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VIDEO | Nate Diaz gets slapped silly at his jiu-jitsu black belt promotion
Here’s a classic video for the history books that shows Nate Diaz getting his black belt from his longtime coach Cesar Gracie. According to bjjee, Diaz was awarded his black belt in 2012 before his fight with Jim Miller at UFC on FOX 3. The younger Diaz brother was given his black belt after 12 […]
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Gunnar Nelson thinks teammate Conor McGregor should move to lightweight for a few reasons
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor fought two weight classes above his previous UFC fights at UFC 196. The move up in weight to face UFC lightweight and welterweight veteran Nate Diaz proved to be a tall task as Diaz was able to weather the early storm of McGregor and submitted him in the second round. […]
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Nate Diaz might surprise some fans as he defends Conor McGregor for tapping out
There were some who gave the UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor some flak for tapping out as Nate Diaz nearly squeezed the lights out on him at UFC 196. Just prior to their bout in the co-main event, former champion Holly Holm went unconscious without tapping as Miesha Tate locked on a rear-naked choke to […]
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Bellator snatches Mitrione from the UFC and PR cracks Reebok joke
Bellator signs Mitrione and PR cracks jokes at #UFC along the way. pic.twitter.com/gfHKad4p8o — Paul Gift (@MMAanalytics) March 14, 2016 Mitrione holds an MMA record of 9-5 all of which was in the UFC. After negotiations for a contract extension with the UFC fell thru Bellator stepped up and got the nod. Mat has lost […]
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The New York State Assembly will vote on the possibility of legalizing MMA
😃 — Dana White (@danawhite) March 15, 2016 .”The New York State Assembly will vote on the possibility of legalizing mixed martial arts in the state next week, according to a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx). Which day next week the vote would go to the Assembly floor was not specified by Spokesman […]
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VIDEO | Holly Holm and Joanna Jedrzejczyk sparring
https://youtu.be/RA00A-qNMLk Back at UFC 193, Holly Holm and Joanna Jedrzejczyk both fought in Melbourne Australia. Jedrzejczyk successfully defended her UFC strawweight championship against Valerie Letourneau in the co-main event, while Holm pulled off one of the biggest upsets in UFC history in the main event as she KOd Ronda Rousey. At UFC 196 Holly Holm […]
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Chael Sonnen speaks about UFC return rumors
While Chael Sonnen hasn’t competed inside the Octagon since his TKO loss to Rashad Evans at UFC 167 in November of 2013, there has been much speculation as to whether or not Sonnen would return to the Octagon once his 2-year suspension is up. With UFC 200 rapidly approaching, many guessed that Sonnen would make […]
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Nate Diaz on the boxers talking sh*t, says he’ll whoop their asses in their own sport
Nate Diaz is not fond of some of those in the boxing community that have been criticizing him. Diaz says many in the other world of combat sports has very little knowledge about mixed martial arts and what he could do to them in the boxing ring. “I see a lot of boxers stating their […]
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Firas Zahabi confirms this admirable story about Georges St-Pierre
Georges St-Pierre is arguably one of the greatest champions the UFC has ever had. His dominance in the welterweight division went hand in hand with his championship character of a disciplined martial artist. His longtime trainer and coach Firas Zahabi confirmed to a fan on twitter about a story written in St-Pierre’s book, The Way […]
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Nate Diaz to Drake and Justin Bieber: ‘How are you going to state your opinion when you don’t know sh*t?’
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor may have had the star power on his side for his fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 196. However, all the celebrities in the world couldn’t have helped him when Nate Diaz sunk in the rear-naked choke to make McGregor tap in the second round of their fight in the […]
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Junior Dos Santos’ bold analysis of Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic
Fabricio Werdum has been on a tear since returning to the UFC back in 2012. ‘Vai Calvao’ has gone 6-0 over the last 4 years since returning to the Octagon, capturing the UFC heavyweight championship in the process. Werdum has looked dominant over the course of the 6 wins, submitting Antonio Nogueira, dominating Travis Browne […]
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VIDEO | Irish fans in Las Vegas reacting to Conor McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz
It doesn’t matter where Conor McGregor fights, when the featherweight champ shows up, so do his Irish fans. Earlier this month when McGregor fought Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 in Las Vegas, the Irish fans came out in droves. Unfortunately for the fans that made the trip from Ireland, McGregor lost […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor’s girlfriend took the loss to Nate Diaz harder than he did
No one likes to lose, and as many say in the sport of MMA, fighters will experience the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor faced a low point in his UFC career when he was stopped by Nate Diaz at UFC 196. McGregor had the right attitude after […]
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Rory MacDonald thinks GSP will come back for a big money fight, perhaps Georges St-Pierre vs. Conor McGregor?
Rory MacDonald has been a training partner with Georges St-Pierre for a long time. Even the close teammate of the former UFC welterweight champion does not know much about GSP’s plans for a return to the Octagon. Rory spoke with the MMA Hour on Monday and gave the information that he knows about St-Pierre’s plans […]
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VIDEO | Another hilarious Nate Diaz ‘Stockton Slap’ jib-jab
https://www.facebook.com/424293817778968/videos/471362266405456/ In the main event of UFC 196, Nate Diaz shocked the world as he submitted Conor McGregor in the second round of their welterweight scrap. After the bout highlight videos emerged of Nate Diaz using the Diaz brother’s signature ‘Stockton Slap’ on McGregor. Of course, this lead to many memes, parodies, and jib-jab videos […]
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VIDEO | Diaz brothers fight with sais in living room
While it’s no secret that Nick Diaz has some serious skills with nunchucks, it may surprise some to know that the Diaz brothers also have some serious skills with another martial arts weapon, the sai. In the wake of Nate Diaz’ UFC 196 submission win over Conor McGregor earlier this month, check out this throwback […]
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Conor McGregor opens up on potential rematch with Nate Diaz
At UFC 196, Conor McGregor jumped up two weight classes to fight Nate Diaz at welterweight after UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos withdrew from the bout with a broken foot. While UFC President Dana White was under the impression that Diaz was training for a triathlon at the time he accepted the bout, Diaz […]
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VIDEO | Awesome Nate Diaz highlight video with UFC 196 footage
https://youtu.be/HhTmsnkgfC8 At UFC 196, Nate Diaz put on one of the most spectacular performances in UFC history as he defeated Conor McGregor via 2nd round submission. The win was even more shocking given that Diaz took the fight on two weeks notice, and admittedly wasn’t training for a marathon prior to the fight like UFC […]
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Chris Weidman: My fights changed Anderson Silva
When Chris Weidman stepped into the Octagon to face Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 162 in 2013, he shocked the world as he knocked ‘The Spider’ out cold in the second round. As if that moment wasn’t horrible enough for ‘The Spider,’ in their rematch at UFC 168, a checked leg […]
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VIDEO | Nate Diaz vs. Justin Bieber in EA Sports UFC 2
Following Nate Diaz’s UFC 196 main event win over Conor McGregor, pop star Justin Bieber took to Instagram to praise McGregor while criticizing Diaz for his “terrible” style. In an interview following Bieber’s post, Diaz joked about his beef with Bieber, saying that he would Stockton Slap the young star if he were to see […]
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Nate Diaz reveals thoughts on his next fight following the big win over Conor McGregor
Nate Diaz is coming off the biggest win of his career after beating UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in a non-title welterweight bout at UFC 196. Diaz feels he has earned every bit of the biggest payday of his career in the fight with McGregor and is looking for more fights of that caliber. “I […]
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VIDEO | Ronda Rousey announces her own ‘breaking’ news via social media
BREAKING: @RondaRousey is "Back biting apples again!"https://t.co/AZd50JYI8p — UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) March 14, 2016 Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey suffered some devastating injuries in her knockout loss to fellow former champion Holly Holm back at UFC 193 in November of last year. Rousey stayed out of the spotlight and kept relatively quiet on her […]
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Nate Diaz is more pissed off now after beating Conor McGregor?
UFC veteran Nate Diaz just won the biggest fight of his career at UFC 196. Diaz submitted UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the second round and made out with the biggest payday of his career. You would expect Diaz to be riding on top of the world with finding so much success this month. […]
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Matt Serra to Conor McGregor: Take a nap like a man!
“Not being a cock, but look at Conor. All the shit you talked, take a nap, man. It’s not like your arm was about to break. I understand you want your career and if it was a kneebar, you’ll be out for six months, but dude, if worst comes to worst, you’ll think you’re in […]
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Rashad Evans: Weight classes are real, Conor knows that now
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans predicted that Nate Diaz would upset Conor McGregor on just 11 days notice in a welterweight bout that headlined UFC 196 just over a week ago. “Suga” was a recent guest on Ariel Helwani’s show ‘The MMA Hour‘ where he explained his decision to bet against the current […]
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Dana White says Nate Diaz made well over a million at UFC 196
http://youtu.be/jq3ZNd6rQV8 UFC president Dana White claims that Nate Diaz made well over one million dollars for his UFC 196 main event victory over Conor McGregor. After a tough first-round, the ‘Stockton slugger’ was able to find his range and pepper the current UFC featherweight champion with punches in round two. Eventually McGregor became desparate and […]
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After failed negotiations with UFC, Rory Mac to test free agency
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald will return to the octagon in June when he headlines UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa opposite surging contender Stephen Thompson. “The Red King” has not competed since his “fight of the year” battle with Robbie Lawler at this past July’s UFC 189 event in Las Vegas. MacDonald […]
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Carlos Condit: I want the rematch with Lawler, otherwise I’m on hiatus
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit is still trying to decide what is next in regards to his mixed martial arts career. “The Natural Born Killer” is coming off a controversial title fight loss to reigning champion Robbie Lawler, which occurred in the main event of UFC 195 just over 2 months ago. Condit […]