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Report | Conor McGregor in negotiations to return to boxing for grudge match with Paulie Malignaggi
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is reportedly in negotiations to fight former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi in the squared circle. That news comes via @BoxingKingdom14, who reported the following on Twitter: Credible Source: Negotiations on-going between McGregor & Malignaggi. (Boxing) — Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) January 9, 2019 “Credible Source: Negotiations on-going between Conor McGregor […]
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Report | Officials looking to add a welterweight fight between Darren Till and Colby Covington to UFC London
Darren Till and Colby Covington have engaged in some heated exchanges on social media in the past and have now been offered the opportunity to settle their beef inside the octagon at UFC London. BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor reported the news of the proposed welterweight clash moments ago on Twitter. I’m told the UFC is looking […]
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10 Must-see MMA matchups in 2019
2018 has come and gone. Now we’re headed into 2019 and in the MMA world, there are some matchups that haven’t come to fruition just yet… But we definitely hope that this is the year that we’ll see them. Here are 10 must-see matchups in 2019. TJ Dillashaw vs Marlon Moraes For many, this was […]
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Joe Rogan names a potential Jon Jones matchup that he wishes we could have seen
Having smashed Alexander Gustafsson to a third-round TKO victory in the main event of UFC 232 in late December, Jon Jones is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion. With the belt once again wrapped around his waist, Jones is now scheduled for a fight with Anthony Smith at UFC 235. If the champ clears […]
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Coach updates on Cris Cyborg’s status with the UFC
Cris Cyborg is no longer the UFC women’s featherweight champion. The long-time titleholder’s reign came to a shocking halt in the co-main event of UFC 232 in late December, when she was knocked out by Amanda Nunes in just 51 seconds. Given that Cyborg’s current UFC contract will expire in March, some fans have speculated […]
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Cain Velasquez on Jon Jones fight: ‘I’ll try to make that happen’
At long last, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is scheduled to return to the cage. The heavyweight legend is set to take on former title challenger Francis Ngannou at UFC Phoenix on February 17. If Velasquez is able to topple the fearsome Ngannou — not a certainty by any means — it’ll open the […]
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ONE lightweight champion Eduard Folayang looks back on a moment that gave him goosebumps
In an instant, 12 months of pain had evaporated. With his hand raised and the belt wrapped around his waist, 16,000 screaming fans erupted. Eduard Folayang felt tingles down his spine. “Of course, I wanted to cry but the tears didn’t come out,” reflected Folayang, who became the first man in ONE Championship history to […]
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Joe Rogan explains why Nate Diaz is such a big star
In the opinion of UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, Nate Diaz is one of the biggest stars in the UFC — perhaps almost as big a star as Conor McGregor. Rogan gave his take on the star power of the younger Diaz brother on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, discussing […]
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Din Thomas and Joe Rogan discuss the importance of telling fighters when to retire
Din Thomas, one of the coaches at American Top Team, and a former fighter himself, says he has no problem telling his fighters when it’s time to hang up the gloves. Thomas opened up on the topic in a conversation with Joe Rogan on the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show. https://youtu.be/iTLbaarXoW8 “I’m pretty honest with […]
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Coach feels Cris Cyborg ‘beat herself’ against Amanda Nunes
Back at UFC 232 in late December, the longstanding title reign of UFC featherweight champ Cris Cyborg came to a shocking end at the hands of Amanda Nunes, who needed just 51 seconds to win by knockout. Speaking to MMAjunkie recently, Cyborg’s coach Jason Parillo gave his take on this shocking upset defeat. In his […]
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Jimmy Smith has an interesting theory about why so many UFC fighters are getting commentary jobs
Jimmy Smith served as a UFC commentator for the duration of 2018, but in 2019, the promotion decided not to renew his contract. Instead, he explained on The MMA Hour, they’re planning on hiring more fighters as commentators. “Very simply it was, ‘you’re great, fantastic, we love everything you did but we’re going with UFC fighters […]
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TJ Dillashaw announces new “Fit to Fight” fitness course, hopes to become a three-division champ
Press Release: TJ Dillashaw is proud to announce that he’s released his new “Fit to Fight” course that gives all-access to his martial arts training, and gives instruction for many of his signature warm ups, drills, and combos. TJ Dillashaw provides up close and personal camera angles so viewers can easily learn the handwork, footwork, […]
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Jorge Masvidal praises Nick and Nate Diaz, still wants to fight both
Jorge Masvidal was briefly linked to a UFC 235 showdown with Nick Diaz, but that fight unfortunately fizzled out. All the same, Masvidal still has tremendous respect for Nick Diaz and his brother Nate, and is definitely interested in fighting both under the right circumstances. “Obviously, I want to fight Diaz, because they’re dogs,” Masvidal […]
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Conor McGregor and Al Iaquinta exchange shots on social media
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor took aim at Tristar gym head coach Firas Zahabi earlier this evening, which resulted in an bitter exchange with Al Iaquinta. “Mystic Mac” had blasted Zahabi for his recent comments in which he insinuated that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway would defeat Conor McGregor in a rematch. As […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Michelle Waterson added to UFC Philadelphia
Today the UFC announced that their second event on the ESPN channel will be taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event got its first bout in a strawweight affair between top prospects Alexa Grasso (10-2) and Marina Rodriguez (10-0-1) after it was moved from UFC Fortaleza due to a Rodriguez […]
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Conor McGregor fires back at Firas Zahabi: “Stay ready!”
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has fired back at Tristar coach Firas Zahabi over his recent comments. The famous coach of UFC star Georges St-Pierre, Zahabi, had recently shared his thoughts on the possible outcome of a rematch between Conor McGregor and current UFC featherweight kingpin Max Holloway. “If I had to pick Max […]
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Fighters react after the UFC snubs Colby Covington of promised title shot
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington is not happy after being snubbed by the UFC of his promised title unification bout with Tyron Woodley. “Chaos” had captured the promotions interim welterweight title at June’s UFC 225 event in Chicago, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Rafael dos Anjos. However, after nasal surgery […]
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AUDIO | Anthony Smith sends firey response to ‘arrogant prick’ Luke Rockhold
“I would fight that guy in aisle five of Walmart.“– @lionheartasmithresponds to Luke Rockhold’s comments about him #TLTS @lthomasnews pic.twitter.com/jjjS1n1BCT — MMA on SiriusXM (@MMAonSiriusXM) January 8, 2019 “Are we going to gloss over the fact that Luke Rockhold is an asshole?” Anthony Smith asked Luke Thomas on The Luke Thomas Show. “First of all, […]
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Tito Ortiz wants to ‘torture’ Chael Sonnen in rematch
Roughly two years after their first fight, Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen are still going at it. The latest skirmish in the pair’s ongoing war of words occurred on Twitter. This time around, it was Sonnen who fired the first shot. Hey stupid, @titoortiz straight up. Do you want to fight or not? — Chael […]
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Cris Cyborg echoes Conor McGregor, shares interest in exhibition fight in Tokyo
Back at UFC 232 in late December, the longstanding title reign of UFC featherweight champ Cris Cyborg came to a shocking end at the hands of Amanda Nunes. Given Cyborg’s status as one of MMA’s most dominant champions ever, most fans feel that she deserves an immediate opportunity to avenge her loss to Nunes and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Lance Palmer explains why he expected to win the PFL featherweight title
Few fighters entered the inaugural season of the Professional Fighters League (PFL) with better name recognition than Lance Palmer. Palmer, a former Team Alpha Male fighter, has been a champion before. ‘The Party’ is a former two-time World Series of Fighting (WSOF) featherweight champion, Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) 145-pound king, and now the PFL season one champ is a […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Virna Jandiroba: Grounded champion, soaring high like the carcara
In every sport around the world, there are humans that will perform day in and day out to the best of their athletic capabilities. Of all the incredibly talented individuals, some will be more recognizable than others, but that doesn’t mean they’ll all be as equally impressive as the next just because they’re more well […]
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Cat Zingano on UFC 232 fiasco: ‘It was embarrassing’
UFC 232 took place on December 29. However, it almost didn’t due to some pre-fight shenanigans. A week prior to the event date, it was announced that one half of the event’s main event in Jon ‘Bones’ Jones had an ‘atypical finding‘ in one of his pre-fight drug tests. Because of this, UFC 232 was […]
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EXCLUSIVE | ONE Championship’s Anthony Engelen looking for third finish in three months
When we talk about the busiest fighters in MMA, we usually mention names like Donald Cerrone, Neil Magny and Thiago Santos — and rightly so. These fighters keep tremendously busy schedules, oftentimes shoehorning four or five bouts into a single year. Yet no discussion about busy fighters is complete without mention of ONE Championship featherweight […]
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Ben Askren scolds Colby Covington for being ‘dumb enough’ to trust Dana White
After being deprived of a shot at UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington is not happy with the UFC. In fact, the streaking wrestling specialist is so frustrated that he’s dared UFC President Dana White to release him from his UFC contract. “Let’s be honest… Dana, you don’t got the […]
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Firas Zahabi explains why he’d pick Max Holloway to beat Conor McGregor in rematch
During a recent Ask Me Anything session on the official Tristar YouTube channel, renowned MMA coach Firas Zahabi was asked for his thoughts on a rematch between former UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. When the pair first met in 2013, McGregor walked away with a unanimous decision victory. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Coach: Jon Jones has no plan to ‘move up to heavyweight’ anytime soon
Jon Jones is once again the light heavyweight champion. He defeated Alexander Gustafsson by third-round TKO at UFC 232 to reclaim the belt. Following the fight, Jones called out Daniel Cormier to fight him at light heavyweight — though he was subsequently booked to fight Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on March 2. Smith is on […]
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Christian Lee expects great things in 2019 starting with the featherweight title
At just 20 years of age, Christian Lee owns a compendium of impressive performances. He has proven time and again why he is one of the top contenders for the ONE Championship featherweight title. In his most recent match last November at ONE: Heart of the Lion, Lee was able to secure a scintillating finish […]