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UFC Fight Night 135: Gaethje vs. Vick Fight Card and Start Time
The octagon will invade Lincoln, Nebraska next Saturday for the promotions UFC Fight Night 135: Gaethje vs. Vick event. The fight card, which takes place August 25 from Pinnacle Bank Arena, is headlined by a lightweight fight featuring former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje taking on surging division contender James Vick. Justin Gaethje […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals his gameplan for Conor McGregor at UFC 229
Current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA) will look to make his first ever title defense a successful one when he takes on Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229. The undefeated Russian, Nurmagomedov, captured the UFC’s vacant lightweight title at April’s UFC 223 event in Brooklyn by defeating Al Iaquinta via […]
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VIDEO | Pros pick the winner of UFC 229’s Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov title fight
Khabib Nurmagomedov will put his UFC lightweight title on the line for the first time this October when he squares off with former division champion Conor McGregor. The highly anticipated Conor vs. Khabib title fight headlines UFC 229 which takes place October 6 live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the above video, numerous […]
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Dana White shuts down talk of Georges St-Pierre fighting the winner of Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
According to UFC President Dana White, former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre (26-2 MMA) will not be fighting the winner of October’s highly anticipated Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor lightweight title fight. In a recent interview with “The BBC MMA Show“, the brash UFC boss explained that part of the reason why “GSP” […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov on Conor McGregor “He has only one chance… A lucky punch”
Current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov will attempt to defend his title for the first time when he squares off with former title holder Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229 this October in Las Vegas. “The Eagle” will enter his highly anticipated showdown with “Mystic Mac”, which takes place October 6 at […]
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UFC 228 Fight Card and Start Time
The octagon will return to Dallas, Texas next month for the promotions UFC 228 pay-per-view fight card. The event, which takes place Saturday September 8, is headlined by a welterweight title fight featuring current champion Tyron Woodley taking on undefeated contender Darren Till. Tyron Woodley (18-3-1 MMA) will compete for the first time since UFC […]
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Fighters react to Ricky Bandejas’ crushing KO of James Gallagher at Bellator 204
Ricky Bandejas (11-1 MMA) picked up a statement win in his promotional debut at last night’s Bellator 204 event scoring a first-round knockout victory over the previously undefeated and highly touted James Gallagher. Bandejas was able to drop Gallagher just minutes in to the opening frame with a crisp right hand. James would scramble back […]
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Paige VanZant just said yes to a fight date!
Popular UFC women’s flyweight fighter Paige VanZant (7-4 MMA) has agreed to a fight date for her UFC return. “12 Gauge” took to Twitter late yesterday evening where she announced the exciting news. Just said yes to a fight date. PVZ is returning. #UFC — Paige VanZant (@paigevanzant) August 18, 2018 “Just said yes to […]
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Report | Artem Lobov returns at UFC Fight Night 138 in Moncton
UFC featherweight Artem Lobov (13-14-1 MMA) will reportedly be making his return to the octagon at October’s UFC Fight Night 138 event in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. According to Red Furry MMA, “The Russian Hammer” will take on Zubaira Tukhugov (18-4 MMA) at the October 27 event. https://twitter.com/BigMarcel24/status/1030815390929170437 Artem Lobov has not competed inside the […]
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“Cocky mother f***er” James Gallagher reacts to KO loss
Last night, on the main card of Bellator 204, bantamweight prospect James Gallagher stepped into the cage with former CFFC champ Ricky Bandejas. Heading into this fight, Gallagher was as confident as ever. He even taunted his opponent as the bout was being announced. Unfortunately, the bout did not go as planned for the brash, 21-year-old […]
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VIDEO | Kevin Lee prefers a fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov over Conor McGregor
“I’d rather fight Khabib [Nurmagomedov] to be honest. Just because…people see him as just this unstoppable tank. Ya know, Conor [McGregor’s] already got a couple losses on there. So Conor takes it away from me. To be the one to get rid of that 0… Something like that only comes around once in a lifetime. […]
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Jake Ellenberger: ‘I should never lose to a guy like Ben Saunders’
We’ve been without the UFC since UFC 227 at the beginning of this month, but next week they’re back with a bang in Lincoln, Nebraska. Before the highly anticipated guaranteed fireworks that is Justin Gaethje vs James Vick in the night’s headliner, we’ll be treated to plenty of fun matchups. One of which includes the […]
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Cynthia Calvillo returns to take on Poliana Botelho at UFC Buenos Aires
The UFC is set to make their return to Argentina as the year winds down and fights will be needed. Today we have gotten the first of many. Expected to have the country’s biggest name on the card in Santiago Ponzinibbio, nothing has come together yet for the top welterweight contender. However, we do now […]
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Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone details ‘scariest moment’ of his life
UFC welterweight veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is one of the most fearless men in all of MMA and he has made that very clear over the years. Whether it be from his in the cage antics and frequency to take fights or all of his crazy non-fighting related activities and hobbies, Cowboy has had a crazy […]
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Mike Perry shares the tip he gave Darren Till for his UFC 228 title fight with Tyron Woodley
For a moment in late 2017, it looked as though Darren Till and “Platinum” Mike Perry might become mortal enemies in the perilous UFC welterweight division. Since then, however, their rivalry has blossomed into a mutual respect that borders on a bromance. Earlier this month, while visiting Los Angeles for the UFC’s 20th Anniversary Press Conference, the two […]
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Michael Bisping reacts to Colby Covington’s White House visit
Earlier this summer, UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington made good on a longstanding promise and visited President Donald Trump at the Whitehouse. It was a feel good moment for the American welterweight, and one that many members of the MMA community doubted he’d pull off. Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was among the […]
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Thiago Santos expected to step in against Jimi Manuwa in UFC Sao Paulo main event
A bit of good news for fight fans in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and anybody that was planning on watching the September 22 UFC Sao Paulo card. Days after Glover Teixeira was forced out of his main event battle with Jimi Manuwa, the UFC has found a replacement opponent for Manuwa: middleweight contender Thiago Santos. The […]
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Demetrious Johnson on TJ Dillashaw vs. Henry Cejudo superfight: “Let them do it”
At UFC 227, TJ Dillashaw defended the UFC bantamweight title with a first-round drubbing of his rival Cody Garbrandt. Earlier on the same night, Henry Cejudo scored a shocking upset, unseating long-dominant UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson via split decision. Since then, there’s been much discussion about a potential superfight between the two champions. If […]
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Luke Rockhold updates on potential move to light heavyweight: “I like it”
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has recently been linked to a rematch with Chris Weidman, who he defeated back in 2015. While negotiations for this middleweight bout are ongoing, Rockhold says he still plans to move to the 205-pound light heavyweight division in the near future. The reason he hasn’t made the move yet, […]
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James Gallagher: Conor McGregor is “better than ever” ahead of UFC 229 return
Bellator bantamweight contender James Gallagher, one of Conor McGregor’s training partners at SBG Ireland, says the Irish MMA superstar is looking good as he prepares for his UFC 229 showdown with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. In fact, Gallagher claims McGregor is looking better than ever. “[Conor] looks better than ever,” Gallagher told MMA Fighting‘s […]
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PFL 6 full results, highlights and standings: Ray Cooper III snatches top seed with 18-second KO
Last night, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) touched down in Atlantic City, New Jersey with PFL 6. This card saw the league’s middleweight and welterweight stars battle to cement their places in the PFL playoffs, and edge closer to each division’s million-dollar prize. As has become the norm for PFL cards, PFL 6 included plenty […]
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Luke Rockhold slams Brock Lesnar, Jon Jones: “These guys should be suspended for a long time”
Former UFC and Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold believes fighters who fail drug tests — particularly those who fail multiple drug tests — should face harsher punishments from the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Speaking with MMAjunkie recently, Luke Rockhold discussed former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, who has recently been […]
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Luke Rockhold not willing to ‘lose money to go fight’, wants better deal for potential Chris Weidman rematch at UFC 230
As UFC 230 began to stack up last month, it did so with a plethora of awesome top 10 middleweight matchups. One of which included a rematch between former champions. Late in July, it was reported that the second encounter between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman was in the works for the New York City […]
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Jon Jones promises “you’ve never seen anything like what’s coming”
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continues to tease his long-awaited return to the cage. Though his return is not set in stone just yet, he assures that, when he does make his comeback, he’ll be better than ever. Considering he’s widely considered one of the greatest fighters of all time, that’s definitely saying […]
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RIZIN FF to start nationwide expansion with ‘New Three Arrows’ style shows
Crossing through the end of July to the beginning of August, the RIZIN Fighting Federation put on two successful shows in two weeks. After a huge and wildly entertaining show with RIZIN 11 on July 29th at the famous Saitama Super Arena, RIZIN 12 followed on August 12th but was in a much smaller venue. […]
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Patricio Pitbull to defend featherweight title vs Emmanuel Sanchez on November 15th
After a couple of rematches stole the featherweight division’s spotlight in Bellator, it’s time that we got a new and fresh matchup. Bellator will be heading back to Israel for the third time in the organization’s history as they’ll drop down in Tel Aviv at Menora Mivtachim Arena on November 15th. In the main event will the […]
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Report | Curtis Blaydes vs Francis Ngannou 2 in the works for UFC Beijing
The heavyweight division over the past so many years has been one of the shallower ones in MMA. But that has begun to change recently. Leading the charge are several talented fighters from all over the world. The man who arguably started leading the wave of new top heavyweights was Cameroon’s Francis “The Predator” Ngannou. […]
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Al Iaquinta calls for fight with Tony Ferguson, Ferguson fires back with real estate burn
Al Iaquinta was briefly expected to return to the cage opposite Justin Gaethje in the main event of the upcoming UFC Lincoln card. Regrettably, Iaquinta withdrew from this fight, citing nagging injuries. He was subsequently replaced by James Vick. According to Ariel Helwani, Al Iaquinta is now healthier than he’s been in some time, and […]