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‘UFC Fight Night 43’ Adds Bryan Caraway vs. Erik Perez
Bantamweights Erik Perez and Bryan Caraway have signed the dotted lines and are set to face each other at ‘UFC Fight Night 43’. The event will take place at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico on June 7th. The bout was announced by UFC officials on Monday. Both Bryan Caraway and Erik Perez are […]
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VIDEO | Donald Cerrone: Cowboy in Daytona
Racing fan and UFC lightweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone experiences the 2014 Daytona 500 courtesy of NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick.
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VIDEO | EA SPORTS Brings Bruce Lee Back To Life In UFC Video Game
In the third installment of EA SPORTS UFC’s Gameplay Series, they turn up the volume for their Bruce Lee reveal. Hit play and enjoy!
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VIDEO | Fox Sports Profiles UFC Middleweight Yoel Romero
Cuban born Olympic silver medalist Yoel Romero has taken the UFC middleweight division by storm. His journey from prolific wrestler to MMA star with ferocious knockout power is one that highlights his integrity and endurance.
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Dana White: ‘Cyborg is mismanaged and that’s not going to change’
“The crazy thing about talking about this is there is no negotiations or anything like that. She’s a 145-pounder. She’s being mismanaged. She’s been mismanaged since the day that this whole thing went down, and she will continue to be mismanaged right until her career is over.” In a recent statement to MMAJunkie.com, UFC President […]
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Matt Brown: ‘I believe I would beat Hendricks handily’
With the UFC’s welterweight division now wide-open, top contender, Matt Brown is making sure his name gets brought up on the list of possible contenders. During a recent AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit, Brown said he has it was it takes to beat the current champion, Johny Hendricks: “Yes (I deserve a title shot) […]
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Pettis: Lightweight Title More Prestigious Than Aldo’s Belt
“I’m done with the injuries. I want to fight 2-3 times a year and defend this belt. I think the 155-pound belt has more prestige. It’s better than the 145-pound belt. There is way more competition at 155. I would say Jose Aldo is the biggest competition in both weight classes so it makes sense […]
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Werdum: Cain Prefers Browne Fight Due To Ground Game
“Everybody knows that he doesn’t have it on the ground. He goes on the ground, he tries to stand up. He doesn’t have confidence … [Velasquez] knows when he takes me down, it’s just starting the fight on the ground. [Fighting Browne] is much better for him for sure.” “I’m confident in my stand-up, too. […]
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QUICK TWITT | Fertitta’s Son Commits To University Of Notre Dame Football Scholarship
Yesterday, Nicco Fertitta, son of UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, announced through his official twitter account that he has committed to The University of Notre Dame and will accept their offered football scholarship. Exciting news. Congrats Nicco! Excited to say I'm officially committed to THE University of Notre Dame #GoIrish #WeAreND
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PHOTO | EA UFC Video Game Cover Released
Yesterday, the cover of the UFC’s new video game got released. As seen above, UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones is seen with his nemesis, Alexander Gustafsson.
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Coach Makes Final Call On Baszler’s Withdrawal,Tarverdyan Explains Why
“Shayna has been dealing with a lot of injuries.” Taraverdyan told FightHub TV. “Her leg was injured; her ankle, and then she got back problems last week. She has been hurting a lot and has been doing therapy. I gave her the week off so that it would be better for her to train in […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Tim Kennedy vs. Rafael Natal
Rafael Natal and Tim Kennedy put their three-fight winning streaks on the line at the UFC Fight for the Troops in Ft. Campbell, KY. Both fights exchanged vicious kicks early one, but it was a big left-hand that tilted the bout in Kennedy’s favor.
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Chico Camus steps in for Kyung Ho Kang at UFC 173
By Evan Stoumbelis TUF 18 winner Chris Holdsworth has a new opponent for his UFC 173 bout, Chico Camus, who has stepped in for Kyung Ho Kang on May 24th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Holdsworth is perfect in his MMA career, going 5-0, with his most recent win coming by way of […]
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Martin Kampmann Speaks About His Possible Retirement
Martin Kampmann last fought in August of 2013, where he lost his rematch with Carlos Condit. Kampmann said in January that he would be taking a break from the sport. Kampmann recently spoke with MMAFighting about his current state, and whether, if at all, he would return to the cage. “You know, as […]
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Jorge Masvidal in poker tourney finals, playing for six-figure prize
Jorge Masvidal (25-8 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will scrap Pat Healy (31-17 MMA, 0-3 UFC) later this month at the ‘UFC on FOX 11’ event in Orlando, but today he is battling in the finals of a World Poker Tour event which includes $500,000 in payouts. The UFC lightweight recently spoke to MMAJunkie about his current […]
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NSAC Chairman Speaks About Random Drug Testing
The chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Francisco Aguilar, recently spoke with Bloodyelbow about the state of random drug testing. “If you look at the last nine months, the progression we’ve made in our drug testing program has been substantial. But, are we to a point where we are comfortable? No. There’s a […]
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Bas Rutten Does Not Speak Highly Of Alistair Overeem
Bas Rutten, former UFC heavyweight champion and current co-host of Inside MMA, spoke with Submission Radio. Rutten had plenty to say when it came to fellow Dutchman, Alistair Overeem. Props to Bloodyelbow.com for the transcription “Like I said before, when I talk about this, people (are) gonna say like ‘aww he’s a hater […]
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UFC President Dana White confirms planned meeting with Gina Carano
UFC President Dana White will indeed be meeting with women’s MMA star Gina Carano (7-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) next week, as he recently confirmed the news to MMAJunkie. “Interesting, I didn’t see that one coming,” White told MMAjunkie. “I’m meeting with her next week. That’s true.” The 31-year-old Strikeforce and EliteXC veteran has not competed in an MMA bout […]
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Former manager: Rousey refused to honor legal and moral obligations
California State Athletic Commission director Andy Foster recently ruled that the ‘fight-portion’ of the contract between UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and the management group Fight Tribe was not valid. Under California Business and Professions Code §18640, the CSAC has the “sole direction, management, control of and jurisdiction” of fighter management contract disputes in […]
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Georges St-Pierre Wants To Help Carlos Condit With Knee Injury
Will Georges St-Pierre come back, will he not come back? That is the question. The answer, so far, really depends on who you ask. According to GSP’s former trainer, Greg Jackson, he probably will. Jackson touched on that question while speaking with Sportsnet’s UFC Central. Jackson mentioned another interesting bit of information, regarding GSP […]
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Scott Jorgensen’s Appeal Is Denied By Brazilian Commission
At UFC Fight Night 38 in Natal, Brazil, Scott Jorgensen lost to Jussier Formiga via rear naked choke. Immediately following the fight Jorgensen was clearly upset. It was evident during the fight replay that Jorgensen was stunned by an accidental head-butt from Formiga, one that Jorgensen believed ultimately led to his submission lost. Jorgensen […]
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Patrick Cummins vs. Francimar Barroso set for UFC Fight Night 43
UFC officials announced today that a light heavyweight bout between Patrick Cummins (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Francimar Barroso (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is the latest addition to June’s “UFC Fight Night 43” card in Albuquerque. Pat Cummins made his octagon debut in the co-main event slot of UFC 170 opposite heavily favored former heavyweight Daniel […]
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Maryland Commission Releases Statement On Jones/Glover Random Testing
Earlier this week we learned that Jon Jones had requested and been granted random drug testing for himself and his opponent, Glover Teixeira (pictured). The two men face off at UFC 172 later this month. Now, two days removed from these recent discoveries, Patrick Panella, the Executive Director of the Maryland State Athletic Commission, has […]
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Jake Ellenberger: ‘Ronda is freakishly strong, she would beat a lot of guys’
“She’s one of those people that works really, really hard. I guess I didn’t really realize that until I had spent more time around her in the gym. I could even say she probably works harder than the majority of the people in this sport. She is freakishly strong. People thought I was crazy when […]
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WSOF Matchmaker, Ali Abdel-Aziz: ‘I feel betrayed by Burkman. He’s too scared to fight Palhares’
Overnight, some major ‘Shhhhh.. it’ went down in regards to the contract situation of Josh Burkman and the World Series of Fighting. (If you missed that, find it HERE.) Now, WSOF Executive Ali Abdel-Aziz, is speaking out in defense of his actions, stating he feels betrayed by the companies ‘highest paid fighter’. In an interview […]
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VIDEO | Gina Carano Meeting With Dana White Next Week For MMA Return
The MMA world has been anxiously waiting for the return of Gina Carano and it looks like that time has finally come. While on Arsenio Hall, Carano, broke news of a planned meeting with UFC President Dana White, set for next week and stated that if she was to return to fighting, now is the […]
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Rousey Contract Ruled Invalid By CSAC – Released From Management Deal
By Evan Stoumbelis Last week Ronda Rousey entered arbitration with the CSAC for a contract with her management company Fight Tribe Management. Rousey wanted out of her contract, however Fight Tribe said she was obligated to fulfill her contract. As a result Fight Tribe filed for arbitration for an uninvolved 3rd party to determine whether […]
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VIDEO | Timothy Bradley: ‘Cub Swanson Deserves A UFC Title Shot’
“Cub’s the man, I like Cub. He’s a tremendous boxer; he gets in the ring with pros all the time. Cub can hang with all the pros. They’re hating on him, because he’s dangerous. They’re scared of him. I want to see him in there with Aldo. He deserves a shot at the title – […]