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UFC Fight Night 136: “Hunt vs. Oleinik” Live Results
The octagon invades Russia for the very first time today for the promotions UFC Fight Night 136 event. The fight card is airing exclusively on UFC Fight Pass and features an eight-bout preliminary card that started at 10:30am EST. The twelve-bout fight card is headlined by a heavyweight fight between veterans Mark Hunt (13-12-1 MMA) […]
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Conor McGregor explains why his sparring partner is wrapping his head in duct tape
Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor will make his highly anticipated octagon return at next month’s UFC 229 event against his bitter rival and current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The Irish superstar has been active on social media in recent weeks, sharing photos from both his training and sparring sessions. In one of […]
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Fabricio Werdum says he’s going to KO Mark Hunt next time he sees him, Hunt responds in classic fashion
Earlier this week, we learned that former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum had been handed a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). This suspension stems from an out-of-competition urine test, in which Werdum tested positive for Trenbolone and its metabolite Epitrenbolone. Shortly after Fabricio Werdum’s suspension was announced, his former opponent Mark Hunt, […]
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Say hello to the strawweight division’s new fearsome five
At UFC 228, we witnessed somewhat of a shift in the power balance at 115-pounds. And for that, it’s pretty likely that we will have one solid top 5 of elites for the years to come. Since it’s introduction to the UFC in 2014, the strawweight division has rapidly become the best women’s division in […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk: ‘I’m very open to move up and face Valentina Shevchenko’
Joanna Jedrzejczyk was once unbeatable in MMA as she went 14-0. During that stretch, she won and defended the strawweight title five times. Ultimately, Jedrzejczyk met her match as she lost back-to-back fights against Rose Namajunas. With Jedrzejczyk 0-2 against the current champion, another title shot at strawweight is unlikely, so a move up to flyweight makes […]
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Dustin Poirier encourages all fighters to consider moving up a weight class
For much of his early UFC career, Dustin Poirier competed in the UFC featherweight division. While he realized some definite success in this division, however, he always found he was hindered by a brutal weight cut down to the division’s 145-pound weight limit, and ultimately decided to move back up to the 155-pound lightweight as […]
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VIDEO | Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz have heated staredown at first press conference for trilogy fight
https://twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing/status/1040654188177289216 On November 24, inside The Forum in Los Angeles, California, former UFC light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will meet for a third time. The bout will be promoted by retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, and serve as the promotion’s first foray into the MMA industry. This […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Ignited by Chicago roots, Pearl Gonzalez set to shine as strong female athlete and role model
Chicago is known for some pretty famous athletes. Names like Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Frank Thomas, Paul Konerko, Sammy Sosa, Anthony Rizzo, and so many others have been engraved in the city’s sports history, but what about the female athletes? What about MMA fighters from Chicago? While there are a few climbing up the ranks […]
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Dustin Poirier explains why he decided to take Nate Diaz fight rather than wait for a lightweight title shot
UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier has earned a title shot. At this point, that’s pretty much undeniable. With UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov booked for a headline-dominating UFC 229 title fight with Conor McGregor, however, Poirier was left with two choices: wait for a shot at the winner, or take another fight in the meantime. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Eryk Anders speaks out after Carlos Junior vs. Theodorou fight is scratched from UFC 231
One of the big headlines in the MMA world this morning was that Antonio Carlos Junior is out of his UFC 231 matchup against Elias Theodorou. The first replacement matchup that comes to mind with Carlos Junior on the bench is Eryk Anders vs. Theodorou, given that Anders called out Theodorou after his UFC Fight […]
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Amanda Nunes feels a win over Cyborg will make her the GOAT of women’s MMA
On December 29, in a fight that is expected to serve as the main event of UFC 232 in Las Vegas, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will challenge the fearsome Cris Cyborg for the UFC women’s featherweight title. If Nunes wins this fight, she will become one of just three fighters in UFC history […]
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Antonio Carlos Junior out of UFC 231 fight against Elias Theodorou
Antonio Carlos Junior and Elias Theodorou were supposed to fight on Sept. 22 in Brazil, but Carlos Junior had to pull out due to injury. However, the fight was quickly rescheduled for UFC 231 on December 8, this time in Theodorou’s hometown of Toronto. Even with the fight being pushed back almost four months it […]
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UFC broadcast staples Megan Olivi, Karyn Bryant to begin working as NFL reporters
When you fire up a UFC fight card on a Saturday night, you’re likely to see Karyn Bryant anchoring the Fox Sports desk, and Megan Olivi conducting interviews with fighters backstage. The two women keep tremendously busy schedules working for the UFC, and from the sounds of it, they’re both about to get even busier. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn reacts UFC 232 matchup with Ryan Hall
Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn is going to fight again. The UFC Hall of Famer is set to return to the cage at UFC 232 on December 29 in Las Vegas, where he will battle BJJ whiz Ryan Hall. For Penn, who is known for his world class grappling, this is a […]
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Henry Cejudo claims fight with TJ Dillashaw is “very close” to being official
Shortly after Henry Cejudo dethroned long-time UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227, he called out TJ Dillashaw, who defended the UFC bantamweight title with a first-round knockout of Cody Garbrandt in the card’s main event. Cejudo’s hope, he explained, was to move up to bantamweight and challenge Dillashaw in an attempt at becoming […]
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Urijah Faber has personally encouraged UFC to re-sign free agent Sage Northcutt
UFC welterweight prospect Sage Northcutt is currently a free agent. While the peppy 22-year-old has said that he hopes the UFC will re-sign him, he’s also said he’d be willing to take his MMA career elsewhere for the right price. Urijah Faber, Sage Northcutt’s coach at Team Alpha Male in Sacramento, California, is hoping it […]
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UFC Moscow weigh in results: Mairbek Taisumov and Jin Soo Son only two to miss weight
The UFC’s first trip to Russia is only a day away now! But unfortunately, the short streak of weigh-ins coming with no misses has ended. At the weigh-ins for UFC Moscow on Friday morning, all but two fighters came in on weight and ready for Saturday’s action. Those two being top lightweight prospect Mairbek Taisumov […]
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Three possible lightweight matchups for Jose Aldo
Jose Aldo proved to be the best featherweight fighter on the planet for nearly a decade. The Nova Uniao product was the UFC’s inaugural featherweight champion and also the former WEC featherweight champion. From 2006 to 2015, Jose Aldo strung together an incredible eighteen-fight win streak. During that time he beat the likes of Hall-of-Famer Urijah […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington open to boxing match with ‘little bum’ Nick Diaz
Two of the MMA world’s biggest personalities reside in the welterweight division and it was only a matter of time until they got on each other’s minds. Those personalities being none other than the former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington and former Strikeforce welterweight king Nick Diaz. After a lengthy callout of sorts to […]
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VIDEO | Mark Hunt reacts to Fabricio Werdum’s USADA suspension
https://twitter.com/MMAjunkie/status/1040310393456009218 “It’s been a chain of them (test failures for PEDs), you know… It’s not a good feeling. But I’m honestly excited to be here in Russian, the Russian opening. I’m glad that Fabricio Werdum got caught, that little b*tch. Go back to the favelas. F*ck you, you little c*nt. Good job. He was supposed […]
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Michael Chiesa moving up to welterweight, hopes for fight with Carlos Condit at UFC 232
After a failed attempted on the scales during his last time out at UFC 226, The Ultimate Fighter season 15 winner Michael Chiesa is changing divisions. Although he immediately stated after missing the lightweight mark for his last fight, Chiesa is actually going through with his plan to move up to 170-pounds as was confirmed […]
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Gilbert Melendez vs Arnold Allen in the works for UFC 232
It has been a less than ideal run in the UFC so far for one of the lightweight division’s best in the former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez (22-7). “El Nino” was once known as the king of Strikeforce as he dominated the 155-pound weight class having won the title on two separate occasions (three if you […]
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UFC flyweight Mara Romero Borella slapped with 26-year suspension by Italian Anti Doping Agency
If you thought that Nick Diaz’ suspension of five years back in 2015 for marijuana use was a long one…then wait until you hear about this one. The UFC’s first Italian female fighter to win in the organization was flyweight contender Mara Romero Borella. Borella also competed in the second ever flyweight bout at UFC […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 96 // Colby Covington
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! Returning this week is the brash and outspoken “American Winning Machine,” Colby Covington. Following Tyron Woodley’s successful title defense at UFC 228, “Chaos” is ready to stake his claim as the best welterweight in the world and unify the titles against his arch rival. We’ll get Colby’s thoughts on […]
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Nutritionist is confident Darren Till can hit 170 pounds “with ease” for years to come
One of the big worries ahead of UFC 228 was that main event title challenger Darren Till might not make the 170-pound limit for his fight with welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The Brit had missed weight previously, after all, most recently for his May welterweight bout with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. In the end, of course, […]
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Alistair Overeem acknowledges “the end is coming,” but is not ready to retire yet
Alistair Overeem has long stood out as one of the best heavyweights in the world. That being said, the former Strikeforce, Dream and K-1 heavyweight champion has recently fallen on tough times, having been violently stopped by Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes in his last two fights. Given the recent trajectory of Alistair Overeem’s career, […]
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USADA issues statement after rumors of payoff in Jon Jones case
The circumstances of Jon Jones’ dealings with the United States Anti-Doping Agency are extremely mysterious. It’s been well over a year since the former light heavyweight champion’s failed drug test, which came to light after his July, 2017 fight with Daniel Cormier, yet we still have no answers with respect to his punishment. This has […]
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Golden Boy Promotions reveals official poster for Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3
Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz’s polarizing trilogy fight is official. Whether you’re on board with the plan, or vehemently against it, it’s happening this November 24 at The Forum in Los Angeles. That’s thanks to boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, who will use this fight as a segue into the […]