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EXCLUSIVE | Raphael Assuncao plans to stake claim to title shot with second win over Marlon Moraes
At UFC Fortaleza, the main and co-main events will feature fights between two Brazilians. However, the main event spot between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes is a rematch of fight at UFC 212 in 2017. Since then, Assuncao has gone 2-0 and is most likely the number one contender given Dominick Cruz is hurt and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains why UFC will never be as big as NFL, NBA
Colby Covington is not very happy with the UFC right now. In fact, the former UFC interim welterweight champion is so disgruntled that he recently dared the promotion to release him from his contract so he can take his services elsewhere. Some of Covington’s recent comments about potentially leaving the UFC, however, were misconstrued, as […]
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Alex Hernandez hopes for rematch with Donald Cerrone
Alex Hernandez is now almost two weeks removed from his tough, knockout loss to the veteran Donald Cerrone. With a bit of space between himself and the loss, he seems to understand where he erred; where it all went wrong. “I could see him starting to question things, question himself, and instead of sitting back […]
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Conor McGregor gets roasted by fans after spelling ‘St. Paddy’s Day’ incorrectly
Conor McGregor is a proud Irishman, so you’d think he’d be able to spell ‘St. Paddy’s Day’ correctly. Unfortunately, the Irishman — or more likely, whoever runs his Twitter account — made a pretty major error in a recent Tweet, spelling it ‘St. Patty’s Day.’ Although this Tweet was quickly deleted and replaced with one […]
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Daniel Cormier thinks ‘it would be good’ for Jon Jones to fight him again
Since Jon Jones and his rival Daniel Cormier first fought in 2015, the two have had two very different stories unfold before them. For Jones, he ran into several troubles in and out of the Octagon when it pertained to legal issues as well as banned substance issues. Cormier, on the other hand, went on […]
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Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov avoid NSAC hearing with settlements
On Tuesday, January 29, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) is to hold a hearing for the likes of Conor McGregor, and UFC champions Khabib Nurmagomedov and Jon Jones. However, as the Las Vegas Review-Journal has reported, McGregor and Nurmagomedov will no longer be present at the hearing as they have reached settlement agreements with […]
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Report | UFC flyweight division looking at a last man standing type scenario
There has been speculation regarding the UFC’s lightest men’s division being removed from the promotion for a few years now. However, the talk ramped up late in 2018 as reports surfaced that the division’s dissolving was indeed underway as multiple flyweights coming off losses were getting let go. Today on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Ariel […]
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Joe Rogan looks back at Greg Hardy’s UFC debut, ‘It was a joke’
It came and went just like that. The UFC’s controversial acquisition in Greg Hardy made his promotional debut on January 19 when he suffered his first career loss by way of disqualification to Allen Crowder. Hardy would land a blatantly illegal knee to a downed Crowder that prevented him from continuing the contest. If Hardy […]
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UFC 229 generated record-breaking economic impact for Las Vegas
Press Release — UFC today announced that UFC 229: KHABIB vs. MCGREGOR generated $86.4 million in economic impact for the Las Vegas metropolitan area, according to a study conducted by research firm Applied Analysis. This marks the largest economic impact for a single UFC event measured globally to date. UFC 229: KHABIB vs. MCGREGOR, which took place on Saturday, October 6, […]
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Referee Mario Yamasaki plotting comeback one year after Shevchenko-Cachoeira controversy
Mario Yamasaki has not refereed a UFC fight since he came under fire for failing to put an end to Valentina Shevchenko’s brutal beatdown of Priscila Cachoeira in February of 2018. Speaking to MMA Fighting this week, the veteran referee discussed his hiatus from officiating. While he’s been keen to stay out of the blast […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor flaunts plans for custom $3.4M yacht
Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor is a wealthy, wealthy man, and he’s not afraid to throw is money around. The Irishman’s latest extravagant purchase, from the looks of it, is a customized, 75-foot yacht. See the Irishman flaunting plans for this yacht below. According to a report from the Irish Mirror, this […]
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CSAC Director Explains Why Jon Jones Wasn’t Suspended For VADA test
Despite testing positive in his UFC 232 VADA test, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was not suspended by the California State Athletic Commission The man who made that call, CSAC Director Andy Foster went into detail about that decision in a recent interview with Fightful MMA. “The scientists have said there was no evidence […]
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Matt Brown slams UFC for ‘lack of integrity’
Add fan favorite UFC welterweight Matt Brown onto the long list of fighters disappointed with the way the UFC handled the repeated anomalies found on the recent drug tests of Jon Jones. Speaking to the media backstage at Bellator 214 over the weekend, Brown gave his take on the situation, and he did not mince […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Max Griffin is fired up for his UFC Fortaleza fight with Thiago Alves
UFC Fortaleza is just days away, and the card is looking like a good one. On the card will be former UFC welterweight title challenger, Thiago Alves taking on Max Griffin. For Griffin, this is the kind of fight he wants after losing his last fight to Curtis Millender. “I’m excited man, I wanted this […]
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Matchmaking the top-10 UFC lightweights
Arguably the best division in the UFC is the lightweight division. The current champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov is undefeated, and there are a bevy of contenders who deserve a shot at his belt. As well, the division is also seeing new blood jump into the rankings with the likes of Gregor Gillespie, Alexander Hernandez, and Dan […]
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Joe Rogan makes guess for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Floyd Mayweather PPV buys
Over the last few months, there’s been recurring discussion about a potential boxing match between undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov — primarily from Nurmagomedov’s camp, who have been feverishly campaigning for the matchup. In the opinion of UFC commentator Joe Rogan, the undefeated lightweight champ Nurmagomedov, who has […]
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Donald Cerrone announces his next fight is ‘in the works’
Donald Cerrone is less than two weeks removed from an impressive knockout defeat of Alexander Hernandez, and already, he says his next fight is in the works. The notoriously busy fighter dropped this interesting tidbit on his official Instagram page. “What would you like to Know? Ask anything? ( only not about my next fight […]
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EXCLUSIVE | For Renato Moicano, fighting Jose Aldo ‘means everything’
Renato Moicano is a rising star in the UFC’s featherweight division. He’s been with the UFC since 2014 and has gone 5-1 during that time with his only loss coming against Brian Ortega. Since the loss to Ortega, Moicano defeated Calvin Kattar and Cub Swanson to then become the backup fighter for the UFC 231 […]
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Ryan Bader addresses potential fight with fellow champ-champ Daniel Cormier
Last night, in the main event of Bellator 214, light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader became Bellator’s first two-division titleholder, knocking out Fedor Emelianenko in less than a minute to capture the Bellator heavyweight title. Heading into this fight, Ryan Bader says he drilled the very punch he used to topple Emelianenko many times. He knew […]
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Darren Till trashes Ben Askren and his mum, Askren claps back
Last night, UFC welterweight contender Darren Till let his fingers fly on Twitter, taking aim at a number of his rivals in the division. One of his targets was former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight king Ben Askren who, unsurprisingly, was prompt to fire back. See the pair’s wild exchange below. “Ben… your a wanker” […]
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Darren Till takes aim at multiple welterweights including Rafael dos Anjos
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till recently took to Twitter where he called out former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, among others. Till, who is set to fight Jorge Masvidal on March 16 at UFC London, called both Rafael dos Anjos and Santiago Ponzinibbio “scared rats” on Twitter. Darren Till then turned his attention […]
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PHOTO | Chris Weidman undergoes ‘unexpected’ neck surgery
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (14-4 MMA) underwent ‘unexpected’ neck surgery on Wednesday. “The All American” announced the news on his official Instagram page. “Kind of an unexpected neck surgery yesterday,” Weidman wrote on his Instagram. “I’ll explain soon, but I’m all good, and I’ll be healthy soon.” Weidman had previously underwent surgery to […]
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WWE Champion Daniel Bryan and UFC flyweight king Henry Cejudo trade shots on social media
WWE champion Daniel Bryan believes he could submit UFC flyweight champ Henry Cejudo faster than “The Messenger” finished TJ Dillashaw. Earlier today in an interview ABC 15 Sports, Daniel Bryan seemingly warned Cejudo to stay away from his sister-in-law Nikki Bella. “Henry Cejudo, a Valley resident, who just defended his UFC championship last Saturday, wants […]
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Dillon Danis threatens to suplex Ben Askren if he doesn’t ‘pipe down’
Earlier this week, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov discussed the upcoming UFC debut of former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight titleholder Ben Askren. “He never fight in the UFC,” Nurmagomedov told Submission Radio of Askren. “He has to fight in the UFC first of all. He has to show his levels because I see how someone smash him in […]
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Max Holloway teams up with Jameson Whiskey, seemingly takes shot at Conor McGregor
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway does not seem to agree with Conor McGregor that ‘Proper Twelve’ is Ireland’s best whiskey. ‘Blessed’ recently took to Twitter where he shared the following post proclaiming ‘Jameson Whiskey’ to be a “true pillar of Ireland”. “238 years of innovation, hard work, and unmatched quality. Not a watered down trend. […]
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Ronda Rousey responds to reports that she will soon leave the WWE
Ronda Rousey has responded to the recent rumors that she will be leaving the WWE after Wrestlemania in order to start a family. According to the reports, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Rousey, was going to put Becky Lynch over at Wrestlemania so that she could step away from the WWE in order to […]
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WWE Champion challenges UFC flyweight title holder Henry Cejudo
Nikki Bella is not the only professional wrestling star taking notice of UFC flyweight kingpin Henry Cejudo, so is the reigning WWE Champion. That’s right, the WWE champion Daniel Bryan, who is also the brother-in-law of the aforementioned Nikki Bella, recently issued a challenge to “The Messenger” in an interview with ABC 15 Sports. “There […]
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Ben Askren fires back at UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov
Current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov recently discussed the upcoming octagon debut of Ben Askren. Askren, a former Bellator and ONE champion, will square off with former UFC title holder Robbie Lawler at March’s highly anticipated UFC 235 event in Las Vegas. Ben Askren will enter his bout with “Ruthless” on March 2 sporting a […]