Author: Chris Taylor

  • REPORT | Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez title fight nearly finalized

    REPORT | Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez title fight nearly finalized

    According to a report from @TalkMMA, the UFC is close to finalizing a deal that would see current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor challenge current UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for the 155-pound title at this November’s highly anticipated UFC 205 event in New York. https://twitter.com/TalkMMA/status/776218797896269824 The lone hurdle in negotiations apparently does not surround […]

  • CM Punk wants to continue fighting, unsure if he will be cut by the UFC

    CM Punk wants to continue fighting, unsure if he will be cut by the UFC

    Former WWE champion CM Punk made his mixed martial arts debut at this Saturday’s UFC 203 pay-per-view event in Cleveland, where he suffered a first-round submission loss to prospect Mikey Gall. The fight turned out to be quite lopsided, as Gall was able to score an early takedown and promptly dominate Punk on the canvas […]

  • Fabricio Werdum explains why he kicked Edmond Tarverdyan after his fight at UFC 203

    Fabricio Werdum explains why he kicked Edmond Tarverdyan after his fight at UFC 203

    Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum turned heads on two occasions during last night’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. Werdum’s first jaw dropping moment came when he started his co-main event bout with Travis Browne by throwing a flying side kick that connected. Unfortunately for fight fans, the rest of the Werdum vs. Browne […]

  • Breaking! Luke Rockhold vs. Jacare Souza 2 will headline November’s UFC Fight Night event in Melbourne

    Breaking! Luke Rockhold vs. Jacare Souza 2 will headline November’s UFC Fight Night event in Melbourne

    Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold will return to the octagon this November when he squares off with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the main event of UFC Fight Night Melbourne. UFC officials just announced the bout. https://twitter.com/UFC_CA/status/775122977386102784 Luke Rockhold was most recently seen in action at June’s UFC 199 event where he suffered a first-round […]

  • VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum fought Travis Browne with a fractured foot

    VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum fought Travis Browne with a fractured foot

    Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum scored a unanimous decision victory over Hawaiian Travis Browne in the co-headliner of yesterday’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. The victory marked the second time that Werdum had defeated Browne via decision in the past 30 months, having previously scored a victory over “Hapa” in April of 2014. […]

  • Joe Rogan no longer wants to interview fighters after a KO loss

    Joe Rogan no longer wants to interview fighters after a KO loss

    Former Strikeforce and DREAM heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem suffered a first-round knockout loss to reigning UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in the headlining bout of yesterday’s UFC 203 pay-per-view event in Cleveland, Ohio. After dropping Miocic early on in round one, Alistair locked in a tight guillotine choke and appeared to be well on his way to […]

  • Current and Former WWE Stars react to CM Punk’s UFC 203 loss

    Current and Former WWE Stars react to CM Punk’s UFC 203 loss

    Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion CM Punk made his highly anticipated octagon debut against Mickey Gall at last night’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. The bout served as Punk’s first ever professional mixed martial arts fight and came against a very young and talented prospect, Gall, who had gone 2-0 thus far in […]

  • VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum’s flying side kick from UFC 203

    VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum’s flying side kick from UFC 203

    Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum scored a unanimous decision victory over Travis Browne at last night’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. The win marked the second time that Werdum had defeated Browne in the past 30 months, having scored a decision victory over “Hapa” previously in April of 2014. While the fight itself […]

  • Ben Rothwell slams “unprofessional” Fabricio Werdum

    Ben Rothwell slams “unprofessional” Fabricio Werdum

    UFC heavyweight contender “Big” Ben Rothwell was supposed to square off with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum at last night’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately for fight fans, Rothwell suffered an injury just weeks ahead of the scheduled bout and was forced to pull out of the contest. Rothwell was replaced by […]

  • Nothing but RESPECT for CM Punk

    Nothing but RESPECT for CM Punk

    Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion CM Punk made his highly anticipated octagon debut against Mickey Gall at last night’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. The bout served as Punk’s first ever professional mixed martial arts fight and came against a very young and talented prospect, Gall, who had gone 2-0 thus far in […]

  • VIDEO | Conor McGregor reacts to CM Punk’s UFC 203 loss

    VIDEO | Conor McGregor reacts to CM Punk’s UFC 203 loss

    TMZ Sports caught up with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor shortly after the conclusion of yesterday’s UFC 203 event and asked the brash Irish star what he thought of CM Punk’s UFC debut. Conor, who has verbally attacked current WWE stars in recent weeks, had this to say about Punk’s first-round submission loss to […]

  • UFC 203 Bonus Report

    UFC 203 Bonus Report

    Last night’s UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio, delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out four “Performance of the night” awards at yesterday’s UFC 203 post-fight press conference. Those $50,000 ‘UFC 203’ bonuses went to the following fighters: Performance of the night bonus – Yancy Medeiros earned […]

  • VIDEO | Dana White’s UFC 203 event recap

    VIDEO | Dana White’s UFC 203 event recap

    UFC President Dana White discusses all of the results from last night’s UFC 203 pay-per-view event in Cleveland, Ohio, in the above video. In the evening’s main event, UFC heavyweight champion and Cleveland native Stipe Miocic successfully defended his title for the first time by scoring a first-round knockout victory over dangerous striker Alistair Overeem. […]

  • VIDEO | Mickey Gall and CM Punk’s post-fight octagon interviews

    VIDEO | Mickey Gall and CM Punk’s post-fight octagon interviews

    Former WWE champion CM Punk (0-1 MMA) made his highly anticipated octagon debut at last night’s UFC 203 pay-per-view event in Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately for fans of the former professional wrestling star, Punk was dominated by his opponent Mickey Gall (3-0 MMA) at yesterday’s event and was eventually forced to tapout to a rear-naked choke […]

  • Photo | Travis Browne’s accidental eye poke on Fabricio Werdum was brutal!

    Photo | Travis Browne’s accidental eye poke on Fabricio Werdum was brutal!

    Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum scored a unanimous decision victory over Travis Browne in the co-main event of last night’s UFC 203 fight card in Cleveland, Ohio. (See the highlights here). During the fight Browne landed an accidental eye poke on the Brazilian submission specialist and as you can see in the photo below […]

  • Dana White: Sage Northcutt wants to fight Mickey Gall

    Dana White: Sage Northcutt wants to fight Mickey Gall

    UFC welterweight Mickey Gall improved his record to a perfect 3-0 yesterday evening in Cleveland, Ohio, this after he scored a first-round submission victory over former WWE star CM Punk (0-1 MMA) on the main card of UFC 203. Gall secured a takedown on Punk early in round one and was then able to dominate […]

  • UFC 203 Results: Stipe Miocic KO’s Alistair Overeem

    UFC 203 Results: Stipe Miocic KO’s Alistair Overeem

    A heavyweight championship bout between current title holder Stipe Miocic and top contender Alistair Overeem served as the main event for tonight’s UFC 203 pay-per-view card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Overeem is using a lot of movement early. He is circling around waiting to counter. Stipe charges forward with punches but cannot […]

  • VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum and Edmund Tarverdyan nearly brawl post-fight

    VIDEO | Fabricio Werdum and Edmund Tarverdyan nearly brawl post-fight

    Following his UFC 203 co-main event victory over Travis Browne, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum got in to a heated exchange with “Hapa’s” coach Edmund Tarverdyan. Edmund was screaming at Fabricio before the announcement of the judges decision and Werdum decided to throw a front kick in a fit of anger. Check it out: […]

  • UFC 203 Results: Fabricio Werdum defeats Travis Browne

    UFC 203 Results: Fabricio Werdum defeats Travis Browne

    Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum took on Travis Browne in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 203 fight card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Werdum throws a flying side kick to start that lands flush on Browne’s face. He dives in for a takedown but it is not there. Werdum lands a […]

  • VIDEO | Watch CM Punk tapout to Mickey Gall at UFC 203

    VIDEO | Watch CM Punk tapout to Mickey Gall at UFC 203

    Former WWE champion CM Punk made his professional mixed martial arts debut at tonight’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately for fans of Brooks, the former wrestling superstar was submitted in the very first-round by his opponent Mickey Gall. Gall secured an early takedown and was able to dominate Punk on the canvas, eventually […]

  • UFC 203 Results: Mickey Gall submits CM Punk

    UFC 203 Results: Mickey Gall submits CM Punk

    A highly anticipated welterweight scrap between Phil “CM Punk” Brooks (0-0 MMA) and Mickey Gall (2-0 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 main card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Punk comes forward quickly. Gall immediately lands a takedown and begins working some big ground and pound. Gall steps in to side control […]

  • UFC 203 Results: Jimmie Rivera defeats Urijah Faber

    UFC 203 Results: Jimmie Rivera defeats Urijah Faber

    A bantamweight scrap between Urijah Faber (33-10 MMA) and Jimmie Rivera (20-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 main card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Faber starts things off with a leg kick. He comes in with another but Rivera catches it. Urijah shoots in but Jimmie defends the takedown attempt. Rivera […]

  • UFC 203 Results: Jessica Andrade submits Joanne Calderwood

    UFC 203 Results: Jessica Andrade submits Joanne Calderwood

    A strawweight bout between Jessica Andrade (15-5 MMA) and Joanne Calderwood (11-2 MMA) kicked off tonight’s UFC 203 main card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Joanne starts things off with two leg kicks. Jessica comes forward and lands a nice combination followed by a knee. Calderwood replies with a kick to the body […]

  • UFC 203 Results: Bethe Correia defeats Jessica Eye split-decision

    UFC 203 Results: Bethe Correia defeats Jessica Eye split-decision

    A key women’s bantamweight bout between Jessica Eye (11-6 MMA) and Bethe Correia (10-2 MMA) served as the featured fight of tonight’s UFC 203 prelims in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Eye lands a big right hand to start. Correia lands back-to-back inside leg kicks. Eye connects with a low kick but misses with […]

  • UFC 203 Results: Brad Tavares defeats Caio Magalhaes via split-decision

    UFC 203 Results: Brad Tavares defeats Caio Magalhaes via split-decision

    A middleweight tilt between Brad Tavares (14-4 MMA) and Caio Magalhaes (9-3 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 preliminary card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Tavares charges forward with punches and lands a nice leg kick. Magalhaes misses with a kick to the body. Brad lands a nice punch to the mid […]

  • UFC 203 Results: Nik Lentz TKO’s Michael McBride

    UFC 203 Results: Nik Lentz TKO’s Michael McBride

    A lightweight scrap between Nik Lentz (27-7-2 MMA) and Michael McBride (8-2 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 203 preliminary card in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and McBride lands a right hand followed by a leg kick. Lentz is able to score with a nice left hand. McBride charges forward and Lentz uses Michael’s […]

  • VIDEO | Drew Dober TKO’s Jason Gonzalez

    VIDEO | Drew Dober TKO’s Jason Gonzalez

    Drew Dober scored a brutal first-round TKO victory over Jason Gonzalez just moments ago at UFC 203. Dober landed a big combination which culminated with a devastating right hand that sent Gonzalez crashing to the canvas. Check it out: https://twitter.com/btsportufc/status/774764174232657920 Who would you like to see Drew Dober fight next? Sound off PENN Nation!

  • UFC 203 Results: Drew Dober KO’s Jason Gonzalez

    UFC 203 Results: Drew Dober KO’s Jason Gonzalez

    A lightweight scrap between Drew Dober (17-7 MMA) and Jason Gonzalez (10-3 MMA) served as the second bout of tonight’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. Round one begins and Dober comes over the top with a left hand and then lands a solid leg kick. He shoots in and presses Gonzalez against the fence. […]