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UFC reportedly reopens negotiations with Georges St-Pierre after MMAAA announcement
Earlier this month, former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre was part of a group of high-profile fighters which announced the formation of the MMA Athletes Association. While the move was certainly a major one for the UFC community, which resulted in countless fighters reaching out to members of the MMAAA with intentions of joining themselves, […]
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Dana White gives update on Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match
Since Conor McGregor was pulled from UFC 200 in April for refusing to fulfill his media obligations, there have been talks of the Irish superstar making the jump to boxing to compete against undefeated boxing icon Floyd Mayweather. While at that time talks progressed to the point that Colin Cowherd even announced the targeted date […]
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Dana White clears the air: I didn’t strip Conor McGregor of title
Earlier this month, in a shocking move, it was revealed that Conor McGregor had relinquished the featherweight championship just weeks after winning the lightweight championship at UFC 205, where he became the first simultaneous two-division UFC champion. The move came after it was revealed that Daniel Cormier had been forced out of his main event […]
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Shocking arrest made in connection to Anthony Pettis’ cars being set on fire
Recently, unfortunate news surfaced that former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis was targeted as several of his cars were set on fire in his driveway. Fortunately, no one was injured in the fire. Pettis took to Instagram immediately after the situation to plead for any information be given to police. I am a fighter. I […]
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Max Holloway focused on winning, not ‘interim’ tag attached to fight with Anthony Pettis
This Saturday, in the main event of UFC 206 in Toronto, top ranked featherweight Max Holloway and former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will step into the Octagon in a highly anticipated showdown for the interim featherweight title. While the fight was initially set as the co-main event of the pay-per view, the fight was […]
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Matt Brown rips “bully” Donald Cerrone ahead of UFC 206
This Saturday, #5 ranked welterweight Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone, and #14 ranked Matt ‘The Immortal’ Brown will step into the Octagon in a highly anticipated showdown between two of the toughest fighters in the UFC. For Cerrone, the fight will give him the opportunity to extend his undefeated welterweight streak to 4-0, as he looks to […]
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MMAAA responds to cease & desist letter
Earlier this month, notable fighters such as former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre, former UFC champions Cain Velasquez & TJ Dillashaw, and top ranked fighters Donald Cerrone & Tim Kennedy announced the formation of the MMA Athletes Association (MMAAA). Immediately, the MMA community took to social media, with countless fighters taking to social media to […]
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Bjorn Rebney on the MMAAA: ‘The good news is the negative vibe has been focused on me’
Many people fans and athletes were excited to hear the news about the formation of the “industry re-defining” Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA). With members including Georges St-Pierre, Donald Cerrone, Cain Velasquez, TJ Dillashaw and Tim Kennedy, the news of the newly announced association was buzzing. However, one member representing the association that has […]
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VIDEO | Dana White explains Conor McGregor vacating featherweight title
(Video has been taken down from YouTube channel) Many people were shocked when the UFC announced that Conor McGregor “relinquished” the UFC featherweight championship title recently. Many even speculated that the UFC simply stripped “The Notorious” of the 145-pound title with the Irish superstar being quite mum on the matter when it was first announced. […]
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VIDEO | Dana White: We’re going to make a UFC women’s 145-pound division with or without Cyborg
https://youtu.be/5PbevV7PncM?t=4m57s UFC President Dana White apparently has changed his mind on a UFC women’s 145-pound featherweight division. Back in September, White was not at all interested in creating a women’s featherweight division in the UFC. “First of all, there aren’t enough 145-pound female fighters to start a 145-pound division,” White said on the UFC unfiltered […]
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Ryan Bader discusses his new free agency: There’s definitely interest out there
UFC light heavyweight Ryan Bader wrapped up his latest UFC contract in the best way possible, scoring impressive stoppages over Ilir Latifi and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. With these wins, which reaffirmed his status as one of the world’s top light heavyweights, Bader made himself a valuable commodity not only in the eyes of the UFC, […]
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VIDEO | Get pumped for the return of “The Korean Superboy” with this awesome highlight!
If you don't know @KoreanSuperBoy7 yet, you will soon! #UFC206 pic.twitter.com/0x5b7gxqkc — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) December 7, 2016 This Saturday, the UFC will return to Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the first time since September of 2013. It will do so with UFC 206, a card that was regrettably rocked by a last minute, main event […]
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Donald Cerrone says he is unsure of what his involvement with the MMAAA is
With the announcement of the “industry re-defining” Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association, it appears not everyone involved is exactly sure what is going on with it just yet. As an announced board member of the association, UFC fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone told the media today that he wasn’t even aware he was one of […]
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Nick Diaz & NSAC reach agreement, Diaz cleared to fight again immediately
Despite the fact that Nick Diaz celebrated the end of his shortened suspension earlier this year, the eldest Diaz brother hadn’t returned to the Octagon due to the fact that he had yet to pay his fine to the NSAC. The failure to pay his fine resulted in Diaz being barred from cornering his brother […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 10 // Antonio McKee | Gerald Harris | Jorge Masvidal | Abel Trujillo
BJPENN.COM Radio returns tonight at 8PM ET/5PM PT with more great guests for your MMA fix! 8:15PM ET- Antonio McKee – @elnegro01 kicks things off to recap his son AJ’s victory at Bellator 166 and take a dive into the complexities of fighter associations. Antonio is a longtime veteran of MMA and has been routinely […]
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Report: Glover Teixeira vs. Jared Cannonier in the works for UFC 208
Late last month, reports surfaced that Glover Teixeira and Jimi Manuwa were being considered for a light heavyweight showdown at UFC 208 in Anaheim, California. Unfortunately, that card was cancelled altogether, which meant that UFC 209 – scheduled for February 11 in Brooklyn – became the new UFC 208. With the cancellation of the originally […]
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Anthony Pettis: I have way more tools than Conor McGregor
This Saturday at UFC 206, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will step into the Octagon to fight streaking featherweight Max Holloway in a highly anticipated showdown of featherweight contenders. The fight will not only serve as the main event of UFC 206, it will also be an interim featherweight title fight, with the winner […]
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Dana White: Conor McGregor is taking 10 months off
It sounds like Conor McGregor may be out of competition for a bit longer than expected. Many were expecting “The Notorious” to take time off from fighting until his baby was born in the summer of 2017. However, UFC President Dana White spoke with Jay and Dan on FOX Sports Live recently and talked about […]
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Matt Brown explains impact of training under Duane Ludwig
UFC welterweight Matt Brown is gearing up for what could very well be the biggest fight of his MMA career this Saturday at UFC 206. Brown, who is currently ranked at #14 on the UFC’s official welterweight rankings, will be stepping into the Octagon to fight former lightweight title challenger, #5 ranked welterweight Donald Cerrone. […]
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Tyron Woodley once again mocks Conor McGregor for chair-throwing incident
Tyron Woodley and Conor McGregor, who are the UFC welterweight and lightweight champions respectively, have had plenty of memorable exchanges over the last few weeks. Some of them have been on social media, others were backstage in the buildup to November’s UFC 205. One of Woodley and McGregor’s first interactions occurred at a UFC 205 […]
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TJ Dillashaw weighs-in on Urijah Faber’s upcoming retirement
In just over a week, MMA veteran Urijah Faber will step into the Octagon for the final time as he squares off against Brad ‘One Punch’ Pickett in front of his hometown crowd in Sacramento, California. For Faber, the fight will mark the end of a historic 13 year professional MMA career that saw ‘The […]
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Dana White explains why Chuck Liddell & Matt Hughes were fired
Since the new UFC owners have taken over control of the company, the WME-IMG owners have sparked quite a bit of controversy as they have fired numerous high-level executives, including most of the UFC Canada office. Their most recent firings however, saw none other than UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes receive […]
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The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale medical suspensions
This past weekend in Las Vegas, the UFC hosted the Ultimate Fighter season 24 Finale, which was headlined by a flyweight title fight between flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson, and TUF 24 winner Tim Elliot. In the first round, Elliot left fight fans stunned as he nearly pulled off what arguably could have been the biggest […]
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VIDEO | Fighter inexplicably collapses in first round of fight
Late last month, Australia’s Xtreme Fighting Championship (XFC) touched down in sun-soaked Brisbane with their 28th show. The fourth bout of this 13-fight card occurred in the middleweight division, where James Vake took on a fellow Australian in Michael McDaniel. Regrettably, this bout would produce one of the strangest – and initially, most frightening – […]
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VIDEO| Rapper 50 Cent told Dana White that Mayweather is ‘dead serious’ about fighting McGregor
https://youtu.be/5McRtt8Dvg8?t=3m21s Every time Conor McGregor accomplishes a new and massive feat, it leaves fans eager to see him try to one-up that feat. When he knocked out Jose Aldo to win the featherweight title, fans immediately wanted to see him challenge for lightweight gold. When he knocked out Eddie Alvarez to win that lightweight gold, […]
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Edson Barboza thinks his leg kicks have scared off potential opponents
Edson Barboza, who currently holds the number-5 spot in the stacked UFC lightweight division, is known as one of the best leg-kickers in the game. In fact, he might just be the best leg-kicker in MMA outright. Time after time, the Brazilian has dazzled fans and bewildered his opponents by bludgeoning legs into useless stumps […]
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Dominick Cruz: Cody Garbrandt is like Shane Carwin, and we all saw what happened to him
On December 30, in the co-main event of UFC 207, bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will attempt to defend his title against the young Cody Garbrandt. In advance of this bantamweight title showdown, both fighters have pretty clear paths to victory. If Cruz wants to win, he’ll need to avoid Garbrandt’s fight-altering punching power and drag him […]
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Amidst many layoffs, UFC hires new Chief Financial Officer
There has been quite a bit of restructuring with the UFC staff since the new owners WME-IMG took over in the $4 billion acquisition. Dozens of staff members have been let go, including UFC Hall of Fame legends Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes. Now, amidst all the company restructuring taking place with the biggest mixed […]