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Dana White says there was no conflict of schedule with Joe Rogan for UFC 271: “It’s total bullsh*t”
Fernando Quiles - February 13, 2022
UFC President Dana White insists that Joe Rogan did not have a scheduling conflict when it came to UFC 271. Fight fans were surprised to find out that Rogan would not be providing color commentary for UFC 271. After all, Rogan works pretty much all of the numbered UFC PPV events as long as they’re held in the United States.
Israel Adesanya details the brief conversation he had with Robert Whittaker after UFC 271
Fernando Quiles - February 13, 2022
Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker had a conversation after their UFC 271 rematch and now we know what was said. The main event of UFC 271 this past Saturday night featured a middleweight title rematch. It was Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Whittaker made some adjustments after being stopped via second-round TKO by “Izzy” back in 2019.
Robert Whittaker confident he will get an eventual trilogy fight with Israel Adesanya: “I’m going to stomp everyone that stands in front of me”
Fernando Quiles - February 13, 2022
Robert Whittaker is convinced that he’ll have a third clash with Israel Adesanya. Whittaker and Adesanya did battle a second time. Their first meeting took place back in Oct. 2019. In that encounter, it was Adesanya who scored the second-round TKO.
UFC 271 Bonus Report: Tai Tuivasa earns POTN for KO of Derrick Lewis
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
The Octagon returned to Houston for tonight’s UFC 271 event, an fourteen-bout fight card headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker. The highly anticipated middleweight title fight rematch proved to be a hard fought back and forth affair. Israel Adesanya seemingly got the better of Robert Whittaker in the opening ten minutes, even dropping ‘The Reaper’ with a right hand in the opening frame. However, Whittaker would start to turn the tide in round three and then appeared to get the better of ‘Stylebender’ in rounds four and five. After twenty-five minutes of action the bout went to the judges scorecards for decision and Adesanya was awarded the win.
Pros react after Israel Adesanya defeats Robert Whittaker at UFC 271
Christopher Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event was headlined by a middleweight title fight rematch between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. Adesanya (21-1 MMA) and Whittaker (23-5 MMA) clashed for the second time this evening in Houston with the promotions coveted middleweight title up for grabs.
UFC 271 Results: Israel Adesanya defeats Robert Whittaker
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event is headlined by a middleweight title fight rematch featuring Israel Adesanya taking on Robert Whittaker. Adesanya (21-1 MMA) and Whittaker (23-5 MMA) are set to clash for the second time this evening in Houston with the promotions coveted middleweight title up for grabs.
Pros react after Tai Tuivasa KO's Derrick Lewis at UFC 271
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event was co-headlined by a heavyweight matchup between fan favorites Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa. Lewis (26-9 MMA) had last competed at UFC Vegas 45 in December, where he earned his record-setting thirteenth career knockout. That win was preceded by a TKO loss to Ciryl Gane in a bout for the promotions interim heavyweight title.
UFC 271 Results: Tai Tuivasa KO's Derrick Lewis (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event is co-headlined by a heavyweight matchup between fan favorites Derrick Lewis and Tai Tuivasa. Lewis (26-8 MMA) most recently competed at UFC Vegas 45 in December, where he earned his record-setting thirteenth career knockout. That win was preceded by a TKO loss to Ciryl Gane in a bout for the promotions interim heavyweight title.
UFC 271 Results: Jared Cannonier KO's Derek Brunson (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Tonight’s UFC 271 event features a key middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Derek Brunson and Jared Cannonier. Brunson (23-7 MMA) will enter the contest sporting a five-fight winning streak, his latest being a submission victory over Darren Till. The 38-year-old has not tasted defeat since being TKO’d by reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in November of 2018.
UFC 271 Results: Bobby Green defeats Nasrat Haqparast (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
A lightweight bout between Bobby Green and Nasrat Haqparast kicks off the pay-per-view portion of tonight’s UFC 271 event. Green (28-12-1 MMA) was last seen in action at November’s UFC 268 event, where he scored a first round TKO victory over Al Iaquinta. Prior to that win, ‘King’ was coming off back-to-back unanimous decision losses to Rafael Fiziev and Thiago Moises respectively.
UFC 271: ‘Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2’ Live Results And Highlights
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
The Octagon returns to Houston for tonight’s UFC 271 event, a 14-bout fight card headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2. Adesanya (21-1 MMA) and Whittaker (23-5 MMA) are set to clash for the second time this evening with the promotions coveted middleweight title up for grabs.
Joe Rogan sends a message to the mainstream media: "The answer is not to silence me, the answer is for you to do better"
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has sent a message to the mainstream media amidst recent efforts to have him removed from Spotify. Rogan has been under a ton of fire in recent weeks surrounding comments made on his popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience”.
Nate Diaz wants to fight Dustin Poirier and then retire from MMA: "Let's get this retirement fight cracking so I can get out of this fight game"
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Nate Diaz, one of the most popular fighters in UFC history, plans to hang up his gloves after fighting Dustin Poirier. Diaz (20-13 MMA) has not competed since UFC 263, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards in a welterweight bout. The Stockton native nearly finished the British fighter in round five of that contest, but wound up being handed the loss after being badly outpointed in the first four rounds.
Jake Paul slams ESPN and Disney for pulling Joe Rogan and standing behind Dana White: "You pulled the wrong guy"
Chris Taylor - February 12, 2022
Jake Paul has slammed ESPN and Disney for pulling Joe Rogan from UFC 271, this while standing behind Dana White. On Friday, news broke that Rogan would not be part of Saturday’s broadcast due to a scheduling conflict. The popular podcast host will now be replaced by Michael Bisping, who will call tonight’s fights alongside Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier.
Sean O’Malley trolls Marlon Vera for main event request, ‘Chito’ issues scathing response
Cole Shelton - February 11, 2022
Sean O’Malley has taken a shot at Marlon Vera for requesting to be a main event. After it was reported that Rafael dos Anjos that Rafael Fiziev was off UFC Vegas 48 next Saturday, Vera made it clear he would take a main event fight on a weeks’ notice. However, the promotion decided to bump Johnny Walker vs. Jamahal Hill to the main event but even with that, “Suga” took a shot at Vera.
Joe Rogan will not be working UFC 271, broadcast team to feature Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier and Michael Bisping
Cole Shelton - February 11, 2022
Joe Rogan will not be commentating at UFC 271. Rogan was set to be on the call with Jon Anik and Daniel Cormier. However, according to TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter, who confirmed the news with a UFC official, Rogan will not be part of Saturday’s broadcast due to a scheduling conflict.
Michael Bisping praises Luke Rockhold ahead of middleweight return: "You could see a title fight for him pretty quick"
Josh Evanoff - February 11, 2022
Michael Bisping has thrown praise towards his former foe Luke Rockhold. The former UFC middleweight champion last fought in the cage in 2019 at light-heavyweight. He got knocked out by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 and discussed retirement following the fight.
Ray Borg believes he will fight in UFC again, open to flyweight return: "I have unfinished business"
Cole Shelton - February 11, 2022
Ray Borg believes it’s only a matter of time until he fights in the UFC again. Borg fought in the UFC from 2014 to 2020 and went 7-5 including fighting Demetrious Johnson for the flyweight belt. However, Borg struggled to make it to the scale due to his son needing brain surgery which impacted his weight cuts. With that, the UFC released him for constantly pulling out of fights. He later announced his retirement but decided to end that shortly thereafter.