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Ahead of fight with Eryk Anders, Lyoto Machida isn’t thinking about retirement
Back in October, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida returned to the Octagon after a layoff of more than two years, only to be knocked senseless by middleweight contender Derek Brunson in the very first-round. With this loss, Machida fell onto a tough, three-fight skid, having been knocked out by Yoel Romero and submitted […]
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UFC rankings update: Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic climb up pound-for-pound list
Last weekend, the UFC touched down in the fight hub of Boston, MA with the exciting UFC 220. Given that there were two title fights on this bill, it’s no surprise that it caused some movement in the UFC’s official rankings. The most significant moves to arise from UFC 220 occured on the pound-for-pound list, […]
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Jessica-Rose Clark recounts “horrific” robbery: the whole place had been ransacked
Earlier this month, in the co-main event of the UFC’s anticipated stop in St. Louis, Australian flyweight Jessica-Rose Clark picked up a key win over Paige VanZant. Given the way she performed in the cage, one would never guess how terrible her fight week was. But it was terrible. “Horrific,” in fact. In the days […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier Addresses Possibility of Going Back to Heavyweight
Daniel Cormier addresses the final 420 days of his career on @UFCTonight… …is he interesting in a heavyweight title fight? …is he still pushing for a Jon Jones fight?…is he going to lose his dressing room to @Twooodley?@DC_MMA has the answers! https://t.co/bXqp8uwYTS — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) January 25, 2018 “You know, I still wouldn’t […]
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Julianna Pena Welcomes Baby Girl to the World
Last week, top-ranked UFC Bantamweight contender and The Ultimate Fighter season 18 winner, Julianna Pena gave birth to baby girl, Issa Cruz. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/955986379724509184 The “Venezuelan Vixen”, Pena has been out of action since January of 2017 when she lost in the main event of UFC on Fox 23 to the future title challenger, Valentina Shevchenko. That […]
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Tim Johnson Started a GoFundMe to Help Get His Corners to Brazil for Next Fight
It’s not the most common of situations to have to seek help to get your cornermen to your fight. But unfortunately, that was the case for the #15 ranked UFC Heavyweight, Tim Johnson ahead of his bout with Marcelo Golm next week at UFC Fight Night 125 in Belem, Brazil. Johnson’s GoFundMe page description reads […]
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VIDEO | Dana White: I will make Nate Diaz an offer to fight today
Nate Diaz gave his fans a real reason to look forward to the summer. The scrapper from Stockton stated on Tuesday in a social media post that a return in May or June is coming. TMZ caught up with Dana White on Wednesday and asked the UFC president about Diaz wanting to fight again. “I’ll […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz is Rooting for Rose, “Joanna is just a bad person”
Only one woman has gone the distance with both the UFC Strawweight champion, Rose Namajunas and the former champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk…and that’s Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Kowalkiewicz earned her first and only UFC title shot by defeating Namajunas by split decision at UFC 201 in July of 2016. This led to her taking on the then champion, […]
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Coach Goes Off Defending Francis Ngannou from Joe Rogan and Other Critics
The UFC’s next big thing took on Stipe Miocic and it was hyped as if Francis Ngannou could obliterate the heavyweight champion over the course of a couple of rounds. Some others put their money on Miocic, the more experienced and well-rounded fighter to take out Ngannou. What no one expected was that it was […]
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Demetrious Johnson Holding Out for a Stacked Card the TJ Dillashaw Fight Deserves
The UFC has been teasing that this 25th anniversary year is going to be huge. Going into 2018, it’s hard to imagine a big fight year without the superfight between Demetrious Johnson and TJ Dillashaw happening. It’s been teased even before Johnson broke Anderson Silva’s title defense record with a spectacular submission finish never before […]
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“Jacare” Souza details brutal health problems that have kept him out of action
This weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated trip to Charlotte, former Strikeforce middleweight champ and long-time UFC contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza will step into the cage for the first time since an April 2017 loss to Robert Whittaker. Speaking to MMAJunkie.com, Souza shared the details on the injury – and subsequent health […]
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Cris Cyborg Says Amanda Nunes Needs Her Because of Her Weak Brand
It looks like the first superfight of 2018 has finally gotten close to becoming official. Dana White said it was the fight to make. Amanda Nunes has wanted it for some time in her quest to become a two-weight champion. Cris Cyborg has said she agreed with her management for it to happen. So, it […]
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BREAKING | Coach John Kavanagh announces likely UFC London main event
For weeks, there’s been mystery surrounding the main event of the UFC’s April 17 stop in London, England. Originally, the idea seemed to be that the retiring Michael Bisping would fight the last fight of his career in the main event. With Bisping now hesitating on fighting again at all, however, it appears the UFC […]
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Ahead of scrap with Carlos Condit, Matt Brown updates on retirement plans
Originally, Matt Brown was expected to retire after his last fight – a brutal, elbow-induced knockout of the veteran Diego Sanchez. Instead, however, Brown has put his retirement plans on hold. The fan favorite welterweight is now scheduled for a scrap with the similarly entertaining Carlos Condit on April 14 at UFC on Fox 29. […]
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BREAKING | Coach Says The Plan is for Conor McGregor to Return This Year
Lightweight is on fire. Justin Gaethje is in the UFC. Eddie Alvarez is on a resurgence and carrying an unofficial ‘Most Violent’ title. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson are once again booked to fight each other, which could potentially be for the undisputed lightweight title. Everything threatens to pass multi-millionaire ‘Champ Champ’ Conor McGregor by, […]
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Rory MacDonald Refutes ‘Completely False’ Reports of His Long Suspension
It should be no surprise to anyone that Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima had an absolute war at Bellator 192. The damage inflicted by both men was something to behold. Attention after the fight was over was drawn towards MacDonalds severely swollen leg and possible injuries he may have endured on his grueling battle towards […]
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VIDEO | Ben Askren Breaks Down Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson’s Fight at UFC 223
Once again, Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov are booked in the single best lightweight fight that is available in MMA at this point. At UFC 223, whether it be for the interim or the undisputed title, this clash is going to be insane. It’s crushing, combat Sambo up against unorthodox striking and 10th Planet jiu […]
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Kelvin Gastelum is getting frustrated with the long road to a UFC title fight
Kelvin Gastelum has enjoyed a pretty solid run since rejoining the UFC middleweight division. His latest middleweight run began with a decisive defeat of Tim Kennedy. Next, he smashed Vitor Belfort to a first-round TKO – though this win was overturned when he tested positive for marijuana metabolites. From there, he had his momentum halted […]
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BREAKING | UFC Hawaii Potentially Slated for Later This Year
Being the champion of the UFC is more about just a gold strap, it’s about marketing power and promotional leverage. Max Holloway unified the titles and defended the undisputed featherweight title against Jose Aldo with back-to-back finishes. All the while, he was using the momentum gained from his win and being Rolling Stone’s Fighter of […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Kevin Lee explains choice to train with legendary coach Firas Zahabi
In the wake of his submission loss to UFC interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson, Kevin Lee has been looking for ways to freshen up his game. He’s hoping renowned MMA coach Firas Zahabi can help him with that. Speaking on the latest episode of BJ Penn Radio, Lee explained that he’ll be doing some work […]
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Bellator 192 medical suspensions: Rory MacDonald gets lengthy sit for leg injury
Last weekend, Bellator MMA returned to our screens with one of its biggest cards to date in Bellator 192. One of the highlights of this card occurred in the co-main event, when former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald bested Douglas Lima in a five-round war, capturing the Bellator welterweight belt in the process. While […]
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Michael Bisping has received a bout offer, but his loved ones don’t want him to take it
Having lost the UFC middleweight title to Georges St-Pierre, and come up short in an abrupt and ill-advised comeback fight against Kelvin Gastelum, former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has been planning to retire when the UFC touches down in London this March 17. Apparently, Bisping has now received a bout offer for this card, […]
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Nate Diaz says he is ready to return and two top lightweights have already offered their services
Nate Diaz says he is ready to return and two top lightweights have already offered their services. Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz took to social media earlier this evening where he announced that he is “sick of sitting around” and revealed that fight fans will see him back in action this May or […]
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VIDEO | Rose Namajunas on Rematch with Joanna: “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”
“That’s the tough part (doing a rematch). You can’t paint the Mona Lisa twice. It has to be something different, but if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, either. We’ve just got to keep doing what we’re doing but keep getting better obviously all the time. (I knew I was going to knock her […]
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Nate Diaz Gives Update: “See you around May”
There aren’t many fighters like the Diaz brothers. After posting out a collection of fight-related pictures on his Instagram page, Nate Diaz capped them off with a clearer message. This is what he had to say: https://www.instagram.com/p/BeUKqYtH-uL/ Sick of sitting around waiting for you fuckers to do shit there’s no excitement in this fight shit […]
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PHOTO | Check out the Official UFC 222 Poster
UFC 222 will be 2018’s first Las Vegas event of the year and it’s headlined by a big title fight that we thought we would get in 2017. Featherweight champion, Max Holloway will look to defend his title for the second time when he takes on former Lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar. The two were expected […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk Details How she Took Weight Cutting to the Extreme Ahead of Last Fight
UFC 223 will play host to the rematch of the most shocking upset of 2017. At UFC 217, the 25-year-old, “Thug” Rose Namajunas dispatched of the then reigning champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk effortlessly to earn a first-round knockout victory. The fight was in November and we’ve since learned from the former Strawweight queen, Joanna that this was one […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier is Only Fighting Three More Times Before He Retires
After a dominant performance against Volkan Oezdemir, Daniel Cormier let everyone know that they wouldn’t see him too much longer. March 20th next year, Cormier will turn 40-years old and has decided to retire. Of course, as we all know, minds can always change especially when it comes to MMA retirements, but it seems like […]