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Fabricio Werdum trolls Reebok with ‘Nike Fight Kit’ picture
Since the UFC announced their apparel partnership with Reebok, fighters and fans have continually criticized the brand. In the early days of the apparel deal, Reebok made quite a few errors when designing clothing for fighters, calling Anderson Silva “Anderson Aldo” on one of their shirts, and putting a United States patch on the sleeve […]
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Miesha Tate on Loss to Amanda Nunes: “I Really Don’t Remember the Fight”
In March of this year, women’s MMA veteran Miesha Tate submitted Holly Holm with a fifth-round rear-naked choke. This win would earn her the coveted women’s bantamweight title. Unfortunately, Tate’s long-awaited time atop the bantamweight throne came to an abrupt just months thereafter, when she was battered and submitted by a ferocious Amanda Nunes in the main event […]
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Jon Fitch eyeing rematch with potential free agent Georges St-Pierre
Back in 2008, Jon Fitch stepped into the Octagon against UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. Fitch had been on a tear of the UFC’s welterweight division, going on an 8-fight win streak that saw him defeat notable opponents such as Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez. Fitch, who was widely regarded as having some of the […]
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Jon Jones Explains Why He’d Rather Fight “Rumble” than “DC”
On December 10, in the main event of UFC 206, Daniel Cormier will defend the UFC light heavyweight title against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. As significant as this bout is, however, it will have a shadow cast over it by one man: former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones won the divisional crown in early 2011 […]
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Check Out This Awesome Fan-Made Poster For Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt’s UFC 207 Bantamweight Title Fight
Earlier this week, it was announced that Dominick Cruz would be defending his UFC bantamweight title against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 207. This news confirmed rumors that have been swirling for weeks, and drove fans of the bantamweight division into a frenzy of excitement. Though this December 30 title fight is still a ways down […]
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Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone Says MMA Needs a Fighters Union, Offers to Lead It
It’s unfortunate, but it’s true: tension between the UFC and its fighters is at an all-time high. After weeks of failed negotiations, welterweight legend Georges St-Pierre recently made the claim that he’d terminated his UFC contract and that he’d be testing free agency. Featherweight great Jose Aldo has asked to be released from his UFC […]
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Alan Jouban and UFC on FOX 22 opponent Mike Perry go at it on Twitter
Mike Perry has only fought twice in the UFC, but “Platinum” has certainly made his presence felt. With two knockouts in as many octagon appearances, Perry took to Twitter to stir the pot with Alan Jouban, who will take on Perry at UFC on FOX 22 on December 17. See for yourself how their Twitter […]
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Dana White reacts to the rumors of Michael Bisping fighting Georges St-Pierre in Toronto
Earlier this week, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor reported that current UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was being targeted for a fight at December’s UFC 206 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I spoke to one of Michael Bisping's coaches who told me thatthe UFC is targeting the champ to return at #UFC206 in Toronto, Canada. — Chris […]
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Bigfoot Silva set to fight undefeated Russian prospect following UFC release
Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva may have been released from the UFC last week, but he won’t be out of work for very long. The former heavyweight title challenger will be heading to Russia to take on Ivan Shtyrkov (4-0), an undefeated prospect who’s ended all four of his victories by first-round finish. “We are very excited […]
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VIDEO | Ronda Rousey bites an ear off on ‘Drunk History’
Drunk History Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is set to return to competition in the Octagon after being out for over a year. Rousey announced prior to her last fight, which ended in her first professional MMA loss against Holly Holm at UFC 193, that she was going to be taking a break […]
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Michael Bisping says he has verbally agreed to fight at UFC 206
Earlier this week Chris Taylor of BJPENN.com reported that current UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was being targeted to fight at December’s UFC 206 pay-per-view event in Toronto. I spoke to one of Michael Bisping's coaches who told me thatthe UFC is targeting the champ to return at #UFC206 in Toronto, Canada. — Chris Taylor […]
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BJJ wizard Mackenzie Dern already in talks with the UFC
Mackenzie Dern is well-known in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The BJJ black belt has a long list of accolades that include ADCC Champion, World Champion, World Pro Champion and No Gi World Champion. Now, the daughter of Wellington “Megaton” Dias is getting into mixed martial arts and holds a 2-0 record, fighting under Legacy […]
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Cat Zingano challenges WWE diva to a fight
Former title challenger Cat Zingano just called out someone for a fight on Twitter, but she’s not a UFC fighter. In fact, the woman Zingano called out doesn’t even train mixed martial arts. Zingano tweeted at WWE superstar Sasha Banks on Tuesday, to the confusion and delight of many. See how the exchange between Cat […]
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VIDEO | Pro wrestling and MMA star Bobby Lashley talks up a fight against Brock Lesnar
Who would you pick to win in a mixed martial arts fight between Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar? Lashley, who is under a Bellator MMA and TNA professional wrestling promotion contract spoke with TMZ about a potential matchup with former UFC and WWE contracted star, Brock Lesnar. “I think it would be really interesting. There’s […]
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UFC replaces Joe Silva with Sean Shelby and Mick Maynard as matchmaker
The UFC has officially replaced former long-time matchmaker Joe Silva after promoting Sean Shelby to oversee matchmaking for several weight divisions. Shelby will be sharing matchmaking duties with former Legacy FC owner and president Mick Maynard. While Maynard will oversee the men’s flyweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, Shelby will take over matchmaking for […]
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Max Holloway to Jose Aldo: Get your ass in the cage
Interim UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has stirred up a bit of controversy recently as he has continued his very public war of words with the UFC brass. After it was announced that Conor McGregor would be moving up to lightweight to challenge Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight strap at UFC 205 on November 12th, […]
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Gegard Mousasi Says He Would “Punish” Michael Bisping if They Fought
Late last week, it was announced that an injury had forced Gunnar Nelson out his bout with Dong Hyun Kim, the planned headliner for the UFC’s return to Belfast, Northern Ireland. This unfortunately left the UFC scrambling for a viable main event on just a few weeks’ notice. Though it can’t have been easy, the organization […]
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VIDEO | The exact moment Gunnar Nelson injured his ankle
https://youtu.be/VHQT-y6Xk6o Recently, news surfaced that SBG Ireland fighter Gunnar Nelson, who was slated to fight Dong Hyun Kim in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Belfast’, was forced to pull out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury just several weeks before fight night. In the same report, it was revealed that the […]
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Awkward! Tim Kennedy Says that a USADA Rep Watched Him Shower
In mid 2015, the UFC partnered with the United States Anti-Doping Commission (USADA) in an effort to crack down on performance enhancing drug use and clean up the sport. So far, the agency’s efforts to do so have been quite fruitful. It seems that every week, a new fighter is notified of a potential violation, […]
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VIDEO | Bodybuilder gets beat down by BJJ black belt for your entertainment
The entertainment that the Internet brings is seemingly endless. Here, we take a look at some viral videos from YouTube account Rambo Cuztha Gunz. Gunz creates videos for the sake of your entertainment and is willing to take a beating for it. Gunz has a humorous bio for his social media accounts. His YouTube bio […]
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VIDEO | In Anticipation of UFC 207, Watch Ronda Rousey’s First Professional Fight!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPXpvEWDGBA This time last year, Ronda Rousey was still regarded by many as an unbeatable champion. At that stage, she’d simply given us very little reason to believe she could be defeated. Rousey’s professional career, as most do, began on the regional circuit. After going 2-0 in regional shows, she was picked up by Strikeforce, […]
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PHOTO | Mark Hunt bloodied up outside of the Octagon
We have not seen UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt compete in the Octagon since his UFC 200 competition against Brock Lesnar back in July where Lesnar became the first fighter in the UFC to receive a shortened window of USADA testing from the UFC. Following their fight where Lesnar was given a “one-off” opportunity from the […]
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Randy Couture weighs in on Georges St-Pierre’s “uphill battle” with UFC
Recently, former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre left MMA fans stunned as he revealed that he was officially a free agent in the MMA world. The news came just over a week after St-Pierre informed MMA fans that news regarding his potential return to the Octagon would be coming in ‘just a few weeks’. Following […]
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Gunnar Nelson Details Injury that Forced Him Out of UFC Belfast’s Main Event
Last week, the UFC’s highly anticipated November 19 return to Belfast, Northern Ireland was dealt a fairly severe blow. Just weeks out from fight night, it lost its main event, as Iceland’s honorary Irishman Gunnar Nelson was forced out of his headlining welterweight bout with South Korea’s Dong Hyun Kim. Luckily for the fans in Belfast, the […]
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PHOTO | Fan gets Michael Bisping tattoo following UFC 204 win
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is certainly one of the most polarizing figures in MMA. Bisping, who has been on a tear of the UFC’s middleweight division in 2016, is never one to shy away from speaking his mind. Earlier this month, Bisping stepped into the Octagon in the main event of UFC 204 in […]
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Brad Pickett is “Honored” To be Urijah Faber’s Final Opponent, Vows to “Send him Out in Style.”
On this week’s episode of The MMA Hour, long-time bantamweight contender Urijah Faber made the somewhat surprising announcement that his recently announced bout with England’s Brad Pickett will be the last of his career. This Faber swan song will occur on December 17 in Sacremento, California – the home of his renowned gym, Team Alpha Male. “I’ve […]
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Conor McGregor has yet to receive license to fight in New York after refusing to pay Nevada fine
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently gearing up for what may very well be the biggest fight of his UFC career when he steps into the Octagon to square off against Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205 on Novemeber 12th. Not only is the fight slated to headline what is expected […]
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VIDEO | “Cowboy Up” With this Inspirational Video from Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, who is ranked in the top-10 at both lightweight and welterweight, is loved for his busy fight schedule, his fan-friendly fighting style, and his wild life outside the cage. Really, the talented Colorado Springs native is just the kind of guy whose brain you’d like to pick over a couple of beers […]