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Urijah Faber says it’s “very possible” he fights again
Next month, former UFC bantamweight title challenger Urijah Faber will step onto the mat to compete in Quintet 3, an epic grappling event also featuring Kazushi Sakuraba, Josh Barnett and a number of other stars. While events like this help Faber satisfy his competitive streak after his retirement from MMA, however, he says it’s possible […]
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TJ Dillashaw says he wants title fight with Henry Cejudo next
Shortly after Henry Cejudo defied the odds and swiped the UFC flyweight title from the waist of long-time 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 […]
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Joe Rogan feels Bellator could have the world’s best fighters in at least two weight classes
Joe Rogan, a long-time color commentator for the UFC, is not just a UFC fan. He’s also very interested in the products offered by other MMA promotions, particularly Bellator MMA — the UFC’s chief rival. Speaking on the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, Rogan shared his thoughts on Bellator MMA. Apparently, he’s hoping […]
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Yair Rodriguez teases upcoming return to training, calls out Zabit Magomedsharipov
Originally, Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez was expected to return to the cage opposite Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 228 last Saturday. Unfortunately, Rodriguez was forced out of this contest with an injury, and replaced by Brandon Davis, who Magomedsharipov submitted with an incredible kneebar. Shortly after he submitted Davis, Zabit Magomedsharipov called for a fight with three-time […]
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Tatiana Suarez confident she can beat Rose Namajunas more decisively than she just beat Carla Esparza
Last weekend, on the undercard of the action-packed UFC 228 card in Dallas, Texas, The Ultimate Fighter 23 winner Tatiana Suarez picked up her biggest win to date, walloping inaugural UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza to a third-round TKO victory. Having earned this massive win, Tatiana Suarez is now just a few short steps away […]
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Report | Lyoto Machida gets former middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho in Bellator debut
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida now has the details of his Bellator debut. The Brazilian legend will battle a fellow Brazilian in former Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho. The fight will go down on December 15, as part of Bellator’s recently announced debut in Honolulu, Hawaii. The pair will meet at middleweight. This, […]
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UFC 229 press conference featuring Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov official for September 20
That big UFC 229 press conference we’ve been waiting for? Well, it’s finally official. The first press conference for the blockbuster card will go down on September 20, at 5p.m. ET inside Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Both UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and his challenger, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion […]
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Coach refutes Dana White’s negative comments about Francis Ngannou
After Francis Ngannou’s back-to-back decision losses to then UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis, UFC President Dana White accused the Cameroonian-French heavyweight contender of having an ego problem. “I can tell you that his ego absolutely did run away with him,” White said of Francis Ngannou in an interview with MMA Fighting. “The […]
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After defeat of John Dodson, Jimmie Rivera calls out Dominick Cruz, Cody Garbrandt
Last weekend, on the main card of the action-packed UFC 228 card in Dallas, Texas, Jimmie Rivera rebounded from a tough knockout loss to Marlon Moraes with an impressive decision defeat of John Dodson. Unsurprisingly, the bantamweight contender is excited to have returned to winning ways. “He’s a tough opponent – he has a huge […]
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Urijah Faber praises YouTuber Logan Paul’s ability, discusses possible fight with Sage Northcutt
Last month, YouTube star Logan Paul competed in a blockbuster boxing match with rival YouTuber KSI. Shortly after this bizarre spectacle, Paul implied interest in competing in MMA — perhaps even the UFC. In the opinion of retired MMA star and Team Alpha Male boss Urijah Faber, Logan Paul might actually have the goods to […]
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Report | Bellator MMA is headed to Hawaii with Ilima-Lei Macfarlane title fight
According to a report from Rob DeMello of KHON 2, Bellator MMA is headed to Hawaii. The promotion is expected to take over Honolulu’s Neal S. Blaisdell Center on December 15. The card will be headlined by a Bellator women’s flyweight title fight between Hawaiian champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and former UFC strawweight title challenger Valérie Létourneau. The […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor posts impressive training footage ahead of UFC 229
pic.twitter.com/Xq1VQyeEkW — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) September 11, 2018 Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor seems to be taking his upcoming lightweight title fight with undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov very seriously. On Tuesday afternoon, the Irish MMA superstar shared some impressive training footage to his social media channels, and it’s likely to excite his […]
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Mark Hunt talks ‘little c***’ Brock Lesnar, possible retirement at UFC Adelaide
When it comes to Brock Lesnar and people that have been busted for cheating, the ‘Super Samoan’ Mark Hunt is never shy about sharing how he feels. Hunt and Lesnar fought at UFC 200 in July 2016. The initial result was that of a unanimous decision victory for the former heavyweight champion Lesnar. Shortly after, […]
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Jose Aldo hoping to fight on UFC 231, was offered Donald Cerrone at UFC Sao Paulo
The legend of Jose Aldo may only be on the verge of reaching greater heights. After an ultra-impressive win over Jeremy Stephens, it’s onto what’s next. The former longtime featherweight king and consensus greatest 145er to ever compete, Aldo has essentially done all there is to do in the weight class that he’s found all […]
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Fabricio Werdum dealt two year suspension from USADA
Another former champion recently fell victim to good ol’ USADA. This time it was a heavyweight legend and Brazilian icon. That man being none other than Fabricio Werdum. Werdum was initially supposed to be one half of this weekend’s UFC Moscow headliner but was notified that he had tested positive just a day after the […]
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CM Punk suggests he could potentially fight outside of the UFC
Former pro wrestler CM Punk is now 0-2 as a mixed martial artist. Both of those losses occurred in the UFC’s Octagon, where he was first submitted in the first round by Mickey Gall, then walloped to a decision by Mike Jackson. Since his loss to Jackson, which occurred at UFC 225 in June, Punk’s […]
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Kamaru Usman on Colby Covington: “I truly want to put my hands through his face”
Kamaru Usman is one of the top welterweights in the world, situated amongst other stars like UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, recent title challenger Darren Till, and former interim champion Colby Covington. Interestingly, Usman says he has a lot of respect for both Woodley and Till — to the point that if he had to […]
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Ben Askren calls Colby Covington “the poor man’s version of me”
Former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight kingpin Ben Askren isn’t impressed by Colby Covington. In fact, he considers Covington a value brand version of himself. The ostensibly retired former champion shared his thoughts on Covington when responding to a fan on Twitter recently. Apparently, he’s not impressed by Covington’s ability, his record, or his patented […]
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Evan Dunham “dealing with collections” after UFC fails to pay post-fight ambulance bill
After his rousing draw with Beneil Dariush, which occurred at UFC 216 in October of 2017, Evan Dunham was sent to the hospital by ring-side physicians. Though Dunham absorbed considerable damage in this fight, he didn’t actually want to board an ambulance, as he’d had a very hard time getting the UFC to cover the […]
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Colby Covington expects his fight with Tyron Woodley to be bigger than Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
The next shot at dominant UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is expected to go to former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. In addition to being a fantastic matchup from a stylistic standpoint, this is a fight that is rife with drama, as Covington has hit Woodley with a near ceaseless stream of trash talk […]
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Nick Diaz shares his thoughts on Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till: “Stop making bulls**t fights”
Last Saturday night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC 228 card in Dallas, Texas, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defended his title with a second-round submission of formerly undefeated British striking specialist Darren Till. While most fans and pundits were very impressed by Woodley’s big stoppage win, not everybody was. Nick Diaz, for […]
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Colby Covington trashes Darren Till for “neglecting” family, landing “zero significant strikes” at UFC 228
Darren Till’s UFC 228 welterweight title shot did not go as he planned, as he was out-fought and ultimately submitted by the champion Tyron Woodley. Colby Covington, who is expected to get the next crack at Woodley, has not hidden his opinions about Till and Woodley since then. Speaking on The Luke Thomas Show on […]
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Valentina Shevchenko ‘moving on’ from Nicco Montano, open to Joanna Jedrzejczyk title bout
It has quickly become quite the ‘Big drama show!’ when it comes to the women’s 125-pound weight class in the UFC. And now we’re left wondering what’s next. On weigh-in day for UFC 228 this past weekend, mid-weight cut the then champion Nicco Montano would be hospitalized due to issues with her kidneys resulting in […]
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Urijah Faber discusses Cody Garbrandt’s current status after social media shutdowns
UFC 227 took place just over a month ago and it left us with some great memories. Of course, for multiple fighters involved they’re forgettable memories. Not necessarily however as all losses are learning experiences and surely that’s what the former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will do with them after his loss at the event. […]
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Michael Chiesa sues Conor McGregor for UFC 223 bus incident
There’s no way that anyone will be forgetting the UFC 223 Conor McGregor bus attack anytime soon, especially all of those who were involved. And judging by the promos for UFC 229…the UFC doesn’t want anyone to forget either. https://twitter.com/MacMallyMMA/status/1039002747855503360 One of the said fighters involved and fell victim to the attack was UFC lightweight […]
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Nicco Montano found out about her stripping of the title through Instagram
What’s next for the former UFC flyweight Nicco Montano in the UFC? That remains to be seen but what we do know is that it won’t be a title fight. Montano would become the inaugural 125-pound UFC champion by winning her way through season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter as the No. 14 seed, shocking everyone […]
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Jessica Andrade says she offered to fight Valentina Shevchenko for flyweight title at UFC 228
When Nicco Montano was hospitalized ahead of her planned UFC 228 title fight with Valentina Shevchenko, the UFC began a frantic and ultimately unsuccessful search for a replacement opponent. While the promotion ultimately decided to pull Shevchenko from the card, strawweight contender Jessica Andrade says she offered to abandon her planned strawweight fight with Karolina […]
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Dana White assures that there are “a couple of press conferences” for UFC 229 in the works
UFC 229, which will be headlined by a blockbuster lightweight title fight between undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and former lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, is now less than a month away. Surprisingly, however, the UFC has done very little in the way of promotion for this potentially massive October 6 fight card. […]