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UFC Boise gets yet another great scrap as Eddie Wineland meets Alejandro Perez
The UFC’s upcoming stop in Boise, Idaho, continues to get better, and better, and better. The latest addition to this shockingly stacked Fight Night card is a bantamweight battle between former WEC bantamweight champion Eddie Wineland, and the streaking Alejandro Perez. Wineland, who once fought for the UFC interim bantamweight championship, last competed in April […]
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VIDEO | Tension runs high at the UFC Liverpool media day staredowns
Sunday night. IT GOES DOWN. #UFCLiverpool pic.twitter.com/5TDgptepbD — UFC (@ufc) May 25, 2018 On Thursday, the stars of Sunday’s UFC Liverpool card faced off for the media. As always, these media day face-offs were a blend of bravado-fuelled intensity and cool sportsmanship. UFC Liverpool’s main event fighters, hometown hero Darren Till and number-one ranked welterweight […]
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Miesha Tate thinks UFC-ESPN is “incredible,” but hopes fighters get bigger piece of the pie
In 2019, the UFC will part ways with FOX and start broadcasting on ESPN. The promotion’s product will also appear extensively on ESPN’s streaming service ESPN+. This new deal between the two parties, which is set to span five years, is worth a hefty $1.5 billion dollars. Speaking on her radio show, MMA Tonight on SiriusXM […]
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Darren Till tells the story of the time he was almost stabbed to death in Liverpool
Roughly six years ago, UFC welterweight Darren Till was nearly stabbed to death during a fight inside a nightclub. Ahead of his scrap with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, which headlines the UFC’s debut in his hometown of Liverpool, Till recounted the grim night that he was stabbed. “There was an incident in a club,” Till said […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Phil Davis worried for Chuck Liddell in return fight
When it comes to some of Bellator’s best acquisitions over the past few years, none get much better than UFC veteran, Phil ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Davis. Since entering Bellator in 2015, Davis has gone 5-1 adding a championship belt along the way. Speaking of champions, one of Davis’ all-time favorites is one of the best to […]
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Report | Mark Hunt expected to fill in vs Aleksei Oleinek as UFC Moscow headliner
UFC’s first visit to Russia quickly had it’s main event established…and then it was quickly taken away. One half of the initial headliner was former UFC heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum, who just days after the fight was made official, was notified of a USADA violation and is now unable to compete. Werdum’s scheduled opponent for […]
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Cub Swanson vs Renato Moicano added to UFC 227
The UFC’s next trio of pay-per-view events is shaping up to be one of the best stretches of events in the organization’s history. Last of the three if UFC 227 on August 4th in Los Angeles, California which has just added a very fun featherweight scrap. After verbal agreements over Twitter to fight each in […]
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Jose ‘Shorty’ Torres excited for UFC debut, focused on future in the Octagon
It’s a debut that many have looked forward to and anticipated but it’s not exactly how Jose “Shorty” Torres wanted his UFC debut to happen. Torres, both the flyweight and bantamweight champion for Titan FC has been on the brink of a UFC call-up for some time, and he finally received the call on short […]
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EXCLUSIVE | After KO of Jared Cannonier, Dominick Reyes is ready for the UFC’s top light heavyweights
Last Saturday night, during the main card of the UFC’s anticipated debut in Santiago, Chile, undefeated light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes (9-0) authored the biggest win of his career thus far, clobbering the dangerous Jared Cannonier with a rocket-fuelled uppercut in the first round. Reyes entered the cage in Chile knowing that the uppercut could […]
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Lyoto Machida not thinking about retirement yet, interested in Whittaker vs. Romero winner
At UFC 224, Lyoto Machida authored one of the most dazzling victories of spectacular career, zapping the retiring Vitor Belfort with a front kick to the face. With this win, the former UFC light heavyweight champion and long-time middleweight contender moved onto a two-fight win-streak, and he’s hoping a few more victories will carry him […]
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Mike Perry sends message of support to rival Darren Till: “show me how it’s done”
There was a time, not all that long ago, when “Platinum” Mike Perry and Darren Till seemed to be on a collision course. Perry was riding high on the momentum of back-to-back knockouts of Jake Ellenberger and Alex Reyes, while Till had just authored a violent first-round knockout of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. “I’ve got my […]
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Kyle Bochniak calls for UFC Moscow scrap with Artem Lobov, Lobov responds
We can now add another name to the list of fighters to call out Artem Lobov: Kyle Bochniak. The all-action American featherweight called out the Russian on Wednesday evening on Twitter. https://twitter.com/KyleBochniak/status/999480036553121792 “[Artem Lobov] If you are available, would love to share the octagon with you September, 15 in Moscow Russia,” Bochniak said in his […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alex Volkanovski on UFC Boise scrap with Darren Elkins: I honestly think I can finish him
Having won his four four bouts in the UFC’s Octagon, Australian featherweight Alex Volkanovski (17-1) has been rewarded with a big step up in competition. He’ll be battling 10th-ranked UFC featherI honestly think I can finish himweight contender Darren Elkins (24-5) when the UFC touches down in Boise, Idaho on July 14, as first reported […]
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Bellator 200 weigh-in results: headliners on point, one fighter fails to make weight
On Friday, Bellator MMA will celebrate its 200th fight card with the aptly-titled Bellator 200. On Thursday morning, the 34 fighters on the bill took to the scales to weigh in for the respective battles. Remarkably, only one of these 34 fighters failed to make their contracted weight, as lightweight Martyn Harris was advised to abandon his […]
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Georges St-Pierre updates on fighting future: “I don’t have much left”
Former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre wants to fight again, but he doesn’t have a lot of gas left in the tank. For the reason, he’s hoping his last forays into the Octagon will be truly special. “I don’t have much left,” St-Pierre said on a Monday appearance on the JRE MMA Show […]
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UFC President Dana White to meet with Conor McGregor in Liverpool
UFC President Dana White is going to sit down with Conor McGregor this weekend in Liverpool, England. The UFC boss will be in town for the compelling, 12-fight UFC Liverpool card. Once that card is in the books, he plans to direct his focus to McGregor. While McGregor is currently neck-deep in a complicated legal […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 81 // Alex Volkanovski | Dominick Reyes | Bevon Lewis
BJPENN.COM Radio is back! We kick off this episode with UFC featherweight powerhouse Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski. After campaigning for a ranked opponent in his next outing, Alex has been granted his wish and is set to face Darren Elkins at UFC FN 133 in Boise, Idaho on July 14th. The Aussie will help us […]
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VIDEO | Rampage Jackson annoyed by the 50 Cent call out, “even my family asked me, ‘are you fightin’ 50?’”
“I don’t know [why 50 Cent thinks he can take me], man. 50 be drinking too much of that champagne he’s got. I think he’s just talkin’. Who actually thinks that 50 is tryin’ to fight? I just don’t feel like 50’s trying to step in no cage with me. I just wake up one […]
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VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre jokingly admits to poisoning Nick Diaz
https://twitter.com/Chisanga_Malata/status/999393972199084033 “I gotta confess… I was so scared of fighting Nick Diaz so we poisoned his IV. But he survived so I was even more terrified. All the athletic commission was on my payroll so they tricked the weigh in and I made it. And I went through so I was even more terrified. So […]
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Conor McGregor drops cryptic message on Twitter: “see you soon”
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Conor McGregor fight. The Irish megastar has not fought since August of 2017, when he came up short in a headline-dominating boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. If we’re talking about MMA bouts, it’s been even longer since the Irishman has competed, as he has not stepped […]
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Valentina Shevchenko sends message to Nicco Montano: either you are fighting and defending or you should step out
Valentina Shevchenko wants a shot at UFC flyweight champion Nicco Montano. That could not be any clearer. Unfortunately for her, the fight has proven a little difficult to put together. This, of course, is not the fault of Montano, who has been recovering from a tonsillectomy. Yet Shevchenko seems to be getting tired of waiting all […]
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Chael Sonnen suggests harsh solution for trend of fighters missing weight
It seems like every major fight card is rocked by at least one fighter missing weight. This problem is so prevalent that cards that don’t feature a weigh-in hiccup — like last weekend’s UFC Chile card — feel like a real rarity. When it comes to solutions for the epidemic of fighters missing weight for […]
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Gegard Mousasi is ‘more nervous than normal’ for middleweight title fight with Rafael Carvalho
This Friday night, in the main event of Bellator 200, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi will challenge Rafael Carvalho for Bellator’s middleweight championship. The bout was originally expected to serve as the card’s co-headliner, but was elevated to the headlining spot when Roy Nelson and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s […]
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Roy Nelson will not get replacement opponent for Bellator 200, removed from card
Earlier this week, news surfaced that Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic had sustained a litany of leg-related injuries in training, and forced out of his Bellator 200 headlining rematch with Roy Nelson as a result. Amid the immediate fallout of Cro Cop’s unfortunate injury, Bellator hoped to find a last-minute replacement opponent for Nelson. This per […]
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UFC welterweight Neil Magny to donate $15K of fight purse to little girl’s medical care
When Gunnar Nelson withdrew from his fight with Neil Magny, which was supposed to co-headline the UFC’s Saturday night debut in Liverpool, the UFC began a frantic search to find Magny a replacement opponent. As the UFC matchmakers undertook this search, Magny gave them some extra incentive to keep him on the card. In a […]
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Matt Serra “livid” after referee potentially “screwed” Demian Maia out of win against Kamaru Usman
Last weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Santiago, Chile, former middleweight and welterweight title challenger Demian Maia attempted to correct a two-fight losing streak in a short-notice fight with the dangerous Kamaru Usman. This fight began quite will for the BJJ wizard Maia, as he managed to tangle up with Usman […]
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Joe Rogan thinks its “f***ing crazy” that CM Punk is on UFC 225 main card
The UFC 225 main card is absolutely stacked. Regrettably, there is one aspect of this main card that is a little controversial. Many fans are disappointed that it includes the sophomore MMA fight of former pro wrestler CM Punk, who is set to take on Mike Jackson. The controversy, of course, is that Punk and Jackson both […]
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Report | ESPN becomes new home to the UFC with $1.5 billion deal
It was announced earlier this month that the UFC had reached a deal with ESPN for their future streaming rights in 2019 after the deal with Fox expired. That initial announcement came with the news that the UFC would be streaming content on ESPN’s digital streaming service, ESPN+. The details regarding this initial deal include […]