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Max Holloway explains why he was pulled from UFC 226 fight against Brian Ortega
Former UFC featherweight Max Holloway is in good spirits and answering questions following his title loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245 this past weekend. On Wednesday, Holloway was a guest on The Joe Rogan Experience MMA Show to discuss a wide variety of topics from his title loss to the recent happenings in his […]
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UFC Fighter Apologizes Following Positive Steroid Test
To my Coaches, Family, Friends, Fans and the UFC. http://t.co/d99d981GcV — Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) August 23, 2014 Thoughts?
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Brian Ortega tests positive for Drostanolone following UFC on FOX 12
The California State Athletic Commission announced today (via MMAJunkie) that UFC featherweight Brian Ortega (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) tested positive for the steroid drostanolone following his first-round submission victory over Mike De La Torre at last month’s UFC on FOX 12 event in San Jose. Ortega has subsequently been suspended from action for 9 months and fined […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Means Picks Apart Perpetuo and Earns Decision Win
Hernani Perpetuo impressed those in attendance with his “punches in bunches” in the opening round of the fight. His strategy was unorthodox, but it could have been effective if implemented right. He would load up with six or seven powerful punches, then back off for twenty seconds or so. This is a method of attack […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Ortega Makes Quick Work of De La Torre, Picks Up 1st Round Submission
Brian Ortega displayed some elite BJJ skills in his quick finish against Michael de la Torre. Ortega grabbed the body of De La Torre and tried to take him down by pushing him against the fence. De La Torre defended the takedown by bending down, and Ortega saw this as a chance to take his […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Trator Picks Up Decision Win Over Arreola
Tiago Trator and Akbarh Arreola put on a grueling performance inside the octagon tonight in a bout that closed out the UFC Fight Pass preliminary portion of the card. Trator may have shown signs of fatigue throughout the fight, but he put 100% power in his punches until the last second expired. Arreola did a […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Burns Earns Exciting Decision Win Against Stahl
Welterweights Andreas Stahl and Gilbert Burns made their debuts tonight and left it all in the octagon. Burns may have walked out with the decision win, but Stahl displayed a “Never Surrender” attitude that forced him to keep pressing forward. Stahl suffered what seemed to be a broken nose within the first couple minutes of […]
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UFC on FOX 12 Results: Jedrzejczyk Earns Decision Victory Over Lima
Every single victory counts when you are a UFC Strawweight because the division is so new. The fact that Joana Jedrzejczyk put on such a one-sided beating raised her stock within the weight-class that much more. Juliana Lima seemed to walk into the center of the octagon overexcited and she drained her gas tank with […]