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Irene Aldana issues statement after decisive loss to Holly Holm
Irene Aldana has issued a statement after she came up short opposite former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm over the weekend. Aldana took on Holm in the main event of UFC Fight Island 4 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi last Saturday. The bout represented the biggest test of her MMA career thus far, but […]
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Leon Edwards responds to callout from ‘Wonderboy’
Surging UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards isn’t particularly interested in a fight with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Edwards, who fights out of Birmingham, UK, is currently on an eight-fight unbeaten run in the UFC welterweight division, including wins over top-flight foes like Gunnar Nelson, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Rafael dos Anjos. Despite this amazing success, he’s […]
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Court McGee admits he reset his own broken nose in the middle of Carlos Condit fight
Court McGee sustained a broken nose in the middle of his fight with Carlos Condit, but he didn’t need a doctor to help him fix it. McGee met Condit met on the undercard of last Saturday’s UFC Fight Island 4 card. Mid-way through the fight, Condit landed a blow that badly broke his foe’s nose. […]
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Michel Pereira calls out Anthony Pettis with help from Johnny Walker
UFC welterweight Michel Pereira called out long-time Octagon veteran Anthony Pettis with a little help from his friend Johnny Walker. Following his recent submission win over Zelim Imadaev, Pereira called out several of the UFC’s top welterweights including Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington. However, those types of top-five ranked opponents were always Pereira shooting for […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson fight still possible, says Dana White
UFC President Dana White says a fight between lightweight stars Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson is still possible. For many years, a fight between Nurmagomedov and Ferguson stood out as one of the biggest the UFC could make—and the promotion certainly tried. White and his matchmaking team attempted a whopping five times to make this […]
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Photos | Carlos Condit and Court McGee share a meal after Fight Island scrap
After slugging it out at UFC Fight Island 4 on Saturday, Carlos Condit and Court McGee linked up to have a meal together post-fight. Condit and McGee met on the undercard of UFC Fight Island 4, which went down on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The pair fought for the allotted 15 minutes, with Condit […]
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What’s next for Holly Holm and Irene Aldana after UFC Fight Island 4?
In the main event of UFC Fight Island 4, Holly Holm was looking to prove she is still the number one contender while Irene Aldana was looking to earn a title shot with a win. It was the first time Aldana was headlining a show and in the lead-up to the fight, it was a […]
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UFC Fight Island 4 Reebok Pay: Carlos Condit takes home biggest sum
UFC veteran Carlos Condit took home the biggest Reebok payday after his big win over Court McGee at the weekend. The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay is a program that features media obligations, outfit requirements and more, all of which come under the UFC fighter code of conduct. This replaced the former payouts that were […]
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Darren Till dubs Israel Adesanya’s UFC 253 performance an “utter masterclass” but vows he can defeat “Stylebender”
Darren Till praised Israel Adesanya’s showing against Paulo Costa while simultaneously declaring that he will beat the champion one day. Adesanya was able to completely dominate Costa at UFC 253, retaining the UFC Middleweight Championship in the process. Till, on the other hand, will attempt to bounce back from his defeat to Robert Whittaker when […]
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Mike Perry offers fans the opportunity to be in his corner against Robbie Lawler
UFC welterweight Mike Perry is offering the chance to be in his corner for his next fight against Robbie Lawler to the highest bidder. Perry takes on Lawler in what is expected to be a fan-friendly brawl at UFC 255 later in November. In Perry’s last fight against Mickey Gall, a unanimous decision victory for […]
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Antonio Carlos Junior takes a shot at Paulo Costa, asks where the vaseline was when Israel Adesanya humped him
UFC middleweight contender Antonio Carlos Junior took a shot at Paulo Costa, asking where the vaseline was when Israel Adesanya humped him. After talking tons of trash on social media and in interviews, Costa lost by second-round TKO to Adesanya at UFC 253 in what was a one-sided fight. But what everyone was talking about […]
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Derek Brunson calls out Paulo Costa for UFC 256 fight
UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson has requested a fight against Paulo Costa for the UFC 256 pay-per-view later this year. Brunson is coming off of a vicious third-round TKO win over prospect Edmen Shahbazyan that cemented his pale as a top-10 middleweight. Costa, meanwhile, is a top-five fighter who is coming off of a TKO […]
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The Korean Zombie apologizes for trash talking Brian Ortega and Alex Volkanovski
UFC featherweight contender The Korean Zombie says he regrets trash-talking Brian Ortega and Alex Volkanovski and has issued a public apology. The Korean Zombie has always been a quiet and cerebral fighter, but in the past year or so he has become more outspoken and getting more involved in back-and-forth trash-talking with both Ortega and […]
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Stephen Thompson explains why Khamzat Chimaev fight doesn’t interest him: “It just doesn’t make sense for me”
UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson recently explained why he isn’t interested in a fight against hotshot prospect Khamzat Chimaev. There have been rumors lately that Thompson could be the next man to step into the Octagon with Chimaev, who has quickly become one of the biggest young stars in the UFC. Since making his UFC […]
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Germaine de Randamie releases statement following stunning submission win over Julianna Pena
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Germaine de Randamie has released a statement following her stunning submission win over Julianna Pena. De Randamie is one of the top strikers in the women’s weight classes so it was downright shocking, in a good way, to see her defeat Pena via technical submission in the third round. After Pena […]
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Alex Pereira believes Israel Adesanya won’t fight him again, provides update to GLORY and MMA careers
GLORY kickboxing star Alex Pereira believes that UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya won’t fight him again after already losing twice. Pereira is the current GLORY middleweight and interim light heavyweight champion. He is one of the top-ranked kickboxers in the world and has been for several years now. In 2017, Pereira met Adesanya in a […]
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James Krause steps in as short-notice replacement opponent on Fight Island against Claudio Silva
UFC welterweight James Krause will step up on short notice when he takes on veteran Claudio Silva at an upcoming UFC Fight Island event. Silva was set to take on Muslim Salikhov, but the fight is off after Salikhov was forced to withdraw from the event. In his place will step in Krause, who has […]
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Fighters Brendan Loughnane, Artem Lobov and Conor McGregor believe MMA contracts need to include new verbiage
MMA fighters Brendan Loughnane, Artem Lobov, and Conor McGregor believe that MMA contracts need to include new verbiage in them. Contracts in this sport are generally very restrictive. First off, most fighters can only fight for the one promotion that has them under contract. Second off, most promotions can cut their fighters at any time. […]
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Holly Holm shares post-fight celebration plans with Michelle Waterson, actor Mickey Rourke responds
UFC women’s bantamweight Holly Holm shared her post-fight celebration plans with Michelle Waterson and actor Mickey Rourke responded. Holm defeated Irene Aldana via unanimous decision in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC Fight Island 4 card. Holm dominated the fight, controlling the range with her striking on the feet and then mixing in takedowns […]
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Photo | Mike Perry gets a new tattoo, pledges his life to girlfriend Latory Gonzalez
UFC welterweight fan favorite Mike Perry got a new tattoo on the inside of his lips and pledged his life to his girlfriend Latory Gonzalez. The always-controversial Perry posted a photo of his new tattoo in a new Instagram post, and fans are torn on it. Check out the new tattoo below and make your […]
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Holly Holm shares her thoughts on a potential UFC rematch with Germaine de Randamie
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm shared her thoughts on a potential rematch with long-time rival Germaine de Randamie. Holm and de Randamie first met back at UFC 208 in February 2017 for the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight title. In what was one of the most controversial fights of that year, de Randamie won […]
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Matt Brown calls out Carlos Condit, ‘The Natural Born Killer’ responds
UFC welterweight veteran Matt Brown called out Carlos Condit following his win over Court McGee at UFC Fight Island 4 and Condit responded. Condit snapped a five-fight losing skid with a unanimous decision win over McGee on Saturday night. After suffering through the worst losing stretch of his legendary MMA career, Condit turned back the […]
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UFC Fight Island 4 Bonuses: Germaine de Randamie pockets 50k for her first career submission
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Germaine de Randamie was one of four fighters who picked up $50,000 bonuses following UFC Fight Island 4. The UFC announced the traditional post-fight bonuses following the event. De Randamie, who picked up the first submission win of her MMA career when she tapped out Julianna Pena with a third-round guillotine […]
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Cris Cyborg reacts to Holly Holm’s dominant win over Irene Aldana
Former UFC champion Cris Cyborg was clearly watching tonight’s UFC Fight Island 4 main event between Holly Holm and Irene Aldana. The UFC’s former women’s bantamweight champion, Holm (13-5 MMA), had entered tonight’s contest looking to build off the momentum from her unanimous decision victory over Raquel Pennington back in January. Prior to defeating ‘Rocky’ […]
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Julianna Pena reacts following submission loss to Germaine de Randamie at UFC Fight Island 4
Julianna Pena was hoping to solidify herself as a top bantamweight contender by scoring a win over Germaine de Randamie this evening at UFC Fight Island 4. Pena (9-4 MMA) was returning to action for the first time in over a year at tonight’s UFC Fight Island 4 event. In her most recent effort in […]
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Photo | Court McGee suffered a nasty broken nose in loss to Carlos Condit at UFC Fight Island 4
A welterweight scrap between veteran fighters Carlos Condit and Court McGee served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Island 4 prelims. The UFC’s former interim welterweight champion, Condit (31-13 MMA), had entered tonight’s fight with McGee in hopes of snapping a five-fight losing skid. ‘The Natural Born Killers’ had not scored a win […]
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Pros react after Holly Holm defeats Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4
A key women’s bantamweight bout between Holly Holm and Irene Aldana headlined tonight’s UFC Fight Island 4 event in Abu Dhabi. The UFC’s former women’s bantamweight champion, Holm (13-5 MMA), had entered tonight’s contest looking to build off the momentum from her unanimous decision victory over Raquel Pennington back in January. Prior to defeating ‘Rocky’ […]
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UFC Fight Island 4 Results: Holly Holm dominates Irene Aldana
A key women’s bantamweight bout between Holly Holm and Irene Aldana headlines tonight’s UFC Fight Island 4 event in Abu Dhabi. The UFC’s former women’s bantamweight champion, Holm (13-5 MMA), will enter tonight’s contest looking to build off the momentum from her unanimous decision victory over Raquel Pennington in January. Prior to defeating ‘Rocky’ in […]