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Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals he is still in the USADA testing pool: “This is 47 times since 2015”
Khabib Nurmagomedov shocked the sports world when he announced his retirement following his submission win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Despite always having aspirations of retiring with a perfect 30-0 record, ‘The Eagle’ cited the recent death of his father for hanging up his gloves. While Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA) seemed set on his decision […]
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Paige VanZant will make her BKFC debut on SuperBowl weekend against Britain Hart
Former UFC standout Paige VanZant will make her Bare Knuckle Fighting debut on SuperBowl weekend when she squares off with Britain Hart. Hart (4-4-3), a professional boxer from Virginia, returned to action at last night’s BKFC 14 event. The 30-year-old walked away with a fourth round TKO victory over opponent Randine Elkholm. Immediately following her […]
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Paul Felder rips Conor McGregor for questioning his Irish heritage: “Go blow some lines”
Paul Felder had some choice words for Conor McGregor after the former two-division UFC champion questioned his Irish heritage. Back in February of this year, McGregor had taken to Twitter where he suggested that the name Felder was from German-English dissent. “The Felder’s are German-English. Shut up you ginger German twat.” Conor McGregor had wrote […]
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UFC Vegas 14: ‘Felder vs. Dos Anjos’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 14 event, a ten-bout fight card headlined by Paul Felder vs. Rafael dos Anjos. The former UFC lightweight champion, Dos Anjos, was initially slated to fight Islam Makhachev in tonight’s event headliner. However, the Russian standout tested positive for Covid-19 and was forced to withdraw from […]
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Breaking! UFC Vegas 14 is down to nine total fights
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 14 event just took another hit as it is being reported that a bantamweight bout between Jose Quinonez and Louis Smolka is cancelled. The news comes from Contreras Legaspi on Twitter, who reported the following information just moments ago. Breaking: Smolka vs. Quiñonez fight is off due to Smolka’s weight cut complications […]
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Paul Felder believes a UFC lightweight tournament is best for business: “There’s no hand-picking this”
Paul Felder believes it would be best for business if the UFC were to hold a lightweight tournament with no hand-picked fights. Felder (17-5 MMA) will be returning to the Octagon this evening on short-notice to battle former UFC lightweight title holder Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 14. With a […]
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Tony Ferguson pleads with UFC President Dana White: “Let’s give em’ what they want. The fans deserve this.”
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson is hoping to make 2020 “a little better again” by headlining December’s UFC 256 event. ‘El Cucuy’ took to Twitter last night where he challenged former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler to a showdown this December. Today, Tony Ferguson double down on his callout by pleading with UFC […]
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Dana White provides update on Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier 2
UFC president Dana White provided an update on the status of the rematch between lightweight contenders Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. The UFC is targeting the highly-anticipated rematch between McGregor and Poirier to headline the upcoming UFC 257 pay-per-view, which is scheduled to take place on January 23 in Abu Dhabi. Poirier this week signed […]
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Henry Cejudo was not receptive to Conor McGregor’s well wishes on “World Champ Champ Day”
Henry Cejudo was not exactly receptive to the well wishes he received from Conor McGregor on “World Champ Champ Day”. Yesterday, November 12, had marked the four year anniversary of McGregor’s destruction of Eddie Alvarez. The historic win at UFC 205 in New York made Conor McGregor the first “champ champ” in promotional history. The […]
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Tony Ferguson challenges “putz” Michael Chandler to December showdown: “Let’s Close out 2020 In Style”
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has issued a challenge to former Bellator title holder Michael Chandler. Chandler (21-5 MMA) signed with the UFC shortly after scoring a first round knockout victory over Benson Henderson at Bellator 243 this past August. He was immediately booked to serve as the back-up for UFC 254’s Justin […]
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Khamzat Chimaev continues to call out Israel Adesanya despite being booked against Leon Edwards
Khamzat Chimaev is looking to fight middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Ever since Chimaev had an impressive stint on Fight Island where he dominated John Phillips and Rhys McKee at middleweight then welterweight, he had been calling out the champions. He made it clear he would finish both Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya, but it appears […]
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Rafael dos Anjos reveals if Paul Felder never stepped up the entire UFC Vegas 14 card would’ve been canceled
Rafael dos Anjos has revealed this Saturday’s card was close to being canceled. On Sunday, it was revealed Islam Makhachev was out of the fight with RDA due to injury. Immediately, many fans wondered if the UFC would even hold the event if the promotion couldn’t find a replacement for the Russian. Yet, on Monday, […]
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Entering UFC Vegas 14 “with a new mindset,” Ashley Yoder just focused on fighting her fight
Ashley Yoder finally feels like a new fighter. “The Spider Monkey” has had a tough run in the UFC going 2-5 and on a two-fight losing streak. Yet, two of those losses were split decisions, and another, her last fight, many pundits believe she won. So, Yoder knows she is much better than her record […]
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Merab Dvalishvili vs. Raoni Barcelos added to UFC Vegas 16
A fantastic matchup between surging bantamweights Merab Dvalishvili and Raoni Barcelos has been added to next month’s UFC Vegas 16 card. MMAFighting.com first reported details of the matchup between Dvalishvili, the No. 12 ranked bantamweight in the UFC, and the unranked Barcelos, who will look to land a top-15 position in the rankings with a […]
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Scott Coker teases Bellator 205lbs tournament: “It’s the best light heavyweight division on the planet”
Bellator president Scott Coker teased a future Bellator 205lbs tournament, saying “it’s the best light heavyweight division on the planet.” Coker and his organization are in the midst of completing the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix, a tournament that was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The promotion previously put on the Heavyweight Grand Prix that […]
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Thiago Santos already booked for Octagon return, set to take on Aleksandar Rakic
Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos is already scheduled to make his return to the Octagon. The Brazilian knockout artist will reportedly take on Austria’s Aleksandar Rakic on March 6. News of this bout was first reported by UFC broadcast partner ESPN, and later confirmed by MMA Junkie. This booking comes as a […]
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Israel Adesanya refutes Conor McGregor’s claim to UFC record
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has refuted Conor McGregor’s recent claim to a significant UFC record. Thursday was the four-year anniversary of McGregor defeating Eddie Alvarez to capture the UFC lightweight belt and become the first concurrent two-division champion in the promotion’s history. To celebrate the occasion, the Irishman took to Instagram to reminisce about […]
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Patricio Freire ready for John Kavanagh’s “dream match” with Conor McGregor
Two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire has opened the door to a cross-promotional super fight with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Freire returned to the cage on Thursday, when he defended the Bellator featherweight title with a lopsided knockout victory over McGregor’s teammate at SBG Ireland, Pedro Carvalho. In the wake of this victory, Freire set his […]
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UFC co-founder explains why he hired Joe Rogan
Campbell McLaren, one of the founders of the UFC, has explained why he originally hired Joe Rogan as one of the promotion’s color commentators. McLaren, who is now the CEO of Combate Americas, opened up on his decision to hire Rogan on MMA on Sirius XM. 🔊 “It was really tough back then and he […]
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UFC Vegas 14 weigh-in results: One fight scrapped, three fighters miss weight
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the under-the-radar UFC Vegas 14 card out of the promotion’s Apex facility. The card was originally expected to be headlined by a lightweight showdown between Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev. When Makhachev was forced off the bill with a staph infection, however, No. […]
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UFC begins roster purge by releasing three fighters including John Phillips
The UFC has begun its expected roster purge by releasing three fighters from the promotion, including middleweight John Phillips. Phillips himself took to his social media on Friday to thank the UFC for the “memories that will last a lifetime.” Check out the message that Phillips shared on his Twitter. https://twitter.com/JohnPhillipsmma/status/1327170740374953985 @ufc it’s been a […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk back to training to American Top Team
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has returned to American Top Team, her training home in South Florida. Jedrzejczyk has spent most of 2020 in her native Poland due to the coronavirus pandemic and the travel restrictions it has created. This week, however, the former champion made a triumphant return to American Top Team. […]
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Fabricio Werdum says Bellator negotiations have stalled, now wants to fight for PFL
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is now eyeing a spot on the PFL roster after negotiations with Bellator MMA fizzled out. Werdum, who parted ways with the UFC earlier this year, has recently been linked to a rematch with fellow heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko after the Bellator MMA banner. This week, however, Werdum revealed […]
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ONE Championship results and highlights: John Lineker TKOs former champ Kevin Belingon
On Friday, ONE Championship returned to our screens with the action-packed ONE: Inside the Matrix III card from the Singapore Indoor Arena. The card was headlined by a bantamweight contender fight, as the division’s former champion Kevin Belingon took on UFC veteran John Lineker. The bout marked Belingon’s opportunity to bounce back from a loss […]
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Bruce Buffer looks back on elevator fight with Frank Trigg
UFC announcer Bruce Buffer recently looked back on his infamous elevator brawl with former UFC welterweight contender Frank Trigg. Buffer opened up on this incident on the UFC Fight Pass original series Fightlore. The man! The myth! The legend! Head to @UFCFightPass to learn more @BruceBuffer 🎤 [ 📱: https://t.co/NProZppeoV ] pic.twitter.com/iOv5uqKOWG — UFC (@ufc) […]
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UFC 255: ‘Figueiredo vs Perez’ Fight Card and Start Times
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is back on pay-per-view once again next Saturday night as UFC 255 hits Sin City. Event: UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez Date: Saturday, 21st November 2020 Location: UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada Broadcast: ESPN+ (6.30pm/8pm/10pm EST) While there had been a few question marks surrounding this UFC 255 card and what it’d […]
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Demetrious Johnson says he “might never fight again” due to COVID-19 pandemic
ONE Championship star Demetrious Johnson has admitted that he may never fight again as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson made the transition over to ONE from the Ultimate Fighting Championship in late 2018 with Ben Askren heading in the opposite direction, and ever since then, he’s been able to go 3-0 in the […]
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Gilbert Burns calls out Nate Diaz for $400k winner takes all grappling match: “Let’s see who is the real gangster”
Gilbert Burns is looking to grapple Nate Diaz for a winner takes all grappling match. Burns and Diaz have taken shots at one another after Burns was announced to be getting the next title shot. The Stockton native trashed the Brazilian saying it is a terrible title fight so now Burns is looking to grapple […]