Tag: UFC 178

  • Gustafsson Breaks Silence On Fight Cancelling Injury

    Gustafsson Breaks Silence On Fight Cancelling Injury

    “I’m disappointed I can’t fight, but this is not the end, it’s just the beginning. I’m going to come back much stronger.” “I was sparring and I felt my knee pop twice, but it didn’t hurt, it just felt strange. I finished training and came home and then I woke up the next morning and […]

  • Dustin Poirier: ‘I’m going to whup McGregor’s a$$’

    “He just runs his mouth a little bit too much. He just kind of brings that kind of hatred towards himself. But, at the same time, people want to see him fight. So he’s doing a job of promoting the sport and the featherweight division. But he just got dealt a bad hand this time.” […]

  • Daniel Cormier Agrees To Send Dominoes Delivery Driver To His UFC Title Fight

    Daniel Cormier Agrees To Send Dominoes Delivery Driver To His UFC Title Fight

    In just a couple of months, Daniel Cormier will get his long-awaited UFC title shot. The top light-heavyweight fighter’s number 1 fan took to twitter with a certain disappointment, but D.C. heard his cry and decided to help him out. I should've gone to 178. Go @dc_mma — REAL DEAL (@realdealruss) July 23, 2014 After […]

  • Jon Jones Reacts To Cormier Booking By Heading Back To The Gym

    Jon Jones Reacts To Cormier Booking By Heading Back To The Gym

    Yesterday we learned that Alexander Gustafsson is injured and Daniel Cormier is taking his place against Jon Jones. And today we have the reaction from Jones on day 1. Enjoy!

  • Cormier Reacts To Title Shot And Jon Jones Trash Talk

    Cormier Reacts To Title Shot And Jon Jones Trash Talk

      Daniel Cormier on when he found out about the Jon Jones title fight: “I got on the scale at 6:45 AM this morning because I had six donuts yesterday. Right then I got a text from Lorenzo Fertitta. I thought, ‘This can’t be good.’ Lorenzo offered me the fight. I got with my coaches we […]

  • Jon Jones’ Daughter ‘Guarantees’ Her Dad Beats Up Daniel Cormier

    Jon Jones’ Daughter ‘Guarantees’ Her Dad Beats Up Daniel Cormier

    Let the mud-slinging begin! If the recent beef on twitter wasn’t enough, Jon Jones went school yard on Daniel Cormier with a very real promise from his daughter.

  • Jon Jones And Daniel Cormier Engage In Twitter Beef

    Jon Jones And Daniel Cormier Engage In Twitter Beef

    No need to convince these guys to fight. Moments after announcing Daniel Cormier as the replacement for the injured Alexander Gustafsson, Jon Jones and DC took to twitter to exchange words. Guys please get this message to @JonnyBones he doesn't follow me. Didn't think I followed him. Hes a ninja #newchamp pic.twitter.com/ljayBbJham — Daniel Cormier […]

  • Alexander Gustafsson Out, Daniel Cormier In Against Jon Jones At UFC 178

    Alexander Gustafsson Out, Daniel Cormier In Against Jon Jones At UFC 178

    That injury bug! Daniel Cormier received the call of his life today, when UFC officials learned that UFC 178 headliner Alexander Gustafsson was withdrawing from his scheduled title shot due to injury. As a result, the AKA based Olympian will get his long-awaited shot at a UFC title on September 27th in Las Vegas. Daniel […]

  • Jones vs. Gustafsson II To Take Place At MGM Grand In Vegas

    Jones vs. Gustafsson II To Take Place At MGM Grand In Vegas

    UFC President Dana White said in an official statement today made by the UFC that the rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 178 on September 27th will in fact take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. This news comes some time after the UFC announced the event would be held in […]

  • BREAKING NEWS: McGregor vs. Poirier Booked For UFC 178

    BREAKING NEWS: McGregor vs. Poirier Booked For UFC 178

    The UFC has just announced that Notorious Conor McGregor will be facing off against Dustin Poirier at UFC 178: Jones vs. Gustafsson on September 27th in Las Vegas. Poirier and McGregor have been trading shots via Twitter. After Poirier’s teammate Cole Miller pulled out of his scheduled UFC Dublin bout against McGregor, Poirier didn’t step […]

  • Dustin Porier and Conor McGegor Agree to Fight at UFC 178

    Dustin Porier and Conor McGegor Agree to Fight at UFC 178

    Dustin Porier watched Conor McGregor dominate Diego Brandao and simply tweeted, “I’m not impressed”. Porier followed up his insulting tweet with a challenge for McGregor to fight at UFC 178 which takes place on September 27th. McGregor caught wind of this and stated UFC 178 was perfect and “I already know that guy doesn’t want […]

  • Tim Kennedy Wants Random Drug Testing Ahead Of Romero Bout

    Tim Kennedy Wants Random Drug Testing Ahead Of Romero Bout

    Two massively buff middleweight fighters are going to cause a ruckus when they go toe-to-toe in September. I’m talking about Tim Kennedy and Yoel Romero, of course. Two contenders trying to climb the ranks of one of the UFC’s most talent rich divisions. In the lead up to their recently announced scrap, Kennedy has gone […]

  • Dominick Cruz Set To Make Return At UFC 178

    Dominick Cruz Set To Make Return At UFC 178

    Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is set to make his UFC return at UFC 178 against Takeya Mizugaki. Cruz is coming off a nearly three year absence from the Octagon, which was due to two torn ACL’s. Mizugaki will be riding a five fight win streak into the bout, including wins over Bryan Caraway […]

  • Kennedy vs. Romero Set For UFC 178

    Kennedy vs. Romero Set For UFC 178

    Middleweights Tim Kennedy and Yoel Romero will square off at UFC 178 in a match that will likely go to the ground given the elite wrestling background of both fighters. Kennedy is 3-0 in the UFC, and is coming off a dominant performance against Michael Bisping at the TUF Nations Finale. Prior to that, Kennedy […]

  • Two Planned 2014 UFC Pay-Per-Views in Canada appear to be moving elsewhere

    Dear Canada, The octagon will return to the great city of Montreal… eventually. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently revealed a new date for its return to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originally slated for December of 2014, Managing Director for UFC Operations Tom Wright informed media members at the “UFC Fight Night 43” post-fight press conference that the event […]