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VIDEO | Fighter gets DQ’d after performing a standing flip off of defeated opponents spine
VIDEO | Fighter gets DQ’d after performing a standing flip off of defeated opponents spine LFA 36 took place last night live from the Morongo Casino Resort in Cabazon, California. The card delivered a plethora of exciting finishes, including five first-round stoppages. However it was a post main card fight that ended up stealing all […]
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Stephen Thompson plans on “finishing” Darren Till, but the Liverpool native has other ideas!
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson will make the walk to the octagon in enemy territory on May 27 when he squares off with Darren Till in the main event of UFC Liverpool. BJPENN.com broke the news earlier this week after confirming with sources that “Wonderboy” had accepted a bout with the undefeated […]
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Tyron Woodley wants to return in July, so why is the promotion creating an interim title?
Tyron Woodley wants to return in July, so why is the promotion creating an interim title? Tyron Woodley captured his UFC welterweight title by scoring a jaw dropping first-round knockout victory over Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 201 in July of 2016. “The Chosen One” would go on to defend his title […]
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Daniel Cormier will be fighting for more than just the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will be fighting for more than just the promotions heavyweight title when he squares off with Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 226 this July in Las Vegas. “DC” has the opportunity to join a group of fellow octagon legends in Randy Couture, BJ Penn, Conor […]
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Michael Bisping Suffered Injury In the Final Training Session Before fight with Georges St-Pierre
It isn’t easy being a fighter. And you don’t need to be told that. But sometimes things can go a little bit rougher and more unexpectedly than one would like. Thus was the case for former middleweight champion, Michael Bisping as he headed into his final attempted title defense at UFC 217 this past November. […]
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Anastasia Yankova Addresses Controversial Past Sponsorship, “That was a chance to start my career”
Bellator has always had a knack for finding good talented prospects from Russia. And without a doubt, one of their best rising young stars is the undefeated flyweight, Anastasia Yankova. Yankova has been a part of the Bellator roster since she debuted for them in 2016 with an impressive quick submission over Anjela Pink. The event […]
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Josh Barnett’s Recent USADA Case Has Been Reprimanded, “I proved my innocence”
To be blunt, “The Warmaster” Josh Barnett is no stranger to failing drug tests. In his illustrious forty-three fight career, he’s failed a total of three tests and all for PEDs. The second of these failures resulted in his stripping of the UFC heavyweight title back in 2002 which he won by defeating Randy Couture […]
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Report | UFC Chile Gets Headliner with Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Kamaru Usman
After several different reports and mixed potential matchups between both the UFC Chile and Liverpool cards, it seems things have finally been settled. For Liverpool, after some intense back and forth between the eventual headliner, Darren Till, and Kamaru Usman it looked like they may end up being the two to fight each other thus […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Kamaru Usman is willing to fight Demian Maia, but doubts Brazilian would accept
In the last 36 hours or so, the majority of the UFC’s top, available welterweights have all been linked to exciting new matchups. Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington are expected to scrap for the interim title at UFC 224 in Rio de Janeiro. Darren Till and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson are expected to battle in […]
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Kamaru Usman claims Santiago Ponzinibbio turned down UFC Chile fight with him
Yesterday evening, our own insider extraordinaire Chris Taylor reported that the UFC’s upcoming debut in Chile will feature a welterweight showdown between ranked contenders Santiago Ponzinibbio and Neil Magny. Apparently, however, the card nearly got a welterweight showdown between Ponzinibbio and Kamaru Usman instead. At least, that’s what Usman is claiming. In a Thursday evening […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Bibiano Fernandes not impressed by two-division champ Martin Nguyen: I’ve faced better
This weekend, in the main event of ONE: IRON WILL, bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes will attempt to defend his title against Martin Nguyen – who happens to own the ONE lightweight and featherweight belts. While the two-division champion Nguyen has a significant amount of hype behind him – and rightly so – Fernandes doesn’t feel […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Garry Tonon not motivated by money ahead of MMA debut
This weekend, BJJ ace Garry Tonon will make his anticipated MMA debut, as he’s set to battle Richard Corminal at ONE:IRON WILL. While “The Lion Killer’s” move to MMA might look like a scheme to make more money in a more mainstream sport, this actually isn’t his main motivator. “Obviously money’s awesome,” Tonon said on […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Artem Lobov explains how he’ll deal with Alex Caceres’s unorthodox style at UFC 223
At UFC 223, which goes down on April 7 in Brooklyn, New York, Conor McGregor training partner Artem Lobov will return to the Octagon for a scrap with TUF veteran Alex Caceres. Lobov will enter this fight on a tough, two-fight skid. A third loss would prove very damaging to his status as a member […]
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Tyron Woodley reacts to Dos Anjos vs. Covington interim title news
Yesterday morning, Chris Taylor of BJPenn.com reported that UFC 224 will feature an interim welterweight title fight between top contenders Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington. While this news was met by a tidal wave of excitement among fans, a few members of the MMA community pointed out that it’s been far less than a […]
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Report | Santiago Ponzinibbio Has a Potential Opponent In the Works for UFC Chile
The welterweight division is finally getting some fights at the top booked once again. First, we had the report of an interim title fight between Rafael Dos Anjos and Colby Covington in the works for UFC 224, then the equally as big one broke as Darren Till and Stephen Thompson headline UFC Liverpool. And now […]
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Super Fight Between Champions, Demetrious Johnson and TJ Dillashaw “not happening” According to Dana White
If we ever end up seeing UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson and UFC bantamweight champion, TJ Dillashaw squaring off inside the octagon, it apparently won’t be anytime too soon. Rumors were afloat for a while that Johnson and Dillashaw could have been seeing each other across the cage as soon as July for the big […]
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Kelvin Gastelum Says He Almost Returned to Welterweight to Headline UFC Chile
One of if not The Ultimate Fighter’s biggest underdog in the show’s history has blossomed into one of the finest mixed martial artists in the world today. The young twenty-one year old at the time, Kelvin Gastelum wasn’t expected to make it very far on his season(17) of TUF but ended up winning the whole […]
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BREAKING | Stephen Thompson vs Darren Till Set to Headline UFC Liverpool
Looks like we will be getting Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson vs Darren Till after all! The two were initially expected to fight back at what ended up being UFC on Fox 28 on February 24th expect in London. However, things didn’t pan out as Wonderboy was still recovering from thumb injuries that occurred in his last […]
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VIDEO | Sage Northcutt’s Wild Bear Encounter Gets Animated
Remember when @sagenorthcutt almost got eaten by a bear? Via @SubmissionAus animated by @caseharts pic.twitter.com/nusBsUyEgb — Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) March 22, 2018 Whether you missed it the first time or just want to relive it again, Sage Northcutt told a story at the beginning of the month that was absolutely incredible. Basically, the kid-tested-mother-approved UFC […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen: Sambo Sucks But Khabib Nurmagoemdov Doesn’t
Every week and every day is just a countdown to UFC 223 where we hope we finally get to see Khabib Nurmagomedov fighting Tony Ferguson for, some sort of UFC title. We all know it does to the ground. Ferguson is confident that he’ll be able to hold his own there and slice open Nurmagomedov […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Duane Ludwig reveals his ideal backup plan for TJ Dillashaw if “Mighty Mouse” fight falls through
Right now, one of the most talked about fights in the MMA bubble is a potential flyweight title fight between dominant divisional champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, and a slimmed-down version of UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. While this fight seems to interest pretty much everybody with a pulse, the negotiations for it seem to […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan is Not a Fan of The Win Bonus System
If you’re not familiar with how things usually go for most UFC fighters, you get money to show and money to win. Some fighters have negotiated flat rates for some fights, most notably fighters like Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar. Joe Rogan isn’t a fan of the system and thinks it should be done away […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway Uses His Own Words Against Him When it Comes to Title Defenses
“If you’re fit to fight, defend your belt.” @blessedmma, quoting @thenotoriousmma Should there be a hard timeline to strip a champion like Conor McGregor of their title? @dc_mma @twooodley and Max debate! pic.twitter.com/xqZWO4QXBg — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 22, 2018 Max Holloway has been going back and forth with Conor McGregor in verbal warfare […]
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Kevin Lee Looks to ‘Dominate’ Edson Barboza Then Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov in Russia
Kevin Lee returns back into action at UFC Atlantic City against Edson Barboza, in what is sure to be a wild scrap. Both men will be looking to bounce back after their big losses to elite competition, but Lee doesn’t intend on just stopping there. Kevin Lee reveals the plan is to take care of […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Duane Ludwig believes student Curtis Blaydes has the power to stop Alistair Overeem
Curtis Blaydes is one of the fastest-rising contenders in the UFC heavyweight division, and Duane Ludwig has played a definite role in the wrestling specialist’s emergence as such. Though Ludwig doesn’t actually work with Blaydes on a full-time basis, he was still happy to heap praise on him. “I don’t work with him as much […]
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Robert Whittaker Doesn’t Understand Why Luke Rockhold Still Fought Yoel Romero
Flashback to UFC 221 and it’s hard to forget the weigh-in drama that kept most of us up late into the night trying to find out what was going to happen. Yoel Romero missed weight and Luke Rockhold entered into negotiations with the UFC, until finally deciding to move forward with the bout. Robert Whittaker, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Artem Lobov hopes Nurmagomedov wins at UFC 223, but Conor McGregor “doesn’t care who he fights”
On April 7, in the main event of UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will battle for the UFC lightweight title. The winner of this fight is then likely to battle the current lightweight champion Conor McGregor – who will probably be stripped in the coming weeks – somewhere down the line. According to […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Martin Nguyen explains how he’ll defend 3 ONE Championship titles if he defeats Bibiano Fernandes
As the owner of ONE Championship’s lightweight and featherweight titles, Martin Nguyen is already a two-division champion. For the man they call “The Situ-Asian,” however, two titles is simply not enough. This weekend, when ONE returns to the sun-soaked Thai capital of Bangkok with ONE: IRON WILL, Nguyen will vie for a third title, as […]