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Frank Fertitta and Lorenzo Fertitta take home nearly $1 billion each with sale of the UFC
With the recent $4 billion sale of the UFC, the former majority stakeholders of the biggest MMA promotion company in the world are sitting much more comfortably. According to Forbes, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta who were already well off with their casino businesses are pocketing nearly $1 billion each with the sale of the UFC. […]
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Conor McGregor’s sister posts classic childhood photo of ‘The Notorious’
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is known for his brash and tough attitude. “The Notorious” hasn’t always been a superstar MMA fighter. Here’s a blast from the past as Conor’s sister Erin posted a photo of the McGregor clan from way back in the day and had the following caption: “Just the 3 of us […]
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VIDEO | The most classic Conor McGregor moment from UFC 202
Bravo! Someone added the Vince McMahon 'No Chance In Hell' theme song to Conor McGregor's swagger walk from UFC 202. pic.twitter.com/tt9Y1WPWdV — Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) August 22, 2016 UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor came into the rematch against Nate Diaz at UFC 202 full on confidence. In all the serious and tense moments before the […]
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VIDEO | Francisco Trinaldo spars blindfolded ahead of fight with Paul Felder
https://www.facebook.com/andre.dida/videos/1753413684897269/ Ahead of Francisco Trinaldo’s UFC Fight Night: Brazil scrap against Paul Felder next month, the UFC vet is preparing in quite the interesting way. Trinaldo, who comes into the bout on a massive 6-fight win streak, can be seen in the video above sparring blindfolded in preparation for his bout. Trinaldo’s coach, Andre Dida […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan responds to criticism of Conor McGregor “running” at UFC 202
https://youtu.be/CF1YHEYU9ck In the main event of UFC 202, Conor McGregor picked up a majority decision win over Nate Diaz. The win was an impressive one for McGregor, who appeared to begin to gas in the 3rd round, before catching a second wind that carried him through the end of the fight. While the majority of […]
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John Kavanagh names ideal next opponent for Conor McGregor
On the heels of Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 majority decision over Nate Diaz, many wondered what the featherweight champ’s next move would be. Given that McGregor has remained noncommittal about returning to featherweight, despite the fact that UFC President Dana White said he would be forced to vacate the belt if he doesn’t defend it, […]
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Opening Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez betting odds
With Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 win over Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ has a few options. While UFC President Dana White has stated that McGregor will return to featherweight for a title unification fight with Jose Aldo, McGregor has remained noncommittal on his return to 145. One of the options that seems to be immediately […]
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Daniel Cormier wants to “take control” of his career, and not fight Jon Jones
With just two days to go until UFC 200, Daniel Cormier found himself without an opponent when former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was pulled from the card for a failed out-of-competition drug test back in June. Fortunately for Cormier, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva stepped in on short notice to replace Jon Jones […]
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Bellagio hotel releases statement on brawl involving Nick Diaz
News surfaced Wednesday afternoon that Nick Diaz was jumped early Wednesday morning in Las Vegas at the Hyde nightclub in the Bellagio hotel. The initial report stated that, Diaz was on his way to the bathroom, when he accidentally bumped a man. When Diaz apologized, the man’s three friends jumped in and started a massive […]
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Nick Diaz jumped by 4 men at nightclub in Vegas
Nick Diaz remained in Las Vegas this week after his brother’s UFC 202 majority decision loss to Conor McGregor on Saturday. According to TMZ, Wednesday morning Nick Diaz was at the Hyde nightclub at the Bellagio hotel, when he bumped into a man on the way to the bathroom. Diaz apparently apologized, and told the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn: “To the doubters, go put all your money on Lamas!”
Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn will return to the octagon on October 15 when he squares off with former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas in the main event of UFC Manila. The UFC Hall of Fame fighter, Penn, recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed his comeback fight and future […]
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Referee Big John McCarthy comments on Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor UFC 202 judge’s decision
Big John answered a bunch of questions from fans with his #AskBJM hashtag and revealed some interesting things from his point of view. McCarthy stated that he felt that the majority decision in favor of McGregor was the right call saying, “The fight was scored correctly with Conor winning 1,2&4. 2nd was close, but Conor […]
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Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz 2 at UFC 206 in Toronto?
Georges St-Pierre recently stated that he has enrolled in USADA’s drug testing program so that he can be eligible to fight in the UFC once again. While no official word has been released from the UFC on GSP’s return, Big Brand Boys reports that sources are telling them that the UFC and St-Pierre have come […]
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Jon Jones & Brock Lesnar potentially face reduced suspensions from USADA
With just 48 hours to go until UFC 200, Jon Jones was pulled from the card for failing a random, out-of-competition drug test back in June. Jones has maintained his innocence throughout the entire process of appealing his failed drug test, with USADA looking into the possibility of a contaminated substance being the reason for […]
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Racist insults from cornerman for Mike Perry came from fellow UFC fighter Alex Nicholson
Many fans were furious after they found out about the racist insults that were made towards Hyun Gyu Lim from Mike Perry’s corner. On Tuesday, fellow UFC fighter Alex Nicholson came out with a short statement on twitter and said, “I respect every man who steps in the cage and my comments were insensitive towards […]
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VIDEO | Jon Jones teaches Snoop Dogg spinning elbow after playfully sparring
[ooyala code=”EybmdpNTE6GsfFepQieGlkcjB5Tt5abP” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ auto=”true” width=”1280″ height=”1280″ autoplay=”true”] Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones may currently be unable to compete while he appeals a failed drug test that saw him pulled from UFC 200, however ‘Bones’ has been enjoying his time off. The pound for pound kingpin can be seen in the video above playfully […]
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Rory MacDonald officially becomes Bellator MMA fighter
Wednesday morning, news surfaced that the UFC had removed Rory MacDonald from their official welterweight rankings. This led to much speculation regarding MacDonald signing with Bellator MMA, given that Bellator MMA President Scott Coker stated recently that negotiations with MacDonald were going well. Now, FrontRowBrian has confirmed in addition to FloCombat, revealing that the UFC […]
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John Kavanagh gives update on Conor McGregor’s injured leg
After Bruce Buffer read the judge’s decision for the main event war between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, it didn’t take long for the featherweight champion, who won a majority decision over Diaz, to begin limping on his walk back to the dressing room. News surfaced shortly after that McGregor had broken his foot, and […]
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Rating report! UFC 202 numbers are in
This past weekend the MMA world tuned in as Conor McGregor looked to avenge his UFC 196 loss to Nate Diaz back in March. McGregor and Diaz went to war over the course of 5 rounds, winning over the hearts of MMA fans as they put on what some consider to be the greatest fight […]
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Brock Lesnar fined for accidentally knocking out WWE opponent
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar made his return to the WWE ring this past weekend at the WWE’s ‘Summerslam’ Pay-Per View event where he wrestled Randy Orton. The match was the first for Lesnar following his UFC 200 win over Mark Hunt, after which it was revealed that he failed a random out-of-competition drug […]
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VIDEO | Celebrities in attendance weigh-in on Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz
The bar was set extremely high for Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz in the pair’s highly anticipated rematch at UFC 202. The fight certainly delivered as the two put on what many have called one of the greatest fights of all time. The fight brought out numerous celebrities including Kanye West, Mike Tyson, and Dwight […]
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Rory MacDonald removed from UFC rankings
Going into Rory MacDonald’s ‘UFC: Ottawa’ scrap with Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson, the welterweight star was very open about the fact that the fight was the last on his contract, and that he would be testing the free agency. While there has been no word yet as to where MacDonald will land, Bellator MMA President Scott […]
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VIDEO | UFC 202 super slow motion highlights
UFC 202 was undeniably a thrilling event. With four of the five fights on the main card being either a KO or TKO, and the fifth being the thrilling 5-round war between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor, fans had high praise for the card. In the wake of the event, the UFC has released the […]
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Nate Diaz sends Conor McGregor a bold message following UFC 202
Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor fought a thrilling five-round war at UFC 202 over the weekend. McGregor was able to avenge his first UFC loss, which was handed to him by Diaz at UFC 196 back in March. Following the exciting UFC 202 main event competition, judges awarded “The Notorious” with a majority decision in […]
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VIDEO | Relive UFC 202’s Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor 2 in claymation
https://youtu.be/dFPKcBxRRhM Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor’s rematch at UFC 202 was one of the history books. The two warriors fought a grueling five-round war that had the crowd on their feet. The competitive battle ended with judges awarding a majority decision for “The Notorious.” Check out this classic remake of their fight in claymation that […]
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Yair Rodriquez got stuck in a ‘Survivor type’ experience while exploring Mexico
Rising UFC star Yair Rodriquez turned a lot of heads and gained a lot more new fans after his exciting bout with Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night 92 earlier this month. Following the ninja-like fight, Rodriguez took off with a film crew to work on his documentary, “El Pantera” and visited the Taramuhara mountains […]
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EXCLUSIVE | The man who helped save BJ Penn’s career, Dr. Pete Goldman
While MMA fans are certainly familiar with the legendary career of our very own BJ Penn, many MMA fans may not be familiar with the man who helped save Penn’s career following his UFC 46 win over Matt Hughes which saw him capture the welterweight championship. Unfortunately, Penn was experiencing severe neck pain throughout the […]
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VIDEO | John Kavanagh explains how Nate Diaz told him in middle of fight with Conor McGregor, ‘F–k you and your gameplan!’
Nate Diaz is as tough as they come. During the five-round war with Conor McGregor at UFC 202, McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh recalled a moment on The MMA Hour when he was just baffled by Diaz and his fighting spirit (at 3:09:00 of the video). “There was a funny part from the fight, I don’t […]