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Bellator London Results: Fabian Edwards defeats Mike Shipman (Highlights)
Tonight in the Blockbuster Bellator London event, 26-year old Fabian Edwards collided against Michael Shipman in the co-main event. The middleweight prospect is the younger brother of UFC welterweight, Leon Edwards He is currently undefeated, having joined the promotional company earlier this year to take on Lee Chadwick. “The Assassin” secured a unanimous decision win, and […]
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Michael Bisping scoffs at Ben Askren retiring over a hip replacement
Michael Bisping is not buying that Ben Askren retired from the sport of mixed martial arts due to his need for a hip replacement. The former UFC middleweight champion discussed Askren’s recently announced retirement on his most recent edition of the ‘Believe You Me’ podcast where he insinuated that hip replacement is not career-ending surgery, […]
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Floyd Mayweather targeting two fights in 2020, including UFC crossover
Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather made headlines earlier this week when he announced that he was coming out of retirment in 2020. The now 42-year-old, Mayweather, has not stepped foot inside the ring since defeating Conor McGregor by tenth round TKO in their blockbuster fight from August of 2017. Despite the lengthy layoff, ‘Money’ still […]
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Israel Adesanya shuts down talk of immediate rematch with Robert Whittaker
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya makes it clear that if former division title holder Robert Whittaker wants a rematch, he will have to earn it. Adesanya (18-0 MMA) defeated Whittaker via second round knockout in the main event of UFC 243 to become the promotions undisputed middleweight kingpin. It was a clinical performance from ‘Stylebender‘, […]
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Jon Jones goes off on “pathetic” Israel Adesanya for calling him a “boomer”
The ongoing fued between UFC champions Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya continued to heat up on social media yesterday evening. ‘Bones’ and ‘Stylebender’ had been exchanging jabs on Thursday afternoon on Twitter, but what started off as friendly banter quickly escalated into something more serious after Adesanya referred to Jones as a “Boomer”. Lol…ok BoOmer. […]
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Glover Teixeira calls out Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz
UFC light heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira is eager to fight again and he’s interested in matchups against Corey Anderson and Jan Blachowicz. The 40-year-old Teixeira hasn’t slowed down despite being one of the oldest fights in the UFC light heavyweight division. Like a fine wine, Teixeira keeps getting better and better over the years. The […]
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Josh Thomson previews Bellator London
MMA analyst and fighting veteran, Josh Thomson discusses his predictions for this Saturday’s blockbuster Bellator London event with BJPenn.com’s Natasha Hooper. During the interview, Thomson also explained why UFC President Dana White is scared of engaging in a cross-promotion fight and who he believes would win in Bellator vs UFC showdown. When asked which fight […]
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Josh Thomson taunts UFC President Dana White: ”Don’t be scared homie”
Josh Thomson explains why UFC President Dana White is afraid of cross-promotional fights. During Thomson’s recent interview with BJPenn.com’s Natasha Hooper, the former Strikeforce lightweight Champion compared Bellator fighters to the top-ranked UFC welterweights. He said: “People wanna say ‘Oh, the UFC has [Kamaru] Usman, they’ve got Colby Covington. I would put Lima against those […]
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Jon Jones declares Anderson Silva the middleweight GOAT
Jon Jones believes Anderson Silva is the greatest middleweight of all-time. The UFC’s light heavyweight champion took to social media to declare the “Spider” the best 185-pounder. He also says he plans on telling his kids that. I’m going to tell my kids Anderson Silva was the greatest middleweight of all time. #Facts — BONY […]
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Jorge Masvidal tells Conor McGregor ‘put your money where your mouth is’ and accept a fight
Jorge Masvidal wants Conor McGregor to accept a fight or stop talking about it. On Twitter, ESPN put out a list out for the biggest fights for McGregor and Masvidal in 2020, which caught the attention of the Irishman. I’ll go at anyone on that list. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 22, 2019 “I’ll go […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson likely to take place in Brooklyn in April 2020
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says his next title defense is likely going to take place against top contender Tony Ferguson in April 2020 in Brooklyn, New York. Nurmagomedov spoke to the media recently during an interview in Uzbekistan and revealed that he will likely be fighting Ferguson in Brooklyn. Here’s what the champ said […]
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Nate Marquardt planning potential comeback in Bellator
Former UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt is reportedly planning a potential comeback, but this time with Bellator. MMA journalist for theScore James Lynch recently interviewed current UFC middleweight Ian Heinisch, who revealed that he is training with Marquardt as part of his upcoming fight camp for his matchup against Omari Akhmedov at UFC 245. According […]
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VIDEO | Watch Joe Rogan and co. react to UFC’s greatest finishes
UFC commentator Joe Rogan watches a lot of fights. Despite his extreme exposure to combat sports, though, his jaw can be left on the floor by wild knockouts — just like the rest of us fight fans. On Thursday, the UFC posted a video of some of the best cage-side reactions from Rogan and his fellow […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants to be the female BMF
UFC women’s strawweight contender Joanna Jedrzejczyk said she wants to be the female BMF in the sport of mixed martial arts. Jedrzejczyk is coming off of a huge win over Michelle Waterson at UFC Tampa that has almost assuredly earned her a title shot at UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang. She recently saw her […]
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Jon Jones confirms he’s received contract for fight in Houston
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has received a contract for a fight in Houston, Texas on February 8. This Houston card has not yet been made official, but it’s expected to be called UFC 247 — assuming the January 18 card linked to Conor McGregor’s comeback fight is UFC 246. Jones’ opponent is widely […]
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Kenny Florian leaning towards Colby Covington beating Kamaru Usman
Kenny Florian has a feeling that Colby Covington will get the job done against Kamaru Usman. On Dec. 14, Covington will challenge Usman for the UFC welterweight championship. The 170-pound title bout will take place inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’ll serve as UFC 245’s main event. During the latest edition of […]
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Israel Adesanya bashes Jon Jones, Jones issues scathing response
The beef between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is alive and well. On Thursday night, Adesanya took to Twitter to take a shot at Jones. Already had one in the chamber from last week if that boy wanna say sumn’ stupid.I got full clips double parked!! #deadpool #mememajesty https://t.co/KUd7wHJ6mC […]
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Odds revealed for Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent, promotion
The odds have been revealed for boxing legend Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent and in what promotion the fight would take place in. The online sportsbook BetOnline revealed the odds for the next possible opponent for Mayweather, as well as what promotion the fight would take place in. Check the odds out below, courtesy of a […]
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Sage Northcutt to drop down two weight classes
Weight classes work a little differently in ONE Championship, where extreme weight-cutting is not allowed. ONE’s welterweight division 185 lbs, not 170 lbs. It’s lightweight division is 170 lbs, not 155. And so on. This occasionally means fighters wind up in the cage with bigger opposition. Sage Northcutt certainly had that problem in his ONE […]
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VIDEO | Fabian Edwards and Michael Shipman get into altercation at Bellator London weigh-ins
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5K3NnEgGnK/ Fabian Edwards and Mike Shipman are taking the fight outside the cage as the middleweight fighters got into an altercation at the Bellator London weigh-ins. The UK based fighters are set to face-off on Saturday on the main card of Bellator London. Both fighters made weight but it was quickly overshadowed by their brawl […]
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UFC London 2020 officially announced
The UFC has made official its 2020 stop in London, England. The promotion will hold a Fight Night event there on March 21 at The O2 Arena. The UFC revealed the news Friday morning on its social media accounts. Check it out below on the UFC Europe Twitter. https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/1197816996152434688 The UFC did not announce any […]
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Weili Zhang confident she’ll finish Joanna Jedrzejczyk early
UFC Strawweight Champion Weili Zhang is confident that she’ll be able to get Joanna Jedrzejczyk out of there early if they wind up fighting for the title in 2020. Zhang is still riding a strong wave of momentum after capturing the title by defeating Jessica Andrade at UFC Shenzhen. It took her to 4-0 in […]
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Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa stay respectful after UFC Raleigh announcement
UFC welterweight contenders Rafael dos Anjos and Michael Chiesa have exchanged pleasantries ahead of their clash at UFC Raleigh next year. The UFC has confirmed that the two will square off at the show on January 25, which is already looking like one of the most stacked Fight Night cards in quite some time. Curtis […]
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Floyd Mayweather says he’s coming out of retirement in 2020, Dana White shares Instagram post
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather said on social media Thursday night he’s coming out of retirement, and UFC president Dana White was quick to share the news. Mayweather announced on his Instagram lately Thursday that he is coming out of retirement in 2020. This is what he wrote. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5J0IMTlUYt/ “Coming out of retirement in 2020” White […]
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Yoel Romero takes a shot at Israel Adesanya with “Captain Phillips” meme
Top UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero took a shot at UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya on Thursday night with a hilarious “Captain Phillips”-inspired meme. Romero and Adesanya have engaged in a war of words on social media and in interviews lately with a potential fight between the two rivals on the horizon. With No. 1 […]
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Luke Rockhold says he’d consider returning if UFC adds 195-pound division
Luke Rockhold has come out and said he is happy not fighting and isn’t sure if he will ever return to the Octagon. For the former UFC middleweight champion, if this is the end of his career, he has no regrets about it and is happy that he is healthy. “I would have looked back […]
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Frankie Edgar discusses bantamweight move and Cory Sandhagen fight
UFC veteran Frankie Edgar has given details on his decision to move down to bantamweight in order to face Cory Sandhagen. The move had seemingly been a long time coming for Edgar who has always seemed to fight guys that are naturally bigger than him. While that is also going to be the case against […]
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James Gallagher says he punched Mike Kimbel in backstage altercation, explains why
This morning, Bellator bantamweight prospects James Gallagher and Mike Kimbel came to blows backstage at Bellator London media day. Speaking to MMA Junkie shortly thereafter, Gallagher gave his take on how this chaotic scene was sparked. Apparently, it all started with some comments about Gallagher’s mother. “He’s 2-4 or something like this, but he was […]