The UFC Fight Night card in Dublin, Ireland has just lost its main event. Joseph Duffy has been forced to pull out of his bout with Dustin Poirier due to what is being called a "mild concussion" With the card only a few days away the UFC has scrapped the bout all together in favor …
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Heavyweight standout Soa "The Hulk" Palelei announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from the sport of MMA. He made the announcement via his official Twitter account. I want to take an opportunity to officially announce my retirement from the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Thank you to the UFC, Dana White, Lorenzo Fertitta and …
Sage Northcutt has been added to the UFC's Fight Night card to be held on December 10 in Las Vegas. Northcutt will face Cody Pfister. The fight was announced by the UFC on Monday. Northcutt (6-0) made his promotional debut at UFC 192 amid a bit of scorn from other fighters and some in the …
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WSOF lightweight standout Nick Newell announced on Saturday that he is stepping away from active competition in MMA. Newell broke the news of his retirement after defeating Tom Marcellino via a unanimous decision at the WSOF 24 event in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Newell will end his career with a 13-1 record with the lone loss coming to …
Below are the full results from WSOF 24 which was held at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut and aired live on the NBC Sports Network. The main event featured a pair of former UFC title challengers as Jon Fitch met Yushin Okami. The event also featured two championship bouts as heavyweight champion Blagoi Ivanov …
UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic has been forced out of his bout with Ben Rothwell due to an undisclosed injury. Their bout was scheduled for next week's UFC Fight Night card in Dublin, Ireland. According to reports Miocic's injury is not serious and the fighter should be able to compete at least once before the year …
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The RFA returned to AXS TV on Friday night with a fully stacked card live from the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center in Nevada. The main event was a welterweight championship bout between champion Gilbert Smith and challenger Bristol Marunde. Below are the full results and highlight video courtesy of AXS TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVY8xTEsuk4 Full RFA 31 …
According to multiple reports UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is leaving Team Alpha Male. The story was first reported by the Brazilian sports website Combate. Reports state that Dillashaw will join the Muscle Pharm sponsored Evolution Fight Team in Denver, Colorado. It should also be noted that Dillashaw's head coach Duane Ludwig has a gym …
Former WWE superstar and current contracted UFC fighter Phil "CM Punk" Brooks has suffered a shoulder injury that will slightly delay his highly anticipated octagon debut. According to head coach Duke Roufus, Punk tweaked his shoulder during a practice session in which he was grappling. "He got caught in a scramble, so right now he's taking …
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Daniel Cormier was successful in his first title defense on Saturday night inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. He defeated challenger Alexander Gustafsson in an epic battle that is already a fight of the year candidate. Cormier was able to use his superior grappling skills to grind out a hard-fought victory over Gustafsson, who …
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