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The future of the UFC’s women’s featherweight division is looking grim
Back in February, Germaine de Randamie and Holly Holm collided to crown the UFC’s first-ever women’s featherweight champion. Though there was a definite asterisk attached to this title fight due to the fact that it did not involve Cris “Cyborg” Justino – the division’s consensus best fighter – it was an exciting time for women’s […]
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Alexander Gustafsson thanks Glover Teixeira and fans following win
This past weekend, top ranked UFC light heavyweight contender Alexander ‘The Mauler’ Gustafsson picked up an extremely impressive and dominant win over former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Glover Teixeira. While it took Gustafsson until the 5th round to actually finish Teixeira, ‘The Mauler’ managed to knock Texeira down twice throughout the fight, out-striking his […]
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UFC Long Island takes shape with multiple new fights
This July 22, the UFC will debut in Long Island, New York, with UFC on Fox 25. As this UFC Long Island card draws ever closer, its lineup is beginning to take shape. Over the last few days, the UFC has announced a long list of new matchups for the card. The biggest of these new […]
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Daniel Cormier: I’d sleep “Gustafsson’s cheerleader” Jimi Manuwa
Last weekend, during the UFC’s latest trip to Stockholm, Sweden, British light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa was on site to support his training partner Alexander Gustafsson as he battled Glover Teixeira. When Gustafsson won this fight via fifth-round knockout, Manuwa was unsurprisingly supportive. Manuwa’s post-fight applause of Gustafsson generated a response from UFC light heavyweight […]
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After eye-poke, Glover Teixeira says he was seeing “three Gustafssons”
Last weekend, the UFC touched down in Stockholm, Sweden with an exciting 12-fight card. In the main event, the fighting pride of Sweden himself, Alexander Gustafsson, scored an impressive, fifth-round knockout win over the dangerous Glover Teixeira. For Teixeira, things obviously didn’t go as planned – and not only because he got knocked out. The […]
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Germaine de Randamie issues statement on Cyborg, says she hopes to return to bantamweight
Earlier this year, in the main event of UFC 208, Dutch striker Germaine de Randamie outworked Holly Holm to become the UFC’s first-ever women’s featherweight champion. The understanding was that, from there, she would then defend against the featherweight division’s consensus best fighter, Cris “Cyborg” Justino. This is not the way things have unfolded. Since […]
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SI Swimsuit model and Muay Thai fighter Mia Kang eyeing MMA competition
Don’t let the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model job description fool you because Mia Kang is a fighter, too. After spending a good part of her life in the modeling industry and going through every eating disorder in the book, one experience in a Muay Thai fight camp in 2016 changed Kang’s outlook on life and […]
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Charles Oliveira wants to return to the featherweight division
Charles Oliveira has had an unfortunately long list of failed cuts to the featherweight division’s 145-pound cap. His latest failed cut occurred back in November, when he missed weight for a featherweight bout with Ricardo Lamas by a whopping 10 pounds. In the wake of this failed cut to featherweight – which culminated in a […]
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Yair Rodriguez gives timetable for Octagon return
Earlier this month, on the main card of the stacked UFC 211, red hot Mexican featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez faced the biggest test of his career in Frankie Edgar. Regrettably for Rodriguez and his legions of fans, it did not turn out to be his night, as he was taken out by his far more […]
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VIDEO | UFC 212 Embedded Episode 1 – Team Holloway gives up weight cutting secret
Fight week is upon us as UFC 212 takes place this weekend in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and interim champion Max Holloway will fight in a title unification bout in the main event while #1 UFC ranked women’s strawweight Claudia Gadelha will take on #2 ranked Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the […]
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Angela Magana’s Instagram account has been deleted
You’re probably very familiar with the story by now: earlier this month, at the UFC athletes retreat in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino punched UFC strawweight Angela Magana. This blowout occurred after Magana made several offensive posts about Cyborg on social media. In the wake of this unfortunate event, many members […]
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Report: Junior Dos Santos vs. Francis Ngannou bout being targeted for August
According to a report from Ariel Helwani, streaking heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou could return to the Octagon this August against his biggest test yet: former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos. The bout is being targeted for UFC 215, which is scheduled for August 19 in Seattle, Washington. UFC would like to book Francis Ngannou […]
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After quick KO of Cirkunov, Volkan Oezdemir wants Jimi Manuwa
On Sunday afternoon, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest trip to beautiful Stockholm, Sweden, surging Swiss light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir scored an upset, knockout win over the highly regarded Misha Cirkunov – and he did it in just 28 seconds. With this win, Oezdemir solidified his status as one of the top light […]
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Bob Arum: Manny Pacquiao “is there” to fight McGregor if Mayweather isn’t
The biggest ongoing story in combat sports today surrounds a possible boxing mega fight between undefeated great Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor. At first, of course, this fight looked like a near impossibility. As the months have passed, however, red tape has been bushwhacked and roadblocks have been cleared, and the fight […]
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Alexander Gustafsson slams Jon Jones: he’s not a champion, not a good person
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Stockholm, Sweden, national MMA hero Alexander Gustafsson picked up a dominant win over Glover Teixeira, piecing him up with crackling combos for four rounds, and putting him away with a violent volley of punches in the third. With this win in the books, […]
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Athlete outfitting pay for UFC Stockholm: Prelim fighter Chris Camozzi gets top payout
Yesterday night (yesterday afternoon in North America) the UFC touched down in Sweden with UFC Stockholm, an exciting, 12-fight card. In the UFC Stockholm main event, we saw the fighting pride of Sweden, Alexander Gustafsson, pick up a dominant win over Glover Teixeira, piecing him up with crackling combos for four rounds, and putting him […]
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Anthony Johnson weighs in on tonight’s main event scrap, says he is “getting that itch!”
Anthony Johnson weighs in on tonight’s main event scrap, says he is “getting that itch!” Following his second-round submission loss to current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at April’s UFC 210 event in Buffalo, knockout artist Anthony Johnson shocked fights fans by announcing his retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts. “Rumble” had […]
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Pros react to Alexander Gustafsson’s KO of Glover Teixeira, post-fight marriage proposal
On Sunday afternoon, the UFC returned to the beautiful country of Sweden with UFC Stockholm, an exciting 12-fight card that emanated from the city’s Ericsson Globe Arena. Atop this 12-fight card was a key light heavyweight showdown between the UFC’s number one and two ranked light heavyweight contenders: the pride of Sweden himself Alexander Gustafsson, […]
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UFC Stockholm Results: Alexander Gustafsson KO’s Glover Teixeira (Highlights)
UFC Stockholm Results: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira A key light heavyweight scrap between former title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira served as the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 109 fight card in Stockholm, Sweden. Round one begins and Gustafsson misses with a spinning back kick to start. Alexander is utilizing a […]
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Pros react to Volkan Oezdemir’s crushing KO of Misha Cirkunov
On Sunday afternoon the UFC returned to Sweden with UFC Stockholm, an action-packed, 12-fight card. In the evening’s co-main event, we saw ranked light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir and Misha Cirkunov in a bout that would send the winner shooting up the divisional ranks. In the end, the bout’s winner was Oezdemir. Despite his status […]
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UFC Stockholm Results: Volkan Oezdemir KO’s Misha Cirkunov (VIDEO)
UFC Stockholm Results: Misha Cirkunov vs. Volkan Oezdemir A light heavyweight bout between surging division contenders Misha Cirkunov and Volkan Oezdemir served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 109 event in Stockholm, Sweden. Round one begins and Misha lands a kick to the body to start. Volkan responds with a crisp left […]
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UFC Stockholm Results: Peter Sobotta KO’s Ben Saunders (Highlights)
UFC Stockholm Results: Ben Saunders vs. Peter Sobotta An intriguing welterweight scrap between Ben Saunders and Peter Sobotta took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 109 main card in Stockholm, Sweden. Round one begins and Sobotta lands a hard low kick to start. He comes forward a heavy left hand that send Saunders to the […]
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UFC Stockholm Results: Omari Akhmedov defeats Abdul Razak Alhassan (Highlights)
UFC Stockholm Results: Omari Akhmedov vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan A welterweight scrap between Omari Akhmedov and Abdul Razak Alhassan took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 109 main card in Stockholm, Sweden. Round one begins and Omari lands a front kick and then shoots in for a takedown and gets it. This is not the […]
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Brandon Vera kicks Angela Magana out of Alliance MMA, issues statement
Earlier this month, the UFC shipped nearly its entire roster out to Las Vegas for a special, weekend-long athletes retreat. Though the hope was that this would be a purely fruitful weekend for the 400+ fighters in attendance, it will probably be remembered most for a heated blowout between UFC featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino […]
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UFC Stockholm Results: Nordine Taleb defeats Oliver Enkamp (Highlights)
UFC Stockholm Results: Oliver Enkamp vs. Nordine Taleb A welterweight scrap between Oliver Enkamp and Nordine Taleb took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 109 main card in Stockholm, Sweden. Round one begins and Teleb starts things off with a hard low kick. He presses forward and lands another. Enkamp misses with a front kick […]
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UFC Stockholm Results: Jack Hermansson vs. Alex Nicholson
UFC Stockholm Results: Jack Hermansson vs. Alex Nicholson A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Alex Nicholson kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 109 main card in Stockholm, Sweden. Round one begins and Hermansson begins circling early. Nicholson catches him with a body kick. Hermansson immediately shoots in and scores with a takedown. Jack quickly […]
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Dan Hardy: Jimi Manuwa’s KO of Corey Anderson was “the scariest thing I’ve ever seen.”
As the color commentator for most of the UFC’s trips to Europe, Dan Hardy has had a front row seat for some pretty incredible moments. One of those moments occurred in the main event of the UFC’s most recent trip to London, England, which went down earlier this year. In that main event, England’s own […]
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UFC Stockholm results: Bojan Velickovic right hand snuffs Nico Musoke (video)
The first fight of the UFC Stockholm televised prelims occured at welterweight, where “Serbian Steel” Bojan Velickovic took on Sweden’s own Nico Musoke. It was a fun fight while it lasted. Though Velickovic seemed to be winning heading into the third, Musoke was hanging in there, and seemed to have plenty of fight left in him. Then […]