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Ben Askren accuses Kamaru Usman of acting just like Colby Covington
Kamaru Usman has been angling for a fight with Colby Covington for some time, admitting that he might even prefer the matchup to a fight with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Unfortunately for Usman, Covington is likely to battle Woodley next, which means Usman will have to look elsewhere for his next opponent. Former ONE […]
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Coach sends heartfelt message to Brian Ortega following UFC 231
Things didn’t go according to plan this past Saturday night for Brian Ortega. As one half of the UFC 231 main event, the unbeaten featherweight would suffer the first loss of his 16 fight professional career at the hands of the champion, Max Holloway. It was a valiant effort by the Jiu-Jitsu phenom but in the […]
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Conor McGregor and Ben Askren have an interesting exchange on social media
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor had an interesting exchange with undefeated welterweight Ben Askren late yesterday evening. Shortly following Max Holloway’s impressive stoppage victory over Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC 231, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen took to Twitter with the following statement. Which makes you wonder, just how good […]
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Max Holloway set a bunch of records in his UFC 231 fight with Brian Ortega
Current UFC featherweight kingpin Max Holloway set a bunch of records in his impressive UFC 231 victory over Brian Ortega last night in Toronto. “Blessed” put on an absolute clinic in last night’s main event, peppering Brian Ortega with punches for the better part of twenty minutes before doctors were eventually forced to call a […]
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PHOTO | Alex Oliveira received 29 stitches following his loss to Gunnar Nelson
Alex Oliveira suffered one of the nastiest cuts in recent memory during his fight with Gunnar Nelson last night at UFC 231 in Toronto. “Cowboy” had a strong opening few minutes, but the tide would ultimately swing in the favor of Gunnar Nelson in round two. After scoring a takedown, “Gunni” was able to split […]
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Conor McGregor reacts to Max Holloway’s victory over Brian Ortega
Former UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and current division title holder Max Holloway are two of the promotions biggest stars. The UFC standouts have actually squared off in the past, with Conor McGregor emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision. That fight took place over five years ago, at UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston. […]
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Dana White praises Ben Askren, says having him in the UFC is ‘a breath of fresh air’
There was a time where it seemed like one of the best fighters to never fight in the UFC would never get that opportunity. However, it’s now 2018 and anything appears to be possible in the MMA world. As one half of the first ever MMA ‘trade’, undefeated welterweight dominator ‘Funky’ Ben Askren has now […]
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Nick Diaz teases move to Bellator
Business is seemingly never easy with the Diaz brothers. With both of them having not fought inside the UFC for years now, it may be time that one of them moves on from the promotion as they’re both ready to return to action. For the elder Diaz, Nick, it will have been four years since […]
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Jimi Manuwa issues classy statement after wild loss to Thiago Santos
On Saturday night, in the opening bout of the UFC 231 main card, long-time light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa stepped into the cage with fellow knockout artist Thiago Santos. The pairing resulted in absolute chaos in the cage. Early in the first round, Thiago Santos charged forward, stinging Manuwa with powerful shots. Though Manuwa was […]
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Brian Ortega breaks silence on stoppage loss to Max Holloway
Last night, in the main event of UFC 231 in Toronto, undefeated featherweight contender Brian Ortega stepped into the cage with UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. While Ortega had some real success in his long-awaited title fight with Holloway, he was ultimately thumped severely enough that the cage-side doctor elected to stop the fight between […]
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Max Holloway still doesn’t consider himself the greatest featherweight of all time
Shortly after UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title with a emphatic stoppage defeat of Brian Ortega, UFC President Dana White praised him as one of “the all-time greats.” “It’s impossible not to talk about him among the all-time greats,” White said of Holloway post-fight. Yet Max Holloway is not ready to call himself […]
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Dana White defends Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega stoppage
Last night, in the main event of UFC 231 in Toronto, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title for a second time, thumping formerly undefeated challenger Brian Ortega with such severity that the cage-side doctor stopped the fight between the fourth and fifth rounds. While not everybody agreed with the doctor’s decision to end […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk opens up on her future after UFC 231 loss to Valentina Shevchenko
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 231, former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk battled the fearsome Valentina Shevchenko for the vacant UFC women’s flyweight belt. Unfortunately for Jedrzejczyk, this title shot did not go as planned, as she was out-duelled by Shevchenko for five rounds. Despite this setback, Joanna Jedrzejczyk says she […]
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Dana White shares his ideal plan for ‘all-time great’ Max Holloway after UFC 231
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 231, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title for a second time with a stoppage defeat of the formerly undefeated Brian Ortega. Shortly after Holloway’s impressive featherweight title defense, UFC President Dana White reiterated that he feels the featherweight champion would be wise to move […]
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Valentina Shevchenko shuts down Nicco Montano, eyes future rematch with Amanda Nunes
Having won the UFC women’s flyweight title with a decision defeat of Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the UFC 231 main event, Valentina Shevchenko can now look ahead to her first title defense. There are some interesting options on the menu with respect to Shevchenko’s first title challenger. From the sounds of it, however, the new champ […]
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After UFC 231 win, Max Holloway targets several lightweight superfights
After his thrilling, stoppage defeat of Brian Ortega at UFC 231, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is interested in heading up to lightweight to battle some of the division’s top stars. Of all the dangerous fighters in the UFC lightweight division, none interest Holloway more than undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. “Khabib is another undefeated fighter,” […]
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Dillon Danis believes people “do Conor McGregor dirty” by suggesting Max Holloway is the best featherweight ever
Dillon Danis believes people are doing Conor McGregor dirty by suggesting Max Holloway is the best featherweight fighter in the history of the sport. Holloway successfully defend his UFC featherweight gold at tonight’s UFC 231 event, earning an impressive TKO victory over the previously undefeated Brian Ortega. Following his sensational win tonight in Toronto, “Blessed” […]
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Fighters react to Max Holloway stopping Brian Ortega at UFC 231
Tonight’s UFC 231 event was headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight title fight featuring reigning champ Max Holloway taking on undefeated contender Brian Ortega. Max Holloway returned to action tonight for the first time since UFC 218 in December of 2017, where he defeated former division kingpin Jose Aldo for a second time by way […]
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UFC 231 Results: Max Holloway TKO’s Brian Ortega (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC 231 event is headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight title fight featuring current champ Max Holloway taking on undefeated contender Brian Ortega. Max Holloway (19-3 MMA) has not competed since UFC 218 in December of 2017, when he defeated former division kingpin Jose Aldo for a second time by way of TKO. Meanwhile, […]
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Fighters react to Valentina Shevchenko vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Former women’s bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko and former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk squared off for the promotions vacant flyweight title in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto. Shevchenko made her UFC flyweight debut this past February, where she scored a lopsided second-round submission victory over Priscila Cachoeira. As for Joanna, the […]
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UFC 231 Results: Valentina Shevchenko defeats Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Highlights)
Former women’s bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko and former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk squared off for the promotions vacant flyweight title in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto. Shevchenko made her UFC flyweight debut this past February, scoring a very lopsided second-round submission win over Priscila Cachoeira. As for Joanna, the former […]
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UFC 231 Results: Gunnar Nelson submits Alex Oliveira (VIDEO)
A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Gunnar Nelson took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gunnar Nelson enters tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a first-round knockout loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio this past July in Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to the setback, “Gunni” had reeled […]
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Fighters react to tonight’s UFC 231 war between Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa
Perennial UFC light heavyweight contenders Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa squared off on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Canada. The scrap lived up to fans expectations as Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa seemingly threw caution to the wind in a fight that can only be described as an absolute war. […]
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UFC 231 Results: Thiago Santos KO’s Jimi Manuwa (VIDEO)
A key light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Thiago Santos took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Canada. Thiago Santos enters tonight’s contest on a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a third-round TKO victory over Eryk Anders this past September. Santos has gone 6-1 over his past […]
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UFC 231 Results and Highlights – Prelims
The octagon returns to Toronto, Ontario, Canada this evening for the promotions UFC 231 pay-per-view event. The fight card is headlined by a featherweight title fight featuring current champ Max Holloway taking on undefeated contender Brian Ortega. Meanwhile, tonight’s UFC 231 prelims are headlined by a women’s strawweight scrap featuring former division title challenger Claudia […]
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UFC 231 Live Results
The octagon returns to Toronto, Ontario, Canada this evening for the promotions stacked UFC 231 pay-per-view event. The fight card is headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight title fight featuring current champ Max Holloway taking on undefeated contender Brian Ortega. Max Holloway has not competed since UFC 218 in December of 2017, where he defeated […]
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Notable MMA Journalist busted for child pornography
Terrible and disturbing news struck the MMA community late yesterday evening, as it was revealed that notable MMA Journalist Iain Kidd had been busted for child pornography. Popular MMA Twitter figure ‘FrontRowBrian‘ was the first to share the appalling news within the MMA Community. https://twitter.com/FrontRowBrian/status/1071238139925143552 “Noted MMA journalist @iainkidd busted for CHILD PORN! 984 images […]
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Report | Brock Lesnar USADA sample goes missing from database
Don’t look now, but it appears that one of the samples submitted by Brock Lesnar to USADA has gone missing and is no longer logged in the company data base. The information comes courtesy of @dimspace, who noticed the discrepancy in USADA’s records. Ive gone through @USADA_UFC 's xml with a fine toothcomb. Only Lesnar's […]