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BJ Penn discusses Conor McGregor’s chances against Floyd Mayweather
There is currently no bigger story in the world of combat sports than that of Conor McGregor‘s plans to challenge undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring. While this fight’s fruition is still far from a certainty, many members of the combat sports world are chiming in, giving their opinions on it. The […]
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Former champ Rafael Dos Anjos to make welterweight debut at UFC Singapore this June
Earlier this year, former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos announced his intention to move up to the welterweight division. The former champ cited an increasingly difficult cut to the lightweight division’s 155-pound cap as the reason for this move. “I reached the top of [lightweight],” he said in a Tweet. “It’s been a hard […]
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VIDEO | Snoop Dogg admires the “cold technique” of UFC 210’s Daniel Cormier
Not long ago, a video of rap legend Snoop Dogg narrating Khabib Nurmagomedov’s destruction of Michael Johnson went viral on the Internet. Shortly after this sensational video hit the World Wide Web, the ever-savvy folks in the UFC marketing department linked up with Snoop, and enlisted him to do some more narration work. Snoop’s latest […]
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VIDEO | Kick off fight week with Countdown to UFC 210
https://youtu.be/gldkq8tVsJc This weekend, the UFC will touch down in Buffalo, New York with UFC 210. In UFC 210’s main event, we’ll see UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier attempt to defend his title against absurdly powerful challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. This undeniably competitive title fight will be a rematch of an exciting 2014 affair, which […]
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VIDEO | Octagon girl Arianny Celeste is working on a music career, and here’s her latest recording
Beautiful UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste is as much a part of the UFC identity as Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer, cage-side announcer Joe Rogan – even the Octagon itself. She’s an unheralded staple of the UFC brand. What you may not know about Celeste is that she’s got plenty going on outside her duties with […]
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Wrestlemania 33 Result: Brock Lesnar gets his revenge on Bill Goldberg
Wrestlemania 33 Result: Brock Lesnar gets his revenge on Bill Goldberg! Wrestlemania 33 took place tonight at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar challenged Bill Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship in the evening’s main event. Lesnar, who was 0-2 against Goldberg heading into tonight’s Wrestlemania 33 event, was […]
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UFC 211 Fight Card and Rumors
The octagon will return to Dallas, Texas on May 13 for UFC 211. The pay-per-view event is headlined by a heavyweight title fight rematch featuring current champ Stipe Miocic taking on former title holder Junior dos Santos. Miocic and dos Santos first met in December of 2014 with the Brazilian emerging victorious via unanimous decision […]
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VIDEO | BJ Penn – Greg Jackson and Jason Parillo are not to blame for Yair Rodriguez booking
BJ Penn – Greg Jackson and Jason Parillo are not to blame for Yair Rodriguez booking UFC legend BJ “The Prodigy” Penn will return to the octagon on June 25 in Oklahoma City to battle fellow veteran Dennis Siver on the main card of UFC Fight Night 112. In his last fight, Penn was TKO’d […]
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UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Fight Card and Start Time
The octagon will return to Buffalo on April 8 for UFC 210, a pay-per-view event headlined by a light heavyweight title fight rematch featuring current champion Daniel Cormier taking on top division contender Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Cormier and Johnson first met at UFC 187 in 2015, where Cormier was able to weather some early adversity […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov: Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor is ‘very dangerous’ for MMA
There is currently no bigger story in the world of combat sports than that of Conor McGregor‘s plans to challenge undefeated boxing great Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring. While this fight’s fruition is still far from a certainty, many members of the combat sports world are chiming in, giving their opinions on it. The […]
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Chris Weidman: “Conor McGregor’s going to have Floyd Mayweather’s head spinning”
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is 100% certain that a boxing match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather is going to happen. “So Mayweather and McGregor is going to happen. 100 percent. That’s a fact,” Weidman told Mike ‘Gunz’ Gunzelman in a recent interview (as transcribed by MMAMania. “I was just like everybody else. […]
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VIDEO | BJJ whiz Mackenzie Dern gets tapped out in Rio de Janeiro
Mackenzie Dern is one of the most recognizable names in grappling. Having gone 3-0 in MMA – including a 2016 Submission of the Year contender over Montana Stewart – she’s also becoming one of the biggest names in women’s mixed martial arts. Unfortunately, Dern had a bit of a rough night in Rio De Janeiro, […]
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UFC 210 odds update: Cormier and ‘Rumble’ dead-even heading into fight week
This Saturday, the UFC will touch down in Buffalo, New York with UFC 210. In the main event of the UFC’s anticipated Buffalo debut, light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will attempt to defend his throne opposite torpedo-fisted challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. This bout will mark a rematch of a fun 2014 scrap, which saw Cormier […]
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Bas Rutten on Germaine de Randamie: She can hang with “Cyborg”
Though nothing is confirmed just yet, it’s very possible that new UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie’s first title defense could be against destructive MMA superstar Cris “Cyborg” Justino. If this is indeed the way things unfold, De Randamie will likely enter the fight as a substantial underdog. According to beloved MMA veteran Bas […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov: UFC 209 withdrawal was “100% my fault”
Back in early March, in the co-main event of UFC 209, undefeated lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov was expected to take on streaking rival Tony Ferguson for the UFC interim lightweight title. Regrettably, Nurmagomedov was forced out of this contest at the last minute, as he was hospitalized due to complications resulting from his weight cut. […]
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Despite “frustrating” decision loss to Bisping, Dan Henderson has no plans to return to the cage
Last October, a 47-year-old Dan Henderson very nearly captured the UFC middleweight title in his retirement fight, as he lost an extremely controversial unanimous decision to champ Michael Bisping. Now some six months removed from this disappointing retirement fight, Henderson recently told MMAFighting.com that he’s still got a bad taste in his mouth from it. […]
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Weekly Roundup: Nate Diaz flips the bird, Jorge Masvidal predicts a finish, RDA gets a fight, and more
It’s been another busy week for the sport of mixed martial arts! Over the last seven days, we’ve witnessed knockouts, submissions, back-and-forth scraps, trash talk, controversy, matchup announcements – all of the things that make our sport so fun to follow. Without further ado, here’s a quick recap of five of our favorite stories from the […]
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VIDEO | Dylan Andrews scores a thunderous KO over fellow UFC veteran
LAWD. Dylan Andrews brutally KO's Papy Abedi at Superior Challenge 15 today. This was a rematch of their UFC fight from 2013. pic.twitter.com/fgtxak5iNg — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 2, 2017 Over the weekend, Sweden’s Superior Challenge hosted its 15th card. In the main event of this card, which emanated from beautiful Stockholm, Sweden, we saw two […]
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VIDEO | BJ Penn gives his first update following Dennis Siver fight booking
BJ Penn gives his first update following Dennis Siver fight booking! Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn will return to the octagon on June 25 in Oklahoma City to battle Dennis Siver on the main card of UFC Fight Night 112. The UFC Hall of Famer, Penn, released the above video where he […]
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PHOTO | Daniel Cormier is jacked ahead of UFC 210 rematch with Anthony Johnson
Daniel Cormier is jacked ahead of UFC 210 rematch with Anthony Johnson! Next weekend the octagon will invade Buffalo, New York for UFC 210. The pay-per-view event is headlined by a light heavyweight title fight rematch between current division title holder Daniel Cormier and top contender Anthony Johnson. “DC” and “Rumble” first met at UFC […]
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Scott Coker weighs-in on Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather
Throughout the course of 2017, boxing icon Floyd Mayweather and UFC star Conor McGregor have continued to be linked to a boxing match. While conflicting reports have continued to emerge on the matter, McGregor recently informed media members at a boxing event at the Madison Square Garden that a fight was “very close” to being […]
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VIDEO | UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby breaks down UFC 210 fights
UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby has earned the reputation as the best matchmaker in MMA. Ahead of April 8th’s light heavyweight showdown between UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, and UFC light heavyweight #1 contender Anthony Johnson, Shelby sat down with UFC correspondent Megan Olivi to break down the fight, as well as several other high-profile […]
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Daniel Cormier: Jon Jones is “always” around a title fight
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has certainly had a long and storied rivalry with current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. The pair’s rivalry began several years ago, and escalated to an all new level when the pair were involved in their infamous press conference brawl. While the pair have been scheduled to fight […]
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Ferguson calls for Conor McGregor to ‘vacate belt now’ if pursuing boxing
UFC lightweight Tony Ferguson recently found himself without an opponent when lightweight #1 contender Khabib Nurmagomedov was forced out of their scheduled interim lightweight title fight the day of weigh-ins. This week, Ferguson appeared on UFC Tonight to discuss the lightweight title picture, as well as Conor McGregor, and a potential fight between McGregor & […]
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VIDEO | Sergei Kharitonov destroys Chase Gormley with brutal uppercut
https://twitter.com/mma_movement/status/847999241691725824 Friday night on the main card of Bellator 175, heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov picked up one of the most devastating and impressive knockout wins in recent Bellator memory. Kharitonov stepped into the cage looking to bounce back from his recent KO loss to Javy Ayala at Bellator 163, which snapped a 5-fight win streak that […]
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Paul Heyman not ruling out Brock Lesnar return to MMA
In 2016, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar stepped into the Octagon for the first time in nearly 5 years to fight heavyweight veteran Mark Hunt at UFC 200. Lesnar’s return was one that was quickly criticized after he was given an exemption from the first three months of mandatory USADA testing prior to the […]
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Gegard Mousasi explains how “stupid” Bisping vs. St-Pierre affects the division
Early in 2017, news surfaced that former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre would be returning to the Octagon to fight middleweight champion Michael Bisping. UFC President Dana White confirmed the news, and both Bisping and St-Pierre appeared at a press conference for the scrap. With that being said, there was no date given for the […]
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VIDEO | King Mo vs. Rampage Jackson 2 (Highlights)
Friday night in Rosemont, IL, MMA legend Rampage Jackson stepped into the cage with MMA veteran Mohammad ‘King Mo’ Lawal for a highly anticipated rematch three years in the making. Going into the fight, King Mo promised to use his wrestling to lay on top of the heavier Rampage for fifteen minutes. Come fight night […]