Author: Chris Taylor

  • POLL | Who would you like to see fight Luke Rockhold at UFC 199

    POLL | Who would you like to see fight Luke Rockhold at UFC 199

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  • Derek Brunson blasts fellow middleweights, calls for title fight with Rockhold

    Derek Brunson blasts fellow middleweights, calls for title fight with Rockhold

    Derek Brunson (15-3 MMA) is the latest middleweight to offer his services for the vacant UFC 199 slot opposite current UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold. The rising 185-pound contender is currently riding a four-fight win streak, which includes first-round knockout victories over Ed Herman, Sam Alvey and most recently Roan Carneiro. Brunson took to Twitter […]

  • Gegard Mousasi: I’m ready to be the UFC’s new middleweight champion

    Gegard Mousasi: I’m ready to be the UFC’s new middleweight champion

    Former Strikeforce title holder Gegard Mousasi (38-6-2 MMA) took to Twitter this evening to announce that he is ready to become the UFC’s new middleweight champion. His words: @danawhite @lorenzofertitta , I will be ready to be the new @ufc MW champion even with 2 weeks notice. Ready to take over the world! — Gegard […]

  • Uriah Hall is willing to step up and fight Luke Rockhold at UFC 199

    Uriah Hall is willing to step up and fight Luke Rockhold at UFC 199

    News broke earlier today that former champ Chris Weidman had suffered an injury and was forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 199 main event rematch with current UFC middleweight title holder Luke Rockhold. Shortly after the news broke, perennial contender Michael Bisping offered to step up and take the short-notice fight with Rockhold. Then […]

  • Luke Rockhold: “No matter who, I’ll be ready”

    Luke Rockhold: “No matter who, I’ll be ready”

    UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was expected to defend his title for the first time in a rematch against former champ Chris Weidman in the headlining bout of UFC 199 on June 4 in Los Angeles. Unfortunately for fight fans, news broke earlier today that Weidman had suffered an injury and was forced to pull […]

  • Floyd Mayweather will only come out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor

    Floyd Mayweather will only come out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor

    Pound-for-pound boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is willing to end his retirement in order to square off with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. “Money” spoke to ESNEWS this past weekend where he stated that a boxing match with “Mystic Mac” is the only fight that he will come out of retirement for and added that […]

  • Mark Hunt is willing to rematch Stipe Miocic or Fabricio Werdum

    Mark Hunt is willing to rematch Stipe Miocic or Fabricio Werdum

    UFC heavyweight contender Mark Hunt (12-10-1 MMA) is currently riding a two-fight win streak, scoring stoppage wins over former champ Frank Mir and former title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in that time. Prior to the win streak, “The Super Samoan” had suffered back-to-back TKO losses to the two men who competed in Saturday night’s UFC […]

  • Fighters react to Stipe Miocic’s knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum

    Fighters react to Stipe Miocic’s knockout victory over Fabricio Werdum

    Stipe Miocic silenced the crowd in Curitiba, Brazil on Saturday night, this after he knocked hometown hero Fabricio Werdum out cold with one punch in the first-round of their UFC 198 main event title fight. The fight-ending right hand Miocic delivered to the chin of Werdum earned Stipe the UFC’s coveted heavyweight championship. Here is […]

  • Alistair Overeem sends a warning to new champ Stipe Miocic

    Alistair Overeem sends a warning to new champ Stipe Miocic

    Stipe Miocic earned the “baddest man on the planet” title last night at UFC 198, this after he knocked Fabricio Werdum out cold in the opening round to claim the UFC’s coveted heavyweight championship. Shortly after Miocic’s championship win, number one contender Alistair Overeem took to Twitter with the following messages for Stipe: https://twitter.com/Alistairovereem/status/731737449559408640 https://twitter.com/Alistairovereem/status/731955718761414657 […]

  • Video | UFC veteran George Roop suffers brutal injury at ROAD FC

    Video | UFC veteran George Roop suffers brutal injury at ROAD FC

    https://youtu.be/8kzXmRBqpQs Former UFC bantamweight fighter George Roop (15-13-1 MMA) suffered a gruesome leg injury during his fight against Yoon Jun Lee at ROAD FC on Saturday in South Korea. The injury occured when Roop landed a front kick to the body of Lee. When George pulled his leg back he could no longer put any […]

  • Video | Matt Brown’s attacker gets caught and beat down

    Video | Matt Brown’s attacker gets caught and beat down

    Matt Brown was slapped and grabbed by fans during his walkout to the octagon at last night’s UFC 198 event in Curitiba, Brazil. After being submitted by Demian Maia in the third-round of their prelim-headlining fight, Brown returned to his hotel where he was assaulted by a man who ran in and sucker punched him. […]

  • Jon Jones blasts UFC 198 losers

    Jon Jones blasts UFC 198 losers

    Current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to his Twitter following last night’s UFC 198 pay-per-view event, where he took the following shot at some of the fight cards losing combatants: Man USADA really did a number on some of these guys — BONY (@JonnyBones) May 15, 2016 “Bones” sent out the tweet […]

  • Matt Brown was attacked at his hotel after UFC 198

    Matt Brown was attacked at his hotel after UFC 198

    UFC welterweight contender Matt Brown suffered a third-round submission loss to Demian Maia in the headlining bout of yesterday’s UFC 198 prelims in Curitiba, Brazil. During his walkout to the octagon, Brown was grabbed and hit by fans in attendance which understandably caused him to get angry. According to a report from former UFC fighter […]

  • Video | “Jacare” Souza wants the belt after beating Vitor Belfort

    Video | “Jacare” Souza wants the belt after beating Vitor Belfort

    “Jacare” Souza earned a dominant first-round TKO finish over former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of last night’s UFC 198 fight card in Curitiba, Brazil. Following the fight “Jacare” made it clear that he wants to fight for the UFC middleweight championship in his next bout. Current UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold […]

  • Video | Jacare Souza vs. Vitor Belfort highlights

    Video | Jacare Souza vs. Vitor Belfort highlights

    Ronaldo Souza put on a dominant performance against former UFC champion Vitor Belfort at last night’s UFC 198 event in Brazil. “Jacare” was able to finish “The Phenom” in the fight’s very first-round earning a TKO stoppage. With the victory, Souza looks to be in prime position for a shot at the winner of next […]

  • Video | Fabricio Werdum reacts to KO loss, calls for a rematch with Miocic

    Video | Fabricio Werdum reacts to KO loss, calls for a rematch with Miocic

    https://youtu.be/I0P9g49zwD8 Fabricio Werdum reacts to losing his UFC heavyweight championship to Stipe Miocic at last night’s UFC 198 event, which took place in Werdum’s hometown of Curitiba Brazil. Werdum is hoping that he can have an immediate rematch with Miocic, and suggested that the fight take place at July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. […]

  • Photo | Cris Cyborg slams Ronda Rousey, calls for UFC 205 fight in New York

    Photo | Cris Cyborg slams Ronda Rousey, calls for UFC 205 fight in New York

    Cristiane Justino earned an impressive first-round TKO victory over Leslie Smith in what was her UFC debut at last night’s UFC 198 pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil. Following her 81-second TKO victory, “Cyborg” took to social media where she poked fun at former UFC title holder Ronda Rousey, while challenging “Rowdy” to a UFC 205 […]

  • Miesha Tate offers Cyborg a bantamweight title fight

    Miesha Tate offers Cyborg a bantamweight title fight

    Current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate was very impressed by Cristiane Justino’s octagon debut last night at UFC 198. “Cyborg” earned a dominant first-round TKO victory over Leslie Smith at yesterday’s pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil. Following Justino’s 81-second victory, “Cupcake” took to Twitter to offer “Cyborg” the following invitation: Impressive performance by @criscyborg […]

  • UFC 198 Bonus Report

    UFC 198 Bonus Report

    ‘UFC 198’ in Curitiba, Brazil delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out three “Performance of the night” awards at last night’s UFC 198 post fight press conference. Those $50,000 ‘UFC 198’ bonuses went to the following fighters: Performance of the night bonus – Stipe Miocic earned […]

  • Video | Conor McGregor is prepared “in case it rains money”

    Video | Conor McGregor is prepared “in case it rains money”

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to Instagram during last night’s UFC 198 fight card where he posted the following video: In case it rains money… A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on May 14, 2016 at 7:25pm PDT According to reports, “Mystic Mac” is being targeted to rematch Nate Diaz at UFC […]

  • Bellator 154 Results: Phil Davis defeats King Mo

    Bellator 154 Results: Phil Davis defeats King Mo

    Phil Davis earned himself a title shot at tonight’s Bellator 154 event in San Jose by scoring a unanimous decision victory over Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal in the evening’s main event. “Mr. Wonderful” was able to smother “King Mo” for the majority of the fight, almost submitting Lawal in the bout’s third-round. With the victory, […]

  • Jon Jones takes a shot at Bellator’s King Mo vs. Phil Davis fight

    Jon Jones takes a shot at Bellator’s King Mo vs. Phil Davis fight

    Prior to last night’s Bellator 154 main event in San Jose, California, a fan asked current UFC interim light heavyweight title holder Jon Jones who he was picking in the fight between “King Mo” and Phil Davis. The pound-for-pound king, “Bones”, responded with the following: Lol neither https://t.co/TVRVoMqsI8 — BONY (@JonnyBones) May 15, 2016 Jones […]

  • Photos | Conor McGregor is focused on his boxing

    Photos | Conor McGregor is focused on his boxing

    The world is still waiting to find out who current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will fight in his next bout. It has been rumored that the UFC plans to have “Mystic Mac” rematch Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 later this summer. However, reports have also surfaced that the Irish superstar […]

  • Video | Demian Maia submits Matt Brown at UFC 198

    Video | Demian Maia submits Matt Brown at UFC 198

    Former UFC middleweight title challenger Demian Maia scored a submission victory over Matt Brown at last night’s UFC 198 event in Curitiba, Brazil. Grappling beast Demian Maia does it again! A beautiful rear naked choke gets him a win over Matt Brown. #UFC198 https://t.co/MxEyI0fMj1 — FS1 (@FS1) May 15, 2016 The win, which occurred in […]

  • UFC 198 Results: Stipe Miocic KO’s Fabricio Werdum

    UFC 198 Results: Stipe Miocic KO’s Fabricio Werdum

    UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (20-6-1 MMA) put his belt on the line for the first time tonight in the main event of UFC 198 when he squared off with top contender Stipe Miocic (15-2 MMA) in his hometown of Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Miocic opens with a leg kick. Werdum responds with […]

  • UFC 198 Results: Ronaldo Souza defeats Vitor Belfort via TKO

    UFC 198 Results: Ronaldo Souza defeats Vitor Belfort via TKO

    A key middleweight bout between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (23-4 MMA) and former UFC champion Vitor Belfort (25-12 MMA) served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 198 fight card in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Souza presses forward with a kick to the body of Belfort. Vitor with a flying knee attempt that misses. […]

  • UFC 198 Results: Cristiane Justino TKO’s Leslie Smith in round 1

    UFC 198 Results: Cristiane Justino TKO’s Leslie Smith in round 1

    A women’s catchweight bout (140lbs) between Cristiane Justino (16-1 MMA) and Leslie Smith (8-7-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 198 main card in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and Justino presses forward and lands a nice combination. “Cyborg” with a stiff jab. Smith misses with a wild right hand. She throws a leg kick. […]

  • UFC 198 Results: Mauricio Rua defeats Corey Anderson via split-decision

    UFC 198 Results: Mauricio Rua defeats Corey Anderson via split-decision

    Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua (24-10 MMA) took on Corey Anderson (8-2 MMA) during tonight’s UFC 198 pay-per-view fight card in Curitiba, Brazil. Round one begins and “Shogun” misses with a leaping right hand. Good kick from Rua. Nice jab from Anderson but “Shogun” replies with a big leg kick. Nice uppercut from […]