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Former Pride Boss On Fedor Making $2.5M: ‘This Is Absolutely Not True’
Fedor Emelianenko shocked the MMA World when he announced that he had signed a contract to fight for former Pride FC boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara’s new Japanese promotion on New Year’s Eve. Shortly after news broke that “The Last Emperor” had in fact signed a deal to fight in Japan, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer […]
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Werdum: ‘The UFC Would Have Been Better For Fedor’
Mixed Martial Arts legend Fedor Emelianenko will return to fighting on December 31st, this after signing a $2.5 million deal to fight for former Pride FC boss Sakakibara’s new Japanese promotion. The news came as a disappointment to most fight fans, as many of the sports viewers have longed to see “The Last Emperor” test […]
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Chuck Liddell And Snoop Dogg Talk MMA –– ‘Jon Jones Fights To Safe’
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell recently sat down with rap legend Snoop Dogg where he explained why he is not a fan of Jon “Bones” Jones. “He fights too safe,” Liddell said of Jones. “Here’s the problem. Like GSP [Georges St-Pierre]. I love GSP. He’s a great fighter. He makes some […]
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Daniel Cormier: ‘It’s Me And Jones And Then Everyone Else’
Daniel Cormier will try and make his first UFC light heavyweight title defense on October 3 when he squares off with Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 192 in Las Vegas. While Cormier acknowledges that Gustafsson is game opponent, he truly believes that the light heavyweight division only has two top dogs and that’s him and Jon Jones: “I think it’s […]
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Report: Former Bantamweight Champ Renan Barao Announces Move To 145
Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao has decided to move up to featherweight (145lbs). That’s according to Matheus Aquina, (a fighter manager best known for representing Bellator’s Pitbull brothers) who made the announcement this morning on Twitter: “Renan Barao said on a local TV news that he’s moving up to Featherweight and looking to fight […]
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Pettis ‘Hates’ Rafael dos Anjos, Offered To Help Train Cerrone For Title Fight
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis is willing to help train a former and possibly future opponent in Donald Cerrone for his upcoming title fight with Rafael dos Anjos. Cerrone, who lost to Pettis in 2013, shared the intriguing story during a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast: “Anthony told me, he said ‘Cowboy, […]
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Late Injuries Shake Up This Weekends UFC Japan Fights
A proposed bantamweight bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (18-6 MMA) and Matt Hobar (9-3 MMA) has been scratched from this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 75 event in Japan, this after both fighters suffered undisclosed injuries in training. UFC.com reported the news earlier today. As a result, the fight card, which takes place at Japan’s Saitama Super […]
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UFC Champ Demetrious Johnson Gets Drug Test Results Back
UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson (23-2-1 MMA) took to his Twitter yesterday evening to announce that he had passed his ‘out of competition drug test’ which was administered on August 28, 2015. Do you think we’ll see this more often, fighters sharing their test results with the public? Check it out: https://twitter.com/MightyMouseUFC/status/646477777294618624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The […]
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Josh Barnett’s Favorite Pride Fight –– WATCH!
UFC heavyweight contender Josh Barnett (33-7 MMA) will fight in Japan for the first time since 2010 this weekend, when he squares off with Roy Nelson (20-11 MMA) in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night 75. Barnett became a superstar in Japan while fighting under the PRIDE banner, posting a record of 6-3 with […]
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Tate Accuses Rousey Of Ducking Cyborg –– ‘When It Got Serious She Went To 135’
In a recent interview with Kenny Florian and Michael Bisping on UFC Tonight, UFC women’s bantamweight contender and former Strikeforce champion, Miesha Tate, hinted that Ronda Rousey’s drop to 135-pounds was because of Cyborg’s dominance in the featherweight division (145-pounds): “From her whole career it was just 145 and 145 only at the beginning,” said […]
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UFC’s Leslie Smith Now Refuses To Fight In Nevada
Leslie Smith (7-6-1 MMA) is the latest UFC fighter to refuse to fight in Nevada following the NSAC’s five-year suspension of Nick Diaz. The women’s bantamweight competitor took to her Sqor account to announce her decision: “I am making a statement and will stand with my fellow fighters Nick Diaz, and Henry Cejudo and refuse […]
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Joey Beltran: “I’m Not Fighting My Buddy Halsey For Chump Change!”
Mixed Martial Arts veteran Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) made his middleweight debut at April’s Bellator 136 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Brian Rogers. “The Mexicutioner” is set to return to action later this month when he battles Kendall Grove in the co-main event of Bellator 143. With a win over Grove […]
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Joey Beltran: “I’m Opening The Flood Gates On All These Fools At 185!”
Mixed martial arts veteran Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) made his middleweight debut at April’s Bellator 136 event, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Brian Rogers. “The Mexicutioner” is now set to face Kendall Grove in the co-main event of Bellator 143, which goes down September 25 live from State Farm Arena in Texas. […]
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Joey Beltran: “After The Newton Fight, My Wife Really Wanted Me To Retire”
Bellator middleweight standout Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) is busy preparing for his September 25 battle with Kendall Grove, which will serve as the co-main event for Bellator 143. “The Mexicutioner” recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed a number of topics, including leaving the sport of mixed martial arts on his own terms. […]
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Beltran blasts Kimbo and Tito: “I would f*ck them up”
Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) will square off with Kendall Grove (21-15 MMA) in the co-main event of Bellator 143 later this month in Texas. “The Mexicutioner” recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed a number of topics, including potential future opponents. Beltran acknowledged that he would like to finish his career with […]
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Joey Beltran Reveals Which Opponent Hit Him The Hardest
Bellator middleweight fighter Joey Beltran (16-11 MMA) has squared off with some of the sports hardest hitters during his MMA career, including Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Lavar Johnson, Pat Barry, Matt Mitrione and Stipe Miocic just to name a few. “The Mexicutioner” recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed a number of topics, including which opponent […]
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Joey Beltran: “$50k to wear a t-shirt?! When did this happen?!”
The UFC’s new sponsorship deal with Reebok has resulted in many headlines during the 2015 calendar year. Most of those headlines were of a negative nature, as many fighters complained that they were actually losing money because of the new uniform deal. During a recent interview with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor, Bellator middleweight fighter Joey Beltran […]
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Eddie Alvarez Says It’s Official! –– Will Fight Anthony Pettis In Boston
Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez (26-4 MMA) recently took to twitter to announce that his rumoured fight with former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis (18-3 MMA) is official for the UFC’s January fight card in Boston. @Ealvarezfight: “It’s official, at first I just wanted the guy, now I got location too, thank you @ufc […]
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Here Are The Rules For Bellator’s ‘Dynamite’ Tournament
Bellator MMA has announced the rules for their four-man, single-night light heavyweight tournament, which takes place at “Bellator 142: Dynamite” next week in California. The tournament includes former UFC standout Phil Davis taking on former Bellator title holder Emanuel Newton, as well as former Strikeforce champ Muhammed Lawal squaring off with Linton Vassell. In […]
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Former UFC Champ: ‘Dana’s Just A F*cking D*ck’
Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia (31-10 MMA) was a recent guest on Chael Sonnen’s podcast, where he discussed a number of different topics, one of those being his departure from the UFC in July of 2008. According to “The Maine-Iac”, who asked to be released by the UFC in order to fight for Affliction in […]
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Faber Has Some Financial Advice For Mystic Mac
UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor isn’t shy when it comes to the subject of money. The brash Irishman loves to brag about how much money he makes and seems to enjoy flaunting his wealth on camera anytime the opportunity presents itself. Fellow “The Ultimate Fighter” coach, Urijah Faber, is also no stranger to money. “The […]
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Demian Maia vs. Gunnar Nelson Added To The Already Stacked UFC 194
A welterweight bout between Demian Maia and Gunnar Nelson is the latest addition to December’s stacked UFC 194 fight card. UFC officials announced the booking today. Demian Maia (21-6 MMA) will be looking to extend his current win streak to four in a row when he squares off with Gunnar Nelson in Sin […]
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Arlovski still has fire in his eyes, wants to be champion again!
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (24-10 MMA) almost retired from the sport of mixed martial arts back in 2011, this after suffering a knockout loss to Sergei Kharitonov which at the time marked his fourth setback in a row. Since then, “The Pit Bull” has gone 9-1 with 1 no-contest, including back-to-back first-round knockout victories in […]
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Report: Max Holloway vs. Jeremy Stephens set for UFC 194
A key featherweight battle between surging contenders Max Holloway and Jeremy Stephens will take place at UFC 194. FOX Sports was first to report the news stating that both fighters, Holloway and Stephens, had verbally agreed to fight on December 12. Max “Blessed” Holloway (14-3 MMA) was most recently seen in action at last month’s […]
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Lil Nog Targets December Return, Wants a Fight With Rampage
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-7 MMA) is looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to former UFC title holder Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at last month’s UFC 190 pay-per-view event in Brazil. The 39-year-old veteran is eyeing a December return to the octagon and has his sights set on another former UFC champion, his […]
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Artem Levin Hurt, Joe Schilling vs Jason Wilnis Set For Oct. 9
A trilogy bout between Artem Levin and Joe Schilling will have to wait. The Glory middleweight champion, Levin, recently suffered an elbow injury in training that has forced him to pullout of his highly-anticipated fight with “Stitch ’em Up”. Stepping in for Levin against Schilling will be Jason “Psycho” Wilnis (24-5-1). The 24-year-old Wilnis last […]
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Edson Barboza Wants Fight With Anthony Pettis
UFC lightweight contender Edson Barboza (16-3 MMA) is riding high after earning a unanimous decision victory over Paul Felder at July’s UFC on FOX 16 event in Chicago. The feared Brazilian striker wants to fight again before the end of the year and is hoping to get a shot at former UFC lightweight champion Anthony […]
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Robbie Lawler Wants To Return At UFC 195
UFC welterweight champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler was expected to headline November’s UFC 193 pay-per-view event in Melbourne, Australia, opposite challenger Carlos Condit. Unfortunately, Lawler recently suffered a thumb injury that forced the proposed title fight to be postponed. Now for some good news… UFC Tonight’s Ariel Helwani recently reported that Lawler will be sidelined for […]