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Jon Jones, Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier
Stipe Miocic

Jon Jones says he really wants to fight Stipe Miocic because he knows he would beat him

Cole Shelton - February 3, 2020

Jon Jones is confident that he would beat Stipe Miocic if they were to fight. Jones is set to defend his light heavyweight title in the main event of UFC 247 this Saturday against Dominick Reyes. Should “Bones” win, many hope he will move up to heavyweight, which he has been reluctant to do in the past. Yet, it appears he is open to a move up to scrap the champ in Miocic.

Colby Covington
UFC

Colby Covington denies breaking jaw in Kamaru Usman fight

Adam Martin - February 3, 2020

UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has denied that be broke his jaw during his title match against Kamaru Usman in the main event of UFC 245. There has been plenty of speculation that Covington broke his jaw fairly early against Usman and that he continued to fight with it up until the finish late in the fifth round. After losing the fight, Covington was criticized for running backstage and not waiting for the official result to be read, but he also got a pass due to breaking his jaw.

Joe Rogan Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar

Joe Rogan and Frankie Edgar discuss whether or not Conor McGregor is cleaning up his image

Fernando Quiles - February 3, 2020

UFC color commentator Joe Rogan and Frankie Edgar wonder if Conor McGregor is attempting to clean up his image. McGregor is widely recognized as the biggest star in MMA but he’s had his share of controversies and run-ins with the law. More recently, McGregor was under fire for punching a bar patron inside a pub in Ireland. The “Notorious” one is also reportedly under investigation for two sexual assault allegations.

Colby Covington, Donald Trump
UFC

Colby Covington: Kamaru Usman is the 'second best' fighter in the world

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2020

Colby Covington went uncharacteristically quiet after his UFC 245 welterweight title fight fight with Kamaru Usman, which he lost via fifth-round TKO after four razor-close rounds. That period of silence has ended. Now, the outspoken welterweight star is back in the headlines will all of the confidence and bravado for which he’s become known.

Kamaru Usman, UFC 235
Kamaru Usman

Kamaru Usman dismisses theory that Ali Abdelaziz hacked his Twitter account

Fernando Quiles - February 3, 2020

Kamaru Usman doesn’t believe the theory that Ali Abdelaziz hacked his Twitter account is warranted. Abdelaziz is Usman’s manager. Many have shared their viewpoints on the popular MMA manager, and some don’t exactly see him as a wholesome person. Usman, who is the reigning UFC welterweight champion, found himself locked out of his Twitter account on the night of UFC 246. Some nasty tweets aimed at McGregor and others forced the UFC and Twitter to shut down the account temporarily while attempting to get “The Nigerian Nightmare” his access back.

Stephen A. Smith
Joe Rogan

Stephen A. Smith 'will not apologize' to Rogan, McGregor

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2020

Stephen A. Smith found himself in hot water for the comments he made about Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone after UFC 246. Among his most vocal critics were UFC commentator Joe Rogan, and the man who knocked Cowboy out in 40 seconds on the card, Conor McGregor. Both Rogan and McGregor suggested Smith should walk his comments back, with the latter even demanding an apology on behalf of his vanquished foe.

Joe Rogan, Dustin Poirier, Charles Oliveira
UFC

VIDEO | Joe Rogan flaunts shredded physique, credits 'carnivore diet'

Tom Taylor - February 3, 2020

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has recently been testing out the “carnivore diet” which, as it’s name suggests, is an all-meat diet. This diet has been quite successful for Rogan, who says he’s lost all of his fat, and now has quite a physique to show off.

Jon Jones, Dominick Reyes, UFC 247
Jon Jones

Jon Jones believes ‘beating up on cans’ has Dominick Reyes making delusional statements

Natasha Hooper - February 3, 2020

Jon Jones has made it clear how he feels about Dominick Reyes. The light heavyweight champion trashed his upcoming opponent’s recent comments as “the dumbest thing I’ve heard in a while.” On February 8, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Jones will defend his championship belt for the 14th time against the undefeated contender. Reyes is coming off a statement-making KO victory against Chris Weidman in the first-round of their 2019 bout. The undefeated fighter has tallied a professional 12-0 record with 4 first-round finishes since making his UFC debut in 2017.

Mike Perry
UFC

Mike Perry calls out Geoff Neal for rematch

Adam Martin - February 3, 2020

Popular UFC welterweight Mike Perry has called out his last opponent Geoff Neal for a rematch after their fight at UFC 245 in December. Perry suffered the first knockout loss of his MMA career when Neal finished him with a head kick and punches just 90 seconds into their welterweight fight at UFC 245 in Las Vegas. For Perry, it was his second straight loss and his third loss in his last four fights, while for Neal it upped his winning streak to seven straight fights.

Jon Jones
UFC

Jon Jones can rewrite the history books at UFC 247

Natasha Hooper - February 3, 2020

Jon Jones can make history at UFC 247. The light heavyweight champion returns to action against Dominick Reyes in the main event of the card on Saturday, February 9. The pay-per-view event take place in the Toyota Center in Houston and will be his first appearance since his split decision victory over Thiago Santos in July 2019.

Michael Bisping, Super Bowl
Curtis Blaydes

Pro fighters react to Chiefs vs 49ers at Super Bowl LIV

Harry Kettle - February 3, 2020

Pro fighters have been reacting to Super Bowl LIV on Twitter after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 last night in an absolute classic in Miami. While the worlds of mixed martial arts and pro football don’t necessarily always cross paths, Super Bowl Sunday is essentially a national holiday throughout the United States and beyond. Fans from around the world gather together to watch the big game, and MMA stars are no different.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor
Khabib Nurmagomedov

Report | Saudi Arabia offering $100 million to host Khabib vs. McGregor 2

Harry Kettle - February 3, 2020

According to Ali Abdelaziz, officials in Saudi Arabia are willing to pay Khabib Nurmagomedov $100 million to fight Conor McGregor once again. There’s been a great deal of speculation as to whether or not “The Eagle” and “The Notorious” would have a rematch, and that talk has been ongoing since their controversial clash in the main event of UFC 229 in 2018.

Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber

Urijah Faber says "everyone's sleeping on Dominick Cruz" at 135lbs

Adam Martin - February 2, 2020

UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber says that Dominick Cruz is a dark horse and that “everyone’ sleeping on” him in the bantamweight title picture. Faber has fought Cruz three times, with Cruz winning two of those fights, so he would know better than anyone just how capable “The Dominator” is at 135lbs. Right now, Henry Cejudo is the UFC bantamweight champion and former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is next in line for the belt when he gets his title shot at UFC 250 in May.

Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor
UFC

Ali Abdelaziz to Conor McGregor: "Hey b*tch, go fight Justin Gaethje" before Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch

Adam D Martin - February 2, 2020

Manager Ali Abdelaziz says that Conor McGregor needs to beat Justin Gaethje if he wants to get a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor knocked out Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds in a very impressive performance at UFC 246, but according to Abdelaziz, Team Nurmagomedov wants McGregor to get a more relevant win if he wants to earn his title shot rematch.

CFFC-Armbreak
UFC

VIDEO | Fighter suffers nasty arm injury at CFFC 81

Adam D Martin - February 2, 2020

One of the nastiest injury stoppages you will see in mixed martial arts took place on Saturday night in the main event of CFFC 81. The CFFC featherweight champion Pat Sabatini saw his arm twist during a nasty submission attempt by challenger James Gonzalez. The fight was forced to be stopped after 46 seconds due to the injury, crowning Gonzalez as the new CFFC feathering champion as the winner due to injury TKO.

Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, Johnny Walker, Thiago Santos, Jon Anik
UFC

Jon Jones says he will still be the best fighter in MMA 10 years from now

Adam D Martin - February 2, 2020

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones says that he will still be the best fighter in MMA 10 years from now. Jones is universally regarded as the best pound-for-pound MMA fighter on the planet and arguably the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all time. Speaking to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani ahead of his UFC 247 title defense against Dominick Reyes, Jones says that he believes not only is he the best fighter in the world right now but that he still will be 10 years from now.

Thomas-Almeida
UFC

Thomas Almeida hopes to return from two-year layoff at UFC 250

Adam D Martin - February 2, 2020

Former top-ranked bantamweight prospect Thomas Almeida hopes to return from a two-year layoff this spring at UFC 250 in his native Brazil. Almeida began his MMA career 16-0 with 16 finishes and was the Legacy FC bantamweight champion when the UFC came calling in 2014. The Brazilian defeated Tim Gorman, Yves Jabouin, Brad Pickett and Anthony Birchak in his first four UFC fights, winning $50,000 bonuses in all four of those fights. At the time, Almeida was unstoppable and looked like he would be a future world champion.

Weili Zhang, Dana White, UFC Shenzhen
Weili Zhang

Weili Zhang will leave China due to coronavirus outbreak, finish UFC 248 camp in Las Vegas

Adam D Martin - February 2, 2020

UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang has decided to head to leave Beijing and head to Las Vegas to complete her training camp for UFC 248. Zhang is set to take on rival Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 248, taking place on March 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Zhang had planned on finishing her training camp in her native Beijing, China, but due to the coronavirus outbreak which has left hundreds dead and thousands more in hospitals, she has decided to head to Las Vegas, Nevada to finish her camp.