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UFC releases official statement regarding tonight’s Romero vs. Whittaker main event
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will still square off with Yoel Romero in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 225 event in Chicago. However, because Yoel Romero missed weight by .2 lbs on Friday, he will not be eligible to win the promotions coveted middleweight championship. The UFC released an official statement regarding tonight’s five-round non-title […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Jackson goes in-depth on matchup vs Phil Brooks, won’t buy into CM Punk hype
Mike Jackson is getting his second UFC fight in enemy territory against a guy who has quite the following, and that’s why this fight has become what it is. When Jackson takes on Phil Brooks, better known as CM Punk, he’ll do so at the United Center in Chicago, Punk’s hometown. However, if you’re willing […]
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Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero remains UFC 225 main event after weigh-in controversy
In today’s MMA world, the excitement or…disappointment often starts with the weigh-ins. And today was no different. Initially, one half of the main event’s title fight rematch, Yoel Romero weighed in at 186 pounds which is one pound over the 185 pound middleweight limit for championship fights. Romero was given two hours to make the […]
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Jon Jones responds to Colby Covington’s claims, ‘You’re a special type of liar’
If you didn’t know, Colby Covington and Jon Jones happen to know each other pretty well. In fact, they actually went to college together. Never attempting to avoid stirring things up in one way or another, Covington says what he wants about who he wants. That includes former UFC light heavyweight king, ‘Bones’ Jones. Recently […]
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Ricky Simon vs Benito Lopez official for UFC 227 in Los Angeles
The brewing rivalry between former Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series contestants is now officially set to unfold in the Octagon. After each Ricky Simon and Benito Lopez made their voices be heard that they wanted to fight one another for their sophomore UFC appearances, it seemed like logical matchmaking. And the UFC thought so too. […]
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Report | Manager says Yoel Romero’s weight cut was ended prematurely by commission
After tipping the scales at 186 pounds — one pound above the limit for middleweight title fights — Yoel Romero was given an additional two hours to attempt to shed that final pound. Apparently, however, his efforts to lose the final pound were cut short by a commission executive, and his team doesn’t know why. […]
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Yoel Romero misses weight on second attempt, hits 185.2
Earlier this morning, Yoel Romero missed weight for his UFC 225 middleweight title fight with divisional champ Robert Whittaker, tipping the scales one pound above the 185-pound limit for middleweight title fights. He was then given two additional hours to weigh in. Almost two hours later, Romero took to the scale for a second time, […]
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Former champ Georges St-Pierre heaps praise on current champ Robert Whittaker
In the opinion of former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre, current UFC middleweight Robert Whittaker is the perfect ambassador for the sport of MMA. The Canadian MMA legend gave his take on the Australian champion in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. “He’s a great example and a perfect role model for […]
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Healthy and free of stress, Anthony Smith prepared to make a statement at light heavyweight
Fighting in the light heavyweight division for the first time in his career, Anthony “Lionheart” Smith will enter his new division by facing a former champion. At UFC 225, Smith will take on former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans in what could be a launching pad in his new division and his larger career. Facing […]
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UFC 225 weigh-in results: Yoel Romero off by one pound, tips scales at 186
On Friday morning, the many stars on the UFC 225 bill took to the scales to weigh in for the respective battles. For a moment, it looked as though UFC 225 would go down as one of the rare cards for which no fighters missed weight. Regrettably, the last fighter to weigh in, headliner Yoel […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alan Jouban says Yair Rodriguez situation influenced him to take fight in Hamburg
Initially, American welterweight Alan Jouban wasn’t very excited about the possibility of flying all the way to Hamburg, Germany to fight Danny Roberts on July 22. He even thought about turning the fight down. But then, amid the UFC’s ostensible release of Yair Rodriguez, and the difficulty some of his teammates were having getting fights, […]
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David Branch says he’s signed a contract to fight “Jacare”
From the sounds of it, there could be a big middleweight fight announcement coming in the very near future. Former two-division World Series of Fighting champion David Branch says he’s signed a contract to fight former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, and he is urging the Brazilian to put pen to paper himself. https://twitter.com/DavidcBranchMMA/status/1004886659018747904 […]
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PFL 1 results, standings and highlights
Last night, the Professional Fighters League kickstarted its inaugural season with PFL 1, which went down inside the Hulu Theatre in Madison Square Garden. The event featured the opening rounds of the promotion’s heavyweight and featherweight tournaments. The card was packed to capacity with excitement. Most notably, it began with a slew of first-round finishes, […]
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VIDEO | Kamaru Usman and manager Ali Abdelaziz get into brawl with fan at PFL 1
Is it becoming a trend for fighters to get into fights in the crowds of events for different organizations than their own? Just last month, UFC lightweight veterans Nate Diaz and Clay Guida got into quite the scuffle at a Combate Americas event that has resulted in Diaz being put under investigation for alleged battery. Now […]
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VIDEO | ‘Big’ John McCarthy puts blame on commentators for rule and judging controversies
“The commentators, especially the UFC post-fight or pre-fight people…they’re putting information out that’s not true. And that hurts the fans in understanding what the judges are utilizing to score that round. The problem is this…something happens in a fight and a referee does something and it’s wrong. But Frank [Mir] or whoever or me says, […]
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VIDEO | Claudia Gadelha ‘feels good’ about ‘bad person’ Joanna Jedrzejczyk not being champion
“I am [happy that Joanna Jedrzejczyk is no longer champion]. She’s not a good person. I respect Joanna as an athlete, as a fighter but I don’t respect her as a person. I don’t think she’s a good person. She didn’t do a good job being a champion which Rose [Namajunas] does. Rose is a […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 83 // Alonzo Menifield | Angela Magana | Juan Archuleta | Martin Nguyen | Alan Jouban
BJPENN.COM Radio is back, Penn Nation! First up, highly touted light-heavyweight prospect Alonzo Menifield. Undefeated in his professional career, Alonzo returns to DWTNCS this season to claim his spot in the UFC and continue his journey of becoming the “top dog.” With a truly inspirational story of struggle and perseverance, Alonzo has all the makings […]
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With a win at UFC 225, Rashad Evans could call it a career
It’s been quite the career for The Ultimate Fighter season 2 winner, Rashad Evans. Evans won TUF 2 as a heavyweight in 2005 to begin his UFC journey. Eight fights later, he would be hoisting up light heavyweight gold after TKOing the champion and TUF 1 winner, Forrest Griffin. Evans was 13-0-1 when he became […]
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The Biggest WTF Moments in MMA History
Part one of a three-part series celebrating outrageous, WTF moments in MMA and pop culture. With so many, shall we say, intense personalities in the MMA world, there are bound to be some bizarre, hilarious and downright WTF moments from time to time. From accidental self-knockouts to ring attire that give the term “adult diaper” […]
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Dana White says that Georges St-Pierre is retired ‘as far as I’m concerned’
UFC President, Dana White and former two-division UFC champion, Georges St-Pierre are no strangers to saying opposite things. White has come out and done so once again. During a recent interview with TSN, the UFC boss stated that GSP is retired. “We’ve been talking about a fight with GSP, but GSP is retired. As far as […]
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Report | Jimmie Rivera looking for quick turnaround, John Dodson as possible next opponent
Unfortunately for New York’s own, Jimmie Rivera, his first UFC main event this past Saturday did not go as he had hoped. Suffering only the second loss of his career in 23 fights, Rivera was finished via head kick and punches in just 33 seconds by his opponent, Marlon Moraes. With the only damage done […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen reveals what he was offered by the WWE
https://twitter.com/BadGuyMMA/status/1004801917896331265?s=09 “I had one piece of contact with the WWE in terms of doing business and it was right before I fought Anderson Silva [the first time]. The offer was…and please don’t ask who made it, I’m sure you’ll know but…you no show, no call that event. You can’t show up to the Anderson fight […]
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BREAKING | Brad Tavares out of fight with Israel Adesanya, replacement in mind
“You know this kid Israel [Adesanya]? He’s actually the main event on The Ultimate Fighter [27] finale.” Dana White told TMZ, “And Brad Tavares, I don’t think anybody knows this yet, but Brad Tavares just this morning broke his foot. He’s out of that fight right now with Israel. So we’re looking to put somebody […]
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VIDEO | Whittaker and Romero, Dos Anjos and Covington have staredowns at UFC 225 media day
On Thursday afternoon, the stars of UFC 225 took to the stage for their penultimate pre-fight staredowns. This anticipated card, which goes down Saturday night in Chicago, Illinois, will be headlined by a middleweight title rematch between champion Robert Whittaker and challenger Yoel Romero. The pair first collided a little less than a year ago, […]
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Kamaru Usman shares hopes for star-studded UFC card in Africa
After watching Darren Till get a hero’s reception in his hometown of Liverpool, welterweight contender Kamaru Usman is hoping for a similar experience in Africa. While Usman hails from Nigeria, he feels that, if the UFC called on all of its African stars, it could sell out a stadium in pretty much any African nation. […]
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CM Punk explains why “no MMA fighter has an excuse for missing weight”
In the opinion of former pro wrestler CM Punk, who will take on Mike Jackson in the first bout of the UFC 225 main card this Saturday, fighters have no excuse for missing weight. Punk believes he and his fellow Chicagoan Belal Muhammad are all the proof of this claim that’s required. Punk, after all, […]
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Colby Covington claims Jon Jones has been doing steroids, other drugs since college
Colby Covington, who will battle Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight title at UFC 225 this Saturday, lived with former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones while they were both competing as college wrestlers. That, however, does not mean the two are friends. In fact, Covington pulls no punches whatsoever when speaking about his former […]
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Yoel Romero is interested in moving to light heavyweight to battle Daniel Cormier
This weekend, in the main event of UFC 225, Yoel Romero will battle Robert Whittaker for the UFC middleweight title. From the sounds of it, this might not be the only title fight in Romero’s future. Speaking at a UFC 225 media scrum, Romero was asked about the possibility of moving up to the 205-pound […]