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MMA Community reacts to Dillon Danis’ impressive debut at Bellator 198
MMA Community reacts to Dillon Danis’ impressive debut at Bellator 198 Submission specialist Dillon Danis made his professional mixed martial arts debut at tonight’s Bellator 198 event against opponent Kyle Walker. Danis ate a couple of big shots from Walker in the early seconds of the fight but was eventually able to pull guard, a […]
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Bellator 198 Results: Dillon Danis submits Kyle Walker (VIDEO)
Bellator 198 Results: Dillon Danis submits Kyle Walker Dillon Danis made his highly anticipated mixed martials arts debut at tonight’s Bellator 198 event against opponent Kyle Walker. Round one begins and Danis starts off quickly. He immediately shoots in for a takedown but it is not there. Walker with a nice right hand over the […]
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UFC Chile Fight Card and Start Time
UFC Chile Fight Card and Start Time The octagon invades Chile for the first time on May 19 for the promotions UFC Fight Night 129 event. The fight card, which takes place at Movistar Arena in Santiago, is headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring former title challenger Demian Maia taking on surging division contender […]
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Conor McGregor’s coach has his doubts that Khabib Nurmagomedov is not finishing fights on purpose
Conor McGregor’s coach has his doubts that Khabib Nurmagomedov is not finishing fights on purpose Khabib Nurmagomedov captured the UFC’s undisputed lightweight title earlier this month in Brooklyn by scoring a unanimous decision victory over short-notice opponent “Raging” Al Iaquinta. Prior to the UFC 223 title fight, the promotion sported two lightweight title holders in […]
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Bobby Green to Floyd Mayweather: “I’ll kill you. I’ll strangle you out in the back of a parking lot.”
Bobby Green to Floyd Mayweather: “I’ll kill you. I’ll strangle you out in the back of a parking lot.” UFC lightweight fighter Bobby Green will return to the octagon at June’s UFC 225 pay-per-view event in Chicago against fellow veteran Clay Guida. Bobby Green (24-8-1 MMA) recently picked up his first win since 2014 at […]
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Ronda Rousey discusses her UFC losses: “One thing my mother never taught me was how to lose.”
Ronda Rousey discusses her UFC losses: “One thing my mother never taught me was how to lose.” Ronda Rousey entered the UFC octagon for the first time at UFC 157 in February of 2013 where she squared off Liz Carmouche for the promotions bantamweight title in Anaheim, California. Just as she had done in her […]
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Report | Gunnar Nelson injured, forced out of fight with Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool
Report | Gunnar Nelson injured, forced out of fight with Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool The octagon will invade Liverpool, England on May 27 for the promotions UFC Fight Night 130 event. The card is headlined by a highly anticipated welterweight scrap featuring former two time title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson taking on undefeated contender […]
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Dan Hooker calls for scrap with “stupidest guy in the division” Justin Gaethje
New Zealand lightweight Dan Hooker is now on an impressive three-fight win-streak, and he’s hoping to be rewarded for this success with a big step up in competition. In particular, he’s hoping to fight former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, who he considers “the stupidest guy in the division.” Hooker made his […]
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Report | UFC eyeing Nicco Montano vs. Valentina Shevchenko title fight for Calgary main event
Earlier today, the UFC announced a slew of bouts for UFC on FOX 30, which goes down on July 28 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Though these announcements included news of a Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens featherweight co-main event, they did not include any news about the card’s main event. According to Ariel Helwani of […]
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UFC adds co-founder Art Davie to UFC Hall of Fame
The newest addition to the contributor win of the UFC Hall of Fame, which honors those who have “made outstanding and historical contributions to the sport outside of active competition,” is UFC co-founder Art Davie. Davie, who created the UFC with the help of Rorion Gracie, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame during […]
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Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens booked for co-main event battle in Calgary
Though it was briefly linked to the UFC’s upcoming return to Singapore, Jose Aldo and Jeremy Stephens’s compelling featherweight showdown will instead serve as the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This return to Calgary goes down on July 22. This news was first reported by Combate, and has now […]
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Dillon Danis on upcoming MMA debut: I feel like after this fight I will run the company
BJJ ace and Conor McGregor training partner Dillon Danis has never been short on confidence. That remains true as he gears up for his professional MMA debut, which will pit him against 2-3 fighter Kyle Walker in a 175-pound catchweight fight at Bellator 198 this weekend. Speaking to MMAMania, Danis explained that to him, Walker […]
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Al Iaquinta trashes Tony Ferguson: If it wasn’t for fighting, he’d be like a worthless person
Over the last couple of days, Al Iaquinta and Tony Ferguson have been going at in on social media. The pair’s beef began when Ferguson used Iaquinta’s standing in the UFC lightweight division as a way to delegitimize Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 223 title win. On a recent episode of Submission Radio, Iaquinta explained why he […]
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Stefan Struve and Marcin Tybura to collide at UFC Hamburg
The UFC’s July 22 trip to Hamburg, Germany keeps getting better and better. The latest addition to the card, per an announcement from the UFC, is a heavyweight showdown between towering Dutchman Stefan Struve, and dangerous Polish star Marcin Tybura. https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/989784992283791360 Struve will enter this compelling heavyweight tilt on a two-fight losing streak, as he […]
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VIDEOS | Colby Covington and “Felony” Charles Bennett involved in heated altercation
Hearing Colby was seen leaving in a neck brace after this vicious assault by Charles Bennett. Criminal charges pending. pic.twitter.com/UmE9b6Dzgu — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 27, 2018 Last night, hardcore MMA fans tuned into to watch CamSoda Legends, the first MMA event to be streamed live on a pornography site. Yes, you read that correctly. This […]
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BREAKING | Demian Maia In for Santiago Ponzinibbio, Faces Kamaru Usman in UFC Chile Main Event
Disaster struck for UFC Chile the past week when it lost it’s main and co-main events. The co-main was initially set to be Volkan Oezdemir vs Mauricio “Shogun” Rua but was then moved to be the UFC Hamburg main event after some issues with Oezdemir’s visa came to light. The main event, on the other […]
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Colby Covington gives his take on how Khabib Nurmagomedov would perform at welterweight
Khabib Nurmagomedov, who now owns the UFC lightweight title, is a flawless 26-0 as a professional mixed martial artist. Given his incredible dominance in the lightweight division — and the fact that he’s struggled with the scale in the past — many members of the MMA community have wondered how he’d perform in the UFC […]
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PHOTOS | Sage Northcutt has packed on 25 pounds, is more ripped than ever
Sage Northcutt has always been absolutely shredded, whether he’s been competing at 155 pounds or 170. Since his last fight, however, the young talent has taken his physique to a whole new level. Northcutt’s latest Instagram posts tell the story of his incredible bulk-up — which ultimately prompted a visit from the United States Anti-Doping […]
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The Deadliest Strikes in Martial Arts Movies
Part four in a series celebrating badassery in film and TV The mightiest warriors in martial arts movies use their bare fists and feet as deadly weapons. They strike fast and hard, and before you know it, your heart has exploded or your eyeballs are gauged out. Read on for a tribute to the deadliest […]
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Tony Ferguson goes after “young and dumb” Kevin Lee on social media
Earlier this week, top UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee appeared on the JRE MMA Show to discuss all the goings on in the world of MMA. One of the topics of conversation was Tony Ferguson, who Lee lost to in an interim title bout in October of 2017. Ferguson was recently supposed to battle Khabib Nurmagomedov […]
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Upcoming TUF season to feature female featherweights, male heavyweights
The women’s featherweight division is far and away the UFC’s most talent-starved division. In fact, you can count the UFC’s female featherweights on one hand: reigning champ Cris Cyborg, top contender Megan Anderson, and former bantamweight champ Holly Holm. From the sounds of it, that will soon change. On Wednesday, the UFC sent out a […]
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UFC signs former WSOF heavyweight champion Blagoy Ivanov
Blagoy Ivanov (16-1) has long stood out as one of the very best heavyweights outside the UFC. That is no longer the case, as he’s reportedly signed a deal with the promotion, and is expected to make his Octagon debut this summer. This news was confirmed by Ariel Helwani, following an initial report by Ryan […]
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Ronda Rousey looks back on MMA career, admits she didn’t know how to lose
Now that Ronda Rousey is firmly established as a member of the WWE roster, she’s becoming more and more open about the pair of losses that ended her career as a mixed martial artist — losses she wouldn’t discuss previously. The former UFC women’s bantamweight queen looked back on these losses, which were dealt by […]
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Nick Newell gets spot on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, edges closer to UFC goal
Earlier this week, we learned that Nick Newell, a fighter born with a congenital amputation of his left arm, had met with Dana White in Las Vegas to dicuss his potential move to the UFC. In the wake of these meetings, the expectation was that White would give Newell — and the fans — an answer […]
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Holly Holm Understands Her Position, Feels “it is make or break” vs Megan Anderson at UFC 225
A UFC career can be a true roller coaster ride in every sense of the phrase. You can go from incredible highs to devastating lows in the blink of an eye. For Holly Holm, she isn’t quite at a point of ‘rock bottom’, but the once champion has lost some steam since her phenomenal dismantling […]
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Jon Jones continues to go after Alexander Gustafsson on Twitter
Earlier this week, light heavyweight rivals Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier finally found some common ground: a shared disdain for Swedish light heavyweight contender Alexander Gustafsson, who they both hold a close decision victory over. It all began when Jones went after Gustafsson for his comments on the JRE MMA Show. “Beat me in three?” […]
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Michael Bisping responds to rumors of Nick Diaz fight: it’s all total bulls**t
The rumors about a potential showdown between former UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping and long-absent Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz are just that — rumors. On a recent episode of his podcast Believe You Me, Bisping shut down these undeniably dubious rumors, referring to them as “total bullshit.” “No, no. I’m not fighting Nick Diaz, […]
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Report | Zabit Magomedsharipov has been offered a fight Yair Rodriguez
Rising Russian featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov, who is one of the flashiest fighters on the UFC roster today, has reportedly been offered a bout with a fighter who is cut from the same cloth: Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez. The bout is reportedly being discussed for the UFC’s September debut in Moscow, Russia. This news comes from Dennis […]