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Kamaru Usman reacts to Jorge Masvidal altercation
Jorge Masvidal has found a new target for his ‘three-piece and a soda’ antics, Kamaru Usman. At a Radio Row media session in Miami, the welterweights nearly got into a fight before being separated by bystanders. The media day is being held in preparation for this weekend’s Super Bowl LIV event which features the San […]
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Joe Rogan fires back Stephen A. Smith: ‘You’re wrong’
UFC commentator Joe Rogan and ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith have recently been butting heads over the comments Smith made about Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone during the recent UFC 246 broadcast. The pair have made it clear that they respect each other, but it’s even clearer that they’re at odds in terms of their opinions on […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk responds to Weili Zhang amid backlash for Coronavirus post
Joanna Jedrzejczyk has found herself in hot water after sharing a controversial picture to her Instagram story. The post in question included a promotional image of Jedrzejczyk and her UFC 248 opponent, China’s Weili Zhang. The controversy stemmed from the fact that, in the image, Jedrzejczyk was wearing a gas mask — at a time […]
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VIDEO | Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman nearly break into fight in Miami
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and top contender Jorge Masvidal nearly got into a fight during a media session at Radio Row in Miami. The sports media is gathering in Miami this week in preparation for this weekend’s Super Bowl LIV event featuring the San Francisco 49ers taking on the Kansas City Chiefs. Both Masvidal […]
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Kamaru Usman says Dana White told him Jorge Masvidal is next
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says that UFC president Dana White wants him to fight superstar Jorge Masvidal for his next title defense. Ever since Usman defended his welterweight strap against Colby Covington at UFC 245, there has been plenty of speculation about who he would fight next. Masvidal has always been at the top […]
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PHOTOS | Posters released for UFC 248, UFC Norfolk
The UFC has released the official posters for two of its upcoming cards: UFC Norfolk, scheduled for February 29 in Norfolk, and UFC 248, scheduled for March 7 in Las Vegas. See these new fight posters below, as revealed by the UFC on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B74orwBlLXG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B74rcSLg8sC/ UFC Norfolk will be headlined by a clash between […]
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Dominick Reyes plans to warn referee about Jon Jones’ eye pokes
Dominick Reyes is still a few weeks out from his title fight with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, but he’s already worried about the illegal — if inadvertent — eye pokes that the champ is infamous for. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Reyes admitted the threat of eye pokes is something he’s thinking about, and […]
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Weili Zhang responds to Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s joke about coronavirus
UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang has responded to a joke that Joanna Jedrzejczyk made about the coronavirus outbreak in China. Jedrzejczyk posted an Instagram story earlier this week in which she shared a picture of herself and Zhang as the two are set to collide in March at UFC 248 for the women’s strawweight […]
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UFC rankings update: Promotion unveils men’s and women’s pound-for-pound rankings
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of Saturday’s UFC Raleigh card, and as expected, there have been some interesting changes. The biggest changes, however, do not relate to the card. Instead, the biggest difference you’ll notice in the new UFC rankings is the addition of new men’s and women’s pound-for-pound rankings. […]
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Ilir Latifi believes teammate Alexander Gustafsson will fight again ‘very soon’
Ilir Latifi expects Alexander Gustafsson to fight again soon. Shortly after Gustafsson was submitted by Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Stockholm he announced his retirement. Yet many thought the Swede would come back and a few months later he revealed he is considering a return. Now, his teammate in Latifi says Gustafsson […]
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MMA veterans Jessica Penne and Bec Rawlings are offering ‘premium content’ on OnlyFans subscription service
Jessica Penne and Bec Rawlings have found another stream of income, and that is their own subscription accounts on OnlyFans.com. The two athletes have records that encompass the UFC, Invicta and Bellator. Jessica Penne hasn’t fought since 2017 after coming off three back-to-back losses and Bec Rawlings is also coming off 5 consecutive losses, though […]
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Leon Edwards shares ‘fairy tale’ UFC title scenario
UFC welterweight contender & UFC London headliner Leon Edwards has detailed his potential “fairy tale” run that’ll lead him to a title shot. Edwards, 28, is in the midst of a sensational eight-fight win streak in the Ultimate Fighting Championship which has taken him to the doorstep of a title shot. His next bout will […]
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VIDEO | Watch Israel Adesanya react to Conor McGregor’s win at UFC 246
Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon garnered priceless reactions from the MMA community. That included fellow MMA superstar, Israel Adesanya, who reacted to ‘The Notorious” 40-second victory against Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. The current middleweight champion tuned into the blockbuster event with friends in New Zealand. In the main event, the Irishman returned to […]
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Bob Arum believes Terence Crawford could ‘pin’ Conor McGregor in an MMA bout
Boxing promoter Bob Arum has said that he believes Terence Crawford could “pin” Conor McGregor in a mixed martial arts bout. Arum has always been a thorn in the side of MMA fans, many of whom believe he doesn’t really understand the sport in any way, shape or form. Now, in a recent interview with […]
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Mackenzie Dern returns at UFC Lincoln
Mackenzie Dern will look to rebound from the first loss of her MMA career at UFC Lincoln on April 25, when she takes on Ariane Carnelossi. This bout was first reported by Combate and confirmed thereafter by MMA Fighting. When Dern last fought, at UFC Tampa in October, she experienced her first taste of defeat, […]
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Israel Adesanya praises Kobe Bryant: ‘Mamba Mentality is worldwide’
Israel Adesanya is one of many top MMA fighters to pay tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Adesanya shared his thoughts on Bryant in a video from EMG Access on YouTube. “I don’t follow basketball, I just follow greatness, and just watching the way he played […]
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Kamaru Usman explains why he’ll never fight Israel Adesanya or Khabib Nurmagomedov
Kamaru Usman is not interested in moving up in weight to fight Israel Adesanya or taking on Khabib Nurmagomedov. Usman, who is the current UFC welterweight champion made it very clear he does not want to fight the champions in the weight classes below and above him. He and Nurmagomedov share the same manager and […]
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Valentina Shevchenko says trilogy fight with Amanda Nunes will ‘happen sometime in the future’
Valentina Shevchenko expects to fight Amanda Nunes again. The two first met at UFC 196 where it was Nunes who won by unanimous decision and would go on to win the bantamweight title in her next fight. The rematch then came a year and a half later where Nunes edged out a split-decision to defend […]
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Daniel Cormier explains why it will take a heavyweight to beat Jon Jones
Daniel Cormier is confident that no light heavyweight will be able to beat Jon Jones. Jones has been reluctant to move up to heavyweight so far in his career, as he has continued to reign over the light heavyweight division. Still, fans have made it clear they want to see ‘Bones’ at heavyweight. But, there […]
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UFC gets hacked on Instagram, Twitter
The official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the UFC have been hacked. A hacking organization identifying itself as OurMine is taking credit for this incident. The original Tweet from the hackers has already been deleted — though it’s not clear if it was deleted by the hackers, the UFC, or by Twitter. Whatever the case, […]
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Strikeforce, UFC, Bellator veteran Josh Thomson announces his retirement
Josh Thomson, a veteran of the Strikeforce, PRIDE, UFC and Bellator cages, has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. Thomson, 41, announced his retirement from the sport on his Weighing In podcast on Tuesday. https://www.instagram.com/p/B73f6S6pkrn/ “I can say that I’m officially retired,” Thomson began. Thomson continued, explaining that his decision has a lot to […]
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Brendan Schaub to Stephen A. Smith: Don’t disrespect MMA fighters
Brendan Schaub is taking ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith to task. Like many within the MMA community, Schaub is none too pleased with Smith’s assessment of the UFC 246 main event. Conor McGregor stopped Donald Cerrone via TKO in 40 seconds. On SportsCenter right after the event, Smith expressed his belief that Cerrone’s performance was […]
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John McCarthy shuts down Brendan Schaub’s claim that all the best fighters are in the UFC
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub recently claimed that all the best fighters are on the UFC roster. Unsurprisingly, this comment generated a torrent of backlash — including a retort from MMA referee turned Bellator commentator John McCarthy. Hear what McCarthy had to say about Schaub’s claim below (via Twitter): @BrendanSchaub made a statement on the […]
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Manager says Conor McGregor is ‘serious’ about chasing boxing title
Conor McGregor recently returned to the UFC’s Octagon with a 40-second drubbing of Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Ever since, the MMA community has been debating who he should fight next. While all signs point to McGregor competing in another MMA bout soon, however, his manager Audie Attar recently divulged that the Irish star also has his […]
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Sodiq Yusuff says UFC 246 win over Andre Fili made him a top guy at featherweight
Sodiq Yusuff is now a perfect 4-0 inside the Octagon, and ranked in the featherweight top-15. At UFC 246, Yusuff competed in the biggest fight of his career when he took on Andre Fili. The Nigerian-American knew it was going to be a tough fight but was confident he would get his hand raised. That […]
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VIDEO | Israel Adesanya links up with comedian Tom Segura to trash talk Yoel Romero
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has already proved he doesn’t need any help in the trash talking department, but he’s decided to enlist some anyway. Adesanya recently linked up with comedian Tom Segura to direct some trash talk at his UFC 248 opponent Yoel Romero. See it below (via @seguratom on Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/p/B7w_LSfJoZJ/ “Yoel, first […]
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Dustin Poirier still wants Nate Diaz fight — in MMA or boxing
Dustin Poirier has some history with Nate Diaz, and he wants to settle it in the cage — or the boxing ring. Poirier and Diaz were briefly scheduled to fight in late 2018, but the fight fell through due to reasons the two fighters can’t seem to agree on. Whatever the case, it’s a fight […]
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Cris Cyborg says she’s happy in Bellator after feeling like a ‘slave’ in the UFC
Cris Cyborg is very happy to be fighting for Bellator. Cyborg had a public falling out with the UFC after her knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at The Forum. UFC president, Dana White said Cyborg didn’t want the Nunes rematch while the Brazilian claimed she did. Following Cris Cyborg’s win over Julia Budd to become […]