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Dana White shares the “fight to make” for Tyron Woodley
At present, there are two frontrunners in the welterweight contendership race. One is former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, who recently trounced Robbie Lawler. The other is streaking wrestling specialist Colby “Chaos” Covington, who recently thwarted Demian Maia. Both men have a pretty solid case for the next crack at divisional champion Tyron Woodley, but […]
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Yoel Romero Suing the Supplement Company That Resulted in His Suspension
Directly after Yoel Romero defeated Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza, he was number two in the UFC’s middleweight division and was ready for his title shot. All of the sudden, something happened that we all know too well about. Romero was hit with a violation from USADA. After a long period of ups-and-downs, it was found out […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier Not Sweating ‘Junior Varsity’ Volkan Oezdemir
Someone bring Daniel Cormier some swishy pants and a whistle. If there is an epitome of a wrestling coach, it’s the UFC light heavyweight champion with his shirt tucked tight into his work out pants. Throughout his career, he’s dropped iconic lines that’d be at home in any high school or college gym: ‘Ineligible for […]
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Coach explains choice to let Paige VanZant fight with broken arm
Last weekend, in the co-main event of the UFC’s debut in St. Louis, MO, Paige VanZant came up short in her flyweight debut, giving up a decision to Jessica-Rose Clark. While VanZant lost, however, she showed remarkable toughness, surviving three rounds despite sustaining broken arm mid-fight. Speaking to MMAFighting.com, VanZant’s coach Fabiano Scherner explained why he let […]
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Strawweight champ Rose Namajunas thinks she knows who she’ll fight next
Back in November, in the first of three title fights on the UFC 217 bill, a widely unheralded Rose Namajunas shocked the world by drubbing Joanna Jedrzejczyk to a first-round knockout win. Since then, the big question has been who Namajunas will fight in her first strawweight title defense. Previously, she has expressed interested in […]
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Francis Ngannou will earn a significant payday at UFC 220
This Saturday, in the main event of UFC 220, surging French-Cameroonian sensation Francis Ngannou will get his anticipated crack at Stipe Miocic and the UFC heavyweight title. This title fight will serve as the crescendo of a Ngannou’s rocket-fuelled rise through the UFC ranks. In roughly two years, the hulking knockout artist has evolved from […]
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Coach isn’t optimistic about Georges St-Pierre returning
Back in November, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre made a triumphant return to the cage, toppling Michael Bisping to win the UFC middleweight title. Unfortunately for St-Pierre fans, however, this comeback is looking more and more like a one-off. Since then, St-Pierre has vacated the middleweight title, and admitted he’s dealing with ulcerative-colitis. Based […]
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Francis Ngannou Has Two HUGE Fights on His Mind after UFC 220
Everyone is starting to know who Francis Ngannou is. Which is fair…he hasn’t been making it very easy to go unnoticed, especially after the way he knocked out Alistair Overeem at UFC 218. With that win now under his belt, the 31-year-old, Cameroonian, Ngannou has himself set up for the biggest fight of his life […]
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Report | Mairbek Taisumov Finally Gets Opponent, But it’s Not Anthony Pettis
One of the lightweight division’s biggest dark horses has finally found someone who will fight him. It’s not the top 15 opponent that Mairbek Taisumov was hoping for, but that’s not his fault. As reported by Farah Hannoun, Evan Dunham is up to the task and the fight is expected to happen at UFC 223 […]
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Josh Barnett on USADA: “I don’t trust them in any way, shape or form.”
Ever since the UFC has brought in USADA to handle their drug testing and help “clean up the sport”, we’ve seen several big stars get busted for performance-enhancing drug use. One of the victims happened to be a former UFC heavyweight champion, Josh Barnett who failed a test after his win over Andrei Arlovski in […]
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PHOTO | Cain Velasquez Teases that he May Be Close to a Return
It’s officially fight week for what may very well be the most highly anticipated heavyweight fight of all time. UFC 220 takes place this Saturday in Boston, Massachusetts and is headlined by the reigning champion who’s looking to make history, Stipe Miocic when he takes on the frighteningly powerful rising star, Francis Ngannou. Before Ngannou […]
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Three big bouts in the works for UFC 223 in Brooklyn
On April 7, the UFC will make its second stop in Brooklyn, New York with UFC 223. Although this card is still some distance away, it’s already coming together. Over the last few days, three new bouts have been targeted for the event, and they’re all solid additions. The first of these new matchups, which was […]
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While Vitor Belfort awaits payment, Dana White claims he turned down two replacement opponents
If things had gone according to plan, MMA legend Vitor Belfort would have fought the last fight of his career opposite Uriah Hall in the co-main event of last night’s UFC St. Louis card. Regrettably, Hall was hospitalized as the result of a botched weight cut, which nixed Belfort’s retirement plans. While Belfort didn’t get […]
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Dana White wasn’t impressed by Kamaru Usman’s performance – or his “30%” comment
Last night, on the main card of the UFC’s anticipated debut in St. Louis, streaking welterweight contender Kamaru Usman wrestled a tough Emil Meek to a decisive unanimous decision win. In his post-fight speech, “The Nigerian Nightmare” explained that he’d executed this win at “30%”. While Usman’s win was undeniably dominant, it didn’t do much […]
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Dana White blasts Uriah Hall after last-minute fight withdrawal, hospital trip
If things had gone according to plan, Uriah Hall would have battled the retiring Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of last night’s UFC St. Louis card. Regrettably, Hall was hospitalized as the result of a weight-cut gone awry, and forced out of the fight at the last minute. Despite the fact that Hall is […]
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PHOTO | Jessica-Rose Clark shows hateful messages she received after win over Paige VanZant
Last night, in the co-main event of UFC St. Louis, Australia’s Jessica-Rose Clark picked up one of the biggest wins of her career, out-duelling former strawweight star Paige VanZant to a unanimous decision win. Unfortunately, not everyone was impressed by her performance. Post-fight, the talented Australian fighter was accosted by an army of braindead haters […]
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PHOTO | X-Ray confirms Paige VanZant broke arm in fight
Last night, in the co-main event of UFC St. Louis, former strawweight star Paige VanZant made her debut in the UFC flyweight division opposite Jessica-Rose Clark. Though VanZant hung in there for the duration, she was outworked by her larger foe for the majority of the fight, surrendering a unanimous decision as a result. As […]
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The MMA community reacts to Matt Hughes’ emotional walk to the Octagon
Last night, between Darren Elkins’ epic comeback win over Michael Johnson, and Kamaru Usman’s domination of Emil Meek, MMA legend Matt Hughes returned to the limelight after his truck collided with a train in a near-fatal accident, and walked out to the Octagon once again. It was as emotional a moment as we get in […]
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BREAKING | Dana White gives huge update on Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Over the last few weeks, we’ve all been wondering what the hell is going to happen at the top of the UFC lightweight division. Will undisputed champion Conor McGregor return? If he does, will he defend his title against interim champion Tony Ferguson or streaking contender Khabib Nurmagomedov? If he doesn’t, will we get Ferguson […]
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The MMA community reacts to Jeremy Stephens’ TKO of Doo Ho Choi
Last night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated debut in St. Louis, long-time featherweight contender Jeremy Stephens authored yet another impressive win, this time at the expense of fan favorite South Korean prospect Doo Ho Choi. Here’s how the MMA community reacted to Jeremy Stephen’s crushing TKO victory: I really could see this […]
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UFC St. Louis Results | Jeremy Stephens crushes Doo Ho Choi in the second (highlights)
In the UFC St. Louis main event, two featherweight knockout artists collided. In one corner, we had the stone-fisted veteran Jeremy Stephens. In the other, we had the unassuming South Korean prospect Doo Ho Choi. Here we go!#UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/nfhVfIPnfT — UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018 Round one began as expected, with Stephens winging his patented […]
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UFC St. Louis Results | Jessica-Rose Clark outworks tough Paige VanZant
In the UFC St. Louis co-main event, former strawweight star Paige VanZant made her flyweight debut opposite Australia’s Jessica-Rose Clark. Round one began with a brief feeling-out process. VanZant looked for kicks, while Clark favored a boxing-based approach. From there, Clark landed a big takedown, taking the fight to the ground. After briefly chasing an […]
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UFC St. Louis Results | Kamaru Usman bloodies Emil Meek, calls out Colby Covington (highlights)
Shortly after Darren Elkins’s epic comeback win over Michael Johnson and the UFC’s touching tribute to the recovering Matt Hughes, welterweight contenders Kamaru Usman and Emil Meek stepped into the cage to do battle. Round one of this fight was decisively Usman’s. Though he very nearly dove into a Meek guillotine with his first takedown, […]
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VIDEO | Months after accident, watch Matt Hughes walk out to the cage in St. Louis
Welcome home, Matt Hughes.#UFCSTL pic.twitter.com/2CH5mB3DGH — UFC (@ufc) January 15, 2018 Shortly after Darren Elkins’ epic comeback win over Michael Johnson, and before Kamaru Usman and Emil Meek’s welterweight war, the UFC welcomed Matt Hughes back to the cage. This touching moment came just months after Hughes was involved in a near-fatal accident during which […]
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UFC St. Louis Results: Darren Elkins delivers another epic comeback win (highlights)
Originally, featherweights Michael Johnson and Darren Elkins were expected to battle on the UFC St. Louis undercard. When the card’s co-main event was scrapped at the last minute, however, Johnson and Elkins were bumped up to the main card. Round one of this fight was all Michael Johnson’s, who pelted his foe with crackling combinations, […]
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Vitor Belfort is waiting to be paid for cancelled fight, demands respect from UFC
If things had gone according to plan, MMA legend Vitor Belfort would have fought the last fight of his career opposite Uriah Hall in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC St. Louis card. Regrettably, Hall was hospitalized as the result of his weight cut, which nixed Belfort’s retirement plans. Though Belfort has made it clear […]
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EXCLUSIVE | TJ Dillashaw predicts Cody Garbrandt has a “tough road” back to bantamweight title
Back in January of 2016, TJ Dillashaw lost a split decision to Dominick Cruz, surrendering the UFC bantamweight title in the process. Almost two years later, after lopsided thrashings of Raphael Assuncao and John Lineker, Dillashaw reclaimed the title with a second-round knockout of Cody Garbrandt at UFC 217. Speaking on the latest stacked episode […]
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Rafael dos Anjos and Tyron Woodley go back and forth on Twitter
When he defeated Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision back in December, Rafael dos Anjos established himself as one of the top contenders in the stacked UFC welterweight division – perhaps the top contender outright. Since then, the Brazilian star has been angling for a title shot opposite reigning welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Woodley, meanwhile, has […]