After a slow start former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold put himself back on top the contender's list. Rockhold defeated David Branch with a second round TKO in the main event of the UFC Fight Night event held in Pittsburgh. Rockhold was away from action for 15 months nursing a knee injury but was able …
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Combate Americas returned to Southern California on Friday night. The Splash Kingdom Amphitheater in Redlands, California played host to the event. A festive crowd witnessed a card full of exciting moments. The main event featured Combate standout Jose “Froggy” Estrada took on Izic Fernandez in a featherweight bout. Estrada suffered his first career loss the …
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Jon Jones has officially been stripped of his UFC light heavyweight championship. Daniel Cormier has been reinstated as champion. The news was announced on Wednesday's version of "UFC Tonight" on Fox Sports 1. Jones defeated Cormier at UFC 214 via a third round TKO to recapture the light heavyweight title. Unfortunately for Jones the celebration …
The "B" sample that Jon Jones had requested to be tested steaming from his UFC 214 drug test has come back positive for a banned substance. ESPN was the first to report the failed test sample. As a result of the failed sample Jones could face up to a four-year suspension. Jones' "A" sample tested …
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The UFC is treating every fight card held at Madison Square Garden like a cannot miss event. It was announced today that a third title fight as been added to the already stacked line up. Strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend her championship against Rose Namajunas. The bout between the two has long been rumored …
Two years of retirement was apparently too long for Nick Newell. It was announced today that Newell has signed a multi-fight with the Legacy Fighting Alliance. The company announced the signing but a debut date and opponent for Newell have yet to be determined. Newell (13-1) gained notoriety not only for his skills inside the …
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Demetrious Johnson was denied the opportunity to break Anderson Silva's title defense record when his scheduled opponent for UFC 215, Ray Borg, was pulled from the fight. Borg was deemed medically unfit by the UFC doctors after being diagnosed with an unspecified illness. The UFC's Megan Olivi was able to catch up with Johnson while …
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Amanda Nunes did what she need to in order to retain her bantamweight championship on Saturday night. She took home a split decision victory over challenger Valentina Shevchenko in a tightly contested main event bout at UFC 215. It was tightly contested because there was not much action from either fighter in the opening rounds. …
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Despite losing its main event UFC 215 will go on as planned. Banamweight champion Amanda Nunes will take on Valentina Shevchenko in the new main event and a pivotal welterweight bout between Rafael Dos Anjos and Neil Magny has been bumped to the co-headlining spot. The official weigh-ins took place this morning and every fighter …
The flyweight championship bout between Demetrious Johnson and Ray Borg has been canceled. Reports surfaced late last night that Borg had been declared medically unfit to compete due to an illness by UFC doctors. MMA Fighting was the first to report the cancellation of the championship bout. According to the report, Borg had been dealing …
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