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Is Conor McGregor making the UFC rethink Khabib Nurmagomedov and Dustin Poirier title fight?
A significant level of discomfort must be setting in for UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier. There has yet to be an official word on his pending undisputed championship fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Conor McGregor is somewhere out there talking. Crazy things typically happen when the loose lips of the brash Irishman start to […]
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More reasons to watch UFC 237
The world leader in mixed martial arts (MMA) heads back to where it all started for UFC 237. The Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will serve as the backdrop. Let’s take a look at some more reasons to watch UFC 237. Jose Aldo Jose Aldo will take on the slightly younger but […]
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Santiago Ponzinibbio says “scared” Rafael Dos Anjos won’t fight him
Despite rumblings of a potential matchup, Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Rafael Dos Anjos has yet to be officially signed. The #7 ranked welterweight, “Ponz” spoke to MMAFighting and explained why he thinks the fight hasn’t been signed yet. ”The truth is he doesn’t want to fight me,” Ponzinibbio told MMAFighting. “He’s scared. It makes me want […]
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Derrick Lewis says he will be ‘100 percent going into this fight’ against Daniel Cormier
Derrick Lewis was just in an absolute war with Alexander Volkov at UFC 229. Volkov had arguably dominated the first fourteen minutes of the fight, this before Lewis knocked him out with just seconds left on the clock in round three. Lewis did not only produce a fantastic finish at UFC 229, but his post-fight interview also gained him thousands of followers. With […]
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Daniel Cormier says he isn’t ducking Stipe Miocic by taking fight with Derrick Lewis
Next month’s UFC 230 pay-per-view event has seen a lot of changes over the past couple of weeks. The November 3 fight card, which takes place at Madison Square Garden Arena in New York City, recently received it’s main event in the form of a heavyweight title fight featuring current champion Daniel Cormier taking on perennial […]
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Report | The UFC planned a mini-tournament featuring four of the promotions biggest stars
Following the conclusion of April’s UFC 223 event in Brooklyn, the promotion considered having a mini-tournament which would have featured four of the sports biggest stars. Ariel Helwani reported the UFC’s unique idea, which has apparently stalled, earlier this afternoon. After UFC 223, a plan was put in place for a mini tournament involving four […]
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VIDEO | Paul Heyman drops a major hint on RAW that Brock Lesnar could be UFC bound
Jon Jones picked up arguably the greatest win of his professional mixed martial arts career last month in Anaheim when he scored a third-round TKO victory over Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 214. Immediately following his victory over “DC”, which earned Jones the UFC’s coveted light heavyweight championship, “Bones” decided to issue […]
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Fourteen fighters reportedly removed from UFC roster
Several times a year, the UFC goes through the process of purging their UFC roster as they remove inactive fighters, and cut fighters who are currently on losing streaks. The latest list of fighters is a rather lengthy one with several well-known fighters on the latest cut-list according to UFC Fighter’s Info: Brandon Thatch Li […]
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UFC title fights that still need to be booked in 2017
TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt – Men’s bantamweight title fight Cody Garbrandt is coming off one of the most spectacular performances of the 2016 year at UFC 207 this past month where he scored a convincing decision victory over long time division kingpin Dominick Cruz, thus becoming the UFC’s undisputed bantamweight champion. Garbarandt will now […]
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UFC to layoff off 60 to 80 employees in massive shake up
The new owners of the UFC are apparently looking to clean house and are laying off between 60 to 80 employees, UFC insiders confirmed. The mass lay-offs follow recent reports of low morale at the UFC’s Las Vegas HQ, with one employee likening the atmosphere as “like a morgue”. WME-IMG’s self-stated goal is “to eliminate […]
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VIDEO: Bully picks on the wrong kid, gets knocked out
https://twitter.com/fightsko/status/779401687727415296 Violence and fighting outside of the cage are stupid and worst and criminal at best, but defending yourself against a bully is a different story. Especially when the bully in question is double your size and looking for trouble. See for yourself how this young man handled the situation after being confronted by a […]
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VIDEO | Conan O’Brien reveals reason behind investing in UFC
Late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien’s name stood out when it appeared on a list of new investors in the UFC following Zuffa’s sale of the world’s leading MMA promotion. The Fertitta brothers, who purchased the UFC back in 2001 for $2 million and sold it in July for a whopping $4 billion to WME-IMG, […]
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BREAKING! Professional Fighters Association has officially launched
Big news from the world of mixed martial arts. The Professional Fighters Association (PFA) was established today to represent the collective interests of the fighters employed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The goal of the “PFA” is to organize the fighters so that they can collectively bargain their terms and conditions of employment. The […]
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Rousey still hasn’t watched footage of Holm fight
At UFC 193 Holly Holm put on a nearly flawless performance against Ronda Rousey en route to a 2nd round head-kick KO win that saw “The Preacher’s Daughter” claim the UFC women’s bantamweight championship. Since the loss, Rousey has turned her attention to her acting career, which will no give her enough time to prepare […]
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MUST SEE #TBT! Tug of War part 1, Alistair Overeem versus Bobb Sapp!
If you haven’t seen this challenge between these MMA veterans, check it out! Watch this classic #TBT clip of UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem taking on MMA veteran Bob Sapp. The two MMA stars who have made themselves known fighting in Japan for promotions such as K-1 and PRIDE were faced against each other in an […]
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Sage Northcutt is feeling ‘super strong’ with fight now at 170 lbs and talks about future in welterweight division
Undefeated Sage Northcutt has taken a shift in the UFC. After Northcutt’s originally scheduled lightweight opponent Andrew Holbrook had to pull out of their fight set for UFC on FOX 18 this Saturday, Northcutt was given a new opponent at welterweight. Northcutt is now set to fight Bryan Barberena at 170-pounds and is loving that […]
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PHOTOS | Jon Jones & Ian McCall repping Nike gear
Donald Cerrone very well may have sparked a revolution when he posted a photo on Instagram of himself rocking Nike shorts and shoes along with a caption praising Nike. The post was an obvious slap in the face to Reebok, who recently fined Cerrone for a uniform infraction. Now, former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon […]
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Dana White blasts critics on Twitter
Every once in awhile someone on Twitter pushes UFC President Dana White to a point where he goes off. Recently on Twitter, a fan called out White for putting Artem Lobov on the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card of what is now known as ‘UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson’. @najibfadlalla OMFG!!! Ur so stupid […]
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Ryan Bader’s coach calls out Anthony Johnson for being mentally weak
Ahead of Ryan Bader’s high-stakes UFC on FOX 18 scrap Saturday night against Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, his coach believes he has found a major hole in Anthony Johnson’s game. With the winner of this Saturday’s scrap likely getting a title shot at the winner of Jones vs. Cormier II, Bader’s coach Aaron Simpson spoke to […]
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Chael Sonnen to compete on ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’
Chael Sonnen’s ventures outside of the world of MMA continue! It was announced recently via Sherdog that Chael Sonnen has officially been cast as a competitor on the upcoming 8th season of NBC’s ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’. The season will be hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and will see Sonnen in addition to another 15 celebrities competing […]
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Chad Mendes sounds off on the return of BJ Penn
It was announced recently that our namesake BJ Penn would be returning to the UFC for yet another fight. News then emerged that Penn had verbally agreed to a bout, however no further details were given. On a recent episode of Chael Sonnen’s “You’re Welcome!” podcast, he was joined by 3-time UFC featherweight title challenger […]
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Demetrious Johnson looking for massive payday in potential Cruz superfight
Many MMA fans forget that back in 2011 before the formation of the UFC’s flyweight division Dominick Cruz defeated Demetrious Johnson via unanimous decision. Cruz ultimately was sidelined for several years due to injury and forced to vacate the belt before ultimately reclaiming it earlier this month. Johnson on the other hand competed in the […]
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Edmond Tarverdyan fires back at people criticizing Rousey’s performance against Holm
Following the flawless performance put on by Holly Holm against Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 to claim the UFC women’s bantamweight championship, Rousey and head coach Edmond Tarverdyan found themselves under fire. Rousey was criticized for her confidence leading up to the fight, while Tarverdyan was criticized for what people believed was an inability to […]
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Clip of the Day: Dan Henderson vs. Wanderlei Silva at Pride 33
Dan Henderson vs Wanderlei Silva at Pride 33 in Las Vegas, NV on February 24, 2007. #DWCOTD A video posted by Dana White (@danawhiteufc) on Jan 27, 2016 at 9:48pm PST The good old days of Pride Fighting Championship are never far from fight fan’s minds. As many of the legends from the Pride FC […]
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Did the UFC miss the boat on Russian female prospect Anastasia Yankova?
MMA is about technical skill, putting on exciting fights and ultimately, winning. However, when you can toss in charisma and looks to the package, you have all the ingredients necessary to produce a star not just in MMA, but in pop culture. Look at how former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has fared with her […]
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‘The Mountain’ reflects on Conor McGregor’s punches and had this funny reaction
You have seen the video that went viral right? Where UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was sparring with 396-pound Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson, also known as “The Mountain” from Game of Thrones? (Video link here) Björnsson was recently featured in GQ and revealed some interesting information from the sparring session with “The Notorious.” Via GQ: You […]
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Chael Sonnen shares his intriguing input on Kenny Florian’s plagiarism incident
It was kind of a big deal. FOX took it into their own hands to suspend Kenny Florian for failing to cite some quotes that he used while working on an article for the FOX Sports website, which resulted in an act of plagiarism. Dominick Cruz fueled the fire and threw a “friendly” verbal jab […]
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Rashad Evans vs. Shogun Rua reportedly set for UFC on FOX 19
Rashad Evans and Shogun Rua are both legends in the sport of MMA, however the pair have never fought despite their lengthy careers in the sport. Back at UFC 128 Evans was set to challenge Rua for the UFC light heavyweight championship, but was forced out of the bout with a knee injury. Evans was […]