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Dustin Poirier proved he is the “superior fighter” over Conor McGregor at UFC 264, says coach
UFC lightweight star Dustin Poirier proved that he is the “superior fighter” over rival Conor McGregor at UFC 264, says his coach Mike Brown. Poirier defeated McGregor via first-round TKO (doctor stoppage) after the Irishman’s leg shattered and he was unable to continue. Even before the injury led to the finish, however, Poirier was exerting […]
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Aljamain Sterling suggests Petr Yan has benefits from “Dana White privilege”
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling suggested that his rival Petr Yan has benefited from the so-called “Dana White privilege.” Sterling and Yan fought earlier this year at UFC 259 and the fight ended in a very controversial fashion after Yan kneed Sterling in the head while he was a downed opponent, leading to the champion […]
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Lauren Murphy reacts after finally getting first UFC title shot against Valentina Shevchenko
UFC women’s flyweight contender Lauren Murphy reacted after finally getting her first title shot against Valentina Shevchenko. Murphy takes on Shevchenko, the 125lbs queen of the UFC, at UFC 266, which is set to take place on September 25 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The world’s leading MMA promotion announced the star-studded card […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov explains why Conor McGregor’s trash talk proved to be a big mistake in trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier
Khabib Nurmagomedov has taken the time to explain why he thinks Conor McGregor’s trash talk didn’t work against Dustin Poirier. Last Saturday night at UFC 264, McGregor fell to his second straight loss against Poirier as a result of a broken leg. It came in the wake of a new “strategy” for the Irishman leading […]
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Two championship bouts and one five-round non-title fight are set for UFC 266
UFC 266 is set to feature two championship showdowns in addition to a highly anticipated five-round non-title rematch. The September 25 pay-per-view card was always set to be something of a barnburner given the many rumors that have been flooding out in recent weeks, and now, it appears as if we could be in for […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov shares theory on what the UFC is “going to do” with Conor McGregor: “But both of them, I think he’s going to lose”
Former lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov has a theory as to what Dana White and company are going to do with Conor McGregor following UFC 264. McGregor suffered his second consecutive defeat to Dustin Poirier last weekend, a loss which served as the third in his past four fights. Adding salt to the wound was the […]
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Nick Diaz reacts after booking rematch with Robbie Lawler at UFC 266
Nick Diaz has reacted after booking a rematch with Robbie Lawler at UFC 266. The pair initially collided seventeen years ago at UFC 47, with the Stockton prospect emerging victorious by way of second round knockout. Both Diaz and Lawler would go on to have extremely successful careers after that contest. Nick captured the Strikeforce […]
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Robbie Lawler vs. Nick Diaz five-round rematch official for UFC 266
Nick Diaz is officially back and welcoming him into the Octagon once again will be a former opponent in Robbie Lawler. UFC President Dana White made the fight official on Tuesday via Kevin Iole before the UFC shared the news themselves. The September 25 UFC 266 bout will be only the second non-title non-main event […]
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Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley make unique tattoo bet for upcoming boxing match
Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley have made a tattoo-related bet for their upcoming boxing match on August 29. When Paul and Woodley had their first faceoff back in June, Paul offered Woodley a double-or-nothing bet. He said if the former UFC champ won, he would double his purse, yet if he loses, he would donate […]
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Michael Bisping believes Conor McGregor should part ways with John Kavanagh “immediately” following the coaches assessment of UFC 264
Michael Bisping didn’t like John Kavanagh’s assessment of the first round between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Early on in the fight, McGregor had some moments. He went back to his karate style and went back to spinning kicks and a kick-heavy gameplan. However, for the majority of the round, he was […]
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Jake Paul claims Conor McGregor “needs Jake Paul more than I need him” after UFC 264 loss
Jake Paul believes Conor McGregor needs him more than ever after his UFC 264 loss to Dustin Poirier. Paul, who is just 3-0 as a pro boxer, is set to box Tyron Woodley at August 29 in Cleveland, Ohio. It’s an intriguing bout but ever since Paul became a pro boxer he has taken shots […]
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Thiago Moises expects to earn stoppage win over Islam Makhachev to steal his hype
Thiago Moises didn’t expect to fight Islam Makhachev next time out but immediately accepted the scrap when it was offered to him at UFC Vegas 31. Moises, who is on a three-fight winning streak and coming off a win over Alexander Hernandez, figured he’d fight someone ranked right near him. Yet, when he got the […]
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Max Griffin happy with UFC 264 win over Carlos Condit, planned to call out Robbie Lawler but wants anyone in the top-15 next
Max Griffin was ecstatic when he got the chance to fight Carlos Condit. Griffin admitted Condit is one of his favorite fighters of all time and getting to fight him was surreal. However, he knew he had to put his emotions behind him and when they started to fight he had a ton of success. […]
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Rafael dos Anjos targets “little boy” Conor McGregor following UFC 264: “I would smash that guy”
UFC lightweight contender Rafael dos Anjos targeted “little boy” Conor McGregor following UFC 264, saying that “I would smash that guy.” Dos Anjos was the backup fighter at UFC 264, being brought in by the promotion in case of a withdrawal by either McGregor or his rival Dustin Poirier. RDA weighed in successfully on Friday […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov named best MMA fighter at ESPY awards
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov added to his trophy case as he was named the MMA fighter of the year at the ESPY awards. Nurmagomedov was up against UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, UFC women’s bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes, and UFC women’s strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, but he managed to beat them […]
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Photo | Floyd Mayweather trolls Conor McGregor following broken leg at UFC 264
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather trolled former opponent Conor McGregor following the broken leg he suffered in the main event of UFC 264. McGregor lost to Dustin Poirier via first-round TKO (doctor stoppage) in the main event of this past Saturday’s UFC 264 pay-per-view card. The Irishman apparently had a pre-existing injury coming into the bout, […]
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Conor McGregor drops two spots in official lightweight rankings following UFC 264
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has dropped two spots in the promotion’s official lightweight rankings following his TKO loss at UFC 264. McGregor broke his leg and lost via first-round doctor stoppage to Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264. It was the Irishman’s second straight loss following a prior TKO defeat to Poirier […]
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Colby Covington believes Conor McGregor’s “pride and ego” will keep him in the fight game
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington believes Conor McGregor’s “pride and ego” will keep him in the fight game despite his leg injury. McGregor broke his leg against rival Dustin Poirier in the main event of this past weekend’s UFC 264 trilogy fight. The Irishman threw a kick that Poirier blocked with his elbow and as […]
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Conor McGregor medically suspended until 2022 after breaking leg at UFC 264
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been medically suspended until 2022 after breaking his leg at last Saturday’s UFC 264 pay-per-view event. McGregor shattered his leg in the first round of his main event trilogy fight against rival Dustin Poirier, which led the Irishman to lose via first-round TKO (doctor stoppage). He had successful surgery to […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 44 with Thiago Moises, Max Griffin, Billy Quarantillo, and Miles Johns
The 44th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 31 and to recap UFC 264. We’re first joined by one-half of the UFC Vegas 31 main event in 14th ranked lightweight, Thiago Moises (3:23). Next, UFC welterweight, Max Griffin (15:30) joins the program to recap his […]
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Photo | Jessica Eye needed 13 stitches to close nasty cut suffered at UFC 264
UFC women’s flyweight contender Jessica Eye needed 13 stitches to close a nasty cut suffered during her fight with Jennifer Maia at UFC 264. Eye and Maia were involved in an accidental clash of heads during the contest which led to Eye suffering a horrendous cut in the middle of her forehead that saw blood […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov believes “something superior” caused Conor McGregor’s leg to snap at UFC 264
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov believes that “something superior” caused Conor McGregor’s leg to snap at UFC 264. McGregor suffered the injury during his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier which headlined last Saturday’s UFC 264 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. The Irishman broke his leg near the end of the first round, which caused […]
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Ali Abdelaziz trashes Conor McGregor for his post-fight antics at UFC 264: “Nobody wants to be the son of someone like him”
Ali Abdelaziz has taken a shot at Conor McGregor for his antics after losing to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Abdelaziz has been locked in a war of words with McGregor for years now, dating all the way back to when Conor went up against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. From that point on the […]
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Conor McGregor continues to target Dustin Poirier sharing a photo of his daughter followed by the caption “Gonezo”
Conor McGregor has continued to target Dustin Poirier and his family following their trilogy fight at UFC 264 last Saturday in Las Vegas. McGregor (22-6 MMA) and Poirier (28-6 MMA) squared off for a third time last weekend in Nevada, this after splitting their first two encounters. The pair had initially collided in a featherweight […]
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Jorge Masvidal shares video spreading awareness against dictatorships and communism in Cuba
Jorge Masvidal made a call to action on Monday — but not for anything MMA-related. Instead, he’s fighting for the nation of Cuba. Taking to Twitter, Masvidal shared the following. #SOSCuba English pic.twitter.com/on5Z25H2q0 — Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) July 13, 2021 “Hello, everybody, and anybody listening,” Masvidal began. “My name is Jorge Masvidal and I’m […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov reveals that Dana White recently offered him fight with Georges St-Pierre
Khabib Nurmagomedov is officially retired — but that isn’t stopping Dana White from pestering the undefeated 29-0 lightweight legend. “The Eagle” recently revealed that despite his departure from MMA, the UFC boss offered him his dream fight. “[Dana] sent me a message and said, ‘Hey, Georges St-Pierre wants to fight with you,’” Nurmagomedov told MMA […]
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Dominick Cruz responds after Sean O’Malley callout, ‘I’m looking to move up the division just like everybody else’
Dominick Cruz found himself on the receiving end of yet another callout after Sean O’Malley’s dominant UFC 264 victory on Saturday night. The former two-time UFC bantamweight king was working the desk during the big event and shared his thoughts on the mention. “I’ve been called out every weekend for about eight weeks so I’ve […]
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Henry Cejudo slams “hoe” Dominick Cruz for suggesting that Conor McGregor needs to “accept the losses”
Henry Cejudo has slammed Dominick Cruz after the former bantamweight champ gave some advice to Conor McGregor. After McGregor suffered a TKO doctor stoppage loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 following his leg breaking, he was still trash-talking Poirier. However, for Cruz, he believes McGregor needs to just accept defeat. “After multiple losses like […]