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Coach reveals Conor McGregor received $5M offer to fight Chinese kickboxer
Floyd Mayweather isn’t the only combat sports superstar to receive lucrative offers to partake in exhibition fights with kickboxers overseas. Apparently, his former opponent Conor McGregor received a very similar proposition, as he was recently offered $5 million to battle a Chinese kickboxer in a three-round contest. “I’ll give you a funny one,” McGregor’s head […]
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Tenshin Nasukawa sends a warning to Floyd Mayweather
The story of Floyd Mayweather and Tenshin Nasukawa’s New Years Eve showdown has been a strange one. The contest was first announced earlier this month, but the excitement was promptly stomped out by Floyd Mayweather, who claimed he’d been ‘blindsided’ by the bout’s promoter, Rizin Fighting Federation. Then, in a surprising twist, Mayweather announced that […]
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Paige VanZant gets called out by two potential opponents for UFC on ESPN+ 1 card
The disturbing news involving Rachael Ostovich being pulled off the UFC’s first show on ESPN has prompted two UFC fighters to call our her previously scheduled opponent Paige VanZant. Strawweight Maycee Barber and flyweight Gillian Robertson both offered their services against the Paige VanZant in separate tweets. Who wants to see me back in action […]
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VIDEO | UFC vet Josh Neer involved in backstage brawl at AFC event
During a recent event from Ascendancy Fighting Championship (AFC), in Des Moines, Iowa, UFC and Bellator veteran Josh Neer was involved in a backstage with fellow fighter Brian Green. The pair reportedly collided while the card’s Cory Simpson vs. Jonathan Thomson main event was unfolding. See their skirmish in the video above (via FightBookMMA.com). Both Josh Neer and […]
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CM Punk updates on status with the UFC
Former pro wrestler CM Punk has now fought twice in the UFC’s Octagon, but neither fight has worked out the way he planned. While he showed immeasurable heart in both contests, it was clear that his ability was not quite up to snuff, as he was first stopped by Mickey Gall, and then thumped to […]
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Chuck Liddell names four potential opponents for next fight after Tito Ortiz rematch
This Saturday, former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell will return to the cage for a high-stakes trilogy fight with one of the key rivals of his career, Tito Ortiz. The pair will meet in the main event of the first MMA card promoted by long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya. Heading into this […]
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Joe Rogan and Jake Roberts discuss “the big difference” in punishment when comparing wrestling to fighting
WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Jake “The Snake” Roberts joined UFC commentator Joe Rogan in studio for this week’s episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. During their fascinating conversation on the JRE Podcast, Jake Roberts brought up Rogan’s fighting past and questioned how many teeth the UFC commentator had lost during his battles. “Do you […]
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Rachael Ostovich shares details of horrific domestic violence incident
One of the more unpleasant stories to come out in the MMA world recently is the one concerning UFC flyweight prospect, Rachael Ostovich who was attacked by her husband, Arnold Berdon earlier this week. Ostovich was attacked by Berdon on November 18 at around 2:00 AM in their Waianae home in Honolulu, Hawaii. Berdon has […]
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Joanne Calderwood believes Ariane Lipski could be ‘the one’ that will give her the bloody war that she dreams of
Making her debut at UFC 233 on January 26 will be the former KSW champion, the ‘Violence Queen’ Ariane Lipski. Welcoming her to the Octagon will be none other than Scotland’s finest, Joanne ‘JoJo’ Calderwood. For Calderwood, she has officially turned the page on her career in her opinion as she is now ‘JoJo 2.0’ […]
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Paul Heyman offers to represent Conor McGregor in WWE — for a hefty piece of his income
Conor McGregor is more than just a fantastic fighter. The former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ is also a tremendous self-promoter, as evidenced by his many record-breaking paydays. Given McGregor’s gift for self promotion, many sports fans have wondered how he might fare in the world of pro wrestling — namely in the WWE ring. […]
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Ricardo Lamas fought through a serious health issue at UFC Argentina: ‘Things could’ve ended badly’
Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC Argentina, long-time UFC featherweight contender Ricardo Lamas scored a late TKO stoppage of the famously durable Darren Elkins. Apparently, however, he was dealing with a fairly serious health issue in the fight. Ricardo Lamas shared the story on his official Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/BqdHiMfnEwn/ “My first day Argentina […]
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Amir Khan reaching new levels under guidance of new head coach
Amir Khan dubbed it the “most satisfying performance” of his career. A heavy underdog in his last bout against Honorio “The Rock” Banario, Khan prevailed — and in style. It was a victory of epic proportions for the 24-year-old Singaporean, who bashed down the door for a shot at the vacant ONE Lightweight World Title. […]
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Ahead of ONE: Conquest of Champions title fight, Eduard Folayang is fixed on redemption for his Filipino fans
He’s taken the long road back, but Eduard Folayang says reclaiming the ONE Lightweight World Title in his fight with Amir Khan at ONE: Conquest of Heroes this Friday night (Friday morning in North America) would be the sweetest victory of his decorated career. “Yeah, I do [believe it will be the sweetest],” Eduard Folayang […]
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Oscar De La Hoya says he will probably continue promoting MMA, tells free agents to call him
This Saturday, long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya will promote his first MMA show under the Golden Boy MMA banner. The card will be topped by a rematch between UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz (watch it here). Initially, Oscar De La Hoya was noncommittal on his future as an MMA […]
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Tito Ortiz hopes to become MMA promoter, build stars like Conor McGregor
Ahead of his anticipated, Saturday night trilogy fight with Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz has hinted that he is interested in becoming a fight promoter in the near future. Speaking to MMA Fighting after the final pre-fight press conference for his rematch with Liddell, Ortiz explained why he’s interested in trying his hand at fight promotion. […]
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Chael Sonnen gives in-depth assessment of Ronda Rousey’s UFC career
There was a time not all that long ago when former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was considered not only the best female mixed martial artist on the planet, but one of the best fighters alive outright. Unfortunately, her legendary reign crumbled rather abruptly when she was stopped in back-to-back fights with Holly Holm […]
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Chuck Liddell opens up on ‘gamble’ he made by accepting third Tito Ortiz fight
On Saturday night, UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will collide for a third time (watch here). They will do so as part of the first MMA event promoted by Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions. Speaking at the final pre-fight press conference for this event, Chuck Liddell referred to […]
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Curtis Blaydes vows to break heavyweight record in UFC Beijing fight with Francis Ngannou
On Saturday night in Beijing, China (early Saturday morning in North America), streaking UFC heavyweight contender Curtis Blaydes will look to avenge the lone loss of his MMA career as he takes on former UFC heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou. Heading into this fight, Curtis Blaydes has the opportunity to tie or even break a pretty […]
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‘Faster, stronger’ Brandon Vera gunning for early finish at ONE: Conquest of Champions
He hasn’t been inside the ONE Championship cage for almost two years, but Brandon Vera insists he is faster and stronger than ever as he bids to defend his ONE Heavyweight World Title against Cage Warriors champion Mauro Cerilli at ONE: Conquest of Champions this Friday, November 23 in Manila, The Philippines. “Everybody’s worried that […]
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Daniel Cormier: Stipe Miocic would fare even worse against ‘better’ Cain Velasquez
Back in July, in the main event of UFC 226, Daniel Cormier claimed the UFC heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of dominant champion Stipe Miocic. Since then, Miocic has been adamant that his previous accomplishments should earn him an immediate rematch with Cormier. Miocic continued on his mission to goad Cormier into a rematch […]
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Tony Ferguson proclaims he could beat Conor McGregor in the cage or the boxing ring
Tony Ferguson has long been confident that he could defeat former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor in the UFC’s Octagon. Speaking on Twitter late on Tuesday night, however, El Cucuy proclaimed that he could also beat the Irish striker in the boxing ring. https://twitter.com/TonyFergusonXT/status/1065100398363521024 “I feel I do my best against ‘Southpaws,’” Ferguson […]
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Husband of Rachael Ostovich arrested on attempted murder charge
Arnold Berdon, the husband of UFC fighter Rachael Ostovich, has been arrested on an attempted murder charge, according to reports from TMZ and MMA Fighting. Berdon, who is also an MMA fighter, is currently in custody. Speaking to MMA Fighting, a spokesperson from the Honolulu Police Department confirmed that the charge against Berdon could still change […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington promises to bring entertainment back to the UFC
Colby Covington is known for his trash talk. He is seemingly always calling out several fighters at a time and saying he is the best fighter on the planet. However, Covington hasn’t been able to back that up since his last fight in which he won the interim welterweight title in June against Rafael Dos […]
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VIDEO | Tito Ortiz says he and Chuck Liddell ‘shouldn’t even be in the business’ if they can’t get 200,000 PPV buys
https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1065068525759344641 “To be a real success, you know…a low number? 200 [thousand pay-per-view buys]. I mean, that’s shootin’ super low. If me and Chuck [Liddell] do 200,000 pay-per-view buys, we shouldn’t even be in the business. I think this thing knocks it out of the park, we have a home run ahead of us and […]
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VIDEO | Ben Askren makes it clear that ‘nobody likes Colby’ Covington
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqbFyvql3wE/ Ben Askren: “Colby [Covington]. I want to fight Colby. Nobody likes Colby. Literally nobody. Listen, not just like in the fake world in Twitter, social media, because social media and Twitter…that’s kind of like…kind of a fake universe. It’s not really reality, right? But in the real world, nobody likes Colby. He doesn’t have […]
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Five reasons why you won’t want to miss UFC Beijing
The UFC returns to China this Saturday as they drop down in Beijing! Despite the very early start time that the card will have for those in North America, the card promises to be one that you absolutely will not want to miss. Here are five reasons as to why. 1. A pair of […]
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Ray Borg announces move up to the bantamweight division
For the many fighters that have been competing for the UFC at 125-pounds over the years, it appears that it’s time to move on, whether that be by leaving the promotion entirely or by changing weight classes. It has been a rather rough year for one of the top-ranked contenders at 125-pounds, Ray “The Tazmexican […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio calls out Conor McGregor and others
Santiago Ponzinibbio is on a mission to fight the best, and be the best. To do this, Ponzinibbio knows he has to be the welterweight champion and then defeat arguably two of the pound-for-pound best in Georges St-Pierre and Conor McGregor. Ponzinibbio most recently fought last weekend in his home country of Argentina in which […]