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Khabib Nurmagomedov Says He Was ‘Disrespected’ By Abel Trujillo (VIDEO)
Some fireworks at the UFC 160: Velasquez Vs Silva II weigh ins today between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Abel Trujillo, and apparently it all started backstage. According to Nurmagomedov, he approached Abel backstage to tell him that he would be missing weight and to apologize personally. Nurmagomedov said he extended his hand and Trujillo wasn’t having…
Mark Hunt Won’t Use Travel Issues as an Excuse if He Loses
For the past few months UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt has been focused squarely on his UFC 160 scrap with Junior dos Santos. However, the bout came close to being cancelled after the “Super Samoan” ran into problems obtaining a visa and ended up traveling from New Zealand to Las Vegas with less time to acclimate…
Cain Velasquez: “I’m not expecting anything less than a hard, grueling fight.”
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When UFC heavyweights Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva squared off against each other last year it took the current divisional king less than a round to dispatch of “Bigfoot”. However, when they collide tomorrow night at UFC 160, Velasquez doesn’t expect a similar result other than the end product of him having his hand raised.…
Undefeated UFC Heavyweight Daniel Cormier is hosting the UFC Fight Club Q&A ahead of the weigh in today at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 160: Velasquez Vs Silva II. Fight Club members will have the opportunity to ask the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Winner whatever is on their minds, and you…
Alexander Gustafsson: “I cant wait to get in that cage with YOU!”
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UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones made a comment too a journalist in Russia yesterday that he would be fighting Alexander Gustafsson next after his toe healed. While UFC President Dana White has said multiple times that Lyoto Machida had earned his sport to face Bones for a second, its sounding more and more…
It all goes down tomorrow night at UFC 160: Velasquez Vs Silva II when Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez takes on Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva in the main event at UFC 160 is Las Vegas, Nevada this Saturday night. Yesterday we posted the Fighters.com undercard breakdown, and you can see how the main card stacks up right…
As four of the top ten heavyweights prepare to step in the octagon on Saturday night, UFC President Dana White sat down with the media to answer questions for almost an hour and you can watch it right here on Fighters.com White answered questions regarding Nate Diaz, Pat Healy’s marijuana punishment, the UFC’s stance on marijuana, and…
Earlier in the week on UFC Tonight, in what UFC President Dana White referred to as his most embarrassing interview he has ever done, he said he could do 15 pull ups if hopped up on a pull up bar right now. Keyboard warriors took to popular MMA forums to declare that White couldn’t back up the…
UFC featherweights Dustin Poirier and Erik Koch are set to fight at UFC 164. Rumors began swirling about the fight early in the week, but now the fight has been confirmed for August 31 at the HMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee. Only one other fight is confirmed for the card as heavyweights Ben Rothwell…
Yushin Okami and Ronaldo Jacare Souza Agree To Fight
Although a date hasn’t been set, UFC President Dana White announced today that middleweights Yushin Okami and Ronaldo Jacare Souza have agreed to fight. White made the announcement during a media scrum at the press function for UFC 160: Velasquez Vs Silva II. Jacare is coming off of his co-main event win over Chris Camozzi…
UFC 160: Velasquez Vs Silva II takes place Saturday night, and the UFC has a full dance card of undercard battles to breakdown. The action kicks off on facebook, but as always a handful of fights will be televised on FX as well. UFC 160 takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las…
In the eyes of some, UFC light heavyweight Glover Teixeira is already an uncrowned champion. The well-rounded Brazilian is 20-2 in his career with a ton of finishes, eighteen straight wins, and some impressive outings in the Octagon including a recent outpointing of Quinton Jackson. However, Teixeira’s opponent this weekend at UFC 160 – James…
With the UFC’s annual Memorial Day pay-per-view less than a week away, most of the pre-fight talk is on whether or not co-main event participant Mark Hunt will be granted his work visa in time for the event. It was reported last Saturday that he has in fact gotten his work visa and will fight…
UFC 160: Velasquez Vs Bigfoot II takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 25, and on Friday the fighters will weigh in to make the fights official. UFC 160 will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between current Champion Cain Velasquez and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva. The two…
Junior dos Santos: “I will hold that belt again before the year is over.”
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UFC heavyweight Junior Dos Santos’ face has healed since the beating he suffered at the hands of champion Cain Velasquez late last December but the mental scars remain. After all, the lopsided decision was Dos Santos’ first stumble inside the Octagon after stringing together a number of impressive wins including success against Frank Mir, Roy…
James Head To Donate Next Fight Purse To Oklahoma Rebuilding Efforts
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UFC Welterweight James Head knows all about the ups and downs that face every MMA fighter, but his community in Oklahoma has hit a major down. Earlier in the week, an F5 tornado ravaged the city of Moore, Ok and left it in a pile of sticks and mud. While Oklahoma is no stranger to tornadoes …
UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez was octagon-side when the heavily favored Alistair Overeem fought Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva. After showing no respect for the punching power of Bigfoot for two rounds, less than 30 seconds into the third round Overeem was finished with strikes and sent crumbling down to his feet. Velasquez was mic’d for the…
When two knockout artists get into the ring, anything can happen. There is always a chance that the two strikers end up stalemating each other on the ground, but when you are talking about heavyweights like Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt, that isn’t a likely result. Everyone has their own angle for picking either…
UFC Heavyweight Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva is just days out from his Championship bout with Cain Velasquez, but earlier in his camp he made some time for some fun and some sun on a racetrack in Brazil. It didn’t go exactly as planned, part of the video reminds of the Chris Farley ‘fat man in a…
Martin Stapleton, Rob Sinclair and Paul Sass All Sign With Bellator MMA
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The United Kingdom has invaded Bellator MMA! Bellator Talent Development Director Zach Light tore through the UK, and he has brought back with him three British standouts to the roster. Martin Stapleton, Rob Sinclair and Paul Sass have all signed multi fight deals with Bellator MMA, and with all of this British talent it will…
We are used to hearing UFC President Dana White talking about making fights, answering critics, and dealing with the hundreds of headaches the UFC throws at him in a week. Sure, you can tell White is enjoying the ride, but when the media has an opportunity to speak with him they are usually talking about…
Welterweight Nick Diaz (26-9) said he was done with MMA after losing a decision to champion Georges St-Pierre, leaving the door cracked open for his return to the ring if offered a second shot at St-Pierre or opportunity in the Octagon with middleweight king Anderson Silva. Though neither match-up is likely to materialize anytime soon…
Alistair Overeem Vs Travis Browne Now A Go On FOX Sports 1 Card
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As it turns out, UFC Heavyweight Alistair Overeem will not be returning to the Octagon at UFC 164. It is now being reported that Overeem will meet Travis Browne at UFC On FOX Sports 1 on the main card. The report also made sure to point out that this will NOT be the main event…
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt are both coming from very different positions entering the Octagon on Saturday. Dos Santos is coming off of the first loss of his career, a loss that cost him his championship belt to Cain Velasquez, and he is determined to do whatever it takes to…
The UFC has a ton of explosive action scheduled for the summer including a heavyweight title-fight between Cain Velasquez-Antonio Silva this weekend at UFC 160. However, the organization is keeping things equally hot outside of the Octagon thanks to a few of the lovely ladies associated with the world’s foremost MMA promotion. Octagon girls Arianny…
Slowly but surely, UFC 163 is beginning to come together as the announcements start to trickle out about the fight card. Welterweights, and “The Ultimate Fighter” semifinalists, Sergio Moraes and Neil Magny are scheduled to fight as the UFC returns to Rio. There has been no mention as to where the bout will take place…
UFC 160: Velasquez Vs Silva II takes place this weekend, and of course the UFC is rolling out the red carpet to promote the event. Countdown to UFC 160 aired last night and yet again the UFC has followed the champion Cain Velasquez and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva throughout their training camp for their UFC 160…
As reported earlier on Fighters.com, UFC’s Interim Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao has injured his foot and is out of his UFC 161 main event bout with Eddie Wineland. The UFC has also announced that Rashad Evans Vs Dan Henderson would be the new main event of the card and that they were still trying to figure…
Heavyweight Josh Barnett has signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC and will once again be fighting in the octagon. As of right now, there is no announcement from the UFC as to when he will be back in the cage, or who he will be fighting against. Barnett had a 4-1 record in the…
Chris Weidman: “I was excited to go to Bellator… I felt like I was betrayed by them.”
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Surrounded by good people, UFC Middleweight, and number one contender, Chris Weidman knew to make sure he dotted all his I’s and crossed all of his T’s when he was offered a multiple fight deal from Bellator in early 2011. He was all set to sign, and according to Weidman the pen was on the…
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