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Kevin Lee Chose Edson Barboza over Eddie Alvarez, Says He Likes A Challenge
In attendance at last Saturday’s UFC 222 event was a myriad of different stars, ranging from actors to fighters. One of which included the recent interim lightweight title challenger, “the Mo-Town Phenom” Kevin Lee. The charismatic young lightweight contender has just recently had his next fight announced and it will be against a fellow perennial […]
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VIDEO | CB Dollaway Open to Rematch with Hector Lombard After Late Hits, “I don’t think it was accidental”
"I don't think it was accidental, I think that's just who he is."@CBDollaway doesn't hold back on his views regarding @HectorLombard and their fight at #UFC222. So….rematch? (via @procast) pic.twitter.com/dmOQvAsMbv — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 7, 2018 “The first [shot] I can kind of see as being a reaction but the second shot, I […]
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Johny Hendricks Working Out at the UFC PI, Interested in Return to Welterweight
Few things in the recent history of MMA world champions have been quite as shocking as Johny Hendricks’ fall from grace. The former NCAA Division 1 wrestler out of Oklahoma State went from being a UFC champion with a record of 16-2 in his career to losing six of his last eight fights and being […]
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Darren Till Hints at Who He’ll Be Facing Next And That He’ll Have an Announcement Soon
After his career-defining performance against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone back in October, Darren Till has remained on the sidelines. With fans amazed by his easy dispatching of the former lightweight title challenger, Cerrone, Till has been on many’s radars as one of the next big things in the stacked welterweight division. And you know what they […]
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VIDEO | Derrick Lewis Up for Fights With Francis Ngannou and Brock Lesnar Without USADA
Derrick Lewis made his triumphant return at UFC Austin with a late knockout of Marcin Tybura. After a delayed fourth round celebration with his wife, he went right back on the warpath trying to fight the who’s who of the heavyweight division. He’s been eyeing Francis Ngannou, but he’s just one of many. He’s even […]
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VIDEO | Demetrious Johnson Sends a Respectful Message of Encouragement to Frankie Edgar
.@MightyMouseUFC offering up some kind words of motivation to @FrankieEdgar while looking back on his own loss to @DominickCruz. #UFC222 pic.twitter.com/BAmo8y2Dvb — Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) March 6, 2018 We are now living in a post-finished Frankie Edgar world. Since 2005, the former UFC lightweight champion has only lost six times. None of those losses were […]
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Jessica Andrade is not happy with Amanda Nunes, hopes to take it out on Nina Ansaroff
Late last month, dangerous strawweight contender Jessica Andrade picked up a close but impressive win over Tecia Torres. While this victory is now in the rear-view it created a lingering issue for Andrade that she feels needs to be settled. During the fight, Andrade says, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes – a fellow Brazilian […]
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Diego Sanchez Calls For 165-Pound Superfight Between Conor McGregor and Georges St-Pierre
Thanks to Conor McGregor, in part due to Frankie Edgar’s manager Ali Abdel-Aziz, the 165 division has been talked about more recently than it has in the last couple of years. When it was leaked he wanted a 165-pound title during the UFC 222 late replacement back-and-forth, few really believed it. However, Artem Lobov and […]
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Georges St-Pierre explains why fights with Tyron Woodley, Diaz brothers don’t interest him
On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre discussed potential matchups with many of the sport’s biggest names. Among those names were current welterweight champ Tyron Woodley, who has been calling for a fight with St-Pierre for months, and Nick and Nate Diaz. Apparently, none of these matchups […]
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Mike Perry and His Longtime Girlfriend and Corner Woman Danielle Nickerson Break Up
It’s hard to ignore Mike Perry’s relationship with Danielle Nickerson. Not just because he’s a UFC fighter who enjoys a certain amount of spotlight, but because she also helped with his training, meal prep, and cornered him for all his fights. She was more than just his girlfriend, she was one woman fulfilling multiple roles […]
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VIDEO | Ronda Rousey Slams Stephanie McMahon Ahead of First Match at Wrestlemania 34
“At @WrestleMania, it’s going to be @TripleH and @StephMcMahon vs. @RondaRousey and ME!” – @RealKurtAngle #RAW pic.twitter.com/QGivGNymOl — WWE (@WWE) March 6, 2018 Those who have been following Ronda Rousey’s transition into her next career and were eager to see her in action, finally got their wish last night on WWE RAW. We got a […]
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‘King’ Conor McGregor Congratulates Jay Z on Taking Diddy’s Highest Paid Rapper Spot
Conor McGregor goes by many names: The Notorious, Mystic Mac, Champ Champ™, and now he can truly call himself The Burger King. He’s flying high (and private) after his huge ad with the food giant, continuing to slay the game as he counts cash on the sidelines. Keeping his mind on money and money on his […]
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Gegard Mousasi blasts “children” who think he lost to Alexander Shlemenko
Back in October, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ and UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi made his anticipated Bellator debut opposite the dangerous Alexander Shlemenko. Though many fans expected Mousasi to walk through Shlemenko, it was ultimately a very close fight, as the UFC vet braved a brutally swollen eye to capture a controversial unanimous decision […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway’s Defense Against Brian Ortega in the Works for UFC 227 in Hawaii
Max Holloway has been passionately campaigning to bring UFC to Hawaii even before his second win over Jose Aldo. It looks like his rise to the top combined with his charismatic persuasion started winning the brass at the UFC over. Initially, the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) stalled due to worries about spreading violence in the […]
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UFC 222 medical suspensions: Sean O’Malley gets lengthy sit
Mixed martial arts can be a brutal sport, and UFC 222 was an excellent reminder of that fact. The Saturday night card, which went down in Las Vegas, Nevada, featured a number of the beatdowns and injuries characteristic of this racket, and several fighters on the bill received lengthy injury suspensions as a result. One […]
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Brian Ortega compares bout with Max Holloway to Aldo vs. McGregor
When Brian Ortega knocked out Frankie Edgar in the co-main event of last weekend’s UFC 222, he earned himself a shot at increasingly dominant UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. From the moment Ortega earned this bout with Holloway, it’s been talked about as one of the best fights in the history of the featherweight division; […]
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Veteran referee John McCarthy weighs in on Hector Lombard DQ
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC 222, former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard made his latest return to the UFC’s Octagon, this time opposite TUF veteran CB Dollaway. Regrettably, this fight ended in controversy, as Lombard put Dollaway down with a volley of punches that occurred split seconds after the first round ended. He […]
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Luke Rockhold says UFC is ‘pursuing’ Bisping trilogy, hopes bout occurs at 205
With respect to potential opponents for the yet-unscheduled retirement fight of former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, a number of names have been mentioned, from Rashad Evans, to Vitor Belfort, to Lyoto Machida. Now, though, it’s looking like Bisping’s last – and probably final – challenge will come in the form of Luke Rockhold. Bisping […]
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Volkan Oezdemir Eyeing Fight With Alexander Gustafsson Next
No time was wasted by Volkan Oezdemir as he raced his way to an early title shot in 2017. The relative unknown Swissman, Oezdemir took out three top ten contenders in the short span of just a year’s time and did so in less than twenty minutes. After earning his title shot at UFC 220, […]
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AUDIO | Georges St-Pierre Praises Ben Askren But says “It’s not a fight that will interest me now because nobody knows who he is”
“Ben Askren, I don’t understand why he’s not in the UFC. He’s one of the best in the world and I think it has to do with maybe a problem he has with Dana White, you know but he’s one of the best fighters in the world. If there is a guy that in my […]
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After New Burger King Commercial, Max Holloway Is Looking Forward to Conor McGregor’s “two strips meal”
The social media war continues between former enemies turned UFC champions, Max Holloway and Conor McGregor. There have been slight back and forths between the two since Holloway first won the featherweight title at UFC 212 by defeating Jose Aldo via third round TKO. But it has begun to heat up and get dare I […]
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Valentina Shevchenko calls for flyweight title shot at UFC 225
Back in early February, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Valentina Shevchenko made her anticipated debut in the new women’s flyweight division opposite Brazil’s Priscila Cachoeira. Shevchenko’s flyweight debut would go down as one of the most brutal beatdowns we’ve ever seen in the Octagon, as she absolutely mauled her outmatched foe to a second-round submission win. […]
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Mirko Cro Cop signs with Bellator, debuts at Bellator 200
On Sunday, heavyweight legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic dropped a serious hint that he’d signed with Bellator MMA. On Monday morning, the promotion made it official with a press release. Cro Cop is set to make his Bellator debut opposite fellow UFC veteran and knockout artist Roy Nelson. The pair will collide at the landmark […]
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Frankie Edgar issues statement on tough UFC 222 loss to Brian Ortega
If things had gone according to the original plan, Frankie Edgar would have challenged Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title in the main event of last Saturday’s UFC 222 card. When Holloway was forced out of this fight with an injury, however, Edgar accepted a late-notice battle with surging contender Brian Ortega, putting his […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen argues Cris Cyborg has “massive holes in her game”
After watching UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg maul Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222 last weekend, Chael Sonnen believes he’s identified some glaring holes in her game. Sonnen broke it down in the latest episode of Beyond the Fight, and implored Cyborg’s potential future opponents to listen. “As she continues to fight, we continue to see […]
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Max Holloway fires back at Conor McGregor after latest Twitter jab
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor – who is expected to be stripped of his title when the cage door closes on Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 – has been uncharacteristically active on Twitter lately, engaging with many of his UFC rivals. One of his latest targets was reigning UFC featherweight champ Max […]
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VIDEO | Check out Conor McGregor’s new Burger King commercial
Conor McGregor is frequently criticized for his lack of activity over the last few years. Yet while this Irishman hasn’t been fighting particularly frequently, he’s still making money. Showcasing his remarkable business savvy, McGregor seems to have a new project or endorsement deal on the go every few weeks. His latest venture is a commercial […]
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Conor McGregor goes after “sad bastard” Tony Ferguson on Twitter
UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor – who is expected to be stripped of his title any day now – has been very active on social media lately, engaging UFC stars like Max Holloway and Sage Northcutt over the last few days. The latest fighter to be targeted by McGregor on Twitter is interim lightweight champion […]