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BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar Staredowns From Today’s Media Day
During today’s UFC media day in Las Vegas, fighters from this weekend’s TUF 19 Finale squared off for cameras.
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Weidman Blasts Belfort: He’s Becoming Like A Horse
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman did a pre-fight media scrum today leading up to his title defense against Lyoto Machida. During the course of the interviews, talks shifted to Chael Sonnen’s recent failed drug test, where the champ said: I feel like it, hopefully is just going to be the begginning of what’s been going […]
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Alexis Davis Feels No Pressure Going Into Rousey Bout
UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Alexis Davis spoke to the media today leading up to her UFC 175 bout against Rousey, and despite facing an uphill battle int the eyes of oddsmakers, Davis says she feels no pressure. Davis explained the feeling to MMAJunkie “I’m on a rush right now. I’m enjoying myself.”
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Chris Weidman And Ariel Helwani Beatboxing
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman apparently has some beatboxing skills according to the following video of he and Helwani beatboxing posted on Helwani’s official Twitter. Chris Weidman and I are taking our beatboxing show on the road soon. A taste — http://t.co/dRrC0FqOSG — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 4, 2014
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Weidman Wants Clean Cut Win At UFC 175, No “Ball Breaking”
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman spoke to media members today about his coming matchup with Lyoto Machida at UFC 175 this Saturday, and how he wants a clean cut win after breaking Anderson Silva’s leg by checking The Spider’s leg kick. “It is just that you want to knock out a guy or submit a […]
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Eddie Alvarez Has Emergency Meeting With Bellator
Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez canceled his Asian tour with Blackzilian teammates to have an emergency meeting with new Bellator President Scott Coker. MMA-in-Asia reported the news earlier today. While Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez had an proverbial war over contract disputes with Rebney and Viacom that lessened his cage time for most of 2012 and […]
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Urijah Faber Smashes Mitts At UFC 175 Open Workout
UFC bantamweight Urijah Faber smashed a mitt workout with Justin Buchholz at the UFC 175 open workouts today leading up to his fight against Alex ‘Bruce Leeroy’ Caceras Saturday night.
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Rousey Calls For Harsher Penalties For PED Abusers
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey spoke to media members during a pre-fight media scrum for UFC 175 this Saturday. As it usually does with MMA related topics, the talk shifted to PED’s and failed drug tests. Rousey took a strong stand against them, noting the penalties are much harsher for Olympic athletes.
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Cordeiro Takes Jab At Weidman: Machida Will Knock Him Out
Lyoto Machida’s Muay Thai coach Rafael Cordeiro took some jabs at Machida’s opponent and middleweight champion Chris Weidman this Saturday. Many are saying that Machida has a weak chin, and can’t handle Weidman’s power, however Cordeira refuted those comments to MMAFighting.com saying: “You can’t say Lyoto has a weak chin. That’s a lie. Lyoto fought […]
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T.J. Dillashaw Refuses To Be A “Diva Champion”
UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw spoke to Fox Sports about his plans for his reign as the champion of the 135 pound division. Yesterday news broke that the UFC was targeting UFC 177 for a Barao vs. Dillashaw rematch, T.J. commented on it today saying: “I don’t want to pick and choose. I don’t want […]
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UFC Will Have $175 Million Impact On Las Vegas This Week
UFC President Dana White spoke to Yahoo! Sports today to talk about the current state of the UFC. During the discussion, talks shifted to the upcoming weekend of fights which features UFC 175 where Chris Weidman will defend his middleweight strap against Lyoto Machida, and Ronda Rousey will defend her bantamweight strap against Alexis Davis. […]
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White Silences Critics: Business Has Never Been Better
UFC President Dana White spoke to Yahoo! Sports recently about the current state of the UFC, and how the business is doing exceptional, regardless of what the fans think. The UFC took some criticism after it was reported that UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov did under 250,000 PPV buys. Dana White commented on the event […]
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Rory MacDonald Responds To Saffiedine’s Callout
UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald responded to a callout made by the former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine on UFC Tonight saying: “That’s a fight that makes sense. We’ll see what the UFC says after some fights this summer, though. I’m interested in what’s gonna get me to the belt. So whatever the UFC says, I’m […]
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Marquardt Discusses Holes In Drug Testing Procedure
Fresh off his win over James Te Huna last month, Nate Marquardt spoke with MMAKanvas to discuss the UFC’s recent ban on TRT as well as the increased random drug testing that saw Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva in quite a bit of trouble with the NSAC. “I think (the TRT ban is) great because […]
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TUF 20: Pettis vs. Melendez Cast Revealed
The full lineup of women competing on TUF season 20 to become the UFC’s inaugural strawweight champion has been revealed. The cast is as follows: Joanne Calderwood (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Alex Chambers (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Carla Esparza (9-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Felice Herrig (9-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Bec Rawlings (5-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC), […]
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Chris Dempsey Replaces Lawlor at Fight Night 46
Ilir Latifi will get to welcome UFC newcomer Chris Dempsey to the cage at UFC Fight Night 46. Dempsey got the call to replace an injured Tom Lawlor and accepted the bout earlier today. Latifi is coming off a submission win over Cyrille Diabate in March after losing his promotional debut to Gegard Mousasi. Dempsey […]
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McMann vs. Murphy Set For Fight Night 47
The UFC announced today that former women’s bantamweight title challenger Sara McMann will get to welcome UFC newcomer Lauren Murphy to the cage at UFC Fight Night 47 in Maine next month. While McMann is coming off a loss to Ronda Rousey, she looks to get herself back in the title picture with a win […]
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Davis Wants Quentin Tarantino To Walk Her To The Cage – What?
UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Alexis Davis has been doing her rounds with the media today in preparation for her fight with Ronda Rousey this Saturday at UFC 175. Today Davis gave the following request for what she would like to have happen on the way to the cage: “You know who I’d love? I’d […]
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PHOTO | Ronda Rousey Cutting Weight In Style
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been cutting weight for her upcoming fight with Alexis Davis this Saturday at UFC 175, and is doing it in style. Rousey posted the following photo on her official Instagram with this caption: Weight cutting with style thanks to @thedolcediet photo via @ewillphoto
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Vitor Belfort Has The Best Voicemail Ever
UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort has quite possibly the greatest voicemail ever. Check it out below courtesy of The Phenom’s Instagram.
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Shonie Carter Campaigns For Sonnen’s Position On Fox
Mr. International, a kickboxing and MMA veteran, is campaigning via his personal Facebook to replace Chael Sonnen as an analyst and color commentator on Fox. Check it out below:
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Davis Talks Strategy, Why Rousey Has Been So Successful
Alexis Davis, who is challenging Ronda Rousey’s bantamweight title on Saturday night spoke to the media today about why Ronda Rousey has been so successful so far, saying it’s because “she doesn’t give people time to think.”. Check out the full interview below:
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Weidman Has No Doubts That He’s Better Than Silva
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is getting ready for his second title defense this Saturday against Lyoto Machida, but during an interview with the media Weidman said he has no doubts that he is better than former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva, whom he beat two times.
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Phil Davis vs. Glover Teixeira Possible For Fall Event
‘Mr. Wonderful’ Phil Davis, and Glover Teixeira will likely square off later this year in a fall event. While neither fighter has commented on the potential matchup and nothing is set in stone, however Ariel Helwani reported on UFC Tonight that there has been talks from the UFC of the bout materializing. Phil Davis is […]
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Takanori Gomi vs. Myles Jury Added To Fight Night 52
FOXSports.com has reported that UFC Fight Night 52, which will serve as the UFC’s return to Japan, will now play host to Takanori Gomi vs. Myles Jury, however no contracts have been signed. Myles Jury had been making a strong play to get a fight with Nate Diaz, however when Diaz didn’t go for it, […]
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Struve: My best years are coming up!
UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve (25-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) returns to the octagon this Saturday night when he meets Matt Mitrione (7-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) on the UFC 175 main card. The 7-foot Dutchman has been out of action since March of 2013, this after being diagnosed with a leaking aortic valve and an enlarged heart. At […]
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Rousey Doesn’t Understand Why People Are Offended By Her Confidence
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey spoke to MMAJunkie today during an interview about why she doesn’t understand how people are offended by her confidence. “I don’t think there’s any place where anybody’s better than me. That’s the kind of attitude you have to have to be the best in the world, and I don’t […]
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Faber Pumped For Caceras Fight: I’m Not Scared Of Anything
When it was announced that Urijah Faber, a three time UFC title challenger, and former WEC champion would fight Alex Caceras at UFC 175, many MMA fans were left scratching their heads. Despite Caceras coming off a big win over a previously undefeated Sergio Pettis, “Bruce Leeroy” just hasn’t fought the caliber of opponents Faber […]