UFC News
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Ronda Rousey defends UFC sponsor pay: You don’t see NBA players wearing Condom Depot
Former Strikeforce, UFC, and WWE champion Ronda Rousey made a major impact on combat sports and sports entertainment. And while she may be out of the fight game, as one of the major forces in MMA for years before leaving, she’s still got a lot of insight into the working…
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Daniel Cormier: Ben Askren almost became champ ‘and he doesn’t even know how to fight’
Let it never be said that Daniel Cormier is not a brutally honest man. The former double-champ was recently interviewed by Ariel Helwani, and when the topic of accomplished wrestler-turned-fighter Ben Askrean came up he couldn’t keep a straight face. It all starts with Cormier pantomiming punches with Helwani, and…
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UFC London card obliterated, 11 bouts cancelled as promotion seeks brand new undercard
With earlier news that this upcoming weekend’s UFC London card had lost its headliner, the hits keep coming and it’s an avalanche of hurt. While there was at least an attempt to relocate the main event, plans had fallen apart shortly thereafter. Now we have confirmation via various sources as…
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Tony Ferguson: Initial UFC negotiations for Khabib fight ‘about as smooth as a bumpy road‘
While the deal has been signed and the moves have been made for Tony Ferguson to finally get a crack at Khabib Nurmagomedov, the process to make it possible wasn’t the smoothest. After signing a fight contract, Nurmagomedov and company shared a photo of their bout agreement on social media.…
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Tito Ortiz ‘had to step away’ from managing Cris Cyborg
While doing the media rounds ahead of his fight against Alberto El Patrón this weekend for Combate Americas’ inaugural PPV, former UFC champ Tito Ortiz continues to unveil new nuggets of life in the fight game and his lengthy career. But a recent piece of news was somewhat unexpected. In…
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Holly Holm vs Raquel Pennington 2 rescheduled for UFC 246
UFC 246 continues to add talent to the card, with a rematch between former bantamweight champion Holly Holm (12-5) and hard-nosed recent title contender Raquel Pennington (10-7). News of the bout was first broken by MMA Junkie. Their first encounter came in February of 2015, at UFC 184, and resulted…
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Preview – Dana White’s Contender Series 2019: Week 5
This week’s Contender Series might just be the one that has some of the most closely matched and well-planned bouts of the year. We all know the concept: some of the best prospects in the world get a chance to earn a UFC contract (albeit not guaranteed and very arbitrarily)…
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Dana White’s Contender Series 2019: Week 1 preview
Hope fans are ready for a long, dizzying summer of UFC events. Aside from Fight Nights, PPVs and International Fight Week shenanigans, Dana White’s Contender Series is back to deliver weekly cards for the amusement of die-hard fans. Well, that and the ideal of finding the best prospects in the…
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UFC’s B.J. Penn accused of domestic and sexual abuse by partner, restraining order issued
Things continue to seem bleak for former UFC champion B.J. Penn. Documents obtained by MMA Junkie have revealed a restraining order that has been filed against him, and has since been extended until October of 2021. (Content warning – domestic violence, sexual content, suicidal ideations) The initial order required Penn…
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Conor McGregor releases statement following Miami arrest
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