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Alexander Gustafsson makes prediction for Jon Jones rematch, ‘I don’t have the same respect for Jones as I did five years ago’
The end of 2018 is set to be a huge one in the world of MMA and arguably the biggest fights are coming at the very end of it. UFC 232 will take place on December 29 live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the night’s co-main event we will be treated to […]
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Chael Sonnen opens up on loss to Fedor Emelianenko: ‘Everything hurts’
Last Saturday night, in the main event of Bellator 208, former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger Chael Sonnen stepped into the cage with heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko. Although Sonnen had some success with his wrestling in this fight, he was ultimately stopped in the waning moments of the first round, as Emelianenko unleashed […]
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EXCLUSIVE | ONE Championship atomweight queen Angela Lee shares admiration for Rose Namajunas, Miesha Tate
ONE women’s atomweight champion Angela Lee is currently gearing up for a massive title fight with ONE strawweight champ Xiong Jing Nan. If Lee is able to win this mammoth showdown, she will become a two-division ONE champion. She’ll also reaffirm her status as one of the world’s best female fighters. Considering the amount of […]
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Ilir Latifi vs. Corey Anderson set for UFC 232
UFC 232 is shaping up to be a great card. The end of year card always seems to have some of the biggest names in the UFC on it. This year is no different. In the main event, Jon Jones will be making his long-awaited return to the Octagon in a light heavyweight title fight […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal vows to restore law and order in the UFC
UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal is tired of all the drama. Ahead of his long-awaited return to action, which he’s hoping will occur at UFC 232 on December 29, he’s determined to usher in a new era of no-nonsense fighting. “I’m looking like I need to restore order in this sport, is what I’m gonna […]
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Daniel Cormier admits hand is not 100% ahead of UFC 230 battle with Derrick Lewis
After much scrambling, the UFC was finally able to lock down a UFC 230 main event that most fans to be happy with. The card will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Daniel Cormier and surging contender Derrick Lewis. Unfortunately, it took the promotion quite a while to arrive at this […]
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Biggest winners from ONE Warrior Series event in Singapore
Singapore is a place where martial arts dreams can come true, and 34 competitors had an opportunity to use the location as a springboard in their professional careers on Thursday, 11 October. Placed neatly between the ONE: KINGDOM OF HEROES show from Bangkok, Thailand, on 6 October, which drew 25 million viewers, and ONE: PURSUIT […]
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Uncle claims Khabib Nurmagomedov turned down $15 million payday for Conor McGregor rematch
Alex Nurmagomedov, the uncle of Khabib Nurmagomedov, claims the UFC lightweight champion turned down a $15 million dollar offer to eventually rematch Conor McGregor, the man he just submitted in the UFC 229 main event. Apparently, Nurmagomedov has no interest in fighting McGregor again, and instead wants to fight Tony Ferguson and then retire from […]
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Daniel Cormier believes Conor McGregor team would have ’cause for concern’ in Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch
There is already plenty of buzz about a potential rematch between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and the man he defeated in the UFC 229 main event, former two-division champ Conor McGregor. Yet in the eyes of Daniel Cormier — a long-time training partner of Nurmagomedov— McGregor’s team would have a real ’cause for concern’ […]
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Joe Rogan hopes Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor rematch isn’t next
There is already significant buzz about a rematch between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and the man he just beat, former two-division champion Conor McGregor. While this rematch would generate massive amounts of money, however, its hardly the most sensible fight to make next from a rankings standpoint. That’s why UFC color commentator Joe Rogan […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov calls Conor McGregor a “tap machine” following UFC 229 win
Undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA) scored a dominant win over former division title holder Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229. “The Eagle” was able to utilize his strong wrestling skills to control the hard-hitting Irishman for the better part of three rounds before eventually submitting McGregor with a neck […]
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Coach says Conor McGregor will require a “nightmarish training camp” for rematch with Khabib
Former two division champion Conor McGregor fell short in his attempt to reclaim the promotions lightweight title from Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. The undefeated Russian, Nurmagomedov (27-0 MMA), was able to frustrate the Irish superstar with his strong grappling skills before eventually submitting McGregor with a neck crank in round four. Despite the rather […]
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VIDEO | Eddie Alvarez joins ONE Championship
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has found a new home. “The Underground King” announced tonight that he has signed with ONE Championship. ONE Championship’s Chatri Sityodtong shared the following video adding the caption “Please join me in welcoming Eddie Alvarez to @ONEChampionship! I am super excited for our fans to witness Eddie’s […]
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Nate Diaz tells Dustin Poirier he isn’t about ‘this life’ after UFC 230 fight cancellation
The fight may now be off between Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz for UFC 230 next month, but the war of words continues on anyway. If there was one fight that everyone was most anticipating for the UFC’s return to Madison Square Garden on November 3, it seemingly was the lightweight clash between the top […]
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Tenshin Nasukawa vs Kyoji Horiguchi was Japan’s Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor and it was absolutely awesome
“Is this really happening?” is just one of the many quotes or questions that may be asked when witnessing one of those obviously special sports moments. One of the more fun parts about being in the combat sports world is that there are separate sports that are similar enough for athletes to try their hands in […]
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Hip injury forced Dustin Poirer to withdraw from UFC 230
At UFC 230, the co-main event was supposed to be Dustin Poirer taking on Nate Diaz. Diaz was set to make his long-awaited return to the Octagon against Poirer. However, just weeks ahead of UFC 230, UFC fans got devastating news. Poirer had to withdraw from the event due to an injury. Speaking with Luke Thomas […]
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Georges St-Pierre most excited by the idea of fight with ‘great champion’ Khabib Nurmagomedov
Has UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov suddenly become the ‘big’ or the ‘money’ fight? Because he’s getting called out more now than ever. Although not quite a ‘call out’ exactly, former two-division champion at middleweight and welterweight, Georges St-Pierre has expressed interest in a potential ‘legacy bout’ with the undefeated current 155-pound king. Still trying to […]
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Daniel Cormier ‘disappointed’ but understands why he’s being stripped of light heavyweight title
Being a dual division champion is one of the rarest accomplishments achievable in MMA. But the few that have achieved it haven’t always gotten the opportunity to defend both titles. Add Daniel Cormier to that list who will be stripped of his light heavyweight crown come UFC 232 on December 29 when Jon Jones rematches […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Angela Lee hopes to become “baddest female fighter” with first-round win over Xiong Jing Nan
At ONE: Heart of The Lion, which goes down on November 9 in Singapore, ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee (9-0) will attempt to follow in the footsteps of Aung La N Sang and Martin Nguyen and enter the history books as a ONE two-weight World Champion. In order to accomplish this mammoth feat, […]
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Undercard revealed for Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3, multiple UFC veterans included
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions has announced the planned lineup for its first MMA event. The card, which goes down in Inglewood, California on November 24, will be headlined by a trilogy fight between UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz. The undercard will feature several other UFC veterans, such as […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jordan Johnson talks being a free agent and the UFC’s media machine
Despite going a perfect 4-0 in the UFC, middleweight fighter Jordan Johnson may be taking his talents elsewhere now that he has fought out his latest contract with the promotion. Johnson entered the UFC as a light heavyweight. He defeated Luis Henrique da Silva, Marcel Fortuna, and Adam Milstead despite a substantial weight difference. Johnson then moved down […]
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Tyron Woodley talks hand injury and says he’ll “probably” fight in January
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley won’t be returning to the octagon anytime soon. Woodley went into detail with TMZ Sports about the hand injury he suffered during his recent title defense against Darren Till at UFC 228. ”It’s the CMC joint, I dislocated my thumb in the [Darren Till] fight,” Tyron Woodley explained. “I did […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal eyes UFC 232 return, names Paul Felder as possible opponent
Jorge Masvidal has not fought since November of 2017, when he gave up a decision to two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Since then, “Gamebred” has stayed busy by competing on a Spanish reality television show, but now that the show has wrapped, he’s ready to get back into the cage. Speaking on […]
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Floyd Mayweather responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s callout: ‘Get the checkbook out’
On Sunday evening, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov made a callout of another undefeated fighter — boxing legend Floyd Mayweather. In his callout of Mayweather, Nurmagomedov reminded that he was able to drop Conor McGregor with a punch at UFC 229, but Floyd Mayweather was not able to drop the Irishman in their 2017 […]
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Coach: Conor McGregor vs. Paulie Malignaggi boxing match is ‘absolutely not out of the realm of possibilities’
We’re now more than a week removed from Conor McGregor’s submission loss to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and the Irish MMA star’s future is as nebulous as ever. Although he has plenty of interesting options in both MMA and boxing, it’s hard to say which — if any — of those options he might […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal on short-notice Nate Diaz fight: ‘It would’ve been two fighting dogs just throwing down’
When Dustin Poirier was forced out of his UFC 230 lightweight showdown with Nate Diaz, Jorge Masvidal offered to step in and fight Diaz in his place. Although Masvidal had just wrapped up a reality television stint, he felt confident that he was in good enough shape to fight. He just needed Diaz to agree […]
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Yoel Romero responds to Luke Rockhold’s call for light heavyweight rematch
Over the weekend, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold announced that he’d like to fight long-time middleweight contender Yoel Romero again in the future — at light heavyweight. To remind, Rockhold and Romero fought earlier this year. In this first meeting, Romero won by knockout. Unfortunately, Romero missed weight for this bout, which made it […]
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Renato Moicano vs Chad Mendes in the works for UFC 231
The featherweight division is has gotten plenty good over the years and there are several current top fighters that display why. Multiple of those fighters will be competing on December 8 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. MMA Brasil has reported that a second high caliber 145-pound matchup is now in the works for UFC 231 as rising […]