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Assuncao Loses UFC 170 Opponent, Wants Title Shot Instead
American Top Teams, Raphael Assuncao, has just lost his opponent for this month’s UFC 170 event. Fresh off a win over T.J. Dillashaw, the number 5 ranked bantamweight fighter thinks it’s his turn to fight for the UFC strap. He gave his thoughts to MMAFighting.com earlier today: “I want my shot against Barao. I’m the […]
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VIDEO | UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann Preview
UFC superstar Ronda Rousey battles fellow Olympic medalist and currently undefeated Sara McMann for the UFC bantamweight belt. Plus, a showdown between light heavyweights Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier. The full UFC 170 fight card is as follows: Main Card: (PPV, 7 p.m. PT) UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann Rashad Evans […]
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Ben Henderson: Aldo vs. Pettis Fight Is ‘Horse Manure’
With his return to the win column still fresh on his mind, former UFC lightweight champion, Benson Henderson apparently thought he should get a rematch with Anthony Pettis. But that wouldn’t make all that much sense would it? During the UFC 169 post-fight presser, UFC President Dana White, sitting alongside his featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, […]
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Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva Is Official, Will Be The Co-Main Event at UFC 173
The heated battle between UFC fighters Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva finally has an official date. UFC president Dana White confirmed that the fight between the current coaches of Brazil’s 3rd “The Ultimate Fighter” season will meet in the octagon on May 25, at UFC 173. White announced the fight during UFC 169’s post-fight show […]
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UFC 169 Medical Suspensions: 8 Fighters Receive Indefinite Suspensions
UFC 169 is a wrap and you know what that means…time for medical suspensions. None of the fighters in the two title fights received any, but overall there were 8 fighters who received indefinite suspensions. The New Jersey Athletic Control Board released the full list of medical suspensions from UFC 169. Jamie Varner received a […]
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A ‘Very Confident’ Jon Jones Talks Potential Fights With Velasquez And Weidman
“Yeah for sure [I’d like to fight Cain Velasquez], but right now I’m preparing to go into probably the toughest schedule I’ve had. Any of the next three guys, they’re monsters. That’s what I’m preparing for is getting through Glover, Gus again — and a I know a lot people wouldn’t agree that I got […]
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In The UFC or Not, Cole Miller Wants To Scrap Cerrone
Street Fight!! “I saw where he said he was considering dropping down to 145. It’s not like I just called out some dude in a weight class that’s not in mine. He was the one that brought it up, so I was like, ‘oh, that’s a fight.’ That’s a little bit of a personal beef, […]
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PHOTO | EA UFC Reveals Frank Mir In-Game Character
The people behind the upcoming UFC video game, EA Sports, have just released the latest shot from the UFC video game. In the previous month we have seen the in-game characters of Joe Lauzon, Chuck Liddell, the Korean Zombie, Forrest Griffin, Jon Jones, GSP, Alexander Gustafsson, Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen. Is Frank on par with the rest of the UFC stars released so […]
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Pena Teammate Sam Sicilia Sticks Up For Team: “She wasn’t assaulted”
News surfaced this week that former Ultimate Fighter contestant Julianna Pena suffered a horrific injury during training that resulted in the WMMA star tearing her ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus, and hamstring. Pena spoke on the phone with Dana White shortly after the injury and explained to the UFC President a terrible incident bordering on an […]
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Chris Weidman Offers To Handle Pena’s ‘Assaulting’ Teammate
The world is in shock after learning about the severity of Julianna Pena’s knee injury. Dana White has discussed it freely, stating that he believes her knee was the result of an assault brought on by a former teammate, actually calling it criminal. Now Chris Weidman wants to return the favor! Check it:
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NJ AC Doesn’t Think Banning TRT Is The Answer
The Association of Ringside Physicians released a statement earlier this week calling for the ban of TRT and TUE’s inside the arena of Combat sports. The New Jersey Athletic Commission disagrees as told by Dr. Sherry Wulkan, their lead MMA/kickboxing ringside physician, and Association of Boxing Commissions Medical Committee Co-Chair, via bloodyelbow.com: In my opinion, […]
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Chris Leben Never Paid Taxes On UFC Earnings
‘Uncle Sam’ is a worthy opponent for anyone who has stepped inside the cage, even Chris Leben. With the way the UFC pay’s their fighters, it is each athletes responsibility to pay their own taxes. The UFC isn’t taking out withholding’s for these guys like a salaried employee, which is why it’s important to pay […]
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PHOTO | GSP Fighting Captain America In Latest Film
Georges St-Pierre may have given up fighting as a profession, but he’s taken up fighting on film. As seen in the photo, GSP, stars in the next Captain America movie as kickboxing expert Baltroc.
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Dana White On CM Punk: ‘It’s late to get into the game, but who knows…’
“He quit [the WWE]? Really? No, he hasn’t said a word to me [about fighting in the UFC]. He hasn’t reached out to me. I was with him all night in Chicago, he never said a word about it. He just showed up. We talked about a lot of things, fighting was not one of […]