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UFC Vet Jay Hieron Defends Yoel Romero Getting the Title Shot After Missing Weight
After Yoel Romero took out Luke Rockhold at UFC 221, there was no doubt that he deserved a title shot. Although, some did criticize the decision by the UFC to still award Romero with a chance at the belt after he missed weight. Former UFC fighter Jay Hieron was recently asked about the scenario and […]
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Israel Adesanya Booked for Violent UFC Glendale Card Against Marvin Vettori
After his masterful performance against Rob Wilkinson at UFC 221 followed by a ceremonial ‘marking of his territory’, The Last Style Bender Israel Adesanya wanted to jump right back into the Octagon and continue his now 12-fight win streak in MMA, which is just a small blip next to his nearly 60 victories in kickboxing […]
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VIDEO | Mike Perry Tried to Pants Max Griffin at the UFC Orlando Weigh-Ins
Wooing in the face of his opponent after stepping on the scale, primal screams, hitting himself in the face, accosting fighters Octagon-side post-fight, Mike Perry knows how to make a scene. Yesterday wasn’t any different at the UFC Orlando ceremonial weigh-ins. Perry is going into his fight today against Max Griffin with time invested in […]
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EXCLUSIVE | James Vick: “2018, I’m going to be a world champion”
One of the UFC lightweight division’s biggest dark horses continued his winning ways last Saturday after earning yet another impressive victory over Francisco Trinaldo thus extending his current winning streak to four. “The Texicutioner” James Vick is ready for 2018 which he thinks will be his year as he told BJ Penn Radio this week. “I’m […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen Calls Tito Ortiz Wanting Chuck Liddell Trilogy in UFC An “Unloyal, scumbag move”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfjbx-Rnuwv/?taken-by=sonnench “Chuck Liddell has been saying, ‘hey I wanna come back and fight’. And he’s in the gym and I do believe him. I’ve gone back and forth on that, right? I do believe he wants to do that. Whether that happens, we’ll see. But Tito [Ortiz]…has now responded. And said, ‘I would do the […]
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Report | First Two Fights Planned for UFC Utica
After multiple back and forths on social media and attempts to set up a fight between each other, it looks like there’s a much more solid chance for it to happen now. MMAFighting has reported that UFC Fight Night 131 in Utica, New York will be headlined by a top 5 bantamweight showdown between Jimmie […]
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Luke Rockhold Would Only ‘Torture Himself’ Again at Middleweight to Fight Michael Bisping
The next move for Luke Rockhold is light heavyweight. It’s something he’s been vocal about even before UFC 211, where he suffered a loss to Yoel Romero. He’s since doubled down on the move and had already been called out by Alexander Gustafsson, which is fight Rockhold is very interested in. Still, some fans doubt […]
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Israel Adesanya Dares the UFC to Not Protect Him Because He Doesn’t Need It
For those who were in the know, Israel Adesanya’s debut at UFC 221 was highly anticipated. After he dissected his opponent and gave his fire emoji post-fight speech though, everyone was leaping onto the bandwagon. Since then, he’s followed up with social media posts and more media appearances, proving to everyone that he’s ready for […]
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VIDEO | ONE Championship Just Crowned it’s Second Two Division Champion Aung La N Sang
Aung La N Sang made quick work of game contender Alexandre Machado to walk away as your new ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion, and now historic two-division world champion! #QuestForGold #Yangon #MartialArts pic.twitter.com/CFt9Ju2JyG — ONE Championship (@ONEChampionship) February 23, 2018 ONE’s latest fight card was named Quest for Gold, which after today seemed like a […]
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BREAKING | Conor McGregor Allegedly Asked The UFC to Create a 165 Division Title
Nothing like a Conor McGregor post to wreak havoc on a fight week. He said he was going to step in and fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222, then the dominoes fell and continue to fall. In the midst of this wild back-and-forth between Conor McGregor and Frankie Edgar’s camp, information is coming out from […]
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Marc Diakiese Wonders if Sage Northcutt is Asking Mr. Faber for Permission to Fight Him
Before Sage Northcutt even hit the showers after his hard-fought win at UFC Austin, Marc Diakiese was on Twitter calling him out. He has since followed up with a more polite presentation, clearly winking at the gentlemanly Northcutt, but he hasn’t stopped there. Diakiese is showing he’s serious about the fight by going in depth […]
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VIDEO | Frankie Edgar’s Manager: We Can Beat the Sh-t Out of Conor McGregor in June
Conor McGregor speaks and all hell breaks loose. Yesterday, the self-proclaimed Champ Champ™ revealed that he wanted to fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 when Max Holloway was forced to pull out. The Instagram post rocketed up to a million likes in several hours and next thing you know, Frankie Edgar’s manger and coach were releasing […]
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VIDEO | Brock Lesnar is ‘Always Ready’ for UFC Return According to Advocate Paul Heyman
As long as the beast Brock Lesnar is roaming around God’s green Earth, we’re probably going to talk about a possible comeback to the UFC. Just 21 pay-per-views ago, Lesnar came back out of nowhere and beat top 10 heavyweight Mark Hunt. He left as soon as he came back off of an anti-doping violation, […]
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Carla Esparza on Claudia Gadelha: “if we didn’t have USADA in the picture, I’d call roid rage.”
The strawweight division’s oldest matchup is finally set to take place again. Former UFC and Invicta FC champion, Carla Esparza and former title challenger, Claudia Gadelha will get another chance at getting to hurt each other. The two are set to due battle at UFC 225 in Chicago, Illinois. But as history shows…this isn’t the […]
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Sara McMann Says Urijah Faber Is Such a Good Coach that She Wishes She Could Set Him on Fire
Don’t let that headline fool you. It’s not how it sounds…sort of. Since transitioning over to Team Alpha Male(TAM), former bantamweight title challenger and Olympic silver medalist, Sara McMann has shown great improvements in her all-around game. Something that she massively credits to her new coach, TAM owner, Urijah Faber as she told MMAJunkie: “Camp […]
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Report | Kevin Lee’s Return is Close to Finalization
It’s been a rough last couple of months for “the Mo-Town Phenom”. Recent interim title challenger and top 10 lightweight contender, Kevin Lee has suffered two big losses since October. The first being in his shot at interim gold against Tony Ferguson as UFC 216’s headliner, the second being the death of his longtime coach, […]
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BREAKING | Jacare Souza to face Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 224 in Rio
The Ultimate Fighter season 17 winner, Kelvin Gastelum may have just got the title eliminator he was looking for. The UFC announced on Thursday that a huge middleweight fight will be taking place at UFC 224 on May 12 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil as the countryman, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza returns home to defend his […]
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Coach Mark Henry Challenges Conor McGregor to Fight Frankie Edgar Next After ‘Dog Crap Post’
The fire just keeps roaring and spreading. Conor McGregor lit the MMA world ablaze by saying he was going to step in to fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222. Immediately, Edgar’s manager Ali Abdel-Aziz put the Irishman on blast on social media and to ESPN. Now, Edgar’s coach Mark Henry took to Instagram to write […]
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Frankie Edgar’s Manager Calls Conor McGregor ‘Full of Sh-t’ and a ‘Prostitute’
Earlier today, Conor McGregor served an appetizer to those that are eagerly awaiting his return to the Octagon. The self-proclaimed Champ Champ™ came out of nowhere and went on record saying that he actually offered to step up and wipe out the ‘final featherweight’ Frankie Edgar in place of Max Holloway at UFC 222. According […]
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Joe Rogan praises Cerrone and Medeiros for their fight, Nick Diaz disagrees
On Thursday morning, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan took to Instagram to praise Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Yancy Medeiros for their thrilling scrap at UFC Austin – a card he was off-duty for. Rogan, like many, was blown away by the respect the two welterweights showed each other during this brief but exciting battle. I just […]
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BREAKING | Conor McGregor Reveals He Offered to Fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 222
If there wasn’t already enough plot twists in the saga of Frankie Edgar and Max Holloway’s fight which has been rescheduled twice now, Conor McGregor just dropped a bombshell on everything. While a long list of opponents was being gone through to find a replacement for UFC featherweight champion Holloway, evidently McGregor threw his name […]
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UFC President Dana White takes credit for Conor McGregor’s emergence as an MMA superstar
After a long period of quiet, the anti-trust lawsuit levied against the UFC is once again trundling along. As expected, this ongoing legal battle is revealing some very information about the UFC, its decision makers, and their practices. One of the more interesting stories to emerge over the last few days came from UFC President Dana […]
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3 Matchups For Donald Cerrone’s Return To The Lightweight Division
In the main event of the UFC’s Sunday return to Austin, Texas, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone rebounded from a three-fight skid with a first-round TKO victory over Yancy Medeiros, who was riding a three-fight win streak coming into his first ever UFC Main Event contest. Following the bout, Cerrone was relieved to have finally gotten back […]
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Brian Ortega Calls His UFC 222 Fight With Frankie Edgar a ‘Blessing in Disguise’
After Brian Ortega submitted Cub Swanson at UFC Fresno, everyone was asking him if he was going to fight UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway next. His answer? He’d let Frankie Edgar get his shot first. Normally, nice guys finish last in this combat sports game, but for Ortega it looks like things have worked out. […]
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VIDEO | Luke Rockhold Teases His Move Up to Light Heavyweight
Luke Rockhold still intends to go up to light heavyweight according to his Instagram story. No tiramisu on the table though with the other four desserts. pic.twitter.com/iZC3znvmyT — Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) February 22, 2018 Even before his loss to Yoel Romero, Luke Rockhold was letting the MMA media know that he’ll be moving up to […]
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‘Savage Killer’ Jeremy Stephens Ready to Take Out Untested Josh Emmett at UFC Orlando
Who is that guy? That’s the hardest hittin’ 145-er, Jeremy Stephens. Fresh off his vicious finish of rising prospect Dooho Choi, Stephens is stepping into the Octagon with Josh Emmett this weekend, who is no stranger to throwing heat himself. He just took out perennial featherweight gatekeeper Ricardo Lamas in an outcome that shocked a […]
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Ben Askren is Not Impressed With Conor McGregor or ‘Mediocre’ Nate Diaz
Ben Askren has made it no secret his retirement has one, big Canadian asterisk. He’s only coming back to fight Georges St-Pierre to finally prove to all the naysayers that, despite the fact that he never fought in the UFC, that he’s the very best welterweight in the entire world. But what if that fight […]
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Michael Bisping finally answers “Derelict” Derek Brunson’s callouts
Over the last few days, Derek Brunson has made multiple Twitter callouts of former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. He even shared what looked like a signed bout agreement to fight the former champion. I gotta go to the Fox studio to find @bisping I see. You’re ranked 6, I’m ranked 7. Let’s exchange @AliAbdelaziz00 […]