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Paulo Henrique Costa Confirms Withdrawal From UFC FN 128
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Paulo Henrique Costa, or “Borrachinha”, has confirmed he’ll no longer fight Uriah Hall at UFC Fight Night 128 due to injury.
The promising fighter recently confirmed via Instagram that a biceps injury has forced him to drop… Read More
Georges St-Pierre Says Door Remains Open to Another UFC Bout
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Georges St-Pierre isn’t guaranteeing he’ll fight again, but the former welterweight and middleweight champ hasn’t closed the door on another UFC bout.
The 36 year-old legend continues to recover from ulcerative colitis, which GSP incurred during the… Read More
Report: UFC Targeting Vitor Belfort – Lyoto Machida Bout
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Although Lyoto Machida has campaigned for a fight with Michael Bisping, the UFC is reportedly working on having “The Dragon” fight Vitor Belfort next.
Following Machida’s decision win over Eryk Anders at UFC Fight Night 125 earlier… Read More
UFC 223: Khabib v Ferguson: Career-Ending Battle?
It seems that the logjam in the lightweight division of UFC will finally come to an end at UFC 223 on April 7th. This is the date pencilled in for the long-awaited – and frequently postponed –… Read More
Ronda Rousey Says UFC Return Could Still Happen, Following News of WWE Deal
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Although Ronda Rousey hasn’t fought since 2016, and the former UFC champ has signed a new deal with pro-wrestling’s WWE, the star isn’t ruling out a return to the Octagon.
Rousey appeared a WWE event on Saturday,… Read More
UFC FN 124: Dana White Claims Vitor Belfort Turned Down Two Replacement Bouts, Latter Asks to be Paid
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UFC President Dana White is claiming Vitor Belfort turned down two, replacements bouts, while the latter’s requesting his UFC FN 124 purse.
Belfort was scheduled to fight Uriah Hall last night at the St. Louis event, but… Read More
Anderson Silva Posts Statement Following USADA Flag, UFC FN 122 Withdrawal
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Anderson Silva has finally posted a statement, following the news that he’s been flagged for a potential doping violation, and will no longer fight at UFC Fight Night 122 as scheduled.
The former middleweight champ was booked… Read More
Georges St-Pierre Posts Statement After Historic Win at UFC 217
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Georges St-Pierre became just the fourth fighter in UFC history to win a championship in a second division on Saturday, and the Canadian star has finally posted a statement, following his historic win.
St-Pierre took the middleweight… Read More
UFC Donating $1 Million Dollars to Families of Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victims
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In the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is reportedly going to donate $1 million dollars to the families of the victims.
Following the shooting, which… Read More
UFC’s Sean Shelby Says Khabib Nurmagomedov Was Offered Bout With Tony Ferguson First
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Tony Ferguson will battle Kevin Lee for an interim lightweight title on October 7th, but UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby’s reported that Khabib Nurmagomedov was offered a bout with “El Cucuy” first.
During the “Watch List” segment for… Read More
Coach Says Jose Aldo Wants to Complete UFC Deal, Move to Pro-Boxing
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Jose Aldo reportedly has four fights left on his current UFC deal, and according to his headcoach, the former champ wants to transition into pro-boxing when his contract’s done.
Aldo has yet to be booked for his… Read More
UFC’s Derrick Lewis Helps Rescue Flood Victims of Hurricane Harvey
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Many folks are helping each other out, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, and one of those people is the UFC’s Derrick Lewis.
Recently the heavyweight posted the videos below, which show Lewis using his truck as… Read More
UFC Adds Henry Cejudo – Wilson Reis to Schedule
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first ever card in Edmonton, Alberta, will feature a compelling flyweight fight, as the promotion’s announced Henry Cejudo will take on Wilson Reis.
The card will take place on September 16th at the… Read More
UFC 210: Daniel Cormier Responds to Doubters, Says Anderson Silva Bout Was “Easiest Fight” in Career
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Daniel Cormier may be 38 year’s old now, and has fought just once since 2015, but the champ insists he remains the same caliber of fighter who defeated Anthony Johnson before.
Cormier is preparing to rematch Johnson… Read More
Ronda Rousey Social Media Post Sparks Speculation Regarding UFC Return
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Ronda Rousey hasn’t announced yet whether she plans to fight again, but a recent Instagram post from the former 135 champ, has sparked speculation she might be planning a comeback.
Since Rousey was stopped in the opening… Read More
UFC’s Sean Shelby Reports Al Iaquinta Will be Back in Octagon “Soon”
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Al Iaquinta hasn’t fought since April, 2015, due to a contract dispute with the UFC, but it looks like the heavy handed lightweight could be returning to the Octagon soon.
Iaquinta was expected to fight Thiago Alves… Read More
UFC 207 Fighters Purses: Ronda Rousey Leads Way With $3 Million Payout
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UFC 207 featured the long awaited return of Ronda Rousey, and the star reportedly earned $3 million dollars, for what turned out to be a short and devastating night.
Rousey was quickly taken out by bantamweight champ… Read More
UFC 206: Daniel Cormier Reportedly Out Due to Injury
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It looks like UFC 206 has been dealt a serious blow, as it’s being reported that Daniel Cormier has been forced to withdraw from the card’s main event with Anthony Johnson.
The light-heavyweight championship fight was booked… Read More
UFC 205: Videos Show Conor McGregor Exchanging Words with Michael Johnson, Khabib Nurmagomedov Backstage
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Conor McGregor has had a couple of heated exchanges with Eddie Alvarez this week, but the lightweight champ isn’t the only person evidently who he has issues with.
Following yesterday’s weigh-ins in New York City, the videos… Read More