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UFC Brass: Out Of Competition Drug Testing To Ramp Up In 2015
UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Mark Ratner is increasing his work to clean up the sport of MMA. The UFC has seen an increase in out-of competition drug testing lately, and has found great success in doing so, catching many fighters abusing banned substances, namely Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Ratner spoke with Ariel […]
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King Mo vs. Tom DeBlass Added To Bellator 131
Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal will meet Tom DeBlass at Bellator 131 on November 15th. The card will be headlined by former UFC champion Tito Ortiz, and multiple time steroid abuser Stephan Bonnar. This is the second time the pair has been booked to fight one another. The duo were originally slated to fight at Bellator […]
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Jon Anik Inks New Deal With The UFC
Jon Anik, commentator, UFC Ultimate Insider host, and former host of MMA Live, has inked a new contract extension with the UFC. Anik broke the news on The MMA Hour, and explained his contract saying: “I am sticking around. I’ve signed an extension with the UFC. Hopefully they’ll sign it and mail it back to […]
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BREAKING : Weidman Out Of UFC 181, Hendricks vs. Lawler II Set To Headline Event
Chris Weidman has been forced out of his UFC 181 title fight against Vitor Belfort on December 6th. As a result, Johny Hendricks will defend his welterweight strap against Robbie Lawler in a highly anticipated rematch. The UFC broke the news via a press release, which stated that Weidman had suffered a hand injury during […]
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PHOTO | Cat Zingano Stuns With Selfie
UFC women’s bantamweight Cat Zingano is currently weight cutting for her UFC 178 match against Amanda Nunes this Saturday. Zingano posted the following photo on Twitter of herself at 145 pounds, meaning she only has 9 pounds left to cut in the next 4-days to make the bantamweight limit of 135-pounds. Today I weigh 145 […]
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Demetrious Johnson On McGregor: “He Reminds Me Of A Young Mike Tyson”
‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor is gearing up for his fight against Dustin Poirier this Saturday at UFC 178. Two fights after his, in the main event, Demetrious Johnson will take on Chris Cariaso for the flyweight title. Johnson joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to discuss the event, including what his thoughts were on the […]
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Joseph Benavidez Still Haunted By KO From Demetrious Johnson
Joseph Benavidez may be one of the top ranked flyweights in the world, but that hasn’t stopped him from not being able to forget what happened when he faced the champion Demetrious Johnson last year. Benavidez was the man many picked to beat Johnson, but was stopped in his tracks early in the first round […]
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Urijah Faber: “Of Course I Still Want To Fight Dominick”
This Saturday, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will be returning to the Octagon after a three year long absence. The UFC Cruz is returning to is nothing like the one he left. Since his absence, in the bantamweiht division alone, Renan Barao became champion, defended his belt 3 times, and then lost to TJ […]
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Dominick Cruz Still Believes He’s The Best 135er In The World
This Saturday at UFC 178, Dominick Cruz will return to the Octagon after a three year long absence to face Takeya Mizugaki. The bout will serve as the main event of the preliminary card, which airs on Fox Sports 1, and will give Cruz to make his case for why he deserves a shot at […]
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Cris Cyborg Eats A Scorpion
Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg ate a scorpion during a video for her official YouTube. Cyborg will be making her bantamweight return December 8th in an effort to get signed by the UFC and fight Ronda Rousey.
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BLOCKED! Spike TV Running Eddie Alvarez Special During UFC 178
Eddie Alvarez was recently released from Bellator MMA after a lengthy contract dispute that went back to Bjorn Rebney’s time with the promotion. Scott Coker recently released Alvarez unconditionally, and wished him all the best in his fighting future. The very same day that Alvarez was released, the UFC signed Alvarez and placed him in […]
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Schaub Says Browne “100%” Made A Mistake Leaving Greg Jackson
Brendan Schaub and Ronda Rousey were rumored to have had a relationship for some time. Given Schaub’s familiarity with the gym Rousey trains at, Glendale Fight Club, Schaub believes that Travis Browne made a mistake leaving Greg Jacksons gym to train at Glendale Fight Club. Schaub and Browne will meet in the cage at UFC […]
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REPLAY! Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso ‘Countdown To UFC 178’
Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson will defend his flyweight championship this Saturday night against Chris Cariaso in the main event of UFC 178. To get fight fans ready for the electrifying main event, the UFC takes an in depth look at each fighter and their training camp leading up to the fight on ‘Countdown to UFC […]
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REPLAY! Donald Cerrone vs. Eddie Alvarez From ‘Countdown To UFC 178’
UFC 178 takes place this weekend, and to get fans ready the UFC brings fight fans the first episode of ‘Countdown to UFC 178’ with the co-main event bout featuring Donald Cerrone vs. Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez, a former Bellator MMA champion, will be making his UFC debut at the event.
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REPLAY! Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier From ‘Countdown To UFC 178’
Last night the UFC ran their first episode of Countdown to UFC 178. They took an in-depth look at some of the high profile matchups on the card, including Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier.
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Cris Cyborg Returns To Bantamweight December 5th
Cris Cyborg and UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey have been going back and forth verbally. In short, Cyborg wants a shot at Rousey, but needs to drop down to bantamweight and prove that she can fight clean before UFC President Dana White agrees to make the matchup. Cyborg is taking the first step towards […]
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QUICK TWITT: Poirier Slams McGregor, “The Truth Will Be Told”
This Saturday fight fans will get to see a stacked UFC 178 card, headlined by Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso. In the co-main event, Eddie Alvarez will make his UFC debut against Donald Cerrone, but before all of that, we will see Conor McGregor face Dustin Poirier. The pair have been trash talking since before […]
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QUICK TWITT: Tate Responds To McMann’s Callout, “Any Time Any Place”
After defeating Rin Nakai this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night Japan, Miesha Tate was politely called out by Sara McMann via Twitter. Today, Tate responded to McMann’s callout, saying she’s down to fight whenever and wherever McMann wants. @Sara_McMann @ufc any time any place pretty lady! — Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) September 21, 2014 This […]
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UFC Invites Fans To UFC 178 Weigh-Ins And UFC 181 Press Conference This Friday
UFC 178 takes place this Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena with Demetrious Johnson defending his flyweight championship against Chris Cariaso in the main event. The event will take place this Friday at Premier Ballroom at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. The event will be kicked off by a press conference with UFC […]
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PHOTO | Ronda Rousey Training At The Beach
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey doesn’t have a fight scheduled, but that hasn’t stopped the champ from hitting the beach for some training. Rousey is coming off a quick KO win over Alexis Davis July 5th at UFC 175. Who do you want to see Rousey fight next?
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PHOTO | Eddie Alvarez Chokes Out Rocky Balboa Statue
Eddie Alvarez visited Philadelphia ahead of his UFC 178 bout, and UFC debut, against Donald Cerrone this Saturday. He took some time to check out the famous statue of Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, and even sink in a rear naked choke.
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Behind The Scenes Look At The TUF Gym
UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis was a coach on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter, which is currently being run on TV every Wednesday night. Prior to the filming however, his head coach, striking guru Duke Roufus, took fans on a tour of the gym behind the scenes. Post by Duke Roufus Striking University. By […]
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.GIFs | The Unstoppable Mark Hunt
This past weekend we saw Mark Hunt KO Roy Nelson with a brutal uppercut. We knew going into this fight that both fighters had unbelievable chins and possessed some of the best one-punch knockout power in the sport. Prior to last year, Hunt hadn’t been KO’d since 2008 when he fought Melvin Manhoef. Roy Nelson […]
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Paulo Filho Hospitalized After Having Pre-Fight Seizure
The once dominant PRIDE FC fighter Paulo Filho has been hospitalized in Brazil after suffering a seizure before he was slated to fight Amilcar Alvez at Fatality Arena 7 last night. MMAFighting’s Guilherme Cruz broke the story. Filho started his career going 16-0, even winning the WEC championship. Filho picked up wins over elite level […]
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QUICK TWITT: Conor McGregor “Prepared To Kill”
Conor McGregor posted the following photo on his Twitter of himself, ready for his bout with Dustin Poirier. Check it out: I show up prepared to kill. Everytime. pic.twitter.com/qx7mgkeLIX — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) September 22, 2014 McGregor is coming off a win against Diego Brandao at UFC Dublin earlier this summer, and will face Dustin […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov Doing Rehab For Injured Knee
Khabib Nurmagomedov was supposed to fight Donald Cerrone, but after suffering a torn meniscus, Khabib was forced out of the fight. Despite not having another fight scheduled, The Eagle hit the stationary bike to rehab his injured knee.
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PHOTOS | Fans And Fighters Show Their Appreciation For Wanderlei Silva
Earlier this week, Wanderlei Silva announced his retirement from MMA, saying that the UFC tried to turn his fans against him. Following his announcement, fans showed their support for Wanderlei by posting photos of themselves holding signs saying “#together”.