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Coach Firas Zahabi explains why ring rust won’t be a problem for Georges St-Pierre
This weekend, in the main event of the stacked UFC 217 card, former UFC welterweight king Georges St-Pierre will return from a hiatus of some four years to battle reigning middleweight champ Michael Bisping. While plenty of people are confident St-Pierre will be as sharp as ever in his return, others are worried that he […]
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Here’s how the world’s top fighters celebrated Halloween
Last night (and over the past weekend), dozens of members of the MMA community donned costumes for this year’s halloween celebrations. Check out some of the best Halloween posts from the MMA community below. WARNING: Some are NSFW! We gonna git you sucka A post shared by Luke Rockhold (@lukerockhold) on Oct 29, 2017 at […]
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Dana White buries Jon Jones: “you’re unfixable”
Jon Jones is currently awaiting sentencing for his latest, gut-wrenching brush with the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Whatever happens, he seems to be in good spirits, as he recently posted a brief training clip to Instagram, suggesting it is time to “pick himself and start again.” UFC President Dana White doesn’t share Jones optimism. On […]
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Jon Jones posts training clip, suggests it’s time to “start again”
Jon Jones had a turbulent few years. Though he is, without debate, one of the most talented fighters to ever step into the cage, his career has been marred by substance abuse problems, brushes with the law, and most recently, a procession of failed drug tests. News of Jones’ latest failed drug test broke just […]
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UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes Calls Out Cat Zingano
Aside from the announcement of Khabib Nurmagomedov fighting Edson Barboza at UFC 219, news has been quiet for the supposed end-of-the-year super card. If Raquel Pennington hadn’t of broken her leg, we would have already had the card’s first title fight booked. The plan was to have Amanda Nunes defend her belt against fourth-ranked Pennington. […]
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Stephen Thompson ‘Fired Up’ for Something Different Against Jorge Masvidal
UFC 217 is one of those cards where every single fight will be a battle for a spotlight. The second fight on the television prelims features Ovince Saint Preux, if that gives you any indication of the scope we’re talking about. Not to be buried beneath the three title fights on the card, Stephen Thompson […]
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VIDEO | This is @jonjones on Twitter and he gets a lot of mean tweets
Meet Jon Jones. No, not former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, but the video game developer Jon Jones. People often mistake this purple-haired Jon Jones for the UFC fighter Jon Jones as they share the same name with the same spelling. Not only that, but the video game developer also has the Twitter handle […]
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Conor McGregor says next UFC fight ‘should be in association with McGregor Sports Entertainment’
Conor McGregor fans are surely curious as to who and when the current UFC lightweight champion will be fighting next. With Dana White saying that newly crowned UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson is the next match to make for McGregor, the UFC President is hoping for “The Notorious” to return to the Octagon before […]
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BREAKING | Conor McGregor Says He Feels Like Tony Ferguson is Next
Everyone has been talking about it since UFC 216. Many prominent figures involved and not involved directly with Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson has said that the belts must be unified. The manager of both fighters has revealed he believes their confrontation is ‘inevitable’, that it is only a matter of time. According to McGregor […]
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Al Iaquinta injured, Paul Felder gets new opponent for UFC 218
Fans that were hoping to see the exciting UFC 218 lightweight matchup between Al Iaquinta and Paul Felder will be let down to hear the news that the bout has been canceled. On Tuesday, MMA Fighting reported that Iaquinta, who is currently ranked no. 11 in the UFC lightweight rankings was removed from the scheduled […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Admits Flyweight Would Be Her Biggest Challenge Yet
This weekend, Joanna Jedrzejczyk will once again strut into Madison Square Garden just under the co-main event to defend her UFC strawweight title. Rose Namajunas stands a violent and crafty challenger who is not intimidated, but consensus is she’ll be just another person who falls short against her overwhelming dominance. It’s a performance so consistent, […]
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Fines and ban issued in result of cornerman punching UFC veteran Norman Parke
The bad blood continues to boil between former UFC fighter Norman Parke and his KSW rival Mateusz Gamrot. The two met in the cage for the first time in May at KSW 39 where they fought for the promotion’s lightweight title. Gamrot ended up taking a unanimous decision victory. However, the fight did not go […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor Releases An Emotional Apology for Use of a Gay Slur
When Andre Fili bested his training partner Artem Lobov at UFC Gdansk, most of the eyes were on Conor McGregor screaming his voice out cageside. However, even more attention was drawn towards the champ champ after the fight was over. BT Sport and UFC Europe both deleted video of McGregor walking Lobov back to the […]
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Darren Till comments on comparisons to Conor McGregor, eyes lofty UFC record
British welterweight Darren Till has long stood out as one of MMA’s brightest young stars. In the wake of his recent first-round drubbing of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, however, his stardom is reaching brand new heights. Till’s rapid rise into MMA stardom has led many members of the combat sports world to compare him to UFC […]
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Conor McGregor’s Manager Says a Tony Ferguson Fight is ‘Inevitable’
Even before Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor boxed, Nate Diaz was the clear choice for the champ champ’s UFC return. Slowly, as Diaz haunts the division out of sight, the front-runner became Tony Ferguson. Dan Hardy has said Tony Ferguson is the fight, Eddie Bravo wants his protege to have the shot, even Dillon Danis […]
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Colby Covington responds to “joke” ATT co-founder Ricardo Liborio
Yesterday afternoon American Top Team co-founder Ricardo Liborio took to Instagram with a post that announced his departure from the gym, and also condemned the recent anti-Brazil comments of ATT staple Colby Covington. I feel that I must make a statement in light of the comments made by Colby Convigton along with the amount of […]
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Tyron Woodley Claims He’s Got the Next UFC Middleweight Title Shot after UFC 217
No tragic curve ball has derailed any of the three title fights stacked up top for UFC 217, that means we’re only four days away from huge fights with even bigger implications. The cherry perched atop the violence smorgasbord is Georges St-Pierre challenging Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title. The UFC and St-Pierre have […]
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Urijah Faber clarifies Justin Buchholz’s role at TAM: It hasn’t been much of a change
Earlier this week, long-time Team Alpha Male coach Justin Buchholz announced that he’d been dealt something of a demotion by team founder Urijah Faber. Speaking on the Stud Show podcast, a frustrated sounding Buchholz explained that he’ll no longer be serving as the team’s head coach, but as a striking coach. According to Faber himself, […]
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Having undergone tests in Australia, Mark Hunt remains unsure why he was pulled from fight
The issues between UFC President Dana White and UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt are both longstanding and well known. The latest chapter in the pair’s ongoing beef occurred when Hunt admitted to having symptoms of brain injury in an op-ed for Players Voice, and was subsequently pulled from a UFC Sydney headlining scrap with Marcin Tybura […]
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VIDEO | Watch “Platinum” Mike Perry smash pumpkins in special Halloween training session
A little pumpkin practice 🎃 for Halloween ! 👻 happy holidays everyone. Enjoy the candy. Tune in too @ufconfox December 16th to watch the fight of the year between me and the #10 ranked welterweight in the world ! #PumpkinsAreHarderThanIThought #BestFightOfTheYear #AndItsBeenAGreatYearForFighting #StylesMakeFights #PlatinumPandaStyle 🐼 #HardWork #Dedication #Follow @platinumprincessofficial A post shared by Platinum Mike […]
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UFC announces debut in Perth, Australia, targets massive headliner for card
The province of Western Australia has finally lifted its cage ban, which means that the UFC now has a wide open road to the city of Perth. On Tuesday, the promotion announced that it will debut in the city on February 11. It will make this debut not with a Fight Night card, but with […]
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Colby Covington recounts in his experience in Brazil after controversial post-fight comments
Colby Covington had a wild time in Brazil. Moments after his unanimous decision win over Demian Maia was announced, the red-hot welterweight went off on the country, calling it a “a dump” and referring to its citizens as “filthy animals.” Unsurprisingly, the people of Brazil weren’t happy with Covington’s remarks. The UFC, meanwhile immediately feared […]
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ATT co-founder cuts ties with team and condemns Colby Covington’s behavior
Colby Covington made sure to get people to pay attention to him following his win over Demian Maia at UFC Fight Night 119. Following a unanimous decision win in Sao Paulo over the former UFC middleweight and welterweight title challenger, Covington degraded Brazil and Brazilian fans in his post-fight Octagon interview. Covington referred to the […]
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Conor McGregor says he will put his son ‘into training, sport, fighting’
Could you imagine watching Conor McGregor Jr. fighting in a main event in a couple of decades? It is certainly a possibility as the current UFC lightweight champion says he is already putting his son through training at the age of five months. During his Q&A event that took place in Glasgow recently, “The Notorious” […]
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Jorge Masvidal defends Colby Covington after recent backlash
Last weekend, in the co-main event of the UFC’s action-packed return to Sao Paulo, Brazil, surging UFC welterweight Colby Covington picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, defeating Demian Maia with a dominant unanimous decision. As impressive as Covington’s win was, however, it has been somewhat overshadowed by his headline-dominating his post-fight […]
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UFC Fight Night 119 medical suspensions
UFC Fight Night 119 took place over the weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil with some great performances displayed in the Octagon. The event was headlined by Derek Brunson and Lyoto Machida where Brunson earned a first-round KO over the former UFC light heavyweight champion. In the co-main event, Colby Covington took a unanimous decision win […]
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Chris Holdsworth confirms “cheater” TJ Dillashaw concussed him, implies PED use
Team Alpha Male’s Chris Holdsworth has not fought since May of 2014, when he defeated Chico Camus by unanimous decision. The reason for his prolonged absence has been a series of concussions. It has been widely speculated that these concussions were spurred on by a surprise knee from a former training partner: UFC 217’s TJ […]
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TJ Dillashaw announces the creation of his own team based in California
TJ Dillashaw is switching things up ahead of his UFC 217 bout where he will challenge former teammate Cody Garbrandt for the UFC bantamweight title. Dillashaw used to train with Garbrandt at Team Alpha Male and took his training to Colorado after his striking coach Duane Ludwig left the team and took his coaching to […]