At UFC 207 Amanda Nunes defeated Ronda Rousey and ushered in a new era of the women's bantamweight division. Prior to UFC 207 Ronda Rousey spent the better part of a year away from the sport of MMA. After her loss to Holly Holm and how badly she took it, many wondered when and if …
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After all the drama about retiring followed by the drama about not wanting to do any promotional work and after all the talk about fighting Floyd Mayweather, the marketing genius that is Conor McGregor is back to square one and that is the rematch with Nate Diaz. It was announced during the UFC 199 broadcast …
After much speculation the UFC offically named a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz as the main event for the upcoming UFC 200 card. Also announced was a interim featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. After much speculation as to what will serve as the main event for …
Following the death of lightweight fighter Yang Jian Bing due to weight cutting techniques, Asian MMA promotion ONE Championship has decided to take action. The promotion has introduced a new policy that will ban all of its fighters from cutting weight by dehydration. In a press release that can be viewed on their website, the …
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On Saturday night TJ Dillashaw put to rest any doubt that his first win over Renan Barao was a product of luck. Dillashaw showcased a masterful game plan and execution en route to a fourth round TKO over his rival. With the win, Dillashaw put Barao in his rear-view mirror and forced himself into the …
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It was billed as the biggest event of the year if not ever for the UFC and all the weight of it was placed upon the shoulders of Conor McGregor. The man the call "Notorious" did not let the weight slow him down as he did what he said he would do all along and …
Continue reading Beyond the Outcome: Conor McGregor vs. Chad Mendes
It was the bout nobody talked about leading up the UFC 189. Lost in the shadow of Conor McGregor was the welterweight championship bout between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald. A day after McGregor came from behind to claim the interim featherweight championship and sent the crowd at the MGM Grand in a wild frenzy, …
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On Saturday night the UFC's Fight Night card was headlined by a crucial middleweight bout between Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero. Machida was desperately trying to erase the memory of the Luke Rockhold defeat back in April and Romero was trying to get back on the fast track to a middleweight title fight. Romero was …
Anthony Birchak (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) returns to the octagon to face Joe Soto (15-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) June 6th, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 68. The fight will take place from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Both fighters were expected to fight at UFC 177 but when an injury took place to former …
Mark Munoz 13-6 recently defeated Luke Barnatt 8-2. Mark Munoz has indicated in interviews that he is official retiring (Retirement) from the UFC. Following his victory against Luke Barnatt, Mark gave a touching speech and left his UFC gloves in the middle of the octagon. With Mark Munoz's UFC career coming to end there is an …
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