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Kevin Lee goes off on ‘real proper b***h” Conor McGregor in savage rant
More often than not, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor is the one doing the trash talking. This time around, however, McGregor finds himself on the receiving end of some trash talk, as UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee has lobbed a savage verbal shelling in the Irishman’s direction on Instagram. Here’s what Kevin […]
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Amanda Nunes announces she’s ‘done with 145,’ suggests a different matchup for Cris Cyborg
In the co-main event of UFC 232 in late December, UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes moved up to the featherweight division, where she authored a shocking knockout victory over long-time champ Cris Cyborg to capture the UFC featherweight title. Mere weeks after becoming a two-division UFC champion, Amanda Nunes has now announced that she is […]
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Jose Aldo looking at three more fights in Brazil then will call it a career
There is no question about it, Jose Aldo is one of the greatest MMA fighters to ever live. The former UFC and WEC featherweight king has done it all and set a lofty standard for what it means to be a great champion. However, all good things must come to an end at some point. […]
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Leon Edwards vs Gunnar Nelson added to UFC London as co-main event
Earlier today, the UFC’s return to London, England got its headliners announced. Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal are reportedly set to square off in the evening’s featured attraction. Now we know that the co-main event will also feature the 170-pounders. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has confirmed that the co-main event of UFC London on March 16 […]
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EXCLUSIVE | UFC Brooklyn’s Cory Sandhagen taking his opponent change in stride
Stepping in to replace Dominick Cruz to take on John Lineker was an opportunity that Cory Sandhagen wasn’t expecting, but it’s one that he relished. Now that Lineker has withdrawn from the fight and Mario Bautista has stepped in to replace him, Sandhagen feels like he’s back into his comfort zone heading into the fight. […]
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BREAKING | Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal to collide in London main event
Earlier this week, UFC welterweight stars Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal seemed to agree to a fight in London on March 16. According to UFC President Dana White, who spoke to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, this fight is now official for the UFC London main event. Breaking: Darren Till vs Jorge Masvidal will headline UFC Fight […]
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TJ Dillashaw on Henry Cejudo: ‘I’m going outwrestle him’
This Saturday, in the main event of the UFC’s first-ever card on ESPN+, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will take a trip south to the flyweight division, where he’ll battle local champ Henry Cejudo in a bid to become a two-division titleholder. Heading into this fight, both men would seem to have a clear list […]
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Cris Cyborg encourages UFC not to let her go
The UFC featherweight title reign of Cris Cyborg has come to an end — at least for now. Despite her recent loss to Amanda Nunes, however, Cyborg remains one of the most fearsome women on the planet, and a definite MMA star. As such, she believes it would unwise of the UFC to let her […]
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Kelvin Gastelum and Ben Askren continue war of words on social media
Last night, top UFC middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum took a shot at UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley for plotting a move up to the middleweight division. https://twitter.com/KelvinGastelum/status/1085252534401265664 “Haha [Tyron Woodley] has never wanted this smoke after we fought the 1st time! He can’t compete at MW,” Gastelum wrote on Twitter, referencing his close 2015 fight […]
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Paige VanZant explains why UFC Brooklyn bout is ‘more important than any fight’
This Saturday, when the UFC makes its debut on ESPN with the stacked UFC Brooklyn card, fan favorite flyweight contender Paige VanZant will make her long-awaited return to the Octagon opposite Rachael Ostovich. Paige VanZant believes this fight is one of the most important of her whole career — more important, even, than her UFC […]
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Conor McGregor ranked among fittest athletes of 2018 by Sports Illustrated
Conor McGregor didn’t win a fight in 2018 but did earn himself some recognition. Sports Illustrated released their 50-fittest athletes (25 fittest Men and 25 fittest Women) and the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion found himself ranked ninth out of 25 other men. McGregor (21-4) was ranked ahead of other athletes like boxing star Canelo […]
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Bellator champ Ryan Bader offers criticism of the UFC light heavyweight division
For many years, Ryan Bader stood out as one of the best light heavyweights in the UFC. In 2017, however, the long-time contender parted was with the UFC, and migrated to the ever-growing Bellator MMA roster. In a matter of months, he had defeated Phil Davis to become the Bellator MMA light heavyweight champ. Today, […]
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PHOTOS | Conor McGregor and other MMA stars do the 10 year challenge
By now, you’ve probably encountered the 10 year challenge dozens and dozens of times on your social media accounts. This craze, which encourages people to share a picture of themselves from 10 years ago and a picture of themselves from this year, side by side, has swept the Internet. Even MMA stars like Conor McGregor […]
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9 fighters who can benefit the most from the UFC’s partnership with ESPN
As the UFC and ESPN prepare for their first event together, it will be interesting to see how they market their talent to a new audience. While the UFC certainly has their own audience, there is a market full of ESPN diehards that may not have been open to the idea of MMA or didn’t […]
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Matchup between Curtis Blaydes and Justin Willis on tap for UFC Nashville
As it was revealed today, the UFC looks to be returning to Nashville, Tennesse in March as the first fight for the event was reported to be the welterweight scrap pitting Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson vs Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. Now we’ve gotten word of the next potential matchup which is a clash at heavyweight. FloCombat has reported […]
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Justin Gaethje vs Edson Barboza in the works for late March
After a big one-punch knockout win over James Vick in his last time out at UFC Lincoln in August 2018, Justin Gaethje (19-2) is ready to get back at it. Late last month, Gaethje’s manager Ali Abdelaziz revealed that he was looking at Edson Barboza (20-6) for Gaethje’s next matchup. Well, it appears as if they’ve […]
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Kelvin Gastelum rips Tyron Woodley, gets backlash from Ben Askren and others
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley recently announced that he plans to move up to the middleweight division in the near future. This news generated an interesting reaction from top middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum, who Woodley defeated in a catchweight bout in 2015. https://twitter.com/KelvinGastelum/status/1085252534401265664 “Haha [Tyron Woodley] has never wanted this smoke after we fought the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stamp Fairtex seeks to inspire young female fighters by becoming three-sport champion
At just 21 years old, Stamp Fairtex is already the ONE Super Series Kickboxing Atomweight World Champion. When she battles Janet Todd at ONE: Call to Greatness in Singapore on February 22, she’ll look to capture the ONE Super Series Muay Thai Atomweight Title and become the first two-sport champion in ONE Championship history. As this […]
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Darren Till interested in eventual middleweight clash with Israel Adesanya
The last time we saw Darren Till competing inside the Octagon was for his first career UFC title shot. Unfortunately for Liverpool’s finest, Till would suffer his first career defeat when challenging the welterweight king Tyron Woodley. Having had much made about his weight ever since he missed ahead of his bout with Stephen Thompson, […]
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VIDEO | Firas Zahabi hopes for 165-pound division where ‘Georges St-Pierre vs Khabib Nurmagomedov makes a lot of sense’
“[Georges St-Pierre is] back in training as usual.” Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi told MMA Betz. “Hopefully, he’ll get back in the game in 2019… So keep an eye out for that. “As of what I understand right now, there is no 165 [pound division]. It’s a ‘maybe’ from what I understand. It’s a rumor […]
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Stephen Thompson vs Anthony Pettis targeted for March 23
The power of social media is real, people. Former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis has fought as low as 145-pounds in his career. Although it was a brief stint, Pettis did make the cut… At least for one fight. However, since returning to 155-pounds at lightweight and going 2-2 since doing so, […]
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Dillon Danis declares himself ‘the hottest prospect in MMA history’
Say what you will about BJJ ace and Conor McGregor training partner Dillon Danis, but the man does not lack confidence. Despite being chided his rivals fairly regularly, he truly believes he’s a future great, and isn’t afraid to share that opinion with the world. Speaking on his Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, that’s just what […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Isaac Vallie-Flagg updates on missing WBKFF pay, lists exciting possibilities for next fight
On November 9, UFC veteran Isaac Vallie-Flagg stepped through the ropes of the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) ring for a gloveless scrap with Corey Simpson. More than two months later, Vallie-Flagg and many other fighters who competed on the inaugural WBKFF card are still awaiting payment. When Vallie-Flagg drew attention to his outstanding […]
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UFC flyweight contender Jennifer Maia accepts six-month USADA suspension
11th-ranked UFC flyweight contender Jennifer Maia has accepted a six-month sanction from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after testing positive for banned substances as the result of her ingestion of a tainted supplement. This Jennifer Maia news was announced on the official USADA website. Here’s what the USADA release on the topic says: Jennifer […]
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ONE Championship adds Japanese MMA legend Genki Sudo to commentary team
On March 31, Asian martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship will make its anticipated debut in Tokyo, Japan with the stacked ONE: A New Era card. When Japanese fans tune in to watch this exciting ONE Championship card on local television, they’ll be greeted by a familiar voice — that of Japanese MMA legend Genki Sudo. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Elias Theodorou willing to fight Derek Brunson after being called out
Elias Theodorou already has his next opponent in mind. Derek Brunson, who is currently ranked eighth in the middleweight division, recently called out the 14th ranked Theodorou. and Theodorou is all for it. “I think it is a good fight. Obviously, he is a tough competitor,” Theodorou said to BJPENN.com. “He has shown there are […]
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Leon Edwards challenges Darren Till, rips Jorge Masvidal for attempting to get fight
Rising UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards his hoping to fight his fellow Brit Darren Till in the main event of the UFC’s March 16 return to London, England. https://soundcloud.com/mmafighting/eurobash-w-leon-edwards-aleksandar-rakic-soren-bak-episode-19 “I think that the best fight for London is obviously me and Darren Till, but for some reason either him or the UFC don’t want to […]
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Anthony Smith: ‘I don’t care’ if Jon Jones is clean at UFC 235
Anthony Smith, who is expected to challenge Jon Jones for the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 235 on March 2, has some questions about the champion’s recent drug tests, several of which of turned up traces of the banned substance ‘turinabol.’ “I think that the definition of a clean fighter has become mighty grey […]