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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold: Anderson Silva isn’t on my level
https://youtu.be/Q_ttd5sGqQY This Saturday, in the main event of UFC 199, Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping will fight for the middleweight title in a highly anticipated rematch from 2014. While Bisping will be riding a 3-fight win streak into the bout, with his most recent win being a b, Luke Rockhold believes that even Anderson Silva […]
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VIDEO | Dominick Cruz & Urijah Faber talk nothing but trash on ‘UFC Tonight’
https://youtu.be/4NqlKJwWhDE In the co-main event of UFC 199 on Saturday, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their highly anticipated trilogy fight nearly 10 years after the pair’s first meeting under the WEC banner. Ahead of the fight, the pair joined Karyn Bryant on UFC Tonight to discuss their rivalry, and talk a ton of […]
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping explains why rematch with Luke Rockhold will be different
https://youtu.be/HSj-sOvhX5M At UFC 199, Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold will have their highly anticipated rematch for the middleweight championship in Inglewood, California. The fight will serve as the main event on an incredibly stacked UFC 199 card on this Saturday, June 4th. Ahead of the fight, Bisping joined ‘UFC Tonight’ to discuss the bout with […]
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Report: Former Bellator fighter shot in the head
Horrific news has hit the MMA community as a former Bellator MMA fighter is reportedly in emergency care in Dagestan after being shot five times, with one shot to the head. Bloody Elbow’s Karim Zidan tweeted on Wednesday that Shahbulat Shamhalaev was shot on Tuesday in Dagestan. Zidan tweeted the following: “Being told Shahbulat Shamhalaev […]
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VIDEO | Jean-Claude Van Damme says UFC fighter’s kicks still need heavy improvement
Jean-Claude Van Damme has been getting in the mix with a few UFC fighters recently. The famous actor who has starred in action packed combat movies has been has been a long time fan of mixed martial arts. Nick and Nate Diaz have been huge fans of Van Damme growing up and they recently became […]
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Stipe Miocic winning more fans over with a message to his haters
Fans have been jumping on the Stipe Miocic train as the spotlight has been on him since winning the UFC heavyweight title. It’s hard not to like the guy who can smash a homerun with his hometown Cleveland Indians and continues to work his day job as a firefighter/paramedic in Ohio, despite winning UFC gold. […]
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UFC 199 fight week betting odds
On Saturday, UFC 199 will go down in Inglewood California. The event is one of the most highly anticipated of the year given that in the main event Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping will have their highly anticipated rematch for Rockhold’s middleweight championship. In addition, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their long awaited […]
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Daniel Cormier reflects on MMA journey with Luke Rockhold ahead of UFC 199
This Saturday in Inglewood, California, Luke Rockhold will look to make his first title defense as he faces Michael Bisping for the second time in the main event of UFC 199. Ahead of the fight, Rockhold’s close friend and teammate, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, took to Instagram with a message of positivity for […]
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VIDEO | Rener Gracie vs ‘Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung
A short clip of the “Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung has been revealed by Rener Gracie after his recent trip to Seoul, Korea. Sung Jung has not fought in the UFC since losing his title fight against Jose Aldo at UFC 163 back in 2013. Sung Jung has been serving his required two-year military service […]
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Chris Weidman to likely undergo neck surgery in 1-2 weeks
With just over two weeks to go until his rematch with Luke Rockhold for the middleweight championship, Chris Weidman was forced to withdraw from UFC 199 with a neck injury. Weidman revealed that while he would be unable to compete at UFC 199, he planned to compete at UFC 205, the UFC’s first event at […]
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Two UFC fighters make ‘ESPN World Fame 100’ list
Every year, ESPN publishes a list of the 100 most famous athletes in the world using a formula which compiles salary, endorsements, social media followings, and Google searches, and in turn produces a list of the 100 most famous athletes. For example, Soccer phenom Cristiano Ronaldo ranked #1 on the list, while NBA superstar LeBron […]
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VIDEO | Rafael dos Anjos wins first pro fight out of Brazil 8 years ago today
Jun1.2008 In what was his 1st fight outside of Brazilian soil,@RdosAnjosMMA submits Takaichi Hirayama via armbar pic.twitter.com/Uz2Kc7hEE7 — MMA History Today (@MMAHistoryToday) June 1, 2016 On this day eight years ago, Rafael dos Anjos competed in his first professional MMA fight that was outside of Brazil at Pancrase 5. RDA went into the bout with […]
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Conor McGregor bashes “dead” featherweight division
At UFC 194, Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo finally had their fight for the UFC featherweight championship. The fight lasted just 13 seconds, with McGregor putting the featherweight champion to sleep with a left hand in the first exchange of the fight. Rather than defending his belt, McGregor went up for what was supposed to […]
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Conor McGregor believes he “slapped the head off” Nate Diaz
At UFC 196 back in March, fight fans witnessed UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor lose for the first time in his MMA career. The seemingly invincible McGregor appeared unable to find his range, and ultimately ended up gassing in the 2nd round, resulting in Diaz landing a 1-2 combination that rocked McGregor, which led to […]
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VIDEO | Dan Hardy breaks down Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber III
On Saturday, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their highly anticipated trilogy fight for Cruz’s bantamweight championship nearly 10 years after the pair’s rivalry started back in the days of the WEC. With Faber taking the pair’s first meeting via submission, and Cruz winning the second meeting via unanimous decision, it all comes down […]
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Luke Rockhold fires back at Chris Weidman
Despite Chris Weidman withdrawing from his UFC 199 rematch with Luke Rockhold for the middleweight championship this Saturday, the trash-talk between the two has continued. After Rockhold said that Weidman fights like an idiot, Weidman fired back in a Tweet, in which he told Rockhold to keep his name out of his mouth and focus […]
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Chris Weidman puts Luke Rockhold on blast
On Saturday, Chris Weidman was supposed to have a highly anticipated rematch with Luke Rockhold for the UFC middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 199. However, just two weeks ago, Weidman was forced out of the bout with a neck injury, and was replaced by Michael Bisping on short notice. Despite that, Weidman’s […]
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VIDEO | Firas Zahabi breaks down Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar II
On July 9th, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar will square off on the main card of UFC 200 in an interim featherweight title fight. The fight will also serve as a rematch of their 2013 lightweight title fight, which Aldo won via unanimous decision. The fight on July 9th will also determine which man will […]
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VIDEO | Boxing promoter Bob Arum: ‘Conor McGregor couldn’t beat anybody in my gym’
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum thinks that just the idea of Floyd Mayweather fighting Conor McGregor in a boxing match is “lunacy.” “Here’s a guy who’s an experienced professional fighter, fighting a guy who’s had not one professional boxing match,” Arum told Fight Hub TV (transcribed by Bloody Elbow). “McGregor couldn’t beat anybody in my […]
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Nate Diaz makes big claim regarding a Floyd Mayweather boxing match
It seems like Nate Diaz wants to be more in the conversation if any MMA fighters are going to box Floyd Mayweather. Diaz recently said to Ariel Helwani on a recent episode of The MMA Hour that he could beat up both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor on the same night. Diaz went a […]
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Chris Weidman bashes Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold surprisingly backs Bisping
Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold both were guests on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. Weidman, who was forced to pull out of the title rematch against Rockhold due to injury opened up the opportunity for Michael Bisping to get his first chance to fight for a UFC championship belt. Weidman said that by pulling […]
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Conor McGregor details the changes he is making for a rematch with Nate Diaz
Even without a rematch officially set between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, “The Notorious” is already implementing changes in anticipation for their fight. McGregor spoke with ESPN recently and detailed some things that he is correcting for a rematch with Diaz that he is hoping will be put together soon, and under the same exact […]
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Jon Jones responds to Daniel Cormier’s new heavybag video
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier recently posted a humorous video on his social media of his new heavybag that had a beat up Jon Jones printed on it. The current interim light heavyweight champion, Jones, saw the video and reposted it on his own social media with a callous message directed at Cormier. Jones […]
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Conor McGregor on the interim featherweight title fight: ‘It was my idea’
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is still set on fighting Nate Diaz in a welterweight rematch. Diaz handed McGregor his first loss in the UFC at UFC 196 back in March and “The Notorious” still wants revenge, but also says that the featherweight division bored him a bit. McGregor told ESPN that it was his […]
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Luke Rockhold says he is making over $1 million per fight as the champion
UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold sounds like he has done really well for himself now that he is at the top of the UFC middleweight division. Ahead of his title fight with Michael Bisping at UFC 199, Rockhold spoke with Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour and said that he is making over $1 million […]
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VIDEO | Michael Jackson’s son Prince Jackson talks briefly about training jiu-jitsu
19-year-old Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., also known as Prince Jackson is the son of pop legend Michael Jackson. Prince is the oldest child of the legendary entertainer and has been training Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ryron and Rener Gracie for a few years now. Prince received his blue belt back in 2013 and is still climbing […]
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Conor McGregor not doing well against Freddie Roach trained pro boxers
With talk of a potential Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather boxing match currently being the talk of the combat sports world, famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach has found himself in the middle of the situation. After Teddy Atlas stated that he wouldn’t train McGregor for a fight with Mayweather, Roach stated the he would in […]
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Reebok payouts for UFC Fight Night 88
After fight cards, the always controversial topic of Reebok payouts is always a hot topic. Following this Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 88 event in Las Vegas, where Cody Garbrandt ended Thomas Almeida’s undefeated streak, and Jeremy Stephens defeated former bantamweight champion Renan Barao, MMAJunkie obtained the Reebok payouts for the event: Cody Garbrandt: $2,500 def. […]