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Nikita Krylov drops to 205, replaces Thiago Silva against St. Preux
Nikita Krylov (16-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is making the drop to light heavyweight, this in order to replace Thiago Silva against Ovince St. Preux at UFC 171 in Dallas, Texas. UFC officials announced the switch this evening, just hours after breaking the news that the promotion had terminated the contract of Thiago Silva, who was […]
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Cole Miller vows to never fight again in Massachusetts
Cole “Magrinho” Miller (20-8 MMA, 9-6 UFC) will fight in his home state of Georgia for the first time since 2006, when he takes on Sam Sicilia (12-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at the “UFC Fight Night 35” event on January 15, 2014. The American Top Team product, Miller, is looking to make it two straight […]
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Ratings Report: UFC 167 Pulls Good Audience On Fox Sports 1 Broadcast
Saturday night’s UFC 167 prelims on FOX Sports 1 recorded some solid ratings, peaking at 998,000 viewers. It marked the second largest audience the promotion has reached during a live show. The UFC 167 prelims were headlined by a lightweight bout featuring Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone taking on Evan Dunham. Cerrone ended up defeating Dunham via triangle-choke in […]
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Siyar Bahadurzada vs. John Howard set for December’s UFC 168 event
A welterweight slug-fest has been added to December’s UFC 168 event in Las Vegas, as UFC officials announced that Siyar Bahadurzada (21-5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will meet John Howard (21-8 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at the promotions year-end show. John Howard made his octagon return at the “UFC Fight Night 26” event in Boston, where he […]
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Robert Drysdale vs. Cody Donovan official for UFC 167 in Las Vegas
Late Thursday evening, UFC officials announced that recently signed light heavyweight grappler Robert Drysdale (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his octagon debut at UFC 167 in Las Vegas when he takes on Cody Donovan (8-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC). Drysdale was expected to make his octagon debut at August’s UFC 163 event in Brazil agaisnt Ednaldo Oliveira, […]
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Conor McGregor talks ACL recovery, calls Jose Aldo ‘basic’
UFC featherweight Conor McGregor (14-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been making headlines ever since he signed with ZUFFA earlier this year. McGregor made his octagon debut in April, where he scored a 67-second TKO victory over Marcus Brimage in Sweden. The Irish born fighter was most recently seen in action at the “UFC Fight Night 26” event […]
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Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown set for UFC on FOX 9
Two of the UFC’s most exciting welterweight fighters will clash at UFC on FOX 9 this December, as UFC officials recently announced that Carlos Condit (29-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) and Matt Brown (18-11 MMA, 11-5 UFC) have agreed to square off in Sacramento. Former UFC interim-welterweight champion, Carlos Condit, most recently fought in the headlining […]
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Joe Lauzon vs. Mac Danzig added to UFC on FOX 9
UFC officials announced today that a lightweight bout featuring Joe Lauzon (22-9 MMA, 9-6 UFC) and Mac Danzig (21-11-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC) is the latest addition to December’s UFC on FOX 9 event scheduled for December 14 in Sacramento. UFC lightweight veteran, Joe Lauzon, is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his octagon […]
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Chael Sonnen vs. Rashad Evans? ‘Suga’ accepts the ‘Bad Guy’s’ challenge for UFC 167 co-main event
Chael Sonnen (29-13-1 MMA, 7-6 UFC) has been clamoring for the co-main event slot on the upcoming “UFC 167: Hendricks vs. St. Pierre” card set for November 16 in Las Vegas. “The American Gangster” originally called out Wanderlei Silva, this after defeating Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the main event of UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston. […]
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Dana White: If Wanderlei’s healthy, Sonnen vs. Silva will be UFC 167′s co-main event
As an in-studio guest on Wednesday’s “FOX Sports Live,” UFC president Dana White was asked to comment on a potential fight between Chael Sonnen (29-13-1 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC). As you probably recall, “The American Gangster” called out the former PRIDE middleweight champion after earning a first-round submission win […]
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Chael Sonnen: ‘I would never manufacture conflict’
Chael Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) made headlines this past weekend by submitting former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua in the first-round of their main event fight in Boston. After earning the submission victory over Rua, Sonnen decided to ‘call out’ longtime PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC MMA, 5-7 UFC). […]
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UFC on FS1: ‘Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen’ Live Main Card Play-By-Play & Results
This is it. The UFC’s highly anticipated ‘Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen’ card is about to commence live and free on national television from the TD Garden in Boston Massachusetts. Join BJPENN.COM starting at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT for all the play-by-play action you can handle. MICHAEL JOHNSON (12-8 MMA, […]
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Sonnen trashes Lil Nog & Belfort
Love him or hate him, Chael Sonnen (27-13-1 MMA, 6-6 UFC) is without question a ‘company man’, as he is always willing to step in and fight the best in the world whenever the UFC calls upon him to do so. Chael recently spoke out about a couple of his peers whom he feels fail […]
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Dana White: Conor McGregor fight-hype second to only Brock Lesnar
After making a statement in his UFC debut by knocking out Marcus Brimage in just 67-seconds, featherweight Conor McGregor (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was asked if he was concerned about being fed to the wolves too early in his career. “I am a wolf!” stated the Dublin native. McGregor arrived in Boston yesterday, ahead of […]