After about 24 hours of speculation and wonder, the UFC announced that the scheduled bout between Jose Aldo and Connor McGregor is still on for UFC 189. Reports on Tuesday had stated that Aldo has suffered a broken rib and that the fight was in serious jeopardy of being cancelled. On Wednesday the UFC put …
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UFC straw-weight division standout Paige VanZant will return to action on September 5 at UFC 191. VanZant will take on Ultimate Fighter alum Alex Chambers. News of VanZant's return to the octagon was first reported by MMA Sucka. VanZant (5-1) is coming off a star making performance at the UFC on Fox 15 card back …
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What could be the worst piece of news for MMA fans and the UFC broke on Tuesday when it was reported that featherweight champion Jose Aldo had suffered a rib injury and may be forced to miss his highly anticipated bout with Conor McGregor at UFC 189 on July 11. It was first reported by …
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UFC straw-weight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk shared pictures of her thumb wrapped in a cast through her social media accounts. Jedrzejczyk is coming off a dominant win over Jessica Penne last Saturday at the UFC Fight Night in Berlin, Germany. The champion was able to finish off the challenger in the third round with a TKO. …
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Tuesday proved to be a busy day for UFC matchmakers as two welterweight bouts involving five fighters were agreed upon for UFC 189. Brando Thatch will fill in for the injured John Hathaway and face Gunnar Nelson. Thatch was originally scheduled to face John Howard on the UFC 189 preliminary card but now Howard will …
Former UFC straw-weight champion Carla Esparza will be out for six to eight months following shoulder surgery in a story first reported by Fox Sports. Esparza's manager, Brian Butler, confirmed to Fox Sports on Monday that surgery will be needed and the former champion will miss significant time. Esparza first suffered the injury in her title …
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Though the match up was met with heavy criticism within the MMA community, Kimbo Slice versus Ken Shamrock proved to be a winner for Bellator MMA and Spike TV. Bellator 138, which was held this past Friday, averaged just under 1.6 millions viewers but peaked at 2.1 million for the night's main event. The over …
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The UFC's Fight Night in Berlin was capped off by a terrific performance by straw-weight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Jedrzejczyk continued to show her superior stand up skills as she went on to a third round TKO victory over opponent Jessica Penne. Penne showed a ton of heart and grit as she did everything she could …
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Bellator delivered another head scratching main event on Friday night. 51-year old Ken Shamrock was locked inside the cage with 41-year old Kimbo Slice. The bout was originally supposed to take place in 2008 but did not happen due to an injury suffered by Shamrock. Seven years later MMA fans were not given much as …
Things got very heated at the official UFC Fight Night weigh-ins on Friday. The main event for tomorrow's card will be headlined by a straw-weight championship bout between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Jessica Penne. Joanna is known for her intense stare downs as she likes to bend at the knees and get right in the face …
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