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VIDEO | Watch James Gallagher, Charlie Ward pick up big stoppage wins at Bellator 217 in Dublin
Saturday night was a big night for Irish MMA, as Conor McGregor stablemates Charlie Ward and James Gallagher picked up big stoppage wins, and Khabib Nurmagomedov training partner Myles Price defeated McGregor cohort Peter Queally by decision. It all went down at Bellator 217 in Dublin. Charlie Ward, who fought previously in the UFC, was […]
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UFC 236 fight card already coming together with 7 confirmed bouts
UFC 236, which goes down on April 13 inside the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, is already coming together nicely. Earlier this month, we learned that the card will feature an interim middleweight title fight between top contenders Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya, and this weekend, we learned that it will also include an […]
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What’s next for UFC Prague main event fighters?
The Octagon touched down in the Czech Republic for the first time in history yesterday. The main event of the card was a battle between two top light heavyweights, where the winner could get the next title shot. Ultimately, Thiago Santos beat Jan Blachowicz by TKO in the third round to improve to 3-0 at […]
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Dustin Poirier comments on Tony Ferguson’s absence from UFC 236 interim lightweight title fight
At UFC 236, streaking UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier will battle reigning UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway for the interim lightweight strap. Like many fans, Poirier believes Tony Ferguson deserved to be a part of any title fight in the lightweight division, but he isn’t sure why Ferguson turned the opportunity down. “I’m not sure […]
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Trio of bouts added to UFC 237 in Brazil
Originally scheduled for Curitiba, UFC 237 has been moved to Rio De Janeiro. Therefore the festivities will still be going down in the country of Brazil. With only three bouts known of for the event prior to this weekend, we now know three more. In the bantamweight division, we’ll be getting the return of former […]
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VIDEO | Liz Carmouche says she was tricked into first encounter with Valentina Shevchenko
“I think it goes down similar to how it went down the first time,” Liz Carmouche said of a rematch with Valentina Shevchenko. “The first time I was tricked, honestly, by the commission that I was fighting for, the organization [C3 Fights]. “I was supposed to fight her sister [Antonina], who had just as little […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov sends message to Tony Ferguson, ‘You had your chance’
It was recently announced that UFC 236’s featured attraction will be an interim lightweight title fight… But it won’t include the 11-fight win streak holding Tony Ferguson. Instead, it will be Dustin Poirier rematching the current featherweight champion Max Holloway for the gold. UFC President Dana White would reveal shortly after the news broke that […]
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Stefan Struve announces retirement following comeback win at UFC Prague
UFC Prague went down earlier today and one half of the heavyweight co-main event was the “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve. Coming into the bout, the Dutchman was riding the longest losing streak of his career with three in a row. After a one-sided round in his opponent, Marco Rogerio De Lima’s favor to open the bout, […]
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Luke Rockhold is not impressed by Thiago Santos
Thiago Santos (21-6 MMA) picked up the sixteenth stoppage victory of his career tonight in Prague, but that wasn’t enough to impress Luke Rockhold. The former UFC middleweight champion, Rockhold, took to Twitter shortly following Santos’ third round TKO victory over Jan Blachowicz with the following message. “Sloppy Santos. Ha easy money.” – Luke Rockhold […]
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Pros react after Thiago Santos finishes Jan Blachowicz at UFC Prague
A light heavyweight scrap between perennial division contenders Thiago Santos and Jan Blachowicz served as the headliner of today’s UFC Prague event. Thiago Santos entered tonight’s main event on a three-fight winning streak, having won seven of his past eight overall. In his most recent effort this past December at UFC 231, Santos defeated Jimi […]
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UFC Prague Results: Stefan Struve submits Marcos Rogerio de Lima (Video)
A heavyweight bout between Stefan Struve and Marcos Rogerio de Lima served as the co-headliner of today’s UFC Prague event. The former heavyweight contender, Stefan Struve (28-11 MMA), will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound after suffering three setbacks in a row. In his most recent effort this past July, Struve suffered a unanimous decision […]
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Official! Two interim titles will be on the line at UFC 236
It is now official! Two UFC interim titles will be up for grabs when the octagon invades Atlanta on April 13 for the promotions UFC 236 event. In the main event of the evening, current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will move up to 155-pounds to take on Dustin Poirier for the promotions interim lightweight […]
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UFC Prague Results: Petr Yan defeats John Dodson (Highlights)
A bantamweight bout between veteran John Dodson and surging division contender Petr Yan took place at today’s UFC Prague event. John Dodson (20-10 MMA) was last seen in action at September’s UFC 228 event, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jimmie Rivera. Prior to the setback, “The Magician” was coming off a split-decision […]
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Video: Nate Diaz releases training montage filmed for UFC 230
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz was expected to square off with Dustin Poirier at UFC 230 this past November in New York. Unfortunately for fight fans, “The Diamond” suffered an injury in the lead up to the fight, which ultimately forced him to be pulled from the card. Following the fight cancellation, many […]
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Colby Covington thinks Tyron Woodley will “starch” Kamaru Usman at UFC 235
UFC 235 takes place next Saturday (Mar. 2nd) and Colby Covington doesn’t see the welterweight title fight being very competitive. The outspoken American Top Team member weighed in with Submission Radio about champion Tyron Woodley defending his title against Kamaru Usman and believes fans could be in for a lackluster fight. “Woodley is going to […]
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UFC Prague: Blachowicz vs. Santos live results
The octagon invades the Czech Republic today for UFC Prague, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by a light heavyweight scrap between Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos. Jan Blachowicz (23-7 MMA) will enter tonight’s UFC Prague main event on a four-fight win streak. In his most recent effort this past September, Blachowicz defeated the highly touted […]
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Fighters react to Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier interim lightweight title fight at UFC 236
Last night it was announced that Max Holloway would be moving up to 155-pounds for an interim lightweight title fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 236. The news came as a bit of a shock, as early this week it had been reported that an interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Max Holloway […]
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Tony Ferguson explains why he turned down fight with Max Holloway at UFC 236
Tony Ferguson was offered an interim lightweight title fight with reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway for April’s UFC 236 pay-per-view event. Unfortunately for fight fans hoping to see a war between “El Cucuy” and “Blessed”, Tony Ferguson utlimately turned down the matchup. Shortly after UFC President Dana White broke the news that Ferguson had turned […]
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John Dodson plans ‘to beat up’ TJ Dillashaw and Marlon Moraes in rematches
A great question for any MMA trivia quiz would be; ‘Who handed TJ Dillashaw his first career defeat?’ If you answered with John Dodson, that would be correct. Cast members on season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2011, Dodson represented Team Mayhem while Dillashaw was on Team Bisping. Meeting in the bantamweight finals, Dodson […]
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Feeling like a beast again, Robbie Lawler doesn’t care for Ben Askren’s talk
2018 was a fantastic year of MMA action. Out of all the great fights and performances we saw, none of them happened to include the ‘Ruthless’ former UFC welterweight king, Robbie Lawler. The reason for that being due to a torn ACL suffered in his last fight with Rafael Dos Anjos which took place in […]
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Max Holloway returns at UFC 236 for interim lightweight title fight with Dustin Poirier
UFC 236 is now set to feature two interim title fights. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Max Holloway will be moving up in weight at UFC 236 to take on Dustin Poirier for the UFC’s interim lightweight belt. Holloway was last seen in action at December’s UFC 231 event in Toronto where he TKO’d the […]
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John Kavanagh weighs in on who should be next for Conor McGregor
As the days go on, the question of when and who Conor McGregor will fight next continues. McGregor last fought at UFC 229 in October, where he took on current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for the belt. The fight marked McGregor’s return to the Octagon after a nearly two year hiatus. Ultimately, the Irishman lost […]
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Jon Jones says ‘my goal is to be active’ following UFC 235
UFC 232 closed out 2018 as the final UFC event of the year. Returning in the headliner was one of the sports all time greats in former light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. In the main event, Jones would reclaim the vacant title by defeating Alexander Gustafsson for the second time as he would pick up […]
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Dominick Cruz slams ‘weak-minded’ TJ Dillashaw for handling of Henry Cejudo loss
UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw did not agree with his stoppage loss to UFC flyweight champ Henry Cejudo. Ever since the loss, he’s been adamant that the referee intervened too early, and that he should have been given more time recover. Former champ Dominick Cruz, one of Dillashaw’s chief rivals, isn’t impressed with these complaints. […]
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Press Release: UFC opens 4th UFC Gym in Kailua Hawaii
HONOLULU – UFC GYM®, the rapidly expanding fitness franchise that creates training programs for all levels and ages inspired by the training regimens of UFC® athletes, today announced that its newest and most innovative location, UFC GYM – Kailua, is officially open. The 20,000 square foot premium training facility features high quality equipment, a full-service […]
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Tyron Woodley reveals Georges St-Pierre turned down fights with him ‘five or six times’
UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley has been chasing a fight with Georges St-Pierre for years. Now that St-Pierre is retired, however, it would seem to be forever off the table. Speaking to TMZ shortly after St-Pierre’s retirement message, Tyron Woodley revealed that he approached the UFC about a fight with the Canadian legend multiple times, […]
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UFC Phoenix salaries: Cain Velasquez made bank for Ngannou loss
Last Sunday night at UFC Phoenix, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned to the cage after nearly three years away, where he battled fearsome heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou. While this fight went rather disastrously for Velasquez — he was stopped in less than thirty seconds and injured his knee — he was at least […]
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Coach Firas Zahabi explains why Georges St-Pierre is ‘greatest mixed martial artist of all time’
Georges St-Pierre has called it a career. The Canadian mixed martial arts legend officially announced his retirement from the sport at a Thursday morning press conference. Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi, who served as St-Pierre’s chief handler, feels the former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion ended his career perfectly. “This is a storybook ending, a […]