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UFC Vegas 16: ‘Hermansson vs. Vettori’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Jack Hermansson vs Marvin Vettori. Hermansson (21-5 MMA) was most recently seen in action this past July where he scored a sensation first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Prior that win, ‘The Joker’ was coming off a […]
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Darren Till reacts to news that Yoel Romero is no longer with the UFC
Darren Till continues to entertain fight fans with social media posts, his latest being a reaction to the news that Yoel Romero is no longer with the UFC. On Friday evening, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani made the shocking announcement that Yoel Romero was no longer under contract with the UFC. Despite the fact that Romero was […]
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Breaking! Former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz set to return at UFC 259 against Casey Kenney
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will be returning to the Octagon at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021. The news comes from MMAJunkie, who reported moments ago that ‘The Dominator’ will square off with Casey Kenney. Dominick Cruz (22-3 MMA) will be looking to snap the first two-fight losing skid of his career when […]
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Colby Covington has a message for those who doubt he would make LeBron James “eat the canvas”
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington shared a message for anyone doubting that he could destroy LeBron James. Following Jake Paul’s nasty knockout victory over former NBA player Nate Robinson at last weekend’s ‘Tyson vs. Jones Jr.’ event, Covington shared the following statement on social media. “Heard they finally scraped Nate Robinson’s carcass off […]
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UFC cuts continue as four more fighters part ways with the promotion
Dana White and the UFC continue to make cuts to their current roster as four more fighters have parted ways with the promotion. When UFC Flyweight contender Jussier Formiga received his walking papers last month it came as a shock to many fans and analysts. That trend repeated itself earlier this evening when news broke […]
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Pros react after the UFC parts ways with Yoel Romero
Earlier this evening shocking news came out that the UFC had parted ways with former middleweight title challenger Yoel Romoero. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani released the following information on Twitter: Yoel Romero's UFC run has come to an unexpected end. Romero and the promotion have parted ways, multiple sources told ESPN. Romero's manager Malki Kawa also […]
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Claressa Shields starts training at JacksonWink ahead of PFL debut in 2021
Claressa Shields has found an MMA camp ahead of her Professional Fighters League debut in 2021. Shields, who is arguably the best female boxer in the world shocked many when she signed with PFL. She will have non-tournament bouts in 2021 and is still allowed to box. Immediately after she signed with the promotion many […]
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UFC parts ways with Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero is no longer a UFC fighter. According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the Las Vegas-based promotion has decided to part ways with former title challenger, Yoel Romero. Yoel Romero's UFC run has come to an unexpected end. Romero and the promotion have parted ways, multiple sources told ESPN. Romero's manager Malki Kawa also confirmed […]
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UFC procures backup fighter for Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno title fight at UFC 256
The UFC now has a backup fighter in place for the UFC 256 flyweight title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. According to MMAFighting’s Mike Heck, Manel Kape, who was supposed to fight Alexandre Pantoja on Dec. 19 will now be the backup fighter for UFC 256. As one would probably assume—especially with both […]
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UFC Vegas 17 loses another main card fight
The year-end UFC Vegas 17 card has lost another fight as Misha Cirkunov is out of his light heavyweight bout against Ryan Spann due to injury. TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter reported on Friday that Cirkunov suffered an undisclosed injury in training. The Canadian has been forced off the card, where he was scheduled to take on […]
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Gina Mazany in no rush to move up flyweight ranks after TKO win over Rachael Ostovich
Gina Mazany is back in the win column. At UFC Vegas 15, Mazany dropped down to flyweight to battle Rachael Ostovich. In the lead-up to the fight, Mazany was unsure how she would feel at 125-pounds but says it was the easiest weight cut of her career and it showed as she TKO’d Ostovich in […]
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Jack Hermansson rooting for Adesanya over Blachowicz: “It would be cooler to beat the double champ”
Jack Hermansson is okay with Israel Adesanya moving up to light heavyweight to fight Jan Blachowicz. Sometime in early 2021, Adesanya will look to become a champ-champ against Blachowicz. However, many people didn’t get the fight as both men have plenty of options to defend their own titles. Yet, for Hermansson, he is fine with […]
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Photo | UFC 256 poster featuring Figueiredo, Moreno, Ferguson and Oliveira
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has dropped the official poster for UFC 256, the final pay-per-view on the calendar for this most turbulent of years. See it below: Who are you taking next weekend!? Your #UFC256 poster has just released 🏆 [ Decemeber 12th – LIVE on #ESPNPlus PPV ] pic.twitter.com/tnJaifB6eC — UFC (@ufc) December 3, […]
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Petr Yan responds to TJ Dillashaw’s title shot demands
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has responded to the former champion TJ Dillashaw’s recent demands for a title shot. Dillashaw has not fought in close to two years, having been suspended for his use of the injectable-only banned substance EPO ahead of a 2019 TKO loss to Henry Cejudo. As he nears the anticipated conclusion […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov lays out plans to create UFC feeder league
Undefeated lightweight star Khabib Nurmagomedov is hoping to create a feeder league for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Nurmagomedov, who still holds the UFC lightweight title despite retiring in October, recently partook in a press conference in Moscow to announce that he purchased Dagestani MMA promotion Gorilla Fighting Championship, and rebranded it Eagle Fighting Championship. Speaking […]
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UFC Vegas 16 weigh-in results: Headliners on point, co-headliner misses weight
On Saturday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to our screens with the under-the-radar UFC Vegas 16 card out of the promotion’s Apex facility. The card was originally expected to be headlined by a middleweight fight between Jack Hermansson and Darren Till. When Till was forced off the card, Hermansson accepted a short notice […]
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Evander Kane challenges Jake Paul and Logan Paul: “They’re both getting KO’d”
Evander Kane of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks called out brothers Jake Paul and Logan Paul, proclaiming that “they’re both getting KO’d.” Kane was one of a handful of pro athletes from other sports to take an interest in last week’s boxing match between Jake Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, and Nate Robinson, a former NBA dunk […]
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Marvin Vettori expects Jan Blachowicz to “clean the mat with Israel Adesanya”
Marvin Vettori doesn’t believe Israel Adesanya’s light heavyweight run will go well. Sometime in early 2021, it is expected that Adesanya will move up in weight to battle Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title. Although many don’t think the fight should happen all signs point to that being the case. If the scrap ends […]
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ONE Championship: ‘Big Bang’ results and highlights: Garry Tonon stays unbeaten
On Friday, Asian martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship returned to our screens with the stacked ONE: Big Bang card out of the Singapore Indoor Arena. This ONE Championship card was hit by a handful of last-minute shakeups, but ultimately came together very nicely. The event was topped by a featherweight kickboxing showdown between Marat Grigorian […]
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Demetrious Johnson booked to return opposite ONE flyweight champion Adriano Moraes
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is slated to return to the ONE Championship Circle opposite Adriano Moraes, the promotion’s reigning ONE flyweight champ. The bout, which is slated for February 24, was announced during Friday’s ONE: Big Bang broadcast. Save the date! Demetrious Johnson is BACK on 24 February against ONE Flyweight World Champion […]
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Anthony Johnson discusses his return to the UFC: “I’m trying to bury everybody”
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has spoken about his desire to fight anyone and everyone that is put in his path upon returning to the UFC. It’s been almost four years since the former light heavyweight contender walked away from the promotion after his second submission loss to Daniel Cormier, but now, he’s hoping to step back […]
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Jorge Masvidal suggests Jake Paul should fight Yoel Romero following his recent comments
UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal believes that Jake Paul should step into the boxing ring to fight his friend and top middleweight Yoel Romero. Despite all of the criticism that had been sent his way in the lead-up to his fight against Nate Robinson, the YouTube star Paul was able to secure a vicious knockout to […]
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Jake Paul says he is “dedicating his life to beating” Conor McGregor
Boxer and YouTuber Jake Paul says that he is “dedicating his life to beating” UFC superstar Conor McGregor in a boxing match one day. Paul picked up an incredible KO win over former NBA dunk contest winner Nate Robinson in the co-main event of last weekend’s Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. megacard. Paul’s KO […]
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Cody Durden expects to KO Jimmy Flick and end his hype
Cody Durden is eager to derail the hype of Jimmy Flick. At UFC Vegas 16, Durden is set to make the walk to the Octagon for the second time but will be doing so at flyweight this time around. In his debut, he stepped up on a week’s notice and fought Chris Guttierrez to a […]
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Alex Volkanovski eyes future move to lightweight or prove he’s the best fighter there is
Alex Volkanovski is interested in making a move to lightweight. Volkanovski is the current featherweight champion and coming off a split decision win over Max Holloway to defend his belt. Since then win, many had wondered what would be next for him. The champ has multiple options like Brian Ortega and the winner of Holloway […]
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Donald Cerrone says he will “be ready” for Niko Price rematch next spring
UFC welterweight fan favorite Donald Cerrone says he will “be ready” for a rematch against recent opponent Niko Price for next spring. Cerrone and Price battled to a hard-fought majority draw at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley in September. After the fight, both men expressed interest in a rematch because the draw result was […]
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Coach Roddy doesn’t see a path for Dustin Poirier to beat “stone-cold killer” Conor McGregor
Owen Roddy doesn’t know how Dustin Poirier can beat Conor McGregor. In the main event of UFC 257, Poirier is set to rematch McGregor in a very intriguing bout. It could very well determine the number one contender at lightweight and according to Roddy, McGregor is in the best shape of his life. “A killer. […]
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Gilbert Burns frustrated with multiple delays to Kamaru Usman fight, still waiting for contract for UFC 258
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns is frustrated with the delays to the Kamaru Usman fight and is still waiting to sign a contract for UFC 258. Remember, Burns was supposed to fight Usman back in July at UFC 251 on Fight Island. Unfortunately for Burns, he tested positive for COVID-19 and had to withdraw from the […]