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Josh Thomson claims Nate Diaz is leaving the UFC: “I want you guys all to know this, Nate is leaving”
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson claims MMA superstar Nate Diaz is leaving the UFC after his next fight. Diaz (20-13 MMA) was last seen in action at June’s UFC 263 event, where despite mounting a late comeback, he ultimately suffered a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards. The setback marked Nate’s second in a […]
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John McCarthy rips Daniel Cormier for his comments on Fedor Emelianenko: ‘You’re sounding like you’re being a homer for the UFC’
John McCarthy has ripped Daniel Cormier over his comments about Fedor Emelianenko. The former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, Cormier, recently said on his YouTube channel that he thought had Emelianenko signed with the UFC, he would’ve been average at best. Those comments took many by surprise, including John McCarthy, who proceeded to rip ‘DC’ […]
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Israel Adesanya reacts after Marvin Vettori defeats Paulo Costa at UFC Vegas 41
Israel Adesanya clearly tuned in to watch his former opponents Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori square off at last Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 event. The former middleweight title challengers, Costa and Vettori, were originally supposed to collide at their natural fighting weight of 185lbs. However, earlier in the fight week ‘The Eraser’ revealed he would […]
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Chase Sherman returns in January on Fight Night card opposite Jake Collier
Chase Sherman and Jake Collier will be looking to get back into the win column in January. Multiple sources informed BJPENN.com that Sherman and Collier have been agreed to for the first card of 2022 on January 15 at a location TBD. Contracts have also been issued for the fight, with one side having already […]
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Dana White responds to criticism from former UFC champ Junior dos Santos: “Move on to these other promotions and make crazy money”
Dana White has responded after former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos slammed the promotion for their lack of “professionalism”. Dos Santos (21-9 MMA) was cut by the Ultimate Fighting Championship shortly following his TKO loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC 256. That setback had marked the Brazilians fourth in a row, with all four […]
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PFL Founder Donn Davis fires back at Dana White for comments about Kayla Harrison
FORT LAUDERDALE — Kayla Harrison will be a free agent after this Wednesday’s PFL 2021 Championship. Appearing during the fight week’s media day, Harrison answered the usual round of questions – lastly focusing on comments from Dana White earlier in the day. “If I was her, I’d stay right where she is and keep picking […]
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Dana White attempts to lure Nate Diaz into signing a new UFC contract with cryptic message
UFC President Dana White is doing his best to try and persuade superstar Nate Diaz into signing a new contract with the promotion. Diaz (20-13 MMA) was last seen in action at June’s UFC 263 event, where despite mounting a late comeback, he ultimately suffered a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards. The setback marked […]
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Oron Kahlon calls Afghani fighter Javid Basharat a ‘terrorist’ during faceoff for Contender Series fight
Oron Kahlon is set to fight Javid Basharat for a UFC contract on Tuesday night in Week 9 of the Contender Series and the faceoff had an ugly scene. After Kahlon missed weight by three pounds for his bantamweight fight and was fined 20 percent of his purse. After the weigh-ins, the two had their […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk officially removed from UFC rankings
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has officially been removed from the latest set of UFC rankings. Fans started to notice on Monday morning that Jedrzejczyk was removed from both the UFC women’s strawweight rankings as well as the promotion’s pound-for-pound women’s rankings, as well. Not long afterward, MMAjunkie.com reporter Mike Bohn confirmed with […]
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Petr Yan plans to show he’s ‘the champion for a reason’ against Cory Sandhagen: ‘There’s nothing interim about this belt’
Petr Yan believes his UFC 267 co-main event fight against Cory Sandhagen should be for the vacant bantamweight title. Yan was supposed to rematch Aljamain Sterling on the card, after their controversial fight at UFC 259 where Sterling became the new champ due to Yan being DQ’d. However, it was recently revealed the champ was […]
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What’s next for Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa after UFC Vegas 41?
In the main event of UFC Vegas 41, top-five middleweights collided at light heavyweight as Mavrin Vettori took on Paulo Costa. Vettori entered the fight coming off a decision loss to Israel Adesanya back in June for the middleweight title. Prior to that, he was on a five-fight winning streak with wins over Kevin Holland […]
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Marvin Vettori does not believe Paulo Costa missed weight due to a bicep injury
UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori does not believe that his rival Paulo Costa missed weight at UFC Vegas 41 due to a bicep injury. Vettori defeated Costa via unanimous decision in the main event of this past Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 card. For Vettori, he was forced to fight up a weight class at 205lbs […]
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Johnny Walker fires back at critics of Thiago Santos fight: “People that called it boring are the ones that sit on the couch to drink beer”
Johnny Walker fired back at critics of the Thiago Santos fight, saying his critics are the “ones that sit on the couch to drink beer.” Walker and Santos met earlier this month in the main event of UFC Vegas 38. In a light heavyweight battle between two knockout artists, fans were expecting both men to […]
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Jason Miller charged with two felonies after allegedly breaking a man’s ribs in a bar fight
Former UFC fighter Jason Miller was charged with two felonies after allegedly breaking a man’s ribs in a bar fight that occurred last month. TMZ Sports first reported that Miller had been charged with two more felonies for assault and battery following an alleged incident in a bar fight that took place in September. According […]
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Paulo Costa issues statement following decision loss to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41
UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa issued a statement following his unanimous decision loss to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41. Costa and Vettori went to war for 25 minutes in the main event of UFC Vegas 41. In what was originally scheduled to be a middleweight main event, the fight was shifted up to the […]
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Jorge Masvidal believes Jake Paul was trolling with big-money fight offers
UFC welterweight superstar Jorge Masvidal believes that YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul was trolling with his big-money fight offers. Masvidal is set to step back into the Octagon at UFC 269 on December 11 when he takes on rival Leon Edwards. It’s the first fight for Masvidal since April when he lost via KO to UFC welterweight […]
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Daniel Cormier believes Paulo Costa may have been judged unfairly at UFC Vegas 41: “I’ve poked guys more and didn’t get a point taken away”
Daniel Cormier has questioned Jason Herzog’s decision to take a point from Paulo Costa on Saturday night. This past weekend saw Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori settle their rivalry in a dramatic UFC light heavyweight main event. The pair went to war in Las Vegas and while Vettori landed the decision win, Costa did a […]
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Khamzat Chimaev explains why it is “impossible to respect” UFC star Conor McGregor
UFC star Khamzat Chimaev has explained why he finds it difficult to respect Conor McGregor outside of his fighting ability. Over the years we’ve seen Conor McGregor achieve some truly great things inside the Octagon and, to an extent, within his business ventures away from fighting. Alas, he hasn’t always been the shining example of […]
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Khamzat Chimaev details altercation with Kevin Holland at the UFC Apex Sports Complex: “I grabbed his neck and pushed him away”
Khamzat Chimaev has revealed some information regarding his altercation with Kevin Holland at the UFC Apex Sports Complex. Shortly following the conclusion of UFC Vegas 6 in August of 2020, reports surfaced that Chimaev (9-0 MMA) and Holland (21-7 MMA) had been involved in a backstage scuffle. During a recent interview with ZubaTV, Chimaev confirmed […]
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Conor McGregor vs. Tony Ferguson, Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson betting odds released
The opening betting odds have been released for potential fights between Conor McGregor vs. Tony Ferguson and Nate Diaz vs. Tony Ferguson. Over the past week, we have seen Ferguson call out McGregor and then Diaz call out Ferguson. They are three of the biggest names in the sport and there has been plenty of […]
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Dana White reveals the fight night weights of Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 41
UFC president Dana White revealed the fight night weights of Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori at Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 41 event. Costa and Vettori were originally scheduled to fight in a 185lbs middleweight bout in the main event of UFC Vegas 41, but Costa showed up to fight week heavy. Because he was unable […]
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Jan Blachowicz explains what Israel Adesanya has to do in order to get the rematch
UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz explained what middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has to do in order to get the rematch. Blachowicz and Adesanya met back at UFC 259 earlier this year and Blachowicz defended his belt in an upset when he won a unanimous decision to hand Adesanya his first career loss in MMA. […]
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Alexander Volkanovski accuses UFC commentators of being biased against him
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski accused the UFC commentators of being biased against him during their recent fight calls. Volkanovski defeated rival Brian Ortega at UFC 266 last month to defend the promotion’s 145lbs belt. However, he feels as if the commentators didn’t give him a fair shake during his performance in that match, nor […]
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Marvin Vettori reacts following main event win over Paulo Costa at UFC Vegas 41
UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori reacted following his main event win over Paulo Costa at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 41 event. Vettori was supposed to fight Costa in a middleweight fight that headlined UFC Vegas 41, but the fight was shifted to light heavyweight after Costa showed up heavy to fight week. Despite the weight class […]
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Jessica-Rose Clark issues apology to fans following lopsided win at UFC Vegas 41
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Jessica-Rose Clark issued an apology to the fans following her lopsided win at UFC Vegas 41. Clark used her wrestling to control Joselyne Edwards on the mat and grind her out for a unanimous decision win. It was not the most entertaining fight as Clark appeared to be more content with […]
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Video | Marvin Vettori trolls Paulo Costa with Mezzocorona wine celebration
UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori trolled his rival, Paulo Costa, with a Mezzocorona wine celebration following his big win. Vettori won a hard-fought unanimous decision over Costa in the main event of UFC Vegas 41 on Saturday night. The fight was originally intended to take place at 185lbs, but after Costa showed up to fight […]
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Islam Makhachev responds to Dan Hooker’s offer to make their fight at UFC 267 five rounds
UFC lightweight contender Islam Makhachev responded to rival Dan Hooker’s offer to make their fight at UFC 267 for five rounds instead. As you are all now aware, Hooker stepped up on short notice to take the fight with Makhachev at UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi after Rafael dos Anjos was forced to withdraw with […]
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TJ Laramie shares graphic images of thigh infection after announcing UFC 268 withdrawal due to MRSA diagnosis
UFC featherweight TJ Laramie shared graphic images of his thigh infection after announcing UFC 268 withdrawal due to an MRSA diagnosis. Laramie was scheduled to fight Melsik Baghdasaryan on the UFC 268 preliminary card on November 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, in what would have been a battle between […]