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Pro fighters make their picks for Uriah Hall vs. Sean Strickland
In the main event of UFC Vegas 33, top-15 middleweights collide as Uriah Hall takes on Sean Strickland. Ahead of the fight, Hall is a +180 underdog while the 11th ranked middleweight is a -220 favorite. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The […]
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UFC Vegas 33: Hall vs. Strickland full betting odds
Check out the complete betting odds for this Saturday’s UFC Vegas 33 card featuring a middleweight scrap between Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland. In the main event of UFC Vegas 33, two of the middleweight division’s best strikers in Hall and Strickland collide. Hall is coming off the TKO win over Chris Weidman in the […]
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Colby Covington shares prediction for Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Paul boxing match
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington shared his prediction for the upcoming Tyron Woodley vs. Jake Paul boxing match. Woodley and Paul meet on August 29 in a professional boxing match that is expected to be one of the most highly-anticipated fights of the year. Ahead of the fight, one of Woodley’s past opponents in the […]
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Chris Daukaus tells the UFC to “pull him from the rankings” after Shamil Abdurakhimov withdraws from fight
UFC heavyweight Chris Daukaus told the UFC to “pull him from the rankings” after Shamil Abdurakhimov withdrew from their upcoming fight. The heavyweight matchup pitting Daukaus vs. Abdurakhimov was expected to be the co-main event of this weekend’s UFC Vegas 33 card, but the fight was canceled when Abdurakhimov was forced out due to COVID-19 […]
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Gilbert Burns admits he’s a fan of Nate Diaz despite trash talk: “I like him. He’s freaking funny”
Despite their back-and-forth trash talk, Gilbert Burns admitted that he’s a fan of Nate Diaz, saying “I like him. He’s freaking funny.” Burns was critical of Leon Edwards’ performance against Diaz at UFC 263 in June, which led to Diaz taking a direct shot at Burns, referencing his prior KO loss to Dan Hooker in […]
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Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson rescheduled following last-minute scratch at UFC Vegas 32
A women’s bantamweight bout pitting Aspen Ladd vs. Macy Chiasson has been rescheduled following its last-minute scratch at UFC Vegas 32. Ladd vs. Chiasson was scheduled to be the co-main event at last weekend’s TJ Dillashaw vs. Cory Sandhagen card, but the fight was scratched at the last minute after Chiasson suffered an injury prior […]
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UFC Vegas 32 medical suspensions: TJ Dillashaw and Adrian Yanez facing potential 6-month sits
TJ Dillashaw and Adrian Yanez are both facing the possibility of six-month medical suspensions after UFC Vegas 32. We saw a series of entertaining fights take place last weekend in Las Vegas with TJ Dillashaw‘s win over Cory Sandhagen being the biggest headline of them all. The former UFC bantamweight champion fought through adversity and […]
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Report | September 4 UFC event originally slated for London expected to be moved to Las Vegas
The September 4 UFC event that was originally scheduled to take place in London is reportedly moving back to Las Vegas. Sin City has been home to the majority of UFC cards since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but after more than 16 months away, the promotion had been hoping to make a long-awaited […]
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Daniel Cormier condemns Conor McGregor for crossing the line with deleted tweet: “I immediately called Khabib”
Daniel Cormier was quick to pick up the phone and check in on his longtime friend Khabib Nurmagomedov following a recent post by Conor McGregor. Earlier this week McGregor took to Twitter with a number of tweets that have since been deleted. During the online rampage, the Irishman not only took aim at Dustin Poirier […]
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Holly Holm to make featherweight return vs. Norma Dumont in October
Holly Holm has her next fight booked — but it won’t be at her usual weight of 135-pounds. MMA Fighting reported Wednesday that “The Preacher’s Daughter” has her next bout lined up and it will act as a return to the 145-pound featherweight division. Standing in Holm’s way on Oct. 16 will be Brazil’s Norma […]
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Nominees released for World MMA Awards
Fighters Only have announced the nominees for the 2021 World MMA Awards. This will be the 13th edition of the annual ceremony and the official voting website is live at worldmmaawards.com. Despite a year of unprecedented hardship and uncertainty, there have been some historic performances around the world as well as a quite incredible collection […]
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Jorge Masvidal weighs in on a possible Poirier vs. Covington fight: “Colby will call the cops cause history always repeats itself”
Jorge Masvidal has weighed in on a potential fight between Dustin Poirier and Colby Covington. For over a year now, Poirier and Covington have taken shots at one another and ‘The Diamond’ event said it was “on sight” when they saw each other next. However, nothing has happened as of yet and if Covington defeats […]
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Zhang Weili praises Rose Namajunas after internal battles, ‘She’s the champ, just like a god’
Zhang Weili is making it clear that she has accepted her first loss since her debut — but not without first overcoming the pain that came with it. The UFC’s first Chinese champion is currently in the middle of having a mini-documentary release where she’s gone into great detail about some moments in her career […]
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Chris Weidman announces his broken leg has not healed properly, set for second surgery
Chris Weidman will be going back under the knife. At UFC 261 in April, Weidman was rematching Uriah Hall in an anticipated fight. Unfortnately, on the first kick he threw, he broke his leg in a gruesome fashion. Weidman was rushed to the hospital and had emergency surgery. Since then, the former middleweight champion has […]
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PFL signs Marina Mokhnatkina and Martina Jindrova ahead of 2022 season
The PFL has added to their 155-pound weight class as they begin looking ahead to the 2022 season. Made official on Wednesday, the promotion announced that they have signed the likes of former 145-pound featherweight competitors Marina Mokhnatkina and Martina Jindrova. “We are very excited to bring two women of this caliber into our women’s […]
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Cory Sandhagen predicts how a rematch with TJ Dillashaw would go: “He’ll probably get finished”
UFC bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen predicted how a rematch with TJ Dillashaw would go, saying that “he’ll probably get finished.” Sandhagen lost a disputed split decision to his former teammate Dillashaw in the main event of last weekend’s UFC Vegas 32 card. The fight was very competitive and each round was decided on razor-thing margins, […]
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Colby Covington opens as big underdog to Kamaru Usman for rematch at UFC 268
No. 1 contender Colby Covington opened as a big underdog to UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman for their upcoming rematch at UFC 268. Covington and Usman previously met at UFC 245 in December 2019, with Usman winning the fight by fifth-round TKO to defend the UFC welterweight title. Nearly two years later, and these two […]
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Colby Covington says Kamaru Usman has been “using EPO his whole career”
Ahead of their upcoming rematch at UFC 268, Colby Covington says that welterweight champ Kamaru Usman has been “using EPO his whole career.” Covington and Usman will meet on November 6 in the main event of UFC 268 with the world welterweight title on the line. The two rivals previously met in the main event […]
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Adrian Yanez says he’s “not happy” with his TKO win performance against Randy Costa, hopes a top-15 opponent is next
Adrian Yanez wasn’t happy with his TKO win over Randy Costa at UFC Vegas 32. Yanez and Costa opened up the main card in a highly-anticipated bout between two of the brightest prospects at bantamweight. In the first round, it appeared Costa would be the one getting his hand raised as he was jabbing Yanez […]
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Aljamain Sterling trashes TJ Dillashaw following successful comeback: “You didn’t come clean, you idiot”
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling trashed TJ Dillashaw following his successful comeback, saying “you didn’t come clean you idiot.” Sterling is expected to rematch his rival, Petr Yan, later this year for the UFC bantamweight title, with Dillashaw fighting the winner following his split decision win over Cory Sandhagen at last weekend’s UFC Vegas 32 […]
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Maycee Barber explains why she called out “legend” Jessica Eye after beating Miranda Maverick
Maycee Barber has never been shy to call out her next opponent and that is exactly what happened after her win at UFC Vegas 32 on Saturday. After Barber earned a controversial split decision over Miranda Maverick, “The Future” got onto the mic to call out Jessica Eye. It’s an opponent she has talked about […]
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Khamzat Chimaev praised by Sean Strickland after “good f*cking wars” in sparring
UFC welterweight prospect Khamzat Chimaev was praised by middleweight fighter Sean Strickland after they had “good f*cking wars” in sparring. Chimaev hasn’t fought since last year when he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert in just 17 seconds due to a number of health issues. However, he is now ready to go and is set to make […]
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UFC Vegas 33 has new co-main event following rash of last-minute scratches
This Saturday’s UFC Vegas 33 card has a new co-main event following a rash of last-minute scratches that led to three fights being canceled. The world’s leading MMA promotion’s next event takes place this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, with top-15 ranked middleweights Sean Strickland and Uriah Hall in the headliner. […]
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Fedor Emelianenko interested in boxing Roy Jones Jr.
Mixed martial arts legend and current Bellator heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko said that he is interested in boxing Roy Jones Jr. Emelianenko, generally regarded as one of the greatest MMA fighters who ever lived, is now 44 years old and he is expected to make his return to the Bellator cage this fall when he […]
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Ronda Rousey blasts those criticizing Simone Biles for Olympic departure
Before Ronda Rousey ever made the move to MMA and professional wrestling, she was collecting medals in Judo — including an Olympic bronze. The Olympics are finally back in 2021 after last year’s delay due to COVID-19 shutting down the world. With the games officially underway, drama has already unfolded as legendary American gymnast Simone […]
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Tatiana Suarez out of UFC 266 return, ‘I still can’t believe this is my reality’
Tatiana Suarez can’t seem to catch a break. The Ultimate Fighter season 23 winner and strawweight wrestling phenom is once again going to have to sit on the sidelines. ESPN Deportes’ Carlos Contreras Legaspi reported on Tuesday that an injury has forced Tatiana Suarez out of her highly-anticipated comeback. Sources tell me Tatiana Suárez is […]
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Tai Tuivasa vs Walt Harris reportedly set for UFC 267
Hot on the heels of his epic knockout win against Greg Hardy at UFC 264, Tai Tuivasa looks to have his next fight booked against Walt Harris at UFC 267. According to MMAJunkie, the two heavyweights are set to go toe-to-toe on October 30th in Abu Dhabi in what will be an important match-up for […]
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Oscar De La Hoya expects him and Vitor Belfort will “f*****g beat the s**t out of each other”
Oscar De La Hoya is expecting his return fight against Vitor Belfort to be a violent one. De La Hoya and Belfort were supposed to have an exhibition match in September. Yet, recently it was revealed the fight was moved to a pro fight. It will take place on September 11 under the Triller banner […]