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VIDEO | Nate Diaz laughs and tells Conor McGregor lookalike ‘Get the f**k out of here’
Now that the UFC 219 Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz trilogy fight rumors have been squashed by UFC President Dana White, many are still wondering if and when that fight will ever take place. The two UFC stars have won a fight each with Diaz submitting McGregor in their first fight at UFC 196 and […]
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PHOTO | Alistair Overeem visits former PRIDE opponent Hiromitsu Kanehara in hospital while in Japan
The days of PRIDE are long gone but the fights from the Japanese fight promotion are some of the most memorable in mixed martial arts. With a different ruleset than the UFC, we saw brutal soccer kicks and vicious knees delivered to the heads of downed opponents, which made the MMA promotion set itself apart […]
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Report: Arianny Celeste was ‘showing major PDA’ while on date with famous rapper
There are surely some guys that will be heartbroken when they hear that UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste was seen recently putting on some public displays of affection while out on a date. According to TMZ, Celeste was seen at Universal Studios Saturday night for Halloween Horror Nights with famous rapper Tyga. Tyga used to […]
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Kamaru Usman shuts down rumors of Mike Perry fight, continues to go after ‘RDA’
Over the last few days, several rumors have surfaced suggesting that rising UFC welterweight contenders Kamaru Usman and Mike Perry might soon collide in the cage. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, however, Usman assured that there’s nothing in the works with Perry, and that he’s instead keen on a fight with former lightweight […]
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Luke Rockhold updates on possible move to light heavyweight
Earlier this month, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Pittsburgh, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold made a triumphant return to the cage, emerging from a hiatus of more than a year to clobber former World Series of Fighting champ David Branch to a second-round stoppage. With this win, Rockhold reiterated […]
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Report | Paige VanZant’s UFC 216 fight is off
Long-time UFC strawweight contender Paige VanZant was expected to make the jump up to the new UFC women’s flyweight division at UFC 216 this October 7. Her planned opponent was UFC bantamweight star Jessica Eye, who was dropping down a division. Unfortunately, this compelling scrap has been nixed According to a report from Ariel Helwani […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Silva and Kelvin Gastelum have their first face-offs in Shanghai
A exatos dois meses do #UFCXangai , as estrelas da luta principal do evento @spiderandersonsilva e @kgastelum estão na China promovendo o evento e protagonizaram a primeira encarada em frente a um dos cartões postais da região, a Torre Pérola Oriental! 🕷️🇨🇳 A post shared by UFC (@ufc_brasil) on Sep 25, 2017 at 5:49am PDT On […]
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Joe Duffy gets top-notch foe at UFC 217
Two of the UFC’s fastest rising lightweight contenders are set to clash at UFC 217, which goes down this November 4 inside New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden. In one corner, we’ll have Irish Tristar student Joe Duffy. In the other, we’ll have”The Texecutioner” James Vick. This bout was announced by UFC officials on […]
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Edmond Tarverdyan explains why Ronda Rousey didn’t do any media before UFC 207
Back in December of 2016, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returned from a lengthy hiatus and attempted to re-capture the title in a scrap with reigning champion Amanda Nunes. This attempt, as any fan will remember, went disastrously, as Rousey was brutally beaten down by Nunes in less than a minute. In advance […]
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Brent Primus and Patricky Pitbull agree to fight on Twitter – and Michael Chandler is not happy
On Saturday night, in the main event of Bellator 183, long-time Bellator lightweight contender Patricky “Pitbull” Freire picked up a close decision win over former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. In the moments after this win, Freire called for a fight with reigning Bellator lightweight champion Brent Primus, who captured the title from […]
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Miesha Tate to Jon Jones: You can’t use ignorance as an excuse
Shortly after reclaiming the UFC light heavyweight title with a knockout of Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones failed a USADA-administered drug test and lost that same title. Since then, Jones and his team have maintained that he did not intentionally ingest any banned substances. In the opinion of former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, however, ignorance […]
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Dana White refutes rumor of Diaz vs McGregor trilogy fight at UFC 219
Earlier today Team FA reported that a trilogy fight between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor was set for December’s UFC 219 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. https://twitter.com/teamfa/status/911971393297928193 However, that report was quickly dismissed by UFC President Dana White who stated that it was “Not true AT ALL!” Not true AT ALL — danawhite (@danawhite) September […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk has goals to accomplish before moving up to flyweight
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is busy preparing to defend her strawweight title against Rose Namajunas at November’s UFC 217 event in New York. If Joanna can emerge victorious at UFC 217 she will tie Ronda Rousey for the most women’s title defenses with six. The UFC recently introduced a new women’s flyweight division to their roster which […]
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Paul Daley says he made peace with Lorenz Larkin following Bellator 183
Paul Daley says he made peace with Lorenz Larkin following their Bellator 183 co-main event scrap. “Semtex” scored a brutal second-round knockout victory over “da Monsoon” after scoring a beautiful left hook that had Larkin out on his feet. The welterweight standouts got heated at the Bellator 183 weigh ins on Friday, but according to […]
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Lorenz Larkin issues statement following KO loss to Paul Daley
The highly anticipated welterweight scrap between knockout artists Lorenz Larkin and Paul Daley took place last night at Bellator 183. Unfortunately for fans of “Da Monsoon”, after a strong opening round Daley was able to catch Larkin with a brutal left hook that had Lorenz out on his feet. The fight was stopped moments later […]
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You can add ‘Wonderboy’ to the long list of fighters in Mike Perry’s crosshairs
“Platinum” Mike Perry is one of the fastest rising contenders in the UFC welterweight division. Since joining the UFC fold in August of 2016, he has knocked out Hyun Gyu Lim, Danny Roberts, Jake Ellenberger, and most recently, Alex Reyes. Though these knockout wins were interspersed by a decision loss to Alan Jouban, they have […]
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Tyron Woodley is not a fan of the UFC’s pound-for-pound list
The UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings list is always changing. When Jon Jones was ejected from the list after his latest USADA-bust, the rankings endured another tectonic shift, and UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley isn’t impressed with the way they ended up. At present, the UFC’s pound-for-pound list has flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson at number […]
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Mike Perry goes off on Colby Covington, has plans to fight him soon
“Platinum” Mike Perry and Colby “Chaos” Covington are two of the brightest young contenders in the UFC welterweight division – and they really don’t seem to like each other. Over the last few months, the pair have exchanged plenty of heat in interviews and on social media. On the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio, […]
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Dominick Cruz is ready to replace Cody Garbrandt or TJ Dillashaw at UFC 217
On November 4, in the co-main event of the stacked UFC 217, UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will attempt to defend his title against an estranged teammate in former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. This is, by all accounts, one of the biggest and best title fights in UFC bantamweight history, which is why it would […]
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After Bellator 183, Benson Henderson vows to ‘stop having close fights’
Last night, in the main event of Bellator 183, Benson Henderson fought to yet another split decision, this time opposite long-time Bellator contender Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. Though Henderson has won his fare share of split decisions in the past, he lost this one. Whether the judges got it right or not (the MMA community didn’t […]
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VIDEO | Rory MacDonald and champ Douglas Lima have first staredown at Bellator 183
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bellator MMA (@bellatormma) Last night, Bellator MMA returned to sun-soaked San Jose, California with Bellator 183. The card was headlined by a razor-close lightweight scrap between long-time contender Patricky “Pitbull” Freire and former UFC and WEC champ Benson Henderson. The co-main event, meanwhile, saw Paul Daley […]
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MMA community reacts to Paul Daley’s thunderous KO of Lorenz Larkin
Last night, Bellator MMA returned to San Jose, California with the stacked Bellator 183. The card was headlined by a compelling lightweight showdown between former UFC and WEC champ Benson Henderson and long-time Bellator lightweight contender Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. It’s arguable that the most anticipated feature of the card, however, was the co-main event, which […]
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MMA community reacts to Patricky Freire’s controversial decision defeat of Benson Henderson
Last night, Bellator MMA returned to San Jose, California with the stacked Bellator 183. In the card’s main event, we watched former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson collide with long-time Bellator lightweight contender Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. As is so often the case when it comes to Benson Henderson fights, this one was incredibly […]
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Bellator 183 Results: Paul Daley KO’s Lorenz Larkin (VIDEO)
A highly anticipated welterweight showdown between knockout artists Lorenz Larkin and Paul Daley served as the co-main event of tonight’s Bellator 183 fight card. Round one begins and both men are cautious early while trying to find their range. They exchange kicks early during the feeling out process. Lorenz lands a heavy low kick. Daley […]
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Bellator 183 Results: Roy Nelson defeats Javy Ayala via decision
Former UFC heavyweight standout Roy Nelson made his Bellator debut tonight against Javy Ayala on the main card of Bellator 183. Round one begins and Ayala lands a high kick early. Nelson is staying patient and looking for an opening to land his big overhand right. Ayala is very active early on here. Nelson shoots […]
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Bellator 183 Results: Aaron Pico brutally KO’s Justin Linn (VIDEO)
Highly touted prospect Aaron Pico returned to the cage tonight where he squared off with Justin Linn on the main card of Bellator 183. Round one begins and Pico is able to secure the early takedown just twenty seconds into the fight. Pico with some solid punches from the top. He is staying active here. […]
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Dana White has a message for anyone who thinks Gokhan Saki’s debut was stopped early
Former kickboxing world champion Gokhan Saki made his highly anticipated octagon debut at last night’s UFC Fight Night 117 event in Japan. The feared striker, Saki, lived up to the hype scoring a first-round knockout victory over his opponent Luis Henrique da Silva. After a wild opening few minutes, Saki caught Da Silva with a […]
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UFC Fight Night 117 Reebok Athlete Outfitting Payouts
The octagon returned to Japan yesterday for UFC Fight Night 117. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight scrap featuring Ovince Saint Preux taking on Yushin Okami. “OSP” put on another fine performance at the Saitama Super Arena scoring a first-round submission finish (Von Flue Choke) over his Japanese foe. In the co-main event […]