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‘UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Barao II’ Poster First-Look!
This August, from Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena, two bantamweight fighters will collide for UFC gold. Current champion T.J. Dillashaw will look to repeat his prior performance over Renan Barao, when he took the Brazilian’s title last May. For Barao, it’s all about redemption and regaining his world title.
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Demetrious Johnson Set To Face Chris Cariaso At UFC 177
UFC Flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson is set to face Chris Cariaso in the co-main event of UFC 177 on August 30th. Cariaso is 7-3 in his UFC career, and is currently on a three fight winning streak that saw him defeat Illiarde Santos, Danny Martinez, and most recently Louis Smolka in May. champion Demetrious Johnson […]
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Ludwig Moves Into Dillashaw’s House Ahead Of Barao Rematch
“Duane’s actually going to be living with me for the next two months for my title fight. He’ll be living at my house. So I got the best of anything. I get to train at all times whenever I want. He’ll live with me for the next two months, then after that — his academy […]
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‘Penn vs. Edgar III’ First Ever UFC Event For An Off-The-Clock Goldie
Closet ‘Prodigy’ fan, and UFC commentator, Mike Goldberg had never been to a UFC event as a fan until this past Sunday. For ‘Goldie’, fight-time is usually when he clocks in and get his best work done. But last weekend was different, after 17 years with the company, the UFC’s color commentator finally got to […]
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Faber Wants A Billion Dollars For Dillashaw Fight
Urijah Faber talks about the possibility of facing T.J. Dillashaw.
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Faber: “Fighting Dillashaw not something I want to do, BUT…”
“You know, the only way that fight would happen is if TJ Dillashaw asked me to do it. The only reason it would happens is if it were something that Dana, Lorenzo, everybody thinks is a must-see and they want to make it worth our while. I don’t necessarily feel like it’s something I want […]
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PHOTO | Dominick Cruz And TJ Dillashaw Face Off At UFC Expo
Dominick Cruz, who was stripped of his bantamweight belt last year, had a staredown with TJ Dillashaw at the UFC Fan Expo this past weekend in what was surely a tense moment. When Dominick Cruz comes back healthy, you can surely expect to see these two superstars collide in the cage should TJ Dillashaw defeat […]
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T.J. Dillashaw Refuses To Be A “Diva Champion”
UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw spoke to Fox Sports about his plans for his reign as the champion of the 135 pound division. Yesterday news broke that the UFC was targeting UFC 177 for a Barao vs. Dillashaw rematch, T.J. commented on it today saying: “I don’t want to pick and choose. I don’t want […]
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Dillashaw vs. Barao Rematch Targeted For UFC 177 In Sacramento
A bantamweight rematch between newly crowned T.J. Dillashaw and Renan Barao is being targeted for UFC 177 on August 30th in Dillashaw’s hometown of Sacramento. Last month T.J. Dillashaw put on one of the best performances in UFC history when he dominated Renan Barao for 4 rounds before knocking Barao out in the 5th. No […]
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Ratings Report: UFC 173 PPV Buys Barely Hit 200K
When it comes to PPV buy rates we never really get disclosed true and accurate figures. However the one reliable and lone source for UFC pay-per-view figures has and always will be, Mr. Dave Meltzer. When people talk of buys, stating this PPV did this amount and this one did that, it is all based […]
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Dana White Putting Together Barao vs. Dillashaw Rematch
“[Dillashaw’s next fight] probably will be the Barao rematch. Tell me if I’m wrong. I think we sat there and we started looking through the list of guys to fight T.J., and there is a list of guys, which is a great thing, but how do you not give it to Barao, the guy who […]
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Champ Ready For Barao Or Assuncao Rematches
“I fought with both of them. I think that they both deserve the title shot. Obviously, for Barao being such a dominant fighter, he has this right. He is still one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. He was a great champion, and he was coming in on an impressive win […]
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Dillashaw On Barao Insult: ‘It was just a joke’
“There are a lot of crap being said about this episode. Actually, Urijah has never posted anything. A guy from our gym did the joke. Duane was going to give a Muay Thai seminar and the guy did the joke. It was because Duane said during my fight with Barao that I was giving him […]
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Renan Barao: ‘I know I can beat T.J. Dillashaw’
UFC bantamweight Renan Barao and coach Andre Pederneiras discuss the loss to TJ Dillashaw at UFC 173 and what the future holds for the now former champion.Watch the full interview on UFC FIGHT PASS: http://goo.gl/V76lhS
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Faber Talks Nova Uniao: ‘We have a real rivalry now’
Video: Urijah Faber joins UFC Tonight Urijah Faber has faced off with two of Brazil’s best fighters in Jose Aldo and Renan Barao. With his Team Alpha Male guys always competing for the same space as the Brazilian team, the two have formed a healthy rivalry. Faber discussed, Faber on the rivalry with Nova Uniao: “We’ve […]
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Faber On Fighting Dillashaw: ‘Maybe if he asked as a favor’
Much is being made about the latest team-duo, who could potentially fight each other inside the cage. Longtime MMA staple, Urijah Faber has had a glorious career. Despite never winning UFC gold, the former WEC champ once held the UFC’s sister promotion solely on his shoulders. Now, with one of his protegé’s, T.J. Dillashaw in […]
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Duane Ludwig talks Alpha Male, Faber vs. Dillashaw, and more
Duane Ludwig continues to keep his name in the headlines after T.J. Dillashaw became the new bantamweight champion. It’s no secret that ‘Bang’ is leaving his head coaching duties at Team Alpha Male to open up his own gym in Colorado. However reports surfaced earlier this week when Bang said he would still train Chad […]
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Dana White Vlog – Fight Night Berlin & TUF Brazil Finale
Behind the scenes look at UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw.
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Team Alpha Male Gives Dillashaw A Surprise Victory Ice Bath
Team Alpha Male’s Nicolette Bondura interviews TJ Dillashaw while Urijah Faber and Chad Mendes surprise him with a victory ice bath.
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Dillashaw: ‘Barao doesn’t deserve a rematch’
“I have no problem fighting him again, but I feel like he shouldn’t be getting an instant rematch the way he lost. It would be different if maybe I’d have finished him in the first round with that choke and maybe people thought it was a fluke. But I beat him up for five rounds. […]
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Assuncao: ‘I deserve to fight Dillashaw next’
“I hope they give me the title shot. I want to fight T.J. Dillashaw next. He said he deserved to win the first fight, so it’s the perfect finale. T.J. dominated him for five rounds and even got the TKO in the end. I will never demerit Barao, but I deserve to fight (for the […]
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Rashad Evans: ‘Dillashaw was giving technique lessons to Barao’
“I had goosebumps watching that performance. I believed he would win, but I had no idea how dominant he would look. Honestly, he looked like he was the champ and he was giving out technique lessons, and that’s what it was. He just completely schooled him and I’m impressed.” Taking to the Analyst desk at […]
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Rogan Talks Dillashaw: ‘It was the finest performance I’ve ever seen’
“It was the most stunning performance I’ve ever seen in all my years of being a fight fan. In more than a decade of working for the UFC, that was the finest performance I’ve ever seen. This was a fight where a kid came into it with very few people thinking that he was going […]
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UFC 173 Salary Report: Robbie Lawler Tops Payouts
The total disclosed payroll for Saturday’s UFC 173 event was just north of one-million-dollars. UFC welterweight Robbie Lawler, took home the lions share of the night’s earnings and brought in nearly 20% of the disclosed payouts with his win over Jake Ellenberger. Co-main event fighter, Daniel Cormier, was not far behind with a nice fat […]
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Ludwig: ‘I’d corner new champ T.J. Dillashaw against Urijah Faber’
“I’m not really leaving Team Alpha Male. I’m going to go open up my business in Colorado. The team is going to get a new head coach, and I’m going to go open up my academy, and it’s definitely open doors for all the Team Alpha Male guys, and especially T.J.” “I’m going to come […]
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PHOTO | Nick Diaz Poses With New UFC Champ T.J. Dillashaw
Fan favorite fighter, Nick Diaz is happy to pose with, the UFC’s new champ T.J. Dillashaw.
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Dillashaw Says ‘No Faber Fight’, White Says He Wants Faber’s Opinion First
He hadn’t been the champ for even an hour and T.J. Dillashaw Was already fielding questions about a potential matchup against his teammate and mentor, Urijah Faber. “I don’t plan on fighting Urijah, he’s helped to get me where I am at. He is like my brother. I wouldn’t like to do that fight,” said […]
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UFC Open To Dillashaw vs. Barao Rematch
Could TJ Dillashaw be forced into an immediate rematch with Renan Barao? While one could argue the case, after five dominant rounds and a finish, it’s not the type of fight we need additional clarity on. The UFC however, is apparently open to a rematch as confirmed by Dana White: “I want to see both. […]