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Michael Chiesa still targeting Kevin Lee rematch
In 2017, grappling specialists Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee met in a lightweight grudge match. Unfortunately, this match ended in controversy, as Lee locked up a rear-naked choke, and referee Mario Yamasaki stopped the action before Chiesa had actually tapped. Today, when Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee are both competing in the welterweight division, Chiesa […]
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Michael Chiesa vs Diego Sanchez in the works for UFC 239
At UFC 232 to close out 2018, we saw a late candidate for submission of the year when The Ultimate Fighter season 15 winner, Michael Chiesa (15-4) locked in a kimura that handed former UFC interim welterweight champion, Carlos Condit his fifth straight defeat. A few months later early into the new year, we also […]
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Michael Chiesa taps Carlos Condit in round two (highlights)
The final non-title bout of the UFC 232 main card occurred in the welterweight division, where former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit looked to rebound from a string of losses opposite Michael Chiesa, who was making his debut in the welterweight division after a long run in the lightweight division. Early in this riveting welterweight […]
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Michael Chiesa wants ‘all profits made’ by Conor McGregor at UFC 229 from ‘pre-meditated publicity stunt’ bus attack
Next Saturday night, season 15 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, Michael ‘Maverick’ Chiesa makes his return to the cage at UFC 232 to take on Carlos Condit in his UFC welterweight debut. However, Chiesa continues to fight his fight outside the MMA world as well. In April, Chiesa was scheduled to fight at UFC 223 […]
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Michael Chiesa says his family has been receiving hateful messages from Conor McGregor fans amid lawsuit
Back in April, Conor McGregor went ballistic in Brooklyn, and launched dolly through the window of a shuttle bus carrying several fighters on the UFC 223 bill. One of those fighters was Michael Chiesa, who was lacerated by a piece of flying glass, and forced out of his UFC 223 fight with Anthony Pettis as […]
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Former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit accepts fight with “Maverick”
It appears that former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit (30-12 MMA) is ready to make his return to the octagon. “The Natural Born Killer” was recently called out by former lightweight competitor Michael Chiesa, who told ESPN‘s Ariel Helwani that he hoped to fight Condit in his welterweight debut at December’s UFC 232 event. […]
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Michael Chiesa moving up to welterweight, hopes for fight with Carlos Condit at UFC 232
After a failed attempted on the scales during his last time out at UFC 226, The Ultimate Fighter season 15 winner Michael Chiesa is changing divisions. Although he immediately stated after missing the lightweight mark for his last fight, Chiesa is actually going through with his plan to move up to 170-pounds as was confirmed […]
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Michael Chiesa sues Conor McGregor for UFC 223 bus incident
There’s no way that anyone will be forgetting the UFC 223 Conor McGregor bus attack anytime soon, especially all of those who were involved. And judging by the promos for UFC 229…the UFC doesn’t want anyone to forget either. https://twitter.com/MacMallyMMA/status/1039002747855503360 One of the said fighters involved and fell victim to the attack was UFC lightweight […]
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Michael Chiesa: I “seriously thought I was going to die” during UFC 226 weight-cut
Last Friday, at the UFC 226 weigh ins, long-time lightweight contender Michael Chiesa missed weight for his fight with Anthony Pettis, tipping the scales at 157.5, 1.5 pounds above the 156-pound limit for non-title lightweight fights. Moments after he stepped off the scale, Chiesa assured he was done at lightweight, evidently fed-up with the weight […]
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UFC 226 Results: Anthony Pettis submits Michael Chiesa (VIDEO)
A lightweight fight featuring former division title holder Anthony Pettis taking on Michael Chiesa found a home on tonight’s UFC 226 main card. Michael Chiesa missed weight for the fight coming in at 157.5 lbs. As a result, Chiesa will forfeit 30% of his fight purse to “Showtime”. Chiesa entered tonight’s contest sporting a 14-3 […]
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Michael Chiesa feels he lost out on title shot because of Conor McGregor
The fallout from a non-fighting related incident was unlike anything we’d ever seen before in the UFC during UFC 223’s fight week. As everyone knows by now, it was the infamous fighter bus attack by Conor McGregor and his dolly throwing ways. Presumably looking to target the event’s headliner, Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor instead ended up […]
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Michael Chiesa explains why he considers Tony Ferguson the true lightweight champion
Michael Chiesa, who battles Anthony Pettis at UFC 226 this July 7 in Las Vegas, considers Tony Ferguson — not Khabib Nurmagomedov — the true UFC lightweight champion of the UFC. Chiesa explained why he feels this way on a recent episode of Submission Radio. “In my eyes, Tony Ferguson’s the champion,” Chiesa said (transcribed […]
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Michael Chiesa becomes latest fighter to join UFC broadcast team
Following in the footsteps of fighters like Michael Bisping, Rashad Evans and Tyron Woodley, Michael Chiesa is the latest fighter to take on side-gig as a UFC analyst. The ninth-ranked UFC lightweight will make his analyst debut this weekend, as he will join the Fox Sports desk during the UFC’s Saturday night debut in Liverpool. […]
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Rescheduled Michael Chiesa vs. Anthony Pettis bout lands on UFC 226
If things had gone according to the original plan, Michael Chiesa would have collided with former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis at UFC 223. Regrettably, this plan was foiled when Chiesa sustained several facial lacerations when Conor McGregor infamously threw a dolly through the window of the shuttle bus carrying fighters out of the Barclays […]
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Three UFC 223 fights canceled due to Conor McGregor’s violent rampage
Many are still in disbelief by the actions of Conor McGregor and his crew who attacked a bus full of UFC 223 fighters in New York on Thursday. McGregor and his team can be seen throwing various large objects at a bus that was transporting the card’s red corner fighters. Windows on the bus were […]
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UFC 223’s Michael Chiesa explains why he’s picking Khabib Nurmagomedov to beat Tony Ferguson
9th-ranked UFC lightweight contender Michael Chiesa will be watching very closely when Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov battle for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 223 this April 7. With another few impressive wins, after all, he could very easily find himself locked in the cage with the winner. So who does Chiesa expect that […]
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Michael Chiesa Doesn’t Care For James Vick, “He sucks, he isn’t on my level”
Season 15 of The Ultimate Fighter was the first and only season that has been done live. The season gave us some of today’s best 155-pound fighters as eight are still in the UFC to this day. Most notably, the winner, Michael “Maverick” Chiesa. Chiesa defeated Al Iaquinta in the finals to earn the crown […]
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Michael Chiesa Glad Conor McGregor Isn’t ‘Robbing’ Anybody Out of Their Shot Anymore
Michael Chiesa was riding a nice little three-fight win streak until he ran into Kevin Lee, but now he’s back on the journey to restore his standing in the division and get back in that win column. He’ll be fighting former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at the stacked UFC 223 card. Not only is […]
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BREAKING | Another Fun Lightweight Scrap Officially Booked for UFC 223
The card is only about half finished but already the UFC’s trip to Brooklyn is looking awesome. UFC 223 is topped with the huge lightweight clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson, with Rose Namajunas defending her new strawweight title against the very woman she took it from, the dangerous Joanna Jedrzejczyk. That should be […]
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REPORT | Another Big Lightweight Fight Could Land on UFC 223!
UFC 223 continues to grow! Already off to a hot start with two title fights and three Lightweight fights in total…it looks like another might be getting added! ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that a showdown between season 15 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, Michael Chiesa and former WEC and UFC Lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis could […]
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Michael Chiesa challenges referee Mario Yamasaki to grappling match, Yamasaki responds
On June 25, the UFC touched down in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with UFC Fight Night 112. In the main event, Kevin Lee and Michael Chiesa went to war in a compelling clash of lightweight contenders. Unfortunately this main event was shrouded in controversy, as Lee locked up a first-round rear-naked choke, but referee Mario Yamasaki […]
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VIDEO | Michael Chiesa slams Mario Yamasaki, demands rematch with Kevin Lee
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated trip to Oklahoma City, Michael Chiesa lost by submission to “The MoTown Phenom” Kevin Lee. The unfortunate thing is that, while Lee’s rear-naked choke was deep, Chiesa never actually tapped out or lost consciousness. Instead, referee Mario Yamasaki misread the situation, and stopped the fight […]
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Kevin Lee: “The UFC isn’t stupid,” didn’t care about press conference punch on Chiesa
Last month, the UFC flew the headliners and co-headliners of its upcoming summer events out to Dallas for a stacked press conference. As is so often the case when too many fired-up fighters are shoehorned into a small space together, a number of heated confrontations occurred. Of all the blowouts to occur at this press […]
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Kevin Lee and Michael Chiesa will go unpunished for their press conference brawl
Earlier this month, the UFC flew the headliners and co-headliners of all its upcoming shows out to Dallas for a massive, summer kick-off press conference. As is so often the case when too many top fighters are brought together in one small room, drama ensued. Of all the drama that occurred on the stage that […]
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Michael Chiesa explains why a seemingly mild comment enraged him and rushed Kevin Lee
Do not talk about Michael Chiesa’s mother. With Kevin Lee just mentioning Chiesa’s mother at the UFC Summer Kickoff Press Conference, it hit an immediate nerve in Chiesa, who instructed to Lee to never talk about his mother. Things turned physical when Chiesa rushed over to Lee and was held back by security while Lee […]
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Michael Chiesa releases statement on Kevin Lee scuffle
Friday afternoon at the UFC Summer Kickoff press conference, UFC lightweights Kevin Lee and Michael Chiesa were involved in a rather heated argument that led to a scuffle taking place between the two men. While security guards were quick to restrain Chiesa, Lee managed to land a clean right hand before security guards restrained him. […]
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VIDEOS | Punches and bottles tossed during UFC summer kickoff presser
@dc_mma said this Real Nigga shit 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/sHnp4DApaN — Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) May 12, 2017 Here's the scuffle between Chiesa and Lee #UFCsummerkickoff pic.twitter.com/PR4oNj36DM — #Dizz © (@TalkMMA) May 12, 2017 The UFC Summer Kickoff press conference was certainly a wild one! Prior to the press conference starting, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and […]
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Michael Chiesa vs. Kevin Lee headlines ‘UFC Fight Night: OKC’
On June 25th, streaking lightweights Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee will step into the Octagon for a pivotal showdown for these two top ranked lightweights. The UFC announced the matchup on Twitter, where they also revealed that the fight would serve as the main event scrap to an already stacked card which features the likes […]