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REPORT: Conor McGregor knocked out cold while sparring
Conor McGregor was allegedly knocked out cold while sparring at Straight Blast Gym while preparing for his lightweight title fight against champ Eddie Alvarez, according to a source close to the camp. MMA insider Dizz initially reported that the current featherweight champion was shaky and had a possibly broken nose when he came to. https://twitter.com/talkmma/status/785507445967822848 […]
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Tim Kennedy Thinks Michael Bisping Will Lose the Title in his Next Defense
On Saturday night, Michael Bisping defended the UFC middleweight title, taking a narrow decision from a former foil in Dan Henderson. In doing so, the Brit extended an unlikely title reign that began with a shocking, upset knockout of Luke Rockhold in June of this year. Bisping’s next challenger is likely to be the winner […]
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Dana White Smothers Anderson Silva vs. GSP Rumors
For many years, there was no bigger fight in MMA than a super fight between former middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former welterweight king Georges St-Pierre. The fight was MMA’s holy grail; it’s Mayweather vs. Pacquiao – but it never happened. Today, when Silva is neck deep in a four-fight losing streak, and GSP is closing […]
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VIDEO | Dominick Cruz Confident He Can Beat Conor McGregor at Featherweight or Lightweight
https://youtu.be/y41BSxRYrGQ Dominick Cruz is an incredible force at bantamweight. Though his run atop the division was put on hold by a string of unfortunate injuries between late 2011 to early 2016, he has yet to lose at 135 lbs. Given his unprecedented dominance at bantamweight, Cruz has begun to discuss the possibility of a jump […]
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ICYMI: ABC Approves Changes to MMA’s Unified Rules, Attempts to Improve Scoring Criteria
In August, the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) held its annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. At this conference, the association approved some fairly major changes to MMA’s Unified Rules. Perhaps the most significant of these changes pertain to the language of MMA’s rather archaic scoring system. Good news, considering scoring controversies – like […]
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Gegard Mousasi likes Michael Bisping but would beat him “easy”
Former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi picked up an impressive second-round TKO victory over former UFC champion Vitor Belfort at yesterday’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England. (Watch the highlights here). The victory marked Mousasi’s third in a row, as he had previously scored victories over Thiago Santos and Thales Leites respectively. The Armenian spoke about […]
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PHOTO | Cody Garbrandt sends Dominick Cruz an image of how he will look following their fight
It’s no secret that UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and surging contender Cody Garbrandt don’t like each other. The two 135-pound fighters have been trading verbal shots for months – so much so, in fact, that it is starting to look like contenders such as TJ Dillashaw, Bryan Caraway and Jimmie Rivera will be skipped over to book the Cruz […]
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Gegard Mousasi Discusses Popularity of Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather: “People are Stupid”
After years of waiting, Gegard Mousasi finally got a fight with Vitor Belfort. The fight served as the co-main event of Saturday night’s UFC 204. Mousasi would not let the long-awaited opportunity to fight Belfort go to waste. After a dominant first round, the Dutchman sealed the deal in the second, securing full mount and unleashing […]
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PHOTOS | UFC champion Michael Bisping looks very different following his rematch with Hendo
Despite being dropped on multiple occasions in the opening ten minutes of his main event title fight with Dan Henderson at UFC 204, Michael “The Count” Bisping was able to comeback and outpoint “Hendo” in the later rounds of the contest on route to a unanimous decision victory, thus retaining his UFC middleweight championship. With […]
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Michael Bisping is the Winningest Fighter in UFC History
When it comes to history-making and record-breaking, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has quite a few feathers in his cap. Over the course of his UFC career, he’s landed more significant strikes than any fighter in the organization’s history. He’s landed more leg kicks than any fighter in UFC middleweight history. He’s scored more UFC […]
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UFC 204 Bonus Report
Last night’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England, delivered some memorable fights and a whopping nine finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out four “Performance of the night” awards at yesterday’s UFC 204 post-fight press conference. Those $50,000 ‘UFC 204’ bonuses went to the following fighters: Performance of the night bonus – […]
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Athlete Outfitting Pay for UFC 204
On Saturday night, the UFC took over beautiful Manchester, England with UFC 204. In the evening’s headliner, we saw middleweight champion Michael Bisping take a contentious decision from retiring challenger Dan Henderson. In the co-main event, meanwhile, we watched on as Gegard Mousasi took out a fading legend in Brazil’s Vitor Belfort. Elsewhere on the main […]
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PHOTO | Judges scorecards from UFC 204 Henderson vs. Bisping main event
Michael Bisping scored a unanimous decision victory over Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 204 yesterday in Manchester, thus retaining his UFC middleweight championship. “The Count” was nearly finished in the fight’s opening round, this after Henderson landed one of his famous “H-Bombs” which sent Michael crashing to the canvas. Unfortunately for fans […]
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Twitter Reacts to Gegard Mousasi’s Defeat of Vitor Belfort
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 204, Gegard Mousasi got a fight with an opponent he’s been chasing since his days under the Affliction banner in 2009: Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort. Though the bout was undoubtedly a better late than never situation, Mousasi made good on this long-awaited opportunity. In the first round, […]
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VIDEO | Dana White’s UFC 204 event recap
UFC President Dana White discusses all the action from last night’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England. In the evening’s main event current UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was able to outpoint MMA legend Dan Henderson on route to a unanimous decision victory. “Hendo”, who retired from the sport following the fight, was able to […]
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VIDEO | This UFC 205 Promo Will Give You Chills
Now that UFC 204 is in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to turn our attention to the organization’s next major event: UFC 205. The event, which is scheduled for November 12, will mark the organization’s first-ever trip to New York City. In celebration of this momentous occasion, the UFC has stacked the card with high-profile […]
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VIDEO | Watch Jimi Manuwa Score a Nasty KO Victory over Ovince St. Preux
https://youtu.be/aE-TMv8jyBs Last night, on the main card of UFC 204, England’s Jimi Manuwa took his first steps into the Octagon since he was knocked stiff by Anthony “Rumble” Johnson more than a year ago. His opponent in this return to action was Ovince St. Preux, who recently contended for the interim light heavyweight title against […]
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VIDEO | Dan Henderson’s Backstage Interview
On Saturday night, a 46-year-old Dan Henderson fought his last fight as a professional mixed martial artist. He did so against an old rival in England’s Michael Bisping, with the UFC middleweight title on the line. Though Henderson nearly stopped his foe on punches in the first and second rounds, and found some success with […]
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Pro Fighters React to Dan Henderson’s Retirement from MMA
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 204, MMA legend Dan Henderson stepped onto the canvas for a final time. The former Pride and Strikeforce titleholder did so against an old rival in Michael Bisping, in a bout that could have won him the UFC middleweight title. Regrettably, Henderson was not able to […]
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VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi TKOs Vitor Belfort
https://youtu.be/Vku5nDJHzTY In the co-main event of UFC 204, Gegard Mousasi and Vitor Belfort stepped into the Octagon in a pivotal matchup for the UFC’s middleweight division’s rankings. Mousasi entered the bout as a heavy favorite, in the midst of a 2-fight win streak that most recently saw him KO Thiago Santos on the preliminary card […]
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MMA community reacts to Michael Bisping’s win over Dan Hendeson
In the main event of UFC 204, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping made his first successful title defense in Manchester, England as he picked up a unanimous decision win over Dan Henderson in a five round war. The fight saw Bisping dropped in both the first and second round, both times resulting in Henderson nearly […]
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping & Dan Henderson Octagon interviews
In the main event of UFC 204, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson squared off in what turned out to be an epic five-round war. The fight was an extremely back and forth one, with Henderson dropping Bisping in both the first and second rounds. Ultimately Bisping showed his incredible toughness & heart as he recovered […]
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson (highlights)
https://youtu.be/j8SELrKIZv4 In the main event of UFC 204, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson went to war! The fight, which took place at the Melbourne Stadium in England, was set to be Henderson’s final fight before retiring from MMA. In addition, the fight served as Bisping’s first title defense, giving him the opportunity to avenge his […]
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UFC 204 Results: Michael Bisping defeats Dan Henderson via decision
A middleweight title fight between champion Michael Bisping and rival Dan Henderson headlined tonight’s UFC 204 event in Manchester, England. Round one begins and Bisping presses forward and throws a body kick. Henderson returns fire with a leg kick. Bisping with a nice left jab. “Hendo” has his right hand cocked and ready to unload. […]
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UFC 204 Results: Gegard Mousasi TKO’s Vitor Belfort
A key middleweight bout between former UFC champion Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi served as the co-main event for tonight’s UFC 204 fight card in Manchester, England. Round one begins and Mousasi presses forward and lands a leg kick. He follows that up with a kick to the body. Another low kick […]
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UFC 204 Results: Jimi Manuwa KO’s Ovince Saint Preux
A light heavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Jimi Manuwa took place on tonight’s UFC 204 main card in Manchester, England. Round one begins and Saint Preux lands a jab to start. Manuwa presses forward and lands back-to-back leg kicks. “OSP” grabs a hold of Jimi and presses him against the cage. The fighters […]
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UFC 204 Results: Stefan Struve submits Daniel Omielanczuk
A heavyweight bout between Stefan Struve and Daniel Omielanczuk took place on tonight’s UFC 204 main card in Manchester, England. Round one begins and Omielanczuk lands a hard leg kick to start. He charges after Struve with punches and lands a body kick. Stefan circles away and lands a low kick. Daniel returns fire with […]
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UFC 204 Results: Mirsad Bektić submits Russell Doane in round 1
A featherweight scrap between Mirsad Bektić and Russell Doane kicked off the UFC 204 main card tonight in Manchester, England. Round one begins and Doane comes forward with a kick to the body. He lands a nice combination. Bektić fires back with a jab. The fighters exchange shots in the center of the octagon. Doane […]