Shortly after news broke that former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida had voluntary admitted to the US Anti-Doping Agency that he had taken a substance on the banned list and was removed from his upcoming bout against Dan Henderson, the fighter took to his official Instagram account to tell his side of the story. …
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Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida as admitted to taking a banned substance and his scheduled bout with Dan Henderson is now off. According to a statement released by the UFC, Machida was not aware that the substance was on the banned list for both in and out of competition testing. "The UFC organization …
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Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn will return to action after a short retirement. It was announced today that Penn will face Dennis Siver at UFC 199 on June 4th in Los Angeles, California. The bout will take place in the featherweight division. Penn (16-10) made his featherweight debut back in 2014 when …
UFC Hall of Fame members and former light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin will serve as coaches for the upcoming season of "TUF: Latin America". The company made the announcement today via a press release. This will the third season of the spin-off series which debuted in 2014. The upcoming season is set …
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It was the UFC's official debut in Croatia on April 10th. The company stacked the card with five heavyweight bouts, four of which were featured on the main card. The night was capped off my a bout between former heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos and emerging contender Ben Rothwell. Dos Santos looked like the Dos …
News broke late last Friday that former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir had been notified of a potential anti-doping violation. The violation occurred when Mir took a post-fight drug test after his bout with Mark Hunt in Brisbane, Australia on March 20th. Shortly after reports came out of his potential violation, Mir took to social …
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The UFC will make its debut in yet another country. This weekend the largest MMA organization in the world will hold an event in Zagreb, Croatia. The event will be headlined by a heavyweight bout between former champion Junior Dos Santos and Ben Rothwell. Before any of the bouts can take place, all fighters must …
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After over a year lay-off former title challenger Cat Zingano will be returning to action. It was announced today that she will be facing former "Ultimate Fighter" winner Julinanna Pena at UFC 200. It will be Zingano's first bout since her loss to Ronda Rousey back in February 2015. The bout between the two can …
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After about a day or so of speculation and a lot of trash talk on Twitter, Khabib Nurmagomedov will not be facing Donald Cerrone at the upcoming UFC on Fox card. It was announced today that newcomer Darrell "The Saint" Horcher will step in the place of Tony Ferguson and face the Russian fighter. On …
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On April 20th the newest season of the long running reality show the "Ultimate Fighter" will premiere on Fox Sports 1. In a press release sent out by the UFC today the entire cast for the upcoming season has been revealed. The 23rd season will feature women strawweights and light heavyweight men all competing for …
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