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Cummins Challenges OSP To Random Drug Testing
UFC light heavyweight Patrick Cummins wants to help clean up the sport of mixed martial arts. Cummins is currently riding a 3-fight win streak, which he will put on the line this Arpil when he squares off with Ovince Saint Preux at the UFC on FOX 15 event in Newark. Cummins recently spoke with MMAFighting.com, […]
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Romero vs. ‘Jacare’ Rebooked For UFC on FOX 15 Co-main Event
A key middleweight bout featuring Yoel Romero taking on ‘Jacare’ Souza has been re-booked and will now serve as the co-main event for April’s UFC on FOX 15 event. Ariel Helwani reported the news on Wednesday night’s edition of “UFC Tonight” on FOX Sports 1. Former Strikeforce middleweight title holder Ronaldo Souza is currently riding […]
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CONFIRMED! No Random Drug Testing Done Ahead Of UFC Fight Night 60
BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor has confirmed with Colorado Boxing Commission Director Josef Mason that no random drug testing was done on any of the fighters participating in this weekend’s ‘UFC Fight Night 60’ event. The Valentine’s Day event takes place live this Saturday night from the 1STBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. UFC Fight Night 60 will […]
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Rumor: Frankie Edgar vs. Urijah Faber Superfight Set For May 16 in Manila
Rumors are swirling that a superfight between former MMA champions Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber is set for May’s UFC debut event in Manila, Philippines. The match has been confirmed by multiple sources close to the event, and an official announcement is expected to be made shortly by the UFC. Former UFC lightweight champion and […]
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Sarah Kaufman vs. Alexis Davis 3 set for UFC 186 in Montreal!
A trilogy bout between Alexis Davis and Sarah Kaufman has been booked for April’s UFC 186 event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. UFC officials announced the women’s bantamweight booking earlier today. Alexis Davis will fight for the first time since her brutal UFC 175 title fight loss to Ronda Rousey this past July in Las Vegas. […]
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Lombard’s Manager “Surprised” By Test Results, Says Hector Tested Clean At Anti-Aging Clinic Just Weeks Prior
Earlier today we reported that UFC welterweight contender Hector Lombard had failed his UFC 182 drug test for anabolic steroids. With the news, Lombard was pulled from his scheduled UFC 186 co-main event bout with Rory MacDonald by UFC officials. Lombard, who defeated Josh Burkman via unanimous decision at January’s UFC 182 event, declined to […]
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Eddie Alvarez: ‘Gil like a cheerleader looking to get with the QB’
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez recently challenged former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez to a fight inside the UFC’s octagon. “El Nino” also noted that he would like the potential Alvarez fight to take place in Mexico City this June. Alvarez initially responded to Melendez request by politely asking if the fight could take […]
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GSP ‘surprised’ by Anderson Silva’s failed UFC 183 drug test
Just about everyone in the mixed martial arts community was shocked to learn that former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva had tested positive for 2 types of banned substances (steroids) following his UFC 183 victory over Nick Diaz. Former UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre, recently spoke with La Presse (via Yahoo) where he gave […]
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Rashad Evans: “Rumble will knock Jon out within 2 rounds”
UFC light heavyweight fighter Anthony “Rumble” Johnson earned top contender status by knocking out former title challenger Alexander Gustafsson at last month’s UFC on FOX 14 event in Sweden. “Rumble” will now face current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones at UFC 187 in May. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, who is […]
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Bendo ‘surprised’ that “Cowboy” gets so many short-notice fights
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson “Smooth” Henderson will make his welterweight debut on short-notice at next weekend’s UFC Fight Night 60 event in Broomfield, Colorado. “Bendo” will headline the event opposite rising welterweight star Brandon Thatch. Henderson recently sat down with Duane Finley of Bleacher Report where he talked about finally getting a short-notice fight, […]
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Anderson Silva denies taking steroids prior to UFC 183
Yesterday, the NSAC announced that former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva tested positive for 2 performance enhancing drugs following his victory over Nick Diaz at last weekend’s UFC 183 event in Las Vegas. “The Spider” was tested for the banned substances on January 9, 2015, but according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission the results […]
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“The Spider” tops UFC 183 salaries
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was the top earner at this past weekend’s UFC 183 event in Las Vegas. “The Spider” earned a disclosed payday of $800,000 for his unanimous decision victory over Nick Diaz in the evenings main event. The Stockton slugger, Diaz, made a disclosed $500,000 for his efforts on Saturday night. […]
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Belfort was open to fight Romero, just not Machida at UFC 184
Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort have been scheduled to fight for the UFC’s middleweight title on three separate occasions. Unfortunately for fight fans, the grudge match has still not come to fruition, due to back-to-back injuries suffered by the “All American” champion. When Weidman was forced to pull out of February’s UFC 184 headliner, Vitor […]
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UFC files motion to have Antitrust lawsuit moved to Nevada
Last Friday, UFC parent company Zuffa, LLC filed a motion to transfer the Antitrust lawsuit filed against them from San Jose, California to the state of Nevada. The UFC, whose headquarters are based in Las Vegas, believe the proceedings would be “fair and logical” if the case was heard in Nevada. Zuffa also claims that […]
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Gray Maynard vs. Alexander Yakovlev set for UFC Fight Night 63 in Virginia
A lightweight bout featuring Gray Maynard (11-6-1 MMA) taking on Alexander Yakovlev (21-6-1 MMA) has been added to April’s UFC Fight Night 63 event in Virginia. UFC officials announced the booking earlier today. Former UFC title challenger Gray Maynard will be looking to score his first win since June of 2012 when he takes on […]
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Frank Trigg: GSP is not that good anymore
Former UFC fighter Frank Trigg does not believe that GSP has what it takes to hang with the elite of today’s UFC welterweight division. Trigg was a recent guest on Submission Radio, where he shot down the idea of St. Pierre being able to make another run at the title. Check it out: “GSP a […]
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‘Wonderboy” forced out of UFC FIght Night 60 headliner with Brandon Thatch
The injury bug has struck again! This time it’s UFC welterweight Stephen Thompson who has been forced of his scheduled UFC Fight Night 60 headliner with Brandon Thatch. No details on “Wonderboy’s” injury have been released at this time. UFC Fight Night 60 takes place February 14 live from the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. […]
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Holly Holm vs. Raquel Pennington moved to co-main event status at UFC 184
The highly anticipated octagon debut of former world boxing champion Holly Holm (7-0 MMA) will now serve as the co-main event for UFC 184 this February in Los Angeles. Holly Holm takes on Raquel Pennington (5-4 MMA) at the event. UFC officials announced the move shortly after news broke that Chris Weidman suffered a rib […]
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UFC Announces International Events For 2015
European fight fans will have two more opportunities to watch a live UFC event this year. UFC officials announced today that the promotion will hold events in both Germany and Scotland this summer. At a special press conference held earlier today, German fighter Nick Hein announced that the octagon will return to Berlin on June […]
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Dave Herman: ‘The cops treated me like a dog’
Former UFC heavyweight fighter Dave Herman was shot with a taser and then arrested by police early Tuesday morning in Indiana. The heavyweight competitor was released on $7,500 bail later that night. Herman now faces three charges including resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, battery against law enforcement, neglect of a dependent and resisting law […]
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Cro Cop vs. Gonzaga II headlines UFC Fight Night 64
A rematch between heavyweight sluggers Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (30-11-2 MMA) and Gabriel Gonazaga (16-9 MMA) will headline April’s “UFC Fight Night 64” event in Poland. UFC officials announced the booking earlier today. “Cro Cop” returns to the UFC after compiling a 3-1 record outside of the promotion. Mirko was last seen in the octagon […]
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Faber vs. Assuncao Set To Headline Brazil Fight Card
According to a report from Brazilian news outlet Globo, a key bantamweight fight between Urijah Faber and Raphael Assuncao will headline March’s UFC Fight Night 62 event in Brazil. UFC officials have yet to confirm the news but are expected to do so in the very near future. Former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber has […]
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Henderson In For Green, Faces Masvidal At Fight Night 63
After suffering a controversial split-decision loss to Donald Cerrone at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night event in Boston, former UFC lightweight champion Benson “Smooth” Henderson has already booked his next fight. UFC officials announced today the “Bendo” would be stepping in for the injured Bobby Green to face Jorge Masvidal at April’s UFC Fight Night […]
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The New York Politician Responsible For Blocking MMA Was Just Arrested
New York State Assembly speaker, Sheldon Siver, was arrested on federal corruption charges on Thursday and accused of using the power of his office to solicit millions in bribes and kickbacks, according to court documents. (via the New York Times) Siver is best known to MMA Fans as the man responsible for keeping the sports […]
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No Coke On Fight Night — Jones Post Fight Drug Tests Are Clean
All of the drug tests on UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones have come back clean, this according to Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) executive director Bob Bennett who told MMAFighting.com the news on Tuesday: All of the UFC light heavyweight champion’s drug tests have come back clean, Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) executive director Bob […]
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Pacquiao Issues Deadline To Floyd, Mayweather Doesn’t Care
Negotiations for a boxing super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are as close as they have ever been, but there are still some hurdles to overcome. Last week, Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao had agreed to all of the terms set by Mayweather’s representatives. Those terms included a 60/40 earnings split with “Money”, […]
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Danzig Chimes In On UFC Lawsuit
Former UFC lightweight fighter Mac Danzig recently spoke with MSNBC about a number of topics including the recent class action lawsuit filed against his former employer. The now retired Danzig doesn’t feel like the UFC has supported the mixed martial arts industry, his words: Basically, they’ve created an industry on their own success, but they […]
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More Drug Test Findings Released On Jon Jones
The WADA-accredited lab utilized by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 182 has found no evidence that current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones used exogenous testosterone. The NSAC released the report today which stated the following: “Based on the review of steroid profiles and available IRMS data, there is no evidence to […]