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Dana White Wants To See ‘Big Nog’ Retire
By Evan Stoumbelis Last week fight fans saw MMA legend Antonio Nogueira get knocked out by Roy Nelson in Abu Dhabi (Replay HERE) at UFC Fight Night 39 on Fight Pass. Immediately after the bout Dana said he was “Blown up by media guys” wanting to know what was next for the former interim heavyweight […]
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White: Wanderlai Silva Injured Back In TUF Brazil Brawl
By Evan Stoumbelis According to UFC President Dana White Wanderlei Silva injured his back in the fight he had with Chael Sonnen on the set of a TUF Brazil episode which aired last week. “What happened was Wanderlei got hurt in that fight. He got double legged on the concrete and he hurt his back. […]
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Dana White Talks Diaz Brothers: This Will Be A Sad Story When We Look Back
By Evan Stoumbelis Last night, UFC President Dana White touched on (during his post-fight media scrum) the interesting situation he finds himself in with two of MMA’s most popular fighters, the Diaz Brothers. After Gilbert Melendez renegotiated his UFC contract, fellow teammate Nate Diaz unsuccessfully tried to do the same thing. Shortly after that Nick […]
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Floyd Mayweather Highest Paid Athlete In 2013
By Evan Stoumbelis Boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather tops the list of ESPN’s highest paid athletes of 2013. Just how much did “Money” pocket in 2013? 73.5 million dollars. Let that sink in. The $73.5M does not include money from endorsements or sponsors, meaning Mayweather probably pocketed at least double that number. Mayweather continued his undefeated […]
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“ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes” finalized with 10 bouts
Next month’s “ONE FC 15: Rise of Heroes” event is officially finalized with 10 spectacular bouts we should look forward to watching. The fight card is headlined by a bantamweight title fight featuring ONE FC champion Bibiano Fernandes (15-3) taking on challenger Masakatsu Ueda (18-2-2). The full ONE FC 15 lineup includes: MAIN CARD (8 […]
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Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson Please
Roy “Big Country” Nelson (20-9 MMA, 7-5 UFC) is coming off a devastating first-round knockout victory over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, which he earned in the main event of last week’s ‘UFC Fight Night 39’ event in Abu Dhabi. The victory over “Big Nog” snapped a 2-fight losing skid for Nelson and moved him back up […]
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UFC on FOX 11: Werdum Says He Beat Browne In Training
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC heavyweights Travis Browne and Fabricio Werdum are set to meet at UFC on Fox 11 in a #1 contender match. Fabricio Werdum however doesn’t seem to be too worried about Hapa. Werdum had the following interesting bit of information to say to Combate.com: “Travis and I have trained together already, kind […]
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Belfort Embarrassed By Sonnen & Wanderlei Following TUF Brawl
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC middleweight title contender Vitor Belfort says he is embarrassed by the unsportsmanlike conduct shown by his fellow fighters Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen on TUF Brazil. Vitor sent out a message over Facebook, which was translated by MMAFighting.com: “The brawl between Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen at TUF Brazil embarrassed me. First, because MMA is not violence, it is a fight […]
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Soares Talks About Fighter Collapsing During RFA 14
By Evan Stoumbelis Ed Soares, president of Resurrection Fighting Alliance spoke to Bloodyelbow.com’s John Nash on an incident that occurred this past weekend in which a fighter collapsed unconscious off his stool in his corner and was allowed to continue fighting in the upcoming round. Soares had the following to say about the incident: I […]
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Tito Ortiz vs. Alexander Shlemenko set for Bellator 120 PPV
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz (16-11 MMA) will once again attempt to make his debut for Bellator Fighting Championships, as it was announced yesterday that he is scheduled to face the promotions current middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko at the Bellator 120 pay-per-view this May. The announcement was made by “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” himself during […]
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Chris Weidman: I’ll be ready by July
On Monday, rating UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman underwent successful surgery on both of his knees. The “All American” is scheduled to defend his title against former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC 175 this July. Many fans and media members have had their doubts regarding whether or not Weidman will be fully recovered and ready […]
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Dan Hardy rips U.S health-care system
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy has not fought inside the octagon since a September of 2012 win over Amir Sadollah, due to medical reasons. The British star was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson syndrome, a heart condition which can lead to an accelerated heart beat for periods at a time. While many thought […]
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Cole Miller Inks New Four Fight Deal
By Evan Stoumbelis Featherweight Cole Miller has inked a new four fight deal with the UFC. The 29-year old TUF veteran broke the news to the MMA world on Twitter yesterday afternoon. “Just signed a new 4 fight contract with the @UFC. Can’t wait to get back to work this year.” Miller, who is 21-8 […]
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Alistair Overeem To Go Under The Knife – First Surgery In MMA Career
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC heavyweight and former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem is set to go under the knife today to repair a pinched nerve in his elbow. Overeem had this to say to MMAFighting.com: “Initially, I didn’t realize what it was and thought it would pass. I thought [my injured] rib was worse, which it […]
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Random Drug Testing In The UFC Is Here – Fertitta Discusses
By Evan Stoumbelis One of the most popular topics among fight fans and fighters alike, random drug testing for fighters. Former welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre has made his viewpoint very clear, he wants random drug testing for fighters. On the heels of Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira’s random drug test, Sports Illustrated writer Jeff […]
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Stefan Struve medically cleared for UFC return
After being diagnosed with a leaking aortic valve late last August, most people thought that 26-year old UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve (25-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) would never fight again. However, according to a report from USA Today Sports, the Dutchman recently received the green light from doctors and can now return to competing in mixed […]
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Amanda Nunes injured, out of Sarah Kaufman fight at ‘TUF Nations Finale’
The UFC is once again searching for an opponent to fight Sarah Kaufman at next week’s ‘TUF Nations Finale,’ this after Amanda Nunes was forced to pull out of the match due to a dislocated finger. Kaufman was initially targeted to fight Shayna Baszler at the event, but she was also forced off the card […]
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Salary Report: Kongo Towers Over Bellator 115 Payroll
By Evan Stoumbelis Bellator 115 took place on April 4th, where fight fans saw Vitaly Minakov defeat former UFC heavyweight contender Cheick Kongo to retain the Bellator heavyweight strap. Early this morning we received the payroll from the NSAC, fighter salaries are as follows: Main card (Spike TV) Vitaly Minakov ($17,500 + $17,500 = $35,000) […]
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Chico Camus steps in for Kyung Ho Kang at UFC 173
By Evan Stoumbelis TUF 18 winner Chris Holdsworth has a new opponent for his UFC 173 bout, Chico Camus, who has stepped in for Kyung Ho Kang on May 24th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Holdsworth is perfect in his MMA career, going 5-0, with his most recent win coming by way of […]
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Jorge Masvidal in poker tourney finals, playing for six-figure prize
Jorge Masvidal (25-8 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will scrap Pat Healy (31-17 MMA, 0-3 UFC) later this month at the ‘UFC on FOX 11’ event in Orlando, but today he is battling in the finals of a World Poker Tour event which includes $500,000 in payouts. The UFC lightweight recently spoke to MMAJunkie about his current […]
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UFC President Dana White confirms planned meeting with Gina Carano
UFC President Dana White will indeed be meeting with women’s MMA star Gina Carano (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) next week, as he recently confirmed the news to MMAJunkie. “Interesting, I didn’t see that one coming,” White told MMAjunkie. “I’m meeting with her next week. That’s true.” The 31-year-old Strikeforce and EliteXC veteran has not competed in an MMA bout […]
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Former manager: Rousey refused to honor legal and moral obligations
California State Athletic Commission director Andy Foster recently ruled that the ‘fight-portion’ of the contract between UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and the management group Fight Tribe was not valid. Under California Business and Professions Code §18640, the CSAC has the “sole direction, management, control of and jurisdiction” of fighter management contract disputes in […]
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Update: Burkman stays with WSOF, fights winner of Palhares vs. Fitch
Earlier today, Josh Burkman (27-10 MMA) and his WSOF employers had a very public dispute on twitter, which stemmed from the welterweights request to be released from his contract with the promotion. Now, it appears that “The People’s Warrior” will remain with ‘World Series of Fighting’ and will soon fight for the organizations welterweight title. “I’m happy to tell you that we spoke with Josh Burkman, and […]
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Patrick Cummins vs. Francimar Barroso set for UFC Fight Night 43
UFC officials announced today that a light heavyweight bout between Patrick Cummins (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Francimar Barroso (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is the latest addition to June’s “UFC Fight Night 43” card in Albuquerque. Pat Cummins made his octagon debut in the co-main event slot of UFC 170 opposite heavily favored former heavyweight Daniel […]
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Andy Ogle vs. Maximo Blanco confirmed for FN 42
By Evan Stoumbelis TUF Alumni Andy Ogle will be squaring off with Maximo Blanco at UFC Fight Night 42 in Berlin on May 31st. This will be the UFC’s second trip to Berlin, and the event will be aired exclusively on UFC’s new Fight Pass. The card will be headlined by middleweights Gegard Mousasi and […]
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*April Fools* UFC Buys Spike TV, Cancels Bellator Broadcasts Indefinitely
This story is an April Fools Joke. For several months now it seemed as though Bellator had been picking up steam and finally hitting a stride of loyal viewers. A partnership with Spike TV meant ratings were rising, and as a result fighters were being signed. There were even talks that Bellator would eventually surpass […]
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VADA Responds To Fertitta’s Comments
By Evan Stoumbelis The Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) has responded to UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta’s comments regarding the potential for a third-party, in this case VADA, to test fighters year round. Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is a very adamant supporter of third party testing. While training for his bout with Johny Hendricks Georges underwent […]
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Pearson vs. Sanchez Added To Fight Night 43
By Evan Stoumbelis TUF winner Ross “The Real Deal” Pearson is set to face MMA veteran Diego Sanchez at UFC Fight Night 43 in Albuquerque New Mexico on June 7th. The card will be headlined by Benson Henderson and Rustam Khabilov. TUF 1 middleweight winner Diego Sanchez has had difficulty finding success in the Octagon […]