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Report | Bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Georges St-Pierre in the works
After the biggest fight of his career at UFC 229, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov now seems destined for continuing the trend of landing fights that are on that same level. Nurmagomedov has always had his sights set on taking on the ultimate challenges and has never shown fear when doing so. One of the […]
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Dana White’s parting thoughts on Demetrious Johnson: He ‘never really got the love and respect he deserved from the fans’
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, who shattered the record for most consecutive title defenses by a UFC champion with 11-straight victories, is headed to Singapore-based Asian MMA powerhouse ONE Championship. The widespread feeling is that the former champ will fit in well in his new home and be well-received by fight fans in Asia. […]
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Report | UFC veteran Stephan Bonnar arrested for DUI after being detained by armed citizen
According to a report from TMZ, UFC and Bellator veteran Stephan Bonnar has found himself in hot water. Bonnar, who was a finalist on the historic first season of The Ultimate Fighter, and holds a spot in the UFC Hall of Fame for his war with season one winner Forrest Griffin, reportedly crashed his car […]
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Ben Askren gives definitive response to talk of fight with Tyron Woodley: ‘No.’
By moving to the UFC, Ben Askren has opened the door to dozens of exciting new matchups, and he’s already started laying the foundation for some of those new fights. There is one matchup, however, that seems to be off the table: one with reigning UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley, […]
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John Kavanagh condemns fighters who attacked Conor McGregor in UFC 229 riot: ‘What they did is literally criminal’
Shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in the UFC 229 main event, he leapt over the side of the Octagon and attacked McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis. McGregor then attempted to chase Nurmagomedov, but was intercepted by a pair of the Russian champion’s training partners, including one who punched him in the back of […]
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Demetrious Johnson explains how migration to ONE Championship came to fruition
As you’ve probably heard, it’s now official. Former UFC flyweight champion and bona fide MMA legend Demetrious Johnson is now a ONE Championship athlete. That’s thanks to a history-making trade between ONE and the UFC that saw the UFC cough up Johnson in exchange for ONE’s former welterweight champion Ben Askren. Speaking on a media […]
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UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori announces potential USADA violation
UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori has announced that he’s currently facing a potential United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) violation. The Italian fighter, who trains at Kings MMA in California, made this announcement on his official Facebook page, explaining that the failed test in question was administered on August 6 (h/t Tudor Leonte of Sherdog). https://www.facebook.com/MarvinVettoriMMA/videos/2494475380593401/ “Hi […]
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Demetrious Johnson open to competing in striking-based martial arts in ONE Super Series
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is now a ONE Championship athlete. That means that he can look forward to MMA bouts with top ONE Championship flyweights such as Geje Eustaquio, Adriano Moraes, Kairat Akhmetov and Danny Kingad, and perhaps even scraps with top ONE bantamweights down the road. Of course, that is not where Demetrious […]
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Chris Weidman ‘pissed off’ Kelvin Gastelum received middleweight title shot before him
It’s been a rough year for former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (14-3). From an injury that has been keeping him on the sidelines since July 2017, to his opponent Luke Rockhold withdrawing from Saturdays UFC 230 bout, 2018 hasn’t been the year Weidman has hoped for. But perhaps the most frustrating part is that the […]
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VIDEO | Boxer attacks his own coach after losing his fight
https://twitter.com/MichaelBensonn/status/1056251614716157953 Some fighters just have a tough time accepting defeat, and it looks like Georgian boxer Levan Shonia is one of those fighters. Over the weekend, on the undercard of a high-stakes heavyweight showdown between Hughie Fury (cousin of Tyson Fury) and Kubrat Pulev in Sofia, Bulgaria, Levan Shonia stepped into the ring with undefeated Bulgarian Spas […]
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ONE Championship reveals stacked lineup for ONE: Heart of the Lion in Singapore
ONE Championship’s Singapore events always seem to produce something special. It could be because Singapore is where the promotion started on its journey to becoming one of the world’s largest martial arts organizations back in 2011, or perhaps it’s the always enthusiastic Singaporean crowd that spur the athletes on to reach new heights. Regardless of […]
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New ONE Championship star Demetrious Johnson excited to leave the drama of the UFC behind
These days, it seems like trash talk is part of the buildup to almost every major UFC fight. Pre-fight press conferences, media conference calls and interviews are increasingly filled with virulent mudslinging, while incidents like Conor McGregor‘s infamous bus rampage and the UFC 229 post-fight brawl seem to be making headlines with greater frequency. For […]
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Demetrious Johnson says it’s ‘unfortunate’ that the UFC might close the flyweight division
Demetrious Johnson joined ONE Championship this weekend as part of a historic trade which sent undefeated welterweight Ben Askren to the UFC. The former UFC flyweight kingpin, Johnson (27-3-1 MMA), officially announced that he had joined the Asian-based promotion earlier this evening on Twitter. It’s official!! #blessed pic.twitter.com/EMdQWSyOTz — Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse) October 29, 2018 […]
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Joe Rogan says a conversation with Jon Jones over weed could have led “Bones” to Jackson-Wink
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has interviewed former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones on several occasions during his storied octagon career. Most of those conversations took place inside the cage, this following any one of Jon Jones’ sixteen career UFC victories. With that said, it was recently revealed that Joe Rogan met Jon Jones long before he […]
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Michael Johnson unsure if Artem Lobov will return fine as promised
Michael Johnson defeated Artem Lobov in the co-headliner of last night’s UFC Fight Night 138 event in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. “The Menace” was able to utilize his lightning-quick jab to outpoint “The Russian Hammer” for the better part of fifteen minutes. Despite pressing forward for the duration of last night’s co-main event contest, Artem […]
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Pros react to Michael Johnson defeating Artem Lobov at UFC Moncton
A featherweight bout featuring Michael Johnson taking on Artem Lobov co-headlined last night’s UFC Fight Night 138 event in Moncton, Canada. “The Menace” served as a short-notice replacement for the fight, this after Lobov’s originally scheduled opponent Zubaira Tukhugov was pulled from the fight card due to his involvement in UFC 229‘s now infamous post-fight […]
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Coach John Kavanagh pens lengthy statement in defense of Artem Lobov
Last night, in the co-main event of UFC Moncton, SBG Ireland staple and Conor McGregor training partner Artem Lobov came up short against former lightweight contender Michael Johnson. Johnson took the bout on short notice, replacing Lobov’s original opponent Zubaira Tukhugov, and missed weight for the bout. With this loss, Artem Lobov fell onto a […]
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Daniel Cormier says he will defend his light heavyweight belt again in UFC promo
Daniel Cormier is the current UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion. However, he is expected to be stripped of his light heavyweight title so that Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson can fight for the title at UFC 232. Well, not so fast. Last night, at UFC Fight Night 138 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, top light heavyweight […]
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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira would bet his ‘house and car’ that Anderson Silva would KO Conor McGregor
Over the last few weeks, there’s been some discussion about a potential super fight between former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. While this fight would be an absolute blockbuster from a fiscal vantage point, it’s doubtful that it would be particularly competitive. There is no denying […]
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Darren Till calls for Anfield showdown with Conor McGregor
UFC welterweight contender Darren Till has previously discussed his dream of bringing the UFC to Anfield, a 54,074-seat football stadium in his Liverpool. Speaking on Instagram over the weekend, the British striker once again floated this idea, and this time, he involved Conor McGregor. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpcTzvjgs0k/ “[Conor McGregor] before your last retirement fight in [Ireland], Anfield, the […]
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Volkan Oezdemir opens up on loss to Anthony Smith: ‘I guess I wasn’t ready for a fight’
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Moncton, Switzerland’s Volkan Oezdemir attempted to rebound from a failed title bid to Daniel Cormier with a win over streaking contender Anthony Smith. Unfortunately for Oezdemir, this mission didn’t go as planned. Instead, he was submitted by his foe in the third round. Post-fight Volkan Oezdemir […]
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Former ONE flyweight champ Kairat Akhmetov calls out Demetrious Johnson, says trade has been on table since January
Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is now a ONE Championship fighter. That’s thanks to a historic and unprecedented trade between ONE and the UFC, which saw Johnson shipped to the Singapore-based promotion, and former ONE welterweight champ Ben Askren sent stateside to the UFC. Ever since news of this trade was announced, Ben Askren […]
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Anthony Smith responds to Jon Jones saying his UFC Moncton win was ‘OK’
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Moncton, streaking light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith picked up arguably the biggest win of his career so far, submitting former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir in the third round of a fun scrap. With this victory, Smith established himself as one of the very […]
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Jon Jones reacts to tonight’s UFC Moncton main event
Jon Jones will make his highly anticipated return to the octagon at December’s UFC 232 event in Las Vegas where he will rematch Alexander Gustafsson for the promotions light heavyweight title. “Bones” has not competed since UFC 214 in August of 2017, when he defeated current promotional “champ champ” Daniel Cormier via knockout. That victory […]
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UFC Moncton Results: Anthony Smith submits Volkan Oezdemir (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC Moncton event was headlined by a key light heavyweight matchup featuring former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir taking on surging contender Anthony Smith. Volkan Oezdemir was last seen in action at January’s UFC 220 event in Boston, where he suffered a second-round TKO loss to current UFC “champ champ” Daniel Cormier. Prior to the […]
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UFC Moncton Results: Michael Johnson defeats Artem Lobov
In the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Moncton event, featherweights Artem Lobov and Michael Johnson collided in hopes of moving up the 145-pound ranks. “The Russian Hammer” was initially slated to face Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammate Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4 MMA) at UFC Moncton. However, the promotion pulled Tukhugov off of the fight card shortly following the Russians […]
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UFC Moncton Results: Misha Cirkunov submits Patrick Cummins (VIDEO)
A light heavyweight bout between Misha Cirkunov and Patrick Cummins took place at tonight’s UFC Moncton event in Eastern Canada. Patrick Cummins enters tonight’s contest having gone 2-1 over his past three fights. In his most recent outing, “Durkin” suffered a unanimous decision loss to Corey Anderson. Misha Cirkunov (13-4 MMA) has not competed inside […]
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UFC Moncton Results: Don Madge scores spectacular head kick KO (VIDEO)
UFC Moncton is currently live on UFC Fight Pass. The featured untelevised prelim showcased a battle of lightweights as Don Madge took on Te Edwards. After a back and forth opening round, Madge was able to land a perfectly timed head kick while Edwards was in retreat which sent Te crashing to the canvas. Watch […]