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Khabib Nurmagomedov following UFC 205 title snub: “I will make them remember”
#1 ranked UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov has been on quite the rollercoaster ride in regards to getting a fight. After it was initially reported that the UFC was targeting a lightweight title fight between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez for the main event of UFC 205, UFC President Dana White then stated that it was […]
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‘Jacare’ Souza goes off on “Peacock” Rockhold and Bisping “the Liar”
Perhaps no man is more deserving of a title shot at middleweight than ‘Jacare’ Souza. The former Strikeforce champ has rattled off six wins in his seven UFC fights, most recently finishing Vitor Belfort with strikes in the first round of their UFC 198 showdown. With number 11th ranked middleweight Dan Henderson getting the first […]
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Conor McGregor refutes claims he will vacate a title if victorious at UFC 205
Ahead of UFC 202, where Conor McGregor ultimately ended up avenging his UFC 196 submission loss to Nate Diaz, UFC President Dana White stated that after the fight McGregor must defend his featherweight title, or be forced to vacate it. Immediately following the fight, McGregor was asked at the UFC 202 post-fight press conference if […]
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Conor McGregor to Surrender One Belt if He Wins at UFC 205
Last December, Ireland’s Conor McGregor won the UFC featherweight title by knocking out the seemingly unbeatable Jose Aldo in just 13 seconds. Instead of turning around and defending his newly won title, however, McGregor then set his sights on a lightweight title shot opposite then champion Rafael Dos Anjos. As we now know, McGregor’s lightweight […]
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Claudia Gadelha Has Her Next Fight Lined Up
In late 2014, Brazil’s Claudia Gadelha lost a hotly debated split decision to Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk. In July of this year, the two women went at it again, this time with Jedrzejczyk’s well-guarded strawweight title on the line. While Gadelha started strong in this rematch, she ultimately faded down the stretch, and surrendered another decision loss […]
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Check Out these Incredible, Fan-Made Posters for UFC 205
UFC 205, which will mark the UFC’s long-awaited debut in New York City, was always supposed to be a stacked card. Yet just a few weeks ago, the November 12 event was almost entirely devoid of high-profile fights, which led to a widespread worry that it would not deliver as the card we were hoping […]
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VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens Responds to Conor McGregor: I Went Backstage and that Little Leprechaun Wanted No Part of It
Last night, at the official press conference for the stacked UFC 205, Jeremy Stephens did what very few fighters have the courage to do, and engaged MMA’s reigning trash-talk king Conor McGregor on the microphone. This attempt did not go especially well for the featherweight slugger. I appreciate Jeremy Stephens efforts he but he got totally destroyed […]
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Nick Diaz Hints at a Possible Return to Action
In January of 2015, in the main event of UFC 183, former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz engaged in a memorable battle with middleweight legend Anderson Silva, ultimately coming up short on the judges’ scorecards. Unfortunately, the Stockton native has not been seen in action since. In the days following the fight, it was revealed […]
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Jose Aldo requests release from UFC, wants to retire & move to another sport
Interim UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has been waiting in limbo to find out whether UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would be returning to featherweight for a title unification fight. Aldo, who earned himself a rematch with McGregor by defeating Frankie Edgar at UFC 200 in July, has been campaigning for a rematch with McGregor […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor fan goes off on Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 press conference
McGregor Fan Clowns Eddie Alvarez With Question At #UFC205 Press Conference pic.twitter.com/D0UpBdeDD3 — SportsCast (@SportsCast_THN) September 28, 2016 At the UFC 205 press conference Tuesday afternoon, Conor McGregor was quick to begin his verbal onslaught of UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez ahead of their highly anticipated lightweight title fight in the main event of UFC […]
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VIDEO | Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz have intense staredown at UFC 205 press conference
Joanna: "Polish Ladies rule the world…that's all" https://t.co/7aCwTItkdM #UFC205 — Louise Green (@LouiseGreenMMA) September 27, 2016 Undefeated UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is set to defend her belt for the fourth consecutive time since capturing the title from Carla Esparza at UFC 185 last year. Jedrzejczyk will meet fellow undefeated Polish strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz […]
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Nate Diaz on Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor: ‘F–k them both, you know both those little bi-ches are afraid to fight me
Nate Diaz doesn’t think much about the UFC 205 lightweight title fight between lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez and featherweight champ Conor McGregor. Diaz tweeted during the UFC 205 press conference, “My little bitches up there fighting for that #2 spot …#industrypunks,” and followed it up tweeting, “Fake phony motherfukers 🔫🔫🔫” MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani was […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor destroyed Jeremy Stephens at today’s UFC 205 press conference
Conor McGregor was in top form during Tuesday’s UFC press conference for the first official event in the Empire State. When asked who would be the hardest fight out of every fighter on stage for the UFC 205 presser, Conor McGregor immediately shut down Jeremy ‘Little Heathen’ Stephens, who interrupted ‘Mystic Mac’ before he could […]
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‘Mystic Mac’ predicts outcome of UFC 205 title fight with Eddie Alvarez
The man known as ‘Mystic Mac’ has never been shy over predicting the method and minute in which he will end a fight. And for eight out of nine UFC fights he accurately predicted, it’s safe to say that Conor McGregor has earned the ‘Mystic Mac’ moniker. McGregor (20-3), who was just announced as lightweight […]
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Report: Jose Aldo Wants Out of His UFC Contract
Last night, it was announced that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor will be receiving a crack at Eddie Alvarez’s lightweight title. The two will share the main event honors of UFC 205. While this news garnered massive amounts of excitement from the fans, it did not go over so well with a number of McGregor’s […]
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BREAKING: Khabib Nurmagomedov Gets a Fight at UFC 205
On Monday night, UFC 205 finally got its main event. The card, which will mark the organization’s debut in New York City, will be headlined by a lightweight title fight between reigning lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, and current featherweight king Conor McGregor. This news, unsurprisingly, sent most of the fight game into a frenzy of excitement. Unfortunately, […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor & Eddie Alvarez engage in heated staredown
#UFC205: @EAlvarezFight 🇺🇸 vs. @TheNotoriousMMA 🇮🇪 Press Conference Staredown https://t.co/UjJHVWDmsX — UFC Ireland (@UFC_Ireland) September 27, 2016 Earlier this week, the UFC brass announced that the promotion’s historic Madison Square Garden debut, UFC 205, would be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Conor McGregor & Eddie Alvarez. The announcement was followed up the next […]
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Nate Diaz reacts to Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 press conference
Monday evening, the UFC announced that Conor McGregor & Eddie Alvarez would square off in the main event of UFC 205 for Alvarez’ lightweight championship. The event will not only be a historic one, it will give McGregor the opportunity to enter the UFC record books as only the third man to hold a UFC […]
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Why We’ll Still Miss Jon Jones at UFC 205
UFC 205, which is scheduled for November 12 in New York City, is quickly emerging as one of the greatest fight cards in MMA history. So long as it isn’t ravaged by injuries or PED-busts – knock on wood – it might actually take that title outright. The card, which will emanate from Madison Square […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov feels “used’ by UFC after announcement of UFC 205 main event
Leading up to the announcement that Conor McGregor & Eddie Alvarez would be fighting in the main event of UFC 205 for the UFC lightweight championship, it appeared as though Khabib Nurmagomedov, who is ranked at #1 on the UFC’s official rankings, would be getting the fight with Alvarez. While initial reports indicated that the […]
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Dana White explains fighter pay, who makes the majority of the revenue and why
Let’s face it. Just about every person out there can make an argument for why they should be getting paid more for their job. However, when you look at it from a UFC fighter’s perspective, they are in a pretty unique situation. As Nate Diaz pointed out, MMA fighters are the entertainment not just for […]
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Opening betting odds for Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez
UFC 205 now officially has a main event. As we learned earlier this week, the historic card will now be headlined by a lightweight title fight between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, and UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. In addition to the fight headlining what many consider to be the biggest UFC card of all […]
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Jose Aldo reacts to Conor McGregor fighting Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205
While UFC President Dana White was adamant about UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor defending his featherweight title after his UFC 202 scrap with Nate Diaz, it was revealed earlier this week that McGregor’s next fight would be a lightweight tilt for Eddie Alvarez’ lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 205. In addition to […]
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MMA community reacts to news of Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez
Monday evening, news surfaced that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would be making the jump to lightweight to fight Eddie Alvarez for his UFC lightweight championship on November 12th at the UFC’s historic event at the Madison Square Garden. The fight announcement took the MMA community by surprise after it was revealed earlier this month […]
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Tim Kennedy explains timing of his return to MMA
Tim Kennedy hasn’t set foot into the UFC’s octagon in almost three years after a controversial TKO loss to Yoel Romero at UFC 178. Now on the verge of UFC 205 at the historic Madison Square Garden, the Strikeforce and UFC veteran explained the reason of his return to MMA on Monday’s edition of ‘The […]
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Joseph Duffy: “One shot and it could all be over. I need to be more financially stable”
As one of the few men to not just beat but finish featherweight champion Conor McGregor, Joseph Duffy has become a regular in the UFC’s lightweight division. Now 16-2 in MMA, the Irishman is 4-1 in the UFC with his lone loss coming by decision to Dustin Poirier. With one more fight left on his […]
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Tyron Woodley on Fight Pass faux paux: ” Yes, I was knocked out, everyone saw that.”
“Last week, the UFC’s Fight Pass Twitter page made an egregious faux paux when they tweeted a link celebrating Nate Marquart’s 2012 knockout of Tyron Woodley for the vacant Strikeforce welterweight belt before the promotion was folded into the UFC. The tweet came on the heels of an announcement of a fight between Marquardt and […]
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UFC 205 Fight Card and Rumors
UFC 205, which is scheduled for November 12 in New York City, is drawing closer by the day. As it does, it continues to evolve into one of the best UFC cards of all time. The biggest fight on the card, unsurprisingly, is its newly announced main event, which will see Eddie Alvarez defend his […]