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Fabricio Werdum breaks silence on potential USADA violation
Earlier today, we learned that former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is the latest fighter to be notified of a potential anti-doping violation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). “The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Fabricio Werdum of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample […]
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A look at The Ultimate Fighter 28’s featherweight tryouts
Today the UFC held their open tryouts for season 28 of The Ultimate Fighter which will be featuring the heavyweights and female featherweights. Ironically enough, 28 fighters showed up for the chance to be a part of the featherweight cast. One fighter in particular that showed up was not there to try and earn a […]
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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold re-injures leg, potential fight with Alexander Gustafsson on hold
Luke Rockhold reinjured his leg in training late last week and is now definitely not fighting Alexander Gustafsson this summer. I’m told he’s hoping to return in October, at the earliest. Here’s a video he provided to me of his shin getting stitched up. (Warning: GRAPHIC) pic.twitter.com/CDQseH7nUN — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 22, 2018 The […]
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Specifics of Mirko Cro Cop’s crazy injury revealed, wants October return and Roy Nelson rematch “ASAP”
It was announced yesterday that legendary MMA heavyweight, Mirko Cro Cop had been injured out of his big upcoming Bellator 200 main event rematch with Roy Nelson. The specifics of the injury weren’t given out at that time but now they have been and they’re a little stunning. What exactly Cro Cop did to injure […]
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Colby Covington reacts to “slime bag” Fabricio Werdum’s potential USADA violation
On Tuesday afternoon, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was notified of a potential anti-doping violation by The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). “The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Fabricio Werdum of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on April 25, 2018,” a UFC […]
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BREAKING | Fabricio Werdum informed of potential anti-doping violation by USADA
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), has struck again. On Tuesday afternoon, the agency announced that former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has been informed of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on April 25, 2018. Per a UFC release: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) […]
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Coach Mark Henry explains why Eddie Alvarez has “best chance” to defeat Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who now owns an insane overall record of 26-0, is looking more and more like an unstoppable force. In the opinion of renowned MMA coach Mark Henry, however, his pupil Eddie Alvarez has all the prerequisites to crack the Nurmagomedov code. Henry explained why he believes the former champ Eddie […]
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Michael Chiesa becomes latest fighter to join UFC broadcast team
Following in the footsteps of fighters like Michael Bisping, Rashad Evans and Tyron Woodley, Michael Chiesa is the latest fighter to take on side-gig as a UFC analyst. The ninth-ranked UFC lightweight will make his analyst debut this weekend, as he will join the Fox Sports desk during the UFC’s Saturday night debut in Liverpool. […]
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Alistair Overeem explains why he’s ok with being bumped off the UFC 225 main card
Over the weekend, during the UFC Chile broadcast, we learned that the UFC had made a pretty significant adjustment to the UFC 225 main card. This adjustment saw Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes‘s heavyweight contender bout bumped from the main card to the prelims, and Holly Holm and Megan Anderson’s featherweight contender bout moved to […]
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Al Iaquinta drops news of potential summer scrap with Justin Gaethje
On the latest edition of his Call Me Al podcast, UFC lightweight star Al Iaquinta suggested that he could be fighting former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje this summer. Iaquinta divulged this gem of information when a fan called into the show and asked, point-blank, whether he would be fighting Gaethje. Interestingly, Iaquinta […]
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Chuck Liddell’s long-time coach feels Tito Ortiz trilogy fight is like “f***ing a fat chick again”
By this point, you’ve surely heard the news. 48-year-old former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell is making a comeback. Liddell’s controversial comeback, which follows an eight-year retirement, is expected to occur in Oscar De La Hoya’s new MMA promotion. Liddell’s opponent in this comeback fight is expected to be an MMA legend of a […]
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Rose Namajunas not interested in third Joanna Jedrzejczyk fight — unless one condition is met
For a time, Joanna Jedrzejczyk looked truly unstoppable as the UFC strawweight champion. Then, in November of 2017, her reign came to a shocking and violent end, as she was put down by a salvo of first-round Rose Namajunas punches. Given her previous dominance, Jedrzejczyk was given the chance to reclaim her title from Namajunas […]
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Yair Rodriguez details the lead up to his release from the UFC
When news broke earlier this month that young featherweight prospect, Yair Rodriguez had been cut from the UFC, the MMA world was surprised, to say the least. The 10-2 Ultimate Fighter: Latin America winner, Rodriguez last fought in May of last year when he suffered his first UFC loss to former lightweight champion and perennial […]
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Carlos Condit hoping to return in November or December
One of the MMA world’s most entertaining and fan-friendly fighters to watch has always been “the Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit. Unfortunately for Condit, he’s visibly been on a downward trend in terms of his success recently. Since 2012, the former interim UFC welterweight champion and former WEC welterweight champion, Condit has gone 2-7 in […]
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Former UFC, Rizin star Ian McCall announces retirement from MMA
After 15 years as a professional fighter, Ian McCall has announced his retirement from MMA. McCall made this announcement on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “I’m retiring finally, I think people have been waiting for this for a long time,” McCall said (transcribed by Alexander K. Lee for MMA Fighting). “I’m done. This sport […]
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Updated Bellator 200 Fight Card
This Friday night, Bellator MMA will touch down in London, England for with the landmark Bellator 200 card. Originally, the card was expected to be headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Roy Nelson. Regrettably, Cro Cop was forced out of the contest with an injury just days ahead of the […]
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Vitor Belfort explains why he fought through injury at UFC 224
Earlier this month, MMA legend Vitor Belfort stepped into the UFC’s Octagon for a final time, taking on fellow Brazilian legend Lyoto Machida. He did so on the main card of UFC 224, which went down in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the end, this fight with Machida went disastrously for Belfort, […]
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Alexey Oleynik to fight at UFC Moscow, Fabricio Werdum discussed as potential opponent
On Sunday evening, Russian heavyweight Alexey Oleynik posted a photo to Instagram that showed a bout agreement for the UFC’s September 15 debut in Moscow, Russia. http://www.instagram.com/p/BjBBuV0A_nr Shortly thereafter, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported that a bout between Oleynik and Fabricio Werdum has been “seriously discussed as a top fight” for this anticipated Moscow card. […]
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Report | Mirko Cro Cop out of Bellator 200 headlining bout with Roy Nelson
Bellator 200, which is now just days away, has reportedly lost its originally planned main event. According to Gareth A Davis of The Telegraph, Mirko Cro Cop has been forced out his headlining showdown with Roy Nelson with a leg injury. Per The Telegraph’s report, a replacement opponent is being sought for Nelson. Given that Bellator has […]
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Stephen Thompson not impressed by UFC’s choice to crown interim welterweight champion
Stephen Thompson, who battles surging British contender Darren Till in the main event of the UFC’s Saturday night debut in Liverpool, England, is not a fan of the UFC’s choice to crown an interim welterweight champion. It’s his belief that by crowning the winner of Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington’s UFC 225 battle the […]
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Alexa Grasso issues statement on tough, first-round submission loss to Tatiana Suarez
Alexa Grasso’s battle with The Ultimate Fighter 23 winner Tatiana Suarez, which headlined the UFC’s Saturday night debut in Santiago, Chile, did not go the way she planned. Instead, the Mexican strawweight was taken down and submitted by her American adversary in the very first round. Shortly after this loss, Grasso took to Instagram to […]
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Tito Ortiz explains why he wants third fight with Chuck Liddell
Earlier this month, former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell announced his intention to emerge from an eight-year-retirement to make a comeback. While nothing is set in stone just yet, it sounds as though Liddell’s comeback fight will pit him against his former arch rival Tito Ortiz, probably in Oscar De La Hoya’s new MMA […]
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Tatiana Suarez welcomes Khabib Nurmagomedov comparisons because she borrowed a part of his game
Last night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s debut in Santiago, Chile, strawweight wrestling specialist Tatiana Suarez picked up a dominant, first-round submission victory over the highly-regarded Alexa Grasso. Suarez’s grappling dominance was so impressive in this fight that she was quickly compared to undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and absolute grappling juggernaut, […]
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Heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem reacts to his fight being moved off UFC 225 main card
Last night, news surfaced that the UFC had made an adjustment to the UFC 225 lineup, adding a featherweight contender bout between Holly Holm and Megan Anderson to the main card, at the expense of a heavyweight contender bout between Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes. This Overeem vs. Blaydes fight, which was first reported by BJPenn.com’s Tom Taylor, […]
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Dan Hooker vs. Gilbert Burns added to stacked UFC 226 bill
UFC 226, which already stands out as the most stacked card of the year thus far, keeps getting better. The latest dynamite booking to be added to the lineup is a lightweight scrap pitting New Zealand’s Dan Hooker against Brazil’s Gilbert Burns. This bout was first reported by Stuff. Hooker will enter this fight on […]
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson heaps praise on Conor McGregor, McGregor responds
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a big Conor McGregor fan. That’s been clear for quite some time. Yet after watching the documentary Conor McGregor: Notorious, which celebrates McGregor’s many massive accomplishments, The Rock’s admiration for the Irish fighter seems to have ballooned even bigger. The wrestler-turned-actor heaped praise on McGregor on a Saturday night Instagram post. […]
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Curtis Blaydes reacts to his bout with Alistair Overeem being bumped off the UFC 225 main card
Last night, news surfaced that the UFC had made an adjustment to the UFC 225 main card, adding a featherweight contender bout between Holly Holm and Megan Anderson to the main card, at the expense of a heavyweight contender bout between Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes. This Overeem vs. Blaydes fight, which was first reported […]
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After win over Demian Maia, Kamaru Usman is only interested in two matchups
Fresh off a dominant decision victory over former UFC middleweight and welterweight title challenger Demian Maia, surging welterweight Kamaru Usman wants a crack at divisional kingpin Tyron Woodley. He feels it’s a fight he’s earned, and interestingly, an easier fight than the one he just had with Maia. “I think I should fight for the belt […]