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Pros react to Cub Swanson defeating Kron Gracie at UFC Tampa
Tonight’s UFC Tampa event was co-headlined by a featherweight bout featuring veteran Cub Swanson taking on undefeated contender Kron Gracie. Cub Swanson (25-11 MMA) entered UFC Tampa in desperate need of a win, this after losing his last four fights. During his recent rough stretch ‘Killer Cub’ had suffered losses to Brian Ortega, Frankie Edgar, […]
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UFC Tampa Result: Cub Swanson defeats Kron Gracie (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC Tampa event is co-headlined by a featherweight bout featuring veteran Cub Swanson taking on undefeated contender Kron Gracie. Cub Swanson (25-11 MMA) will enter UFC Tampa in desperate need of a win, this after losing his last four fights. During his recent rough stretch ‘Killer Cub’ has suffered losses to Brian Ortega, Frankie […]
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MMA Community reacts after Thomas Gifford takes unnecessary damage at UFC Tampa
The MMA Community was not impressed after witnessing fighter Thomas Gifford take a terrible amount of unnecessary punishment at UFC Tampa. Thomas Gifford took on Mike Davis during tonight’s UFC Tampa prelims. After absorbing a ton of strikes in both rounds one and two it was clear to most that the fight should be called […]
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ONE: Century – Part 1 live results and highlights
Despite the very best efforts of the ferocious Typhoon Hagibis, ONE: Century is going ahead as planned. The event, which marks ONE Champion’s 100th show, is divided into two parts. The first airs on TNT in the United States. It will be topped by an atomweight title fight between reigning champ Angela Lee and slimmed-down […]
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Dillon Danis purchases BJJ classes for bullied child
Bellator fighter Dillon Danis (2-0 MMA) has extended a generous offer to a child who is the recent victim of bullying. ‘El Jefe’ took to Twitter yesterday afternoon with a video showcasing a child getting bullied by his peers. Danis captioned the video with the following message to his followers: these videos break my heart […]
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UFC Tampa Results and Highlights
The Octagon invades Florida for tonight’s UFC Tampa event, a fourteen-bout fight card headlined by Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Michelle Waterson. The winner of tonight’s headliner will likely be next in line for a shot at Weili Zhang’s UFC strawweight title. Joanna Jedrzejczyk (15-3 MMA) was most recently seen in action at December’s UFC 231 event […]
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VIDEO | Anthony Pettis and Ali Abdelaziz allegedly separated by police
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and Dominance MMA owner Ali Abdelaziz were forced to be separated at last night’s PFL event in Las Vegas. Late yesterday evening reports surfaced that there had been a physical altercation between Ali Abdelaziz and First Round Management Vice President Abe Kawa. Kawa was in attendance with Anthony Pettis […]
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Cain Velasquez details retirement conversation with UFC President Dana White
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez shocked fans by appearing on WWE Smackdown and then announcing his retirement from MMA. Velasquez (14-3 MMA) arrived on the popular pro-wrestling program to confront his former UFC rival Brock Lesnar over recent actions involving ‘The Beast’ and Rey Mysterio. Cain proceeded to enter the ring and take Brock […]
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Henry Cejudo takes aim at Conor McGregor, Max Holloway and Vasiliy Lomachenko
UFC flyweight and bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo has set his aim high, calling out Conor McGregor and throwing shade at Max Holloway and Vasiliy Lomachenko. In a recent interview on ESPN’s Now or Never, Cejudo said that he wants to fight “Notorious.” Here’s what Cejudo said. “Man, Conor McGregor’s all talk. He’s all bark, no […]
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Report | Santiago Ponzinibbio forced out of UFC 245 fight with Robbie Lawler
December’s UFC 245 event has already taken a hit as Santiago Ponzinibbio has reportedly been forced out of his scheduled fight with Robbie Lawler. The news comes from MMAJunkie’s Mike Bohn who took to Twitter with the following information. Santiago Ponzinibbio is dealing with a staph infection and will no longer fight Robbie Lawler at […]
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Malki Kawa says Ali Abdelaziz “crossed the line” by slapping his brother Abe
Earlier today it was reported that a physical altercation between two prominent MMA managers occured at last night’s PFL event in Las Vegas. Abe Kawa, who is the Vice President of First Round Management, told ESPN that Ali Abdelaziz, the CEO of Dominance MMA, approached him at Mandalay Bay last night and proceeded to slap […]
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Report | Two of MMA’s top managers involved in physical altercation
Two of the most prominent fighter managers in the sport of MMA were involved in a physical altercation in which battery was committed during Friday night’s PFL Event. Abe Kawa, who is the Vice President of First Round Management, told ESPN earlier today that Ali Abdelaziz, the CEO of Dominance MMA, approached him at Mandalay […]
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Breaking! Cain Velasquez officially signs with WWE, retires from MMA
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has officially signed a big-money, multi-year contract with the WWE. The deal will be announced at a press conference Friday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marc Raimondi of ESPN confirmed the news. Sources: Cain Velasquez retires from UFC, joins WWE https://t.co/VGn2xzflNn — Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) October 11, […]
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Weili Zhang has US visa approved
UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang has finally had her US visa approved, paving the way for her next fight to be in the United States. It was recently revealed that Zhang was having issued acquiring a US visa due to the recent conflicts in China. It looked like Zhang was going to have issues […]
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Israel Adesanya’s coach says he will do what Jon Jones hasn’t done and fight Stipe Miocic
Israel Adesanya’s coach Eugene Bareman said “The Last Stylebender” will do what Jon Jones hasn’t done and that’s move to heavyweight to fight Stipe Miocic. Speaking to Submission Radio, Bareman criticized Jones for his reluctance to move up to the UFC heavyweight division despite fans and media calling him to move up in weight for […]
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UFC Tampa weigh-in results: Main event official as Jedrzejczyk and Waterson make weight
Despite all the rumblings earlier this week that former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk would have difficulty making weight for her scheduled fight against Michelle Waterson, UFC Tampa’s main event is a go. There had been some fight week drama when a report stated that the main event was in danger after Jedrzejczyk alerted the UFC […]
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Conor McGregor appears in court over assault case, proceedings adjourned until November 1
Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor appeared in a Dublin court on Friday to face the assault charge stemming from a pub incident earlier this year. Last week, McGregor was served with a summons to appear in court over the charge. According to a report from the Irish Independent, McGregor’s stay in court […]
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Bibiano Fernandes motivated as ever for fourth fight with Kevin Belingon
ONE bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes is about to fight Kevin Belingon for the fourth time. The pair will collide with the bantamweight title on the line at ONE: Century this Sunday in Tokyo, Japan. Despite the fact that he’s once again preparing for a familiar foe, Fernandes says his focus hasn’t wavered. “I’m excited to […]
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Gilbert Burns wants another short notice fight in 2019
UFC welterweight Gilbert Burns has confirmed that he would be interested in another short notice fight before the end of 2019. Burns (17-3) has already fought three times this year and four times within the last 10 months, winning all four contests in the process. His most recent success came back at UFC Copenhagen just […]
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Max Holloway and Stephen Thompson jokingly bid for ‘NMF’ title showdown
Max Holloway and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson have had a little bit of fun with fans on social media by teasing the idea of an ‘NMF’ championship showdown. The back and forth started when Holloway channeled his inner Nate Diaz by imitating his now-famous speech directed at Conor McGregor from a few years back. Holloway took […]
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Israel Adesanya shares the correct pronunciation of his name
Israel Adesanya is a name fight fans have been uttering a lot lately, but many of us have been saying his name wrong. Speaking on a recent episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Adesanya explained how his last name is actually pronounced (via Jed I. Goodman on Twitter). I diss on ya.#HelwaniShow pic.twitter.com/t7inVaLgz0 — Jed I. Goodman […]
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VIDEO | Watch Israel Adesanya’s family, corner react to his title win
Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia, Israel Adesanya captured the UFC middleweight title with a second-round stoppage of Robert Whittaker. To say his friends, family and training partners were excited about his victory would be a huge understatement. On UFC 243 episode of the UFC’s popular The Thrill and […]
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UFC Tampa | Max Griffin looking to start off new five-fight deal on the right note
Max Griffin will return to the Octagon on Saturday against Alex Morono at UFC Tampa. He last fought back in April at UFC 236 and edged out a decision over Zelim Imadaev. For Griffin, the hope was to fight much sooner than this. He was scheduled to fight in summer but the UFC could not […]
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Chatri Sityodtong: Eddie Alvarez still ‘one of the best lightweights in the world’
Eddie Alvarez has had an interesting run in ONE Championship thus far. After losing his promotional debut at the hands of Timofey Nastyukhin in March, he rebounded with a beautiful, come-from-behind submission defeat of the former champion Eduard Folayang in August. Alvarez was then expected to meet Saygid Guseyn “Dagi” Arslanaliev at ONE: Century in […]
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Conor McGregor gives Seth Rogen a suggestion for Superbad 2 plot
There are currently no plans for a sequel to the 2007 comedy Superbad, but if the film is ever revisited, Conor McGregor has some plot ideas. The former two-division UFC champ chimed in on the topic on Instagram recently after a fan suggested he’s starting to look a bit like Superbad star and writer Seth Rogen. “Man, […]
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The Fighter’s Voice // VIDEO: “Felony” Charles Bennett puts in work in the gym
Fan favorite MMA star “Felony” Charles Bennett has been hard at work in the gym lately. He’s been accompanied in the gym by a host of up-and-coming fighters from all over the United States. Catch up with Bennett and his peers in the latest instalment of BJPENN.com’s new Fighters Voice video series. In this episode, […]
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Bellator lands on Italian soil, featuring return of Alessio Sakara
It’s going to be a crucial weekend for Bel Paese’s mixed martial arts. In between Mauro Cerilli’s bout against Arjan Bhullar in ONE Championship and Marvin Vettori’s match with Andrew Sanchez in the UFC, Italian fans will enjoy Bellator 230 in the beautiful city of Milan, Italy. It will be Bellator’s seventh event in Italian […]
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Dan Hardy believes Khabib Nurmagomedov is the only fight that doesn’t make sense for Conor McGregor
If Dan Hardy was in charge of matchmaking fights, he would not be booking a rematch between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor. The two fought at UFC 229 where Nurmagomedov seemingly dominated the entirety of the fight en route to a fourth round submission win. Since the loss, the Irishman has been clamoring for a […]