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Michael Chandler wants Gilbert Melendez in Bellator
Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler must have caught wind of Gilbert Melendez’s recent contract negotiation struggles with the UFC, as he recently tweeted the following: @MikeChandlerMMA: Seeing this news about @GilbertMelendez has me excited. Who wants to see me welcome him to @BellatorMMA after I beat Eddie? Chandler will face Eddie Alvarez for a […]
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Sonnen vs. Wand moved from UFC 173 to May 31 in Brazil
The highly anticipated light heavyweight bout between Chael Sonnen (28-14-1 MMA, 7-6 UFC) and Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC) will no longer take place in the co-main event slot at UFC 173. Instead, UFC officials announced today that the fight will now headline a May 31 event in Brazil. A city and venue has […]
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VIDEO | By the Numbers: Machida vs Mousasi
A breakdown of the impressive stat lines of middleweight headliners Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi.
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Dana White: ‘Smoking Weed Is Illegal, TRT Is Not’
When you sit down and actually think about it, suspensions for marijuana use are pretty silly, especially when the fighter lives in a cannabis-friendly state. The fact that with a doctor’s note, fighters are allowed to use Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), seems kind of backwards. Which is exactly why Dana White told Sherdog.com that it […]
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PHOTO | UFC on FOX 11 Poster – First Look
In a press release, UFC officials released the first promotional poster for the upcoming UFC on FOX 11 event. UFC on FOX 11 goes down on April 16, from Orlando, Florida.
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Cormier Asks For Any Fighter To Step Up And Fight Him Next Week
Calling all heavyweight and light-heavyweight fighters currently signed to the UFC. There’s an opportunity for cash and prizes at next week’s UFC 170 event in the form of a Daniel Cormier co-main event. As we learned earlier today, Rashad Evans was forced out of his bout and into rehabilitation following a fight canceling injury. In […]
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Overeem Responds To White: Injury To Blame For JDS Turndown, Not Fear
Earlier today we were told by Dana White that Alistair Overeem ‘was literally hiding from Junior dos Santos’. Now, thanks to MMAFighting.com, Overeem has spoken out about these allegations: “I’m hurt. Rib problem. So first [I] need an ETA on recovery time. [It] would be unwise to accept any fight before knowing exactly what’s up. […]
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Ronda Rousey Responds to Jon Jones’ Criticism, Says She Is Owed Help
Jon Jones recently accused the UFC of favoring Ronda Rousey in her career endeavors. During Wednesday’s media call for UFC 170, Ronda Rousey responded to Jon Jones and his claims. 5thRound’s Tom Ngo transcribed the following: “I don’t know exactly what [Jones] said, but I work really, really hard,” Rousey stated. “I might be getting […]
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VIDEO | UFC’s Connor McGregor Shows Off Hidden Talent In Latest Heineken Commercial
Brash UFC featherweight fighter, Connor McGregor, is seen here doing something extraordinary and totally non-fight related for Heineken. Enjoy!
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Cormier Details Difficulties In Making Rashad Evans His Enemy
“It’s difficult because I met Rashad a long time ago, back in college. I have pictures of Rashad cornering me in Strikeforce. It’s a little different than if I had to fight someone else, but as a professional, you have to kind of put it to the side and just train. I think one thing […]
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Fighters React to UFC’s New Bonus System
Earlier today during the UFC 170 pre-fight media conference call, fighters from the night’s main card weighed in on the UFC new bonus plan. Daniel Cormier stated: “I haven’t even gotten a bonus yet, so I don’t think that even applies to me. I just go out there and fight the best that I can. […]
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Dana White: Alistair Overeem is Ducking Junior dos Santos
Dana White does not seem to have a filter when it comes to sharing his opinion of UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem. White criticized Overeem’s dominant performance in his last bout against Frank Mir, simply calling it ‘crappy‘. ‘The Reem’ went on to further annoy the UFC President when he called out former UFC Heavyweight Champion […]
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Pettis/Aldo Superfight Already Off? Aldo May Defend Featherweight Title Before Pettis Heals from Injury
After Jose Aldo’s dominating performance at UFC 169, it was all but confirmed that his next bout inside the octagon would be against UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis. Ariel Helwani of UFC Tonight is now reporting that Pettis’ injury could stop this superfight from taking place. Anthony Pettis suffered a torn PCL in his victorious […]
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Phil Davis Thinks Jon Jones Will Pull Out Of UFC 172, Wants To Replace Him Against Teixeira
“Well, here’s what I think. I don’t know exactly what will get you the title shot. I’ll tell you what, if Jones pulls out of this fight, I’m fighting Glover Teixeira for an interim title and that’s that. Hands down, you can start printing the posters now. I don’t know if he’s going to get […]
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Dana White Tells Gilbert Melendez to ‘Start Looking Elsewhere’ After Contract Negotiations
The future of Gilbert Melendez’s relationship with the UFC is looking bleak. After months of trying to ink a new deal with the sport’s premier league, it is a possibility that ‘El Nino’ may have to jump ship and call another promotion ‘home’. Dana White elaborated on the complications of the negotiation process during his […]
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NSAC to Hold Meeting About TRT Exemption Before Vitor Belfort Applies for License
The Nevada State Athletic Commission will hold a meeting on February 26th to discuss their current ruleset on exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). This meeting will take place three months before Vitor Belfort returns to Nevada in an attempt to dethrone UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman. Vitor Belfort is no stranger to controversy in […]
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Evans Out Of Cormier Bout With Injury, Sonnen Offers To Fight On 10 Days Notice
(Insert ‘Sigh’ here.) The injury bug has taken out next week’s UFC 170 co-main event between Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier. UFC officials announced the bouts cancellation just moments ago via the official UFC website: A leg injury has forced former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans out of his UFC 170 co-main event bout […]
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Bellator Returns To Canada As Casino Rama Hosts Bellator 119
Bellator will make its highly anticipated return to Canada on Friday, May 9th as the promotion will return to Ontario’s Casino Rama for Bellator 119, live on Spike TV. The night will feature the finals of Bellator’s Season 10 Heavyweight Tournament, as well as the return of Canadian lightweight John Alessio. The event will broadcast […]
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VIDEO | Silva Gets Blasted In ‘What does the Wand Say?’ Parody Music Video
Last year, Ylvis asked us ‘What does the fox say?’ Now, the Fighters Only World MMA Awards asks fight fans, ‘What Does The Wand Say?’
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White Sees No Issue With Belfort License: ‘We Test The Sh!t Out Of Vitor’
UFC President Dana White doesn’t see any issues with getting Vitor Belfort a license to fight in Nevada. Of course for Belfort, his required TRT exemption will need to be in place and approved by Nevada as well, which may be the sticking point.
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VIDEO | Munoz Does His Own Version Of Wrecking Ball By Miley Cyrus
UFC fighter Mark Munoz sings his own version of Miley Cyrus’ hit song, ‘Wrecking Ball’. Watch the 6th annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards on FSN, Sunday February 16th.
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Lucas Martins forced off UFC 170 card with an injury
Lucas Martins is the latest name out of a handful of fighters who have been forced off the upcoming UFC 170 card due to an injury. UFC officials announced Martins withdrawal on Tuesday evening. Martins was initially scheduled to face Bryan Caraway at the February 22nd event in Las Vegas. However, Caraway was forced to pull out […]
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Coach: Ronda Dropping Boxing World Champs With Punches In Training
“I’m not going to give out what she’s going to do, but I’ll be honest: We get boxing world champions in here – girls – and she drops all of them with body shots. So if you’re dropping people with 14-ounce gloves, you guys should be seeing that.” During this week’s UFC 170 media event […]
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VIDEO | UFC 169 Phantom Cam Highlights
The UFC’s Fight Motion Cam captures the biggest hits of UFC 169 in super slow-mo.
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Baszler Turned Rousey House Into Ric Flair’s Pro-Wrestling Extravaganza!!
“Shayna totally converted our new house into a super pro wrestling house. Me and Shayna did have an ongoing debate on who was Arn Anderson and who was Rick Flair. I was like ‘sorry, I have to be Ric Flair, I gotta be Ric Flair.’ So eventually we came to the conclusion that I could […]
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‘Shogun’ Says His Team Will Decide If He Needs TRT
“I’m fine. I don’t think about doing TRT, but this is something to my team decide. If my team come to understand that it’s interesting to use, I will do it. But, for now, I’m not thinking about using.” In a recent interview with Lancenet.br, former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, made a startling […]
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Dana Admits To Being Threatened By His Fighters Over Money/Contracts
“Oh yeah, there’s no doubt about it (That a fighter has threatened to beat Dana’s ass). There’s been many. One time, I was in a negotiation over a contract, and one of the fighters said, ‘Well how bout if I come down there and just beat your fucking ass?’ [laughs] Well, it’s not gonna help […]
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PHOTO | Arianny Celeste – Then & Now
Arianny Celeste made her UFC debut back in 2006 at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It didn’t take long for her to win the hearts of UFC fans across the nation after strutting her stuff around the octagon and appearing in magazines, including Sports Illustrated and Playboy. Since making her first […]