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Conor McGregor and Chael Sonnen get in heated exchange on Twitter: “It’s not too late to stay off my radar”
UFC superstar Conor McGregor and Chael Sonnen got into a heated exchange on Twitter, saying “it’s not too late to stay off my radar.” Sonnen started poking the bear on social media on Monday when he sent out a Tweet about McGregor, which the Irishman saw and quickly replied to. We then were treated to […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 59 with Adrian Yanez, Terrance McKinney, Loopy Godinez, Cody Durden, and Aoriqileng
The 59th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 43. We’re first joined by UFC bantamweight, Adrian Yanez (2:19). Next, UFC lightweight, Terrance McKinney (21:39) joins the show. UFC strawweight, Loopy Godinez (34:16) comes on. UFC flyweight, Cody Durden (42:20) then joins the program. Closing […]
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Former UFC title challenger Thiago Santos set to return against Magomed Ankalaev on March 12
UFC light heavyweight contenders Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev are set to battle in a UFC Fight Night main event on March 12. The news comes from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto and will serve as the biggest test for Ankalaev thus far in the UFC. Both men are coming off the back of nice wins with […]
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Miesha Tate defends criticism of Aspen Ladd’s coach, says female fighters dating coaches is a bad idea
Miesha Tate has defended her fierce criticism of Aspen Ladd following their feud over the last few weeks. Tate, who faces Ketlen Vieira in a bantamweight main event this weekend, voiced her criticism of Ladd earlier this year. The comments came as a result of Ladd missing weight for her contest with Macy Chiasson, forcing […]
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UFC parts way with five more fighters as roster trimming continues
The UFC continued to trim its roster on Monday as five more fighters have parted ways with the worlds leading mixed martial arts organization. The latest roster moves are not necessarily considered “releases”, but the promotion opted against renewing the contracts of the following fighters (via MMAJunkie). Strawweight: Livia Souza Souza (14-4 MMA) departs from […]
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Dana White waiting to see what Amanda Nunes wants to do before deciding fate of women’s featherweight division
Dana White and the UFC introduced the 145-pound women’s featherweight division in February 2017 and there has been little to no build since. The promotion began the process of bringing in featherweights by signing the weight class’ all-time best, Cris “Cyborg” Justino. However, the future UFC titleholder would compete at 140-pound catchweight contests prior to […]
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Cris Cyborg throws shade at UFC after recent quarterly report
Cris Cyborg is happy to no longer be with her old home of the UFC. Reports from MMA Fighting were released on Monday regarding a historically profitable year for the UFC and Endeavor. Having had a less than pleasant experience from a behind the scenes perspective, according to her, Cyborg chimed in with a response […]
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Justin Gaethje blasts Conor McGregor for calling for his ‘sloppy seconds’
Justin Gaethje believes Conor McGregor is chasing his sloppy seconds. Gaethje has fought the who’s who of the lightweight division, but he has noticed McGregor is fighting or calling out people he just beat. It started with Donald Cerrone, and now after he beat Michael Chandler at UFC 268, Chandler and the Irishman have gone […]
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Leon Edwards unloads on ‘journeyman’ Jorge Masvidal for pulling out of UFC 269: ‘He’s been dodging me’
Leon Edwards says he isn’t surprised Jorge Masvidal pulled out of their fight at UFC 269. Edwards and Masvidal were set to have their highly-anticipated grudge match on December 11. The fight was years in the making after the three-piece and a soda, but it was revealed last week “Gamebred” was out of the fight […]
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Michael Chandler ‘quit’ against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268, claims former opponent Will Brooks
Will Brooks, who fought and beat Michael Chandler twice in Bellator, believes “Iron” quit against Justin Gaethje at UFC 268. Although Gaethje and Chandler went toe-to-toe for three rounds and it was “The Highlight” winning a decision. Despite the fact the fight went to the scorecards, Brooks believes Chandler quit in a sense he didn’t […]
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Jon Jones shares his thoughts on Ciryl Gane: “I think he’s pretty unique for a heavyweight”
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones shared his thoughts on Ciryl Gane, saying “I think he’s pretty unique for a heavyweight.” Jones took to his social media this weekend to post some videos of him training with Henry Cejudo and the squad at Fight Ready. In response to the video that Jones posted, a […]
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Khama Worthy issues statement following release from UFC roster
Former UFC lightweight fighter Khama Worthy issued a statement on his social media following his official release from the UFC roster. Worthy was knocked out by Jai Herbert last month at UFC Vegas 41: Costa vs. Vettori for what was his third straight loss by knockout. Following that defeat, it appears as though the UFC […]
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Jon Jones fires back at his critics: “Your priorities are in the wrong place”
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones fired back at his critics on social media, saying “your priorities are in the wrong place.” Jones was arrested on domestic battery charges back in September following the UFC Hall of Fame ceremony. Since then, Jones has been kicked out of Team Jackson-Wink and has been seen training […]
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What’s next for Max Holloway and Yair Rodriguez after UFC Vegas 42?
In the main event of UFC Vegas 42, top-three featherweights collided as Max Holloway took on Yair Rodriguez in a highly-anticipated fight. Holloway entered the fight coming off a five-round dominant decision win over Calvin Kattar where he landed 445 significant strikes. Prior to that, he suffered back-to-back decision losses to Alexander Volkanovski to lose […]
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Gilbert Burns open to fighting anyone, but Colby Covington and Khamzat Chimaev top the list
UFC welterweight contender Gilbert Burns is open to fighting anyone, but he says that Colby Covington and Khamzat Chimaev top the list. Burns is the No. 2 ranked welterweight in the UFC, so it’s natural that he is connected to fights with the other top fighters in the division. On Sunday, reports emerged that Burns […]
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Charles Oliveira says he has “way more weapons” than Dustin Poirier ahead of UFC 269
UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira says that he has “way more weapons” than rival Dustin Poirier ahead of their UFC 269 title fight. Oliveira steps into the Octagon next month on December 11 when he meets Poirier in the headliner of UFC 269. For Oliveira, this marks his first title defense since winning the vacant […]
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Renan Barao gets first fight booked since release from the UFC
Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao has got his first fight booked since being given his release from the UFC a couple of years ago. Barao was cut by the UFC in 2019 after losing five straight fights. It was a remarkable fall from grace from the former UFC bantamweight kingpin, who at one point […]
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Jorge Masvidal questions why Nick Diaz is still fighting, brings up the IRS
UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal questioned why Nick Diaz is still fighting, bringing up the IRS as a potential reason as to why. Diaz returned from a six-year layoff at UFC 266 in September, losing in the third round via TKO to longtime rival Robbie Lawler. For Diaz, it was a losing effort, and Masvidal […]
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Coach claims Francis Ngannou advised UFC officials not to sign former teammate Ciryl Gane
According to Fernand Lopez, Francis Ngannou once advised the UFC that Ciryl Gane wasn’t quite ready to sign for the promotion. At UFC 270, Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane will battle it out with the undisputed UFC heavyweight title being on the line. It’s the definition of a blockbuster showdown between two men who, in […]
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Conor McGregor claims Khamzat Chimaev previously offered to help him “beat up the little scared pigeon” Khabib Nurmagomedov
Conor McGregor has claimed that Khamzat Chimaev offered to help him prepare for Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2018. In the last few days we’ve seen some interesting developments regarding the future of Khamzat Chimaev. Between being offered top contenders and calling out the likes of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, it’s safe to say “Borz” is […]
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Khamzat Chimaev reportedly in discussions to fight Gilbert Burns
Rising UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev is reportedly in discussions to fight top-five ranked Gilbert Burns in his next outing. Frontkick.Online reported on Sunday that the latest their sources have told them is that the UFC is currently in discussions to book Chimaev vs. Burns, characterizing the talks as “not done, but likely to get […]
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Khamzat Chimaev issues fiery callouts of Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz
UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev took to his social media to issue fiery callouts of both Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Chimaev is one of the UFC’s biggest and brightest young stars heading into 2022. In his last fight at UFC 267, Chimaev smashed Li Jingliang in the first round in what was an absolutely […]
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Marc Diakiese issues statement following quick stoppage loss at UFC Vegas 42
UFC lightweight fighter Marc Diakiese issued a statement following his quick stoppage loss to Rafael Alves at UFC Vegas 42. Diakiese was returning to the Octagon following a year-long layoff since he lost a decision to Rafael Fiziev on Fight Island last year. Despite the layoff, Diakiese entered this fight with Alves as a moderate […]
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Khaos Williams reacts after knocking out Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 42
UFC welterweight knockout artist Khaos Williams reacted after knocking out divisional rival Miguel Baeza on the UFC Vegas 42 main card. Williams improved to 4-1 overall in the UFC with the third-round knockout over Baeza. After finishing Alex Morono and Abdul Razak Alhassan in his first two UFC fights, Williams dropped a decision to Michel […]
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Miguel Baeza reacts following brutal KO loss to Khaos Williams at UFC Vegas 42
UFC welterweight Miguel Baeza reacted following his brutal third-round KO loss to Khaos Williams during Saturday’s UFC Vegas 42 event. Baeza and Williams met in the center of the Octagon in a welterweight bout that took place on the UFC Vegas 42 main card. After two back-and-forth rounds to start the fight, the third round […]
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Photo | Yair Rodriguez’s right foot was an absolute mess following his fight with Max Holloway
UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez showed off his right foot that was an absolute mess following his fight with Max Holloway. Rodriguez and Holloway went toe-to-toe in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 42 event. It was an absolute war of a fight between two of the best featherweights in the world, but at […]
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Islam Makhachev responds after former UFC champ Eddie Alvarez says Justin Gaethje getting the next lightweight title shot “is only right”
Islam Makhachev responded after former UFC champ Eddie Alvarez said Justin Gaethje getting the next lightweight title shot “is only right.” Makhachev recently defeated Dan Hooker at UFC 267 to improve to 10-1 overall in the UFC with his current nine-fight win streak. Makhachev is clearly one of the best lightweight fighters in the world, […]
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Max Holloway lists three potential rematches for his next UFC fight
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway listed three potential rematches for his next fight after picking up a win at UFC Vegas 42. Holloway defeated Yair Rodriguez via unanimous decision in an absolute war that headlined UFC Vegas 42. It was an amazing fight from both men as they went the distance and tried to […]