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Dana White says Conor McGregor is taking UFC 264 fight against Dustin Poirier “a lot more serious”
Dana White knows Conor McGregor isn’t overlooking Dustin Poirier at UFC 264. Back on Fight Island in January, Poirier scored a second-round TKO over McGregor to even their series 1-1. Artem Lobov, McGregor’s teammate, told BJPENN.com that the Irishman overlooked Poirier as he was focusing on a boxing match against Manny Pacquiao. Now, ahead of […]
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Sean O’Malley defends UFC 264 opponent Kris Moutinho: “This guys tough… he’s not just a scrub”
Sean O’Malley believes his UFC 264 opponent, Kris Moutinho is dangerous despite not many people knowing who he is. O’Malley was supposed to fight Louis Smolka but the Hawaiian was forced out of the bout due to a staph infection with just over a week to go. Several UFC fighters offered their services but Moutinho […]
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Conor McGregor plans to “steamroll” through Dustin Poirier: “I’m the most dangerous I’ve ever been”
Conor McGregor expects to KO Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 264. McGregor and Poirier are set for their highly-anticipated trilogy bout on Saturday night in Las Vegas. It’s an intriguing matchup due to the fact they fought in January where Poirier scored a second-round TKO. Yet, ahead of the trilogy, the Irishman […]
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Nick Diaz targeted to make Octagon return in September in a rematch against Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz is back. According to UFC president, Dana White who told TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, Diaz will return against Lawler in a co-main event in September. BREAKING: Nick Diaz vs. Robbie Lawler IN THE WORKS (not yet official) as a co-main for an event in September per Dana White. — Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) July 7, […]
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Nevada will no longer discipline UFC fighters for using marijuana
The Nevada State Athletic Commission announced that starting Wednesday, it will no longer discipline UFC fighters for using marijuana. While USADA took marijuana off of its list of banned substances a while ago, and while states like Florida also previously made the decision to unban pot, Nevada has still been one of the states that […]
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Dustin Poirier “the calmest” he’s been ahead of Conor McGregor fight, expects another stoppage win, says coach
DPhil Daru, Dustin Poirier’s strength and conditioning coach, says “The Diamond” is the calmest he’s ever been before a fight. In the main event of UFC 264, Poirier is set for his trilogy match against McGregor in a highly-anticipated fight. For Daru, he says ever since the first fight he has been game planning on […]
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Max Griffin says Carlos Condit fight at UFC 264 is “a dream come true,” expects to “take his soul”
Max Griffin had no hesitation to accept his UFC 264 fight against Carlos Condit. After Griffin scored a one-punch KO over Song Kenan he knew he would be getting a big fight. He had back-to-back vicious KO’s as prior to that he TKO’d Ramiz Brahimaj where he nearly tore his ear off with an elbow. […]
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UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 full betting odds
Check out the complete betting odds for this Saturday’s UFC 264 card featuring the trilogy match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. In the main event of UFC 264, Poirier and McGregor have their highly-anticipated trilogy match. They first met in 2014 where McGregor won by first-round TKO. They then had their rematch in January […]
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Dana White interested in booking Leon Edwards vs. Jorge Masvidal: “That’s probably the fight to make”
UFC president Dana White says he is interested in booking Leon Edwards vs. Jorge Masvidal, suggesting “that’s probably the fight to make.” Edwards is unbeaten over his last 10 fights and wants to get the next title shot against UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, but White has already said that Colby Covington is next in […]
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Emil Meek among seven fighters no longer on UFC roster
Welterweight fighter Emil Meek is among the seven fighters who are no longer on the UFC roster as the promotion makes changes to its roster. MMAjunkie.com confirmed that the following seven fighters are no longer on the UFC roster: Meek, Roque Martinez, Alexander Yakovlev, Lara Procopio, Christian Aguilera, Stefan Sekulic, and Joe Ellenberger. The most […]
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Bruce Buffer shares his list of the greatest UFC fighters of all time
A member of the UFC organization for over 25 years, Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer shared his list of the greatest UFC fighters of all time. Buffer has been the man with the mic dating all the way back to 1996, so he’s seen many fighters come and go over the years, and some of them […]
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Georges St-Pierre shares prediction for Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley boxing match
UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre shared his prediction for the upcoming Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley boxing match later this summer. Paul meets Woodley on August 28 in a professional boxing match that figures to be one of the biggest combat sports events of the summer. Paul has won all three of his pro […]
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Michael Bisping believes Conor McGregor could retire if he loses to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264
UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping believes that superstar Conor McGregor could retire if he loses to Dustin Poirier in the trilogy at UFC 264. McGregor and Poirier meet in the main event of Saturday’s blockbuster UFC 264 pay-per-view card. The two archrivals are 1-1 all-time in their two-fight series, so the third fight this […]
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Dana White justifies creating interim title for UFC 265’s Ciryl Gane vs. Derrick Lewis
UFC president Dana White justified creating an interim heavyweight title for UFC 265’s main event between Ciryl Gane and Derrick Lewis. The main event of August’s UFC 265 pay-per-view was expected to feature UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou vs. Lewis for the undisputed title. However, Ngannou was not ready to go on August 7 in […]
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Sean O’Malley reacts to matchmaking critics ahead of UFC 264: “People are mad. I don’t know what to do, I don’t know what to tell them”
Sean O’Malley reacted to the critics of his matchmaking, saying “people are mad. I don’t know what to do, I don’t know what to tell them.” O’Malley was set to fight Louis Smolka in the main card opener at this Saturday’s UFC 264 pay-per-view event, but that fight was scratched when Smolka was forced off […]
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Max Griffin issues bold claim ahead of UFC 264 fight with Carlos Condit
UFC welterweight Max Griffin has made a bold statement heading into his UFC 264 showdown with Carlos Condit. Griffin, who is riding a two-fight win streak, has been waiting a while to lock horns with Condit – and his big moment has finally arrived. The two men will square off in a highly anticipated prelim […]
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Former UFC title challenger Chad Mendes says “the itch” to return is “getting stronger”
Former UFC featherweight title contender Chad Mendes has said the itch to return to the Octagon is “getting stronger”. Mendes, to this day, is widely considered to be one of the best featherweights of all time in the UFC – despite never getting his hands on the gold. In addition to some big wins over […]
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Conor McGregor trolls Dustin Poirier by sharing Instagram DM from “The Diamond’s” wife
Conor McGregor is upping his trash talk for his trilogy match against Dustin Poirier. When McGregor returned at UFC 246 following his submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov, he was not the old trash-talking self. He had nothing but kind words to say to both Donald Cerrone and Poirier back in January but after the recent […]
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Sean O’Malley plans to KO Kris Moutinho with something “never before done”
Sean O’Malley is looking to end his UFC 264 fight in highlight-reel fashion. O’Malley was supposed to face Louis Smolka but the Hawaiian was forced out of the fight due to a staph infection. Several ranked bantamweights called him out but he will face short-notice replacement Kris Moutinho. Ahead of the bout, many expect O’Malley […]
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Dustin Poirier responds after Colby Covington releases video of him dropping a sparring partner
Dustin Poirier has responded after Colby Covington released the video of “The Diamond” dropped a sparring partner. Over the past couple of weeks, Covington revealed he had a video of Poirier dropping an amateur sparring partner in the lead-up to the Khabib Nurmagomedov. “Dustin (Poirier) is not a nice, charitable guy,” Covington said to MMAJunkie […]
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Conor McGregor sends a message to “silly hillbilly” Dustin Poirier ahead of UFC 264
UFC superstar Conor McGregor sent a message to “silly hillbilly” Dustin Poirier ahead of their upcoming trilogy bout this Saturday at UFC 264. McGregor and Poirier meet for the third and presumably final time this weekend in the main event of UFC 264. Ahead of their upcoming third meeting, McGregor sent a message to Poirier […]
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Colby Covington shares video of Dustin Poirier dropping amateur during sparring, Jorge Masvidal reacts
Colby Covington shared a video of Dustin Poirier dropping an amateur fighter during sparring, and rival Jorge Masvidal reacted to it. Covington recently said that Poirier isn’t as nice of a guy as people think he is, and he revealed that he had footage of Poirier hurting an amateur in sparring while preparing for the […]
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Stephen Thompson expects Gilbert Burns to shoot early, “confident” he’ll keep it standing to get the win and earn a title shot
Stephen Thompson is excited to finally fight up in the ranks. Ever since Thompson had his back-to-back fights against Tyron Woodley for the title his next five fights were fighters ranked below him. Yet, on Saturday night at UFC 264 that will change as he faces the second-ranked welterweight, Gilbert Burns in a scrap Thompson […]
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Dan Hardy says Conor McGregor is a “better martial artist” than Dustin Poirier
Former UFC welterweight Dan Hardy said that Conor McGregor is a “better martial artist” than Dustin Poirier ahead of their trilogy at UFC 264. McGregor and Poirier meet this Saturday night in the main event of UFC 264 as the two bitter rivals look to finally put a conclusion to their longstanding feud. Ahead of […]
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Daniel Cormier back in commentary booth alongside Joe Rogan for UFC 264
Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier is back in the commentary booth alongside color commentator Joe Rogan for Saturday’s UFC 264 pay-per-view. Cormier and Rogan will be joined by UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik in the three-man commentary booth for this weekend’s blockbuster pay-per-view. That’s according to MMAjunkie.com, which has the full list of assignments for […]
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Chris Weidman shares prediction for Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier trilogy fight
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman shared his prediction for the upcoming Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier trilogy fight. McGregor and Poirier meet for the third and presumably the final time this Saturday night in the main event of UFC 264. With the all-time series tied at 1-1 apiece between the two bitter rivals, the […]
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Rafael Fiziev reveals encounter with Kevin Lee in Las Vegas
UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev revealed that he recently had a chance encounter with welterweight Kevin Lee in Las Vegas. Fiziev has been trying to get a ranked opponent ever since he knocked out Renato Moicano last December, and one of the fighters with who he was trying to get a fight was Lee. In […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 43 with Stephen Thompson, Max Griffin, and Phil Daru
The 43rd episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 264. We’re first joined by one-half of the co-main event and the fourth-ranked welterweight, Stephen Thompson (3:13). Next, UFC welterweight, Max Griffin (22:00) joins the show. Closing out the program is Dustin Poirier’s strength and conditioning coach, Phil […]