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Michael Chandler ‘quit’ against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268, claims former opponent Will Brooks
Will Brooks, who fought and beat Michael Chandler twice in Bellator, believes “Iron” quit against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268. Although Gaethje and Chandler went toe-to-toe for three rounds and it was “The Highlight” winning a decision. Despite the fact the fight went to the scorecards, Brooks believes Chandler quit in a sense he didn’t […]
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Will Brooks signs with ARES Fighting Championship
Former Bellator lightweight champion and UFC veteran Will Brooks has signed a new contract with ARES Fighting Championship. News of Brooks signing with ARES was first relayed by BJPenn.com’s Al Zullino and later confirmed on Twitter by Alan Murphy, the matchmakers for ARES. https://twitter.com/phre/status/1244189182391615489 Here’s how Johannesburg’s ARES card would have been, including Juan Adams […]
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VIDEO | Will Brooks vs. Gleison Tibau fight ends with ridiculous stoppage
A battle between former UFC lightweights Will Brooks and Gleison Tibau ended in controversial fashion in the main event of Battlefield FC 2 this past weekend in Macau. Tibau had Brooks caught in a guillotine choke along the cage but Brooks looked to be fighting the choke. Brooks relaxed his arms and the referee immediately […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Get ready to watch “the original Will Brooks” in the PFL
When Will Brooks took his first steps into the UFC’s Octagon in July of 2016, he did so with a Bellator lightweight belt slung over his shoulder, and the scalps of highly respected fighters like Drew Dober, John Alessio, Saad Awad, Michael Chandler and Marcin Held clutched menacingly in his hand. To say he was […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 85 // Curtis Blaydes | Devin Clark | Will Brooks | Ramsey Nijem
The latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio has arrived, Penn Nation! Our first guest, coming off a devastating third round finish of Alistair Overeem at UFC 225 that likely cemented him as the rightful No. 1 contender to the heavyweight title, Curtis “Razor” Blaydes. We’ll recap the victory in his hometown of Chicago and discuss the […]
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Will Brooks Announces UFC Release, Joins PFL Million Dollar Tournament
When entering the UFC in 2016 as the 18-1 Bellator lightweight champion, “Ill” Will Brooks had plenty of hype surrounding him(as most champions from outside organizations do). Brooks was on an impressive eight-fight winning streak that included two wins over the former champion, Michael Chandler. Brooks made his debut against Ross Pearson and was able […]
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Report: Former Bellator champ Will Brooks to return to the Octagon at UFC 216
UFC 216, which is schedule for October 7 inside Las Vegas, Nevada’s T-Mobile Arena, is reported to have grown by one interesting lightweight matchup. This matchup will pit former Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks against Nik Lentz. This news comes from MMAJunkie.com. Though Brooks stood out as one of the finest lightweights in the world […]
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UFC 210 Results: Charles Oliveira submits Will Brooks (Highlights)
UFC 210 Results: Will Brooks vs. Charles Oliveira A lightweight bout between Will Brooks and Charles Oliveira kicked off tonight’s UFC 210 main card in Buffalo, New York. Round one begins and Oliveira lands a hard leg kick to start. He attempts a second low kick that misses. Brooks presses forward and lands a jab. […]
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Will Brooks almost fully recovered from rib injury, eyes January return
In the beginning of October, former Bellator MMA champion Will Brooks stepped into the Octagon for his second UFC appearance on the main card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Portland’. Brooks was stepping into the Octagon against Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira, who was supposed to be making his lightweight debut at the event. The day prior however, […]
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Will Brooks gives update on rib injury following Alex Oliveira fight
Earlier this month, former Bellator MMA champion Will Brooks stepped into the Octagon to fight Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira on the main card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Portland’ despite the fact that Oliveira weighed-in five pounds over the lightweight limit of 156 pounds in a non-title fight. While Brooks started the fight out strong, an early […]
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Will Brooks explains why he thinks Alex Oliveira purposely missed weight
Earlier this month, former Bellator MMA champion Will Brooks stepped into the Octagon in the co-main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Portland’ to square off with Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira in Oliveira’s lightweight debut. The prior day, Oliveira came in five pounds over the lightweight limit of 156 pounds for a non-title fight, forfeiting 20% of […]
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VIDEO | Will Brooks Blasts Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira for Massive Weigh In Miss
I'm still here to fight. pic.twitter.com/nBQbUf4Ugp — Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) September 30, 2016 Early this afternoon, the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 96 took to the scale to weigh in for battle. Unfortunately, a whopping three of those fighters missed weight, and none more severely than Brazil’s Alex “Cowboy” […]
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Will Brooks: “I want to fight Michael Johnson” after disrespecting Poirier following KO
When Will Brooks tuned in to watch his friend and part-time teammate Dustin Poirier take on Michael Johnson, he was confident that Dustin would continue his win streak at lightweight. But after Johnson knocked Poirier out a minute and a half into the first round, Brooks took notice of how Johnson handled himself following the […]