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Conor McGregor on the verge of striking a plea deal in New York incident case
Looks like things are about to be able to finally move forward in the fighting world for the UFC megastar, Conor McGregor. With his immediate career seemingly up in the air after the whole UFC 223 bus incident, McGregor is reportedly on the verge of some clarity. According to TMZ Sports, the final stages have been […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Leonardo Santos expects to make his octagon return before the end of 2018
UFC lightweight standout Leonardo Santos (16-3-1 MMA) was expected to make his highly anticipated return to the octagon at June’s UFC Fight Night 131 event. Unfortunately for fights fans, the Brazilian submission specialist suffered an injury and was forced off of the June 1 fight card. The Nova Uniao product, Leonardo Santos, has gone an […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Phil Baroni has a message for Chris Leben
Mixed martial arts veteran Chris Leben is coming out of retirement to fight the “New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni under the World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation banner. MMAFighting was first to report the news. Leben, who is now 37 years of age, was last seen in action at UFC 168 in December of 2013 […]
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Nicco Montano opens as biggest underdog ever for a defending champion
After overcoming the odds once before as well as a crippling foot injury on top of it, the inaugural UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano is ready to carry the underdog status into UFC 228 once again. The opening odds for Montano’s very first title defense against former bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko have been released […]
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BREAKING | Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Mike Perry added to UFC Denver
After getting its headliner, a second super fun matchup has been added to the November 10th event in Denver. This one featuring popular welterweights. Just prior to this new fight announcement, UFC Denver got its main event pinned down as featherweights Frankie Edgar and Chan Sung Jung will collide. Now a second scrap has been […]
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Frankie Edgar welcomes Chan Sung Jung back in Nov. 10th headliner
The “Korean Zombie” is ready to return once again! And this time around it will be against a very notable former UFC champion. After taking four years off due to mandatory military service, Chan Sung Jung returned in February 2017 to shake off the rust by knocking out Dennis Bermudez in the first round of […]
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Pam Sorenson making it clear that she wants next shot at Cris Cyborg
Looking for a fight of her own against seemingly anyone, Cris “Cyborg” Justino isn’t generally one that attracts opponents. In the UFC’s borderline non-existent featherweight division that consists of only two legitimate 145ers, something needs to change. That something being additional fighters. After former Invicta FC champion Megan Anderson’s loss to recent Cyborg victim Holly […]
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VIDEO | Anthony Smith willing to step in against Alexander Gustafsson after UFC Hamburg
“I’m in, man [to fill in at UFC 227 for Volkan Oezdemir]. I got a pretty tall task ahead of me, ya know, with [Mauricio] ‘Shogun’ [Rua]. But if it goes well and I get out of there uninjured, I have no problem leaving here and going straight to LA. I’m in. I’m a company […]
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EXCLUSIVE | James Vick expects to completely dominate Justin Gaethje in Lincoln
Speaking on a recent episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, former World Series of Fighting champ Justin Gaethje said that he will consider retiring from MMA if he’s outclassed by James Vick in the main event of UFC Lincoln on August 25. “I’m so much better than James Vick,” Gaethje said. “It sucks to say it, […]
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Darren Till says he was offered a fight with Woodley, but Woodley turned it down
Earlier this week, the welterweight division was thrust into chaos. Reports surfaced that the UFC was contemplating a title fight between champion Tyron Woodley and undefeated contender Darren Till, and simultaneously stripping Colby Covington of the UFC interim welterweight title. The cause of all this, it was said, was Covington’s inability to fight Woodley at […]
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Israel Adesanya calls for fight with Anderson Silva
Israel Adesanya has an opponent in mind for his next fight. And no, it’s not Paulo Costa. Instead, Adesanya is eyeing a fight with former UFC middleweight champion and MMA GOAT contender Anderson Silva. Adesanya made his callout of the legend on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlcEvydl74D/? “…or you guys want this fight instead?! Yo for real…no bullshit, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | James Vick discusses origins of beef with UFC Lincoln opponent Justin Gaethje
Originally, surging UFC lightweight contender James Vick was supposed to meet Paul Felder at last weekend’s UFC Boise card. When Al Iaquinta withdrew from his August 25th UFC Lincoln main event battle with Justin Gaethje, however, Vick got the call to replace him, and was transplanted from one card to the other. Fighting Gaethje instead […]
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VIDEO | Dana White throws wild, star-studded party for his son’s 16th birthday
UFC President Dana White threw one hell of a 16th birthday party for his son Aidan. This party, which went down at Drai’s in Las Vegas, was populated by throngs of Aidan’s friends, and featured performances from A$AP Rocky, Migos, DJ Carnage, and of course, Dana White’s buddy in Everlast — surely a huge favorite among […]
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PFL 4 full results, highlights and standings: Multiple fighters clinch playoff spots
Last night, The Professional Fighters League (PFL) took over the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York with PFL 4. This action-packed event featured the final regular season bouts for PFL’s heavyweight and featherweight divisions, meaning that seven fighters in both of these weight classes have now clinched playoffs spots. These fighters will meet in […]
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Curtis Blaydes: UFC will “take every opportunity to not give me a title shot”
Curtis Blaydes is arguably the top contender in the UFC heavyweight division. Unfortunately for him, it looks like the next shot at reigning heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier will go to former champion Brock Lesnar. Blaydes has previously shared his disappointment with Lesnar’s cutting the contendership line. That being said, he’s starting to get used to […]
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Report | Jacare Souza and David Branch agree to meet at UFC 230
After struggling to find an agreeable date to fight on, it appears that Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and David Branch have found their common ground. ESPN has reported that the two top 10 middleweight contenders have now agreed to fight at UFC 230 in Madison Square Garden on November 3rd. Initially, the former World Series of Fighting middleweight […]
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Colby Covington still expects to unify titles vs Tyron Woodley despite needing recovery time
After Darren Till’s subtle early morning hinting yesterday, we soon got some truth to the matter. The welterweight division needs a title fight. Till claimed that interim champion at 170-pounds Colby Covington wasn’t going to be able to fight the undisputed champ, Tyron Woodley, where he, in turn, told the champion to ‘accept the fight’ with […]
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Luke Rockhold almost ‘pulled a Diaz brother’ on Brock Lesnar at UFC 226
At UFC 226, Daniel Cormier’s longtime American Kickboxing Academy teammate Luke Rockhold was about as close to the post-fight aftermath that one could be without actually being in it. The aftermatch following Cormier’s big title win over Stipe Miocic was, of course, that of his encounter with former UFC champion and WWE star Brock Lesnar. […]
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Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez has been training at the WWE Performance Center
Long absent former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been training at the WWE Performance Center. Velasquez shared some shots from his efforts at the WWE facility on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cain Velasquez (@officialcainvelasquez) “I had a great time over the last couple days getting a few workouts […]
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Report | UFC considering stripping Colby Covington of interim title, booking Woodley-Till title fight
The UFC welterweight division has suddenly been consumed by chaos. According to a report from ESPN, the UFC is considering stripping interim welterweight champion Colby Covington of his title, and promoting an undisputed title fight between champ Tyron Woodley and challenger Darren Till. This report from ESPN follows some strange Tweets from Till last night, […]
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Volkan Oezdemir out of UFC 227 fight with Alexander Gustafsson
UFC 227 has taken a major hit. Swiss light heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir has been forced out of his main card collision with Swedish star Alexander Gustafsson with an injury. This per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Breaking: Volkan Oezdemir is out of UFC 227 due to injury. He was scheduled to face Alexander Gustafsson on Aug. […]
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UFC veteran Josh Thomson says Dana White could be next target of #MeToo movement
Earlier this month, former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub became the latest in a long list of fighters to butt heads with UFC President Dana White — and boy, did they ever butt heads. According to former UFC lightweight Josh Thompson, Schaub probably won’t be the last fighter to find themselves embroiled in a public dispute […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alexander Volkanovski explains why he wants to take Chad Mendes’ head off
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC Boise, Australian featherweight contender Alexander Volkanovski picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, dominating the durable Darren Elkins to a lopsided unanimous decision win. In the moments after this win, Volkanovski said that he’d like to fight Chad Mendes next, so long as Mendes defeated […]
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Mark Hunt vs. Alexey Oleynik announced as UFC Moscow main event
UFC Moscow officially has a main event. The September 15 card, which marks the UFC’s long-awaited debut in Russia, will be headlined by a heavyweight contender bout between legendary knockout artist Mark Hunt and submission savant Alexey Oleynik. This bout was first reported by MMA Team Dagestan many weeks ago, and has now been made […]
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Fedor Emelianenko and Chael Sonnen booked for October showdown
Earlier this month, we learned that the first semifinal bout of Bellator’s action-packed Heavyweight Grand Prix will go down on October 12, when reigning light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader battles Matt Mitrione at Bellator 205 in Uncasville, Conn. As it turns out, the second semifinal bout will occur the very next night, as Fedor Emelianenko and […]
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Anderson Silva says a fight with Georges St-Pierre could still happen
Yesterday, we learned that the United States Anti-Doping Agency had determined that Anderson Silva’s recent failed drug test had been due to a tainted supplement, and that he’d been handed a one-year suspension for his ingesting this supplement. This suspension is retroactive to October, 2017, which means Silva will be able to fight again this […]
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Alexander Gustafsson is willing to follow Daniel Cormier to heavyweight for rematch
Alexander Gustafsson wants a rematch with UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, who he lost a split decision to in 2015. Unfortunately for the Swede, Cormier is currently stationed at heavyweight, where he recently captured the divisional title with a first round knockout of Stipe Miocic. At present, it looks as though Cormier will defend […]
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Darren Till claims that Colby Covington is ‘out’, tells Tyron Woodley to ‘Accept the fight’
Just when we think that the welterweight division has a clear path to move forward on atop the title scene, a wrench potentially could have been thrown in the mix. At UFC 225 early last month, Colby Covington captured interim UFC welterweight gold when he defeated the former lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos by unanimous […]