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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson

Francis Ngannou is extra motivated after receiving DM's from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: "The enthusiasm, the motivation of that message"

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2022

UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou claims he is extra motivated after receiving DM’s from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Ngannou (16-3 MMA) will return to the Octagon in tonight’s UFC 270 main event for a title unification bout with current interim title holder and former training partner Ciryl Gane (10-0 MMA).

UFC 270, Francis Ngannou, Ciryl Gane
Francis Ngannou

UFC 270: ‘Ngannou vs. Gane’ Live Results and Highlights

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2022

The Octagon remains in Las Vegas for tonight’s UFC 270 event, an eleven-bout fight card headlined by Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane. Ngannou (16-3 MMA) most recently competed back in March of 2021 at UFC 260, where he scored a second round knockout over Stipe Miocic to become the promotions heavyweight world champion.

Glover-Teixeira
Jiri Prochazka

Glover Teixeira vs. Jiri Prochazka set for UFC 274

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2022

Light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira is set to make his first attempted title defense at UFC 274 against Jiri Prochazka. That news come courtesy of ESPN’s Brett Okamoto who reported the following on Twitter:

Deiveson Figueiredo, Henry Cejudo
Deiveson Figueiredo

Deiveson Figueiredo shares some advice for “totally in decline” Cody Garbrandt

Christopher Taylor - January 21, 2022

Deiveson Figueiredo has shared some advice for the “totally in decline” former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt. After going just 1-4 in his past five fights at 135lbs, Garbrandt recently made the decision to test the waters at flyweight.

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Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou tells Ciryl Gane he "respects" him but promises they will have a "war" at UFC 270

Cole Shelton - January 21, 2022

Francis Ngannou is expecting a war against Ciryl Gane at UFC 270. In the lead-up to the UFC 270 heavyweight title unification bout, Ngannou and Gane have taken shots at one another over their past training sessions. Both men claim they knocked down the other in sparring and given Ngannou’s feud with Gane’s coach, which is his ex-coach Fernande Lopez, it seemed as though Francis and Ciryl did not have much respect for one another.

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Din Thomas

Colby Covington roasts Din Thomas during live UFC interview (Video)

Josh Evanoff - January 21, 2022

Colby Covington has seemingly made it known that anyone can be on the wrong end of his roasts. Covington was on ESPN to promote his upcoming UFC 272 main event showdown against Jorge Masvidal. During his appearance, he was interviewed by former UFC lightweight, and current MMA analyst Din Thomas.

Brandon Royval
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Brandon Royval believes Rogerio Bontorin tapped at UFC Vegas 46, wants the loser of Moreno-Figueiredo 3

Cole Shelton - January 21, 2022

Brandon Royval thinks Rogerio Bontorin tapped in their fight at UFC Vegas 46. Royval was entering the fight on a two-fight losing streak and looking to get back into the win column in a big way. In the fight against Bontorin, it was a back-and-forth fight but in the third round, Royval had Bontorin in an armbar it appeared the Brazilian tapped.

Colby Covington
Jorge Masvidal

Colby Covington vows to put Jorge Masvidal in the hospital after UFC 272: "He's in for a rude awakening"

Cole Shelton - January 21, 2022

Colby Covington has violent intentions for Jorge Masvidal at UFC 272. In the main event of UFC 272 on March 5, Covington and Masvidal will settle their differences in a highly-anticipated bout. They are former roommates and best friends that even cornered one another, but they had a massive falling out and now do not like one another. After years of trash-talking one another, they will finally fight and Covington says he will put Masvidal in the hospital.

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Mark Hunt

Dana White responds to Mark Hunt’s unique ultimatum: “That sounds like that's gonna happen”

Susan Cox - January 21, 2022

Mark Hunt, a New Zealand former mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Samoan descent who currently lives in Australia, has called out Dana White and the Fertitta brothers (Frank & Lorenzo) concerning his lawsuit against the UFC. Hunt, former title contender called out White and his associates for a three vs. one matchup, thereby settling his legal battles in an MMA bout.

Sean-O'Malley
Francis Ngannou

Sean O’Malley shares prediction for Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane at UFC 270

Susan Cox - January 21, 2022

Sean O’Malley has made his prediction for the the upcoming Francis Ngannou vs Ciryl Gane fight tomorrow night, Saturday January 22nd at 9pm central time. Yes, UFC 270 features the much anticipated matchup between the two in the Heavyweight Main Event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. 

Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal

Jorge Masvidal reacts to Amanda Nunes leaving ATT: “It’s a devastating blow”

Susan Cox - January 21, 2022

In an appearance on ‘The MMA Hour’, Jorge Masvidal reacted to the news that UFC star Amanda Nunes has left American Top Team: “To see her progress is amazing. To see her progress under American Top Team, my same gym, it’s like wow! I never worked out with her or sparred or anything but to some extent, the journey that she had was like shared with me. It just definitely hurts not to have her there I think.” Masvidal said (h/t WMMARankings). “But man, I’m just always wishing the best for her. She’s going to do her own thing….Obviously, it hurts and obviously, I want her to stay at American Top Team and I think we all do, we all love her. So it’s like a… It’s a devastating blow.”

Ciryl Gane
Francis Ngannou

Ciryl Gane denies being KO’d by Francis Ngannou in sparring: “Maybe it’s a strategy to intimidate me?”

Harry Kettle - January 21, 2022

UFC heavyweight Ciryl Gane has denied that he was knocked out by rival Francis Ngannou in a previous training session. With UFC 270 being just over 24 hours away, it’s no surprise to see that the tension is really beginning to build between main eventers Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. Both men would ideally prefer to focus their energy on the fight itself but with there being so many outside circumstances to consider, it’s near enough impossible for them not to get drawn into the chaos.

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Jorge Masvidal

Sean O’Malley has a gut feeling that Jorge Masvidal “could definitely piece up” Colby Covington at UFC 272

Harry Kettle - January 21, 2022

UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley has said he has a feeling Jorge Masvidal could do some damage in his fight against Colby Covington. At UFC 272, Jorge Masvidal will meet Colby Covington in a welterweight showdown that could take one of them back to the verge of another title shot. Of course, there’s a lot more to the fight than that, with both men harbouring a burning hatred for the other after years of verbal jabs.

Andres Quintana
Fury FC

Andres Quintana Talks Fury FC Title Fight

Randy Garcia - January 21, 2022

Andres Quintana gets his time to shine once again, returning to Fury FC where he looks to capture the interim featherweight title. The bullet is making a quick return to the cage, only three months from last fighting in front of Dana White where he got the victory, however, he didn’t leave with a UFC contract. We sat down with Andres at his home in Albuquerque where he discussed his upcoming fight, the potential of making it to the UFC this year and how he was inspired by Nick Diaz. His last fight came with a bit of controversy. Andres made weight, however, his opponent missed, “there was a mixup on the tape and they had his stats listed under me and my stats listed under him.” Although he did get the win in a dominate performance Andres believes if he would have gotten the finish there would have been no questions asked. “I always look to finish and I believe if i would have finished him i’d be in the UFC.”

Julianna Pena, Amanda Nunes
Julianna Pena

Julianna Pena reacts to news that Amanda Nunes is leaving American Top Team: “What a zoo”

Harry Kettle - January 21, 2022

Julianna Pena has given her thoughts on the news that Amanda Nunes is leaving American Top Team to begin her own team. Last month, at UFC 269, Julianna Pena was responsible for one of the biggest upsets in UFC history when she submitted Amanda Nunes to become the new UFC bantamweight champion. The win sent shockwaves throughout the sport of mixed martial arts and now, fans are clamouring to see them run it back with an immediate rematch.

Michael Chandler, Daniel Cormier
UFC

Michael Chandler shares his predictions for UFC 270, tells fans to “put your money” on Francis Ngannou

Harry Kettle - January 21, 2022

UFC lightweight Michael Chandler has given his official predictions ahead of this weekend’s huge UFC 270 pay-per-view. On Saturday night, both the UFC heavyweight title and UFC flyweight title will be on the line when the Ultimate Fighting Championship emanates from Anaheim. Francis Ngannou will defend his title against Ciryl Gane whereas Deiveson Figueiredo will attempt to wrestle back control of the 125-pound division from Brandon Moreno.

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UFC

Khamzat Chimaev joins Petr Yan and Rafael Fiziev at Tiger Muay Thai

Andrew Whitelaw - January 20, 2022

Khamzat Chimaev may have just gotten even scarier. The Swede recently touched down in Phuket, Thailand to train at Tiger Muay Thai. The island gym has previously hosted multiple UFC champions including Valentina Shevchenko, Alexander Volkanovski, George St-Pierre, Israel Adesanya and numerous others.

Matt Frevola
Matt Frevola

Matt Frevola plans to finish Genaro Valdez at UFC 270 "to remind the world who I am"

Cole Shelton - January 20, 2022

Matt Frevola is planning to remind the world just how good he is at UFC 270. Frevola had a rough 2021 as he went 0-2, losing a decision to Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 257 and suffering a seven-second KO loss to Terrance McKinney at UFC 263. However, he fought Tsarukyan on a days’ notice and took the McKinney fight on a couple of days’ notice as well.