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Sean O’Malley explains how UFC 280 knee might have sent Petr Yan to “ONE FC or Bellator”
Sean O’Malley rewatched his highly-discussed bout with Petr Yan at UFC 280 and believes his knee in the third round might have concluded the Russian’s UFC tenure. ‘Sugar’ was awarded the split decision with many fighters and pundits disagreeing with the judges’ verdict. The new #1 contender at bantamweight believes he won. He was on […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov speaks out against UFC 280 brawl: “We are tired of this nonsense!”
UFC 280 was a big night for Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Abu Dhabi, and the Muslim world in general. Once again they have a UFC champion to represent them, which will undoubtedly help the sport grow in population across the world. What doesn’t help the sport grow amongst Muslims is random violence like we saw […]
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Michael Bisping explains why Sean O’Malley won at UFC 280: “That was a close fight”
Sean O’Malley won a controversial split-decision over Petr Yan at UFC280. And while Michael Bisping had Yan winning the fight, he understands why the judges scored the fight the way they did. O’Malley won the first and third rounds on two of the three judges’ scorecards. That shocked a lot of fans and fighters, some […]
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Charles Oliveira threatens Islam Makhachev after UFC 280 weigh-ins: “I will kill this guy”
Charles Oliveira has been growing increasingly intense over the course of UFC 280 fight week. Now that we’re less than 24 hours away from the start of the event in Abu Dhabi, all the smiles are gone. In their place is something that certainly looks like seething anger. Following the UFC 280 ceremonial weigh-ins, Oliveira […]
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Alexander Volkanovski says UFC contacted him “late last night” about his weight: “Someone was struggling”
Alexander Volkanovski came all the way to Abu Dhabi to serve as a backup for the UFC 280 lightweight fight between Islam Makhachev and Charles Oliveira. And while in the end both fighters made weight and his services don’t look like they’ll be needed, it sounds like there was a moment the night before weigh-ins […]
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Petr Yan roasts Sean O’Malley over his physical appearance at UFC 280 press conference: “Just look at him, he’s like a whore on the side of the road”
Petr Yan hasn’t taken too kindly to “Suga” Sean O’Malley ahead of their fight at UFC 280 Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Yan, the former UFC bantamweight champion, is looking to move one step closer toward regaining his belt, while O’Malley faces his toughest Octagon test to-date starring across from the Russian superstar. Yan is coming […]
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T.J. Dillashaw says Aljamain Sterling is going to get his “ass whupped by a cheater”: “Test deez nuts”
The UFC 280 press conference went down this morning from Abu Dhabi and there was a lot of heat between the fighters as you’d expect. Petr Yan got physical with Sean O’Malley, and T.J. Dillashaw got in a pretty good burn on Aljamain Sterling. Sterling has been doing most of the talking leading up to […]
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Petr Yan shoves Sean O’Malley during UFC 280 press conference, ‘Suga’ responds
Things got physical at the big public UFC 280 press conference this morning when Petr Yan laid his hands on Sean O’Malley during a faceoff, shoving ‘Suga’ across the stage. Yan had been doing his best to get under O’Malley’s skin through the entire press conference, hitting him with savage zingers. At one point he […]
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Beneil Dariush believes Charles Oliveira is “definitely” the champion ahead of UFC 280
Beneil Dariush has shed light on Charles Oliveira’s infamous weight miss at UFC 274. The Brazilian was over by half a pound and was stripped of his lightweight title despite putting Justin Gaethje to the sword with a first round submission. ‘Do Bronx’ will fight Islam Makhachev for the vacant belt in the main event at […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov says he doesn’t miss fighting, shoots down the idea of a comeback: “It was never inside my heart”
Khabib Nurmagomedov has quashed any hope that he might make a surprise return to the Octagon one day. Ever since he retired in 2020 there have been rumours that he would return. But, since laying his gloves down after defeating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi, ‘The Eagle’ has gone onto numerous other […]
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Sean O’Malley believes Petr Yan was “bullied” into accepting fight at UFC 280: “He turned down Chito, so I don’t think he really had an option”
The mental warfare between Sean O’Malley and Petr Yan is in full tilt ahead of their blockbuster bantamweight clash at UFC 280. In his latest jibe, ‘Sugar’ has claimed that his opponent was bulled into taking the fight. “He was the only guy after that Pedro Munhoz fight (when) I went back to the UFC […]
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T.J. Dillashaw explains EPO use that cost him his bantamweight title: “I was a shell of a man”
T.J. Dillashaw continues to take a lot of heat over a failed NYSAC drug test in 2019 for the performance enhancing drug EPO. Even after a two-year USADA suspension and another year and a half away getting knee surgery, MMA fans continue to hound Dillashaw with accusations that he was and probably still is a […]
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Video | Charles Oliveira booed mercilessly in Abu Dhabi during UFC 280 open workouts
Charles Oliveira knew he was coming into enemy territory when he agreed to fight Islam Makhachev in Abu Dhabi. Now he’s getting some real-world experience in what that’s all about during the UFC 280 open workouts. Oliveira arrived at Yas Mall with his teammates to run through some Brazilian jiu jitsu training for the crowd […]
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Islam Makhachev shares his strategy to surpass Khabib: “More title defenses”
Islam Makhachev has been toiling in the shadow of his friend and teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov since arriving in the UFC. On Saturday at UFC 280, he’ll have a chance to establish his own championship reign with a win over Charles Oliveira. There’s clearly no rivalry between Islam and Khabib. The Two have known each other […]
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Charles Oliveira wants back-to-back fights with Alexander Volkanovski at 155 and 145
Alex Volkanovski has made it no secret that he’s on the hunt for the lightweight title most recently held by Charles Oliveira. But did he know that Charles Oliveira is after his featherweight belt? During a UFC 280 media day interview in Abu Dhabi, ‘Do Bronx’ was asked about Volkanovski’s insistence that he be the […]
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Sean O’Malley vs Yan could be ‘Suga’s’ McGregor vs Aldo moment – Dana White
Sean O’Malley is one of the biggest stars in the UFC. At UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi this weekend, he has an opportunity to take his shine to the next level when he takes on the former champion, Petr Yan. From the moment he arrived in the Octagon, ‘Sugar’ has been synonymous with the word […]
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Did Dana White really confirm Alexander Volkanovski would get the next lightweight title shot?
We’re days away from the big UFC 280 card in Abu Dhabi, which not only features two big title fights but could also decide who fights for those same titles next. The vacant UFC lightweight title is being fought for between Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev, with featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski serving as backup and […]
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Tim Welch says Sean O’Malley could make Petr Yan look ‘Stupid’
Sean O’Malley is a near impossible puzzle to solve according to his coach Tim Welch. ‘Suga Sean’ will head into the biggest fight of his career at UFC 280 against Petr Yan. #12-ranked O’Malley sits 10 places behind the Russian at bantamweight and has never beaten anyone inside the top-10. ‘No Mercy’ is a former […]
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Video | Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling meet in Abu Dhabi with an ‘unexpected outcome’
Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan engaged in a fiery feud over ownership of the UFC bantamweight title between 2020 and 2022. Their first fight ended with Yan being DQ’d over an illegal knee. Despite how blatant the foul was, Sterling was widely accused of faking the an injury to ‘steal’ Yan’s belt. One year later, […]
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Watch: Alexander Volkanovski teams up with Hasbulla for cooking show
Alexander Volkanovski is a man of many talents. Having stormed to the top of the UFC pound-for-pound rankings after dominating Max Holloway in their trilogy fight at UFC 276, the Australian has been enjoying some of his other passions as he heals up his injured hand. On the latest edition of Cooking with Volk, the […]
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UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev in Abu Dhabi loses three fighters
UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi is coming up fast on October 22nd, but when the lights come on at Etihad Arena there’ll be three fewer fighters on the card. The event features two title fights: Islam Makhachev vs. Charles Oliveira for the vacant UFC lightweight title, and Aljamain Sterling vs. T.J. Dillashaw for the UFC […]