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VIDEO | Colby Covington talks Daniel Cormier’s big win, ‘He just passed me up for No. 1 pound-4-pound’
Colby Covington calls Daniel Cormier the greatest fighter of all time… pic.twitter.com/UUs0yM7DMn — Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) July 11, 2018 “[Daniel Cormier] is the greatest fighter of all time, no doubt about it. He’s undefeated in his career. His losses that he supposedly had, that the fans think he had to Jon Jones…we all know Jon […]
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Jeremy Stephens accuses Brian Ortega of ducking him
When UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was removed from last Saturday’s UFC 226 bill, his opponent Brian Ortega was offered a last-minute replacement fight with surging featherweight knockout artist Jeremy Stephens. Ortega turned this fight down. While Ortega has since explained his reasoning, Stephens still feels he was ducked by the undefeated contender. Stephens gave his […]
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Israel Adesanya says Paulo Costa probably isn’t next, but expects to fight him multiple times
Israel Adesanya, who thumped Brad Tavares in the TUF 27 Finale main event, and Paulo Costa, who smoked Uriah Hall on the UFC 226 undercard, are two of the fastest rising stars in the UFC middleweight division. In fact, they’re two of the fastest rising stars in any UFC division. Given that they both picked […]
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Brian Ortega feels UFC featherweight title should be vacated if Holloway is facing lengthy absence
Undefeated featherweight contender Brian Ortega was supposed to battle divisional champ Max Holloway for the title in the co-main event of last weekend’s stacked UFC 226 card. Regrettably, this plan was derailed when Holloway was forced off the card at the last minute — allegedly with concussion-like symptoms, though UFC President Dana White has suggested […]
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Manager confirms Yoel Romero plans to move to light heavyweight, wants title fight with Daniel Cormier
After missing weight for two consecutive middleweight fights — an interim title fight with Luke Rockhold and an undisputed title fight with Robert Whittaker — Yoel Romero is most likely headed up to the 205-pound light heavyweight division. Romero’s manager Malki Kawa confirmed this plan on Monday’s episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA show on ESPN. […]
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Brian Ortega is fighting to get paid for cancelled UFC 226 bout
Brian Ortega did everything he was supposed to do with respect to his planned UFC 226 featherweight title fight with champ Max Holloway. He trained his butt off. He dieted. He navigated an extensive schedule of media obligations. He showed up in Las Vegas. He participated in the open workouts. Unfortunately for him, Holloway was forced […]
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Early PPV estimates for UFC 226 are not great
Despite its being one of the most stacked cards of the year thus far, it seems that UFC 226 did not sell as well as expected. According to a report from MMA Fighting’s Dave Meltzer, who is an expert on such things, early estimates suggest the Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic headlined card sold something in […]
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PHOTOS | Conor McGregor to receive £50,000 marble statue of himself for his birthday
Conor McGregor will receive a pretty impressive present for his 30th birthday: a massive, marble and silicone statue of himself, valued at over £50,000 (approximately $66,350). This statue, titled ATLAS, was carved by Birmingham-based, Lithuanian-born “hyperrealistic interpretative sculptor” Edgar Askelovic. Weighing in at more than 200 pounds, this statue will be displayed at London, England’s JD Malat […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov discusses options if he doesn’t fight McGregor or GSP next
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov would like to fight Conor McGregor or Georges St-Pierre next. If neither of these stars are available, however, there are thankfully some other options on the menu. One option, Nurmagomedov says, is the winner of Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez’s rematch, which headlines UFC Calgary on July 28. “If not […]
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In Daniel Cormier, the good guy finally comes out on top in MMA
It was the ever-lasting shadow of the bad boy former UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones that everyone who consumed the UFC seemed to love and forgive no matter what. For the fans, there was nothing that Jones could do that would turn them away and through it all, his bitter rival stood across from […]
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Nick Diaz gets hit with two additional charges
Nick Diaz’s legal situation has gotten amply worse. According to a report from MMAjunkie, the former Strikeforce welterweight champ and UFC welterweight title challenger has been hit with two new charges in an amended complaint filed by prosecutors from the Clark County District Attorney’s office. They are: “an additional felony count of battery constituting domestic violence […]
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Alexander Gustafsson to Daniel Cormier: “fight me or let the belt go”
When UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier opted to move up to heavyweight to challenge Stipe Miocic for gold, he deprived light heavyweight number-one contender Alexander Gustafsson of the title shot most feel he’s earned. When Cormier defeated Miocic and set his sights on a heavyweight money fight with Brock Lesnar, he ensured that Gustafsson […]
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VIDEO | Watch Cain Velasquez and other AKA teammates react to Daniel Cormier’s heavyweight title win
Saturday was a great night, but not just for me at the @americankickboxingacademy we are a family. Here is @officialcainvelasquez , @slikbxr and @iamthebay watching the fight in the locker room. I love my team ! The best gym in the world AKA! Go to @iamthebay YouTube page for bts pic.twitter.com/VoQGohclW0 — Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) […]
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Jon Jones sends word of encouragement to Francis Ngannou after disappointing UFC 226 loss
Francis Ngannou’s UFC 226 battle with Derrick Lewis was an undeniable disappointment, as he failed to mount any meaningful offense over the course of the three-round fight, and ultimately lost a unanimous decision as a result. After a brief period of silence, a disappointed Ngannou took to social media to explain his performance. Apparently, he […]
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Manager shares Jon Jones’ private reaction to Daniel Cormier’s UFC 226 win
UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier’s incredible UFC 226 knockout defeat of Stipe Miocic, which earned him the UFC heavyweight title, generated reactions from a host of MMA stars. One fighter in particular, however, was quite quiet in the immediate fallout of Cormier’s big win: his arch rival, Jon Jones. In the days since Cormier’s […]
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Jon Jones’ manager optimistic USADA decision could be made by “end of this month”
It feels like we’ve been waiting for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to hand Jon Jones a punishment for his 2016 failed drug test forever. At this point, we all just want to know what the future holds for the MMA great, one way or another. From the sounds of it, we’ll probably know […]
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Curtis Blaydes points out a key difference between himself and Brock Lesnar
News that former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will get the next shot at new heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier generated backlash from a big portion of the MMA community. A giant segment of fans were immediately furious that Lesnar had been granted the opportunity, despite the fact that he hasn’t legitimately won a fight since […]
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Matt Serra explains how he ended up taking down drunk guy during International Fight Week
Just one night before he was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame last week, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra ended up restraining a troublesome drunk at a Casino in Las Vegas. See the video of this incident, which promptly went viral inside the MMA bubble, below. View this post on Instagram A post […]
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Dominick Cruz will be shocked if Brock Lesnar makes it to fight with Daniel Cormier, ‘that guy is absolutely doping’
UFC 226’s super fight aftermath between new UFC heavyweight champion and former champions, Daniel Cormier and Brock Lesnar drew mixed opinions. One of the attendees for the wild night of action was another former UFC champion in Dominick Cruz who was calling the night’s action alongside Joe Rogan and Jon Anik. With Lesnar vs Cormier […]
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MMA Inequity | Outside accomplishments mean nothing
Using the phrase “nobody knows who they are” is an invalid excuse when it’s the UFC’s fault for not promoting their own fighters. Especially in the case of the consensus best flyweight in the world, Jennifer Maia who makes her UFC debut this Saturday at UFC Boise. Whether or not you know who Maia is […]
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Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic share classy post-fight exchange
Last Saturday night, in the main event of the absurdly stacked UFC 226 card, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier ended Stipe Miocic’s reign as the UFC’s most dominant heavyweight champion with a thunderous, first-round punch and volley of followup strikes. Despite the violent and decisive outcome of this fight, there has been nothing but […]
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USADA gives update on Brock Lesnar, eligible to return in January
This past Saturday, current WWE Universal champion Brock Lesnar stepped foot inside of an MMA cage for the first time since UFC 200 in July 2016. That last time being when he would defeat Mark Hunt via unanimous decision only to test positive for banned substances shortly after. This resulted in Lesnar receiving a one-year […]
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Could Jon Jones ruin Daniel Cormier’s heavyweight run?
A few explosive words on Twitter was all it took to spark talk of a potential trilogy fight between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones, but it could be Cormier’s heavyweight championship win at UFC 226 that’s ultimately responsible for reigniting the greatest feud in MMA history. The battle of kings awaits the two-division ruler and […]
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Volkan Oezdemir gets charges dropped in felony battery case
Top-ranked UFC light heavyweight contender, Volkan Oezdemir got some big news today. After an alleged incident involving a scuffle between the recent 205-pound title challenger and a Florida man last year, Oezdemir’s lawyer Bruce Zimet has told MMAFighting that the charges against Oezdemir have been dropped. Oezdemir’s third-degree felony charge was to go on trial today. The accusation […]
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Curtis Blaydes fully confident he would beat Brock Lesnar, ‘I shouldn’t have to make my case’
If there was someone that was most affected by UFC 226 without actually being involved in the event, it was probably Curtis Blaydes. After earning the biggest win of his career at UFC 225 by knocking out Alistair Overeem in devastating fashion, Blaydes had seemingly lined himself up for the possible next title shot. But […]
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Daniel Cormier says light heavyweight fight with ‘Shogun’ could precede Lesnar fight
Shortly after UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to capture the UFC heavyweight belt, we learned that he’s going to fight former champion and WWE star Brock Lesnar in the very near future. Dana White confirmed this plan at the UFC 226 post-fight press conference. “We’re definitely gonna make that fight,” […]
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Jon Jones breaks silence after UFC 226
Ever since UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to claim the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226, we’ve been waiting for the first comments of his arch rival, Jon Jones. Well, Jones has now issued those comments — and they’re shockingly passive. Despite all the animosity shared between Cormier and Jones […]
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This week with Dr. Pete: Clark Gracie
This week with Dr. Pete – Clark Gracie – BJJ Watch Clark Gracie show one of his famous omoplata set ups and finishes. Clark is the son of 9th degree red belt and undefeated vale tudo and jiu jitsu legend Carley Gracie (carleygracie.com) He is the grandson of Carlos Gracie, the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. […]