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John Kavanagh shares inspiring story from Conor McGregor’s UFC debut
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has taken the MMA world by storm since making his UFC debut in 2013, where he knocked out Marcus Brimage in the very first round with beautiful looping uppercuts. Fast forward four years and McGregor is undoubtably the biggest name in MMA at the present time. After making history in 2016 […]
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VIDEO | Team Diaz captures Canadian Commission allowing GSP/Diaz to weigh in overweight
https://youtu.be/DP-NZ9pHXj8 MMA veteran Nick Diaz has continued to put out harsh allegations over the years regarding strange circumstances prior to his UFC 158 scrap with Georges St-Pierre. Leading up to the weigh-ins the day prior to the fight, Team Diaz was approached by a member of the Canadian Athletic Commission who informed Diaz that he […]
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VIDEO | WWE’s Jack Gallagher wins first MMA fight via submission
Fight fans may know Oliver Claffey by his ring name, Jack Gallagher, in the WWE, however what many fans do not know is that Claffey holds an amateur MMA record of 2-0. In 2015, Claffey made his MMA debut at GPUK Night of the Gladiators 25, where he picked up a 1st round submission win […]
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VIDEO | Kiai master bets $5,000 against MMA fighter
Here is a viral video that has been out for quite some time but for those who haven’t seen it yet, it usually sparks an interesting reaction. According to an article from Craziest Sports Fights, Yanagi Ryuken is apparently an expert in the art of kiai. In the video above, you see Ryuken taking out […]
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Conor McGregor’s teammate Dillon Danis: ‘I’m the highest-paid guy in Bellator now’
Dillon Danis will surely be getting some attention with his recent claim that he is now the highest paid fighter on the Bellator MMA roster. Although the 23-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace has yet to make his professional mixed martial arts debut, one thing for sure is that he has learned a thing or two from […]
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Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen did not hold back at today’s Bellator NYC presser
On June 24th, Bellator MMA will simultaneously make it’s first stop in New York City, and take its second crack at the pay-per-view business. It will do so with a stacked card titled Bellator NYC. This Bellator NYC card will be headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between long-time rivals Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. […]
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Urijah Faber responds to TJ Dillashaw accusing him of perpetuating beef
Given the animosity between Urijah Faber & the rest of Team Alpha Male, and former teammate TJ Dillashaw, fight fans have been anxious to see how the beef between coaches Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw plays out on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. Interestingly enough, during a recent interview, TJ Dillashaw explained that […]
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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: I was the first Conor McGregor
This Friday, in the main event of Bellator 175, MMA legend Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will take on wrestling specialist Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal in a compelling heavyweight grudge match. In advance of this fight, Rampage explained to Yahoo! Sports that he is not a fan of King Mo’s wrestling based style. “Our sport has gotten […]
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Urijah Faber breaks down Cody Garbrandt vs. TJ Dillashaw
Later this year, bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will put his UFC bantamweight title on the line as he faces TJ Dillashaw in a highly anticipated showdown, where he will look to defend his bantamweight title for the first time. The former teammates are currently filming the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, where they will […]
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Former opponents recall power of Anthony Johnson
On April 8th in Buffalo, New York, light heavyweight #1 contender Anthony Johnson will step into the Octagon for a highly anticipated rematch with Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title. Ahead of the fight, Johnson has been on a tear of the light heavyweight division, going on a 3-fightwin streak that has seen him […]
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Max Holloway fires at Jose Aldo for delaying title fight
After Max Holloway defeated Anthony Pettis via TKO at UFC 206 to win the interim featherweight championship, all signs pointed to Holloway then fighting Jose Aldo for the undisputed featherweight title. While no immediate timetable was given for when the fight would take place, it was reported that the winner of Holloway vs. Pettis would […]
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Yoel Romero reacts to the news that Michael Bisping won’t wait for Georges St-Pierre
While news that Michael Bisping will next defend his UFC middleweight title against returning welterweight great Georges St-Pierre generated excitement among some members of the MMA community, it was an undeniable bummer for Yoel Romero. Romero, after all, is the top contender in the middleweight division, and St-Pierre’s surprising middleweight title shot deprives him of […]
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Chael Sonnen rips “terrible” Tito Ortiz
Bellator MMA’s Chael Sonnen recently made his promotional debut against Tito Ortiz in The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’s retirement fight earlier this year. Unfortunately for Sonnen, who was returning from his lengthy layoff following a suspension, he was submitted in the very first round. During a recent episode of The MMA Hour, Sonnen spoke about […]
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War Machine releases statement after guilty verdict: I have nothing but joy inside
Back in 2014, UFC and Bellator veteran Jon Koppenhaver – more widely known as War Machine – brutalized his ex girlfriend Christy Mack, leaving her with a “blowout fracture of her left eye and several other broken bones in her face, two missing teeth, a lacerated liver, broken ribs and serious bruising in several places.” During […]
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VIDEO | Watch the Bellator NYC press conference live stream, today at 1 PM ET
On June 24th, Bellator MMA will simultaneously make it’s first stop in New York City, and take its second crack at the pay-per-view business. It will do so with a stacked card titled Bellator NYC. This Bellator NYC card will be headlined by a light heavyweight showdown between long-time rivals Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. […]
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Conor McGregor looking forward to trilogy fight with Nate Diaz
2016 was an incredible year for fights. It was the year that gave us Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit. It gave us Dominick Cruz vs. TJ Dillashaw. It gave us Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva. It gave us Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi. And of course, it gave us two unforgettable scraps between MMA superstars […]
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MMA legends Andrei Arlovski, Takanori Gomi to return to the Octagon at UFC Singapore
Two bona fide legends of MMA will be returning to the UFC’s Octagon when the UFC touches down in Singapore on June 17. The first of these fighters is former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. The second is “The Fireball Kid” Takanori Gomi – the first and only man to hold the PRIDE lightweight title, […]
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Luke Rockhold: Bisping vs. GSP fight is a joke
At a to-be-determined date later this year, former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will return from a long hiatus to challenge Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title. Given that St-Pierre has never fought at middleweight before, his being given this opportunity over deserving middleweight contenders like Yoel Romero and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has generated ample […]
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Michael Bisping threatens to give Georges St-Pierre’s title shot back to Yoel Romero
Michael Bisping threatens to give Georges St-Pierre’s title shot back to Yoel Romero UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping wants to fight Georges St-Pierre on July 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, the Canadian superstar has yet to sign on the dotted line for the proposed middleweight title fight against “The Count”, which has left the […]
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Holly Holm has declined an offer to fight at UFC Singapore
Holly Holm has declined an offer to fight at UFC Singapore A week ago we reported that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm (10-3 MM) had been offered a bout with undefeated Korean fighter Ji Yeon Kim (6-0-2 MMA) for ‘UFC Fight Night 111’ which takes place June 17 in Singapore. Unfortunately for fight […]
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Paul Heyman: Not once did you see Brock Lesnar in UFC at his absolute physical peak
It’s hard to imagine former UFC heavyweight champion and WWE star Brock Lesnar in better physical shape than what he already displayed throughout his career. According to Lesnar’s manager, Paul Heyman, Lesnar was never at his physical peak dating back to when he was winning wrestling championships in college. “I would suggest that Brock is […]
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Dillon Danis vs. Jake Shields grappling match to headline SUG 4
Earlier this month, we learned that BJJ whiz Dillon Danis had signed with Bellator MMA. Danis is expected to debut with the organization later this year. The exciting thing about this debut, of course, is that it will mark not only his first fight with Bellator, but his first mixed martial arts bout outright. While […]
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Kelvin Gastelum didn’t think the ‘greatest of all time’ Anderson Silva would sign fight contract
Kelvin Gastelum has the biggest fight of his life coming up against the former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Although it has been years since Silva has been champion, Gastelum says that Silva is the greatest of all time and was surprised that “The Spider” accepted the fight against him at UFC 212 in Rio […]
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Tyron Woodley discusses the changing recipe for stardom in the UFC
Over the last year, the UFC has been criticized on several occasions for booking fights that focus more on entertainment than they do on legitimate ranking-based matchmaking. Former featherweight champion Conor McGregor‘s immediate lightweight title shot against Eddie Alvarez, for example, was initially criticized. So too was former bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey‘s recent title shot […]
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VIDEO | TJ Dillashaw: Conor McGregor does have some big holes in his game
TJ Dillashaw has been busy preparing for his shot at regaining the UFC bantamweight title with his fight against champion Cody Garbrandt approaching. We saw some video of Dillashaw training with Olympic boxing star Vasyl Lomachenko recently and Fight Hub TV caught up with Dillashaw to get his take on some of the latest buzzing […]
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Gunnar Nelson: True champions finish their fights
Earlier this month, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest trip to London, England, Icelandic welterweight Gunnar Nelson stepped onto the canvas with the ever dangerous Alan Jouban. In this compelling welterweight style clash, Nelson did what he does best: measuring and deconstructing his opponent until the window for a finish materializes, and capitalizing. […]
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UFC stars express interest in boxing vs. MMA pay-per-view
The biggest ongoing story in combat sports today surrounds a possible boxing mega-fight between transcendent MMA star Conor McGregor and boxing great Floyd Mayweather. For a time, of course, this potential showdown looked like a near impossibility. With each passing day, however, there seems to be more and more reason to believe a Mayweather vs. McGregor […]
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Jose Aldo doubts he’ll ever get to rematch Conor McGregor
This June, in the main event of UFC 212, Jose Aldo will attempt to unify his undisputed featherweight title with the interim featherweight title currently owned by Hawaii’s Max Holloway. It’s an undeniably massive fight for the Brazilian, and one that will require him to be on his A-game. While this bout with Holloway is […]