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Rafael dos Anjos calls out Conor McGregor: ‘you pick the weight class’
Last night, the UFC touched down in Fortaleza, Brazil, with an exciting 13-fight card. As always, the fans in the building were incredibly excited and passionate — so much so that former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor now wants to fight in the country. “What an amazing atmosphere at UFC Brazil tonight,” Conor […]
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Dillon Danis now wants to fight Soulja Boy and Jake Paul
No celebrity is safe from Dillon Danis. Earlier this week, the Conor McGregor stablemate responded to some recent comments from Steven Seagal by challenging the 66-year-old actor to a fight in the Bellator MMA cage. “Me vs. Seagal, set it up [Bellator],” he wrote on Twitter. Days removed from challenging Steven Seagal to an MMA […]
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BKFC 4 results: Leonard Garcia KOs Julian Lane, Bec Rawlings and Chris Lytle pick up wins
Last night, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC) — not to be confused with WBKFF — touched down in Cancun, Mexico with BKFC 4. The card was billed as a USA vs. Mexico event, as each matchup pitted an American fighter against a Mexican fighter or fighter of Mexican heritage. In the main event, all-action UFC […]
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Marlon Moraes unsure TJ Dillashaw ‘deserves’ fight with him after loss to Henry Cejudo
Last night, in the main event of the stacked UFC Fortaleza card on ESPN+, former World Series of Fighting bantamweight king Marlon Moraes avenges his only UFC loss, defeating the always tough Raphael Assuncao by first-round submission. With this dominant victory, Marlon Moraes is now inarguably the top contender for TJ DIllashaw’s UFC bantamweight title. […]
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Jose Aldo responds to comments from Conor McGregor, Max Holloway and two top contenders after UFC Fortaleza
Last night, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza on ESPN+, former UFC featherweight champ and bona fide MMA legend Jose Aldo picked up another huge win, this time at the expense of Renato Moicano, who he dispatched with a volley of second-round punches. This victory generated reactions from many MMA stars — including several […]
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Dillon Danis trashes Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team of ‘proper p***ies’
Shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor by rear-naked choke in the main event of UFC 229 in October, he leapt over the side of the Octagon and dive bombed McGregor’s friend and training partner Dillon Danis. Ever since, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dillon Danis have had plenty to say about each other on social media. […]
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Pros react to Marlon Moraes submitting Raphael Assuncao
Last night, in the main event of UFC Fortaleza on ESPN+, top bantamweight contenders Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao met for a second time. While Assuncao won their first fight with a hard fought split decision, Moraes came out on top in their second affair in a big way, winning by submission via guillotine choke […]
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After watching UFC Fortaleza, Conor McGregor wants to fight in Brazil
Last night, the UFC returned to ESPN+ with the thirteen fight UFC Fortaleza card. Among the viewers for this stacked card was former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Speaking on Twitter after the fight, the Irish MMA star shared his thoughts on the passionate fans that turn up for the UFC’s cards in […]
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Anthony Johnson joins Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship in ‘fighter relations’ role
That’s right! Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson is officially returning to the combat sports world! But fortunately for any possible opponents, he won’t be doing so as a fighter. At the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship’s (BKFC) fourth event on Saturday night in Cancun, Mexico it was announced that Anthony Johnson has joined the BKFC team. However, initially […]
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UFC Fortaleza Results: Marlon Moraes submits Raphael Assuncao
A key bantamweight bout between top contenders Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao headlined tonight’s UFC Fortaleza event. Marlon Moraes entered tonight’s UFC Fortaleza main event on a three fight win streak. His latest effort saw him destroy Jimmie Rivera back in June of 2018. Meanwhile, Raphael Assuncao enters tonight’s headliner on a four-fight win streak. […]
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Fighters react after Jose Aldo TKO’s Renato Moicano
Former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo scored a second-round TKO victory over Renato Moicano at tonight’s UFC Fortaleza event. Aldo was able to catch Moicano with a beautiful counter punch that had Renato in all sorts of trouble. From there, Jose Aldo would fire off some ruthless body shots which prompted the referee to step […]
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UFC Fortaleza Results: Jose Aldo TKO’s Renato Moicano (Video)
A key featherweight bout between former division champion Jose Aldo and surging contender Renato Moicano co-headlined tonight’s UFC Fortaleza event. Renato Moicano entered tonight’s contest on a two fight win streak, his latest being a submission victory over Cub Swanson. Meanwhile, Jose Aldo was last seen in action at July’s UFC on FOX event in […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov has an interesting reason for declining NSAC’s proposed anti-bullying PSA
Earlier this week, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) convened to decide the fates of Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor, who were involved in a hectic, post-fight brawl after their UFC 229 contest. Conor McGregor was handed a $50,000 fine and six month suspension. Khabib Nurmagomedov, meanwhile, was hit with a much heavier $500,000 fine […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Manager Says Tony Ferguson Is Next
It appears like UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s next title defense will be against Tony Ferguson. That’s according to Khabib’s manager Ali Abdelaziz who responded to a fan on Twitter late Friday evening. This also comes after UFC President Dana White told ESPN that this matchup needs to take place next. “What I think needs […]
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Anthony Pettis accepts Jose Aldo’s challenge
There was once a time in the MMA history books where Jose Aldo vs Anthony Pettis was a fantasy fight being made into reality. However, it wasn’t meant to be. But could 2019 be the year for it…? Both Pettis and Aldo are former WEC and UFC champions thus making them rather historic figures. At […]
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Scott Coker has more cross-promotional fights planned beyond RIZIN 15
The partnership between RIZIN and Bellator continues to be a fruitful one as RIZIN 15 will provide us with yet another cross-promotional title bout. The two promotions have already had fighters fight between each other in the past, but it wasn’t until RIZIN 14 when things got very interesting. For RIZIN’s inaugural bantamweight title bout, […]
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Colby Covington no longer interim champion, will have to ‘earn’ title shot back
After all the chaos that has unfolded atop the UFC’s welterweight division in late 2018, we now finally have our answer as to how things will shake out. At March 2, UFC 235’s co-main event will feature the welterweight crown being fought over between the challenger Kamaru Usman, and the champion Tyron Woodley. But where […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov fires back at Conor McGregor, rips NSAC’s proposed anti-bullying PSA
Earlier this week, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) handed hefty punishments to Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor for their roles in the frenzied brawl that followed their UFC 229 fight. Nurmagomedov was handed a $500,000 fine and a nine-month ban, which can be reduced to six months if he completes an anti-bullying PSA. McGregor, […]
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Jose Aldo calls for fight with Anthony Pettis
This weekend, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza on ESPN+, former featherweight champ Jose Aldo will battle surging contender Renato Moicano. Speaking at Thursday’s UFC Fortaleza media day, Jose Aldo harkened back to late 2018, when he was briefly linked to a lightweight fight with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Aldo was excited about this fight, […]
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Report | Holly Holm could get next crack at Amanda Nunes
Until very recently, former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm was expected to fight Aspen Ladd at UFC 235 on March 2. Then, at last night’s UFC 235 press conference, UFC President Dana White casually dropped the news that Holm would not be competing on the card after all. In the wake of this news, many […]
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Jon Jones shares some advice for Aaron Pico
Bellator featherweight contender Aaron Pico is arguably the most hyped prospect in mixed martial arts since reigning UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones was on the come-up. In his last fight, however, Pico found himself face-down on the canvas after getting a little too aggressive against the fearsome Henry Corrales. Speaking to MMA Fighting’s Marc […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Dan Lambert gives update on Colby Covington
At UFC 235 Tyron Woodley will defend his welterweight title. However, it will not be against Colby Covington, rather he will take on Kamaru Usman. To many, the news was surprising given Covington was the interim welterweight champion and seemed to be next in line. But, according to American Top Team owner Dan Lambert, Covington […]
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Manager explains why Holly Holm is not fighting at UFC 235
Thursday at the UFC 235 Press Conference, UFC President Dana White casually mentioned that the Holly Holm vs. Aspen Ladd matchup had been removed from the card. Turns out, there’s a good reason why. Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez spoke to ESPN and explained why his client is no longer fighting on Mar. 2 “We’re in […]
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Dillon Danis asks Bellator to set up fight with Steven Seagal
Earlier this week, actor and martial artist Steven Seagal told Submission Radio that he agreed with Khabib Nurmagomedov’s decision to leap over the cage and attack Dillon Danis after the UFC 229 main event. “I thought that Khabib outclassed Conor in every way,” Steven Seagal began, discussing Nurmagomedov’s defeat of Dillon Danis training partner Conor […]
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VIDEO | TJ Dillashaw vents to Joe Rogan about ‘fluke’ loss to Henry Cejudo
Late last month, UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw boldly dropped down to the flyweight division to challenge local champ Henry Cejudo in a bid to become a two-division champion. Unfortunately for Dillashaw, he lost in less than a minute — though he certainly didn’t agree with the stoppage. Speaking to UFC commentator Joe Rogan on […]
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Jon Jones reacts to Dana White claiming Cormier rematch should happen ‘now’
Speaking on ESPN’s Now or Never earlier this week, UFC President Dana White stated that the time for a rematch between UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier is ‘now.’ “Now,” White said bluntly of a rematch between the two arch rivals. “Yeah. I think that right now, Cormier probably has […]
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Ben Askren on Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘I will get on his back and I will chant U.S.A!’
Former ONE Championship and Bellator titleholder Ben Askren is currently scheduled to make his UFC debut against former UFC champ Robbie Lawler at UFC 235 on March 2. While this high-stakes welterweight scrap is just a month away, much of Askren’s focus seems to be on a fight with undefeated UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, […]
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UFC Fortaleza weigh-in results: Main event gets green light, one fighter makes major miss
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to the streaming service ESPN+ with the exciting UFC Fortaleza card. This card will be headlined by a bantamweight number-one-contender fight between Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao. The pair have fought before previously, with Assuncao earning a controversial split decision victory. The card will also feature the return […]