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Amanda Nunes: UFC trying to ‘make it easier’ for Ronda Rousey with one-sided UFC 207 promos
During a Thursday evening interview with Fox Sports’ Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes touched on the clear favoritism for her opponent Ronda Rousey in the promos for their UFC 207 fight. During a Friday morning media scrum in LA, the women’s bantamweight queen elaborated on the inherent Rousey focus in […]
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VIDEO | Dana White on Conor McGregor wanting shares of the UFC: ‘He’s got a lot of money’
Following his historic win over Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in New York, Conor McGregor held both the UFC featherweight and lightweight belts for a short time before relinquishing the 145-pound division title. With stamping his name yet again in the history books of the UFC, “The Notorious” told the media at the post-fight press […]
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Amanda Nunes: ‘I expect the best Ronda but I don’t know what’s wrong with her’
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes says she has been training her entire career for a fight against Ronda Rousey. Rousey, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion helped put women’s mixed martial arts on the map, opening the eyes to many new fans of the sport but hit an abrupt bump in the road in […]
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VIDEO | Dana White: Floyd Mayweather better hope he doesn’t run into Conor McGregor in the street
The media battle between UFC superstar Conor McGregor and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has been going on for quite some time now. Most recently, things got a bit more heated as Floyd Mayweather said that he is going slap the UFC lightweight champion the next time he sees him. UFC President Dana White thought the […]
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2 American Animals Episode 26 – Enson Inoue (aka, Yamato Damashii) Joins the Show!
On this episode of American Animals, the animals are thrilled to welcome one of their greatest influences, Enson Inoue (aka, Yamato Damashii) to the show. Enson teaches the guys about Japanese MMA, discusses his willingness to die in the ring, and fills everyone in on the people/causes he is fighting for in Japan. Join us […]
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TJ Dillashaw: Dominick Cruz will “try and retire before he fights me again”
In one week’s time, in the co-main event of UFC 207, bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will attempt to defend his title against undefeated challenged Cody Garbrandt. Though Garbrandt has yet to beat a top-5 opponent, his incredible punching power and sizzling beef with the champ have most members of the MMA community pretty excited for […]
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Dana White drops bombshell regarding Conor McGregor’s first potential title defense
Since Conor McGregor won the UFC lightweight championship by TKOing Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 back in November, there has been much talk regarding who McGregor will face next as he will have to defend his lightweight title. With that being said, McGregor revealed at the UFC 205 post-fight press conference […]
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The 10 Best UFC Knockouts of 2016
There is nothing quite like a highlight reel knockout. One well placed punch, perfectly timed kick, or surprise knee, and bam, it’s curtains. In 2016, the many talented fighters on the UFC roster provided us with a seemingly endless list of emphatic knockouts, some dealt with punches, others dealt with shins, others dealt with heels, […]
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Dana White gives odd reason on why there shouldn’t be a Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz trilogy fight
There is a perfected recipe for UFC success with Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz being the two main ingredients. McGregor and Diaz who headlined UFC 196 and UFC 202 have two of the highest, if not the top two highest UFC pay-per-view buys in the history of the UFC. Diaz was able to shock the […]
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Not so fast! Mark Hunt maintains fight with Overeem is not official
Over the course of this week, reports have continued to surface that fan favorite heavyweight Mark Hunt will be fighting MMA veteran Alistair Overeem at UFC 209. Despite that, Hunt has continued to maintain that he will not be fighting until the UFC agrees to put a clause in his contract protecting him from fighting […]
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Fedor Emelianenko weighs-in on Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor
Last month at UFC 205, Khabib Nurmedomedov cemented his place as the lightweight #1 contender when he picked up a horrifically dominant win over Michael Johnson. Nurmagomedov used his grappling skills to repeatedly take Johnson down, and land countless elbows, complete with trash talk to Johnson mid-fight, and a conversation with UFC President Dana White […]
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Cris Cyborg’s rep gives info on failed drug test
This week, news surfaced that Invicta FC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg had failed a random out-of-competition drug test on December 5th, and was potentially in violation of USADA’s anti-doping policy. The UFC was quick to release a statement on the matter, which was ultimately followed up by a statement from Cyborg herself on social […]
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Jose Aldo’s coach calls for UFC to back up interim title fight claims
Throughout the course of this week, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway revealed that an ankle injury will keep him from fighting Jose Aldo for the undisputed featherweight title at UFC 208 in February. Following that, recently promoted UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo revealed that he was in negotiations with the UFC to fight for […]
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MMA community reacts to Cris Cyborg’s failed drug test
Earlier this week, the UFC was notified of a potential anti-doping violation from Cris Cyborg stemming from a December 5th drug test. While Cyborg maintained her innocence in a lengthy Facebook post, saying: “For my fans who are disappointed in the news, I am sorry. You can feel confident that the substance they are inquiring […]
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VIDEO | Amanda Nunes says Ronda Rousey blocked her on Instagram
In one week’s time, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will attempt the first defense of her title. She will do so against former champion and transcendent MMA star Ronda Rousey, who will be making her first steps into the Octagon since she was knocked out by Holly Holm more than a year ago. The […]
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Sorry ‘Mighty Mouse,’ Dana White thinks Conor McGregor is MMA’s pound-for-pound king
With former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Jon “Bones” Jones currently serving a year-long suspension, MMA’s pound-for-pound debate has typically come down to one man: Flyweight champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. When Conor McGregor defeated Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC lightweight title in November, however, he made a strong case for a spot atop […]
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UFC strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk weighs in on Nunes vs. Rousey
In one weeks’ time, women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will make the first defense of her title. She will do so against former champion Ronda Rousey, who has not been seen in action since she was knocked out by a Holly Holm head kick in November of 2015. In advance of this fight, fans, pundits and […]
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VIDEO | The Best UFC Trash Talk of 2016
https://twitter.com/ufc/status/812066749688385536 2016 has been a banner year for fun fights. The year gave us Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit. It gave us Cub Swanson vs. Doo Ho Choi. It gave us Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz 2, Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva, Marco Polo Reyes vs. Dong Hyun Kim, Steve Bossé vs. Sean O’Connell, and […]
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VIDEO | Amanda Nunes isn’t bothered by the Rousey favoritism in UFC 207 promos
https://twitter.com/foxsportslive/status/812125442689773570 On December 30, former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will make her first steps into the Octagon since she was knocked out cold by a Holly Holm head kick in November of 2015. She will do so in the main event of UFC 207, when she takes on the division’s current champion Amanda Nunes. […]
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Cris Cyborg releases statement on failed drug test
Thursday morning the MMA community woke up to news that Invicta FC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg had failed a USADA drug test earlier this month. The UFC was notified of the drug testing failure and released a statement of their own. While Cyborg’s team maintained radio silence on the matter immediately, the WMMA vet […]
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Gabi Garcia gets new 49-year-old opponent for RIZIN New Year’s Eve card
Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN has announced that Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Gabi Garcia will be facing a new opponent on the New Year’s Eve card scheduled to take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Garcia’s originally scheduled opponent, 52-year-old Japanese judoka, pro wrestler, and MMA fighter Shinobu Kandori was forced out of the […]
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Dominick Cruz on Cody Garbrandt’s PR: ‘It’s a spineless, gutless and sad approach that’s very weak’
UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt are just a short time away from settling their feud in the Octagon. The two scrappers are set to fight in a five-round title fight in the co-main event of UFC 207 where Ronda Rousey makes her long-awaited return to challenge UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. […]
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VIDEO | Dana White talks about Cris Cyborg’s failed USADA drug test: ‘I thought it was just strange that she was turning down all these fights’
The MMA community has been buzzing with the news of Cris Cyborg’s potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on December 5, 2016. The UFC released a statement on Thursday stating that they were notified of the potential violation. UFC President Dana White spoke with TMZ on Thursday about the situation. “USADA […]
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Cris Cyborg releases first statement on failed USADA drug test
Big news hit the MMA community on Thursday when the UFC released a statement that they were notified that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on December 5, 2016. Cyborg gave a short statement to MMA Fighting following the news […]
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BREAKING! Cris Cyborg fails USADA drug test
On the heels of news that Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie would be competing for the inaugural women’s featherweight championship at UFC 208, it has now been revealed that the UFC has been notified of a failed drug test from Cris Cyborg. The UFC released a statement on their website: “The UFC organization was […]
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EXCLUSIVE | John Dodson willing to fight at “as many” weight classes as he can
While a controversial split decision loss to John Lineker may have halted John Dodson’s hopes of making a statement in the bantamweight division in 2016, ‘The Magician’ is currently struggling to find a 135 pound fighter who is willing to fight him! During a recent episode of BJPenn.com Radio, Dodson revealed that following his loss […]
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EXCLUSIVE | John Dodson discusses next potential fight, reflects on Lineker loss
Back in October, two of the most exciting fighters in the UFC’s lighter weight divisions stepped into the Octagon in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Portland’. Former flyweight title challenger John Dodson was looking to pick up his second straight win since returning to bantamweight, while John Lineker was looking to continue his […]
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Demetrious Johnson sidelined through first part of 2017 with knee injury
Unfortunate news surfaced this week that UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson had injured his knee earlier this year during his 5-round war against Tim Elliot. In the opening round, Johnson was nearly submitted by the ‘TUF: Tournament of Champions’ winner, however over the course of the next four rounds, Johnson used his wrestling to dictate […]