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Joe Rogan criticizes the UFC’s decision to let Michael Bisping fight against Kelvin Gastelum
Joe Rogan criticizes the UFC’s decision to let Michael Bisping fight against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Shanghai. Just three weeks after being put to sleep by Georges St-Pierre in the main event of UFC 217, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was back in action against Kelvin Gastelum this past Saturday in China. Unfortunately for […]
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Daniel Cormier believes his fight with Volkan Oezdemir will proceed as scheduled
Daniel Cormier believes his fight with Volkan Oezdemir will proceed as scheduled. Volkan Oezdemir (15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) was taken into custody just over a week ago for aggravated battery stemming from an alleged bar incident this past August in Florida. “No Time” was later released on bond. The surging Swiss fighter has won five […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry: “Stack them up and i’ll knock them down!”
Mike Perry has a message for the UFC, “stack them up and I’ll knock them down!” The surging welterweight contender Mike “Platinum” Perry has been busy preparing for his upcoming fight with Santiago Ponzinibio which takes place December 16 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The feared knockout artist, Perry, took time out of his busy schedule […]
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EXCLUSIVE | After being forced out of UFC 218, Al Iaquinta is unsure about his fighting future
After being forced out of UFC 218 with an injury, UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta is currently unsure about his fighting future. “Raging Al” was expected to square off with Paul Felder at the highly anticipated pay-per-view event in Detroit, but was ultimately forced off the card with an injury. Iaquinta recently joined BJ Penn Radio […]
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VIDEO | Anaheim Ducks Kevin Bieksa drops another player with a Superman Punch
If for some reason you didn’t get your fill of mixed martial arts from UFC’s Saturday morning fight card in Shanghai, you can always tune into professional hockey. Yea that’s right, we suggested hockey. In particular you should start following the Anaheim Ducks and their star defenceman Kevin Bieksa. Last night Bieksa scored another highlight […]
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UFC champion Amanda Nunes: “The UFC wants to get someone to beat me!”
UFC champion Amanda Nunes believes that the UFC wants to see her defeated by someone who they can “really promote and make money with”. The women’s bantamweight champion recently vented her frustrations in an interview with Flocombat. “There’s a point where, sometimes, I’d rather wait a bit and get a fight that sells,” The Lioness […]
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January’s UFC Fight Night 124 event in St. Louis continues to take shape
January’s UFC Fight Night 124 event in St. Louis continues to take shape with the addition of a women’s strawweight fight between J.J. Aldrich and Danielle Taylor. Aldrich earned the first win of her UFC career earlier this year in New Zealand defeating Chan-Mi Jeon via decision. Meanwhile, Taylor is coming off the biggest win […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn praises “great champion” Max Holloway
Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn is very proud to see fellow Hawaiian Max Holloway finding huge success in the UFC. Holloway, who hails from Waianae, is currently riding an extremely impressive eleven fight win streak, his latest being a third-round TKO victory over Jose Aldo at UFC 212 which earned him the […]
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VIDEO | Shamil Abdurakhimov scored a quick finish of Chase Sherman in Shanghai
UFC heavyweight Shamil Abdurakhimov scored a quick finish of Chase Sherman at yesterday’s UFC Fight Night 122 event in Shanghai, China. Abdurakhimov was able to catch Sherman with a solid left hook early in round one. Shamil would follow that strike up with a big right hand and then another left hook which sent “The […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Yoel Romero reacts to Michael Bisping’s first-round KO loss to Kelvin Gastelum
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping suffered his second stoppage loss in just three weeks at yesterday’s UFC event in Shanghai, China. After being put to sleep by Georges St-Pierre in the main event of UFC 217 on November 4, “The Count” decided to make a quick turnaround and accepted a short-notice fight with Kelvin […]
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VIDEO | New sparring footage emerges of Conor McGregor vs. Paul Malignaggi
New sparring footage has emerged from Conor McGregor’s gym battle with Paul Malignaggi. In the above video, which includes audio, we see current UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor landing some crisp left hands while sparring “The Magic Man”. “Mystic Mac” had brought in Malignaggi as a sparring partner earlier this summer to help him prepare […]
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Interim UFC lightweight champ Tony Ferguson responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov
Interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has finally responded to Khabib Nurmagomedov. The undefeated Russian standout, Nurmagomedov, made headlines earlier this week when he revealed that the UFC had offered him a fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 219. To be clear I was offered to fight @TonyFergusonXT on December 30th and I accepted the […]
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VIDEO | Colby Covington issues a challenge to UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley
Surging UFC welterweight contender Colby “Chaos” Covington is “staying ready” in hopes that he can secure a short-notice title fight with current 170-pound champion Tyron Woodley at December’s UFC 219 event in Las Vegas. Covington recently took to social media where he issued the following challenge to “The Chosen One”, who Colby claims is afraid […]
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping reacts to his first-round knockout loss to Kelvin Gastelum
Michael Bisping suffered his second stoppage loss in the past three weeks earlier today at UFC Fight Night 122 in Shanghai, China. “The Count” took on surging division contender Kelvin Gastelum in today’s main event but unfortunately lost the contest via first-round knockout. Gastelum was able to catch Bisping with a massive left hand that […]
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Ben Askren blasts the UFC for letting Michael Bisping fight just “3 weeks after being concussed”
Ben Askren put the Ultimate Fighting Championship on blast for allowing Michael Bisping to co-headline today’s UFC Fight Night 122 event in Shanghai, China. Askren took to Twitter shortly following Bisping’s brutal first-round knockout loss to Kelvin Gastelum where he proceeded to criticize the UFC’s decision to let “The Count” fight just “3 weeks after […]
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UFC Fight Night 122 Reebok Athlete Payouts: Michael Bisping takes home $20,000
UFC Fight Night 122 took place earlier today in beautiful Shanghai, China. The event was headlined by a key middleweight scrap featuring surging division contender Kelvin Gastelum squaring off with former division champion Michael Bisping. Gastelum was able to catch Bisping with a huge overhand left minutes into the opening round which sent “The Count” […]
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Fighters react to Kelvin Gastelum’s first-round knockout of former champ Michael Bisping
Kelvin Gastelum scored arguably the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career earlier today in Shanghai when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping via first-round knockout. Gastelum was able to land a huge left hand that sent “The Count” crashing to the canvas and quickly put an end to the fight. Bisping […]
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VIDEO | Zabit Magomedsharipov Stuns Once Again with Submission Win at UFC Shanghai
THIS GUY!!@Zabit_MMA puts on another spectacular performance and finishes Moraes in round 3! Unreal! #UFCShanghai pic.twitter.com/3gsxmPlmbo — UFC (@ufc) November 25, 2017 At UFC Rotterdam, Zabit Magomedsharipov made his UFC debut and made sure everyone knew his name even if they may not be able to pronounce it. He threw everything at Mike Santiago like […]
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Freshly Retired Ben Askren Calls Out Georges St-Pierre
He came, he wrestled, he got funky, now he’s gone. Ben Askren was able to take out multiple-time lightweight champion and grappling guru Shinya Aoki at ONE Championship’s Immortal Pursuit in his retirement fight. He walks away from the sport with little to no damage and boasts an undefeated record of 18 wins, 11 of […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen Praises ‘Ton of Fun’ Colby Covington
Everywhere Tyron Woodley turns, Colby Covington is there: On television, on the Twitter, even sliding into comment sections on Facebook. However, his antics have drawn more attention than from just the UFC welterweight champion, he basically has an entire nation of Brazilians angry at him. Something that resulted in an altercation with heavyweight Fabricio Werdum […]
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VIDEO | Kelvin Gastelum Wants to Fight Robert Whittaker at UFC 221
While most of us slept off our second helping of Thanksgiving, Kelvin Gastelum was in Shanghai, China earning the biggest win of his entire career. It only took him a single round to take out Michael Bisping, who was coming off a super quick turnaround from UFC 217’s loss to Georges St-Pierre. Gastelum wasted no […]
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VIDEO | Francis Ngannou Is Allegedly The Hardest Hitting Human on the Planet
We all knew Francis Ngannou hits hard, just ask the four opponents he’s stopped in the UFC with his thundering strikes. As if this needed anymore testing, the folks at UFC took Ngannou to undergo some sophisticated testing that looks like the kind of stuff Ivan Drago was doing in that Rocky IV movie. Remember […]
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Urijah Faber Was Offered to Fight Conor McGregor at UFC 196
What if @UrijahFaber – and not @NateDiaz209 – fought @TheNotoriousMMA at UFC 196? More: https://t.co/yWjDVvv6qY pic.twitter.com/e5sct3tgLo — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) November 24, 2017 Urijah Faber and Conor McGregor have shared a rich history together for a couple of fighters that never scrapped. The two shared an entire season of The Ultimate Fighter together, McGregor fought one […]
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VIDEO | Kelvin Gastelum Sleeps Michael Bisping in the First Round at UFC Shanghai
Brutal. pic.twitter.com/BORuBEyjdw — FloCombat (@FloCombat) November 25, 2017 When Michael Bisping stepped up to fight Kelvin Gastelum right after being finished by Georges St-Pierre, the big question was going to be such a quick turnaround was going to effect his performance on fight night. That question didn’t really get answered, actually Gastelum didn’t nearly give […]
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Luke Rockhold Hits the Links with Former Boss Scott Coker
Former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold has been outspoken regarding his discontent for the middleweight title picture. Being an active part of that picture since his debut in the UFC back in 2013. Rockhold was coming off of an electric run in Strikeforce with nine wins, three of which were for the title. Rockhold’s debut […]
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UFC Fight Night: Shanghai Full Weigh-In Video and Results
The UFC makes its debut in mainland China in the early hours of the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. The Mercedes Benz Arena will play host to tomorrow’s UFC Fight Night. The four-fight main card is headlined by a middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and late-replacement opponent and former middleweight champion, Michael Bisping. Gastelum, ranked ninth […]
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Miesha Tate Thinks Holly Holm Can Shock the World Again at UFC 219
Back when Holly Holm was pitted against Ronda Rousey at UFC 193, Rousey seemed like an unstoppable juggernaut and was heavily favored against the former boxing champion. At UFC 219, the odds will be no different. No one can deny the dominance of Cris Cyborg, especially now that she’s in her proper weight class. With […]
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VIDEO | Kelvin Gastelum May Have Used the Daniel Cormier Towel Trick at Weigh-Ins
Today at the weigh-ins for UFC Shanghai, Kelvin Gastelum missed weight on his first attempt. Don’t worry, he was able to weigh at 186lbs for his middleweight fight with Michael Bisping tomorrow on his second trip to the scale. However, it’s ironically not the weight that everyone is focused on. We aren’t passing any judgments, […]