at all, however, it appears the UFC […]
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VIDEO | Gunnar Nelson Still Willing to Fight Darren Till When No One Else Is
Out of nearly the entire top 15 of welterweights got booked at the tail end of 2017, one was missing. Darren Till wasn’t able to capitalize off the hype of finishing Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone. He was in talks and rumored to fight everyone and none of them seemed to finalize. Despite Mike Perry losing in […]
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Darren Till and Gunnar Nelson Have a Nice Chat Agreeing to Fight Each Other
Darren Till’s hype is like a meteor after finishing Cowboy Cerrone at UFC Gdansk, but what good is momentum if the guy can’t get a fight? Mike Perry and Till had their screaming match after the fight, but he’s booked for the time being. Our hearts skipped a beat when Dana White announced Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ […]
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Gunnar Nelson’s attempt to appeal Ponzinibbio loss fails, management team issues lengthy statement
Back in July, in the main event of UFC Glasgow, Argentine striking specialist Santiago Ponzinibbio scored an impressive KO win over Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson. Unfortunately, Ponzinibbio’s win was mired in controversy, as he seemed to land multiple inadvertent eye-pokes in the lead-up to the fight-ending blow. In the wake of his loss to Ponzinibbio, Nelson […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio and Gunnar Nelson argue different sides of eye-poke controversy
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Glasgow, Scotland, Santiago Ponzinibbio scored an upset, knockout win over the highly regard Gunnar Nelson in just 82 seconds. Unfortunately, Ponzinibbio’s win was not without controversy, as he appeared to badly eye-poke Nelson just moments before the fight-ending blows were landed. Nelson gave […]
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AUDIO | Gunnar Nelson unsure if teammate Conor McGregor will ever return to UFC after Floyd Mayweather fight
What could possibly top Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather’s superfight boxing match? At this point, it doesn’t look like any fight in the UFC will get “The Notorious” the kind of money that he will be compensated for in the Mayweather bout. McGregor’s longtime teammate Gunnar Nelson recently spoke with Submission Radio and isn’t too […]