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UFC Brooklyn loses two fighters to injury with just a week away from fight night
It’s been a bit of a rough journey to get to the UFC’s very first show on ESPN programming. First, there was the trouble finding the main event which resulted in the UFC pulling UFC 233’s main event to put it on UFC Brooklyn (the first show on ESPN+). This led to the cancelation of […]
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Dominick Reyes believes Anthony Smith can defeat Jon Jones at UFC 235
As Jon Jones returns to the top of the light heavyweight division as champion, he has seen and heard from new names and faces coming after the belt. One of those fresh faces will be his next opponent Anthony Smith, who Jones is scheduled to defend his title against in the main event slot at […]
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Jon Jones fight night drug test comes back clean
After all the controversy that surrounded UFC 232 back in December, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has received some good news. According to Brett Okamoto of ESPN, Jones was tested on fight night (December 29) and the results of those tests were clean. The most important detail of these test results, which were made […]
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Joe Rogan compares legacies of Jon Jones and Demetrious Johnson
Speaking on the latest edition of the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, UFC commentator Joe Rogan began heaping praise on former UFC flyweight champ and new ONE Championship star Demetrious Johnson. In Rogan’s eyes, the man they call “Mighty Mouse” is simply the best ever. https://youtu.be/iTLbaarXoW8?t=1340 “Here’s what’s disappointing to me, that for whatever reason, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jason Knight released by the UFC
Jason Knight has been released by the UFC. “They cut me after that last loss,” Knight told BJPENN.com this week. Knight has been fighting for the UFC since 2015 and has recorded nine fights inside the Octagon. After losing his first fight on the organization, Knight won four in a row over the likes of […]
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Rose Namajunas opens as underdog against Jessica Andrade
Rose Namajunas is getting no love from the oddsmakers. The UFC strawweight champion, who is scheduled to defend her title against Jessica Andrade at UFC 237, opened as a +100 underdog (bet $100 to win $100) according to 5Dimes. Since then, the line has shot up even further, as Namajunas is sitting at a +135 […]
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Coach Din Thomas breaks down the ‘four categories’ of mixed martial artist
Speaking on the latest edition of the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, American Top Team coach Din Thomas detailed what he calls the ‘four categories’ of mixed martial artist. He says that, as a coach, it’s important for him to identify which category each fighter falls into in order to train them effectively. https://youtu.be/iTLbaarXoW8?t=1501 “When […]
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Dominick Cruz shares update after shoulder surgery
On Tuesday, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz went under the knife to repair an injured shoulder. Speaking on Twitter shortly thereafter, the former champion called this surgery a success and said that he’s back on the road to recovery. ╳ The surgery went well! I appreciate your support.. Now on the road to recovery.. […]
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Mackenzie Dern forgoes flyweight move, sticks to strawweight division
Mackenzie Dern will continue to compete as a strawweight. Despite her recent struggles to reach the strawweight division’s 116-pound cap, she and her team have decided to stick to this division for now, rather than move up to the flyweight division, which has a limit of 126 pounds for non title fights. This news was […]
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Report | Conor McGregor in negotiations to return to boxing for grudge match with Paulie Malignaggi
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is reportedly in negotiations to fight former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi in the squared circle. That news comes via @BoxingKingdom14, who reported the following on Twitter: Credible Source: Negotiations on-going between McGregor & Malignaggi. (Boxing) — Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) January 9, 2019 “Credible Source: Negotiations on-going between Conor McGregor […]
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Report | Officials looking to add a welterweight fight between Darren Till and Colby Covington to UFC London
Darren Till and Colby Covington have engaged in some heated exchanges on social media in the past and have now been offered the opportunity to settle their beef inside the octagon at UFC London. BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor reported the news of the proposed welterweight clash moments ago on Twitter. I’m told the UFC is looking […]
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Joe Rogan names a potential Jon Jones matchup that he wishes we could have seen
Having smashed Alexander Gustafsson to a third-round TKO victory in the main event of UFC 232 in late December, Jon Jones is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion. With the belt once again wrapped around his waist, Jones is now scheduled for a fight with Anthony Smith at UFC 235. If the champ clears […]
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Coach updates on Cris Cyborg’s status with the UFC
Cris Cyborg is no longer the UFC women’s featherweight champion. The long-time titleholder’s reign came to a shocking halt in the co-main event of UFC 232 in late December, when she was knocked out by Amanda Nunes in just 51 seconds. Given that Cyborg’s current UFC contract will expire in March, some fans have speculated […]
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Cain Velasquez on Jon Jones fight: ‘I’ll try to make that happen’
At long last, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez is scheduled to return to the cage. The heavyweight legend is set to take on former title challenger Francis Ngannou at UFC Phoenix on February 17. If Velasquez is able to topple the fearsome Ngannou — not a certainty by any means — it’ll open the […]
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Joe Rogan explains why Nate Diaz is such a big star
In the opinion of UFC color commentator Joe Rogan, Nate Diaz is one of the biggest stars in the UFC — perhaps almost as big a star as Conor McGregor. Rogan gave his take on the star power of the younger Diaz brother on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show, discussing […]
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Din Thomas and Joe Rogan discuss the importance of telling fighters when to retire
Din Thomas, one of the coaches at American Top Team, and a former fighter himself, says he has no problem telling his fighters when it’s time to hang up the gloves. Thomas opened up on the topic in a conversation with Joe Rogan on the Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show. https://youtu.be/iTLbaarXoW8 “I’m pretty honest with […]
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Coach feels Cris Cyborg ‘beat herself’ against Amanda Nunes
Back at UFC 232 in late December, the longstanding title reign of UFC featherweight champ Cris Cyborg came to a shocking end at the hands of Amanda Nunes, who needed just 51 seconds to win by knockout. Speaking to MMAjunkie recently, Cyborg’s coach Jason Parillo gave his take on this shocking upset defeat. In his […]
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Jimmy Smith has an interesting theory about why so many UFC fighters are getting commentary jobs
Jimmy Smith served as a UFC commentator for the duration of 2018, but in 2019, the promotion decided not to renew his contract. Instead, he explained on The MMA Hour, they’re planning on hiring more fighters as commentators. “Very simply it was, ‘you’re great, fantastic, we love everything you did but we’re going with UFC fighters […]
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TJ Dillashaw announces new “Fit to Fight” fitness course, hopes to become a three-division champ
Press Release: TJ Dillashaw is proud to announce that he’s released his new “Fit to Fight” course that gives all-access to his martial arts training, and gives instruction for many of his signature warm ups, drills, and combos. TJ Dillashaw provides up close and personal camera angles so viewers can easily learn the handwork, footwork, […]
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Jorge Masvidal praises Nick and Nate Diaz, still wants to fight both
Jorge Masvidal was briefly linked to a UFC 235 showdown with Nick Diaz, but that fight unfortunately fizzled out. All the same, Masvidal still has tremendous respect for Nick Diaz and his brother Nate, and is definitely interested in fighting both under the right circumstances. “Obviously, I want to fight Diaz, because they’re dogs,” Masvidal […]
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Conor McGregor and Al Iaquinta exchange shots on social media
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor took aim at Tristar gym head coach Firas Zahabi earlier this evening, which resulted in an bitter exchange with Al Iaquinta. “Mystic Mac” had blasted Zahabi for his recent comments in which he insinuated that current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway would defeat Conor McGregor in a rematch. As […]
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Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Michelle Waterson added to UFC Philadelphia
Today the UFC announced that their second event on the ESPN channel will be taking place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event got its first bout in a strawweight affair between top prospects Alexa Grasso (10-2) and Marina Rodriguez (10-0-1) after it was moved from UFC Fortaleza due to a Rodriguez […]
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Conor McGregor fires back at Firas Zahabi: “Stay ready!”
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor has fired back at Tristar coach Firas Zahabi over his recent comments. The famous coach of UFC star Georges St-Pierre, Zahabi, had recently shared his thoughts on the possible outcome of a rematch between Conor McGregor and current UFC featherweight kingpin Max Holloway. “If I had to pick Max […]
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Fighters react after the UFC snubs Colby Covington of promised title shot
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington is not happy after being snubbed by the UFC of his promised title unification bout with Tyron Woodley. “Chaos” had captured the promotions interim welterweight title at June’s UFC 225 event in Chicago, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Rafael dos Anjos. However, after nasal surgery […]
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AUDIO | Anthony Smith sends firey response to ‘arrogant prick’ Luke Rockhold
“I would fight that guy in aisle five of Walmart.“– @lionheartasmithresponds to Luke Rockhold’s comments about him #TLTS @lthomasnews pic.twitter.com/jjjS1n1BCT — MMA on SiriusXM (@MMAonSiriusXM) January 8, 2019 “Are we going to gloss over the fact that Luke Rockhold is an asshole?” Anthony Smith asked Luke Thomas on The Luke Thomas Show. “First of all, […]
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Cris Cyborg echoes Conor McGregor, shares interest in exhibition fight in Tokyo
Back at UFC 232 in late December, the longstanding title reign of UFC featherweight champ Cris Cyborg came to a shocking end at the hands of Amanda Nunes. Given Cyborg’s status as one of MMA’s most dominant champions ever, most fans feel that she deserves an immediate opportunity to avenge her loss to Nunes and […]
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Cat Zingano on UFC 232 fiasco: ‘It was embarrassing’
UFC 232 took place on December 29. However, it almost didn’t due to some pre-fight shenanigans. A week prior to the event date, it was announced that one half of the event’s main event in Jon ‘Bones’ Jones had an ‘atypical finding‘ in one of his pre-fight drug tests. Because of this, UFC 232 was […]
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Ben Askren scolds Colby Covington for being ‘dumb enough’ to trust Dana White
After being deprived of a shot at UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, former interim welterweight champion Colby Covington is not happy with the UFC. In fact, the streaking wrestling specialist is so frustrated that he’s dared UFC President Dana White to release him from his UFC contract. “Let’s be honest… Dana, you don’t got the […]