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UFC 196 Bonus Report: Diaz vs. McGregor gets ‘FOTN’
UFC 196 in Las Vegas delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out three “Performance of the night” awards at tonight’s post fight press conference. Those $50,000 ‘UFC 196’ bonuses went to the following fighters: Performance of the night bonus – Nate Diaz earned $50,000 for his second-round […]
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Dana White on Nate Diaz: “We might never see him again!”
Nate Diaz shocked the Mixed Martial Arts world earlier this evening in Las Vegas, as he was able to submit the heavily favored Conor Mcgregor in the second-round of their main event fight at UFC 196. UFC president Dana White was asked what was next for Nate Diaz during an interview on FS1, he responded […]
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UFC 196 Results: Nate Diaz submits Conor McGregor
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz (19-10 MMA) shocked the MMA world this evening by scoring a submission victory over current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor (19-3 MMA) in the main event of UFC 196. Round one begins and Conor opens with a right that misses. Diaz with a counter left. Big right from […]
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UFC 196 Results: Miesha Tate submits Holm in round five
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm (10-1 MMA) squared off with former Strikeforce title holder Miesha Tate (18-5 MMA) in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 196 per-per-view card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and there is a bit of a feeling out process. Holm with a front kick. Holly lands a jab and […]
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UFC 196 Results: Ilir Latifi defeats Gian Villante via decision
A light heavyweight bout between Gian Villante (14-7 MMA) and Ilir Latifi (12-4 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 196 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Vallante lands a leg kick to start. He follows that with a kick to the body. Latifi shoots in for a takedown but Gian stuffs it. […]
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UFC 196 Results: Corey Anderson defeats Tom Lawlor via decision
A light heavyweight bout between Corey Anderson (8-1 MMA) and Tom Lawlor (10-6 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 196 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Anderson opens up with leg kick. Big shots land for Lawlor. He lands an uppercut and Cory is hurt. Anderson is on wobbly legs but lands […]
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UFC 196 Results: Amanda Nunes defeats Valentina Shevchenko via decision
A key women’s bantamweight bout between Amanda Nunes (12-4 MMA) and Valentina Shevchenko (12-2 MMA) kicked off the UFC 196 pay-per-view card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Nunes throws a leg kick that misses. Amanda scores with a front kick to the body. Both women seem tentative to start. A leg kick lands […]
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UFC 196 Results: Siyar Bahadurzada submits Brandon Thatch in round 3
A welterweight bout between Brandon Thatch (11-4 MMA) and Siyar Bahadurzada (22-6-1 MMA) served as the main attraction of tonight’s UFC 196 preliminary card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Thatch opens with a high kick. Some solid leg kicks score for Thatch. Siyar presses forward with punches. Thatch is landing kicks at will […]
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UFC 196 Results: Nordine Taleb KO’s Erick Silva in round 2
A welterweight bout between Erick Silva (18-7 MMA) and Nordine Taleb (12-3 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 196 preliminary card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Taleb opens with a leg kick. Nordine follows up with a head kick but misses. Silva fires a spinning back kick but does not connect. Huge right […]
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UFC 196 Results: Vitor Miranda defeats Marcelo Guimaraes via TKO
A middleweight bout between Vitor Miranda (12-4 MMA) and Marcelo Guimaraes (9-2-1 MMA) took place on tonight’s UFC 196 preliminary card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Miranda opens up with back-to-back head kicks. Guimaraes pushes forward and presses Vitor up against the fence. Marcelo is working hard for a takedown but Miranda is not having […]
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UFC 196 Results: Darren Elkins defeats Chas Skelly via decision
A featherweight bout between Darren Elkins (20-5 MMA) and Chas Skelly (15-2 MMA) kicked off the UFC 196 prelims on Fox Sports 1. Round one begins and Skelly lands a good shot to the body and then a big left hand. Elkins grabs a hold of Skelly and presses him up against the fence. Good […]
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UFC 196 Results: Diego Sanchez defeats Jim Miller via decision
A lightweight bout between Diego Sanchez (26-8 MMA) and Jim Miller (25-8 MMA) capped off the UFC 196 Fight Pass prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Sanchez charges forward and shoots in for a leg. Miller shakes Diego off and lands a step-in elbow. Miller misses with a left hand. Diego misses with a right. […]
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UFC 196 Results: Jason Saggo defeats Justin Salas via TKO in round 1
A lightweight tilt between Jason Saggo (11-2 MMA) and Justin Salas (12-7 MMA) served as the second bout of tonight’s UFC 196 card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Saggo opens up with a body kick followed by an inside leg kick. Salas presses forward with a left hand that is partially blocked. Saggo throws a hook […]
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UFC 196 Results: Teruto Ishihara KO’s Julian Erosa in round 2
A featherweight tilt between Julian Erosa (15-3 MMA) and Teruto Ishihara (8-2-2 MMA) kicked off tonight’s UFC 196 event in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Ishihara is applying some serious pressure to start. The Japanese fighter lands a solid inside leg kick on Erosa. More good leg kicks from Teruto and he follows that up with en […]
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Stephen Thompson vs. Rory MacDonald headlines UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa
During today’s UFC Unstoppable press conference, UFC president Dana White announced that a key welterweight bout between Stephen Thompson and Rory MacDonald will headline June’s UFC Fight Night 89 event in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Stephen Thompson is coming off a spectacular showing against former title holder Johny Hendricks, whom he TKO’d in the very first-round […]
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Luke Rockhold put Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman on blast at the UFC Unstoppable press conference
During today’s UFC Unstoppable press conference current UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold took some serious verbal shots at former champ and future opponent Chris Weidman: “Bisping looked good, Anderson held back and didn’t pull the trigger. Bisping is who I thought he was! Anderson’s a little lost, just like Chris Weidman after this fight. He’ll […]
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RDA: ‘Classless’ McGregor should be fined for trying to hurt Diaz’s hand
UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos took to Twitter last night to give his take on the Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz press conference scuffle. “RDA” was rather disgusted by the current featherweight champions actions, stating that McGregor acted classless and was attempting to injure his UFC 196 opponent with the strike, his words: Mcgregor […]
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Photo | Did Conor McGregor’s punch injure Nate Diaz’s hand?
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and lightweight contender Nate Diaz came face to face at yesterday’s UFC 196 press conference in Las Vegas. The event headliners were asked to square off and Nate proceeded to shove his fist inches from McGregor’s face. Conor eventually had enough of Nate’s antics and decided to punch Diaz’s hand […]
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Video | Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz blast each other on FOX Sports Live
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz went OFF on each other during an interview with Jay & Dan yesterday on FOX Sports Live. Who do you think is winning the mental game in the lead up to UFC 196, Nate or Conor? Sound off PENN Nation!
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Nate Diaz to Conor McGregor: “You got tapped out by two nobodies”
UFC 196 headliners Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz went OFF on each other during last night’s FOX Sports Live show with Jay & Dan. Nate Diaz stated that he was not impressed with Conor McGregor’s current resume, adding that the UFC featherweight champion had been tapped out by nobodies, his words: “He (Conor) better hope […]
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Nate Diaz on Conor McGregor’s training: He plays touch-butt with some dork in the park
Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor went back and forth at today’s UFC 196 press conference in Las Vegas. The Stockton slugger had this to say about the current featherweight champions training partners and team: “Where’s your boxing? Who do you train with? You’ve got that little goofy mother*cker with you… You’re playing touch-butt with that […]
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Conor McGregor to Nate Diaz: “Dance for me and don’t look at me in the eye when you dance!”
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was unleashing a verbal assault on Nate Diaz at today’s UFC 196 press conference. “Mystic Mac” demanded that Diaz say ‘thank you’ for making him a millionaire, but Nate was not willing to do so and that’s when things really heated up: McGregor: “Look at Nate’s last fight. 20,000 to […]
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Conor McGregor on Nate Diaz: “Like Mike Tyson said, ‘He’s scared of the real man’”
During today’s UFC 196 press conference, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor ripped in to Nate Diaz with the following statement: “Now as the fight comes closer Nate is acting like a scared little boy. Trying to pass the spotlight off to big brother Nick. Trying to pass the spotlight off to Gracie. Nate is trying […]
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Conor McGregor believes he should have his own podium like Dana White
During today’s UFC 196 press conference UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was asked why he uses the terms ‘we’ and ‘us’ when referring to the UFC and if he actually feels that he is a split-partner with the promotion. “Mystic Mac” replied with the following response: “I should have my own podium. There should be […]
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Video | Conor McGregor puts on a show at the UFC 196 open workouts
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor put on a show for the fans in attendance at today’s UFC 196 open workouts in Las Vegas. Here is his latest video courtesy of Sportscenter: Eat that. A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Mar 2, 2016 at 9:13pm PST Do you think “Mystic Mac” will be […]
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Conor McGregor Does Not Believe In Death: “You’re just evolving to the next stage”
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is one of the most confident fighters to ever exist in the long history of combat sports. “Mystic Mac” believes he can defeat any man inside of the octagon no matter how much of a size advantage they may have on him. Esquire conducted an interview with the brash Irish […]
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Tough Guy Tuesday: John Scott
In this week’s segment of “Tough Guy Tuesday” we feature current American Hockey League player John Scott. The 33-year-old, who stands 6-foot-8 and weighs 270-pounds, was voted the MVP at this year’s National Hockey League All-Star game. In his 285 career NHL games played, Scott has accumulated 5 goals and 6 assists for 11 points […]
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Team Silva wants commission to review and overturn Bisping’s win
Michael Bisping scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career this past Saturday in London, when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva via unanimous decision. The fight was very close and many fans thought that “The Spider” should have got the ‘nod’ from the judges when all was said and done. Anderson […]