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  • PHOTO | Cormier Before And After: Former Heavyweight Slimmed Down For Evans Fight

    PHOTO | Cormier Before And After: Former Heavyweight Slimmed Down For Evans Fight

    In just a few short weeks, Daniel Cormier makes his way down a division to face off with former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Rashad Evans. Cormier was practically forced out of the heavyweight division due to his friend and teammate, Cain Velasquez, holding UFC gold. For D.C. it was either be content in the number 2 […]

  • Coach Says McMann Not Ready For Ronda Rousey

    Coach Says McMann Not Ready For Ronda Rousey

    “Honestly, I don’t think [Sarah is ready for Ronda Rousey title fight]. In the fight she had with Shayna Baszler, she’s with us now, I don’t think she was that impressive in that fight. She won, yes, so I can’t say much about it, it could have gone either way, I would say honestly. What […]

  • VIDEO | Ronda Rousey UFC 170 Media Workout Scrum

    VIDEO | Ronda Rousey UFC 170 Media Workout Scrum

    Get ready world, Ronda Rousey is about to take over the MMA Headlines again as she prepares from her UFC 170 title tilt opposite, Sarah McMann. The UFC held a special media day with their UFC bantamweight champion (female), to promote the event and above are video highlights from her media scrum. Enjoy!

  • McMann: Ronda Rousey Just Another Opponent

    “She’s just another opponent. After you’ve competed for 19 years, it’s pretty hard to make anything the pinnacle. I look at it the same way, and I think that’s to my benefit. That I just go out there and train hard and treat her like an opponent with skills in this area, and deficits in […]

  • Assuncao Loses UFC 170 Opponent, Wants Title Shot Instead

    Assuncao Loses UFC 170 Opponent, Wants Title Shot Instead

    American Top Teams, Raphael Assuncao, has just lost his opponent for this month’s UFC 170 event. Fresh off a win over T.J. Dillashaw, the number 5 ranked bantamweight fighter thinks it’s his turn to fight for the UFC strap. He gave his thoughts to MMAFighting.com earlier today: “I want my shot against Barao. I’m the […]

  • VIDEO | UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann Preview

    VIDEO | UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann Preview

    UFC superstar Ronda Rousey battles fellow Olympic medalist and currently undefeated Sara McMann for the UFC bantamweight belt. Plus, a showdown between light heavyweights Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier. The full UFC 170 fight card is as follows: Main Card: (PPV, 7 p.m. PT) UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann Rashad Evans […]

  • VIDEO | Ronda Rousey on Expendables 3/Fast & Furious & training w/ Victor Ortiz

    VIDEO | Ronda Rousey on Expendables 3/Fast & Furious & training w/ Victor Ortiz

    With two hit movies set to release and a budding career in combat sports, Ronda Rousey is quickly becoming a household name. Check out what she has to say about it all. Hit play above and enjoy!

  • Bryan Caraway Forced Out Of UFC 170 With Injury

    Bryan Caraway Forced Out Of UFC 170 With Injury

    The injury bug is back and this time it’s taken Bryan Caraway off of next month’s UFC 170 fight card. Caraway was scheduled to fight Lucas Martins in a bantamweight bout. UFC 170 goes down on February 22nd from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pay-per-view main event features a female […]

  • Joe Warren Helping Rousey Prep For McMann’s Wrestling

    Joe Warren Helping Rousey Prep For McMann’s Wrestling

    MMA’s self-proclaimed ‘baddest man on the planet’, Joe Warren, is reportedly in talks with the Rousey camp to help train the UFC champion against Olympic Silver Medalist Wrestler, Sarah McMann. Warren broke it down to MMAFighting.com. “Looks like I might be helping Ronda in the wrestling regard. I’d be happy to help either one of […]

  • Ronda Rousey: I don’t have a bad thing to say about Sara McMann

    Ronda Rousey: I don’t have a bad thing to say about Sara McMann

    After seeing Ronda Rousey flip-off Miesha Tate throughout the recent season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’, it was a nice change of pace to hear the champion say something nice about her upcoming opponent Sara McMann. The two are set to duke it out in the middle of the octagon at UFC 170 for the UFC […]

  • VIDEO | McMann Talks Rousey’s Armbar

    VIDEO | McMann Talks Rousey’s Armbar

    UFC title challenger, Sarah McMann discusses her opponent, Ronda Rousey, and her infamous armbar attacks.

  • VIDEO | Ronda Rousey & Sarah McMann Staredown

    VIDEO | Ronda Rousey & Sarah McMann Staredown

    From the UFC 170 media lunch, check out the Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann staredown Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles.

  • PHOTO | Ronda Rousey & Sarah McMann Staredown For The First Time

    PHOTO | Ronda Rousey & Sarah McMann Staredown For The First Time

    During yesterday’s UFC 170 media event in Los Angeles the two UFC 170 headliners squared off for the camera’s in attendance. Ronda Rousey and Sarah McMann both boast unblemished MMA records with a side of Olympic medals to their credit. Ronda, the current UFC bantamweight champion, bronzed during her stint on the U.S. olympic Judo […]

  • PHOTO | Rousey & McMann Pose During UFC Media Day

    PHOTO | Rousey & McMann Pose During UFC Media Day

    Yesterday in Los Angeles the UFC put their two Olympic Medalists in a room together to promote their upcoming February bout with the media. Ronda Rousey will defend her title against Sarah McMann at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on February 22nd. The two female Olympic medalists will serve as the pay-per-view […]

  • Evans Puts Friendship On Hold Ahead Of Cormier Bout

    Evans Puts Friendship On Hold Ahead Of Cormier Bout

    By Evan Stoumbelis As Rashad Evans tells MMAJunkie radio, he and Daniel Cormier talk “more than any other fighter that doesn’t train in my camp.” Evans and Cormier go way back to 2010, when Cormier helped Evans train for his bout with Rampage Jackson, the two even have running text conversations. However according to Evans […]

  • Erik Koch Abandones Featherweight Division, Fights Oliveira At Lightweight

    Erik Koch Abandones Featherweight Division, Fights Oliveira At Lightweight

    UFC 170 just got a libit more interesting. UFC officials have announced the addition of a lightweight bout in the form of Erick Koch (pictured, left) vs. Rafaello Oliveira. ‘UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann’ is set to go down on February 22 from Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event Ronda Rousey will make her […]