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Quentin Tarantino defends portrayal of Bruce Lee amid backlash from martial arts community
Bruce Lee is pretty much deified inside the martial arts world. So, when he was portrayed as an arrogant simpleton in the new Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, martial arts fans were not exactly happy. Lee’s daughter Shannon protested his portrayal in the film. “[My father] comes across as an arrogant asshole […]
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Michael Bisping scoffs at ‘aspiring woman-beater’ Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo recently made headlines after calling out Valentina Shevchenko to fight him in a potential ‘inter-gender’ bout. The ‘champ champ’ is seemingly envious of Shevchenko’s time in the spotlight since her win at UFC Uruguay over Liz Carmouche. He says wants to put their title reigns to the test and fight “The Bullet” gold. […]
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UFC 241 | Pro fighters make their picks for Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa
The UFC has stacked the deck for UFC 241, with the heavyweight title on the line and some very intriguing bouts on the main card. In one of those bouts, former middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero will take on Brazilian knockout artist Paulo Costa, who has been asking for this fight for a long time. […]
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Nate Diaz explains why Anthony Pettis scrap is more appealing than title fights with Usman or Khabib
During a recent sit-down interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Nate Diaz explained why his UFC 241 welterweight scrap with Anthony Pettis is more appealing than a fight with UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov or welterweight champ Kamaru Usman. “I feel like I’m just better and cooler than those guys (Usman and Khabib). Why would I […]
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Daniel Cormier calls Stipe Miocic a ‘brat’ for sitting out so long
At UFC 241, reigning UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will defend his title against the former champ Stipe Miocic. The bout will be a rematch of a July 2018 fight, which Cormier won by first-round knockout. Since that first fight, Cormier has fought once, defeating Derrick Lewis by submission in a successful title defense. Miocic, […]
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Jon Jones blasts fan over drug testing comments
UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones did not take it well when a fan referenced his previous drug-testing woes. “Never happened to GSP, the real GOAT,” a fan wrote to Jones on Twitter. “Know why I won’t fail a drug test? Because there aren’t drugs in my system. I know that’s crazy talk.” “Know why […]
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Darren Till updates on potential move to middleweight
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till has always endured a difficult cut the division’s weight limit. While he has hit that limit many times, it’s clearly taken a toll on many occasions, and he has failed to do so on several others. Given the difficultly Till has had hitting the welterweight limit, he’s long […]
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Daniel Cormier responds after Jon Jones guarantees there will be no trilogy
On Monday afternoon, Jon Jones took to Twitter to discuss a potential trilogy fight with Daniel Cormier in the midst of the heavyweight champion’s upcoming title defense at UFC 241. Jones “guaranteed” a third fight wouldn’t happen, and, as expected, Cormier had something to say about it. The UFC light heavyweight champion said, essentially, that […]
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Jon Jones shares tips on how he dealt with the ‘bad times’
Jon Jones is currently awaiting his next assignment, which has allowed the current UFC light heavyweight champion to stay active on social media. ‘Bones’ spent the majority of his evening on Twitter where he not only shot down a potential trilogy fight with Daniel Cormier, but also responded to a number of fan questions on […]
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Nate Diaz says that ‘spoiled’ Conor McGregor got handed everything in UFC
Conor McGregor is one of the biggest sports stars in the world, yet rival Nate Diaz says he was handed everything in the UFC. After fighting Diaz twice, McGregor then got a lightweight title shot and became the first-ever champ-champ. If that wasn’t enough, the Irishman then got a boxing fight against Floyd Mayweather and […]
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Jon Jones guarantees there will be no third fight with Daniel Cormier
If you are looking forward to a trilogy fight between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones, the UFC light heavyweight champion seems to have crushed those hopes. As Cormier prepares to defend his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 241 event, a lot has been made about the future […]
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Bellator champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane claims Valentina Shevchenko is ‘100%’ beatable
While many believe that current UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko may be unbeatable at this point, Bellator women’s 125-pound champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane begs to differ. Shevchenko successfully defended her title against Liz Carmouche over the weekend in the main event of UFC Uruguay via unanimous decision in a fight that was never in question. […]
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Stipe Miocic open to fighting Jon Jones
UFC heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic said he is open to fighting UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in the future. But first, he has his hands full this weekend. TMZ Sports caught up with Miocic in the days leading up to his UFC 241 title fight rematch against Daniel Cormier. Miocic was asked if he’s […]
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UFC medical suspensions: Mike Perry, two others get lengthy breaks
The medical suspensions for Saturday’s UFC Uruguay card have been made public, and as you might have guessed, welterweight fan favorite Mike Perry has received a lengthy one. Perry’s nose was pushed several miles west of its original location during a welterweight scrap with Vicente Luque. He’s been hit with 180-day medical suspension as a […]
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Nate Diaz believes he’s still one of the top-3 fighters in the world
Nate Diaz has not fought since an August, 2016 majority decision loss to Conor McGregor, but as his UFC 241 fight with Anthony Pettis draws closer, he still considers himself one of the world’s best fighters. In fact, he believes he’s one of the three best fighters on the planet —although he admits he’s probably […]
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Miesha Tate says Cris Cyborg was ‘humanized’ during UFC run
Miesha Tate looks back on Cris Cyborg’s UFC run as the time the unstoppable force met her match. Cyborg had long been regarded as the most dominant female in mixed martial arts history. She pummeled Gina Carano back in Aug. 2009 to leave no doubt as to who the Strikeforce queen was. While she never […]
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PHOTO | Raulian Paiva thanks UFC medical team for mending nasty cut
Welterweight Mike Perry’s broken nose was arguably not the most gruesome injury suffered at UFC Uruguay. In a flyweight bout on the preliminary card, Rogerio Bontorin delivered a horrible cut to the face of Raulian Paiva, leading to the doctor to stop the fight in the first round. Paiva was obviously upset the fight was […]
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Jim Miller details what surprised him about Clay Guida fight
Jim Miller and Clay Guida met in the co-main event of UFC Newark in a battle of two lightweight veterans. Miller picked up the win in Newark, setting up a submission by rocking his foe on the feet. That being said, he too found himself on wobbly legs after Guida landed on him right before […]
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Daniel Cormier on future after UFC 241: ‘It needs to be something big’
Daniel Cormier is days away from defending his UFC heavyweight championship against Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 241. While ‘DC’ is taking things one fight at a time, the rematch against Miocic could very well be the final fight of his storied mixed martial arts career. Cormier has built an incredible legacy […]
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Vicente Luque praises ‘beast’ Mike Perry
Vicente Luque took to his social media to praise the performance of his opponent Mike Perry in their ‘Fight of the Night’ at UFC Uruguay. The two won $50,000 each for putting on an amazing fight for the fans. Luque won a split decision and will move on to bigger and better things, but Perry’s […]
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Report | Jon Jones nemesis could be UFC bound
Chi Lewis-Parry, a hulking heavyweight kickboxing specialist who also happens to be an arch nemesis of UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, could be Octagon-bound, according to FanSided’s Amy Kaplan. https://twitter.com/PhotoAmy33/status/1160651325924708352 “I have confirmed with multiple sources that Chi Lewis-Parry ( @RealChopperChi ) is in talks to make his UFC ( @ufc ) debut. He […]
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Liz Carmouche welcomes third fight with Valentina Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko and Liz Carmouche are now tied 1-1 across two bouts. Carmouche won the first fight, a 2010 encounter, with a controversial cut-related stoppage. Shevchenko won the second fight, which headlined Saturday’s UFC Uruguay card, with a dominant unanimous decision win, retaining her UFC flyweight belt in the process. While this is not the […]
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UFC Vancouver gets official poster featuring Donald Cerrone, Justin Gaethje
In September, the UFC will return to the beautiful Canadian province of British Columbia with the exciting looking UFC Vancouver card. The card will be topped by a lightweight fight that has fans salivating, as the always entertaining Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will look to wrangle former World Series of Fighting champion Justin Gaethje. UFC Vancouver, […]
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Mike Perry sends classy invitation to Vicente Luque from Uruguay hospital
Rising UFC welterweight stars “Platinum” Mike Perry and Vicente Luque went to war in the UFC Uruguay co-main event. After three wild rounds, Luque left the Octagon with a razor close split decision win, while Perry left it with a badly broken nose. Both men pocketed $50,000 Fight of the Night bonuses for their efforts. […]
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Former enemies Michael Bisping and Jorge Masvidal link up at UFC Uruguay
Jorge Masvidal and Michael Bisping were both in Montevideo for his past Saturday’s UFC Uruguay card. As recently as a few months ago, would have been a problem. Until very recently, the former UFC middleweight champion and the top welterweight contender were mortal enemies, with Masvidal taking repeated shots at Bisping in interviews and on […]
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Breaking! UFC 243 adds a key lightweight bout between perennial division contenders Al Iaquinta and Dan Hooker
October’s UFC 243 event in Melbourne, Australia continues to take shape with the addition of a key lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and Dan Hooker. ESPN‘s Ariel Helwani was first to report news of the matchup, stating that both sides of verbally agreed to the fight. Al Iaquinta vs. Dan Hooker verbally agreed for UFC […]
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Nate Diaz: Now I’m fighting the ‘Wheaties box dude’
A welterweight bout between Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis will co-headline next weekend’s UFC 241 pay-per-view event in Anaheim. Diaz has not competed since suffering a controversial majority decision loss to Conor McGregor in the headliner of UFC 202 in August of 2016. The 34-year-old Stockton native, Nate Diaz (19-11 MMA) was scheduled to fight […]
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Listen | Audio leaks from Colby Covington and Miesha Tate interview spat
Colby Covington received a radio-show ban from ‘MMA Tonight’ following a verbal argument with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDwwf4tXmcY The controversial dispute, which made headlines across the sports world, has now been released on the internet in the form of a audio file. Listen to the Colby Covington and Miesha Tate interview […]