Author: Chris Taylor

  • Holly Holm has “zero concern” regarding not being the main event at UFC 196

    Holly Holm has “zero concern” regarding not being the main event at UFC 196

    UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will make her first title defense at this weekend’s UFC 196 event in Las Vegas when she squares off with former Strikeforce title holder Miesha Tate in the evening’s co-main event slot. Many people thought that the ‘Holm vs. Tate’ bout would be promoted to ‘main event’ status after […]

  • Jose Aldo discusses life following his loss to Conor McGregor

    Jose Aldo discusses life following his loss to Conor McGregor

    Jose Aldo (25-2 MMA) has been relatively quiet since suffering a 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor in the headlining bout of December’s UFC 194 event in Las Vegas. The former UFC featherweight champion joined Ariel Helwani on yesterday’s edition of The MMA Hour where he discussed his life since the shocking defeat: “Mentally I’m ok.” […]

  • Anthony Pettis on loss to Eddie Alvarez: “I had focused too much on my wrestling”

    Anthony Pettis on loss to Eddie Alvarez: “I had focused too much on my wrestling”

    Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is coming off a tough split-decision loss to former Bellator champ Eddie Alvarez, which took place at January’s ‘UFC Fight Night 81’ event in Boston. The loss served as “Showtime’s” second setback in as many fights, which marks the first time in his career that he has suffered back-to-back defeats. Pettis joined Ariel Helwani on yesterday’s edition of […]

  • EXCLUSIVE – Bisping’s coach: “We are not interested in a rematch, we want the title shot!”

    EXCLUSIVE – Bisping’s coach: “We are not interested in a rematch, we want the title shot!”

    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. Many expected Bisping to call for a title shot in his post-fight speech, but “The Count” opted against making the callout and instead just chose to […]

  • Video: Conor McGregor working hard to “Get the money”

    Video: Conor McGregor working hard to “Get the money”

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will square off with former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz this weekend in a welterweight bout which headlines UFC 196. As you can see in the video below, McGregor has been putting in some hard work in order to “Get the money” at this weekend’s pay-per-view event. https://instagram.com/p/BCXMoBKLztH/    

  • Michael Bisping responds to Nick Diaz: “If you want to throw down I’m in!”

    Michael Bisping responds to Nick Diaz: “If you want to throw down I’m in!”

    Michael Bisping scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career this past weekend in London, when he defeated former UFC champion Anderson Silva via unanimous decision. Shortly after “The Count’s” upset victory, former UFC title challenger Nick Diaz took to social media to post a meme insinuating that Bisping should have actually lost […]

  • Video: Holly Holm is ready to defend her championship!

    Video: Holly Holm is ready to defend her championship!

    UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will make her first title defense at UFC 196 on March 5 when she defends her strap against former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate in the evening’s co-main event slot. As seen in the above video, Holly Holm is confident that she can keep her undefeated mixed martial arts record […]

  • Video: UFC Fighters give their predictions for Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz

    Video: UFC Fighters give their predictions for Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz

    UFC fighters share their opinions on who will win next week’s UFC 196 main event bout between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Who do you think will leave the octagon with their hand raised, Diaz or McGregor? Sound off PENN Nation!

  • Photo: Bisping and Silva show true sportsmanship backstage

    Photo: Bisping and Silva show true sportsmanship backstage

    This. 🙌🏽 @mikebisping @spiderandersonsilva #Repost @rebeccabisping ・・・ Sportsmanship!! 👍🏼 A photo posted by ufc (@ufc) on Feb 28, 2016 at 1:37am PST The UFC Fight Night 84 main event fight between Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping may have ended with a bit of controversy. But that didn’t stop the two mixed martial arts combatants from […]

  • Video: Nate Diaz details how he will defeat Conor McGregor and come home rich

    Video: Nate Diaz details how he will defeat Conor McGregor and come home rich

    Former UFC lightweight title contender Nate Diaz will square off with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a welterweight bout which headlines next week’s UFC 196 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. When asked by a reporter what his gameplan was for defeating McGregor, Nate came up with the following hilarious response: @natediaz209 gameplay for […]

  • Video: Conor McGregor has some fun with his movement coach

    Video: Conor McGregor has some fun with his movement coach

    Watch UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his movement practitioner Ido Portal have some fun while ‘training’ in this instagram clip: All day work @thenotoriousmma #conormcgregor #idoportal #ufc196 #movementculture A video posted by Ido Portal (@portal.ido) on Feb 28, 2016 at 1:28pm PST

  • Video: Journey into Miesha Tate’s training camp as she prepares for Holly Holm

    Video: Journey into Miesha Tate’s training camp as she prepares for Holly Holm

    Former Strikeforce champion Miesha Tate will take her third shot at UFC gold when she squares off with current title holder Holly Holm in the co-main event of UFC 196. Check out the above video by SHOOTMedia which takes you on a journey inside Miesha Tate’s UFC 196 training camp. “Cupcake” also shares her thoughts […]

  • Jon Jones wants Anderson Silva to keep fighting: “He still has it”

    Jon Jones wants Anderson Silva to keep fighting: “He still has it”

    Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva suffered a unanimous decision loss to Michael Bisping at yesterday’s UFC Fight Night 84 event in London. The setback marked Silva’s third loss in his past four octagon appearances, his lone win in that time coming over Nick Diaz, a fight which was eventually overturned to a no-contest after […]

  • Video: Gegard Mousasi says Lyoto Machida is a greasy steroid user

    Video: Gegard Mousasi says Lyoto Machida is a greasy steroid user

    Former Stikeforce titleholder and current UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi spoke with Ariel Helwani following his UFC Fight Night 84 victory over Thales Leites in London. During the interview, Mousasi went off on former opponent Lyoto Machida with the following statement: “I would love to fight Michael Bisping. Vitor Belfort… Machida, when he’s not on […]

  • Video: Conor Mcgregor is blown away by the California love

    Video: Conor Mcgregor is blown away by the California love

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is quickly becoming a household name. The Irish superstar is ‘getting love’ from people all across the world, including California, as he showcased in a recent instagram post: This house in California has an Irish flag and a cardboard cut out of me sitting on the balcony. I have to […]

  • Video: Conor McGregor looking fast and powerful ahead of UFC 196

    Video: Conor McGregor looking fast and powerful ahead of UFC 196

    All day long work with @portal.ido, @rushammer and @lukajelcicmma! #7Days A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Feb 28, 2016 at 2:26am PST UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will move up to welterweight next weekend in order to save UFC 196 by fighting Nate Diaz in the event headliner. “Mystic Mac” took to […]

  • Photo: Fight metrics back the judges decision in Bisping vs. Silva bout

    Photo: Fight metrics back the judges decision in Bisping vs. Silva bout

    Michael Bisping picked up the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career at yesterday’s UFC Fight Night 84 event in London, when he earned a unanimous decision victory over former middleweight title holder Anderson Silva. Some fans and analysts felt that “The Spider” should have been awarded the victory last night. However, after looking at the […]

  • Anderson Silva on loss: “It’s total corruption”

    Anderson Silva on loss: “It’s total corruption”

    Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was not happy when it was announced that all three judges had scored the ‘UFC Fight Night London’ main event in favor of his opponent Michael Bisping. “The Spider” felt the he was robbed by the judges and had this to say about his first-ever decision loss inside of the […]

  • Video: Michael Bisping says he blames Herb Dean for his stitches

    Video: Michael Bisping says he blames Herb Dean for his stitches

    Michael Bisping scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career yesterday in London, when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva via unanimous decision. However, the victory did not come without controversy. During the final seconds of the third-round Bisping lost his mouth piece and tried to signal referee Herb Dean about it. […]

  • Nick Diaz blasts Michael Bisping with harsh meme

    Nick Diaz blasts Michael Bisping with harsh meme

    Apparently former UFC title challenger Nick Diaz was not to happy with Michael Bisping’s decision victory over Anderson Silva in London. Nick took his Facebook last night where he shared ‘fight.memes‘ photo blasting “The Count” for what some are calling a ‘controversial’ victory: Nick Diaz 13 hrs · fight.memes’s photo https://t.co/oN0BA6ZFtV instagram.com/p/BCUMa9uIqxF/   Ouch! Would you like to […]

  • Jon Jones: Anderson Silva should have stayed aggressive

    Jon Jones: Anderson Silva should have stayed aggressive

    Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping went to war in the main event of yesterday’s UFC Fight Night 84 event in London. In the end, “The Count” was able to earn a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over “The Spider”. The fight was razor close and many fans and analysts thought that Silva should have been given […]

  • Gegard Mousasi: I dominated Leites, I should get credit!

    Gegard Mousasi: I dominated Leites, I should get credit!

    Former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC title challenger Thales Leites in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. Many fans and analysts were critical of Mousasi’s performance against Leites and Gegard responded to those critics at the post fight press conference: “I feel very good,” […]

  • Bisping on defeating Silva: “This is the stuff childhood dreams are made of”

    Bisping on defeating Silva: “This is the stuff childhood dreams are made of”

    Michael “The Count” Bisping shocked a lot of people when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. Bisping was asked if the victory lived up to his expectations at the UFC Fight Night 84 press conference. He responded […]

  • Bisping: “I’ve always had respect for Anderson. This fight was everything to me”

    Bisping: “I’ve always had respect for Anderson. This fight was everything to me”

    Michael “The Count” Bisping had a lot to say about former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the week’s leading up to UFC Fight Night 84 in London. Bisping had stated on frequent occasion that the former title holder was a cheat and that all the steroids in the world wouldn’t save him in their […]

  • Mousasi: “I want Bisping or Vitor Belfort next”

    Mousasi: “I want Bisping or Vitor Belfort next”

    Former Strikeforce title holder Gegard Mousasi earned a unanimous decision victory over former UFC title challenger Thales Leites in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London. At the post fight press conference, Gegard was asked who he would like to fight next. Mousasi gave the following response calling out two of the […]

  • UFC Fight Night 84 Bonus Report: Four fighters take home $50,000

    UFC Fight Night 84 Bonus Report: Four fighters take home $50,000

    ‘UFC Fight Night 84’ in London 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 Fight Night 84’ bonuses went to the following fighters: Performance of the night bonus – Scott Askham earned […]

  • UFN 84 Results: Michael Bisping shocks the world and defeats “The Spider”

    UFN 84 Results: Michael Bisping shocks the world and defeats “The Spider”

    The main event of UFC Fight Night 84 in London featured former UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva (33-7 MMA) taking on hometown hero and perennial contender Michael “The Count” Bisping (29-7 MMA). Round one begins and Bisping presses forward with a jab. Anderson is circling. Michael throws a head kick but just misses. […]

  • UFN 84 Results: Gegard Mousasi defeats Thales Leites via decision

    UFN 84 Results: Gegard Mousasi defeats Thales Leites via decision

    The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 84 showcased a middleweight scrap between former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi (38-6-2 MMA) and former UFC title challenger Thales Leites (25-6 MMA). Round one begins and Mousasi opens with a right hand. Leites eats it and shoots in for a takedown. Gegard holds him off at first but […]