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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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Miesha Tate sounds off on the poor judging at UFC 222!
Miesha Tate sounds off on the poor judging at UFC 222! Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate was not at all happy with the judging at last night’s UFC 222 event in Las Vegas. The event showcased a total of twelve fights, five of which ended in split-decisions. The mixed results caused both fans […]
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UFC 222 Athlete Outfitting Payouts: Sean O’Malley takes home just $3,500 in victory
UFC 222 Athlete Outfitting Payouts Fighters from last night’s UFC 222 event in Las Vegas were introduced to the promotions new “UFC Athlete Outfitting Pay”, a program that launched following the conclusion of the UFC’s deal with Reebok. UFC 222 was headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight which saw Cris Cyborg retain her championship […]
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UFC 222 salaries: Cris Cyborg pockets $500K
Last night, the UFC returned to its home turf of Las Vegas, Nevada, with the exciting UFC 222 pay-per-view. The card was headlined by a women’s featherweight title fight between champion Cris Cyborg and challenger Yana Kunitskaya. This bout that replaced the card’s originally scheduled main event, a men’s featherweight title fight between champion Max […]
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UFC 222 Results: Cris Cyborg stops Yana Kunitskaya (VIDEO)
UFC 222 Results: Cris Cyborg stops Yana Kunitskaya A women’s featherweight title fight between current champion Cris Cyborg and UFC newcomer Yana Kunitskaya served as the main event of tonight’s UFC 222 fight card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Kunitskaya comes out quickly. Cyborg lands a right hand followed by a body shot. […]
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UFC 222 Results: Brian Ortega KO’s Frankie Edgar (VIDEO)
UFC 222 Results: Brian Ortega KO’s Frankie Edgar A key featherweight bout between top division contenders Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 222 fight card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Edgar comes out quickly. Ortega keeps him at bay by pumping his jab. Edgar with a […]
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UFC 222 Results: Sean O’Malley defeats Andre Soukhamthath (Highlights)
UFC 222 Results: Sean O’Malley defeats Andre Soukhamthath A bantamweight fight between Sean O’Malley and Andre Soukhamthath took place on tonight’s UFC 222 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Andre and Sean meet in the center of the cage. Soukhamthath is circling early here trying to find his way inside. Andre with […]
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UFC 222 Results: Andrei Arlovski defeats Stefan Struve (Highlights)
UFC 222 Results: Andrei Arlovski defeats Stefan Struve A heavyweight tilt between former division champion Andrei Arlovski and perennial contender Stefan Struve took place on tonight’s UFC 222 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Arlovski lands a nice low kick to start. Struve returns fire with one of his own. Stefan attempts […]
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UFC 222 Results: Ketlen Vieira defeats Cat Zingano (Highlights)
UFC 222 Results: Ketlen Vieira defeats Cat Zingano A women’s bantamweight fight between Ketlen Vieira and Cat Zingano kicked off tonight’s UFC 222 main card in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Zingano quickly takes the center of the cage and lands a low kick. Ketlen lands a nice counter right hand over the top. […]
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UFC 222 Results: Mackenzie Dern defeats Ashley Yoder (Highlights)
UFC 222 Results: Mackenzie Dern defeats Ashley Yoder A women’s strawweight fight between Mackenzie Dern and Ashley Yoder served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC 222 prelims in Las Vegas. Round one begins and Dern lands a pair of low kicks early. She charges forward with a flurry of punches and then pushes Yoder […]
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UFC 222 Results: John Dodson defeats Pedro Munhoz via split-decision
UFC 222 Results: John Dodson defeats Pedro Munhoz A bantamweight tilt between John Dodson and Pedro Munhoz took place during tonight’s UFC 22 prelims on FS1. Round one begins and Dodson starts off quickly with a right hand. Pedro circles and then fires off a low kick. Dodson looks noticeably smaller than Munhoz. Dodson throws […]
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UFC 222 Fighter Salaries
UFC 222 Fighter Salaries Current UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will earn $500k whether she wins or loses in tonight’s UFC 222 main event against Yana Kunitskaya. As for Yana, the former Invicta FC bantamweight champion is guaranteed $100k for her efforts this evening. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke the news earlier this evening on […]
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UFC 222 Live Results
UFC 222 Live Results Tonight’s UFC 222 pay-per-view event was expected to be headlined by a featherweight title fight between current champ Max Holloway and top contender Frankie Edgar. Unfortunately for fight fans, the Hawaiian champion suffered a leg injury and was forced to pull out of his highly anticipated title fight with “The Answer”. […]
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Yana Kunitskaya Has Been Wanting to Fight Cris Cyborg Her Whole Career, “I don’t feel any pressure”
Invicta FC has lost two consecutive bantamweight champions to the UFC. And they will both have left to fight for the UFC featherweight crown against Cris Cyborg(who happens to be a former Invicta champ herself). First, it was the dominant, Tonya Evinger who finally made her UFC debut at UFC 214 as she fought for […]
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Amazon to sell UFC pay-per-views starting with UFC 222
Starting with UFC 222 this weekend, you’ll have a brand new way to buy UFC pay-per-views: through Amazon. The obvious perk here, of course, is that by going through Amazon, you won’t need a pre-existing cable or satellite provider to order the pay-per-view. According to John Ourand of sportsbusinessdaily.com, UFC pay-per-views will be available through Amazon […]
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Cris Cyborg Still Has Her Eyes on Super Fight With Amanda Nunes But Isn’t Looking Past Yana Kunitskaya
It’s right back to work at UFC 222 this Saturday for the reigning featherweight queen, Cris Cyborg. Cyborg last fought and defended her title on the year-end card of 2017 at UFC 219 when she defeated former UFC bantamweight champion, Holly Holm. This quick turn around wasn’t the plan, but Cyborg wasn’t going to turn down […]
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UFC 222 Fight Card
March’s UFC 222 pay-per-view event was expected to be headlined by a featherweight title fight between current champ Max Holloway and top contender Frankie Edgar. Unfortunately for fight fans, the Hawaiian champion suffered a leg injury and was forced to pull out of his highly anticipated title fight with “The Answer”. With that news, the […]
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UFC 222 Betting Odds for New Main Event Have been Released
It is official. UFC featherweight champion, Cris Cyborg will be making a relatively quick turn around after her last title defense in December to now defend against the Invicta FC bantamweight champion, Yana Kunitskaya. The fight will be Yana’s first in the UFC and her first at 145-pounds since 2012. The oddsmakers don’t see this […]
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AUDIO | Miesha Tate Doesn’t Agree with How UFC 222 was Re-Put Together
It was announced yesterday that UFC 222 had been saved. Initially what was supposed to be Max Holloway attempting to make his second featherweight title defense against Frankie Edgar turned into…well, another featherweight title fight actually but instead with the other champ! Cris Cyborg will now be headlining the event as she defends against the […]
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UFC 222 update: Edgar-Ortega bout nearing completion, but cancellation of card still possible
Late last week, we learned that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had been forced out of his UFC 222 main event title fight with Frankie “The Answer” Edgar. With this unfortunate development, the promotion began a frantic search for a replacement main event. According to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, one option is a bout between […]
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Dana White Shuts Down the Possibilities of Nate Diaz Fighting at UFC 222
The unfortunate news broke over the weekend that the featherweight title fight between former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar and featherweight champion, Max Holloway has fallen through once again. It was Holloway this time that was forced out with a leg injury. The fight was scheduled to headline UFC 222. Currently, the UFC is still looking […]
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Breaking! Frankie Edgar says he will still be at UFC 222 this March
Breaking! Frankie Edgar says he will still be at UFC 222 this March! Earlier today ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke some unfortunate news that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and was forced out of his scheduled main event title fight with Frankie Edgar at UFC 222 on March 3 in Las […]
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Max Holloway issues first social media post following removal from UFC 222 main event
Max Holloway issues first social media post following removal from UFC 222 main event! Earlier today terrible news shook the mixed martial arts world as ESPN’s Brett Okamoto announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and would no longer be able to compete at March’s UFC 222 pay-per-view event. Max […]
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Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw trade shots after rematch talks fall through the cracks
Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw trade shots after rematch talks fall through the cracks! Earlier today ESPN’s Brett Okamoto announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and would no longer be able to compete in the main event of UFC 222 against Frankie Edgar. Almost immediately following Okamoto’s report, rumors […]
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T.J. Dillashaw explains his decision to not accept a rematch with Cody Garbrandt at UFC 222
T.J. Dillashaw explains his decision to not accept a rematch with Cody Garbrandt at UFC 222! Earlier this morning unfortunate news broke that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and would no longer be able to compete against Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 222 on March 3 in […]
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Rumors are swirling around UFC 222 following Max Holloway’s injury
Rumors are swirling around UFC 222 following Max Holloway’s injury! Earlier today the mixed martial arts world was hit with some terrible news. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto announced that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway had suffered an injury and would no longer be able to participate in his scheduled UFC 222 main event title fight […]