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Joe Rogan feels that Stipe Miocic deserves rematch with Daniel Cormier
The next shot at Daniel Cormier’s UFC heavyweight title will go to former champion Brock Lesnar. In the eyes of many fans, however, this is the wrong choice. Instead, these fans feel that the next shot at Cormier should go to the very many he won the title from: Stipe Miocic. Miocic, after all, owns […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts to Conor McGregor situation
Conor McGregor is a free man. During a Thursday court appearance, the Irish MMA star was cleared of all felony charges, and handed a few minor punishments for his infamous April rampage in Brooklyn. This means is that McGregor will soon be able to return to the Octagon, should he so choose. If McGregor does return to […]
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Darren Till has a message for “toxic” fans who are criticizing his title shot
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is now set to defend his title at UFC 228, on September 8 in Dallas — but not against interim champion Colby Covington. Instead, Woodley will attempt to defend against undefeated Liverpudlian Darren Till. While this is certainly a great matchup from a competitive standpoint, not everybody loves it. Many […]
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VIDEO | Manager updates on Conor McGregor’s fighting future: “We’re in the red zone”
Conor McGregor is a free man. During a Thursday court appearance, the Irish MMA star was cleared of all felony charges, and handed a few minor punishments for his infamous April rampage in Brooklyn. With his legal situation squared away, McGregor can now focus on fighting — if he chooses to fight again, that is. […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor, manager and attorney issue first statements on Thursday sentencing
Conor McGregor’s Thursday court appearance, which stemmed from his infamous April rampage in Brooklyn, couldn’t have gone much better for him. The Irish MMA star walked out of court with no criminal charges. The only punishments he received were five days of community service, restitution fees for the bus he damaged, and a mandatory anger […]
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BREAKING | Conor McGregor cleared of felony charges, gets punishments for Brooklyn rampage
On Wednesday morning, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor touched down in New York, where he attended court to answer for his crazed April rampage in Brooklyn. To remind, this rampage reached a violent crescendo when McGregor threw a dolly through the window of a shuttle bus carrying a number of UFC 223 […]
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UFC rankings update: light heavyweight division undergoes huge changes
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last weekend’s UFC Hamburg card. As expected, these new UFC rankings feature some serious changes in the UFC light heavyweight division, where Anthony Smith and Corey Anderson have surged up the ladder after their wins over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Glover Teixeira. Here are […]
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Ilir Latifi bashes “coward” Daniel Cormier for accepting Anderson fight, Cormier says he’ll fight him too
Daniel Cormier, who now owns the UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight titles, plans to retire in March of 2019, when he turns 40. From the sounds of it, he’s going to be very busy between now and then. We know that Cormier plans to defend his heavyweight title against Brock Lesnar in early 2019. We […]
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James Krause returns to welterweight to take on Warlley Alves at UFC Lincoln
One of MMA’s top dual talents when it comes to simultaneously fighting and coaching has their return to the Octagon scheduled. Glory MMA’s “The” James Krause last fought in January when he extended his current winning streak to four straight with a unanimous decision over Alex White. That bout with White took place at 155-pounds […]
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Jose Aldo uses visualization of the end of his career as motivation to regain title
At UFC on Fox 30 this Saturday in Calgary, the former featherweight king, Jose Aldo will be competing in his first non-title fight since 2009. Aldo is currently in some unfamiliar territory in his coveted MMA career as he has lost two in a row (both to champion Max Holloway) and only won one out […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 90 // Ricardo Ramos | Phil Baroni
BJPENN.COM Radio is back again, Penn Nation! We kick things off with a young and surging prospect in the UFC’s bantamweight division, Ricardo Ramos. Following a spectacular spinning back elbow knockout win in his last outing, Ramos looks to make it 3-0 in the UFC as he faces Kyung Ho Kang next Saturday at UFC […]
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ONE Championship has it’s eyes on boxing legend Manny Pacquiao
Asia’s premier MMA organization is ONE Championship. And always looking to expand their brand, they now have their sights set on boxing. Already Asia’s best when it comes to MMA, ONE has already begun expanding when it comes to putting on other types of fights rather than just MMA. As just recently their founder, Chatri […]
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Alexander Volkov challenges Derrick Lewis to a fight in UFC Moscow
After Daniel Cormier’s massive and historic heavyweight title victory at UFC 226, the division’s top contenders are now being put on hold. One of those is/was the top Russian striker and former Bellator champion, Alexander “Drago” Volkov who was even on standby for Cormier’s title fight barring an injury. Having his last fight been in […]
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TJ Dillashaw on Cody Garbrandt: “I’m going to ruin his career”
On August 4, in the main event of UFC 227, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will defend his title against the very man he won it from: his arch rival Cody Garbrandt. The pair first met in the co-main event of UFC 217, back in November, when Dillashaw knocked Garbrandt out after surviving a first-round […]
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Corey Anderson calls for fight with Daniel Cormier, Cormier accepts
Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC Hamburg, rising light heavyweight contender Corey Anderson picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, defeating former title challenger Glover Teixeira by decision. As it turns out, this win over Teixeira could be even bigger for Anderson than initially expected. Riding high on this UFC […]
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Derek Brunson calls out “The Last Pretender” Israel Adesanya
Surging UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya has recently been angling for a fight with the former champion Anderson Silva. While Silva says he doesn’t know who Adesanya is, there’s another top middleweight who does: Derek Brunson. Derek Brunson recently took to Twitter to call for a fight with Israel Adesanya. He’s hoping to fight Adesanya […]
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With Woodley-Till fight on the horizon, Kamaru Usman eyes fight with Colby Covington
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is now set to defend his title at UFC 228 on September 8 in Dallas. He will not, however, defend it against current interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. Instead, he’s poised to defend his strap against surging British contender Darren Till. The UFC announced this bout on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1021900819296210944 While […]
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Anderson Silva considers BJ Penn the GOAT in MMA
In the opinion of Anderson Silva — a former UFC middleweight champion that many consider the best fighter ever — MMA’s true Greatest of All Time is BJ Penn. Anderson Silva called Penn the GOAT in a recent interview with CBS Sports. “In my personal opinion, it’s BJ Penn,” Silva said, when asked who he […]
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Nick Newell reacts to tough Contender Series loss
Last night, Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series returned to our screens with another great card. Of all the bouts on this card, none were as anticipated as the main event, which saw former World Series of Fighting Standout Nick Newell get his long-awaited shot at a UFC contract opposite Team Alpha Male’s Alex Munoz. […]
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Contender Series season 2 week 6 results: Alex Munoz plays spoiler to Nick Newell’s UFC aspirations
This week’s episode of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series would feature one of the more spotlighted fighters in the show’s history. Kicking the night off were the featherweights. And they were two of the youngest fighters to compete in Contender Series history as Chase Hooper (18) fought Caanan Kawaihae (20). The first round saw […]
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Nicco Montano embraces underdog role going into UFC 228, ‘Every match starts 0-0’
“Every match starts 0-0. Anyone can talk anybody up. Everyone saw how the Ronda Rousey – Holly Holm fight went. They saw how Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey’s fights went, like, there’s no MMA match that’s going to be able to tell you the outcome a hundred percent. So yeah, that doesn’t bother me at […]
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Tyron Woodley vs Darren Till set to headline at UFC 228 in Dallas
The speculation for what’s in store for UFC 228’s headliner as well as the welterweight title picture has come to an end. After Darren Till’s initial hinting that interim champion Colby Covington wasn’t going to be able to fight before November, he called for a title fight with the undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. The day […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Focused on UFC 227, Ricardo Ramos hopes for eventual fight with Sean O’Malley
In a way, UFC 227 will be a bantamweight showcase as the card hosts six bouts in the division. One of which being for the men’s title. Among the 12 135-pound combatants is the Brazilian prospect, Ricardo Ramos. At 22-years old, he’s the youngest of the dozen 135ers competing on August 4th. Already 11-1 in his young […]
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Anderson Silva makes prediction for Chael Sonnen vs. Fedor Emelianenko bout
On October 13, in the main event of Bellator 208, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko and infamous trash talker Chael Sonnen will collide in the semifinals of Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix. Anderson Silva, who is one the Emelianenko’s main rivals in the Greatest of All Time debate, and undeniably the biggest rival of Chael Sonnen’s career, […]
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BREAKING | Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa to collide at UFC 230
UFC 230, which goes down on November 3 inside New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden, has grown by one absolutely dynamite matchup, as former UFC middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero is set to collide with surging knockout artist Paulo Costa. This bout was announced by the UFC on Tuesday afternoon. https://twitter.com/UFC_CA/status/1021832514711760896 Yoel Romero last […]
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Anderson Silva responds to Israel Adesanya’s callout — and Adesanya might not like his answer
Last week, surging UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya called for a showdown with former champion and MMA legend Anderson Silva, who was recently vindicated after an unfortunate USADA situation. Adesanya made his callout of the legendary Anderson Silva on his official Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlcEvydl74D/ “…or you guys want this fight instead?! Yo for real…no bullshit, […]
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Anderson Silva responds to Daniel Cormier excluding him from GOAT conversation
Earlier this week, UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier suggested that fighters like Anderson Silva and Jon Jones should not be mentioned when debating the greatest fighters in MMA history on the basis of the failed drug tests in their pasts. “Demetrious [Johnson], Georges St-Pierre, these guys have none of these bad things […]
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Kevin Lee: we’re just “waiting for somebody to die” from weight cutting
Weight cutting is one of the most controversial issues in mixed martial arts — not only because fight cards are frequently derailed by fighters missing their contracted weights, but because the practice itself is incredibly dangerous. Despite the massive drawbacks and risks associated with weight-cutting, the practice continues. Ahead of every fight card, the fighters […]