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Chael Sonnen explains why Tyron Woodley is actually a “really hard fight” for Israel Adesanya
Former UFC middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen believes that Tyron Woodley is actually a “really hard fight” for Israel Adesanya. Woodley and Adesanya is a surprising rivalry that has seemingly come out of nowhere to take over the headlines of MMA websites in the last few weeks. The former UFC welterweight champion Woodley is interested […]
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Dustin Poirier “learning a lot” during longest layoff of career, rules out Nate Diaz as next opponent
UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier says he has learned a lot during the longest layoff of his MMA career and admitted he won’t be fighting Nate Diaz. Poirier hasn’t stepped foot into the Octagon since getting submitted by UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 last September. “The Diamond” was set to fight Dan […]
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Dominick Reyes takes a shot at Jon Jones, ‘Bones’ responds
Dominick Reyes took a shot at his rival UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, as the two exchanged barbs on social media once again. Reyes and Jones met in the main event of UFC 247 back in February. In one of the most contentious decisions of the year, Jones got his hand raised via unanimous […]
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Paulo Costa has questions for Chael Sonnen following recent praise of Israel Adesanya
Paulo Costa has some questions for Chael Sonnen following the former UFC middleweight title challengers recent praise of current division champion Israel Adesanya. Sonnen has boasted about Adesanya in recent weeks, even going as far as to suggest that ‘Stylebender’ would “whip” current UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones in a potential fight. Earlier today […]
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Chris Weidman shares theory on why Israel Adesanya won’t measure up to Anderson Silva
Former UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman believes he could find similar success against Israel Adesanya as he did when fighting Anderson Silva. ‘The All American’ moved up to the promotions light heavyweight division for his last fight, but following a disappointing setback to Dominick Reyes, Weidman now plans or returning to the 185-pound division he […]
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Photo | Henry Cejudo shows off incredible 12 Week Evolution for UFC 249
Henry Cejudo will be looking to earn his first bantamweight title defense when he takes on former division champion Dominick Cruz in the co-main event of UFC 249. ‘Triple C’ captured the promotions vacant 135-pound title at UFC 238 in June of 2019, scoring a third round TKO victory over Marlon Moraes. Following his victory over […]
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Mike Tyson’s incredible punching video draws praise from Joe Rogan and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Boxing legend Mike Tyson received some high praise from Joe Rogan and Khabib Nurmagomedov after showcasing his hand speed and power in a recent video. Earlier this week, the now 54-year-old ‘Iron Mike’ took to social media where he released the following video that left many viewers in complete shock. https://twitter.com/MikeTyson/status/1256300450539700224/video/1 As you can see, […]
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Jon Jones issues scathing response to “chopping goat meat” comment from Israel Adesanya
The rivalry between Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya does not appear to be ending anytime soon as the UFC champions continue to trade verbal jabs at one another. Jones and Adesanya having been going back and forth at each other for months now, but their war of words seemed to hit new heights following ‘Bones’ […]
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Photo | Francis Ngannou is looking absolutely jacked ahead of UFC 249
Former heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou will return to the Octagon at UFC 249 for a pivotal clash with Jairzinho Rozenstruik. The bout will mark Ngannou’s first appearance since June of 2019, where he scored a first round TKO victory over former title holder Junior dos Santos in Minneapolis. That victory served as ‘The Predator’s’ […]
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Michael Bisping responds after Paulie Malignaggi claims he could still KO Conor McGregor in Boxing
Michael Bisping is not buying Paulie Malignaggi’s claim that he could still knockout UFC star Conor McGregor if they were to have a boxing match. Earlier this week in a interview with ESPN Ringside, Malignaggi guaranteed that he would stop McGregor in a proposed boxing match. “We both know what I did to him (Conor […]
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Tyron Woodley says he has agreed to fight Gilbert Burns in UFC headliner
Tyron Woodley appears ready to return to the Octagon and will do so against Gilbert Burns. Woodley has been clamoring to get a fight since his UFC London scrap against Leon Edwards was canceled. He called out Colby Covington and asked for a rematch with Kamaru Usman, yet it appears he won’t get either. Instead, […]
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Dana White says there’s an “interesting” option other than Kamaru Usman for Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal may not be fighting Kamaru Usman next time out. Before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the sports world, Masvidal was expected to battle Usman for the welterweight title at International Fight Week in July. Yet, nothing was ever made official and now, that may no longer be the fight. Although both Masvidal and […]
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Tyron Woodley expected to return on May 23, but not against “terrified” Colby Covington
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is looking to make his return to the Octagon later this month by competing on May 23. Woodley was originally slated to square off with Leon Edwards earlier this Spring in England. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the bout and the event were eventually both scrapped by the […]
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Johny Hendricks reflects on Georges St-Pierre loss years later: “Not having a win over GSP hurt me”
Johny Hendricks says he doesn’t think about the Georges St-Pierre fight anymore. Back at UFC 167, St-Pierre was looking to defend his welterweight title against Hendricks. It was a back-and-forth fight but when the final bell rang, most fans and media, including UFC president Dana White thought Hendricks had won. But, the judges’ gave GSP […]
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Dana White reveals official UFC fight cards for May 13 and May 16 events
Dana White and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are gearing up for a return to action next weekend with UFC 249 set to take place on May 9 in Florida. The promotion is hoping to make up for multiple postponed events by holding three fight cards in just eight days. In addition to UFC 249 on […]
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Douglas Lima believes he could KO Kamaru Usman and “it wouldn’t take much either”
Douglas Lima hopes he and Kamaru Usman will fight each other one day. Currently, Lima is Bellator’s welterweight champion while Usman is the UFC’s 170-pound champion. Although a fight between them seems unlikely due to the lack of cross-promotional interest by Dana White, Lima hopes it can happen one day, but he isn’t holding his […]
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Paige VanZant, Austin Vanderford explain why they started posing naked on Instagram
Paige VanZant and Austin Vanderford — possibly MMA’s most famous husband and wife duo — have recently been having some fun on their Instagram accounts. The kind of fun that doesn’t involve clothes. Speaking to MMA Fighting recently, VanZant and Vanderford opened up on how this playful series of photos came about. View this […]
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Israel Adesanya shares advice for young fighters: “Don’t be fake like Jon Jones”
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts today, and many up-and-coming fighters are bound to try to emulate his success. Speaking on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, Adesanya shared some advice for young fighters that seek to follow in his footsteps. He emphasized the importance of […]
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Dana White names three UFC fights that failed to meet his expectations
It’s always disappointing when a fight we’re expecting to be a barnburner turns out to be a dud. UFC President Dana White is not immune to that disappointment. Speaking during a recent AMA on Reddit, the UFC boss was asked to name a few fights that he expected to be great but ended up being […]
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Jack Hermansson says UFC still wants him to fight Chris Weidman
Middleweight contender Jack Hermansson says the UFC still wants him to fight Chris Weidman after their fight for UFC Oklahoma City was canceled. Hermansson was set to fight Weidman in the main event of the Oklahoma City card that was eventually canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the bigger problem is that Hermansson is […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov had “the best training camp” for UFC 249
UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov says his training camp for his nixed UFC 249 fight with Tony Ferguson was among the best he’s ever had. Nurmagomedov was originally expected to defend his title against Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249 card on April 18. Unfortunately, amid growing travel restrictions associated with the coronavirus […]
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Tyron Woodley explains why he’s confident he’d beat Israel Adesanya
It’s no secret that former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley has some issues with UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. During a recent episode his Hollywood Beatdown show on TMZ Sports, Woodley fired another verbal volley at Adesanya, and also explained why he believes he’d defeat the middleweight champ in a fight. He began be reiterating that […]
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Pearl Gonzalez fires back after Curtis Blaydes criticizes female fighters
Pearl Gonzalez has some choice words for her fellow Chicagoan, top UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes. On Thursday, Blaydes drummed up some controversy by suggesting that some female fighters are given preferential treatment based on their looks, rather than their athletic accomplishments. “I’m a girl dad so lemme make this clear I’m not against female […]
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Ovince Saint Preux expects to be outweighed by roughly 40lbs in UFC heavyweight debut
Ovince Saint Preux is a long-time UFC light heavyweight contender, but his next fight will occur in the promotion’s heavyweight division. The former interim light heavyweight title challenger will step up a division to battle Ben Rothwell on May 13. The decision to accept this fight came after his planned fights with Shamil Gamzatov and […]
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Marvin Vettori will be “pissed” if negative media helps screw over another UFC event
UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori believes the media will be the ones to blame if the upcoming string of UFC events do not go ahead as planned. Vettori, who is riding a two-fight win streak following his loss to Israel Adesanya back in April 2018, is considered to be one of the rising stars in the […]
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UFC star Conor McGregor delivers medical supplies to children’s hospital in Ireland
UFC star Conor McGregor continues to assist his local area during the COVID-19 pandemic after delivering medical supplies to a children’s hospital in Crumlin. While there have been more than a few negative stories in the world of mixed martial arts over the course of the last few months, it appears as if McGregor is […]
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UFC releases new fight week safety protocol for athletes competing during pandemic
The UFC has announced its new protocol to ensure the safety of fighters for its three upcoming cards on May 9, 13, and 16. The promotion intends on hosting a trifecta of fighting events this month in Jacksonville, Florida. The first event will be UFC 249 on May 9, which had previously been postponed due […]
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Curtis Blaydes believes certain UFC stars receive preferential treatment based on “looks” instead of “athletic achievements”
Curtis Blaydes takes issue with bikini-clad UFC fighters who receive preferential treatment based on their looks instead of fighting skills. The UFC heavyweight contender shared his frustrations in a social media post this week. “Razor” criticized female MMA fighters who are heavily promoted based on their looks. “I’m a girl dad so lemme make this […]