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Roxanne Modafferi makes simple request of fighters to miss weight
Weight cutting continues to cause all kinds of problems in MMA — and not only because it’s dangerous. Fighters often miss their contracted marks, leaving their opponents to with a tough choice: back out of the fight, or accept the fight at a disadvantage. MMA veteran Roxanne Modafferi, who has fought several opponents who have […]
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Greg Hardy, Juan Adams bury the hatchet
Juan Adams and Greg Hardy had plenty to say about each other ahead of their UFC San Antonio heavyweight fight. Now that the fight is over and done with, however, the two rivals have elected to squash their beef. Hardy took the time to forgive Adams in an Instagram post. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0TY3zlAZXc/ “To all my fans, […]
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The Angry Bagel Boss Guy is training with Al Iaquinta and Chris Weidman
A few weeks ago, Chris Mogan became a viral sensation when the video of “The Angry Bagel Boss Guy” broke the Internet. Now he’s a viral star, and after getting beat up by a fellow bagel eater in the famous video, Morgan has enlisted the help of UFC stars Al Iaquinta and Chris Weidman to […]
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Kenny Florian says stars are aligning for Frankie Edgar to defeat Max Holloway
Kenny Florian smells an upset in the UFC 240 main event between Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar. Holloway will put his featherweight gold on the line against Edgar this Saturday night (July 27). The action will be held inside Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. While Holloway is the -400 favorite as of now according […]
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Anderson Silva becomes US citizen: ‘This is my country now’
Former UFC middleweight champion and MMA legend Anderson Silva is now a citizen of the United States of America. Silva gained his citizenship at a Tuesday ceremony in Los Angeles, California, alongside his son and daughter, Kalyl and Kaory. Silva’s wife Dayane and his three other children are still working on obtaining their US citizenship. […]
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Michael Bisping speaks out on battery allegations against Jon Jones
Michael Bisping has given his take on the battery allegations against Jon Jones. Jones is facing battery charges following an alleged incident at TD’s Eubank Showroom in Albuquerque, New Mexico back in April. A waitress claims that Jones slapped her “inappropriately” and used force to kiss her neck. She also claims that Jones got her […]
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UFC 240 | Felicia Spencer believes she finishes Cris Cyborg in the first round
Felicia Spencer has a ton of confidence heading into the biggest fight of her career. In the co-main event of UFC 240, “Feenom” is taking on Cris Cyborg in just her second UFC fight, which is a surreal thing for the Canadian. “It is kind of mind-blowing. I don’t know if it has hit me […]
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Boxing champ Claressa Shields eyes battle with Amanda Nunes
UFC President Dana White recently shared his interest in promoting a boxing match between Amanda Nunes, who holds the UFC featherweight and bantamweight titles, and middleweight boxing champ Claressa Shields. Shields, having heard these comments from White, is all for it. She believes she’d wallop Nunes, but is more than willing to give the Brazilian […]
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Coach: Darren Till can stay at 170 if he stops ‘eating s**t’
Darren Till recently teased a move up to the middleweight division on social media and a lot of people agreed with the idea. For those looking for an update on the situation, it looks like nothing is quite set in stone, according to Till’s coach. “The Gorilla” began to receive a strong push in the […]
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Jon Jones hints that he could return sooner than planned
After his split decision victory over Thiago Santos at UFC 239 in early July, Jon Jones divulged that he plans to return to action on the UFC’s big end-of-the-year card in December. Speaking on Twitter on Tuesday night, however, the UFC light heavyweight champion hinted at an expedited return, suggesting that he’d be willing to […]
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Michael Bisping reveals that he spent time in jail and discusses what happened
Did you know that former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping spent time in jail? Well it happened, and the newly inducted UFC Hall of Fame member has opened up about the incident in his new must-read book “Quitters Never Win”. Bisping (30-9 MMA), who retired from the sport in May of 2018, shared some details […]
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Leon Edwards believes Jorge Masvidal is making excuses not to fight him
Ever since Jorge Masvidal gave Leon Edwards the ‘three-piece and a soda‘ the Englishman has wanted an actual fight with “Gamebred”. However, despite both men winning their respective bouts at UFC London, they were not matched up by the organization. Instead, “Gamebred” fought Ben Askren, and “Rocky” took on Rafael dos Anjos. Now that they both […]
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Report | The UFC is currently discussing booking Ben Askren against submission specialist Demian Maia
Ben Askren (19-1 MMA) suffered the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career earlier this month at UFC 239. Askren was knocked out cold just five seconds into the opening round, this after eating a brutal flying knee from his opponent Jorge Masvidal. The devastating setback set a UFC record for fastest knockout […]
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Sitting out did nothing for Nate Diaz, and it could do even less for Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal’s knee heard round the world against Ben Askren at UFC 239 set a record for the fastest knockout in promotional history. It also ripped a hole in the fabric of time and space, sending the UFC nearly three years back into the past, where Nate Diaz—another supremely talented and outspoken superstar—stood on the […]
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Chris Weidman returns against Dominick Reyes and the trash talk has already began
Chris Weidman vs. Dominick Reyes is set to headline UFC Boston on Oct. 18. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani first reported that talks of Weidman vs. Reyes were underway. At the time of his report, there were still some hurdles to overcome. It didn’t take long for those roadblocks to be cleared as just hours later, Brett […]
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Chael Sonnen explains why you can’t dismiss Henry Cejudo vs. Urijah Faber
Many have dismissed the idea of Henry Cejudo vs. Urijah Faber, but Chael Sonnen isn’t one of them. Cejudo is a UFC “champ-champ.” He holds the flyweight and bantamweight gold. After his 135-pound title win over Marlon Moraes last month, Cejudo called out the likes of Dominick Cruz, Cody Garbrandt, and Faber. “The California Kid” […]
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VIDEO | Michael Page, Richard Kiely scuffle at Bellator Dublin press conference
Michael Page is set to return to the cage opposite fellow striker Richard Kiely at Bellator Dublin on September 27. This week, the two fighters — who have already developed a serious beef — appeared at the official Bellator Dublin press conference. And as is so often the case when rival fighters are smushed together on […]
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UFC 240 | Krzysztof Jotko promises to ‘smash’ Marc-Andre Barriault
Krzysztof Jotko is looking to build a winning streak on Saturday against Marc-Andre Barriault on the main card of UFC 240. The Polish fighter is coming off of a decision win over Alen Amedovski in April. This victory snapped a three-fight losing streak, as he has recently lost to David Branch, Uriah Hall, and Brad Tavares. […]
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Greg Hardy discusses support he’s received from Rachael Ostovich, Amanda Nunes
Greg Hardy will always have to handle criticism from fans and fellow fighters when it comes to being accused of domestic violence in 2014. That being said, he says he’s received some support from two female UFC stars in Amanda Nunes and Rachael Ostovich. When Hardy was booked to make his UFC debut against Allen […]
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Michael Bisping makes classy comment about struggling Luke Rockhold
For a time, Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold were two of the most heated rivals in the UFC middleweight division. The two former champions went 1-1 across two bouts, and exchanged plenty of trash talk throughout the time they were intertwined. Today, Michael Bisping is happily retired. Luke Rockhold, on the other hand, has fallen […]
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Robbie Lawler names the fighters he enjoys watching most
Former UFC welterweight Robbie Lawler is inarguably one of the most consistently exciting fighters in the sport, which is why fans love watching him fight. But who does he love to watch? In a recent interview with Complex, the former champion named a few of his favorite fighters to tune in for. He says enjoys […]
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Francisco Trinaldo rips judges for controversial loss to ‘p**sy’ Alex Hernandez
At UFC San Antonio, Brazilian lightweight contender Francisco Trinaldo lost a decision to Alex Hernandez — but not everybody believes the judges got their verdict right. In fact, the widespread perception seems to be that Trinaldo did enough to win. The man himself certainly thinks he did, and is very disappointed in the cage-side judges […]
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Report | John Lineker to meet Muin Gafurov in his ONE Championship debut
Former UFC bantamweight contender John Lineker is reportedly closing in on an opponent for his ONE Championship debut. And just like his fellow UFC veterans Demetrious Johnson, Eddie Alvarez and Sage Northcutt, it looks like he could be in for a tough welcome to the Singapore-based promotion. https://twitter.com/BigMarcel24/status/1153310832882782208 According to Tass.Ru reporter Igor Lazarin, John […]
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UFC 243 will go down in Australia
UFC 243, which will be topped by a middleweight title fight between Australian champion Robert Whittaker and Kiwi interim champion Israel Adesanya, will officially go down in Australia. The card will emanate from Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. This exciting news was teased by Whittaker on Instagram and confirmed by The Daily Telegraph. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0QbHpsHYuW/ “I have […]
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Corey Anderson reacts to Jon Jones battery charge
Corey Anderson and Jon Jones have been going back and forth in recent weeks and today more fuel was added to their rivalry. Late last night, it was reported that Jon Jones was charged with battery. It is alleged that the UFC’s light heavyweight champion touched a strip club waitress inappropriately, and then forced her onto […]
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Matt Serra says Jorge Masvidal ‘definitely’ deserves UFC welterweight title shot
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra believes it’s hard to deny Jorge Masvidal a shot at 170-pound gold. Masvidal has been the talk of the mixed martial arts world since his flying knee knockout over Ben Askren. The five-second finish set a record for the fastest KO in UFC history. “Gamebred” is riding a wave […]
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Benson Henderson vs. Myles Jury Headlines Bellator 227
Two former UFC lightweight standouts are set to headline an upcoming Bellator card. The promotion announced on Monday that former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will take on Myles Jury in the main event of Bellator 227. The event takes place Sept. 27 in Dublin, Ireland. The fight pairing was confirmed during Ariel Helwani’s MMA […]
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Brian Ortega responds to ‘The Korean Zombie’
Last week, BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor reported that a featherweight showdown between top contenders Brian Ortega and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung is likely to land on the UFC’s September 21 return to Mexico City. BREAKING! Korean Zombie vs Brian Ortega is in the works for September 21 in Mexico City. It is not a […]