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UFC officials hope to have middleweight champ Georges St-Pierre return at UFC 221
UFC officials hope to have middleweight champ Georges St-Pierre return to action at UFC 221 this February in Perth, Australia. “Listen, bottom line is that we want to have Robbie (Whittaker) fight in Perth,” David Shaw, UFC Vice President of international content said at the UFC Fight Night 121 post-fight press conference via Forbes. “The […]
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UFC releases statement on Volkan Oezdemir arrest
This morning, news surfaced that top UFC light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir had been arrested and charged with “aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability.” Oezdemir, according to reports, is being held in Broward County jail in Florida. According to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office database, his bail has been set at $10,000. The UFC has now […]
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UFC exec updates on Fabricio Werdum’s alleged assault of Colby Covington
Earlier this week, former UFC heavyweight champion and UFC Sydney headliner Fabricio Werdum had a run-in with surging UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington. The exact events of this encounter are not known. Covington claims Werdum punched him. Werdum, meanwhile, claims no punch was thrown. What is clear, however, is that Werdum hit Covington with a […]
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Athlete Outfitting Pay for UFC Fight Night 121: Fabricio Werdum, Tim Means get top payouts at $15K
Last night, the UFC touched down in Sydney, Australia with UFC Fight Night 121. In the main event of this 13-fight card, which registered as the longest in UFC history, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum picked up a fun decision win over rising Polish contender Marcin Tybura. In the co-main event, meanwhile, short-notice replacement […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Amanda Nunes discusses possible fight with Raquel Pennington
On the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes admitted that, while she didn’t want to step on the toes of her fellow Brazilian Cris Cyborg, she believed her next opponent should be former champion Holly Holm. “I’m ready to go,” the bantamweight champ said on BJ Penn Radio. “I […]
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Cris Cyborg opens as significant betting favorite over Holly Holm
After months of back and forth and discussion, the first title defense of UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg Justino is finally set. The champ will defend her title against former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm at UFC 219 this December 30. While this fight is still some time away, the early betting odds for […]
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UFC Sydney winner Belal Muhammad directs threat at Colby Covington
Last night, the UFC returned to Sydney, Australia with an exciting, 13-fight event. One of the big winners of the event was main card welterweight fighter Belal Muhammad, who took out dangerous veteran Tim “The Dirty Bird” Means via split decision. In the moments after this win, which stands out as one of the best […]
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Report | UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir arrested on battery charge in Florida
According to a report from MMAJunkie.com, surging UFC light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir has been charged with “ aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability.” Oezdemir’s arrest occurred in Florida, where he is being held in Broward County jail, pending a bail hearing. At this time, the details about this incident are quite hazy. Not much else […]
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Pros react to Fabricio Werdum’s defeat of Marcin Tybura
Last night, the UFC returned to Sydney, Australia, with an exciting 13-fight card. In the main event of this card, which happened to clock as the longest card in UFC history, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum stepped into the cage with rising Polish contender Marcin Tybura. Despite a strong effort from Tybura, the much […]
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UFC Fight Night 121 Results: Fabricio Werdum defeats Marcin Tybura
A heavyweight scrap between former division champion Fabricio Werdum and Marcin Tybura served as the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 121 fight card in Sydney. Round one begins and Tybura and Werdum exchange low kicks early. Marcin steps in with a left hand. Werdum counters with a left of his own followed by […]
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UFC Fight Night 121 Results: Jessica-Rose Clark defeats Bec Rawlings
A women’s flyweight scrap between UFC newcomer Jessica-Rose Clark and veteran Bec Rawlings served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 121 fight card in Sydney. Round one begins and Rawlings comes out quickly. Clark gets her to retreat by throwing a flurry. Clark with a left hand and then a low kick. […]
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UFC Fight Night 121 Results: Belal Muhammad defeats Tim Means via split-decision
A welterweight scrap between Tim Means and Belal Muhammad took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 121 main card in Sydney. Round one begins and Means uses his reach advantage early landing a right and then a left hand. Belal circles out but Means stays on him. Muhammad misses with a left hook attempt. Means […]
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UFC Fight Night 121 Results: Jake Matthews defeats Bojan Velickovic via split-decision
A welterweight scrap between Jake Matthews and Bojan Velickovic took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 121 main card in Sydney. Round one begins and Velickovic takes the center of the octagon and lands a straight left. Matthews charges forward and presses Bojan against the cage. Bojan with some short shots. He switches to elbows […]
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UFC Fight Night 121 Results: Elias Theodorou def. Daniel Kelly via decision
A middleweight scrap between Daniel Kelly and Elias Theodorou took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 121 main card in Sydney. Round one begins and Theodorou immediately begins firing off leg kicks. Kelly charges forward with punches but Elias circles out and then continues to work the legs. More kicks from Elias including one to […]
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UFC Fight Night 121 Results: Ryan Benoit KO’s Ashkan Mokhtarian (VIDEO)
After being frustrated by Ashkan Mokhtarian’s fight style for the better portion of two rounds, Ryan Benoit was able to land a massive high kick that knocked his opponent out cold in round three. The devastating kick can be seen below: KICK GAME PROPER! Ryan Benoit lands a vicious knee for the victory vs. Ashkan […]
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UFC Fight Night 121 Results: Tai Tuivasa KO’s Rashad Coulter (VIDEO)
A heavyweight scrap between Rashad Coulter and Tai Tuivasa took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 121 prelims in Sydney, Australia. Round one begins and Coulter immediately shoots in for a takedown attempt. He pushes Tai up against the cage but Tuivasa is able to break free. A hard combination from Tai appears to hurt […]
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UFC Fight Night 121 Live Results
The octagon returns to Sydney, Australia tonight for UFC Fight Night 121. The event is headlined by a heavyweight scrap between former division champion Fabricio Werdum and surging contender Marcin Tybura. In the co-main attraction, women’s flyweight fighters Jessica-Rose Clark and hometown favorite Bec Rawlings will throw down. Get all of the UFC Fight Night […]
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Michael Bisping’s Coach Thinks Kelvin Gastelum Poses Bigger Threat than Georges St-Pierre
Eager to get the bad taste of his loss to Georges St-Pierre out of his mouth, Michael Bisping jumped at the chance to replace Anderson Silva’s spot against Kelvin Gastelum. He has stated that he’ll be retiring in England next year, but decided to squeeze one more in there. Despite ultimately being finished by St-Pierre, […]
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Garry Tonon Talks About His Upcoming MMA Debut at ONE Championship
Garry Tonon has some amazing achievements under his black belt. He’s beat names like Dillon Danis, AJ Agazarm, Ralek Gracie After winning multiple International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) No-Gi world titles and becoming a multiple time three-division champion at the Eddie Bravo Invitational, grappling stud Garry Tonon has finally decided to transition into MMA. His ONE Championship debut has […]
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Titan FC Champ Champ Shorty Torres May Finally Be UFC Bound
Jose’ Shorty’ Torres is the Titan FC bantamweight and flyweight champion, the only thing he’s been knocking on more than his competition is the UFC’s door. He’s pestered them for over a year now, so much that matchmaker Mick Maynard had to block him. His luck may have changed last night though at Titan FC […]
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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley Continues to Put Nate Diaz on Blast on FS1
“Its been offered to me, its been offered to Nate Diaz. Unfortunately one half has not accepted…” – @TWooodley https://t.co/AVNXx7GRdK — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) November 18, 2017 There was no way to know that when Nate Diaz started a training camp, we’d be talking about a potential fight with Tyron Woodley. As soon as […]
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Kelvin Gastelum Wants a Title Shot if He Beats Michael Bisping
Kelvin Gastelum was originally supposed to fight the legend Anderson Silva in the main even of UFC Shanghai, but Silva’s flagging by USADA took away that opportunity. Luckily, perhaps an even more high profile match-up landed in Gastelum’s lap. Michael Bisping wanted to bounce right back from his loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217, […]
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VIDEO | Jorge Masvidal Willing to Step Up to Fight Michael Bisping at UFC Shanghai Just in Case
Jorge Masvidal does not like Michael Bisping. Like, at all. It’s not just the trash talk that gets under Masvidal’s skin, whatever bad feelings he may have had toward the former UFC middleweight champion were magnified tenfold after Bisping desecrated the Cuban flag cageside. Combined with his friendship with Yoel Romero, this makes any situation […]
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Ricardo Lamas Thinks He Should Be Fighting Holloway at UFC 218
Frankie Edgar challenging Max Holloway was a fight everyone wanted to see. The two somehow haven’t fought yet and Edgar — along with Chad Mendes — were perpetually switching out for the second best featherweight in the world next to Jose Aldo. When an injury forced him out of his third chance at the title at UFC […]
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Conor McGregor Won’t Return Until April, According to his Coach
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor’s return is currently one of legend. The 29-year-old left the limelight after his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, a fight that looks to have broken most, if not all, applicable records back in August. According to McGregor’s longtime coach John Kavanagh, the champ won’t return until ‘April or mid-next year’, […]
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Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino Signs Contract Extension with the UFC
Its been a good week for UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino. First, she books the first defense of her title against former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm in what is one of the most sought after matchup in MMA. Next, Cyborg confirms to the media via her website that a new deal has […]
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UFC Fight Night Sydney Weigh-In Results
Before UFC Fight Night Sydney kicks off Saturday night, watch all 26 fighters weigh in during a hybrid ceremony where the ceremonial and actual weigh-ins blend. The main event will feature former UFC heavyweight Fabricio Werdum as he looks to continue his path back to a title shot. He will have to do so […]
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UFC 217: GSP vs. Bisping Draws an Estimated 875K Viewers
The return fight of the man many believe to be the greatest of all time (a moniker aided by the failed drug tests and inactivity of others) now has an estimated PPV total attached to it. According to MMAFighting, UFC 217 drew an estimated 875,000 buys. This marks the most bought PPV of the year, […]