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  • PHOTOS | Randy Couture Dresses As Chuck Liddell For Halloween

    PHOTOS | Randy Couture Dresses As Chuck Liddell For Halloween

    When you’re one of the greatest fighters of all time, who do you dress up as for Halloween? Why, one of the other greatest fighters of all time of course. Randy Couture can be seen in these pictures dressed up as Chuck Liddell for Halloween, with a little help from Jay Glazer, and the Iceman […]

  • Phil Davis Explains Anderson Silva Call Out

    Phil Davis Explains Anderson Silva Call Out

    Phil Davis put on a spectacular performance last night at UFC 179 in the co-main event where he destroyed Glover Texeira for 3-rounds to earn a unanimous decision victory (Watch the highlights HERE). The win further cemented Davis’ place as ‘The Brazilian Killer’ with Davis going 4-0 against Brazilian fighters in Brazil. Davis stated in […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Jose Aldo Thanks Fans For Support

    QUICK TWITT: Jose Aldo Thanks Fans For Support

    Last night in the main event of UFC 179, Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes went to war for 25-minutes. The bout ultimately ended up seeing Jose Aldo defend his featherweight championship, but left the champ bruised and battered (See that photo HERE). This morning, the champ sent a Tweet out to his fans, thanking them […]

  • PHOTO | A Battered And Bruised, But Victorious, Jose Aldo Post-Fight

    PHOTO | A Battered And Bruised, But Victorious, Jose Aldo Post-Fight

    Last night in the main event of UFC 179, Jose Aldo defended his featherweight strap against Chad Mendes (Watch the highlights HERE). The bout was the toughest test of Aldo’s career, and left the champ with a nasty cut above his left eye. Aldo’s coach, Pedro Rizzo, posted the following photo on Instagram of himself […]

  • McGregor Sees Holes In Aldo’s Game, “My Confidence Is Sky High”

    McGregor Sees Holes In Aldo’s Game, “My Confidence Is Sky High”

    Conor McGregor attended UFC 179 last night in Brazil, with a close eye on the main event between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes, where Aldo defended his featherweight strap (Watch the highlights HERE). McGregor, who faces Dennis Siver in January at UFC Fight Night Boston, will face Jose Aldo in the summer according to UFC […]

  • Weidman vs. Belfort Set For UFC 184 In February

    Weidman vs. Belfort Set For UFC 184 In February

    Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort once again have a date that the pair will meet inside the Octagon. The bout is scheduled to finally go down on February 28th at UFC 184 in Los Angeles. Belfort spoke to MMAFighting about the bout: “On Feb. 28, I will be stepping inside the cage and winning this […]

  • Cruz And Cormier Break Down The Dominance Of Jose Aldo

    Cruz And Cormier Break Down The Dominance Of Jose Aldo

    Last night after Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes battled in the cage for 25 minutes, Dominick Cruz and Daniel Cormier broke down the bout, and Jose Aldo’s dominance on the UFC 179 postfight show. Cruz gave his take on Aldo’s dominant style, saying: β€œHe kind of waits and gets pissed off, then starts marching forward […]

  • Cruz And Cormier Give Their Take On Incredible Aldo-Mendes Bout

    Cruz And Cormier Give Their Take On Incredible Aldo-Mendes Bout

    Last night in the main-event of UFC 179, Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes put on a spectacular performance that earned both men ‘Fight of the Night’ honors, and may even earn them ‘Fight of the Year’ (Catch the bout highlights HERE). After the bout on the UFC 179 post-fight show, Dominick Cruz and Daniel Cormier […]

  • PHOTO | Jorgensen Shows Off Brutal Aftermath Of Reis Body Kick

    PHOTO | Jorgensen Shows Off Brutal Aftermath Of Reis Body Kick

    Yesterday on the preliminary card of UFC 179, Scott Jorgensen was caught with a brutal body shot from Wilson Reis. After the bout, Jorgensen posted a picture on Twitter, showcasing the aftermath from the brutal body shot. Hats off to Wilson. That shit hurt. I thought I had him when I dropped him. #waitingtogetxrayinUSA pic.twitter.com/8udKLaUedQ […]

  • Dana White Discusses High-Stakes McGregor vs. Siver Bout, And Aldo-McGregor Bout

    Dana White Discusses High-Stakes McGregor vs. Siver Bout, And Aldo-McGregor Bout

    It was announced early yesterday that Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver would headline UFC Fight Night Boston in January. While many criticized the UFC for ‘protecting’ McGregor, UFC President Dana White sees the bout very differently. He spoke at the post-fight press conference, which MMAJunkie attended, and transcribed. β€œA lot of people are dismissing Siver […]

  • With Record Tying UFC 179 Win, Neil Magny Ready For 6th Fight In 2014

    With Record Tying UFC 179 Win, Neil Magny Ready For 6th Fight In 2014

    Last night in the main event of the prelims of UFC 179, Neil Magny defeated Willian Macario via TKO. The bout was Magny’s 5th fight, and win, of 2014, tying him with Roger Huerta for most wins in a year, but Magny doesn’t want to stop there. He spoke post-fight about his desire to fight […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Pros React To Phil Davis’ Dominant Win Over Glover Teixeira

    QUICK TWITT: Pros React To Phil Davis’ Dominant Win Over Glover Teixeira

    Last night in the co-main event of UFC 179, Phil Davis shocked many as he dominated Glover Teixeira with elite level wrestling skills throughout 3 rounds to earn the unanimous decision win. Davis was 3-0 when fighting Brazilian fighters in Brazil, and with his win over Glover last night, he extended that streak to 4-0, […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Pros React To Jose Aldo’s Win Over Chad Mendes In FOTY Candidate

    QUICK TWITT: Pros React To Jose Aldo’s Win Over Chad Mendes In FOTY Candidate

    Last night at UFC 179, fight fans saw a potential ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate when Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes stepped into the Octagon to fight for a second time. The bout went the distance in what was an incredible slug-fest that saw both fighters rock one another multiple times throughout the event (Watch […]

  • Jose Aldo Compares Conor McGregor To Chael Sonnen

    Jose Aldo Compares Conor McGregor To Chael Sonnen

    Jose Aldo’s next opponent will likely be Conor McGregor, should ‘Notorious’ defeat Dennis Siver when the pair meet in January at UFC Fight Night Boston. McGregor, who did several appearances prior to UFC 179 while in Brazil, was cageside for the action last night, and was even called out by Jose Aldo after his victory […]

  • Jose Aldo Calls Conor McGregor A “Joker” In Post-Fight Octagon Interview

    Jose Aldo Calls Conor McGregor A “Joker” In Post-Fight Octagon Interview

    Following his win over Chad Mendes last night at UFC 179, Jose Aldo told Brian Stann during his post-fight Octagon interview in Portuguese that he was the king, Mendes was the prince, and there was also a joker. Aldo was referring to Conor McGregor, who was sitting cage-side at the event, as the joker. Watch […]

  • Aldo Admits He Thought The Fight Was Over After Late Punches Dropped Mendes

    Aldo Admits He Thought The Fight Was Over After Late Punches Dropped Mendes

    At the end of the first round, Jose Aldo landed a brutal jab-cross combination after the round ended to drop Mendes. On TV the move looked incredibly dirty, and extremely deliberate, however UFC President Dana White and Jose Aldo both stated neither of them could hear the bell, and insist the blows were not deliberate […]

  • McGregor Talks Siver Drug Test, Promises To “Punish Him For It”

    McGregor Talks Siver Drug Test, Promises To “Punish Him For It”

    It was announced earlier yesterday prior to UFC 179, that Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver would headline a UFC Fight Night card in Boston in January. McGregor spoke to media members in a pre-fight media scrum about the bout, and Dennis Siver’s past that includes a failed drug test. “I’m going to go in there […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Conor McGregor Toasts To Aldo-Mendes, Warns Them “The King Is Coming”

    QUICK TWITT: Conor McGregor Toasts To Aldo-Mendes, Warns Them “The King Is Coming”

    Conor McGregor was on hand at UFC 179 last night, and was paying close attention to the main event between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes. Should McGregor win his UFC Fight Night Boston bout against Dennis Siver in January, he will likely be given a title shot against Jose Aldo. McGregor took to Twitter after […]

  • Aldo Not Against Mendes Trilogy Bout

    Aldo Not Against Mendes Trilogy Bout

    After a main event for the ages last night between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes, that saw both fighters rocked multiple times, and on the verge of being TKO’d at several points throughout the fight, many fans were left wanting to see the two warriors go at it again for a third time. Featherweight kingpin […]

  • Jose Aldo And Dana White Insist Late Punches After The Bell Weren’t Intentional

    Jose Aldo And Dana White Insist Late Punches After The Bell Weren’t Intentional

    After UFC 179’s main event started quickly, with both fighters trading shots and rocking one another, the first round was coming to a close. In the final few seconds, Aldo backed Mendes against the cage and landed a jab that seemingly stunned Mendes, then the round ended and Aldo landed a jab-cross combination that sent […]

  • Maldonado And Silva’s Memorable Reunion Atop The Cage At UFC 179

    Maldonado And Silva’s Memorable Reunion Atop The Cage At UFC 179

    Last night Fabio Maldonado defeated Hans Stringer via TKO (Watch that HERE) in the second round to reignite the fire in the Brazilian crowd, which had started to lose steam after back to back decisions to start the main card. After his win, Maldonado did as many other fighters do to celebrate, he climbed on […]

  • Lauzon: ‘Injuries Suck’

    Lauzon: ‘Injuries Suck’

    Joe Lauzon, was recently forced out of his UFC 180 bout against Diego Sanchez, leaving many fans disappointed for missing out on what had the makings of a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate. Lauzon explained his reason for backing out from the fight on a blog post for his own website, JoeLauzon.com. I have been […]

  • UFC Exec: ‘We did the best we could in Cung Le Situation’

    UFC Exec: ‘We did the best we could in Cung Le Situation’

    Still reeling from the blowback of suspending Cung Le for a year, and then un-suspending him, the UFC has been put on the defensive when it comes to defending themselves. UFC senior executive vice president and chief operating officer Lawrence Epstein stated in an interview with the LA Times that he wasn’t happy with the […]

  • Dillashaw Blasts Aldo For Lack Of Fan Interest, Fighting Style

    Dillashaw Blasts Aldo For Lack Of Fan Interest, Fighting Style

    As Jose Aldo gears up to defend his title against Chad Mendes tomorrow night at UFC 179 in Brazil, another chapter in the feud between Team Alpha Male, and Nova Uniao was formed. Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male (TAM) was win-less against Nova Uniao until May, when Dillashaw dethroned Renan Barao from Nova Uniao. After […]

  • McGregor To Angry Brazilian Crowd: ‘I’m going to kill your last champ, Jose Aldo’

    McGregor To Angry Brazilian Crowd: ‘I’m going to kill your last champ, Jose Aldo’

    Conor McGregor may not be fighting on the UFC 179 card tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean ‘Notorious’ has kept his name out of the headlines. McGregor did a Q&A with a hostile Brazilian crowd AT THE UFC 179 weigh-ins, where ‘Notorious’ was met with chants of death threats. To which he responded: “The next time […]

  • McGregor: ‘Siver Fight Just To Stay Sharp And Get Rich’

    McGregor: ‘Siver Fight Just To Stay Sharp And Get Rich’

    It was announced earlier today that Conor McGregor would be fighting Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 59 in January as the main event in Boston. McGregor did a Q&A before the UFC 179 weigh-ins with the hostile Brazilian crowd, who even chanted death threats at McGregor, but the Notorious one was unwavering. His words: […]

  • Vitor Belfort, New Ad, New Body?

    Vitor Belfort, New Ad, New Body?

    Many fans have questioned what Vitor Belfort will look like when he finally steps into the Octagon against Chris Weidman for the middleweight title without TRT. BSN posted the following photo of an advertisement with Belfort for their Syntha-6 supplement line, and many have taken notice, and even criticized Belfort’s smaller size. What do you […]

  • Jacare agrees To Fight This Guy, But Only On One Condition

    Jacare agrees To Fight This Guy, But Only On One Condition

    Top ranked UFC middleweight Jacare Souza is widely believed to be the #1 contender to Chris Weidman’s UFC strap after Vitor Belfort gets his crack at the champ in 2015. However, UFC President Dana White stated that after Souza beat Gegard Mousasi, he would likely still need one more fight before getting a title shot. […]