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UFC Stockholm results: Damir Hadzovic KOs Marcin Held with crushing knee (video)
The first bout of the UFC’s Sunday morning trip to Stockholm occurred at lightweight, where former Bellator title challenger Marcin Held took on the dangerous Damir Hadzovic For most of this bout, it looked like Marcin Held was well on his way to a big win, as he controlled his opponent with his grappling and […]
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VIDEO | UFC veteran gets one-punch KO’d in just 14 seconds
TANAKA SLEEPS HIOKI pic.twitter.com/XryRv72COp — FightPicks inc (@MixedMartialBet) May 28, 2017 When Japan’s Hatsu Hioki signed with the UFC back in 2011, he was widely viewed as a legitimate threat to then dominant UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo. Unfortunately, Hioki’s UFC run ended up being a bit of a disappointment. After defeating George Roop and […]
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Max Holloway gives his take on Magana-Cyborg drama
Earlier this month, the UFC flew the majority of its roster out to Las Vegas, Nevada for a special, weekend-long athletes retreat. Unsurprisingly, this weekend produced several tense moments between fighters. The most high-profile run-in featured UFC strawweight Angela Magana and featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino. The incident, which stemmed from some nasty comments Magana […]
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VIDEO | Frankie Edgar reacts to Angela Magana pressing charges against Cris Cyborg
VIDEO | Frankie Edgar reacts to Angela Magana pressing charges against Cris Cyborg During the UFC athletes retreat in Las Vegas, top UFC women’s featherweight fighter Cris Cyborg confronted veteran strawweight Angela Magana over some cruel social media posts that she had recently posted online. Cyborg demanded that Magana show her some respect and when […]
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VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi once again gets the Thug Life treatment
VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi once again gets the Thug Life treatment Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi is currently the most coveted free agent fighter in all of mixed martial arts. Mousasi is riding a very impressive five-fight win streak which includes two stoppage wins over former UFC champions. Gegard’s most recent win came […]
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The UFC’s two tallest fighters will headline UFC Rotterdam on September 2
The UFC’s two tallest fighters will headline UFC Rotterdam on September 2 The octagon will return to the Netherlands on September 2 and will feature a key heavyweight showdown between the promotions two tallest fighters in the evenings main event. Stefan Struve (28-8 MMA), who stands at 7-foot tall, will return to action in front […]
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Report | The UFC already has an opponent in mind for Stipe Mioicic’s next title defense
Report | The UFC already has an opponent in mind for Stipe Mioicic’s next title defense UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA) successfully defended his title earlier this month at UFC 211 in Dallas, where he scored a first-round TKO victory over former division title holder Junior dos Santos. The victory served as Miocic’s […]
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Conor McGregor releases statement following new sponsorship from ‘Beats’
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has been absent from the Octagon since his November win over Eddie Alvarez to claim the UFC lightweight title and cement his place in UFC history as a two-division champion. Despite not being active in the Octagon, McGreogor has continued to keep his name in headlines as developments regarding a […]
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UFC reportedly targeting pivotal heavyweight showdown for summer
Just two weeks ago, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos found himself knocked out by Stipe Miocic in a failed bid for the UFC heavyweight title. Despite just being knocked out two weeks ago, the UFC is already apparently targeting dos Santos’ next fight. Ariel Helwani has the scoop: UFC would like to book […]
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Cat Zingano reflects on UFC Athlete Retreat
This past weekend, the UFC hosted the first ever ‘UFC Athlete Retreat’ where hundreds of fighters congregated in Las Vegas for a weekend of all-inclusive fun and presentations. For the most part, the event went off without a hitch despite one physical altercation breaking out. With that being said, there was some tension at the […]
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Cris Cyborg fires back at Germaine de Randamie
UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie has continued to leave MMA fans confused in regards to her next fight. While all signs pointed to de Randamie making her first title defense against Cris Cyborg, conflicting rumors have continued to surface regarding when, or if, de Randamie will ever make her first title defense. This […]
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Cortney Casey fails drug test, win over Jessica Aguilar overturned
Recently, at UFC 211, UFC women’s strawweight contender Cortney Casey took to the Octagon against Jessica Aguilar for a highly anticipated and extremely pivotal showdown. For Casey, she was looking to return to the win column after dropping a unanimous decision loss to Claudia Gadelha back in November. On the other hand, Aguilar was also […]
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Germaine de Randamie refuses to fight Cris Cyborg, willing to let UFC strip title
Since Germaine de Randamie won the UFC women’s featherweight championship by defeating Holly Holm earlier this year, Cris Cyborg has continually called for a fight against the champion. Despite Cyborg’s persistence, de Randamie, the UFC, and Cyborg have been unable to come to an agreement. In an interesting statement released to MMAJunkie following rumors of […]
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Georges St-Pierre discloses real reason for not being able to fight till late this year
Many are still speculating on who and when Georges St-Pierre will be fighting in his return to the Octagon after his lenghty hiatus. With the targeted bout against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping now scrapped, UFC President Dana White said that “Rush” will fight whoever has the UFC welterweight title when he is ready. St-Pierre […]
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VIDEO | Diego Sanchez helps train Jackson Wink MMA’s newest fighter
Jackson Wink MMA has a new fighter on their team and has already got some great one-on-one training done with UFC veteran Diego Sanchez. Social media videos from former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Jackson Wink MMA showed a little preview of Sanchez training with the new member of the team, Isaac “The […]
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Neil Magny pens letter to UFC roster urging fighters to look out for each other
This past weekend, UFC fighters congregated in Las Vegas for a weekend with their peers at the first ever UFC Athletes Retreat. The event was certainly quite an interesting one, that saw two fighters involved in an altercation, an Anheuser-Busch rep allegedly present to the athletes drunk, and UFC lightweight Kajan Johnson calling out a […]
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Bellator picks up another big heavyweight from the UFC
Bellator MMA has acquired another big name from the UFC roster. Roy Nelson, Season 10 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter,” signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator, according to a report released on Friday by Ariel Helwani for MMA Fighting. Bellator has yet to make the official announcement of Nelson’s signing but is expected to do […]
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Bodybuilder books flight to fight Cody Garbrandt after heated Twitter exchange
We could be seeing UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt fight sooner than we thought. Earlier this week, Garbrandt got into a heated Twitter exchange with a bodybuilder named Matthew Kline Kader. It all started after Garbrandt replied to one of Dillashaw’s tweets about fighting UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. Dillashaw: Would you rather see @MightyMouseUFC […]
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Max Holloway chasing more than an undisputed featherweight title
Interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is currently gearing up for his upcoming UFC 212 scrap against undisputed featherweight champion Jose Aldo next weekend. Ahead of that fight however, Holloway is looking to secure more than an undisputed featherweight title. ‘Blessed’ spoke to media members recently to explain why an undisputed featherweight title isn’t the […]
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NYSAC amends weigh-in rules following Daniel Cormier’s ‘towelgate’ incident
Prior to UFC 210 last month, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier caught quite a bit of controversy for his early weigh-in on Friday morning. Cormier stepped onto the scale and missed weight on his first attempt, weighing in above the light heavyweight title fight limit of 205 pounds. Just over a minute later, Cormier […]
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Jose Aldo admits Conor McGregor rematch will likely never happen
At UFC 194, interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor stepped into the Octagon with undisputed champion Jose Aldo for a highly anticipated showdown that saw McGregor not only win UFC gold, but end the lengthy reign of Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds. Following the loss, Aldo began to campaign for a rematch against his rival. […]
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Max Holloway not confident Conor McGregor returns after potential Mayweather fight
While Conor McGregor may currently reign as the UFC lightweight champion, since winning the belt McGregor’s name has been linked to a potential boxing superfight with undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. While Oscar De La Hoya may not be too fond of the potential bout becoming more and more real every day, the combat sports […]
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VIDEO | Several scuffles break out in newest clip from The Ultimate Fighter
It is too bad that Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw will not be settling their feud at UFC 213 as originally planned. Garbrandt suffered a back injury and will not be recovered in time to train for the fight by the July 8 event in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although the fight is now off, the […]
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Oscar De La Hoya pens lengthy letter in hopes of stopping McGregor vs. Mayweather
Former boxing great Oscar De La Hoya is doing everything in his power to stop UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor and boxing icon Floyd Mayweather from ever stepping into the boxing ring together. With McGregor’s side of a boxing deal now finalized, a fight between the two alphas of their respective sports is looking more […]
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Robbie Lawler comments on leaving ATT and Georges St-Pierre’s return to 170
It has been almost a year since we have seen Robbie Lawler in the Octagon. With his return to the Octagon coming at UFC 213 against Donald Cerrone, fans should be in for a real treat as the two are expected to stand right in front of one another and throw down. It will be […]
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Yair Rodriguez: All my fears came true at UFC 211
Earlier this month, on the main card of UFC 211, red hot featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez hit a road block in the form of Frankie Edgar. Despite some strong moments in the fight, Rodriguez was grounded and ultimately stopped by his experienced foe. Now several weeks removed from this loss, Rodriguez spoke with BJPenn.com’s Chris […]
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Tony Ferguson on Nate Diaz: You’re a clown, dude, you’re fake
Tony Ferguson is campaigning hard for a fight with Nate Diaz. Ferguson took an opportunity on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour to go on a verbal onslaught targeting Diaz. With all of the comments that “El Cucuy” is throwing at the Stockton scrapper, it wouldn’t be a surprise if there is some sort of […]
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Duane Ludwig: If we lived thousands of years ago, Conor McGregor would probably be the king
One of the hottest rivalries in MMA today is the one shared by reigning bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt, and former champ TJ Dillashaw. As Dillashaw’s coach, Duane Ludwig has been dragged into the middle of this sizzling beef, which has recently been coming to a head on The Ultimate Fighter. On Wednesday’s edition of BJ […]