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A fan has offered Justine Kish an outrageous sum of money for her soiled fight shorts
It’s unfortunate, but it is arguable that the biggest story to emerge from the UFC’s recent stop in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma surrounds the mid-fight accident Justine Kish experienced in the middle of her fight with Felice Herrig, which she ultimately lost by decision. This incident has generated countless headlines, not just on combat sports publications, but […]
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VIDEO | Ahead of UFC 213, watch Yoel Romero’s knockout-filled highlight reel
This Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 213, Cuba’s Yoel Romero will collide with Kiwi contender Robert Whittaker for the UFC interim middleweight title. Romero, who is a former Olympic wrestler, will enter this fight on a wild, eight-fight win-streak. This streak began back in 2013, when he debuted in the UFC – and […]
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Alistair Overeem knocks Fedor Emelianenko’s legacy: he fought cans
In late June, in the co-main event of Bellator NYC, Russian heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko had his lights shut off by UFC veteran Matt Mitrione. This loss marked the latest hiccup in Emelianenko’s clear decline, and in the opinion of Alistair Overeem, a heavyweight legend of the same vintage as Emelianenko, a signal that it […]
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Report: Gilbert Melendez heading to featherweight at UFC 215
This September 9, when the UFC debuts in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with UFC 215, former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez will reportedly look for a fresh start in the featherweight division. His opponent for this featherweight debut will be hard-hitting veteran Jeremy Stephens. This bout was first reported by Damon Martin. BREAKING: Jeremy Stephens vs. Gilbert […]
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“Jacare” Souza makes his prediction for Romero vs. Whittaker
This Saturday, in the co-main event of UFC 213, surging Cuban contender Yoel Romero will collide with Kiwi standout Robert Whittaker for the interim UFC middleweight title. Brazil’s Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza – who has long stood out as one of the best middleweights on earth – is one of just a few men to fight […]
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UFC matchmaker explains why Anthony Pettis asked to fight Jim Miller
This Saturday, on the main card of UFC 213, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will look to correct one of the toughest slumps of his career opposite lightweight veteran Jim Miller. While Miller represents a small step down in competition for the struggling Pettis – who has recently battled a procession of top-10 foes […]
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Justine Kish to receive bonus after accident in Felice Herrig fight
Late last month, on the main card of the UFC’s exciting visit to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Russian-American strawweight Justine Kish stepped into the cage with the amply more experienced Felice Herrig. In the end, Kish would lose this fight by unanimous decision, as she was soundly out grappled for three rounds. Unfortunately, Herrig’s impressive performance […]
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Aljamain Sterling still hasn’t signed contract for catchweight bout with Renan Barao
Originally, Aljamain Sterling expected to fight Renan Barao at bantamweight at UFC 214 this July 29. Unfortunately, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) ultimately decided to forbid Barao from fighting at bantamweight given his previous difficulty cutting to the weight class. As such, Sterling was asked to meet Barao at a 140-pound catchweight. While Sterling […]
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VIDEO | Go behind the scenes of Bellator NYC
On June 24, Bellator MMA touched down in New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden with the aptly titled Bellator NYC card. This card stands out as the biggest in the promotion’s history. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight grudge match between UFC veterans Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva, which Sonnen won by […]
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Travis Browne explains how he squashed his beef with Josh Barnett
Heading into his UFC 213 bout with Oleksiy Oliynyk, Travis Browne has been training with former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett – a man he knocked out back in late 2013 with a series of hellacious elbows. In order to begin training with Barnett, Browne first had to squash his beef with the former champion. This […]
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Edson Barboza is down to fight Kevin Lee
Late last month, in the main event of the UFC’s exciting stop in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kevin Lee scored an impressive – though somewhat controversial – first-round submission win over top-10 lightweight Michael Chiesa. This win set the 24-year-old Lee up for more big tests in the stacked UFC lightweight division, and post-fight, he made […]
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Alistair Overeem will be “challenging” Stipe Miocic with win at UFC 213
This Saturday, on the main card of the blockbuster UFC 213, Former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 champion Alistair Overeem will attempt to build on the momentum of a thunderous knee-induced knockout of Mark Hunt by taking out former champ Fabricio Werdum. If Overeem defeats Werdum, he’ll be two wins removed from a disappointing loss to […]
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Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler has been rebooked
Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler has been rebooked Good news! The Ultimate Fighting Championship has rebooked the highly anticipated welterweight scrap between former champion Robbie Lawler and perennial contender Donald Cerrone. According to Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times, the promotion has rescheduled the “Ruthless” vs. “Cowboy” tilt to UFC 214 on July 29 […]
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Luke Rockhold plans on “making some noise” in his octagon return
Luke Rockhold plans on “making some noise” in his octagon return Luke Rockhold has not stepped foot inside the octagon since losing his UFC middleweight championship to Michael Bisping at UFC 199 twelve months ago in Los Angeles, California. The former UFC middleweight champion of the world, Rockhold, has been patiently waiting for the promotion […]
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Georges St-Pierre refutes Dana White’s recent news
Georges St-Pierre refutes Dana White’s recent news Earlier this week it was announced that current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley would be defending his title against top division contender Demian Maia in the co-main event of UFC 214 on July 29 in Anaheim, California. Shortly after that announcement, UFC President informed MMAJunkie that the promotion […]
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VIDEO | New footage of Conor McGregor working head movement with Ido Portal
More movement to go along with all the huge amount of daily traditional work: mitts, heavy bag, cardio and lots of sparring. Keeping the brain quick, the eyes sharp, the feet light. When such a zero impact drill is involved the 'software is upgraded without damaging the hardware' (John Kavanagh) and extra motor learning and […]
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VIDEO | Valentina Shevchenko defeats Holly Holm
Top UFC women’s bantamweight contender Valentina Shevchenko will square off current division champion Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 213 next weekend in Las Vegas. The scrap will mark the second time that Shevchenko and Nunes have gone to battle, with “The Lioness” emerging victorious in the pairs first encounter at UFC 196 […]
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Edson Barboza open to superfight with Jose Aldo at 145
UFC lightweight Edson Barboza is undoubtably one of the best strikers in the UFC’s lightweight division. In addition to 11 knockout wins in 19 professional fights, Barboza racked up a 25-3 professional kickboxing record, with 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout. Fresh off a KO win over Beneil Dariush at ‘UFC Fight […]
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Sparring partner praises Conor McGregor and his boxing abilities
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is currently gearing up for his highly anticipated showdown with Floyd Mayweather on August 26th, where the Irish superstar will look to shock the world and hand Mayweather his first professional loss. Ahead of the fight, many question whether or not Conor McGregor has the ability to catch Mayweather, arguably […]
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Amanda Nunes is “ready for anything” ahead of Valentina Shevchenko rematch
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has been on a tear of the women’s bantamweight division over the past two years, going on a 5-fight win streak that saw her finish four of her five opponents. In addition, nearly one year ago, Nunes picked up a first round submission win over Miesha Tate to claim […]
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Conor McGregor sparring partner, Irish boxing champion: “He lifted me off my feet with his right”
Ahead of Conor McGregor’s highly anticipated showdown with Floyd Mayweather on August 26th, the UFC lightweight champion enlisted the help of several elite level boxers to assist him in the monumental task of shocking the world on August 26th. One of the men brought in to aid Conor McGregor is 6 time Irish boxing champion, […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov vows to be back soon, unveils plan for next two fights
We'll be back soon, InshaAllah. Fun is just beginning, although a long trip is behind. Autumn Tony, Winter Conor. #thinkingoutloud ❗️ Скоро вернёмся ИншаАллагь. Все самое интересное только начинается, хотя и пройдено очень многое. Осенью Тони, Зимой Конор. #Мысливслух #ufc #mma #Nurmagomedov #победатолькоотВсевышнего A post shared by Khabib Nurmagomedov (@khabib_nurmagomedov) on Jun 30, 2017 at […]
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UFC signs Snoop Dogg as live commentator
In a rather unexpected move, the UFC has signed rap icon Snoop Dogg to a broadcasting deal as part of UFC President Dana White’s “Tuesday Night Contender Series” which will air on UFC Fight Pass every tuesday starting on July 11th. ESPN broke the story, which revealed that Snoop Dogg and Urijah Faber were going […]
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VIDEO | Travis Browne humorously explains his own pressure moments before asking Ronda Rousey to marry him
Earlier this year, Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne got engaged and the UFC power couple is looking forward to their future married life together. As Browne is set to fight against Aleksei Oliynyk at UFC 213, which takes place next Saturday on July 8, “Hapa” spoke with the media about how much pressure he put […]
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VIDEO | Nick Diaz shows he could care less about USADA’s potential anti-doping violation
UFC star Nick Diaz has been free to fight in the UFC since August of last year after his 18-month suspension term for testing positive for marijuana was up. The elder Diaz brother, however, stated that he was in no rush to get back to competition unless there were big fights that would equate to […]
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Dana White admits the UFC needed to right wrongs in regards to Cris Cyborg relationship
When Cris Cyborg made her UFC debut in May of 2016, she did so at 140 pounds in a catchweight fight against Leslie Smith. At that time, the UFC had yet to create a women’s featherweight division, and Cyborg was adamant that she wouldn’t be able to make the bantamweight limit of 135 pounds. After […]
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Retired former boxing champ Paulie Malignaggi says he’s been asked to join Conor McGregor’s camp for Mayweather fight
The money fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor is less than two months away from taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor has started his camp in Ireland and his coach John Kavanagh says they plan on finishing their camp in Las Vegas. With the boxing match coming up, we haven’t seen or heard […]
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Justin Scoggins attempting to rally flyweights: “Our division is in jeopardy”
The ongoing beef between UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson and UFC President Dana White continues to be an uncertain one, that most recently saw White fire several scathing jabs at ‘Mighty Mouse’ during a recent interview. The feud started after Johnson allegedly accepted a fight with Ray Borg per the UFC’s request after shooting down […]