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‘UFC 167′ Bonus Winners: GSP/Hendricks, Cerrone and Woodley
Knockout of the Night: Tyron Woodley Tyron Woodley walked into the fight knowing he had knockout power in his right hand, but he wanted to share that fact with the world. The fight opened up with a flurry from Woodley that sent Koscheck wobbling around the octagon, but Woodley could not capitalize right away. Minutes […]
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UFC 167 Results: GSP Retains Title, Defeats Hendricks By Way of Split Decision
We saw action from the get-go in the first round. Hendricks threw a hook that St. Pierre saw coming from a mile away and he countered it by ducking down and successfully landing a takedown. Later on in the round, Hendricks knew St. Pierre would duck under so he followed his hook with an uppercut […]
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UFC 167 Results: Evans Earns TKO Victory, Finishes Sonnen In First Round
Chael Sonnen and Rashad Evans are two experienced wrestlers, so it wasn’t a surprise when Sonnen shot for a takedown almost immediately. Evans defended intelligently and after jockeying for position, he was able to take Sonnen down himself. That’s where things began to get interesting. Rashad Evans postured up over Chael Sonnen and slammed his […]
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UFC 167 Results: Lawler Earns Split Decision Victory Over MacDonald In a FOTN Candidate
In what started off with a rather uneventful first round, it was Robbie Lawler’s leg kicks that gave him the early advantage. MacDonald, while looking unfazed by them, did not check them so he took some damage. Those were the most significant strikes landed all round as MacDonald stayed just out of the distance of […]
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UFC 167 Results: Woodley Brutally KOs Koscheck in Round 1
Tyron Woodley has a dangerous right hand, and he reminded Josh Koscheck of that in the opening strike of the fight. Koscheck took a brutal right hand that sent him stumbling back, and Woodley followed and connected with an uppercut that caused Koscheck to attempt a takedown, just so the fight didn’t get finished. Minutes […]
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UFC 167 Results: Bagautinov Outworks Elliot, Earns Unanimous Decision
Both men fought hard, but Bagautinov simply outworked Elliot and earned this decision. Tim Elliot’s stance was quite unique. He started the bout with his hands down and head forward— a stance that is usually a recipe for disaster. Elliot can take a punch, however, and he ate many tonight. Elliot’s odd stance favored Bagautinov […]
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VIDEO | UFC 167: Dana White Talks GSP Rumors, NSAC Issues and More
UFC president Dana White talks about the 20th anniversary of the UFC, how he is honoring the former ownership, Georges St-Pierre’s retirement rumors, his issues with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Sonnen vs. Evans, the pressure on Rory MacDonald, Anthony Pettis’ knee injury, Cain Velasquez’s shoulder injury, Nick Diaz, Miesha Tate’s growing popularity, Dan Henderson’s […]
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VIDEO | UFC 167: GSP Discusses Retirement Rumors, Big Announcement
Georges St-Pierre talks about the retirement rumors heading into his UFC 167 fight against Johny Hendricks, his drug-testing drama leading up to the fight, a potential big announcement he is planning on making, and more.
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VIDEO | UFC 167: GSP Blindfolded, Royce Gracie Workout
At the UFC 167 workout video, Georges St. Pierre and Royce Gracie participate Wednesday afternoon at the UFC event in Las Vegas.
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VIDEO | UFC 167: Johny Hendicks on Dealing With Buzz, Drug-Testing Drama
Johny Hendricks talks about the buzz leading up to his UFC 167 welterweight title fight against Georges St-Pierre, the GSP retirement talk heading into the fight, the drug-testing drama heading into this fight, getting burnt during the UFC 167 commercial shoot, and more.
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | GSP vs. Carlos Condit
After taking more than a year off following a torn ACL, Georges St-Pierre returned to face interim champion Carlos “The Natural Born Killer” Condit at UFC 154. Condit exceeded expectations but still did not do enough to unseat the two-time champion.
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White: Nick’s Manager Said He’s Retired; Diaz: I Don’t Have A Manager
During the ‘UFC Fight Night 32’ post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White was asked about the possible return of former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz. The UFC president stated that he had offered a fight to the Diaz camp, but that the Stockton fighter had decided to remain retired: “I offered Nick Diaz a […]
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GSP Posts Results Of His VADA Drug Testing
GSP is on a mission to prove he is a clean athlete. Part of his journey to accomplish this goal was including the Volunteer Anti-Doping Agency (VADA) in his pre-fight ritual while preparing for his UFC 167 contest against Johny Hendricks. The UFC’s long reigning welterweight champion hopes to set the example and pave the […]
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Jon Jones Makes the Cover of EA Sports UFC, to be Joined by Fan-Voted Second Fighter
One half of the two-man cover for the highly-anticipated EA Sports UFC game has been announced. That man is UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. Jones was picked based on this set of standards via the official website for the game: The fighter we ultimately chose is one whose talent, technicality and toughness we felt best […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Johny Hendricks: I want the best GSP, no excuses
Three weeks from now the welterweight division could go in one of two different directions. It may witness another title defense from its dominant champion or it could be shaken up by the KO power of the challenger. Georges St-Pierre squares off with number one contender Johny Hendricks for the welterweight championship on Sat. November […]
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GSP: If Askren signs, I’ll fight him. No problem.
Bellator welterweight champion, Ben Askren (12-0 MMA), is currently in contract limbo, sitting on the shelf with Bellator, while waiting for a contract offer from the UFC. Bellator President, Bjorn Rebney, stated that he would happily let Ben Askren go, if the UFC would give him an immediate title shot. UFC president, Dana White, did […]
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Zahabi Retracts: GSP not planning on retiring anytime soon
Last week, Tristar gym coach Firas Zahabi, stated that if longtime UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre, lost the motivation to train, he may retire after his next bout. Yesterday, Zahabi clarified his comments, noting that they were taken out of context: “GSP has always said that if he loses the drive to really go […]
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Chael Sonnen: GSP Requested His UFC 167 Inclusion Because He’s The ‘Biggest Star In The Business’
“I’m on this card because Georges St. Pierre requested I was on this card. Georges, much like me, is on the pay-per-view. He wants to make as much [money] as he can. I’m the biggest star in this business, and he called Dana White and he said, ‘Dana, if you want me to fight Johny […]
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‘UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks’ Hitting Theaters Nationwide
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to movie theaters nationwide on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. PT as NCM Fathom Events and UFC bring UFC 167: ST-PIERRE vs. HENDRICKS to the big screen. Fight fans will get a front-row view of all the pulse-pounding action when longest-reigning champion in the UFC, welterweight king Georges St-Pierre […]
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Robert Drysdale vs. Cody Donovan official for UFC 167 in Las Vegas
Late Thursday evening, UFC officials announced that recently signed light heavyweight grappler Robert Drysdale (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his octagon debut at UFC 167 in Las Vegas when he takes on Cody Donovan (8-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC). Drysdale was expected to make his octagon debut at August’s UFC 163 event in Brazil agaisnt Ednaldo Oliveira, […]
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Chuck Liddell is not impressed with GSP’s performance
Former UFC light heavyweight champion and Hall of Famer, Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, appeared on ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’ on Tuesday for a wide-ranging interview. When asked how the sport has changed since his retirement in 2010, Liddell suggested that some of the UFC’s new champions have shown a tendency to ‘play it safe,’ in particular GSP: […]
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GSP Proclaims Himself A Steroid Free Role Model
“A lot of people have been accusing me that I’m on steroids. In the past, I always feel it was because they feel I have good athleticism so I took it as a compliment, but, when time goes by, I wanted to make it a point, I wanted to prove to the world that you […]
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100 UFCs Ago: Revisiting UFC 65
Join us as we travel 100 UFC “pay per view” events ago and revisit UFC 65: Bad Intentions! Results: George St-Pierre defeats Matt Hughes by TKO (Strikes) – 1:25 of Round 2 Tim Sylvia defeats Jeff Monson by Unanimous Decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) Joe Stevenson defeats Dokonjonosuke Mishima by Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 2:07 of […]
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Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown set for UFC on FOX 9
Two of the UFC’s most exciting welterweight fighters will clash at UFC on FOX 9 this December, as UFC officials recently announced that Carlos Condit (29-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Matt Brown (18-11 MMA, 11-5 UFC) have agreed to square off in Sacramento. Former UFC interim-welterweight champion, Carlos Condit, most recently fought in the headlining […]
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Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez set for UFC 167 in Las Vegas
Yesterday, UFC officials announced that a bantamweight bout between Erik Perez (13-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Edwin Figueroa (9-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) is the latest addition to November’s UFC 167 event. Erik Perez is coming off his first defeat inside the octagon, which he suffered at the hands of Takeya Mizugaki at the “UFC Fight […]
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Dana White reveals highest amount paid to one UFC fighter
Yesterday, during his public “Google + Hangout” Chat, UFC President Dana White was asked what was the most any UFC athlete had ever made for a single bout. Mr. White didn’t shy away from the question, calling upon nearby Lorenzo Fertita to help him give an accurate answer. Here is what they came up with: “We […]
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Johny Hendricks says ‘clean or not,’ he wants to fight the best Georges St. Pierre at UFC 167
UFC welterweight #1 contender Johny Hendricks (15-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) recently turned down an offer from UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (24-2 MMA, 18-2 UFC), who was willing to ‘foot the bill’ to pay for his and Hendricks’ pre-fight drug tests prior to their main event title fight at UFC 167 in November. Although […]
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Poll reveals that 76% of MMA fighters are in favor of a union
In the September 16 edition of ESPN the Magazine, “MMA Confidential” unveiled the results of a quiz that was taken by 38 mixed martial artists, most of whom fight under the UFC banner, on a variety of hot topics. Here are the results: 51 percent believe fighters are taking some form of performance-enhancing drugs 47 percent are convinced that abstinence will benefit them […]