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Ashlee Evans-Smith accepts unprecedented risks associated with fighting at UFC London
UFC flyweight Ashlee Evans-Smith is traveling to England for a fight with home country favorite Molly McCann at UFC London. The event will take place March 21 at the O2 Arena and is slated to be headlined by a key welterweight bout between former division champion Tyron Woodley and surging contender Leon Edwards. As of […]
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Pros react after the UFC continues to hold events despite Coronavirus concerns
The UFC is one of the lone sports organizations that continues to hold events despite overwhelming concerns about the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Major sporting leagues including the NFL, NBA, NHL, Premier League and MLB have suspended their respective seasons due to the outbreak. More specifically, Bellator MMA recently decided to cancel their upcoming Bellator 241 event […]
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Al Iaquinta disappointed in his ‘son’ Kevin Lee for missing weight at UFC Brasilia
Al Iaquinta isn’t happy that his longtime rival and someone he’s now calling his “son”, Kevin Lee missed weight at UFC Brasilia. On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC Brasilia, Lee was set to battle Charles Oliveira in a very intriguing lightweight contest. Yet, at weigh-ins on Friday, “The Motown Phenom” missed weight […]
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Conor McGregor issues statement on coronavirus, reveals aunt died from illness
UFC superstar Conor McGregor released a statement on the coronavirus outbreak, urging fans to wash their hands and revealing his aunt died from the illness. The coronavirus outbreak has sent the entire globe into panic mode. It has affected the sporting world, with numerous sports organizations such as the NBA, the NHL, and the MLB […]
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Demian Maia believes win over Ben Askren was the ‘greatest fight’ for his legacy
Demian Maia believes his submission win over Ben Askren was massive for his legacy. Last October, in the main event of UFC Singapore, Maia was taking on Ben Askren who was fresh off the five-second knockout loss to Jorge Masvidal. Despite that, many thought “Funky” would win the fight. Throughout the scrap it was competitive […]
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Kevin Lee says ‘lightweight is my home’ despite missing weight at UFC Brasilia
Kevin Lee will still be fighting at lightweight after UFC Brasilia. In the main event of the card, Lee is set to fight Charles Oliveira. Yet during weigh-ins on Friday, “The Motown Phenom” missed weight by 2.5 pounds. But, the Brazilian took the fight and Lee was fined 20 percent of his purse. Following Kevin […]
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UFC Brasilia fighters including headliners Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira will not be tested for coronavirus
UFC Brasilia fighters, including headliners Kevin Lee and Charles Oliveira, will not be tested for the coronavirus before tomorrow’s event. Most sporting events around the globe have been postponed or canceled following the coronavirus outbreak which has sent the world into panic mode. After Bellator canceled its event scheduled for Friday night, the UFC is […]
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Diego Sanchez unleashes fiery rant on weight-cutting after Kevin Lee misses mark
This morning, Kevin Lee missed weight for his UFC Brasilia fight with Charles Oliveira. MMA veteran Diego Sanchez believes this is the latest bit of evidence that something needs to change with respect to MMA’s weight-cutting practices. Sanchez made his comments on the topic in a fiery rant posted to his Instagram page on Friday. […]
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Ronda Rousey shows how well-prepared she and Travis Browne are for coronavirus
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey shared a video of how she and her husband Travis Browne are well-prepared for the coronavirus. Rousey, the former UFC superstar who put women’s MMA on the map, is married to Browne, a former UFC heavyweight himself, and they live together on a ranch in California. They wed […]
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Francis Ngannou releases statement on UFC Columbus moving to Las Vegas
UFC heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou has released a statement after the UFC Columbus card was moved to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ngannou was expected to headline the UFC Columbus card on March 28 against fellow heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik, but the coronavirus outbreak put the entire event in jeopardy. The UFC announced on […]
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Johnny Walker confident he’ll KO Nikita Krylov, wants title shot later this year
Johnny Walker is confident he’ll get back into the win column at UFC Brasilia this Saturday when he battles Nikita Krylov. Last time out, Walker was getting a big step up in competition where he fought Corey Anderson at UFC 244. Many thought the Brazilian would score another highlight-reel knockout but that was not the […]
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Opening odds released for Darren Till vs Robert Whittaker at UFC Dublin
The opening odds for the middleweight showdown between Darren Till and Robert Whittaker at UFC Dublin have been released. The highly anticipated bout between these two titans of the division was first reported a few days ago, and ever since, fans and media members alike have been salivating over the prospect of seeing this fight […]
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Kevin Lee won’t cut additional weight, fight with Oliveira moved to catchweight
Kevin Lee will not cut any additional weight after tipping the scales at 158.8 pounds this morning — two pounds above the 156-pound limit for his lightweight fight with Charles Oliveira. This news comes from Brazilian MMA reporter Raphael Marinho, who is on the scene of Saturday’s UFC Brasilia card. According to Marinho, Oliveira has […]
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Tim Kennedy could smell ‘booze and weed’ on Jon Jones in past training sessions
Tim Kennedy believes that Jon Jones’ performance in the cage have been hindered by his troubles outside it. Kennedy, who is now retired but previously trained with Jones, weighed in on the light heavyweight champion’s career on a recent episode of Submission Radio. “When he was like the hungry young lion and his personal life […]
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UFC Brasilia weigh-in results: Kevin Lee fails to make it to scale in time, misses weight
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the exciting UFC Brasilia card, which will go down in an empty arena thanks to the threat of the coronavirus. The UFC Brasilia event is expected to be topped by a lightweight contender showdown between former interim title challenger Kevin Lee and streaking finisher […]
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Donald Cerrone apologizes to Mark Wahlberg for getting ‘too real’ during Spenser Confidential fight scene
Donald Cerrone has apologized to Mark Wahlberg for being a little too tough on him during a fight scene for the new film Spenser Confidential. The UFC veteran has been trying his hand at acting. His recent acting gig involved getting paid to rough up Hollywood tough guy Mark Wahlberg. It’s all in the name […]
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Dana White addresses the coronavirus and the future plans for UFC events
UFC president Dana White has provided fans with an update regarding the immediate future of all UFC events in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Sports leagues all around the world have experienced widespread postponements and cancellations as a result of COVID-19, with the anticipation being that this is just the beginning for many countries. […]
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ONE Championship fighters describe experience of fighting at closed-door event
This Saturday’s UFC Brasilia card has been closed to the public, meaning the fighters on the bill will compete in an arena completely devoid of fans. This is an experience a number of ONE Championship fighters are already familiar with. Late last month, amid growing concerns surrounding the coronavirus, ONE Championship elected to convert its […]
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Jon Jones not worried about fighting, says Coronavirus is ‘bigger than sports’
Jon Jones has prioritized coronavirus safety over MMA as he dubbed the crisis “bigger than sports.” The light heavyweight champion last fought in February when he defended his title against surging contender, Dominick Reyes. The fighters collided in the main event of UFC 247 in a five-round war. Jones ultimately won by unanimous decision, but […]
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Kevin Lee plans to show he’s ‘number one already’ at UFC Brasilia
Kevin Lee is entering his UFC Brasilia main event fight against Charles Oliveira with a ton of confidence. Lee, who is coming off of a first-round knockout win over Gregor Gillespie, will go into enemy territory to battle Oliveira. Yet, the atmosphere will be a little different as there will be no fans in the […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk set for surgery in Poland for hematoma suffered in UFC 248 fight
Joanna Jedrzejczyk will have surgery in Poland to help the swelling go down from the hematoma she sustained in her UFC 248 fight. In the co-main event, Jedrzejczyk was fighting Weili Zhang for the strawweight belt. She was looking to reclaim the title after losing it to Rose Namajunas back in 2017. Yet, after a […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson will happen April 18 according to Ali Abdelaziz despite Coronavirus pandemic
Ali Abdelaziz is certain Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson will still happen on April 18 despite the Coronavirus pandemic. The two are set to headline UFC 249 in Brooklyn, New York where the lightweight belt is on the line. Yet, the state of New York recently declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19. Governor […]
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How Leon Edwards went from living in a “tin shack” in Jamaica to becoming a MMA star
As his main event showdown against Tyron Woodley quickly approaches, Leon Edwards revealed how he went from living in a “tin shack” in Jamaica to the bright lights of the UFC. “Rocky” moved to Birmingham in the UK in his younger years, but was originally born in Kingston, Jamaica. During an interview with Adam Catterall […]
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Valentina Shevchenko says Halle Berry “has the skills” to be an MMA fighter
Current UFC flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko recently discussed her upcoming title fight with Joanne Calderwood as well as her budding friendship with Halle Berry. The pair recently worked together in Berry’s directorial film debut “Bruised”. Not only does Shevchenko believe in the star’s director abilities, she thinks she has what it takes to make it […]
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Weili Zhang details emotional moment at hospital with Joanna Jedrzejczyk: ‘She kept crying for hours’
UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang shared details of an emotional moment she had with rival Joanna Jedrzejczyk at the hospital following UFC 248. Zhang and Jedrzejczyk went toe-to-toe for 25 minutes in the co-main event of UFC 248, producing a banger of a title fight that pundits immediately called an instant classic. Both women […]
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UFC 249 in jeopardy as New York state bans large public gatherings
The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the sporting world. UFC 249 could be one of its next causalities. On Thursday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that gatherings of more than 500 people will be forbidden in the state effective tomorrow (Friday, March 13). New York state bans gatherings of more than 500 […]
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Report | UFC Columbus to be moved to Las Vegas
As expected, the upcoming UFC Columbus card is reportedly being moved to Las Vegas. This news comes from Brazilian publication Combate — the same outlet that reported that the imminent UFC Brasilia card will go down behind closed doors. According to Combate, the UFC Columbus card — which will seemingly need a new name — […]
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Cody Garbrandt hospitalized, out of Raphael Assuncao fight
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will have to wait to mount his comeback. On Thursday, Brazilian publication agfight.com broke the news that Garbrandt has been hospitalized with kidney issues and forced out of his UFC Columbus matchup with Raphael Assuncao. Shortly after this news surfaced, ESPN spoke to Garbrandt about this situation. “I honestly […]