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Vitor Belfort went into UFC 224 fight with Lyoto Machida injured
One of MMA’s all-time greatest finishers fought their final battle this past Saturday. In the main card opener, “The Phenom” Vitor Belfort took on Lyoto Machida in a clash of Brazilian former UFC light heavyweight champions. Machida was the one to walk away with the spectacular knockout victory thus spoiling what would be Belfort’s retirement party […]
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Angela Hill is not happy about Mackenzie Dern taking her spot in the strawweight rankings
In the wake of the UFC 224, which went down last Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the UFC has updated its official rankings. Given the way the UFC rankings seem to morph entirely arbitrarily from one week to the next, they are usually pretty controversial. The latest update to the rankings, however, was […]
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Odds | Tito Ortiz opens as favorite over Chuck Liddell ahead of potential rematch
Earlier this week, former UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell confirmed what we’ve all suspected for so long: he’s coming back. Liddell dropped this bomb on The MMA Hour. “I will fight again,” he told host Ariel Helwani on the show. The expectation, of course, is that Liddell will rematch his former rival Tito Ortiz […]
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Former UFC fighter, commentator Brian Stann joins PFL team
Mid-way through 2017, former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight Brian Stann announced that he would be leaving his post as a UFC commentator and analyst. As it turns out, however, that would not be where Stann’s involvement in the sport ended. In a Thursday release, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced that Stann will be […]
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Bellator 199 payouts: Ryan Bader and ‘King Mo’ made bank for their 15-second fight
Last weekend, Bellator MMA touched down in San Jose, California with the stacked Bellator 199 card. In the main event of this anticipated card, reigning Bellator light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader knocked out former Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal in just 15 seconds. With this win, Bader advanced to the second […]
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UFC rankings update: Mackenzie Dern now ranked at strawweight
UFC 224, which went down in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last Saturday, caused a number of interesting changes to the official UFC rankings. The most interesting of these changes occurred in the strawweight division, where Mackenzie Dern entered the rankings at number 15, despite the fact that her UFC 224 submission win over Amanda Bobby […]
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Demetrious Johnson issues slick comeback to Henry Cejudo’s Twitter attack
Now that his much discussed superfight with bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw is off the table, Demetrious Johnson’s next fight is expected to be a rematch with former opponent Henry Cejudo, who defeated by first-round TKO in 2016. That said, this rematch is far from set in stone. On Wednesday afternoon, Cejudo took to Twitter in […]
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Francis Ngannou’s coach received death threats after UFC 220, and his response was awesome
Francis Ngannou entered his UFC 220 title fight with UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic with mountains of hype connected his name. Unfortunately, his showdown with Miocic did not go the way his hype suggested it would. Instead, he was dominated to a five-round unanimous decision loss, and had some fairly serious deficits in the wrestling […]
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Michael Bisping has no sympathy for Vitor Belfort’s loss in retirement bout, “he’s built a career off being a cheat”
One man who is never short on words is the former UFC middleweight champion, “The Count” Michael Bisping. With former opponent of Bisping’s, Vitor Belfort’s career coming to an end this past Saturday at UFC 224 with a violent knockout loss to Lyoto Machida, Bisping shared his thoughts on the legendary Brazilians departure from the sport […]
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Henry Cejudo says interim title fight to be made if Joseph Benavidez wins at UFC 225
Top UFC flyweight contender, Henry Cejudo doesn’t seem so happy. After roasting the champion, Demetrious Johnson earlier today on Twitter, Cejudo continued to detail the recent situation involving him and the champion and even dropped some news of potential future plans for the flyweight division. And one more thing that’s being discussed. If benevidez gets […]
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VIDEO | Kamaru Usman predicts first round finish of Demian Maia at UFC Chile
Ahead of #UFCChile, hear what Kamaru Usman (@USMAN84kg) said about the possibility of fighting Demian Maia – in 2016. "My style will trump his style. … I know that I can get him out of there."@DanTomMMA breaks down the fight: https://t.co/6MuEkJdLE0 pic.twitter.com/4ujn4sw477 — MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) May 16, 2018 “You know what, this is fighting […]
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Demian Maia gives reason for accepting short-notice fight with Kamaru Usman
If things had gone according to the original plan, surging UFC welterweight contender Kamaru Usman would have battled Argentine striker Santiago Ponzinibbio in the main of the UFC’s debut in Chile, which goes down this Saturday in the capital of Santiago. When Ponzinibbio was forced out of the fight with an injury, however, Usman was […]
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Henry Cejudo roasts Demetrious Johnson with savage Tweet, promises to “kill the mouse”
For a time, it looked as though dominant UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and dangerous bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw would collide in a flyweight title super fight this summer. When the negotiations for this fight fizzled out, however, the two champions reset their crosshairs on challenges in their respective divisions. For TJ Dillashaw, that means […]
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Chael Sonnen understands why UFC cut Yair Rodriguez, cites special UFC policy as reason
On a recent episode of his Beyond The Fight podcast, MMA analyst and current Bellator star Chael Sonnen delved into the UFC’s extremely controversial choice to cut featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez. While Sonnen had nothing but praise for Rodriguez’s ability, he understands why the UFC had to cut him. Apparently, it all comes down to […]
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Rose Namajunas: Mackenzie Dern needs to “get her s**t together”
Last weekend, on the main card of UFC 224, BJJ star Mackenzie Dern stepped into the Octagon for the second time, taking on Amanda Bobby Cooper. Dern won this fight in emphatic fashion, dropping her foe with a huge punch in the first round, then sinking in a deep rear-naked choke for the win. Unfortunately, Dern’s […]
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Israel Adesanya already has another opponent in mind if he beats Brad Tavares
Having won his first two UFC bouts, kickboxing export Israel Adesanya has been rewarded with a main event battle with well-established middleweight veteran Brad Tavares. The pair’s bout headlines The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on July 6. Interestingly, this bout with Tavares is one that Adesanya asked for. And if he gets past the Hawaiian […]
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Daniel Cormier feels there’s more on the line at UFC 226 than the heavyweight title
At UFC 226, which goes down on July 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada, reigning UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier will return to his former haunts in the heavyweight division for a battle with divisional kingpin Stipe Miocic. If Cormier topples this momentous challenge, he’ll have to make room on his crowded mantle — which […]
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UFC to debut in Russia with UFC Moscow card on September 15
At long last, the UFC has made its debut in Russia official. As previously reported by Denis Geyko of RT Sport, the promotion will take over the Olympic Stadium in the Russian capital of Moscow on September 15. “Russia is a key part of UFC’s international expansion strategy,” UFC Senior Vice President of International and […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz received an “apology letter” from Conor McGregor, says she won’t sue for bus attack
Back in April, in the buildup to UFC 223, Conor McGregor went berserk in Brooklyn, NY, throwing a dolly through a shuttle bus window in a crazed search for his rival Khabib Nurmagomedov. Unsurprisingly, the Irishman’s rampage left the bus’s passengers — a host of UFC 223 fighters — quite shaken. Some, like Ray Borg […]
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Chael Sonnen not falling for ‘scumbag’ Fedor Emelianenko’s ‘nice guy gimmick’
Believe it or not, it’s really going to happen. If you were told ten years ago…hell, even a year ago that former top-ranked UFC middleweight, Chael Sonnen would one day be fighting the greatest heavyweight fighter of all time and someone that many believe is the greatest of all time across all divisions, Fedor Emelianenko… How […]
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Nate Diaz under investigation after altercation with Clay Guida at Combate Americas event
Last Friday night things got a little bit wild in the audience of the Combate 20 event. As seems to generally be the case when Nate Diaz shows up attending MMA fights in the crowd… Infamously known for two brawls prior to this one, Diaz and his brother Nick were banned from World Series of […]
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Dear MMA Gods | It’s not too late for the WEC super fight
Tis the season for super fights! Christmas is coming early this July as we get a colossal showdown between the UFC’s light heavyweight and heavyweight champions, Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic. Talk about a treat. Other super fights that have been up in the air recently are that of flyweight king, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson vs bantamweight champ, […]
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CSAC has no problems clearing Chuck Liddell to fight as long as he passes his medicals
‘The Iceman’ is back. Chuck Liddell will compete in an MMA cage once again. But before he can do so, he’s going to have to re-apply for his MMA licenses. Being a native of California, Liddell will likely be applying to the California State Athletic Commission first. Despite now being 48 years of age, CSAC Executive […]
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Amanda Cooper shares first thoughts post-UFC 224
A fight from UFC 224 that became highlighted closer to when the fight drew nearer was the scheduled strawweight tilt between The Ultimate Fighter season 23 finalist, Amanda Cooper and hot prospect and BJJ world champion, Mackenzie Dern. Spotlighted for the wrong reason, the drama came late in UFC 224’s fight week when Dern would […]
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MMA veteran Phil Baroni gives interesting take on Chuck Liddell’s comeback: It’s not up to you
Yesterday afternoon, on the latest edition of The MMA Hour, 48-year-old MMA legend Chuck Liddell confirmed what we’ve long suspected: After eight years of retirement, he will be returning to the cage. “I will fight again,” Liddell said, point blank, on the show (transcribed by MMA Fighting). Liddell, who is expected to fight his former […]
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Tony Ferguson gives timeframe for return, expects immediate title shot against Khabib Nurmagomedov
If things had gone according to the initial plan, Tony Ferguson would have battled Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 223. Regrettably, Ferguson sustained a knee injury just six days before the April 7 bout, and was forced out of the fight as a result. Nurmagomedov then defeated late-replacement Al Iaquinta to […]
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Mackenzie Dern sends message of thanks to Amanda Bobby Cooper: I learned a lot from this
Last weekend, on the main card of UFC 224, grappling ace Mackenzie Dern stepped into the Octagon for the second time, taking on Amanda Bobby Cooper. Dern won this fight in emphatic fashion, dropping her foe in the first round, then submitting her with a rear-naked choke. Unfortunately, Dern’s win over Cooper comes with an […]
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VIDEO | Nick Diaz drains his elbow over a sink… and it’s nasty
https://twitter.com/DaveMMAdden/status/995868504636047360 What do you do when you’re a fighter, and you’ve got a buildup of fluid in your elbow? Well, you could certainly go to the doctor’s office and have it drained by a professional. Or, you could do it the Nick Diaz way, and drain that bloated ‘bow over a kitchen sink. Just don’t […]