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Mike Perry hopes win over “Cowboy” will set up fights with Darren Till, Colby Covington
On November 10, in the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Denver, Colorado, “Platinum” Mike Perry will step into the cage with fellow fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. This fight comes with an interesting storyline built in, as it was just weeks ago that Perry and Cowboy were training together at Jackson-Wink MMA […]
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Derrick Lewis says Francis Ngannou “looked scared from the get-go” at UFC 226
Derrick Lewis and Francis Ngannou’s UFC 226 heavyweight contender bout was expected to produce fireworks. Given the pair’s shared propensity for violent, one-punch knockouts, it seemed almost impossible that the fight would go to a decision. In the end, of course, it did. And, man, it wasn’t pretty. Over the course of three-round contest, Derrick […]
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Anderson Silva aims to finish career in UFC, but would fight elsewhere under right circumstances
Former UFC middleweight champion and undeniable MMA legend Anderson Silva is now 43 years old. Although the former champion still resides amongst the world’s best middleweights, his time in the sport is certainly nearing its end. In a recent interview with Inquistr, Silva assured that he plans to finish his career in the UFC, where […]
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Anthony Smith says he is the original “No Time” — not Volkan Oezdemir
UFC light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir recently adopted the nickname “No Time.” This nickname is based on his predilection for first-round finishes. Yet Oezdemir’s next opponent, Anthony Smith, feels he is more deserving of that monicker. Anthony Smith, who battles Volkan Oezdemir in the main event of UFC Moncton on October 27, reminds that he’s […]
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Anderson Silva believes Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently the world’s best fighter
In the opinion of former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who is one of the frontrunners in MMA’s Greatest of All Time debate, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is currently the game’s best fighter. Silva also believes former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is in the running. “Khabib is a great fighter,” Anderson […]
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Derek Brunson calls Israel Adesanya “one of the easiest matchups I’ll have in the UFC”
On November 3, on the main card of UFC 230, long-time UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson will attempt to slow the hype train of kickboxing transplant Israel Adesanya. In Brunson’s opinion, however, the hype surrounding Adesanya is way overblown. In fact, Brunson believes that Adesanya is very flawed, and that he’ll be one of the […]
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Rafael dos Anjos explains why he doesn’t want to fight Santiago Ponzinibbio in Argentina
Earlier this month, surging UFC welterweight contender Santiago Ponzinibbio called for a fight with recent interim welterweight title challenger Rafael dos Anjos. It was his hope, he said, that he could battle dos Anjos in the main event of the UFC’s upcoming debut in his native Argentina. Dos Anjos, however, wasn’t interested in flying down […]
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Anderson Silva eyes 2019 return, ‘absolutely’ interested in Georges St-Pierre fight
If you thought that ‘The Spider’ was done when it came to MMA…then you better think again. The once middleweight king still has some fight left. After Anderson Silva received his one-year suspension from USADA recently, the time frame for the said suspension to end now lands in October. And with that in mind, Silva […]
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Thiago Santos takes dig at Jimi Manuwa for allegedly turning down fight
Just days after it was announced that the UFC’s September 22 return to Sao Paulo, Brazil would be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Glover Teixeira, Teixeira was forced out of the fight an injury. From there, the UFC began a frantic search for a replacement opponent for Manuwa. One of the […]
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Khalil Rountree, Thiago Santos among possibilities to replace Glover Teixeira against Jimi Manuwa
Just days after it was announced that the UFC’s September 22 return to Sao Paulo, Brazil would be headlined by a light heavyweight contender bout between England’s Jimi Manuwa and Brazil’s Glover Teixeira, Teixeira was forced out of the fight an injury. ”I visited (the doctor) before, but since I got injured again, I’ll see […]
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Oscar De La Hoya drops potential date for Liddell vs. Ortiz 3, vows to fix “terrible” MMA pay structure
UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz are going to fight for a third time. They will do so in a fight promoted by retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya as part of the new Golden Boy MMA venture. That’s been clear for awhile. Yet while this polarizing fight itself has been official […]
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Paulie Malignaggi on Conor McGregor: “He thinks about me every single day”
Paulie Malignaggi was originally supposed to be an ally of Conor McGregor. The retired boxer was brought into the Irish mixed martial artist’s camp to help him prepare for his August 2017 boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Unfortunately, the pair’s relationship quickly curdled when McGregor and co. began bragging about an alleged knockdown he scored […]
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Kamaru Usman has “malicious intent to hurt” Colby Covington
Kamaru Usman has been angling for a fight with Colby Covington for some time. Unfortunately for him, the fight has not yet come to fruition. Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Usman explained that, with UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley occupied with a UFC 228 title fight with Darren Till, he was hoping […]
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Paulie Malignaggi gives “no balls” Conor McGregor little chance against Khabib Nurmagomedov
Retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi, who is one of Conor McGregor‘s chief doubters, unsurprisingly gives the Irishman little chance in his UFC 229 lightweight title fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. Speaking on SiriusXM Boxing this week Malignaggi broke down McGregor’s fight with Nurmagomedov, using his 2016 loss to Nate Diaz as a key reference. “Here’s the thing about Conor, […]
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Marlon Moraes feels TJ Dillashaw should vacate bantamweight title if he fights Henry Cejudo
Earlier this month, TJ Dillashaw defended the UFC bantamweight title with a first-round knockout his rival Cody Garbrandt. On the same night, Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo did the unthinkable, capturing the UFC flyweight title from seemingly unstoppable flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson. Since then, Dillashaw and Cejudo have flirted with the notion of fighting each […]
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Dillon Danis challenges Kevin Lee to high-stakes grappling match, Lee responds
Grappling star Dillon Danis wants to grapple with UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee. And not just for fun. Instead, Danis hopes to meet Lee on the mats in a sub-only contest, and broadcast it on Instagram Live. He proposes they both put up $100,000 cash, and the winner takes it all. Dillon Danis made his […]
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Dana White thinks Conor McGregor is underrated in the UFC…is he?
Conor McGregor seemingly went from wayward plumber to two-division UFC champion and world-renowned sports icon overnight. A self-made man that has raked in millions of dollars by entertaining fans and defeating the best fighters in the world in multiple weight classes—McGregor has taken the popularity of MMA to levels unseen. And yet, some still view […]
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Glover Teixeira out of UFC Sao Paulo main event vs Jimi Manuwa
Before we could really even get all too excited about it, UFC Sao Paulo in September has already lost its main event due to injury. It was recently announced that the headliner for the September 22nd event would be a light heavyweight scrap between Jimi Manuwa and Brazil’s Glover Teixeira. Unfortunately, it has now been […]
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Report | UFC flyweight Andrea Lee allegedly assaulted by husband
Shortly after new UFC flyweight Andrea Lee made her debut in May, some controversy involving her husband came to light. Now even worse news has surfaced. The initial controversy involving Lee’s husband Donny Aaron surfaced after fans noticed Aaron’s swastika and Nazi-related tattoos that were visible in pictures they had taken recently. In 2009 Aaron also […]
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UFC 229 tickets go on sale this Friday…and they aren’t cheap
Are you planning on going to see “the biggest fight in MMA history” live and in person on October 6th? Well then get ready to shell out some cash. Everyone in MMA wants to see Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor finally settle the score. And the UFC is aware of this as they’re going to […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Felicia Spencer: Spotlight-worthy fighter in an overshadowed division
Feeling good feels good. So when proper recognition is received, especially in a solo sport such as fighting, it feels even better. The hard part about that in MMA is to achieve it. Despite how talented one may be, they can still easily be overlooked for one reason or another. Which happens to be an […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington reacts to Darren Till’s controversial comments about family
Earlier this month, UFC 228 welterweight title challenger Darren Till came under fire when he suggested that he didn’t care about anything other than winning the title from champ Tyron Woodley — not even his pregnant girlfriend or his young daughter. “I’ve got a girlfriend who’s nearly seven months pregnant,” Till said. “I don’t really […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington makes prediction for UFC 228 PPV sales
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt his next title defense in the main event of UFC 228 on September 8, when he takes on undefeated British striker Darren Till. Originally, of course, it was expected that Woodley’s next title defense would pit him against current interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. Yet the UFC wanted […]
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The estimated PPV numbers for UFC 227 are in, and they’re better than expected
On August 4, the UFC took over the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California with UFC 227. The card featured two title fights: a bantamweight title rematch between champion TJ Dillashaw and challenger Cody Garbrandt, and a flyweight title rematch between long-time champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. Despite the […]
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Kevin Lee wants to “beat the f*** out of Anthony Pettis” at UFC 229
Surging UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee is hoping for a spot on the stacked UFC 229 lineup. Yet with Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz all booked up, his options in terms of opponents are fairly slim. Luckily for Kevin Lee former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is currently enjoying a career […]
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Georges St-Pierre claims Chael Sonnen proposed the “best solution” for weight-cutting problems
Extreme weight-cutting is one of the biggest problems in MMA at present. Not only is it incredibly dangerous, but it also frequently derails fight cards, as fighters often miss their marks and can’t compete at their contracted weights. Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre thinks he knows how to fix this problem. His […]
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Michael Bisping helps clarify the recent controversial comments of Darren Till
Earlier this month, UFC 228 welterweight title challenger Darren Till came under fire when he suggested that he didn’t care about anything other than capturing the title from Tyron Woodley — not even his pregnant girlfriend or his young daughter. “I’ve got a girlfriend who’s nearly seven months pregnant,” Till infamously said. “I don’t really […]
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Brendan Schaub trashes the UFC for promoting Greg Hardy and not Nick Newell
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub is not impressed by the UFC’s affiliation with former NFL star Greg Hardy, who has recently been competing on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series as part of a developmental deal. In Schaub’s eyes, the efforts the UFC has put forth to promote Hardy would have been far better applied […]