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Dana White provides update on Matt Wiman, reacts to brutal slam KO
UFC president Dana White provided an update on veteran lightweight Matt Wiman after he suffered a brutal slam KO loss to Jordan Leavitt. In the opening main card fight at Saturday’s UFC Vegas 16 event, Leavitt picked Wiman up, carried him across the Octagon, and knocked him out with a devastating slam just 23 seconds […]
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Jack Hermansson issues statement following loss to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 16
UFC middleweight contender Jack Hermansson issued a statement following his unanimous decision loss to Marvin Vettori at UFC Vegas 16. Hermansson and Vettori met in the main event of Saturday’s UFC Vegas 16 card. The two middleweights traded shots and grappling exchanges for 25 minutes as they went the distance in one of the best […]
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Marvin Vettori calls out Paulo Costa following win over Jack Hermansson, Dana White reacts
Marvin Vettori called out Paulo Costa immediatley following his sensational win over Jack Hermansson in the main event of UFC Vegas 16. Vettori (16-4-1 MMA) extended his current win streak four in a row on Saturday night, defeating Hermansson by way of judges decision in a thrilling five round affair. After outpointing ‘The Joker’ on […]
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Dana White explains why the UFC released Yoel Romero, suggests 60 more fighters could be cut
Dana White spoke to reporters following the conclusion of tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event where he discussed the release of Yoel Romero. On Friday evening ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported on Twitter that the former UFC middleweight title challenger, Romero (13-5 MMA), was now a free agent. “Yoel Romero’s UFC run has come to an unexpected […]
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Pros react after Marvin Vettori defeats Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 16
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event was headlined by a middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori. Hermansson (21-5 MMA) was most previously seen in action this past July where he scored a sensation first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Prior that win, ‘The Joker’ had suffered a TKO loss to […]
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UFC Vegas 16 Results: Marvin Vettori defeats Jack Hermansson (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event is headlined by a key middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Jack Hermansson and Marvin Vettori. Hermansson (21-5 MMA) was most recently seen in action this past July where he scored a sensation first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Prior that win, ‘The Joker’ was coming off a TKO […]
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Pros react after Jamahal Hill TKO’s Ovince Saint Preux at UFC Vegas 16
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event was co-headlined by a light heavyweight bout featuring veteran Ovince Saint Preux taking on undefeated prospect Jamahal Hill. ‘OSP’ had missed weight by 1.5 pounds for tonight’s fight and thus had to forfeit twenty percent of his purse to his opponent. Saint Preux (25-14 MMA) most previously competed at September’s […]
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UFC Vegas 16 Results: Jamahal Hill stops Ovince Saint Preux in Round 2 (Video)
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event is co-headlined by a light heavyweight bout featuring veteran Ovince Saint Preux taking on Contender Series standout Jamahal Hill. ‘OSP’ missed weight by 1.5 pounds for the fight and is thus forced to forfeit twenty percent of his purse to his opponent. Saint Preux (25-14 MMA) most recently competed at […]
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Sijara Eubanks and Mick Maynard respond to criticism of the UFC’s safety protocols
Women’s bantamweight Sijara Eubanks and UFC Vise President of Talent Relations Mick Maynard responded to criticism of the promotions safety protocol this evening. After tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event lost three bouts in the matter of one hour (two due to Covid-19), mixed martial arts journalist Ben Fowlkes issued the following statement on Twitter. At […]
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UFC Vegas 16 down to 8 total bouts after losing two more fights
You know the old saying “when it rains it pours”, well that certainly suits tonight’s UFC Vegas 16: ‘Hermansson vs. Vettori’ event. In the span of the past twenty-minutes, the UFC Vegas 16 lineup has gone from 11 scheduled contests down to a total of 8. Originally news broke the a featherweight bout between Nate […]
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Breaking! UFC Vegas 16 is down to ten total fights
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event just took another hit as news broke moments ago that featherweight Movsar Evloev is no longer eligible to compete. Evleov (13-0 MMA) was slated to compete against Nate Landwehr in the opening bout of tonight’s main card but has been forced out after testing positive for Covid-19. That news comes […]
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Sean O’Malley claims he was offered Thomas Almeida for UFC 258, but ‘Thominhas’ turned him down
UFC bantamweight standout Sean O’Malley claims he was offered a bout with Thomas Almeida for UFC 258, but ‘Thominhas’ turned him down. O’Malley (12-1 MMA) suffered the first loss of his professional career in his most recent effort back at UFC 252, this after being stopped by Chito Vera in the very first round. ‘Sugar’ […]
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UFC Vegas 16: ‘Hermansson vs. Vettori’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 16 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Jack Hermansson vs Marvin Vettori. Hermansson (21-5 MMA) was most recently seen in action this past July where he scored a sensation first round submission victory over Kelvin Gastelum. Prior that win, ‘The Joker’ was coming off a […]
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Darren Till reacts to news that Yoel Romero is no longer with the UFC
Darren Till continues to entertain fight fans with social media posts, his latest being a reaction to the news that Yoel Romero is no longer with the UFC. On Friday evening, ESPN’s Ariel Helwani made the shocking announcement that Yoel Romero was no longer under contract with the UFC. Despite the fact that Romero was […]
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Breaking! Former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz set to return at UFC 259 against Casey Kenney
Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will be returning to the Octagon at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021. The news comes from MMAJunkie, who reported moments ago that ‘The Dominator’ will square off with Casey Kenney. Dominick Cruz (22-3 MMA) will be looking to snap the first two-fight losing skid of his career when […]
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Colby Covington has a message for those who doubt he would make LeBron James “eat the canvas”
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington shared a message for anyone doubting that he could destroy LeBron James. Following Jake Paul’s nasty knockout victory over former NBA player Nate Robinson at last weekend’s ‘Tyson vs. Jones Jr.’ event, Covington shared the following statement on social media. “Heard they finally scraped Nate Robinson’s carcass off […]
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UFC cuts continue as four more fighters part ways with the promotion
Dana White and the UFC continue to make cuts to their current roster as four more fighters have parted ways with the promotion. When UFC Flyweight contender Jussier Formiga received his walking papers last month it came as a shock to many fans and analysts. That trend repeated itself earlier this evening when news broke […]
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Pros react after the UFC parts ways with Yoel Romero
Earlier this evening shocking news came out that the UFC had parted ways with former middleweight title challenger Yoel Romoero. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani released the following information on Twitter: Yoel Romero's UFC run has come to an unexpected end. Romero and the promotion have parted ways, multiple sources told ESPN. Romero's manager Malki Kawa also […]
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UFC parts ways with Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero is no longer a UFC fighter. According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the Las Vegas-based promotion has decided to part ways with former title challenger, Yoel Romero. Yoel Romero's UFC run has come to an unexpected end. Romero and the promotion have parted ways, multiple sources told ESPN. Romero's manager Malki Kawa also confirmed […]
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UFC procures backup fighter for Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Brandon Moreno title fight at UFC 256
The UFC now has a backup fighter in place for the UFC 256 flyweight title fight between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno. According to MMAFighting’s Mike Heck, Manel Kape, who was supposed to fight Alexandre Pantoja on Dec. 19 will now be the backup fighter for UFC 256. As one would probably assume—especially with both […]
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UFC Vegas 17 loses another main card fight
The year-end UFC Vegas 17 card has lost another fight as Misha Cirkunov is out of his light heavyweight bout against Ryan Spann due to injury. TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter reported on Friday that Cirkunov suffered an undisclosed injury in training. The Canadian has been forced off the card, where he was scheduled to take on […]
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Gina Mazany in no rush to move up flyweight ranks after TKO win over Rachael Ostovich
Gina Mazany is back in the win column. At UFC Vegas 15, Mazany dropped down to flyweight to battle Rachael Ostovich. In the lead-up to the fight, Mazany was unsure how she would feel at 125-pounds but says it was the easiest weight cut of her career and it showed as she TKO’d Ostovich in […]
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Jack Hermansson rooting for Adesanya over Blachowicz: “It would be cooler to beat the double champ”
Jack Hermansson is okay with Israel Adesanya moving up to light heavyweight to fight Jan Blachowicz. Sometime in early 2021, Adesanya will look to become a champ-champ against Blachowicz. However, many people didn’t get the fight as both men have plenty of options to defend their own titles. Yet, for Hermansson, he is fine with […]
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Photo | UFC 256 poster featuring Figueiredo, Moreno, Ferguson and Oliveira
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has dropped the official poster for UFC 256, the final pay-per-view on the calendar for this most turbulent of years. See it below: Who are you taking next weekend!? Your #UFC256 poster has just released 🏆 [ Decemeber 12th – LIVE on #ESPNPlus PPV ] pic.twitter.com/tnJaifB6eC — UFC (@ufc) December 3, […]
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Petr Yan responds to TJ Dillashaw’s title shot demands
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has responded to the former champion TJ Dillashaw’s recent demands for a title shot. Dillashaw has not fought in close to two years, having been suspended for his use of the injectable-only banned substance EPO ahead of a 2019 TKO loss to Henry Cejudo. As he nears the anticipated conclusion […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov lays out plans to create UFC feeder league
Undefeated lightweight star Khabib Nurmagomedov is hoping to create a feeder league for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Nurmagomedov, who still holds the UFC lightweight title despite retiring in October, recently partook in a press conference in Moscow to announce that he purchased Dagestani MMA promotion Gorilla Fighting Championship, and rebranded it Eagle Fighting Championship. Speaking […]
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UFC Vegas 16 weigh-in results: Headliners on point, co-headliner misses weight
On Saturday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to our screens with the under-the-radar UFC Vegas 16 card out of the promotion’s Apex facility. The card was originally expected to be headlined by a middleweight fight between Jack Hermansson and Darren Till. When Till was forced off the card, Hermansson accepted a short notice […]
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Marvin Vettori expects Jan Blachowicz to “clean the mat with Israel Adesanya”
Marvin Vettori doesn’t believe Israel Adesanya’s light heavyweight run will go well. Sometime in early 2021, it is expected that Adesanya will move up in weight to battle Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title. Although many don’t think the fight should happen all signs point to that being the case. If the scrap ends […]