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VIDEO | Frank Mir Wanted to Fight Fedor Because He’s Hunting ‘Big Game’ in Bellator
Fans have wanted Fedor Emelianenko in the UFC for many, many years and it just never happened. Despite him being one of the greatest of all time, we never got to see him against arguably the best competition in the world’s biggest fighting organization. While we can’t turn back time and do it in Fedor’s […]
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VIDEO | Joanna Jedrzejczyk Vows to Come Back Even More Arrogant in Return
Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s message for critics: I will be more ‘cocky,’ ‘arrogant’ and ‘loud’ after #UFC217 loss https://t.co/L3kM4PtqCe pic.twitter.com/CwVR4LQcrn — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) November 24, 2017 During the lead-up to UFC 217, Joanna Jedrzejczyk was at her most vicious. Some argued, maybe too vicious. She came under fire because some felt she was being too arrogant in the […]
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VIDEO | Ben Askren Finishes Shinya Aoki in the First Round at Immortal Pursuit
Today at an historic ONE Championship event, Ben Askren leaves MMA for good. His retirement match was against a legend in his own right, grappling wizard and multiple-time former champion, Shinya Aoki. Askren slammed the former ONE lightweight champion Aoki down after he pulled guard, then it was basically all over from there. After some […]
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UFC Legend Chuck Liddell Would ‘Fight Tomorrow’ if Offer is Right
It’s long been rumored that Chuck Liddell was thinking about coming back to the sport. He’s beat around the bush and never given a straight answer over the years, but nevertheless the talk keeps coming. More recently, Chael Sonnen and the legend has developed a sort of feud, but Liddell promises there is nothing to […]
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Khabib Nurmaagomedov Says UFC Needs to Make Conor McGregor Humble
It’s been a couple of weeks since Conor McGregor stormed inside of a Bellator cage and caused absolute chaos. Everyone is still talking about it besides the UFC, who have no released any statement about the incident. Aside from the lead regulator from the Dublin Bellator card saying that allegedy the UFC pulled McGregor off […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry trashes “v*gina” Colby Covington, explains what he’d do if he was hit with a boomerang
Earlier this month, in the lead-up to the UFC’s recent show in Sydney, Australia, surging UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington had a run-in with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. Evidently angered by Covington’s controversial anti-Brazil comments, Werdum got physical with the welterweight, and ultimately threw a novelty boomerang at him. Speaking on the latest […]
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Manny Pacquiao alludes to 2018 “real boxing match” with Conor McGregor
Back in August, UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor stepped through the ropes of the boxing to battle undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. While the Irishman must be commended for taking on such a decorated legend in his pro boxing debut, his effort to do so ultimately went the way most expected, as he was stopped […]
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Tyron Woodley Offers a Solution to Nate Diaz’s Money Demands
The potential fight between Tyron Woodley and Nate Diaz came and went nearly as fast as the UFC welterweight champ punches. The deal was halfway done until the talk stalled, which prompted Woodley to put Diaz on blast every chance he got. With the Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm fight announced, that looked to be […]
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Every Fight in the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Broken Down by Chael Sonnen
Earlier this month, Scott Coker and the team at Bellator dropped a bombshell: That they’d be putting on a heavyweight grand prix to finally crown a new heavyweight champion. They added UFC veterans, legends, light heavyweights and even the light heavyweight champion, Ryan Bader. The tournament has always been one of the most exciting things […]
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Curtis Blaydes Calls Out Derrick Lewis For the Fans
UFC 218 goes down in just two weeks and the co-headliner is a monster mash between Alistair Overeen and Francis Ngannou. For the longest time, Derrick Lewis looked to be on a collision course with Ngannou, but an injury forced him to pull out of his latest fight with Fabricio Werdum. For now the match-up […]
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Daniel Cormier Puts Tony Ferguson on Blast For Not Accepting Khabib’s Fight
Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to fight Tony Ferguson. He wants a chance to ‘smash his face’ so bad, he doesn’t even want a fight with Conor McGregor yet. It’s easy to see why he feels the need to take care of unfinished business — they’ve been slated to fight each other as far back as 2015 — but […]
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BREAKING | Shane Carwin Officially in Negotiations With Bellator
This Bellator heavyweight grand prix has shook things up a lot more than just the huge match-ups it has planned. Even Rory MacDonald wants the chance to be included in this tournament that hearkens back to a bygone era. Former UFC wrecking ball and frequent Redditor, Shane Carwin has since voiced his interest in the […]
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BREAKING | Khabib Nurmagomedov claims he agreed to fight Tony Ferguson at UFC 219
This December 30, on the main card of UFC 219, undefeated Dagestani lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov is scheduled to step into the cage with venomous Brazilian striker Edson Barboza. From the sounds of it, however, Nurmagomedov has also been offered a UFC 219 bout with interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson. In a Wednesday afternoon Tweet, […]
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Matt Mitrione Isn’t That Thrilled at the Idea of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix
Bellator has tapped into our primal sources of nostalgia over huge MMA tournaments and are going to put on a heavyweight grand prix. Featuring legends and UFC veterans including heavyweights and light heavyweights, the tournament is going down early next year and right now, Matt Mitrione is the favorite to win it all. He’ll go […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry shares the matchups he’s hoping for after beating Santiago Ponzinibbio
This December 16, on the main card of the amazingly stacked UFC Winnipeg card, red hot welterweight contender “Platinum” Mike Perry will face the biggest test of his career in the division’s 10th-ranked fighter Santiago Ponzinibbio. If Perry is able to take out Ponzinibbio – which is assuredly no easy task – he’s got a […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn applauds Georges St-Pierre’s comeback win, speculates what’s next for him
Earlier this month, in the main event of the ridiculously stacked UFC 217, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre made his long-awaited return to the Octagon. While St-Pierre’s heyday occured at welterweight, however, his comeback fight occurred at middleweight, where he took on reigning champ Michael Bisping for the title. Despite the length of his […]
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VIDEO | Ovince Saint Preux Calls out Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones = Volkan= ♀️ issues. Gus = already lost to @dc_mma == leads us to DC and myself, two clean athletes playing punch face . Ps- I like playing kick face also . @danawhite pic.twitter.com/AVsGUh0mVS — Ovince Saint Preux (@003_OSP) November 22, 2017 With Volkan Oezdemir’s legal situation up in the air, the last […]
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‘Violent Motherf-cker’ Justin Gaethje Wants a Title Shot After UFC 218
Justin Gaethje dropped his World Series of Fighting lightweight title and never looked back, now he’s one fight into the UFC and is immediately within reach of a possible title shot. He lived up to all of his hype by dismantling Michael Johnson in a Fight of the Night and winning Performance of the Night. […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov Would ‘Smash’ Tony Ferguson’s Face Over Conor McGregor’s
To close out the year, Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to fight Edson Barboza at UFC 219. It will be his first UFC appearance since UFC 205 in November of last year. After many failed attempts to fight Tony Ferguson, Nurmagomedov is finally healthy and ready to return with a vengeance. After he takes care of […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn updates on his future in MMA
Back in June of this year, former UFC lightweight champion and all-around MMA legend BJ Penn made his latest return to cage opposite Germany’s Dennis Siver. While Penn nearly finished Siver in the second round, he ultimately came up short in this comeback bout, losing a majority decision. Now several months removed from this loss, […]
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Coach Richard Perez shares Nate Diaz’s sizeable price tag, says UFC doesn’t want to pay it
Over the last few weeks, there has been significant buzz surrounding a possible UFC 219 welterweight title fight between champ Tyron Woodley and long-time lightweight contender Nate Diaz. As the time between us and UFC 219 continues to dissipate, however, this fight continues to look more and more unlikely. According to Richard Perez, who serves […]
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Matt Hughes criticizes UFC, explains why promotion is “not as special” as it once was
Speaking on a recent edition of Undeniable with Joe Buck, former UFC welterweight champion and outright MMA legend Matt Hughes shared some criticisms of the modern UFC. In his opinion, the promotion’s frequent shows – there will be a show every weekend from now until year’s end – are making its product less enjoyable. “I […]
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Chael Sonnen sides with Colby Covington, not “scumbag” Fabricio Werdum
Colby Covington is one of the most talked about fighters in MMA right now. Unfortunately, much of the talk about him has been negative. Public discourse surrounding the welterweight star picked up when he insulted the entire country of Brazil after his recent win over Demian Maia. It reached a boiling point when he had […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov goes off on Conor McGregor for Bellator 187 incident
While Jose Aldo was surprisingly understanding of Conor McGregor‘s infamous rampage at Bellator 187, Khabib Nurmagomedov is not. Speaking on the Talk and Talker Podcast, Nurmagomedov went off on McGregor for his actions, suggesting he should have calmed down when he was told to leave the cage, and that he never should have gotten physical […]
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Volkan Oezdemir Still Has Time to Train for UFC Return
Despite ‘aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability‘ charges UFC light heavyweight contender Volkan Ozdemir has found time to continue his training for what very well may be a title shot in his eventual return to the Octagon. Oezdemir took to his Facebook account to post a shot of himself getting a training session in: […]
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Jon Jones Hearing for Failed Drug Test Rescheduled
For what feels like the past decade, Jon Jones has been making headlines for basically everything in the world of MMA. From car accidents to drug tests and even a ‘successful’ return to former glory (albeit a brief return) Jones doesn’t seem to have to try hard to be the main topic of conversation. That […]
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Max Holloway Calls Jose Aldo’s Motivation Into Question During Media Call
Max Holloway wants to make it clear that he has no problem being motivated. It’s hard to think that anyone out there would ever doubt that he isn’t. After all, Holloway went on a 10-fight win streak before finally he was given the chance at the UFC featherweight title. He was up to defend the […]
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VIDEO | Carlos Condit Says Nate Diaz and Tyron Woodley’s Possible Fight is ‘Strange’
There was mixed reactions to the rumblings of the UFC trying to put together a match-up between Tyron Woodley and Nate Diaz. The bout was agreed to and the contract signed by Woodley but was supposedly left blank by Diaz. This resulted in Woodley talking to every outlet he was featured on to convince the […]