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Jon Jones

Jairzinho Rozenstruik unhappy with proposed Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic interim title fight: "It's unfair"

Josh Evanoff - June 3, 2022

UFC heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik doesn’t like the idea of Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. The two former champions are rumored for an interim title fight later this year. With Francis Ngannou on the shelf due to injury, and possibly leaving the UFC, the promotion has settled on making an interim championship. Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic seem to be the leading contenders for the interim bout.

Sage Northcutt
Sage Northcutt

Sage Northcutt targeting return against Shinya Aoki this summer: "What's the problem?"

Josh Evanoff - June 3, 2022

ONE Championship lightweight Sage Northcutt is targeting a return against former champion Shinya Aoki. ‘Super Sage’ has been out of action for over three years. In May 2019, Northcutt faced off against Cosmo Alexandre in his debut for ONE Championship. He wound up losing the fight via a brutal first-round knockout.

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UFC

Shu-Ki Fita #46: LC.35

Chris Taylor - June 3, 2022

INTRODUCING LC.35 LC.35 is a SINGLE model built exclusively from Air Jordan XIV’s. Its construction is TOE-DOWN and LACE-to-LACE. His Primary Color is RED (RARE) and his Accent Color is CARBON FIBRE (WILDCARD).

Conor McGregor
Mike Tyson

Boxing legend Mike Tyson offers up some advice to Conor McGregor: “Let him get three fights and build his confidence back up”

Cole Shelton - June 3, 2022

Mike Tyson has given some advice to Conor McGregor on who he should fight next. McGregor is currently on a two-fight losing streak after suffering back-to-back losses to Dustin Poirier. ‘Notorious’ and ‘The Diamond’ had their highly anticipated trilogy fight at UFC 264 in July of 2021, where the Irishman suffered a broken leg. Since then, he has been rehabbing and it’s expected he will return sometime by the end of this year or early next, but his next opponent remains uncertain.

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Cody Garbrandt

Chael Sonnen seemingly agrees with TJ Dillashaw’s criticism of UFC rival Cody Garbrandt: “Cody’s stubborn”

Susan Cox - June 3, 2022

Chael Sonnen seemingly agrees with TJ Dillashaw’s criticism of UFC rival Cody Garbrandt. TJ Dillashaw has met Cody Garbrandt in the Octagon twice. In November of 2017 at UFC 217 Dillashaw (18-4 MMA) defeated Garbrandt (12-5 MMA) with a second round knockout, reclaiming his UFC Bantamweight Championship. Meeting again in August of 2018 at UFC 227, the result was much the same, Dillashaw finished Garbrandt via first round TKO, defending his crown.

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UFC

Joe Rogan shares his thoughts on the Johnny Depp - Amber Heard verdict: “I think the real punishment is it's been exposed to the world how insane she is”

Susan Cox - June 3, 2022

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has shared his thoughts concerning the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard verdict. It was Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard in a defamation trial in Fairfax County, Virginia, which began on April 11 and ended on June 1, 2022. Plaintiff Johnny Depp alleged three counts of defamation against defendant Amber Heard, claiming $50 million US in damages. Heard, pursued a $100 million defamation countersuit against her ex-husband, Depp.

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Nick Diaz

Dustin Poirier says it sucked to see Nick Diaz looked like a shadow of his former self at UFC 266: “I’m such a big fan”

Susan Cox - June 3, 2022

Dustin Poirier is speaking out about how it sucked to see Nick Diaz look like a shadow of his former self at UFC 266. It was Nick Diaz (26-10 MMA) vs Robbie Lawler (29-15 MMA) in the middleweight bout back in September of 2021 at UFC 266 in Paradise, Nevada. The outcome was Lawler defeating Diaz with a third round TKO.

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UFC

Conor McGregor’s father responds to criticism from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky: “Keep my son's name out your f**king mouth”

Susan Cox - June 3, 2022

Conor McGregor’s father has some harsh words for Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky. It came about in response to the war-torn country’s leader, Zelensky, criticizing ‘The Notorious’ for taking a photo with Vladimir Putin.

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Henry Cejudo

Henry Cejudo rips “smart little hoe” Aljamain Sterling for ducking him: “Relish and cherish my belt”

Cole Shelton - June 2, 2022

Henry Cejudo has blasted Aljamain Sterling as he claims the reigning UFC bantamweight champion is ducking him. After Sterling became the bantamweight champ he hinted at a matchup with Cejudo and that talk only increased after ‘Triple C’ announced he was back in the USADA testing pool. However, after Cejudo and Sterling did a face-to-face sit down on Daniel Cormier’s YouTube channel ‘Triple C’ claims ‘Funkmaster’ stopped bringing up his name for a reason.

Tom Aspinall
Tom Aspinall

Tom Aspinall responds to Chael Sonnen slamming him for his promotional skills: "I am not a WWE entertainer"

Josh Evanoff - June 2, 2022

UFC heavyweight contender Tom Aspinall has responded to Chael Sonnen’s criticism of his promotional skills. The 29-year-old is one of the fastest-rising fighters in the UFC’s heavyweight division. Having been signed to the promotion in 2020, he’s scored five wins inside the octagon. Aspinall was last seen submitting Alexander Volkov in March at UFC London.

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Michel Pereira

Jorge Masvidal willing to meet Michel Pereira in the street, but not cage over callout: "How do you put your wife out there like that?"

Josh Evanoff - June 2, 2022

UFC welterweight Jorge Masvidal is willing to fight Michel Pereira. However, not in the cage. The Brazilian is fresh off a victory over Santiago Ponzinibbio last month at UFC Vegas 55. Following the bout, Pereira called out Jorge Masvidal for a showdown in the future. The source of the callout was the Brazilian alleging that ‘Gamebred’ messaged his wife on Instagram.

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Pedro Munhoz

Marlon Vera slams UFC booking Sean O'Malley vs. Pedro Munhoz: "Everything is to benefit Sugar"

Josh Evanoff - June 2, 2022

UFC bantamweight contender Marlon Vera believes the UFC is giving Sean O’Malley favorable matchmaking. ‘Chito’ and ‘Sugar’ are now strangers to each other in the octagon. The two faced off at UFC 252, with Vera picking up the win via first-round TKO. The bout was stopped after O’Malley injured his leg near the end of the round.

Paddy Pimblett
TJ Dillashaw

Paddy Pimblett blasts TJ Dillashaw after his recent comments: "Not as sensitive as ur body to that EPO when u cheated"

Cole Shelton - June 2, 2022

Paddy Pimblett has fired right back at TJ Dillashaw. Recently, the former bantamweight champ in Dillashaw did an interview where he was asked about Pimblett and he wasn’t high on him. He claimed the Brit would never be a UFC champion due to him getting fat outside of camps.

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Ode Osbourne

Ode Osbourne describes "perfect storm" scenario for his UFC Vegas 56 fight with Zarrukh Adashev

Cole Shelton - June 2, 2022

Ode Osbourne has been trying to get a fight for quite some time. Osbourne returned to the win column back at UFC 268, as he edged out a decision win over CJ Vergara. He was hoping to make a quick turnaround after the victory but says nothing came to fruition as other flyweights don’t want to fight him.

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Michael Chandler

Michael Chandler accuses Dustin Poirier of trying to steal everybody else’s shine with backdoor MMA math

Susan Cox - June 2, 2022

Michael Chandler has accused Dustin Poirier of trying to steal everybody else’s shine. Chandler (23-7 MMA) is coming off a win against Tony Ferguson (26-7 MMA) on May 7th at UFC 274. Since scoring that sensational knockout (see that here), ‘Iron’ is already looking for his next fight.

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UFC

Shu-Ki Fita #45: LK.69

Chris Taylor - June 2, 2022

INTRODUCING LK.69 LK.69 is a SINGLE model built exclusively from Air Jordan XV’s. Its construction is TOE-UP and LACE-to-LACE. His Primary Color is DARK GREY (S TIER) and his Accent Color is WHITE (S TIER).

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Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier believes Charles Oliveira could have done more to make weight at UFC 274: “They weren’t carrying him out. He wasn’t stumbling around”

Susan Cox - June 2, 2022

Dustin Poirier believes Charles Oliveira could have done more to make weight at UFC 274. Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA) was forced to vacate his lightweight belt after he missed the 155 pound mark by 1/2 a pound at weigh-ins prior to his UFC 274 title fight against Justin Gaethje (23-4 MMA). The Arizona commission did give the Brazilian an extra hour to bring down his weight, but Oliveira was unsuccessful in doing so. While the fight went on and Oliveira defeated Gaethje in Round 1 on May 7th, the championship title was no longer his.

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UFC

Pro fighters react to verdict in the Johnny Depp - Amber Heard case: “Depp by UD!”

Susan Cox - June 2, 2022

Pro fighters are reacting to the verdict in the Johnny Depp – Amber Heard court case. It was a 2018 opinion-editorial essay by Heard published in the Washington Post which was at the heart of the the case, where Heard said she had become a ‘public figure representing domestic abuse’.