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Titan COO Lex McMahon Breaks Down Titan FC 53 Main Event Conundrum
One of the most exciting fights on paper in Titan FC history did not go down as expected. In fact, it didn’t go down at all. Friday night, Titan FC 53: Bad Blood was to aptly feature a grudge match between reunited enemies Juan Puerta and Gustavo Balart. Just moments before the fighters were scheduled […]
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UFC London Results: Marc Diakiese defeats Joseph Duffy (Highlights)
An exciting lightweight bout between Marc Diakiese and Joseph Duffy took place on the prelims of today’s UFC London event. Round one begins and Diakiese leaps in with an overhand right and then a low kick. Duffy returns fire with a body kick. Diakiese shrugs it off and throws a high kick. Duffy circles and […]
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UFC London: Till vs Masvidal Live Results
The octagon returns to England today for UFC London, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by a welterweight bout between Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal. Darren Till (17-1-1 MMA) enters tonight’s headliner looking to rebound, this after suffering the first loss of his career to Tyron Woodley at UFC 228. The Liverpool native, Till, has gone […]
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UFC London loses a fight on just hours notice
Today’s UFC London event is down to twelve bouts, this after a scheduled middleweight fight was recently scrapped due to one fighters health issues. UFC middleweight Tom Breese has been forced out of his slated preliminary bout with Ian Heinisch. Heinisch (12-1 MMA) announced the news on his official Instagram page. “I was 100% physically […]
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Conor McGregor offers words of encouragement to Tony Ferguson
Conor McGregor is showing support for Tony Ferguson, this following a difficult week for the former UFC interim lightweight champion. Ferguson was hit with a restraining order from his wife Cristina earlier this week, preventing “El Cucuy” from seeing her or his son. Ferguson’s wife alleged that the UFC lightweight standout has been displaying troublesome […]
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Darren Till: ‘I call the shots, not Ben Askren’
UFC London takes place tomorrow and it’s a card that’s seemingly all about the welterweight as evidenced by the featured attractions. In the co-main event, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards looks to continue ascending up the ranks of the division by taking out Gunnar Nelson. In the main event, however, Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal returns to try and […]
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Dillon Danis campaigns for grappling match with Ben Askren
Dillon Danis and Ben Askren have had plenty to say about each other on social media of late — and none of it has been friendly. After Askren’s latest verbal volley, Dillon Danis challenged the wrestler to a submission grappling match, and has been relentlessly pursuing this competition ever since. “i’m the undisputed best grappler […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Josh Emmett details the injuries that have kept him out of the Octagon
Josh Emmett was on the rise in the featherweight division. He shocked many by knocking out Ricardo Lamas to put himself into the top-10 of the division. There, Emmett was looking to build off the win and become a title contender. His next fight was in the main event when he took on Jeremy Stephens. […]
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UFC London | Ben Askren makes predictions for Till vs. Masvidal, Nelson vs. Edwards
Ben Askren will have a close eye on the UFC London main event, which pits Jorge Masvidal against Darren Till, as he’s already been linked to a fight with the winner of the bout. He’s also bound to be watching the UFC London co-main event, which pits welterweight contenders Gunnar Nelson and Leon Edwards against […]
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VIDEO | Ben Askren and Darren Till finally cross paths in London
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till and new UFC welterweight contender Ben Askren have been jawing at each other on social media for weeks, slowly constructing one of the division’s best rivalries. As luck would have it, they’re both currently in London, as Till is set to battle Jorge Masvidal in the UFC London […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Vicente Luque eyes summer return, outlines goal for 2019
Vicente Luque is coming off what may very well be the Fight of the Year. At UFC Phoenix, Luque and Bryan Barberena engaged in an unbelievable war and Luque scored a last-second knockout to get the win. Now, Luque is already eyeing his next fight. He wants to fight Neil Magny. Unfortunately for him, Magny […]
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The elite members of Filipino martial arts will be in action at ONE: NEW ERA
ONE: A NEW ERA in Japan on 31 March will be one of the most-watched and significant martial arts events of the year. The show marks the first time ONE Championship has staged an event in Japan, and athletes from all over the world will be in action. While many countries will be represented, the […]
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Israel Adesanya welcomes Jon Jones challenge
Israel Adesanya is currently working on conquering the UFC middleweight division, as he’s set to battle Kelvin Gastelum for interim gold at UFC 236. From the sounds of it, however, there could be a move to light heavyweight division in his future, as he’s recently been flirting with the notion of super fight with reigning […]
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Husband pleads no contest in Rachael Ostovich domestic violence case
Back in November, UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich was attacked by her husband Arnold Berdon, also an MMA Fighter. This grisly incident, which Ostovich was thankfully able to escape, left her in the hospital with a broken orbital bone. Berdon was initially charged with attempted murder, but this charge was later demoted to second-degree assault, a […]
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Alleged phone-smash victim sues Conor McGregor
According to a report from the Associated Press, which has been confirmed by MMA Fighting, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor is now being sued by Ahmed Abdirzak, the man who’s cell phone he allegedly smashed in Miami on Monday. Abdirzak is seeking more than $15,000 in damages, accusing Conor McGregor of battery, […]
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Tony Ferguson’s wife issues statement on restraining order
Following the shocking news regarding former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson yesterday, his wife Cristina issued a statement to UFC broadcast partner ESPN. “Tony Ferguson is a good husband and good father to our son. The current legal proceedings are a part of a process to ensure that Tony will receive the help necessary […]
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UFC London weigh-in results: headliners on point, on fighter misses weight
On Saturday night (Saturday afternoon in North America), the UFC will return to our screens with the exciting UFC London card, which airs on ESPN+ (get a free trial here). This UFC London card will be headlined by a crucial welterweight contender bout between former title challenger Darren Till and ferocious veteran Jorge Masvidal. The bout will […]
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Chris Leben suing WBKFF following promotion’s collapse
The World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) made the biggest steal of 2018. Putting on their very first and only event on November 10, the promotion had stacked its inaugural card with plenty of big names ranging from the likes of former UFC welterweight champion, Johny Hendricks to athletes outside of MMA as well such […]
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Jorge Masvidal believes trash-talk could turn fatal one day
Trash-talking has become accustomed to MMA over the past several years. The ability to “sell” fights has proven to be a key attribute in a fighters quest to become a star. With that said, there has been little trash-talking in the lead up to this weekend’s UFC London headliner between welterweight standouts Jorge Masvidal and […]
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UFC 236 | Israel Adesanya: ‘I’ll show Robert Whittaker I’m greater than I think I am’
At UFC 234 in February, ‘The Last Stylebender’ Israel Adesanya picked up the biggest win of his still relatively young MMA career when he scored a unanimous decision over former UFC middleweight king, Anderson Silva. Despite the win, not everyone was all too impressed. And that includes the division’s champion, Robert Whittaker who was supposed […]
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Tony Ferguson hit with restraining order following alleged domestic violence
The wife of former UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson filed a restraining order against her husband on Wednesday, alleging domestic violence. According to online records, Cristina Ferguson filed the restraining order in Orange County Superior Court yesterday. The court’s domestic violence prevention services project is set to launch a formal investigation on March 22, […]
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Clearing the air | What UFC Wichita really taught us
From top to bottom, this past weekend’s UFC Wichita card was a pretty fun one that provided us with some thrilling knockout wins and new contenders emerging. However, mixed in between were a pair of decisions that caused some outrage from most of the community. Returning after a three-year layoff, former heavyweight contender Ben Rothwell […]
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VIDEO | Ben Askren: Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal have caught a case of ‘Askrenitis’
“I’m reading these reports, Darren Till says, ‘Askren needs to work his way up,’ and Jorge Masvidal says, ‘Askren’s a coward if he doesn’t take the rematch,’” Ben Askren said on Instagram. “And you know what this sounds like to me? This sounds like these gentlemen got a bad case of ‘Askrenitis.’ “They realize, ‘Sh*t! […]
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Colby Covington rips Tyron Woodley for ruining huge grudge match
Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley share one of the biggest rivalries in all of MMA. The two seemingly hate each other and looked destined to fight after Covington won the interim welterweight title in June of 2018. However, Woodley has since lost the UFC welterweight title, having given up a decision to Kamaru Usman at […]
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VIDEO | Darren Till admits he ‘looked past Woodley”
Back in September, English welterweight contender Darren Till stepped into the Octagon with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. While Till entered this fight as a betting favorite, he was soundly defeated by the champion, succumbing to a submission in the bout’s second round. In hindsight, Till says he wasn’t in the right headspace heading into […]
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Miesha Tate comments on recent Conor McGregor arrest
Earlier this week, Conor McGregor was arrested in Miami after allegedly smashing a fan’s phone. It’s been widely speculated that the Irish MMA star lost his cool when the fan got a little too pushy. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, who has spent plenty of time in the public eye herself, understands why McGregor […]
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Michael Bisping says Conor McGregor victim is ‘a bit of a f****ng d**k’
Ahmed Abdirzak, the alleged victim who claimed Conor McGregor stole and broke his cellphone isn’t getting any sympathy from another former UFC champion. The former UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping chimed in on his Believe You Me podcast regarding the incident and feels the fight fan is blowing things out of proportion. “Look at Kanye […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Pro fighters make their picks for Jorge Masvidal vs Darren Till fight
The UFC is heading back to London, England this Saturday. In the main event of this UFC London card, Englishman Darren Till is looking to get back into the win column as he takes on the dangerous Jorge Masvidal. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for […]