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Joanna Jedrzejczyk reacts after Rose Namajunas KO’s Weili Zhang at UFC 261
Former UFC strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk was clearly watching tonight’s UFC 261 co-main event between Rose Namajunas and Weili Zhang. Jedrzejczyk (16-4 MMA) is of course familiar with both Rose and Weili, having suffered two previous losses to Namajunas, this before her most recent setback to Zhang. Zhang (21-2 MMA) was returning to the Octagon […]
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Pros react after Rose Namajunas KO’s Weili Zhang at UFC 261
Tonight’s UFC 261 event was co-headlined by a highly anticipated women’s strawweight title fight featuring Weili Zhang taking on Rose Namajunas. Zhang (21-2 MMA) was returning to the Octagon for the first time since her thrilling split-decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248, which served as her first career title defense. The Chinese standout […]
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UFC 261 Results: Rose Namajunas KO’s Weili Zhang (Video)
Tonight’s UFC 261 event is co-headlined by a strawweight title fight featuring reigning champion Weili Zhang taking on former title holder Rose Namajunas. Zhang (21-1 MMA) will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since her thrilling split-decision victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248, which served as her first career title defense. […]
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Pros react after Valentina Shevchenko TKO’s Jessica Andrade at UFC 261
Tonight’s UFC 261 event featured a women’s flyweight title fight featuring reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko taking on Jessica Andrade. Shevchenko (21-3 MMA) was looking to earn her fifth-straight title defense with a victory over Andrade this evening in Jacksonville. ‘The Bullet’ had most previously competed at November’s UFC 255 event, where she earned a unanimous […]
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UFC 261 Results: Valentina Shevchenko TKO’s Jessica Andrade (Video)
Tonight’s UFC 261 event features a women’s flyweight title fight featuring reigning champion Valentina Shevchenko taking on Jessica Andrade. Shevchenko (20-3 MMA) will be looking to earn her fifth-straight title defense with a victory over Andrade this evening in Jacksonville. ‘Bullet’ was most recently seen in action at November’s UFC 255 event, where she earned […]
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Pros react after Chris Weidman breaks his leg in fight with Uriah Hall at UFC 261
Tonight’s UFC 261 event featured the return of former middleweight champion Chris Weidman who took on Uriah Hall during tonight’s main card. Weidman (15-6 MMA) was looking to build off his recent unanimous decision win over Omari Akhmedov this past August. That victory had snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The All American’, as Chris […]
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UFC 261 Results: Uriah Hall defeats Chris Weidman via TKO (Video)
Tonight’s UFC 261 event features the return of former middleweight champion Chris Weidman who takes on Uriah Hall during tonight’s main card. Weidman (15-5 MMA) will be looking to build off his recent unanimous decision win over Omari Akhmedov this past August. That victory had snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The All American’, as […]
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UFC 261 Results: Anthony Smith defeats Jimmy Crute via TKO (Video)
A light heavyweight bout featuring former title challenger Anthony Smith taking on Jimmy Crute kicks off tonight’s UFC 261 main card. Smith (35-16 MMA) will enter tonight’s event looking to build off his impressive first round submission victory over Devin Clarke this past November. ‘Lionheart’ has gone 2-2 since suffering a unanimous decision loss to […]
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Video | Daniel Cormier confronts Jake Paul at UFC 261
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier confronted Jake Paul during tonight’s UFC 261 event in Jacksonville. Paul (3-0), a famous YouTuber turned boxer, had called out Cormier following his first round knockout victory over Ben Askren last weekend in Atlanta. “Daniel Cormier (was saying) that’s my boy Ben, he’s gonna beat Jake, he pushed him […]
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Anthony Pettis issues statement following loss to Clay Collard at PFL 1
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis has issued a statement following his unanimous decision loss to Clay Collard at PFL 1. Pettis (24-11 MMA) made his Professional Fighters League debut at Friday’s event in Atlantic City where he squared off with Collard in the opening round of the promotions lightweight tournament. Although ‘Showtime’ was a […]
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Nick Diaz is in attendance at tonight’s UFC 261 event, issues cryptic message
Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz is in attendance for tonight’s UFC 261: ‘Usman vs. Masvidal 2’ event in Jacksonville. Although Diaz (26-9 MMA) has not competed in combat sports in over six years, he has continued to stay in tremendous shape as showcased in these recent photos. Nick caused quite the stir earlier this […]
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J’Leon Love responds to callout from UFC fighter Mike Perry: “I like you at that. I met your family and all, don’t do that to yourself kid.”
Super middleweight boxer J’Leon Love has responded to a recent callout from UFC welterweight fighter Mike Perry. Love and Perry crossed paths a few weeks ago in Florida, when ‘Platinum’ came to spar with J’Leon’s buddy Jake Paul. News of the Paul-Perry sparring session was not made public until former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin […]
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Megan Olivi explains why she was “so hurt” by Stephen A. Smith’s tweet
Megan Olivi recently admitted that she genuinely felt “so hurt” after Stephen A. Smith failed to recognize her while praising the talent on UFC broadcasts. Following last months UFC 260: ‘Miocic vs. Ngannou 2’ pay-per-view broadcast, the ESPN analyst in Smith took to social media where he praised a number of UFC employees for their […]
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Colby Covington shares prediction for Usman vs. Masvidal 2, says the winner can’t call themselves a champion
Colby Covington has shared his prediction for tonight’s UFC 261 main event rematch between Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman. Usman and Masvidal originally met last July at UFC 251, where ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ won a clear-cut decision, but ‘Gamebred’ had taken that fight on just six days notice. Since then, Usman (18-1 MMA) has gone […]
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Dana White slams the Las Vegas Review-Journal for condemning fan attendance at UFC 261
UFC president Dana White has slammed the Las Vegas Review-Journal for sharing a story condemning tonight’s fan attendance at UFC 261. For the first time in over a year fight fans will be in attendance for a sold out pay-per-view event this evening in Jacksonville, Florida. The UFC 261 fight card features a total of […]
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UFC 261: ‘Usman vs. Masvidal 2’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon returns to Jacksonville for tonight’s UFC 261: ‘Usman vs. Masvidal 2’ event, a thirteen-bout fight card that features three title fights. Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal originally met last July at UFC 251, where ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ won a clear-cut decision, but ‘Gamebred’ took the fight on six days notice. Since then, Usman […]
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Watch | Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal get into heated staredown ahead of UFC 261 rematch
Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal had one final staredown before their welterweight title fight rematch at UFC 261. In the main event of the pay-per-view card in front of a full capacity crowd in Jacksonville, Florida, Usman and Masvidal are running it back. The two met last July at UFC 251 where Usman won a […]
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Jon Jones responds after Dana White claims he wants $30 million to fight Francis Ngannou: “Is someone speaking with you on my behalf or…”
Jon Jones has responded to Dana White, this after the UFC President claimed ‘Bones’ wants $30 million dollars to fight Francis Ngannou. White was a recent guest on the Bill Simmons podcast where he confirmed that the UFC is currently targeting a Ngannou vs. Lewis rematch, this because ‘Bones’ wanted $30 million to fight the […]
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Report | Israel Adesanya set to defend middleweight title at UFC 263 against Marvin Vettori
Israel Adesanya will run things back with Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC 263 on June 12. After Robert Whittaker defeated Kelvin Gastelum on April 17, many expected the former middleweight champ to get the next title shot. However, June was reportedly too quick of a turnaround for him so the promotion decided […]
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Tyron Woodley removed from UFC rankings
Tyron Woodley was removed from the UFC rankings, likely signaling the end of his time in the promotion. Just recently, the UFC removed Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem from the rankings, and shortly after it was confirmed they were released from the promotion. The same could be happening here to Woodley as he is […]
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Kamaru Usman on comparisons to Georges St-Pierre: “We’re both great in our own light”
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman doesn’t necessarily like being compared to Georges St-Pierre, saying they are both great fighters. When Usman beat Gilbert Burns at UFC 258 in February, it gave him a 13-fight win streak at welterweight, which is one more than the legendary GSP achieved. That led to UFC president Dana White recently […]
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UFC 261 fighter salaries will not be disclosed due to “trade secret”
The salaries for the fighters competing on Saturday’s UFC 261 pay-per-view card in Jacksonville, Florida will not be revealed to the public. Nolan King of MMAjunkie.com spoke to Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations Patrick Fargason, who said that salaries will not be made available publicly. Fighter salaries for #UFC261 will NOT be available […]
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Neil Magny says Khamzat Chimaev is “all talk,” willing to fight him in the future
UFC welterweight contender Neil Magny says that Khamzat Chimaev is “all talk” and he is open to fighting him when he returns to the Octagon. Magny returns to the Octagon on May 8 when he takes on fellow top-15 ranked welterweight Geoff Neal. Before the Magny vs. Neal fight was booked, Magny was linked to […]
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Jon Jones wants $30 million to fight Francis Ngannou, says Dana White
UFC president Dana White confirmed that promotional superstar Jon Jones is hoping to make $30 million to fight heavyweight Francis Ngannou. After Ngannou defeated Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 to become the new UFC heavyweight champion, White mentioned that Derrick Lewis would likely be next in line to fight for the belt. That confused a […]
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Marvin Vettori vs. Israel Adesanya could be next, confirms Dana White
UFC president Dana White confirmed that Marvin Vettori could be next in line to fight UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. After beating Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 24 last weekend for his third straight win, it was widely assumed that Robert Whittaker, the No. 1 contender at 185lbs, would be the next in line to […]
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Jeff Molina says he will earn a “dominant finish in the second round” over Aoriqileng
Jeff Molina is excited to finally make his UFC debut after a few canceled fights. Molina was supposed to fight Zarrukh Adashev in November but his opponent tested positive for COVID-19, they were then rebooked for January, but Molina tested positive for the virus. The fight was then scrapped, but Molina will face Aoriqileng on […]
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UFC 261 weigh-in results: Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal official for main event rematch
The UFC 261 weigh-ins took place on Friday and all of the fighters on the card made weight, including Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal. The main event of UFC 261 features Usman and Masvidal going at it for the second time with the UFC welterweight strap on the line. These two met last July at […]
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Colby Covington reacts to news that he will fight the winner of Jorge Masvidal vs. Kamaru Usman 2
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington reacted to the news that he will fight the winner of Jorge Masvidal vs. Kamaru Usman 2 next. Covington has not fought since last September when he defeated Tyron Woodley via fifth-round TKO to re-emerge as one of the top title contenders at 170lbs. When the UFC booked Usman agianst […]