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Tony Kelley removed from UFC roster following knockout loss to Adrian Yanez
UFC bantamweight Tony Kelley is officially out of the UFC. The 35-year-old is fresh off his knockout loss to Adrian Yanez last month at UFC Austin. Prior to the bout, he missed weight. The defeat ended his two-fight winning streak heading into the bout. Furthermore, the loss was apparently enough for the UFC to cut […]
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Adrian Yanez claims UFC staff members told him to “f**k up” Tony Kelley prior to their fight in Austin
Adrian Yanez is claiming UFC staff members told him to ‘f**k up’ Tony Kelley prior to their fight in Austin, Texas. It was Yanez (16-3 MMA) vs Kelley (8-3 MMA) last Saturday, June 18th in a bantamweight bout. The result was a devastating first-round knockout loss for Kelley and another check in the win column […]
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Tony Kelley issues statement following knockout loss to Adrian Yanez at UFC Austin
Tony Kelley has issued a statement following his TKO loss to Adrian Yanez at UFC Austin. The lead-up to the fight was intense after Kelley made the “dirty Brazilians” comments while working the corner of his girlfriend Andrea Lee. Several Brazilian fighters were not happy and Yanez himself didn’t like the comments and told BJPENN.com […]
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Adrian Yanez reacts after Gilbert Burns follows through on promised Tony Kelley bounty money: “Definitely spending that on my son”
Adrian Yanez has reacted to Gilbert Burns following through on his promise to send him money for finishing Tony Kelley. Last Saturday night we saw Adrian Yanez keep his momentum going in the UFC with a strong TKO win over Tony Kelley. While the finish itself was impressive, many headlines came from his reaction to […]
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Pros react after Adrian Yanez KO’s Tony Kelley at UFC Austin
Tonight’s UFC Austin main card was kicked off by a highly anticipated bantamweight bout featuring Adrian Yanez taking on Tony Kelley. Kelley (8-3 MMA) had missed weight by one-and-a-half pounds (137.5) for the contest and was subsequently forced to forfeit twenty percent of his fight purse to Yanez. The 35-year-old had entered the bout on […]
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UFC Austin weigh-in results: Tony Kelley misses the mark
UFC Austin weigh-in results are in and Tony Kelley misses the mark. UFC Austin takes place tomorrow, Saturday June 18th, 2022 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. Calvin Kattar (23-5 MMA) and Josh Emmett (17-2 MMA) will meet in the main event featherweight bout. Kattar is coming off a win against Giga Chikadze (14-3 […]
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Tony Kelley apologizes for ‘dirty Brazilians’ comment after bounty surfaces on social media: “Sorry if you got your feelings hurt”
Tony Kelley has clarified the comments he made about Brazilians ahead of his return to the Octagon this weekend. This Saturday night at UFC Austin, Tony Kelley will be part of the featured prelim as he prepares to go head to head with Adrian Yanez. The bout serves as an important crossroads moment for both […]
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Tony Kelley responds after being accused of racist comments during Andrea Lee fight at UFC Vegas 54: “Cancel Culture is real”
Tony Kelley has responded after being accused of racist comments during the Andrea Lee fight at UFC Vegas 54. It was Andrea Lee (13-6 MMA) vs Viviane Araujo (11-3 MMA) inside the UFC Apex this past Saturday, May 14th with Lee winning by unanimous decision in the flyweight bout. It was Tony Kelley, who was […]
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Pro fighters react after Tony Kelley hurls racist remarks in the corner of Andrea Lee at UFC Vegas 54
UFC Bantamweight Tony Kelley has some explaining to do after hurling racist remarks in the corner of Andrea Lee. Last night (May 14), UFC Vegas 54 took place inside the UFC Apex. In the main event, Jan Blachowicz defeated Aleksandar Rakic after Rakic suffered a knee injury. In the featured preliminary bout, Lee took on […]
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Tony Kelley explains why he drove from Louisiana to Las Vegas for UFC 269: “I’m just different, all you sheep just conform and stay quiet”
Bantamweight fighter Tony Kelley explained his decision to drive from Louisiana to Las Vegas for UFC 269 instead of flying. Kelley (7-2 MMA) is set to square off with Randy Costa (6-2 MMA) on the early prelims of Saturday’s fight card at T-Mobile Arena. On Friday afternoon MMA Journalist Adam Martin shared that Lauro Sanko […]