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Oscar De La Hoya planning return to MMA, bashes Dana White
Oscar De La Hoya recently sat down with the Barstool Radio team to discuss his big plans for a return to the MMA business, and his ongoing beef with UFC President Dana White. The former world champion boxer De La Hoya launched Golden Boy Promotions in 2002, and after many years of promoting boxing, expanded […]
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Rodtang Jitmuangnon not letting ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Title out of Thailand
After lifting the ONE Flyweight Muay Thai World Championship belt from Jonathan Haggerty at ONE: Dawn of Heroes, Rodtang Jitmuangnon will be defending his title for the first time at ONE: Century Part II on October 13 at the iconic Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan against Walter Goncalves of Brazil. Rodtang can hardly contain his excitement. […]
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Coach claims win at UFC 243 will make Israel Adesanya the promotions ‘biggest active star’
Israel Adesanya is set to fight for the middleweight title at UFC 243 against Robert Whittaker. It is being billed as the biggest fight in the history of the Oceanic region. It is also a fight that could catapult ‘The Last Stylebender’ to superstardom. He is already a big name in the UFC, but his […]
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Conor McGregor asks date of interim BMF title fight, Dustin Poirier responds
It appears that former ’champ champ’ Conor McGregor is interested in fighting the winner of November’s BMF Title fight. UFC 244, which takes place November 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York, is headlined by a welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. The winner of that highly anticipated contest will take home […]
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Cub Swanson says he’s been kicked out of jiu-jitsu schools ahead of Kron Gracie fight
Cub Swanson has had a hard time training jiu-jitsu ahead of his fight against Kron Gracie. His foe comes from the legendary Gracie jiu-jitsu family, so schools do not want to train Cub Swanson, which frustrates the featherweight contender. “I’ve been able to get a lot of jiu-jitsu in because he’s a Gracie, and he […]
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Gregor Gillespie discusses his UFC 244 fight with Kevin Lee
Gregor Gillespie discusses how he overcame alcohol and drug addiction to pursue his MMA career. He also reveals the hardest worker he knows in the MMA game. Yesterday it was announced that the undefeated lightweight prospect, Gillespie, is scheduled to fight Kevin Lee at UFC 244 on Saturday 2nd November in New York City. As […]
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Jon Jones unleashes scathing attack on Israel Adesanya: ‘I will expose you’
UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has recently made several comments about a future showdown with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Jones, it seems, has had enough of it. On Wednesday afternoon, the light heavyweight champ blasted Adesanya in a multi-part Twitter attack. See what he had to say below: .@stylebender Keep convincing yourself that […]
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Yoel Romero has Israel Adesanya on his radar
UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero has Israel Adesanya on his radar, telling “The Last Stylebender” that he will see him in the Octagon soon. Here’s what Romero wrote to Adesanya on Twitter, in response to Adesanya criticizing “The Soldier of God” for gassing out in the fifth rounds of his two fights against Robert Whittaker. […]
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Brandon Vera guarantees finish in title fight with Aung La N Sang
ONE heavyweight champ Brandon Vera has been dreaming of becoming a two-division titleholder since his days in the UFC. At ONE: Century – Part 2, scheduled for October 13 in Tokyo, he’ll have the chance to make that dream come true when he challenges Aung La N Sang for the ONE light heavyweight strap. Vera […]
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Kevin Lee bashes BMF title, Jorge Masvidal fires back
Kevin Lee is not impressed by the newly conceived BMF title, which will be on the line when Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz collide in the UFC 244 main event. Lee bashed this newly conceived, one-off title in an interview with MMA Junkie. “It was a lot of factors,” Lee said when asked about his […]
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Michael Bisping: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier III is in rear-view mirror
UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping believes the ship has sailed on a third bout between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. Jones and Cormier have had an intense rivalry that turned personal over the years. Jones is officially 1-0, 1 NC over Cormier. He would’ve been 2-0 with a knockout victory, but he was popped […]
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Makwan Amirkhani says teammate Conor McGregor is ‘building himself up’ for return
Conor McGregor has not fought since he was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov in late 2018. McGregor’s teammate Makwan Amirkhani believes that could soon change. Speaking to MMA Junkie after last weekend’s Bellator 227 card in Dublin, Amirkhani gave his take on McGregor’s prolonged absence. He believes McGregor’s appetite for competition will eventually drive him back […]
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Israel Adesanya interested in fighting Stipe Miocic at heavyweight
UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya says he’s interested in moving up in weight for a superfight against UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. Speaking to Submission Radio before UFC 243, Adesanya and his coach Eugene Bareman were asked about their expectations for “The Last Stylebender.” Always confident, Adesanya and his coach said they’d be interesting […]
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Gilbert Burns wants ranked opponents at welterweight after his ‘biggest win’ yet
Gilbert Burns is now 2-0 since returning to the UFC welterweight division. First, the former lightweight contender took a short notice welterweight bout against undefeated Alexey Kunchenko and handed him his first loss. A month and a half later, he took another short-notice fight, this time against fellow grappler Gunnar Nelson. He once again got […]
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UFC 243 | Al Iaquinta believes Dan Hooker fight could be ‘a 15-minute beatdown’
Al Iaquinta is looking to return to the win column at UFC 243 when he takes on Dan Hooker. The Long Island-native will be heading to Australia to take on the Kiwi in Hooker. It will no doubt be a very entertaining fight, yet Iaquinta believes he will get his hand raised and dominate the […]
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Israel Adesanya says he will fight Jon Jones in 2021 at Vegas Raiders Stadium
Although he has a UFC middleweight unification title fight against Robert Whittaker to prepare for, interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is also thinking about another champion in a different weight class. Speaking to The Mac Life during UFC 243 fight week, Israel Adesanya made a bold prediction, saying that he will fight current reigning light […]
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Four months into retirement, Jimi Manuwa’s newest foe is the urge to fight again
Jimi Manuwa is feeling the itch to fight again, but he’s not sure if it’s an itch he should scratch. The long-time UFC light heavyweight contender retired in early June, days after an undeniably brutal knockout loss to Aleksandar Rakić. He did so with his health in mind, but admits the urge to dust off […]
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UFC rankings update: Jared Cannonier surges up at middleweight
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last weekend’s action-packed UFC Copenhagen card, and as expected, there have been some interesting changes. Most notably, main event winner Jared Cannonier has rocketed up the middleweight rankings on the strength of his first-round drubbing of Jack Hermansson. He’s now settled at No. 5 […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov poses question to slimmed-down Georges St-Pierre
Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champ Georges St-Pierre looks decidedly slimmed-down in his latest Instagram post. So much so that UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is wondering if the Canadian might be intentionally losing weight. When St-Pierre posted a picture of himself enjoying a sushi dinner, Nurmagomedov quickly replied with a simple question. “155?” the […]
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Colby Covington believes there ‘is a very real possibility’ Kamaru Usman doesn’t show up at UFC 245
Colby Covington will finally be fighting for the undisputed welterweight title at UFC 245 when he takes on current division champion, Kamaru Usman. Yet, ‘Chaos’ isn’t holding his breath the fight actually happens, as he believes there is a chance Kamaru Usman doesn’t show up. “I was always worried Marty FakeNewsman wasn’t going to show […]
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TJ Dillashaw believes he should get title shot upon return from suspension
TJ Dillashaw wants a title shot when he returns to the Octagon. The former bantamweight champion is currently suspended by USADA until January of 2021 for EPO use. He also vacated his title due to the suspension. Now, watching from the sidelines, TJ Dillashaw makes it very clear the bantamweight division needs him as without […]
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Daniel Cormier shuts down fans for asking him to break down Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic on ESPN show
Don’t expect Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic to be shown on Daniel Cormier’s show, ‘Detail’ on ESPN+. The former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion recently became the host of the show breaking down UFC fighters and their style. But, he makes it very clear he is the one who decides to break down who […]
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Anthony “Rumble” Johnson blasts the MMA media: ‘Nobody did a fact check’
Former UFC light heavyweight star Anthony “Rumble” Johnson blasted the MMA media for reporting that a warrant was issued for his arrest. On Monday, BloodyElbow reported that a warrant had been recently issued for Johnson after he failed to show up for an appointment stemming from a recent domestic violence incident. According to Johnson, that […]
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Israel Adesanya claims he’s getting paid ‘substantially more’ than Robert Whittaker
The upcoming middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya is going to be big a one. The fight, scheduled for UFC 243 this Saturday in Australia, is being billed as the biggest fight in Oceanic history and is also generating massive attention in the Western Hemisphere. Adesanya is taking full credit for that […]
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Daniel Cormier meditates on decision to fight again: ‘I’m ready to feel it one last time’
At a to-be-determined date in the near future, former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will step into the cage with the man who recently ended his title reign, Stipe Miocic. No matter how the fight unfolds, he’ll then walk out of the cage for a final time. From the sounds of it, Cormier’s head in […]
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NBA legend Paul Pierce gives advice to Conor McGregor: ‘Be smart’
NBA legend Paul Pierce is in Australia for UFC 243 and the former Celtics star gave Conor McGregor some sound career advice. Here’s what Pierce told Submission Radio when asked if he had any sort of advice for McGregor, who has dealt with his fare share of troubles with the law (h/t BloodyElbow.com). “The thing […]
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Firas Zahabi says Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. GSP won’t take place at lightweight
Tristar gym head coach Firas Zahabi says that if UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov ends up fighting the legend Georges St. Pierre, it won’t be at 155lbs. Speaking to MMAjunkie.com, Zahabi said he believes “the ship has sailed” on a fight between Nurmagomedov and GSP at lightweight. “Right now I think the ship has sailed […]
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Robert Whittaker clarifies coach’s GSP comparison, admits reluctance to fighting former champ
Robert Whittaker’s longtime jiu-jitsu coach Alex Prates recently said his pupil is a better version of Georges St-Pierre. “Maybe you’ll see Robert Whittaker using a style that I think is the one that suits him better but he never really needed it because it was always comfortable for him on the feet for most of […]