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Nate Diaz believes he’s still one of the top-3 fighters in the world
Nate Diaz has not fought since an August, 2016 majority decision loss to Conor McGregor, but as his UFC 241 fight with Anthony Pettis draws closer, he still considers himself one of the world’s best fighters. In fact, he believes he’s one of the three best fighters on the planet —although he admits he’s probably […]
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Petchdam will not let Thai fans down at home in Bangkok
When ONE Flyweight Kickboxing World Champion Petchdam Petchyindee Academy steps into the ring to attempt to defend his belt for the first time, he’ll do so knowing he has the strength and solidarity of thousands of his compatriots in his corner. ‘Baby Shark’ will receive that intangible boost at Impact Arena on August 16 at […]
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Miesha Tate says Cris Cyborg was ‘humanized’ during UFC run
Miesha Tate looks back on Cris Cyborg’s UFC run as the time the unstoppable force met her match. Cyborg had long been regarded as the most dominant female in mixed martial arts history. She pummeled Gina Carano back in Aug. 2009 to leave no doubt as to who the Strikeforce queen was. While she never […]
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PHOTO | Raulian Paiva thanks UFC medical team for mending nasty cut
Welterweight Mike Perry’s broken nose was arguably not the most gruesome injury suffered at UFC Uruguay. In a flyweight bout on the preliminary card, Rogerio Bontorin delivered a horrible cut to the face of Raulian Paiva, leading to the doctor to stop the fight in the first round. Paiva was obviously upset the fight was […]
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Jim Miller details what surprised him about Clay Guida fight
Jim Miller and Clay Guida met in the co-main event of UFC Newark in a battle of two lightweight veterans. Miller picked up the win in Newark, setting up a submission by rocking his foe on the feet. That being said, he too found himself on wobbly legs after Guida landed on him right before […]
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Ramon Gonzales aims to make Filipinos proud in Thailand
The Philippines’ Ramon Gonzales is scheduled to make his next appearance in ONE against Hexigetu of China. The bout takes place at ONE: Dreams of Gold, Friday, 16 August at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. Gonzales is beaming with pride for his country ahead of the bout. He is ready to give another great […]
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Daniel Cormier on future after UFC 241: ‘It needs to be something big’
Daniel Cormier is days away from defending his UFC heavyweight championship against Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241. While ‘DC’ is taking things one fight at a time, the rematch against Miocic could very well be the final fight of his storied mixed martial arts career. Cormier has built an incredible legacy […]
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Vicente Luque praises ‘beast’ Mike Perry
Vicente Luque took to his social media to praise the performance of his opponent Mike Perry in their ‘Fight of the Night’ at UFC Uruguay. The two won $50,000 each for putting on an amazing fight for the fans. Luque won a split decision and will move on to bigger and better things, but Perry’s […]
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Report | Jon Jones nemesis could be UFC bound
Chi Lewis-Parry, a hulking heavyweight kickboxing specialist who also happens to be an arch nemesis of UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, could be Octagon-bound, according to FanSided’s Amy Kaplan. https://twitter.com/PhotoAmy33/status/1160651325924708352 “I have confirmed with multiple sources that Chi Lewis-Parry ( @RealChopperChi ) is in talks to make his UFC ( @ufc ) debut. He […]
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Liz Carmouche welcomes third fight with Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko and Liz Carmouche are now tied 1-1 across two bouts. Carmouche won the first fight, a 2010 encounter, with a controversial cut-related stoppage. Shevchenko won the second fight, which headlined Saturday’s UFC Uruguay card, with a dominant unanimous decision win, retaining her UFC flyweight belt in the process. While this is not the […]
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UFC Vancouver gets official poster featuring Donald Cerrone, Justin Gaethje
In September, the UFC will return to the beautiful Canadian province of British Columbia with the exciting looking UFC Vancouver card. The card will be topped by a lightweight fight that has fans salivating, as the always entertaining Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will look to wrangle former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje. UFC Vancouver, […]
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Mike Perry sends classy invitation to Vicente Luque from Uruguay hospital
Rising UFC welterweight stars “Platinum” Mike Perry and Vicente Luque went to war in the UFC Uruguay co-main event. After three wild rounds, Luque left the Octagon with a razor close split decision win, while Perry left it with a badly broken nose. Both men pocketed $50,000 Fight of the Night bonuses for their efforts. […]
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Former enemies Michael Bisping and Jorge Masvidal link up at UFC Uruguay
Jorge Masvidal and Michael Bisping were both in Montevideo for his past Saturday’s UFC Uruguay card. As recently as a few months ago, would have been a problem. Until very recently, the former UFC middleweight champion and the top welterweight contender were mortal enemies, with Masvidal taking repeated shots at Bisping in interviews and on […]
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Breaking! UFC 243 adds a key lightweight bout between perennial division contenders Al Iaquinta and Dan Hooker
October’s UFC 243 event in Melbourne, Australia continues to take shape with the addition of a key lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and Dan Hooker. ESPN‘s Ariel Helwani was first to report news of the matchup, stating that both sides of verbally agreed to the fight. Al Iaquinta vs. Dan Hooker verbally agreed for UFC […]
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Nate Diaz: Now I’m fighting the ‘Wheaties box dude’
A welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis will co-headline next weekend’s UFC 241 pay-per-view event in Anaheim. Diaz has not competed since suffering a controversial majority decision loss to Conor McGregor in the headliner of UFC 202 in August of 2016. The 34-year-old Stockton native, Nate Diaz (19-11 MMA) was scheduled to fight […]
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Listen | Audio leaks from Colby Covington and Miesha Tate interview spat
Colby Covington received a radio-show ban from ‘MMA Tonight’ following a verbal argument with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDwwf4tXmcY The controversial dispute, which made headlines across the sports world, has now been released on the internet in the form of a audio file. Listen to the Colby Covington and Miesha Tate interview […]
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Henry Cejudo wants to become first intergender world champion by fighting Valentina Shevchenko
Current UFC ‘champ champ’ Henry Cejudo is not happy that fans and analysts are touting Valentina Shevchenko as the most dominant MMA champion in the world. The UFC’s reigning men’s flyweight and bantamweight world champion, Cejudo (15-2 MMA), recently took to Twitter where he sent the following message to ‘The Bullet’. The following is a […]
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UFC 241 | Nate Diaz vs. Anthony Pettis Video Preview
Fan favorites Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis will collide in the co-headliner of next weekend’s UFC 241 pay-per-view event. As seen in the above video, ‘Showtime’ and ‘The Stockton Slugger’ have a history and are now eager to finally settle their beef on August 17 in Anaheim. Adding to the drama surrounding the fight is […]
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PHOTO | Mike Perry in hospital after UFC Uruguay fight
Mike Perry took to social media to share a photo of himself in the hospital following his ‘Fight of the Night’ against Vicente Luque at UFC Uruguay. Perry lost a hard-fought split decision and was on the wrong end of a badly broken nose in the fight. He took to his Instagram to share a […]
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Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson could be next for Vicente Luque
Welterweights Vicente Luque and Mike Perry put on a show for the fans in the co-main event of UFC Uruguay, fighting to a razor-thin split decision in Luque’s favor. Both fighters were rewarded a $50,000 bonus for their efforts in the fight. In his post-fight interview with UFC color commentator Michael Bisping, Luque called his […]
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Katlyn Chookagian wants to be Valentina Shevchenko’s next opponent
Not many fighters want to take on UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, but Katlyn Chookagian apparently does. The top contender at 125lbs took to social media following UFC Uruguay, and raised her hand in a Tweet directed towards the champ. Here’s what Chookagian said. It was short and to the point. https://twitter.com/blondefighter/status/1160404511619518464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1160404511619518464&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmmajunkie.usatoday.com%2F2019%2F08%2Fkatlyn-chookagian-lobbies-for-title-shot-with-valentina-shevchenkos-ufc-uruguay On the […]
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Leon Edwards calls Jorge Masvidal a ‘p*ssy’ and a ‘journeyman’ in Twitter rant
One of the guest fighters at UFC Uruguay was welterweight star Jorge Masivdal, and the American Top Team product once again went after rival Leon Edwards during his media scrum with reporters. ‘Gamebred’ went so far as to say he would ‘murder’ Edwards inside the Octagon when and if they ever do meet. Edwards heard […]
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UFC Uruguay Bonuses: Vicente Luque and Mike Perry win Fight of the Night for crazy war
The UFC handed out the Fight of the Night award and two Performance of the Night awards for the most exemplary fights at UFC Uruguay. The four bonus winners each took home $50,000 for their efforts. The promotion revealed following the event that Fight of the Night went to welterweights Vicente Luque and Mike Perry […]
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Valentina Shevchenko responds to critics of UFC Uruguay performance
Valentina Shevchenko said she heard the boos of the fans at UFC Uruguay during her main event fight against Liz Carmouche, but she wouldn’t let the groaning fans make her deviate from her gameplan. The UFC women’s flyweight champion spoke at the post-fight press conference following the event and discussed the booing fans, telling those […]
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Liz Carmouche releases statement on UFC Uruguay loss to Valentina Shevchenko
UFC women’s flyweight contender Liz Carmouche has released a statement following her unanimous decision loss to Valentina Shevchenko in the main event of UFC Uruguay. Here’s what ‘Girlrilla’ had to say on her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1AofBJJKGy/ “Thank you to everyone that has helped me get here tonight. These people were a crucial part of this camp […]
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PHOTO | Mike Perry suffered one of the most horrific nose breaks in history
UFC welterweight standout Mike Perry suffered one of the most disturbing nose breaks you will ever see at tonight’s UFC Uruguay event. ‘Platinum’ was taking on surging welterweight contender Vicente Luque in the evening co-main event. After two rounds of grueling back and forth action, Luque was able to connect with a flying knee that […]
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Jorge Masvidal responds to Ben Askren’s request for a ‘thank you’
Jorge Masvidal squared off against Ben Askren on the main card of UFC 239 in what was considered to be the most highly anticipated bout of the evening. Masvidal entered the fight looking to build off the momentum of his sensational knockout victory over Darren Till at March’s UFC event in London. Meanwhile, Ben Askren […]
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Henry Cejudo has a message for Frankie Edgar following move to bantamweight
The king of cringe, UFC ‘champ champ’ Henry Cejudo, has sent a message to Frankie Edgar after hearing news that ‘The Answer’ is headed to bantamweight. Earlier this week the former UFC lightweight champion, Edgar, announced that he would be dropping down from his recent home at featherweight to compete in the UFC’s 135-pound division. […]