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Brian Ortega wants a rematch with Yair Rodriguez following “freak accident” at UFC Long Island: “Literally I was winning every minute of the fight”
Brian Ortega received a dose of bad luck in his battle with Yair Rodriguez. He and Yair shared the Octagon this past Saturday (July 16) inside the UBS Arena on Long Island, NY. This was a highly-anticipated matchup and it was fun for as long as it lasted. The finish was a bummer for fans, […]
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Nate Diaz responds after Dana White claims he has “offered him fights” and is not holding him hostage: “I n the last 9 months I been offered 0 fights and I asked for 5 legitimate opponents”
Nate Diaz has responded after Dana White claimed that the UFC has “offered him fights” and is not holding him hostage. Earlier this week Diaz went on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani where he vented his frustration about not being able to fight out his UFC contract. Nate Diaz accused Dana White and the […]
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UFC Long Island Bonus Report: Matt Schnell one of eight fighters to receive a bonus
The Octagon returned to New York for today’s UFC Long Island event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez. Tonight’s main event did not make it out of the opening round. After an entertaining opening couple of minutes, Yair Rodriquez went for an armbar submission. It appeared that Brian Ortega was […]
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Pros react after Yair Rodriguez defeats Brian Ortega at UFC Long Island
Today’s UFC Long Island event was headlined by a key men’s featherweight contest between Brian Ortega and Yair Rodriguez. Ortega (15-3 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to reigning featherweight kingpin Alex Volkanovki at UFC 266. That setback was of course preceded by a decision win […]
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UFC Long Island Results: Yair Rodriguez defeats Brian Ortega via TKO (Video)
Today’s UFC Long Island event is headlined by a key men’s featherweight contest featuring Brian Ortega taking on Yair Rodriguez. Ortega (15-2 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to reigning featherweight kingpin Alex Volkanovki at UFC 266. That setback was preceded by a decision win […]
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Pros react after Amanda Lemos stops Michelle Waterson at UFC Long Island
Today’s UFC Long Island event was co-headlined by a women’s strawweight fight featuring Michelle Waterson taking on Amanda Lemos. Waterson (18-10 MMA) had entered the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Marina Rodriguez her last time out. ‘The Karate Hottie’ has gone 1-3 over her past four Octagon appearances […]
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UFC Long Island Results: Amanda Lemos stops Michelle Waterson (Video)
Today’s UFC Long Island event is co-headlined by a women’s strawweight fight featuring Michelle Waterson taking on Amanda Lemos. Waterson (18-9 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Marina Rodriguez her last time out. ‘The Karate Hottie’ has gone 1-3 over her past four Octagon appearances […]
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Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev react after their lightweight title fight is announced for UFC 280
Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev have issued statements after news broke that they will collide at UFC 280 on October 22. The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that Makhachev and Oliveira would meet for the promotions vacant lightweight title earlier today, following an initial report from Ariel Helwani. The highly anticipated matchup will take place on October […]
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UFC Long Island Results: Shane Burgos defeats Charles Jourdain by majority decision (Highlights)
A highly anticipated featherweight contest featuring Shane Burgos taking on Charles Jourdain takes place on today’s UFC Long Island main card. Burgos (14-3 MMA) last competed in November of 2021 at UFC 268, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Billy Quarantillo. The victory snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘Hurricane’. Meanwhile, Charles Jourdain […]
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Pros react after Lauren Murphy defeats Miesha Tate at UFC Long Island
Today’s UFC Long Island event featured a key women’s flyweight contest between former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and Lauren Murphy. Tate (19-9 MMA) made the decision to make the drop down to flyweight following her unanimous decision loss to Ketlen Vieira in November of 2021. That loss was preceded by a TKO victory over fellow […]
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Charles Oliveira set to fight Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC lightweight title on October 22 in Abu Dhabi
Charles Oliveira will fight Islam Makhachev for the vacant UFC lightweight title on October 22 in Abu Dhabi. The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the news today, following an initial report from Ariel Helwani. Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA) was stripped of the 155lbs title after missing weight against Justin Gaethje (23-4 MMA) at UFC 274 in […]
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UFC Long Island Results: Lauren Murphy defeats Miesha Tate (Highlights)
Today’s UFC Long Island event features a key women’s flyweight contest between former bantamweight champion Miesha Tate and Lauren Murphy. Tate (19-8 MMA) decided to make the drop to flyweight following her unanimous decision loss to Ketlen Vieira in November of 2021. That loss was preceded by a TKO victory over fellow veteran Marion Reneau. […]
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UFC Long Island: ‘Ortega vs. Rodriguez’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon returns to New York for today’s UFC Long Island event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez. Ortega (15-2 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a unanimous decision loss to reigning featherweight kingpin Alex Volkanovki at UFC 266. That setback was preceded by […]
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Derek Brunson says he will be “betting” on Alex Pereira to beat Israel Adesanya
Derek Brunson believes Alex Pereira will defeat Israel Adesanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion. After Pereira knocked out Sean Strickland at UFC 276 and Israel Adesanya defended his belt with a decision win over Jared Cannonier on the same card, it was clear that fight would be next. They fought twice in kickboxing […]
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Brian Ortega reveals plans to move to lightweight, possible matchup with Charles Oliveira: “He’s a tough motherf*cker, man”
UFC featherweight contender Brian Ortega sees him moving up to 155-pounds in the future. ‘T-City’ was last in action against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 266 last September. In the headliner, Ortega lost via unanimous decision. However, the fight with ‘The Great’ was regarded as one of the best of 2021. The 31-year-old is set to […]
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Coach John Kavanagh gives Conor McGregor training update: “He hasn’t lost a beat”
Former UFC dual-weight champion Conor McGregor is looking great in training according to John Kavanagh. ‘The Notorious’ has been out of the cage since his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier last July at UFC 264. That outing saw McGregor lose via TKO, due to a broken leg he suffered in round one. The brutal injury […]
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Dustin Poirier explains why Justin Gaethje should be Conor McGregor’s return fight
Dustin Poirier is hoping the UFC makes Justin Gaethje vs. Conor McGregor for the Irishman’s return fight. Ever since McGregor suffered a broken leg in his trilogy bout against Poirier at UFC 264 last July, many have wondered when and who ‘Notorious’ will face in his return. McGregor has talked about moving up to welterweight […]
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Sean Brady targets Stephen Thompson after turning fight down: “Don’t be in the rankings”
UFC welterweight Sean Brady takes issue with Stephen Thompson declining to fight him. The 29-year-old was last seen defeating Michael Chiesa in November 2021. Following the biggest win of his career, Brady called out many names. However, he quickly zeroed in on former title challenger, ‘Wonderboy’. Despite the Philadelphia-native clamoring for the matchup, it never […]
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Daniel Cormier discusses possible scenario where he would return to the cage: “Hey Dana, you think I could fight Jiri Prochazka for the title?”
If former UFC dual-weight champion Daniel Cormier were to return, it would take place at 205-pounds. ‘DC’ retired from the sport following his loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 252 in August 2020. The defeat, combined with his back issues and age, made it an easy choice to hang up the gloves. Last month, Cormier […]
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Wallid Ismail opens up on his split with UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo: “This vagabond has become a shameless bastard”
Wallid Ismail is opening up about his split with UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo. Figueiredo (21-2 MMA) has been recovering from a hand injury since he reclaimed the flyweight title against Brandon Moreno (19-6 MMA) in January of this year at UFC 270. The Brazilian has been very vocal about his feelings on the UFC […]
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Nate Diaz not ruling out a trilogy fight with Conor McGregor: “You bring yourself back to life, and I’ll be back later”
Nate Diaz is not ruling out a trilogy fight with Conor McGregor. Diaz (20-13 MMA) has not entered the Octagon since June of 2021 at UFC 263 where he went down to defeat against Leon Edwards (19-3 MMA). Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor (22-6 MMA) met in the Octagon at UFC 202 in August 2016 […]
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UFC Long Island: ‘Ortega vs. Rodriguez’ Weigh-In Results
The UFC Long Island weigh-in results are in. UFC Long Island takes place tomorrow, Saturday, July 16th at the UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Headlining the event is No. 2 ranked Brian Ortega (15-2 MMA) vs No. 3 ranked Yair Rodriguez (14-3 MMA) in a featherweight match-up. Ortega, 31, is entering […]
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David Onama says UFC Vegas 58 fight “wasn’t one of my best performances” but believes he put the featherweight division on notice
David Onama was worried he wasn’t going to fight at UFC Vegas 58. Onama was booked to face Austin Lingo, but his opponent was forced out of the fight due to an injury. After that, Onama says a couple of fighters turned him down before Garrett Armfield – who he fought as an amateur – […]
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Charles Jourdain believes the new era won’t produce young dominant champions like Jon Jones and Jose Aldo: “Look what happened to Cody ‘No Love’”
UFC fighter Charles Jourdain believes the era of young, dominant champions such as Jon Jones and Jose Aldo is over. As the likes of Charles Jourdain and a parade of other fighters on the roster continue to try and make a name for themselves, many of the UFC’s finest athletes have already established their legacy […]
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Robert Whittaker believes gloves could play a big factor in expected Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira fight: “I guess a big thing’s gonna be how Alex takes shots”
Robert Whittaker has explained how the gloves could play a factor if Israel Adesanya battles Alex Pereira in the UFC. On the previous two occasions that Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya fought one another, it was ‘Poatan’ who was able to get the better of ‘The Last Stylebender’. On one occasion he won via decision […]
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Chael Sonnen says fans are making a “mistake” viewing Charles Oliveira as the UFC lightweight champion: “We all think Charles is the chief, and guys, we’re doing that to be nice”
MMA analyst Chael Sonnen has given his thoughts on fans viewing Charles Oliveira as the UFC lightweight champion. Back at UFC 274, Charles Oliveira was able to defeat Justin Gaethje in one of the most exciting lightweight brawls in recent memory. Both men had some great moments but in the end, it was ‘Do Bronx’ […]
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Michelle Waterson reveals Donald Cerrone is the one who got her into fighting: “He’s given people paths for a lot of people”
Michelle Waterson has revealed that Donald Cerrone was the fighter who convinced her to really pursue a mixed martial arts career. For many years Donald Cerrone has been viewed as a legend in the world of mixed martial arts and, in particular, in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The man known as ‘Cowboy’ has enjoyed some […]
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Cain Velasquez denied bail for the third time
Cain Velasquez has been denied bail again. Velasquez appeared in the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose on Monday for a hearing during which Judge Shelyna Brown denied a motion for bail. Yet, for the third time, his bail was denied, MMAJunkie first learned through court documents. According to the report, Velasquez’s […]