The fans in Berlin, Germany have lost the light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Glover Teixeira but they have gained a championship bout in its place. The UFC has announced that straw-weight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend her title against Jessica Penne in the nights new main event. Jedrzejczyk (9-0) won the straw-weight championship …
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Reoccurring back issues have forced Alexander Gustafsson to pull out of his fight against Glover Teixeira. The bout was scheduled to take place on June 20 at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. No timetable was given on Gustafsson's return or if he will need any type of surgery. Both Gustafsson and Teixeira are …
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The news just keeps getting worse for Khabib Nurmagomedov. On Wednesday he was forced to pull out of his UFC 187 bout against Donald Cerrone. Initial reports could not clarify what type of injury Nurmagomedov had sustained but rumors had circulated that it was a knee injury. A report on UFC Tonight on Thursday night …
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The relationship between Melvin Guillard and the World Series of Fighting in now over. The lightweight fighter has been granted his release from the promotion. Malki Kawa, who is part of Guillard's management team announced the news on his Twitter account Thursday morning. https://twitter.com/malkikawa/status/593841622858801152 Guillard's tenure with WSOF was anything but professional. He only fought …
Donald Cerrone only had to wait 24 hours before he was found a new opponent for UFC 187. It was announced on Thursday that John Makdessi (13-3) has agreed to step up and face "Cowboy" on May 23rd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Cerrone's original opponent Khabib Nurmagomedov was forced to pull out …
Lightweight standout Khabib Nurmagomedov has suffered an injury that will force him to miss his UFC 187 bout against Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone. The story was first reported by MMA Junkie. While the specifics of the injury are not known at this time, a person close the Khabib's camp confirmed to MMA Junkie that the injury …
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The dominos keep falling in the Jon Jones saga. The latest one to fall is his individual deal with Reebok. This came only a day after the UFC announced that it had suspended Jones indefinitely and had stripped him of the light heavyweight championship. ESPN business analyst Darren Rovell confirmed reports that Reebok had terminated …
UFC hall of fame fighter and former WWE Intercontinental champion, Ken Shamrock, wrote an open letter to Jon Jones on his official website Wednesday. Shamrock, who has a fight on June 19th at Bellator 138 against Kimbo Slice, called Jones a "true champion" and urged Jones to "not give up" citing that the 27-year old fighter …
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On Tuesday night UFC president Dana White went on Fox Sports Live to announce that the organization has suspended light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and had also stripped him of his title. Below is the full statement released by the UFC. "UFC announced that it has suspended Jon Jones indefinitely and stripped him of the …
The UFC has suspended Jon Jones and has stripped him of his light heavyweight championship. UFC president Dana White made the announcement on Fox Sports Live on Tuesday night. Reports had surfaced early Tuesday that the UFC would be meeting with Jones in Albuquerque after his court appearance for a felony hit-and-run case. Jones was …
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