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Mike Perry claims he ‘could easily be champ’ in any weight class below welterweight
Fan favorite UFC welterweight “Platinum” Mike Perry believes he’s got the skills to be a champion in any weight class below his current division. Unfortunately, he also admits that he’s a little too big to drop south of welterweight. Perry made this comment on Twitter on Thursday. I could easily be champ if I could […]
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Veteran IOC member says Olympics will be postponed
According to a new report from USA TODAY, the 2020 Olympics will be most likely postponed from this summer to sometime in 2021. The upcoming Olympic Games, which were scheduled to begin on July 24 in Tokyo, Japan, have been the topic of much discussion as the coronavirus pandemic has swept the planet over the […]
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VIDEO | UFC fighters join forces to sing ‘Face the Pain’ during COVID-19 quarantine
Notable members of the MMA community, including a handful of fighters, have gathered together to sing the famous UFC anthem “Face The Pain”. The coronavirus outbreak has generated a series of intriguing, and somewhat bizarre, reactions from around the world with everyone from influencers to athletes to celebrities trying to raise the spirits of those […]
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Coach Din Thomas leaves American Top Team
Din Thomas, a long-serving coach at American Top Team in South Florida, has parted ways with the world famous MMA gym. Thomas announced his departure, which he says was amicable, to MMA Fighting. The long-time coach says he now plans to train fighters as a head coach. “I just feel like it’s time for me […]
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Tito Ortiz says muscle relaxer caused Alberto Del Rio win to be briefly overturned
MMA legend Tito Ortiz says that a muscle relaxer caused his bout against Albert Del Rio to briefly be overturned to a No Decision. Ortiz defeated his rival Del Rio at a Combate Americas event in Hidalgo, Texas back in December via first-round submission. The win gave Ortiz his first three-fight win streak since back […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov forced to move UFC 249 training camp to Russia
Khabib Nurmagomedov has packed his bags and returned home to his native Russia. The undefeated UFC lightweight champion is gearing up for a title defense opposite undefeated champion Tony Ferguson. The bout was originally expected to go down at UFC 249 on April 18 in Brooklyn, yet as the coronavirus pandemic has swept the planet, […]
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Ben Saunders was planning UFC return on ill-fated tribal casino card
Former UFC welterweight Ben Saunders says he was willing to fight on five days’ notice in order to get another chance to fight in the Octagon. The UFC was forced to cancel its card scheduled for London and immediately began looking at other options in order to save the event. UFC president Dana White admitted […]
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Henry Cejudo warns Jon Jones, Khabib Nurmagomedov: ‘That crown will be mine’
UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo is gunning for the top spot on the UFC’s vaunted pound-for-pound list, and not even the coronavirus pandemic will stop him. At least, that’s the message he shared on Instagram recently. Cejudo currently holds the No. 3 spot in the UFC’s men’s pound-for-pound rankings. The No. 2 spot is occupied […]
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Leon Edwards reveals absurd request from UFC to save Tyron Woodley bout
UFC welterweight Leon Edwards has revealed the lengths that the promotion wanted him to go to in order to fight Tyron Woodley this past weekend. Due to the chaos surrounding the sports world courtesy of the coronavirus outbreak, the UFC London card, scheduled for this past Saturday night, was called off with the UFC hoping […]
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Korean Zombie wanted Jay Park to press charges against Brian Ortega: ‘I have never felt so much anger’
Chan Sung Jung, better known as The Korean Zombie, is prioritizing a UFC featherweight title shot over a showdown with his nemesis Brian Ortega. The undead Korean contender and Ortega were scheduled to fight back in December, but the bout fell through when Ortega sustained an injury. Since then, the pair have exchanged quite a […]
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Tito Ortiz shares conspiracy theory about the coronavirus outbreak
Tito Ortiz may be taking up a new career as an infectious disease specialist, as he has shared a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus outbreak. During a live stream on social media, Ortiz declared that Coronavirus is a man-made illness. ”Do I think the Coronavirus is real? One hundred percent I think it’s real,” Ortiz […]
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Conor McGregor offers up a prayer to Italy during coronavirus pandemic: “Lord Jesus please save Italy”
UFC superstar Conor McGregor took to social media on Sunday to offer up a prayer to Italy, a country that has been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Over 5000 people have died in Italy as a result of the coronavirus, and more deaths are being reported every day. Italy has been hit harder than any […]
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Renan Barao signs with Serbian Battle Championship
Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao has signed a new free-agent deal with the Serbian Battle Championship. SBC recently announced the signing of Barao to a multi-fight deal. Here’s the statement the promotion released on Instagram regarding Barao’s arrival. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Serbian Battle Championship (@serbianbattlechampionship) SBC’s statement on […]
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Mike Tyson predicts we will see more MMA vs. boxing crossover fights
Boxing legend Mike Tyson predicts that we will see more MMA vs. boxing crossover bouts in the future, including potentially with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Tyson recently spoke to The Sportsman and gave a fascinating interviewing answering questions about a wide variety of topics. Many of the topics included Tyson’s own boxing career, but he was […]
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Referee John McCarthy explains the proper way to judge an MMA bout
Legendary MMA referee Big John McCarthy recently explained the proper way to judge an MMA fight, using Israel Adesanya vs. Yoel Romero as an example. McCarthy is the most experienced official in mixed martial arts and was instrumental in the creation of the Unified Rules of MMA and the judging criteria for the sports. Since […]
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Video | Relive one of the greatest KO’s in UFC history
Nearly 18 years later, relive one of the greatest knockouts of all time in the UFC between Phil Baroni and Dave Menne at UFC 39. In just his sixth pro fight, Baroni met the former UFC welterweight champion Menne in a main card bout at UFC 39: Ricco Rodriguez vs. Randy Couture in September 2002. […]
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Mike Perry says he’s either hungover or carrying the coronavirus
UFC welterweight fan favorite Mike Perry told his fans on social media that he’s either hungover or carry the coronavirus. Perry, always a practical joker, took to his Twitter to tells his fans that he either had too much to drink or contracted the coronavirus. While some fans will say Perry shouldn’t be joking about […]
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Conor McGregor reminds fans to be vigilant during coronavirus pandemic
UFC lightweight contender Conor McGregor issued a statement on his social media reminding fans to be vigilant during the coronavirus pandemic. McGregor is one of the most influential figures in all of professional sports, so anytime he talks, people listen. On Saturday, McGregor took to his Instagram to remind fans to be vigilant during the […]
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Video | Fan-made promo for Jon Jones vs Jan Blachowicz
UFC light heavyweight contender Jan Blachwoicz shared a fan-made promo video for a potential fight against champion Jon Jones. Blachowicz knocked out Corey Anderson in the main event of UFC Rio Rancho with Jones in attendance, and many believe the UFC will book this matchup next. Although some believed Dominick Reyes should get the rematch […]
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Niko Price signs new deal with UFC, awaits next opponent
UFC welterweight contender Niko Price has signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC and awaits his next opponent during quarantine due to coronavirus. Price himself took to his social media to announce the new contract with the UFC. Here’s what “The Hybrid” wrote on his Twitter. https://twitter.com/Nikohybridprice/status/1241459840817352705 BREAKING NEWS!!! I forgot to mention I […]
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Daniel Cormier confirms that trilogy bout with Stipe Miocic will be his last fight
Daniel Cormier has confirmed that he will be retiring from MMA win or lose following his trilogy bout with Stipe Miocic this summer. While the highly anticipated rubber match has not been made official by the promotion, it is expected that Miocic and Cormier will throw down for a third time at UFC 252 this […]
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American Top Team implements trash-talking policy due to Colby Covington
American Top Team has decided to implement a new trash-talking policy, this after Colby Covington spawned a number of rivalries between teammates. Going forward, ATT has introduced a “zero trash-talking policy”, meaning team members can only talk trash to each other if they have a contracted fight arranged. American Top Team owner explained the decision, […]
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VIDEO | Stephen Thompson shares live reaction after watching his KO loss to Anthony Pettis
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson suffered the first knockout loss of his career to Anthony Pettis twelve months ago. The welterweight contest took place at March’s UFC Fight Night event in Nashville, and pitted two of the promotions most decorated strikers in the main event. ‘Wonderboy’ has long wowed fight fans with […]
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Michael Bisping explains decision to interview Joseph Benavidez following KO loss at UFC Norfolk
Moments after suffering a knockout loss to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Norfolk, Joseph Benavidez was on the microphone answering questions from Michael Bisping. The bout had served a Benavidez’s third attempt at claiming UFC gold, this after two failed attempts against MMA legend Demetrious Johnson. Unfortunately for ‘Joe-Jitsu’, the third time proved not to be […]
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Tyron Woodley issues apology to Stephen Thompson
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has issued an apology to his previous rival Stephen Thompson. On Friday, ‘The Chosen One’ took to Instagram where he shared the following hilarious video from 2017, where he and ‘Wonderboy’ were exchanging verbal jabs in the leadup to their rematch at UFC 209. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9-fYUIBjaN/ “Tyron is the champion […]
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Kamaru Usman scolds Jorge Masvidal over Conor McGregor comparisons
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has gone off on Jorge Masvidal for suggesting that he is a more famous fighter than Conor McGregor. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ recently sat down with TMZ Sports where he revealed that the Coronavirus outbreak has killed his plans to fight ‘Gamebred’ in July. With that being said, Usman is still […]
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Henry Cejudo goes off on Conor McGregor, says Justin Gaethje would “destroy” him
UFC bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo took aim at former two-division champion Conor McGregor early this afternoon on social media. After McGregor posted a video of him throwing bombs on Instagram, ‘Triple C’ would reply to the post (shared by ESPN) with the following message for the Irish star. And that’s actually what the problem is! […]
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VIDEO | Social distancing has not stopped Conor McGregor from throwing bombs
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is trying to make the best out of these troubling times. The former featherweight and lightweight title holder made his long awaited return to the Octagon at January’s UFC 246 event, where he needed less than one minute to dismantle Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. That victory was supposed to serve […]