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UFC 222’s Brian Ortega Spreads Message of Positivity

Brian Ortega plans to BE the change he wants to see in the world. For that, we applaud him! “I want to be the person that stands for the weak, for the people who are in trouble, for people who need help.” Andy GonzalezAndy Gonzalez is a coach at Aces Jiu Jitsu Club. He has […]

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Cris Cyborg vs. Yana Kunitskaya | Video Highlights

On the fight, MMAJunkie Writes: Yana Kunitskaya went for it against Cris Cyborg. But after a little bit, it was vintage Cyborg. Cris Cyborg (20-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) retained her women’s featherweight title and stopped Kunitskaya (10-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with a first-round TKO. The stoppage came at the 3:25 mark of the round. Kunitskaya came to […]

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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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MMA UFC

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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MMA Fighter Anna Dempster Set to Fight Internet Troll

In case you don’t know who Anna Dempster is she is a MMA fighter who recently decided to take an internet troll named Kristopher Zylinski up on his offer. See, Zylinski doesn’t seem to believe that a female MMA fighter has and chance whatsoever against a man … specifically him. The folks at McDojoLife (Facebook page) made the match […]