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Bellator boss Scott Coker shares his thoughts on the new UFC title belts
Add Bellator boss Scott Coker to the growing list of individuals who are not impressed by the new UFC title belts. The Ultimate Fighting Champion unveiled their new “Legacy Belts” yesterday afternoon in Brooklyn, which spawned a ton of reactions on social media. While some fighters appeared to be ok with the new belt design, […]
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Joe Rogan is amazed that TJ Dillashaw made flyweight, credits his insane preparation
Impressive, most impressive. That was the sentiment given by Joe Rogan after reigning bantamweight kingpin TJ Dillahsaw successfully cut down to flyweight. The longtime UFC commentator took to Twitter shortly after the UFC Brooklyn weigh-ins where he praised “Killashaw” for coming in under the flyweight title fight limit of 125-pounds. “It is absolutely amazing that […]
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Fighters react to the promotions new UFC title belts
The Ultimate Fighting Championship unveiled it’s new UFC title belts yesterday, which don’t appear to be overly popular with fans or fighters. Check out the unique belt design below: The new design includes a plate to the left of the central UFC logo, which will feature the champion’s name and weight class. In addition, a […]
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Colby Covington shares bold prediction for UFC 235’s Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman fight
Colby Covington is not happy that Kamaru Usman will be fighting Tyron Woodley for the promotions undisputed welterweight title at UFC 235 on March 2. With that said, Covington remains confident that a future grudge match with “The Chosen One” will eventually come to fruition, this after Woodley “smokes” Usman in Las Vegas. “Woodley’s going […]
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John Lineker issues statement following removal from UFC on ESPN 1+
UFC bantamweight standout John Lineker has issued a statement after an injury forced him out of his slated bout with Cory Sandhagen at next weekend’s UFC on ESPN+1 event. The injury, which still remains unknown to media at this time, forced “Hands of Stone” to pull out on just nine days notice. Thankfully for Cody […]
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UFC star Holly Holm files for divorce, requests maiden name back
UFC star and former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband. That news comes from TMZ, who reported that Holm is seeking to end her marriage to Jeff Kirkpatrick. The couple originally met while attending the University of New Mexico. Holm and Kirkpatrick later married in Cancun in July […]
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Colby Covington says he is willing to fight Darren Till under the right conditions
Colby Covington says he is willing to fight Darren Till or another opponent under the right conditions. The former UFC interim welterweight champion, Covington, was recently snubbed by the UFC of his promised title fight with Tyron Woodley. The promotion opted to book “The Chosen One” for a fight with perennial division contender Kamaru Usman […]
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VIDEO | Cain Velasquez shares training footage ahead of fight with Francis Ngannou
Cain Velasquez (14-2 MMA) will return from a thirty-month hiatus in the main event of UFC Phoenix on February 17 to take on Francis Ngannou. The former UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez, has not competed inside the octagon since July of 2016, where he defeated Travis Browne via first-round TKO at UFC 200. Velasquez has […]
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Darren Till hints that he will return at UFC London on March 16
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till has been in the headlines over the past few days surrounding a possible return at UFC London. Days after he called Colby Covington a rat on Twitter, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor reported that the UFC was looking to book a bout between Till and “Chaos” for the March 16 […]
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Colby Covington has a message for ‘Uncle Fester’ Dana White
Former UFC interim welterweight title holder Colby Covington is not happy with the Dana White and the UFC. After capturing the promotions interim welterweight title by defeating former lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos via decision at UFC 225, “Chaos” was stripped of his newly acquired belt by UFC President Dana White. The brash UFC boss […]
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PHOTO | Henry Cejudo looks jacked ahead of next weekend’s title fight with TJ Dillashaw
Henry Cejudo will put his newly acquired Flyweight title on the line for the first time against TJ Dillashaw in the headliner of next weekend’s UFC Fight Night event on ESPN+. The current bantamweight kingpin, TJ Dillashaw, will be making his 125-pound debut when he squares off with the former Olympic gold medalist next Saturday […]
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Conor McGregor reveals what he actually said to Khabib Nurmagomedov at the end of Round 3
During the third-round of this past October’s UFC 229 headliner, Khabib Nurmagomedov could be heard telling Conor McGregor “let’s talk now” while unleashing some brutal ground and pound strikes. When the round concluded, Conor McGregor appeared to respond to his Russian nemesis by saying “it’s only business“. However, now three months removed from their infamous […]
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BJ Penn issues statement following submission loss to Ryan Hall at UFC 232
UFC legend BJ Penn returned to the octagon at last month’s UFC 232 event in Los Angeles for a lightweight fight with Ryan Hall. Unfortunately for the former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion, Penn’s return to 155-pounds did not go as planned. After a good opening two minutes for Penn, Ryan Hall was able to […]
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Al Iaquinta questions Conor McGregor over loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘What’s your excuse?’
Earlier this week former two-division champion Conor McGregor and perennial lightweight contender Al Iaquinta exchanged pleasantries on social media. The pairs spat on Twitter occurred shortly after the Irish superstar had ripped Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi for insinuating the Max Holloway could beat him in a rematch. “Hey Firas. Young man afraid to get […]
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Flashback | Watch Stephen Thompson score a spectacular head kick KO in Kickboxing
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson is currently awaiting his next assignment from UFC officials. “Wonderboy” was offered a fight with perennial division contender Santiago Ponzinibbio for next weekend’s UFC event in Brooklyn, but unfortunately for fight fans the hard-hitting Argentinian turned the bout down. With that, Thompson has recently turned his attention […]
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Daniel Cormier answers the question of where he thinks Jon Jones would be without PED’s
UFC champions Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones have arguably the biggest rivalry in the history of mixed martial arts. Despite a clear dislike for “Bones” as a person, current UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has nothing but respect for his talents as a fighter. Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier have met twice in the past, […]
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Opening Odds Released for Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith at UFC 235
UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will be making a quick turnaround in order to defend his title at March’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas. UFC President Dana White recently told TMZ Sports that a title fight between Jon Jones and Anthony Smith was in the works for March’s pay-per-view event. The proposed 205-pound […]
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VIDEO | Brian Ortega gets pins removed from broken thumb
Brian Ortega challenged Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title at December’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After a valiant effort, “T-City” eventually fell victim to the “Blessed Era” via fourth-round TKO. The title fight had been called off by doctors at the end of round four. Holloway landed a record-setting number of […]
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UFC Fight Night: TJ Dillashaw vs. Henry Cejudo Fight Card
The octagon will return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on January 19 for the UFC’s debut event on ESPN which is headlined by a flyweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo. TJ Dillashaw will enter his title fight with the former Olympic Gold medalist on a four-fight win streak. TJ’s most recent […]
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Dana White goes off on Hans Molenkamp for BS story on how he became best friends with Rob Dyrdek
Dana White was not happy after seeing an Instagram post from Hans Molenkamp who had shared his version of how the UFC President became ‘best friends’ with Rob Dyrdek. MMA community member @mandanicol3 captured the dispute before it was removed from social media. What is going on pic.twitter.com/7XlgKwlByU — chica (@amandansanchez) January 4, 2019 “You […]
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Stephen Thompson responds to former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis!
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson has responded to former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. “Showtime” had called out “Wonderboy” for a scrap earlier this week posting the following on his official Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsO0bMtDH4z/ “Heard somebody is looking for a fight. What you guys think?” said Pettis on Instagram. “Take my talents to […]
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VIDEO | Former UFC heavyweight saves woman from assault outside nightclub
A former UFC heavyweight made headlines this weekend after saving a woman from an assault outside of a nightclub in Saravejo. Denis Stojnic (13-3 MMA), who competed under the UFC banner on two occasions in 2009, rescued a woman from an assault which was taking place just outside Stonjic’s nightclub, the Dorian Gray in Saravejo. […]
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UFC 232 Prelims peak at 1.46 million viewers for Andrei Arlovski vs. Walt Harris
Early indications suggest that last weekend’s UFC 232 pay-per-view event in Los Angeles was a success in terms of sales. While early estimates for the pay-per-view portion of the card are still being gathered, the ratings and viewership for last Saturday’s UFC 232 televised prelims were very strong. The four-fight televised preliminary card included a […]
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Breaking! UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell will return to the octagon in March!
Perennial UFC heavyweight contender “Big” Ben Rothwell will return to the octagon for the first time in nearly three years in March of 2019. According to Bulgarian MMA website MMA.bg, Ben Rothwell will square off with former Bellator champion Blagoy Ivanov in March. The bout was later confirmed by MMAJunkie, however a date and venue […]
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Conor McGregor celebrates the birth of his second child to kickoff 2019
Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor kicked off the 2019 year by celebrating the birth of his second child. The Irish superstar and his longtime girlfriend Dee Devlin welcomed a baby girl to their family. The newborn is the couples second child, this after their son Conor Jr. was born in May of […]
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PHOTO | T.J. Dillashaw reveals his new flyweight physique
Current UFC bantamweight kingpin T.J. Dillashaw (16-3 MMA) will be dropping down to flyweight to challenge newly crowned 125-pound champ Henry Cejudo at UFC Fight Night 143 on January 19 in Brooklyn. Dillashaw will enter his title fight with the former Olympic Gold medalist on a four-fight win streak. TJ’s most recent wins came against […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Fighter Salaries: Charles Oliveira tops the list!
UFC lightweight fighter Charles Oliveira took home the largest paycheck from last month’s UFC on FOX 31 event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Do Bronx” avenged his previous loss to Jim Miller at the December 15 event, submitting the New Jersey native in the very first-round with a rear-naked choke. Charles Oliveira took home $180,000 for his […]
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Daniel Cormier picks up restaurant bill for woman battling stage four cancer
Current UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (22-1 MMA) has long been considered one of the “good guys” in the sport of mixed martial arts. Although he is known for busting heads inside of the octagon, “DC” is one of the kindest human beings outside of the cage. So it came as little surprise when TMZ […]