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Michael Bisping questions if Francis Ngannou would find success in boxing: “When he swings he leaves a lot of openings”
Michael Bisping recently commented on Francis Ngannou’s intention to get into the boxing ring during a video on his YouTube channel: “The man is absolutely terrifying and hits ridiculously hard. However, against a boxer, you couldn’t do that because when he swings he leaves a lot of openings. Hey listen, if he catches him god […]
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Conor McGregor attempts to revive rivalry with Brazil by taking aim at Charles Oliveira and Neymar Jr.
Conor McGregor is attempting to revive his rivalry with Brazil by taking aim at two of the country’s biggest stars in Charles Oliveira and Neymar Jr. McGregor (22-6 MMA) has not competed inside of the Octagon since suffering a broken leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Now on the mend […]
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Brendan Schaub believes the UFC is giving Francis Ngannou the Roger Huerta treatment: “Remember what happened to him?”
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub has accused the UFC of giving Francis Ngannou the “Roger Huerta treatment”. Over the course of the last few months there have been a series of reported disagreements between the UFC and Francis Ngannou regarding the contract status of the UFC heavyweight champion. In a few short weeks, he’ll step […]
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Michael Bisping on Dustin Poirier’s pursuit of Nate Diaz: “That’s just him trying to eradicate those demons”
UFC commentator Michael Bisping has given his thoughts on Dustin Poirier and his recent pursuit of Nate Diaz. Way back at UFC 230 in 2018, we were supposed to see Dustin Poirier square off against Nate Diaz. Alas, an injury ensured that the fight fell apart, and now just over three years later the pair […]
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Darren Till announces Instagram has deleted his account, Sean Strickland offers his condolences
UFC middleweights Darren Till and Sean Strickland bonded on Twitter yesterday – because they’ve both had their Instagram accounts deleted. The middleweight division is as exciting as it has been in a long time and two of the many reasons for that are Darren Till and Sean Strickland. Both men have had their fair share […]
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ONE Championship asks ‘Who wants to see Dana White vs. Chatri Sityodtong?’
2020 and 2021 proved that truly any type of combat sports match is possible. Early into 2022 and ONE Championship has already gauged interest in a president vs. president bout. ONE took to its official Twitter account on Tuesday sharing a video of promotional frontman Chatri Sityodtong hitting mitts to ask who wants to see […]
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Nate Diaz provides gloomy update on Dustin Poirier negotiations, takes aim at Charles Oliveira
Nate Diaz has provided a gloomy update after Dustin Poirier suggested their proposed UFC fight was nearly finalized. Poirier (28-7 MMA) joined Teddy Atlas on ‘The Fight WTA’ this morning where he disclosed the following information regarding a future showdown with Diaz (20-13 MMA). “I’m not holding my tongue, it is Nate Diaz. I’m not […]
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Floyd Mayweather announces he’ll box on helipad at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai, likely against a YouTuber
Floyd Mayweather will be returning to the boxing ring once again. Mayweather recently teased an announcement in Dubai which many thought was an exhibition bout. Now, he’s confirmed such announcing he will be returning on February 20, but the location is a unique one as the fight will take place on a helipad at the […]
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Paulo Costa can beat anyone at middleweight ‘if he trains correctly,’ says his manager
Paulo Costa will remain at middleweight, his manager Wallid Ismail revealed. Costa headlined a UFC Fight Night card back in October against fellow middleweight contender Marvin Vettori. The contest was originally slated for 185lbs, but on the week of the fight it was revealed ‘The Eraser’ could not make weight and the fight was then […]
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Jason Derulo fights two guys who called him Usher in Las Vegas hotel (Video)
Jason Derulo doesn’t like when people think he is someone else. According to TMZ, through law enforcement sources, cops were called to the ARIA hotel during the early hours of Tuesday morning after Derulo threw fists with two men. According to the report one of the individuals was attempting to troll the singer by calling […]
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Rose Namajunas explains how she benefited from loss to Carla Esparza: “I needed a piece of the humble pie”
Rose Namajunas on an episode of UFC’s ‘Run it Back’ YouTube series commented on how she benefited from her loss to Carla Esparza way back in 2014: “Man I just had to stop being an a**hole. [laughs] No I mean, not that, but just like be, have self-awareness you know what I mean like, I […]
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Dustin Poirier reveals a short-notice UFC fight with Nate Diaz is nearly finalized
Dustin Poirier revealed on Twitter just this morning that a short-notice UFC fight with Nate Diaz is nearly finalized: “I’m not holding my tongue, it is Nate Diaz. I’m not going to say what card, I’m not going to say a date,” Poirier told Teddy Atlas.“He said something like, ‘Let’s do it.’ I said yes, […]
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Chael Sonnen urges UFC fans against giving Cody Garbrandt a hard time: “He’s desperately trying to recapture something”
Chael Sonnen is requesting that fight fans get behind former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt instead of giving him a hard time. Garbrandt (12-5 MMA) made his flyweight debut last month at UFC 269 in Las Vegas, where he collided with perennial division contender Kai Kara-France. Despite appearing to be in phenomenal shape for the contest, […]
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Former champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk says she was offered the winner of ‘Esparza vs. Namajunas 2’, but plans to rematch Weili Zhang
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is aiming to return to MMA competition in 2022. In a recent interview on the ‘Kanal Sportowy Show’ in Poland, Joanna commented: “Everyone thinks I’m not in the UFC anymore. I am, I just dropped out of the ranking, because I haven’t fought for a dozen or so months, but I’m coming back […]
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Dustin Poirier confirms he will honor $20k donation to charity of Charles Oliveira’s choosing: “We are waiting for them to figure out what project they want”
Dustin Poirier has confirmed that he will be honoring his pledge of donating $20,000 to a charity of Charles Oliveira’s choice. Back at UFC 269, Charles Oliveira submitted Dustin Poirier to successfully retain his UFC lightweight championship. The back and forth first round was followed by an emphatic second round performance from “Do Bronx”, leaving […]
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TJ Dillashaw and Paulo Costa listed amongst the ten UFC fighters most-tested by USADA in 2021
TJ Dillashaw and Paulo Costa were amongst the ten most-tested UFC fighters of 2021 by USADA. Over the course of the last few years, we’ve seen USADA really ramp up their testing program when it comes to those on the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s roster. From heavyweight to strawweight and beyond, everyone is being tested – […]
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Kamaru Usman mocks Colby Covington in latest workout video: “It’s EPO, I’m the CEO”
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has mocked rival Colby Covington’s accusation that he’s on EPO. Throughout the entirety of their feud, Colby Covington has been more than happy to conduct a character assassination on Kamaru Usman. The pair have met twice and while Covington was incredibly competitive in both fights, Usman was the one who […]
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Watch | Joe Rogan shows off power with spinning kicks on heavy bag
Joe Rogan is known for his experience in MMA as he has trained in multiple disciplines as well as calling UFC fights for decades now. The successful podcaster recently showed off his striking power in a video posted to social media. Rogan is someone that does work out frequently but his ability to destroy the […]
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Jon Jones says he’s been studying his ‘future opponents’ ahead of heavyweight move
Jon Jones is getting closer to finally making his UFC heavyweight debut. After Jones vacated his light heavyweight title in 2020 he said he would be fighting at heavyweight soon. However, he went all of 2021 without a fight and proceeded to bulk up for the move instead. Now it appears ‘Bones’ is getting close […]
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The UFC announces two new matchups including Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill
Two new UFC matchups were announced today including a light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Jamahal Hill. The Walker vs. Hill matchup will take place at a UFC Fight Night event on February 19th according to MMAFighting. Johnny Walker (18-6 MMA) will enter the contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision […]
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Coach Din Thomas praises Tyron Woodley for his handling of the Jake Paul knockout
Din Thomas, Tyron Woodley’s coach is praising him for being a good sport after losing to Jake Paul on December 18th in Tampa, Florida. ‘The Chosen One’ was knocked out cold in the sixth round, with Jake Paul extending his winning record to a perfect 5-0. It was Woodley’s second encounter with Jake Paul, the […]
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CM Punk names Japanese legend as his MMA GOAT
CM Punk has named Japanese legend Kazushi Sakuraba as his MMA Goat. Sakuraba, the 52 year old Japanese fighter began his career as a professional wrestler for UWF International before joining MMA. His list of accomplishments include winning the UFC Japan heavyweight tournament in 1997, as well as many others too long to list, and […]
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Charles Oliveira asks fans to pick who he fights next, Conor McGregor or Justin Gaethje
UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira has created a poll to see who fans want to see him fight next, Conor McGregor or Justin Gaethje. Oliveira (32-8 MMA) successfully defended his 155lbs title for the first time last month at UFC 269 when he submitted Dustin Poirier with a rear-naked choke in round three (see that […]
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Jake Paul is “easy money” for Nate Diaz according to teammate Chris Avila
Chris Avila believes that Jake Paul would be easy money for Nate Diaz as rumours continue to circulate regarding a fight between the two. Jake Paul is coming off the back of a knockout win over Tyron Woodley in a blockbuster event to round off the year. On the same card, the aforementioned Chris Avila […]
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Francis Ngannou discusses requirements for new UFC contract: “The boxing part has to be into it”
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has reiterated his desire to transfer over to professional boxing before he retires. Later this month, Francis Ngannou will defend his UFC heavyweight title against Ciryl Gane in one of the most highly-anticipated heavyweight bouts in years. With it being the last fight on his deal, there’s been a lot […]
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Sean O’Malley details “horrible” sparring incident: “I kicked him in the body and he sh*t all over the mat”
There are nasty stories about sparring, and then there’s what happened when someone tried to step up and fight Sean O’Malley. The man known as “Suga” is widely considered to be one of the most exciting prospects in the UFC and in all of mxied martial arts. The bantamweight division as a whole is incredibly […]
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Jorge Masvidal chimes in after being praised in Dana White’s response to Jake Paul: “Only took you 4 years”
Jorge Masvidal raised some eyebrows with his reaction to UFC President Dana White’s response to boxer Jake Paul. White and Paul have been trading verbal jabs for months now, but their rivalry recently escalated following Jake’s knockout win over former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. “I just knocked out a five time UFC champion and embarrassed […]
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Rafael Dos Anjos and Tony Ferguson discuss potential rematch, Rafael Fiziev interjects
Surging lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev is not interested in seeing a rematch between Rafael Dos Anjos and Tony Ferguson. The UFC’s former lightweight champion, Dos Anjos (31-13 MMA), who has not competed since November of 2020, recently called out his former opponent in Ferguson on Twitter. “@TonyFergusonXT do you have plans for February 19? I […]