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Dana White: I know for a fact that GSP will return
By Evan Stoumbelis It has been nearly 5 months since we’ve seen former welterweight kingpin Georges “Rush” St-Pierre in the octagon. After his controversial split decision win over Johny Hendricks, GSP decided he would step away from the sport for an indefinite period of time. We didn’t know if GSP would return. He was taking […]
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Boxing Beat: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hired Goons To Beat Up Thieving Employees?
By Evan Stoumbelis Reports are circling this morning linking undefeated boxing great, Floyd Mayweather Jr., to a beating delivered to some contractors after jewelry from his house went missing. TMZ broke the story saying: Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ Sports … the two men had been hired to work on Floyd’s Vegas homes … […]
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UFC Fight Night 39 Lineup Finalized With 10 Bouts
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC Fight Night 39: Nogueira (Minotauro) vs. Nelson has been finalized, and will go live at 11:30a.m. ET from Abu Dhabi exclusively on…you guessed it, UFC Fight Pass. The card has been finalized with 9 bouts, and will be headlined by the return of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who will be making his […]
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Gustafsson Not Impressed With Fighter Pay: ‘I Make Enough To Get By’
By Evan Stoumbelis Light heavyweight #1 contender Alexander Gustafsson bounced back from his close decision loss to Jon Jones this past weekend when he knocked out Jimi Manuwa in the second round of their UFC London bout. Gustafsson went on a Swedish radio show this week to speak about his career: Radio Host: What kind […]
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Boxing’s Anne Wolf: I’d f*ck Ronda Rousey up
UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey recently made headlines when she stated that she believed she could beat Floyd Mayweather Jr in a fight. Those comments were of course taken out of context, as in the video you can see that “Rowdy” is clearly joking and is actually completely afraid to fight Floyd standing, saying […]
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Sonnen on Wand: There’s never been a guy that terrible in UFC
Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva really don’t like each other, thus making ‘The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3’ one of the most highly anticipated ‘TUF’ seasons in recent memory. “The American Gangster” recently sat down with MMAFighting.com to both promote the show and of course talk trash about his opposing coach on the UFC Fight Pass […]
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Cro Cop: Anderson Silva will never be the same fighter
Former UFC heavyweight and PRIDE legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic recently appeared as a guest on Ariel Helwani’s ‘The MMA Hour.’ During the interview, Cro Cop touched on the brutal leg injury suffered by former middleweight champion Anderson Silva at December’s UFC 168 event, here is what he had to say: “I’m 39 already, and how long […]
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Dana White Doesn’t Care If TRT Users Retire
By Evan Stoumbelis Even after it’s ban TRT is still making headlines. Chael Sonnen said in an interview recently that he may have to give up MMA as a result of the ban on TRT because he needs it to function in his everyday life. This was in line with what Dr. Neil Goodman said […]
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Zingano Eyeing Summer Return Against Rousey
By Evan Stoumbelis Cat Zingano hasn’t seen action inside the octagon since April when she defeated Miesha Tate at the TUF 17 finale. After that Zingano was forced to forfeit her shot against Rousey and undergo knee surgery. Now, a year, a knee surgery, and months of rehab later, “Alpha” Cat Zingano is giving fans […]
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Two UFC 168 Post Fight Drug Tests Come Back Inconclusive
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC 168 was one of the biggest nights of fights in UFC history topped off by Rousey defeating Miesha Tate for the second time, as well as the tragic injury of Anderson Silva in his second defeat against Chris Weidman. However two of the post fight drug tests came back as “inconclusive”. […]
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Jacare wants winner of Bisping vs. Kennedy
By Evan Stoumbelis Ronaldo Jacare Souza has been on a roll as of late, winning his last 6 professional MMA fights, and all 3 of his UFC bouts. After his February win over Francis Carmont, Souza underwent elbow surgery to correct a nagging problem. Now Souza wants the winner of Michael Bisping vs. Tim Kennedy […]
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Alexander Gustafsson: Going from PPV Headliner To Free Fight Pass Card ‘Sucks’
By Evan Stoumbelis Alexander Gustafsson went the distance with light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones and lost by close decision, with that the UFC said he would get a rematch with a win over his next opponent, enter Jimi Manuwa. The two are set to fight this Saturday at UFC London, but one detail left out […]
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Cris Cyborg Unveils Plan To Make 135 So She Can Fight Ronda Rousey
By Evan Stoumbelis It’s potentially the biggest fight in WMMA history that may never even happen. Rousey vs. Cyborg. Cris Cyborg wants to silence the skeptics by defeating Rousey, even going as far as to say she has her next three fights picked out: First she’ll drop to 135 and win the Invicta championship. Then […]
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Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva set to headline UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati
May’s “UFC Fight Night 40” event in Cincinnati finally has a headlining bout, as UFC officials announced today that welterweight contenders Matt Brown and Erick Silva will face off in the evenings main event. Matt Brown returns to the octagon following a back injury that has kept him out of action for the past 6 […]
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John Dodson hopes to return in May, plans on knocking out Mighty Mouse
Former UFC Flyweight number one contender, John Dodson (14-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC), has earned 3 of his 5 career octagon wins by form of knockout. Dodson, who has been out of action since November with a knee injury, is hoping to raise his KO percentage to 67% by earning his fourth knockout in six tries when he returns to […]
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UFC Fight Night 38 official with 12 bouts
The UFC returns to Brazil later this month for ‘UFC Fight Night 38,’ a fight card headlined by a light heavyweight rematch between Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. The event takes place March 23 live from the Nelio Dias Gymnasium in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The ‘UFC Fight Night 38’ event is now official with the following 12 bouts: FOX […]
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Phil Davis: Jon Jones wants ‘softer side’ of the LHW division
During a recent interview with MMAFighting.com, UFC light heavyweight contender Phil Davis stated that he thinks Jon Jones wants the ‘softer side’ of the UFC’s light heavyweight division. His words: “He wants more of the softer side of the division. Most people would rematch (vs. Gustafsson). But he said, forget about that, forget about you. I find that interesting. Very […]
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Lorenz Larkin vs. Constantinos Philippou set for ‘UFC Fight Night 40’ in Cincinnati
UFC officials announced today that a middleweight bout between Lorenz Larkin (14-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Constantinos Philippou (12-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) will take place at May’s ‘UFC Fight Night 40’ event in Cincinnati. After reeling off 5 consecutive victories to put himself in UFC middleweight title contention, Constantinos Philippou has since suffered back-to-back losses inside of […]
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Jessica Eye passes recreational drug test following UFC 170
Jessica Eye (10-2 MMA) may have suffered the first loss of her UFC career at this past weekend’s UFC 170 event in Las Vegas, but according to a report from MMAFighting.com, she did pass her recreational drug test. According to Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Francisco Aguilar, Eye took a performance-enhancing drug test prior to her UFC 170 bout with Canadian […]
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Erik Koch vs. Daron Cruickshank set for UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati
UFC officials announced today that a lightweight bout between Erik Koch and Daron Cruickshank is the latest addition to the ‘UFC Fight Night 40’ event in Cincinnati, Ohio. After suffering back-to-back losses in the UFC’s featherweight division, Erik Koch (14-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) decided to make the move up to lightweight. The Duke Roufus product found success […]
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Ponzinibbio out, Jordan Mein now faces Hernani Perpetuo at UFC on FOX 11
A cast member from “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2,″ Santiago Ponzinibbio (18-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), has been forced to pull out of his upcoming fight at UFC on FOX 11. The reason behind Ponzinibbio’s scratch remains unknown, but it left Canadian Jordan Mein without an opponent for the April fight card. UFC officials were quick to correct the matter, […]
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Cast announced for “TUF: Brazil 3”
Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva are currently serving as coaches on the third season of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.” The bitter rivals are set to meet in the headlining bout of a yet to be announced UFC event on May 31 in Brazil. “TUF Brazil 3” airs exclusively on Fight Pass in the United States, and features competitors in the […]
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NSAC: We would really have to look at licensing Cris Cyborg at 135
Invicta FC Featherweight Champion, Cris Cyborg, recently made headlines when she announced her plans to drop down to 135-pounds in order to retire current UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Here is Cyborg’s official media statement that she made on Friday: “I am looking for a payday to retire you like I did Gina Carano,” said Justino. “But to show it’s […]
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Wineland vs. Eduardo set for UFC FN 40
By Evan Stoumbelis Fan favorite Eddie Wineland is now set to face Brazilian Johnny Eduardo on the main card of UFC Fight Night 40 which takes place May 10th in Cincinnati. Wineland bounced back from his title loss to Renan Barao by knocking out Yves Jabouin on Chicago’s UFC on Fox card. Eduardo on the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Adriano Moraes discusses his upcoming fight at “ONE FC: War of Nations”
Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes (9-1 MMA) will make his long-awaited return to the ONE FC cage this March when he faces Yasuhiro Urushitani (21-6-6 MMA) in a key flyweight battle. BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor recently caught up with Adriano Moraes to discuss his upcoming “ONE FC: War of Nations” bout: Chris: First off, how excited are you […]
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The UFC’s Top 3 Gatekeepers Who Are Forced To Sit At #2
By Evan Stoumbelis It takes a lot to be a UFC champion, few people are ever able to accomplish the task of becoming a world champion. However for each champion, there has always been a rival. Frank Mir to Brock Lesnar, Chael Sonnen to Anderson Silva, Tito Ortiz to Chuck Liddell and so on. Many […]
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Sam Sicilia set to welcome Doo Ho Choi In Vegas
By Evan Stoumbelis TUF alum Sam Sicilia (2-3 UFC) is set to welcome UFC newcomer Doo Ho Choi to the octagon at UFC 173: Weidman vs. Belfort in Las Vegas. Choi is 11-1 in his professional MMA career, and has been undefeated since 2010. With 9 of 11 of his victories coming by way of […]
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Jessica Eye Blames Second Hand Smoke For Pot Testing Failure
By Evan Stoumbelis If you’ve been following the controversy surrounding womens UFC fighter Jessica Eye, you would know the story has been anything but consistant. First Eye tested positive on her drug test, but the Texas commission didn’t reveal what she tested positive for. Then Eye made an appearance on the MMA Hour with Ariel […]