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BJJ World Champion Mackenzie Dern Wins UFC Debut

The highly anticipated debut of female prospect Mackenzie Dern went off without a hitch as she opens her UFC career with a tough win against  Ashley Yoder via split decision at UFC 222. Ok, maybe saying “without a hitch” was not entirely accurate. That would be selling short the effort Ashley Yoder put forward, pushing Mackenzie Dern the distance and only […]

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Conor McGregor: “I am fighting again. Period.”

Over the last few months, following a HUGE payday in his fight against Floyd Mayweather, many have speculated whether or now McGregor would take the money and run. Some though the may retire from combat sports, other thought the allure of boxing’s huge paydays would get him to switch sports. Today, with a 100 word statement, […]

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UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin Texas – Cerrone Shines in Main Event

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone is back on the winning side of things. Sunday at UFC Fight Night 126 in Austin, Texas, Cerrone ended a three-fight skid with a big victory over a tough fighter, Yancy Medeiros. UFC Fight Night 126 took place on a Sunday night. Thats a pretty tough time slot for those of us that had […]

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Did Ronda Rousey Announce her Retirement from the UFC?

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Yes, you read that right. The one time dominant champion is taking her talents to the world of “professional wrestling”. So, has she officially retired from MMA? Who knows! You certinally can’t derive an answer from her response to the […]

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Sources: Tony Ferguson to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223

MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani annunced that unnamed sources have confirmed a much anticipated Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov matchup. The fight will take place at UFC 223 in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center on April 7th. Russian news outlet TASS first reported the fight though at the time, no location was mentioned. News on this is still […]

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Reports: UFC Books First Show in Russia

The first-ever UFC show in Russia is set to happen as early as September, as the event has already been scheduled in one of the biggest arenas in Moscow, RT Sport has learned from the venue. Staff at Moscow’s Olympiyskiy Stadium (Olympic Stadium), which has a capacity of up to 35,000 spectators, confirmed to RT […]

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Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor Trade Shots on Social Media

After Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated a top fighter in Edson Barboza at UFC 219, it didn’t take long for the war of words to heat up with ‘The Notorious’ one Conor McGregor. Shortly after a lopsided win, McGregor did what McGregor does and took to Twitter calling Khabib’s performance ‘dog sh-t’. He also suggested that if Khabib wanted a fight, he should […]

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Twitch Streamer Live Streams UFC 218 by Pretending to Play It As a Game

A Twitch streamer broadcasted a live pay-per-view UFC match by pretending it was a video game he was playing. AJ Lester streamed the UFC 218 match between Max Holloway and Jose Aldo in its entirety LIVE on Twitch during UFC 218. Lester appeared in the corner of the Twitch stream which is a familiar place to see […]

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Three More Fights Added to UFC Fight Night 124 in St. Louis

The UFC is debuting in St. Louis on Jan 14th and they have added three new fights to an already great card. The UFC Fight Night 124 matchups include welterweights Zak Cummings (21-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Thiago Alves (22-11 MMA, 14-8 UFC), lightweights Marco Polo Reyes (7-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) vs. Matt Frevola (6-0 MMA, UFC), and lightweights James Krause (24-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) […]

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Mighty Mouse Breaks The UFC Title Defense Record

Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is the greatest of all time. It’s that simple. After a submitting a very game fighter in Ray Borg with a spectacular arm bar, the fighter we all know as Mighty Mouse has secured his place in UFC history. Johnson (27-2-1) set a UFC record by eclipsing Anderson Silva for his 11th […]