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VIDEO | WWE star Nikki Bella wants to train and drink wine with Henry Cejudo
Henry Cejudo impressed a lot of people with his first-round TKO victory over TJ Dillashaw this past weekend in Brooklyn, New York. The former Olympic Gold Medalist, Cejudo, needed only 32-seconds to put away reigning bantamweight kingpin TJ Dillashaw last Saturday night. What was the secret behind Cejudo’s fantastic performance against TJ Dillashaw at UFC […]
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Opinion | Denying Cris Cyborg an immediate rematch with Amanda Nunes would be a travesty
In the wake of a shocking knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 232, Cris Cyborg, the perpetual beacon of dominance in women’s MMA, was unwittingly made a martyr for everything that is wrong with super fights in the UFC. Nine proud years of wearing the moniker of the baddest woman on the planet, and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Din Thomas doesn’t believe Amanda Nunes will fight at featherweight again
Two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes made some headlines last week when she said that she was ‘done’ fighting at featherweight after she defeated former champion Cris Cyborg in 51 seconds at UFC 232 to become the UFC’s first ever two-weight women’s champion. While Nunes stated that many knew the featherweight division was only made for […]
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Report | Yoel Romero set to return at April’s UFC event in Miami
Former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero (13-3 MMA) will return to the octagon this Spring at UFC Miami. That news comes via Brazilian news outlet Combate, who broke the following news on Twitter. According to the report, Yoel Romero will take on Paulo Costa at UFC Fight Night Miami on April 27. If true, the […]
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Conor McGregor is not ‘willing to die’ inside the cage
Is former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor willing to put it all on the line inside the UFC octagon? Well, if you ask surging lightweight contender Al Iaquinta, the answer is no. “Raging Al” recently spoke with reporters at last weekend’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 event in Brooklyn, where he discussed the possibility of fighting […]
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Henry Cejudo soars up the pound-for-pound ranks following TKO win over TJ Dillashaw
Henry Cejudo defended his UFC flyweight title for the first time last weekend in Brooklyn, scoring a 32-second TKO victory over TJ Dillashaw. The result came as a shock to most fans and analysts. That is not to say that people were counting out the former Olympic Gold Medalist against “Killashaw”, but very few expected […]
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TJ Dillashaw: I never said I wasn’t a sore loser
TJ Dillashaw was looking to become the fourth fighters in UFC history to earn “champ champ” status this past weekend in Brooklyn. Unfortunatley for fans of “Killashaw“, things did not go as planned in his flyweight title fight with Henry Cejudo. The former Olympic gold medalist, Cejudo, was able to drop Dillashaw on multiple occasions […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Javier Mendez gives his thoughts on what is next for Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier had originally planned to retire by his 40th birthday. Well, things may have changed. “DC’s” birthday falls on March 20, and the only pay-per-view between now and then is UFC 235 – as UFC 234 is already finalized – which already has two title fights. Now, the question remains on whether or not […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio says “scared” Rafael Dos Anjos won’t fight him
Despite rumblings of a potential matchup, Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Rafael Dos Anjos has yet to be officially signed. The #7 ranked welterweight, “Ponz” spoke to MMAFighting and explained why he thinks the fight hasn’t been signed yet. ”The truth is he doesn’t want to fight me,” Ponzinibbio told MMAFighting. “He’s scared. It makes me want […]
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Fabricio Werdum rescues teen from drowning in Southern California
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (23-8-1 MMA) saved a teenager from drowning in Southern California. Werdum was spening the day relaxing with his family at the beach near their home in Torrance, California. About an hour after they hit the sand, the local fire department arrived on scene in order to rescue two teenagers […]
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Joseph Benavidez praises Henry Cejudo following big win, calls for rematch
At UFC Brooklyn, the flyweights put on the exact type of performances that they needed to in the hopes of saving their division from being removed from the UFC. Obviously, in the event’s headliner, we saw the champion Henry Cejudo fend off the bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw by earning a TKO win in just 32 […]
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VIDEO | Marlon Moraes ’embarrassed’ by TJ Dillashaw’s loss to Henry Cejudo
“I just feel a little bit embarrassed, you know?” Marlon Moraes said on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show when speaking of TJ Dillashaw’s loss to Henry Cejudo. “Being a 135er and having our champion going down and losing… Because I’m a ’35er, he’s going down, representing us and he lost. “I have a lot of friends […]
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Stephen Thompson rooting for Kamaru Usman in title fight with Tyron Woodley
When it comes to elite level strikers in MMA, a discussion can’t be had without mentioning the likes of welterweight’s ‘Wonderboy’ Stephen Thompson. A two-time title challenger, unfortunately for Thompson, he has yet to come out as a victor in his title opportunities. Set to return as the headliner of UFC Nashville on March 23, […]
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Matt Brown aims for Summer return, expresses interest in fight with Mike Perry
Matt ‘The Immortal’ Brown has been one of MMA’s all-time most exciting fighters to watch. Thus making the day that he finally decided to hang up the gloves all the more sad for MMA fans. However, Brown’s retirement wouldn’t last forever as just a matter of months after his last bout with Diego Sanchez, Brown […]
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The biggest winners from UFC Brooklyn
The ESPN era is here the verdict is in, UFC Brooklyn was a smashing success. But who were the biggest winners from last weekend’s epic night of fights? UFC Brooklyn may not have had some of the big name stars like Conor McGregor or Jon Jones, but the promotion did a great job at peppering […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Featherweight prospect Bobby Moffett eyes UFC Nashville scrap with Bryce Mitchell
Riding high on an impressive defeat of Chas Skelly in his UFC debut, red-hot featherweight prospect Bobby Moffett is eager to get back into the cage. And as it turns out, he knows exactly who he’d like to fight and where he’d like to do it. He’s eyeing a fight with fellow prospect Bryce Mitchell, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington confident Oscar De La Hoya would ‘dust’ Dana White in a fight
After being deprived of his promised shot at the UFC welterweight title, top contender Colby Covington has had plenty to say about UFC President Dana White of late. Of course, Covington isn’t the only person to make negative comments about the polarizing UFC boss recently. Retired boxer turned promoter Oscar De La Hoya has also […]
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TJ Dillashaw issues statement after loss to Henry Cejudo
Last Saturday night, in the main of the UFC’s first ever card on ESPN+, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw dropped down to the flyweight division to challenge local champ Henry Cejudo in a bid to become a two-division champ. Unfortunately for Dillashaw and his fans, this mission didn’t go as planned, as he was stopped […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Anthony Pettis explains why he is moving up to 170
Anthony Pettis used to be the UFC lightweight champion, and also fought at featherweight in 2016. However, his first fight in 2019 will be at welterweight, where he will take on former title challenger, Stephen Thompson. For Pettis, moving up to 170 to fight ‘Wonderboy’ was an easy decision. “Honestly, at 155 I practically fought […]
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Henry Cejudo shares terms for potential rematch with TJ Dillashaw
Henry Cejudo needed just 32 seconds to defend his UFC flyweight title against UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw in Saturday night’s UFC Brooklyn main event. Unfortunately for him, some members of the MMA community — Dillashaw and UFC President Dana White included — feel the referee intervened a little too early in this fight. Give the controversial stoppage in this […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov gives harsh assessment of Nate Diaz’s record
Over the last few weeks, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and fan favorite contender Nate Diaz have engaged in a number of skirmishes on social media. If you thought this might eventually lead to a fight between them, however, think again. Speaking on Submission Radio this week, Khabib Nurmagomedov gave his assessment of Nate Diaz […]
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Lando Vannata explains how he knew the UFC would re-sign him
Lando Vannata never had any doubts that he wouldn’t be back with the UFC. The 26-year-old came to terms with the UFC on a new four-fight deal and is set to face Marcos Rosa Mariano at UFC 234 on Feb. 9 “I figured [the UFC] would want to re-sign me. I’m a pretty exciting fighter, […]
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Debut UFC on ESPN card was reportedly a major success for both companies
According to a release from the ESPN Public Relations team, the first UFC on ESPN card was a massive success, driving hundreds of thousands of new ESPN+ subscriptions, and drawing massive viewership to the ESPN channel. Here’s what the release had to say: Last night’s UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ debut, featuring 13 fights live from Brooklyn’s […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Elias Theodorou seeks to strike cannabis from USADA banned substance list
Elias Theodorou’s toughest fight is not against any UFC fighter. Rather, it is taking on the United States Anti-Doping Agency to get a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for medical cannabis which has been prescribed by his doctor. Although cannabis is legalized in Canada where Theodorou lives, it doesn’t matter to USADA. “It is because the […]
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Rachael Ostovich opens up on loss to Paige VanZant
On Saturday night in Brooklyn, New York, on the main card of the UFC’s debut event on ESPN+, Rachael Ostovich sought to make a triumphant return to the cage opposite fan favorite flyweight contender Paige VanZant. While Ostovich had a strong first round, things took a disappointing turn for her in the second, as she […]
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Dana White names next title challenger for Valentina Shevchenko
On Saturday night, after spoiling the UFC debut of former KSW star Ariane Lipski, Scottish flyweight contender Joanne Calderwood made a callout of fellow contender Jessica Eye. According to UFC President Dana White, however, Eye will likely be given the next shot at new UFC women’s flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko — meaning Calderwood is out […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov shares the three names he would like to face before retiring
Russia’s first and only UFC champion is none other than ‘The Eagle’, the 27-0 Sambo machine, Khabib Nurmagomedov. In Nurmagomedov’s last time out, he participated in the biggest fight in UFC history when he made a successful title defense of his lightweight crown. The Russian would dominate the former champion Conor McGregor on route to […]
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Dustin Poirier makes interesting claim about cancelled Nate Diaz fight
Streaking UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier was briefly scheduled to return to the cage opposite Nate Diaz at UFC 230 in early November, but unfortunately, that plan was derailed when he sustained a hip injury that forced him off the card. At least, that’s what we thought. Responding to a fan on Twitter on Sunday […]