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Sonnen Was Ready To Put Wanderlei And His ‘Scumbag’ Friends Down During Public Scuffle
“I don’t like street fighting. I don’t like to hear about it. It’s unprofessional and I’m not advocating any of this. However, I will not let a guy within arm’s distance. Wanderlei, if his finger he was pointing touched me, I would have put him down right there. I would have had no choice. I […]
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Machida Took Bout With Training Partner To Keep The UFC Happy
“I thought for a while about it (when UFC offered the change), but I didn’t want to disappoint and frustrate the UFC. The date wasn’t that bad. I was already training hard for my fight, so I decided to take it. They were both main events, but this is a better one because Mark Munoz […]
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Tito Ortiz: Ronda Rousey Will Always Be No. 2 To Cyborg
“They pushed this fight of her and Ronda at 135 so much. The last time I saw Ronda call out Cris Cyborg, Ronda was actually at 145. So she cut down to 135 to stay avoid Cris. Now the ball is in their court – if they want the fight to happen, they will let […]
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Frank Mir Would Likely Retire If Cut By The UFC
“I think it just depends on how much we are able to draw. I’ve always tried to help in that argument. When people ask for certain explanations on why certain guys get title shots and some guys don’t, I’ve always told people this is a business. It isn’t so much who has a 30-0 record, […]
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Ryan Couture: No Regrets In Handling Of Dana White and Father’s Fued
“I don’t regret the approach we took. I still don’t feel a need to be on anyone’s s— list,” Ryan says with a chuckle.“Besides, with dad’s schedule and how often he has to be out of town, even the country, there’s no guarantee he would have been able to make my fights anyway. So, it […]
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Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira Set for March Event, Not UFC 169
After what appears to be a minor mishap by a trigger-happy UFC PR team, the news that Jon Jones (19-1) will defend his light-heavyweight title against Glover Teixeira (22-2) is false. UFC president Dana White revealed today that it was in fact a mistake that his PR team announced the bout for that date and […]
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Quick Twitt | Dana White: Demian Maia Could Get Title Shot With Win Over Shields
This Wednesday on Fox Sports 1 Demian Maia and Jake Shields face off in a pivotal welterweight clash. To make things more dramatic come fight night, UFC President Dana White just confirmed that if Maia should obtain victory in this week’s main event he could face the winner of GSP vs. Hendricks. The UK’s Gareth […]
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‘UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks’ Hitting Theaters Nationwide
The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to movie theaters nationwide on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. PT as NCM Fathom Events and UFC bring UFC 167: ST-PIERRE vs. HENDRICKS to the big screen. Fight fans will get a front-row view of all the pulse-pounding action when longest-reigning champion in the UFC, welterweight king Georges St-Pierre […]
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Mike Dolce Releases Statement On Working With BJ Penn, Heading To Hawaii
Don’t be surprised if you start seeing Mike Dolce sporting some Team Penn attire in the near future. The famed dietitian has now committed to assisting with the nutrition needs of BJ Penn as he ascends weight classes from welterweight to featherweight for his upcoming fight against Frankie Edgar. Here is what Dolce released to […]
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Peralta vs. Payan Added To UFC 168
A featherweight matchup has been added to the UFC’s year-end show in the form of Robert Peralta (pictured) versus Estevan Payan. UFC officials announced the pairing this afternoon. UFC 168 is set to go down on December 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event plays host to two title […]
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VIDEO | Cain Velasquez: “I’m Not Going to Give This Belt Away”
UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez discusses his strategy versus Junior Dos Santos in their upcoming rubber match at UFC 166 and what it means to him to hold on to his belt.
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VIDEO | JDS: “When I Hit People, They Go Down”
“I see things better than I did before. When I hit people, they go down.” No. 1 contender Junior Dos Santos discusses his rubber match with Cain Velasquez and his plans to knock the champion out…again.
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VIDEO | ‘On the Brink: Alexander Gustafsson’ (UFC 165 behind the scenes)
Catch an all-access look as UFC Ultimate Insider goes behind the scenes with Alexander Gustafsson leading up to his bout with Jon Jones. PART 2:
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Chael Sonnen Calls Wanderlei Silva a ‘Distraction’ Leading Up to Evans Fight
Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva have been going back-and-forth for some time now as both men dance around a potential fight that has yet to come to fruition. Although their feud almost came to blows recently, the two still sit on opposite sides of the fence with Silva reportedly being out of action due to […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Demian Maia vs. Chael Sonnen
Before his drop to the UFC’s welterweight division Demian Maia was a middleweight who tore through the division in route to a title shot against Anderson Silva. During his climb to the top he faced off with Chael Sonnen and we have the video (above). Demain Maia now faces Jake Shields in the UFC Fight […]
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VIDEO | TUF18: Episode 6 Preview
Fighters enjoy a Hooters-catered pool party while Muay Thai specialist Jessamyn Duke prepares for her long awaited battle against brawler Raquel Pennington.
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Trainer: Machida Should Get Title Shot With Win Over Munoz
“I think if Lyoto wins he gets the title shot but also you have Jacare, he did a great job in his last fight. I think he deserves the opportunity to fight for the belt. It doesn’t matter who is the champion. In my opinion everybody wants the belt, everybody fights for the belt. It’s […]
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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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Rodrigo Damm vs. Hacran Dias removed from UFC Fight Night 29
A featherweight bout that was slated to feature Rodrigo Damm (11-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) taking on Hacran Dias (21-2-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has been scratched from the upcoming ‘UFC Fight Night 29’ event in Brazil. According to a report from MMA Fighting, Rodrigo Damm was suffering from kidney stones during his weight cut and was […]
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Werdum: ‘Overeem is one fighter with his juice, but he changes completely without the juice’
Former Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem, finds himself in what is likely a must win situation when he faces former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir at February’s UFC 169 event in New Jersey. After defeating former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in his octagon debut, “The Reem” has suffered back to back losses in his […]
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Pat Healy vs. Jamie Varner set for UFC on FOX 9 in Sacramento
Today, UFC officials announced that a lightweight bout between Pat Healy (31-16 MMA, 0-2 UFC) and Jamie Varner (21-8-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is the latest addition to December’s already stacked ‘UFC on FOX 9’ card. Pat “Bam Bam” Healy was most recently seen in action at last month’s UFC 165 event, where he suffered a […]
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Josh Barnett aims to ‘carve another headstone’ vs. Travis Browne
Josh Barnett (33-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) returned to the UFC in emphatic fashion at August’s UFC 164 event in Milwaukee, scoring a first-round knockout of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. Since the win, Barnett has made his intentions clear, he wants to once again hold the UFC heavyweight championship. Standing in “The Warmaster’s” path to the title is Hawaiian […]
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Jon Jones The GOAT at Light Heavyweight? Dana White Says ‘YES’
For over a decade the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s light-heavyweight division has been the promotions marquee weight class. Having cultivated stars the likes of Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture, Rampage Jackson and Chuck Liddell, the 205 pound king is often considered the sports biggest star. The man who currently wears the crown is a young phenom who, […]
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Free Fight Video: Jake Shields vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Top Japanese fighter Yoshihiro Akiyama levels the playing field by dropping to welterweight to take on Jake Shields, one of the sport’s best ground fighters and a top contender in the division.
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Team Gustafsson Deny Change of Camp Rumors
Earlier in the week Swedish MMA fighter and former UFC light-heavyweight title challenger, Alexander Gustafsson, proclaimed his independence from his American MMA family at Alliance MMA in San Diego, California. The man many people think bested Jon Jones in his latest outing stated in an interview that he was “coming home” and will no longer […]
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Shane del Rosario vs. Guto Inocente set for UFC 168 in Las Vegas
This afternoon, UFC officials announced that a heavyweight bout between Shane Del Rosario (11-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) and promotional newcomer Guto Inocente (6-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the latest addition to December’s stacked UFC 168 card. Shane del Rosario was last seen in action 10 months ago at the “TUF 16 Finale,” where he took […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen Arm Wrestles Cat Zingano
Chael Sonnen challenges Cat Zingano to an arm wrestling match while on the set of UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1.
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A Slimmed Down Roy Nelson Looking Towards Title Shot At Heavyweight Or Light-Heavyweight
“I figure that I’ll get down to 205 faster than Daniel. If I beat Daniel, wouldn’t I get a title shot? My goal is just to beat Daniel. My goal is to fight the champ. Right now, Daniel is in front of me, so I’m trying to beat him…in everything he does. I’m hearing that […]