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Pedro Munhoz facing punishments from NAC for UFC 235 post-fight celebration
UFC 235 took place at the beginning of this month and it was a massive event as expected. There were several fighters who added to their respective highlight reels and continued to climb up their divisional ladders. One of those was Brazil’s ‘Young Punisher’ Pedro Munhoz. The 18-3 Munhoz would kick off the pay-per-view’s main […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington on Ben Askren’s win over Robbie Lawler: ‘It seemed like the fix was in’
At UFC 235, Ben Askren made his highly-anticipated debut, when he took on Robbie Lawler. Askren, who is undefeated, was looking to show he is the best in the world. However, early on, ‘Funky’ was in a lot of trouble when Lawler slammed him on his head. Ultimately, Askren somehow survived and then secured a […]
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Early UFC 235 PPV estimates suggest fifth-best since 2017
UFC 235 was the biggest event of 2019 to this point and the results showed why. There were many spectacular performances from top to bottom as we kicked things off with a fun back and forth strawweight battle between Hannah Cifers and Poliana Viana before getting devastating knockouts via Macy Chiasson and Edmen Shahbazyan. Those […]
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Robbie Lawler’s manager releases statement on Ben Askren’s post-fight comments
Ben Askren made his highly anticipated octagon debut at last weekend’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas against Robbie Lawler. In the early moments of the fight, Lawler slammed Askren to the canvas and began raining down brutal ground and pound. Somehow, Askren survived and got back up to his feet where he eventually got […]
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UFC 235 medical suspensions: Jon Jones, Johnny Walker and Mickey Gall facing long sits
UFC 235 was a memorable card, packed to the edges with wild scraps and thrilling stoppages. An unfortunate side-effect of this kind of card, of course, is a prevalence of lengthy medical suspensions. MMAjunkie has obtained a list of UFC 235 medical suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). As expected, Mickey Gall, Tyron […]
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UFC Rankings Update: Kamaru Usman cracks pound for pound top 10
The UFC rankings have seen some major changes following the conclusion of this past weekend’s UFC 235 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Newly crowned UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman soared into the pound for pound ranks to #9 (via UFC.ca), this following his dominant decision victory over Tyron Woodley. With the loss, “The Chosen One” […]
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UFC 235 Fighter Salaries: Jon Jones and Tyron Woodley lead payroll
Jon Jones successfully defended his UFC light heavyweight title in the headliner of UFC 235 defeating Anthony Smith by unanimous decision. Jon Jones earned a disclosed $500,000 on Saturday night, while Anthony Smith took home $350,000 for his efforts. Jones was not the only fighter to earn half a million dollars at UFC 235. Tyron […]
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Cody Garbrandt reflects on UFC 235 knockout loss
Last Saturday night, in the opening bout of the stacked UFC 235 main card, former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt stepped into the cage with Brazilian contender Pedro Munhoz. The objective for the man they call “No Love” was to rebound from a pair of knockout losses to TJ Dillashaw. Unfortunately for the former champ […]
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UFC 235 | Ben Askren ‘really disappointed with the UFC staff’ for not letting him corner Tyron Woodley
Ben Askren made his highly anticipated UFC debut on Saturday night against Robbie Lawler. He beat Lawler by submission — although in controversial fashion. Following his fight, Askren planned to walk out and corner his teammate Tyron Woodley in his title fight with Kamaru Usman. The UFC initially approved of Askren serving as a cornerman. […]
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The biggest winners from UFC 235
With two title fights and some high profile names to boot, UFC 235 was preceded by some lofty expectations. But thanks to efforts from fighters like Diego Sanchez, Johnny Walker, and Kamaru Usman, it absolutely delivered. Let’s take a look at the biggest winners from the event: Ben Askren It didn’t start out well for […]
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Jon Jones praises Anthony Smith for not taking DQ victory
Toward the end of his UFC 235 title fight with Anthony Smith, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones clobbered his grounded foe with an illegal knee. The referee paused the action, the cage-side physician entered the cage to examine Smith, and Jon Jones had a “nerve-wracking” flashback to his infamous disqualification loss to Matt Hamill. […]
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Mickey Gall offers explanation for lopsided UFC 235 loss to Diego Sanchez
On Saturday night, on the undercard of UFC 235, Mickey Gall returned to the Octagon to battle one of the most experienced fighters in UFC history, The Ultimate Fighter Season One winner Diego Sanchez. Despite being labelled as the betting favorite heading into this fight, Mickey Gall was soundly walloped by his exponentially more experienced […]
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UFC 235 commentator Jon Anik criticizes referee Marc Goddard, Goddard responds
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 235, Kamaru Usman authored a dominant decision victory over long-time UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley. During the fight referee Marc Goddard continually stood Usman and Woodley up, oftentimes when some onlookers felt it wasn’t necessary. UFC commentator Jon Anik, who was on duty for the card, […]
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VIDEO | Diego Sanchez shows off bite mark from UFC 235 fight with Mickey Gall
A welterweight bout between former UFC title challenger Diego Sanchez and Mickey Gall took place on the prelims of last night’s UFC 235 event. Gall and Sanchez were engaged in some heated exchanges in the lead up to their scrap, making the fight one of the most highly anticipated contests on the card. Sanchez pressured […]
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Tyron Woodley makes case for immediate rematch with Kamaru Usman
Tyron Woodley is no longer the UFC welterweight champion. The Roufusport representative’s reign came to a shocking end in the co-main event of UFC 235 on Saturday night, when he was walloped to a lopsided decision loss by streaking challenger Kamaru Usman. While this Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman fight was not particularly competitive, Woodley […]
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Dillon Danis trolls UFC 235 winners Ben Askren, Kamaru Usman
UFC 235, which went down on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a huge night for the welterweight division. First, we saw former ONE and Bellator champ Ben Askren make a successful — if controversial — UFC debut by submitting former UFC champ Robbie Lawler. Then, we saw Kamaru Usman shock the world by […]
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Tyron Woodley issues statement following UFC 235 title loss to Kamaru Usman
Tyron Woodley put his welterweight title on the line against Kamaru Usman in the co-headliner of last night’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas. Woodley entered last night’s matchup with Usman on a seven-fight undefeated streak, his latest being a submission win over Darren Till at UFC 228. Meanwhile, “The Nigerian Nightmare” was also carrying […]
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What’s next for the stars of UFC 235?
UFC 235 went down last night in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card featured two title fights, as Jon Jones sought to defend his light heavyweight title against Anthony Smith and Tyron Woodley put his welterweight title on the line against Kamaru Usman. Additionally, Ben Askren finally made his long-awaited UFC debut, taking on former UFC […]
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UFC 235 | John McCarthy gives his take on Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler controversy
On Saturday night, on the main card of UFC 235, former ONE Championship and Bellator titleholder Ben Askren finally made his UFC debut, taking on the extremely dangerous Robbie Lawler. Although Askren very nearly found himself on the receiving end of a first-round TKO, he ultimately weathered this early storm from Lawler and submitted the […]
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UFC 235 | Anthony Smith still very confident he can defeat Jon Jones
Anthony Smith survived five rounds with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, but was ultimately soundly outclassed in his first bid at UFC gold. Despite his unanimous decision loss to Jon Jones, however, Anthony Smith is still extremely confident that he can dethrone the legendary champion. “That’s a beatable man,” Smith said at the UFC […]
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Tyron Woodley updates on planned moved to middleweight after UFC 235 loss to Kamaru Usman
Tyron Woodley is no longer the UFC welterweight champion. After a truly impressive reign, the long-time champion was unseated in the co-main event of UFC 235 on Saturday night in Las Vegas, surrendering the title to ferocious challenger Kamaru Usman via unanimous decision loss. Ahead of this fight, Tyron Woodley repeatedly floated the idea of […]
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Dana White clears up welterweight title picture after UFC 235
Kamaru Usman did not let his UFC 235 welterweight title shot go to waste. For five rounds, the streaking challenger took the fight to the long-time champion Tyron Woodley, ultimately earning a unanimous decision win — and the belt — as a result. Now that he’s the champion, Usman would seem to have a plethora […]
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Robbie Lawler reacts following controversial UFC 235 loss to Ben Askren
Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler welcomed Ben Askren to the octagon at tonight’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas. Lawler entered the octagon for the first time since December of 2017, where he suffered a unanimous decision setback to Rafael dos Anjos. As for Ben Askren, “Funky” was also returning to action from a […]
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Conor McGregor pays tribute to Jon Jones and Anthony Smith following UFC 235 main event
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor paid tribute to both Jon Jones and Anthony Smith following their light heavyweight title fight at UFC 235. Jones defeated Smith via unanimous decision (48-44 x3) this evening in Las Vegas, thus reclaiming his UFC light heavyweight crown. “Bones” utilized a plethora of different strikes and some timely takedowns […]
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Cody Garbrandt fires back at hecklers following third straight knockout loss at UFC 235
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was looking to get back on track when he squared off with Pedro Munhoz at tonight’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas. Garbrandt (11-2 MMA) was coming off back-to-back stoppage losses to former teammate turned bitter rival TJ Dillashaw at UFC 217 and UFC 227. Unfortunately for fans of […]
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Pros react to Diego Sanchez stopping Mickey Gall at UFC 235
A welterweight scrap between bitter rivals Diego Sanchez and Mickey Gall took place on the prelims of tonight’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas. Sanchez entered tonight’s fight with some momentum, having defeated Craig White in his most recent performance at UFC 228. Meanwhile, Mickey Gall was last seen in action at August’s UFC event […]
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Pros react to Jon Jones defeating Anthony Smith at UFC 235
The UFC light heavyweight title was up for grabs tonight as Anthony Smith challenged Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 235. Jones was coming off a third round knockout victory over Alexander Gustafsson in his most recent performance at UFC 232. Meanwhile, Anthony Smith was previously seen in action at October’s UFC event […]
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UFC 235 Results: Jon Jones defeats Anthony Smith (Highlights)
Jon Jones will put his light heavyweight title on the line in tonight’s UFC 235 main event when he takes on surging division contender Anthony Smith. Jones will be making a quick turnaround, this after most recently competing at December’s UFC 232 event. “Bones” defeated Alexander Gustafsson via third round knockout that night in Los Angeles, thus reclaiming […]