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Dana White responds to fans criticizing last night’s UFC on ESPN 10 fight card
Adam D Martin - June 14, 2020
UFC president Dana White responded to fans who criticized last night’s UFC on ESPN 10 card, which didn’t feature many big names or ranked fighters on it. White and the UFC were heavily criticized for the lineup for last night’s card, which featured a main event between women’s flyweights Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo. Eye, Calvillo, and men’s flyweight Jordan Espinosa were the only fighters on the card with a ranking beside their name, which led many fans and media to criticize the card as being weak and lacking depth.
Pros react after Cynthia Calvillo defeats Jessica Eye at UFC on ESPN 10
Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020
A key women’s strawweight bout featuring Jessica Eye taking on Cynthia Calvillo headlined tonight’s UFC on ESPN 10 event in Las Vegas. Eye (15-7 MMA) had missed weight for tonight’s headliner and was thus forced to forfeit a portion of her fight purse to Calvillo. The miss marked the second straight contest that Jessica Eye has failed to make the flyweight limit.
UFC on ESPN 10 Results: Cynthia Calvillo defeats Jessica Eye
Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020
A key women’s strawweight bout featuring Jessica Eye taking on Cynthia Calvillo headlines tonight’s UFC on ESPN 10 event in Las Vegas. Eye (15-7 MMA) missed weight for tonight’s headliner and will thus have to forfeit a portion of her fight purse to Calvillo. This marks the second straight contest that Jessica Eye has failed to make the flyweight limit.
Pros react after Marvin Vettori submits Karl Roberson at UFC on ESPN 10
Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020
A middleweight bout between Marvin Vettori and Karl Roberson serves as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC on ESPN 10 event in Las Vegas. Roberson (9-2 MMA), who had missed weight for tonight’s contest, entered the bout on a two-fight winning streak having defeated Wellington Turman and Roman Kopylov in his most recent Octagon appearances.
UFC veteran Mike Pierce claims former matchmaker Joe Silva told him to "perform how I expect or you're gone"
Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020
The fighter backlash continued against the UFC today as former competitors Mike Pierce and Sam Stout spoke out against their former employer. Earlier today former UFC lightweight standout Sam Stout had taken to Twitter where he revealed that he was only paid 2k to show and 2k to win for his first Octagon appearance.
Report | Zabit Magomedsharipov vs Yair Rodriguez in the works for August 29
Alfredo Zullino - June 13, 2020
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s featherweight division has a new war slated for late summer as Zabit Magomedsharipov is going to square off against Yair Rodriguez. According to a report from Tass.ru’s own Igor Lazorin, the two featherweight prospects are going to lock horns on August 29.
UFC on ESPN 10: 'Eye vs. Calvillo' Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020
The Octagon remains in Las Vegas this evening for UFC on ESPN 10, a 10-bout fight card headlined by Jessica Eye vs. Cynthia Calvillo. Eye (15-7 MMA) missed weight for tonight’s headliner and will thus forfeit a portion of her fight purse to Calvillo. This marked the second straight contest that Jessica Eye has failed to make the flyweight limit.
Former UFC standout Sam Stout vents on fighter pay: "When they got rich they kept us all poor"
Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020
Former UFC lightweight standout Sam Stout has joined fellow fighters Jorge Masvidal, Jon Jones and Gray Maynard in speaking out about fighter pay. The Canadian competed under the UFC banner on 20 different occasions, beginning his promotional run in March of 2006 at UFC 58.
Jon Jones says he "may be going back to college" following recent dispute with UFC
Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020
UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones is weighing his options following failed negotiations with his current employer, the UFC. A couple of weeks ago, ‘Bones’ expressed interest in moving up a weight class to take on feared knockout artist Francis Ngannou. Unfortunately for fight fans, negotiations for the fight broke down and shortly after Jones suggested he was considering taking a hiatus from MMA.
Eight people shot in San Antonio by Man claiming to be a UFC Fighter
Chris Taylor - June 13, 2020
Eight people were shot late Friday evening in a parking lot in San Antonio by an ‘inebriated’ man claiming to be a UFC Fighter. According to a report for the NYTimes, the shooter was originally turned away by the bar, only to come back and open fire with a rifle.
Dana White shoots down Anderson Silva vs. Anthony Pettis
Adam Martin - June 13, 2020
UFC president Dana White shot down a potential matchup between former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva and former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis. Pettis reached out to Silva on social media this week and requested a matchup against the legend, which the Brazilian accepted. Fans seemed to be excited about the prospect of a potential catchweight fight between two former UFC champions, but that won’t be happening anytime soon as White shot down any notion of this matchup.
Derek Brunson takes a shot at "fat boy" Karl Roberson after bad weight miss
Adam Martin - June 12, 2020
UFC middleweight contender Derek Brunson took a shot at “fat boy” Karl Roberson after the rising contender missed weight by 4.5lbs at UFC Las Vegas. Roberson stepped onto the scale at 190.5lbs for his middleweight bout against Marvin Vettori, which is scheduled to be the co-main event under the headliner between women’s flyweights Jessica Eye and Cynthia Calvillo this weekend. Both Eye and Roberson missed weight, making this a rare card where both the main event and co-main event saw a headliner miss their respective weight limit. In Roberson’s case, it was the biggest weight miss on a card full of them.
Jessica Eye fires back at Joanne Calderwood following criticism of UFC on ESPN 10 weight miss
Chris Taylor - June 12, 2020
Former UFC women’s flyweight title challenger Jessica Eye (15-7 MMA) has had a rough time making weight as of late. ‘Evil Eye’ missed weight for her event headlining bout with Cynthia Calvillo earlier today in Las Vegas. It marked the second time in as many fights that Jessica has failed to make the non-title fight flyweight limit of 126lbs.
Rafael dos Anjos slams Nate Diaz: "Don’t forget where you came from. You got big money fight because I got hurt
Chris Taylor - June 12, 2020
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has slammed Nate Diaz after the Stockton Native boasted about his recent paydays. Diaz had recently bashed the newly announced UFC 251 main event which showcases Gilbert Burns challenging Kamaru Usman for the promotions welterweight title.
Dana White absolutely rips the MMA Media over "bulls--t" Conor McGregor headlines
Chris Taylor - June 12, 2020
UFC President Dana White was not happy with the MMA Media for what he called “bulls–t headlines“ regarding Conor McGregor turning down fights. Earlier this week the UFC boss had spoken with ESPN where he suggested that McGregor had turned down a short-notice fight with Tony Ferguson at UFC 249.
Rafael dos Anjos issues a challenge to Conor McGregor: "If you’re looking for a fight I’m the guy"
Chris Taylor - June 12, 2020
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos has issued a challenge to recently retired former two-division champion Conor McGregor. The Irish superstar announced his retirement from the sport shortly after the conclusion of last weekend’s UFC 250 broadcast.
Dana White compares Jorge Masvidal to the Diaz brothers: "If you want to fight, call us"
Cole Shelton - June 12, 2020
Dana White says Jorge Masvidal is very similar to the Diaz brothers in terms of negotiating fights. For years, the UFC has had a hard time getting both Nick and Nate Diaz into the Octagon. The two have wanted more money and at one point, White said he was having someone else in the UFC deal with the Diaz brothers as he couldn’t bare the frustration anymore. The two have gone years in between fights and now the UFC boss says it is getting very similar with Jorge Masvidal.
Petr Yan sizes up bantamweight competition: "I can defeat every fighter"
Tom Taylor - June 12, 2020
Petr Yan, who will battle Jose Aldo for the vacant UFC bantamweight title at UFC 251, believes he can beat every fighter in his division. The bantamweight division is arguably the best division in the UFC right now as Yan, Aldo, Aljamain Sterling, Cory Sandhagen, Cody Garbrandt, Marlon Moraes, Sean O’Malley and several other fighters are all gunning for gold.