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Chris Taylor - June 1, 2019

Alexander Gustafsson shocked the mixed martial arts world earlier today when he announced his retirement from the sport. Gustafsson’s surprising announcement came shortly following his fourth round submission loss to Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Stockholm.

Chris Taylor - June 1, 2019

UFC President Dana White spent the majority of his Friday evening trading barbs with some recent ESPN+ detractors on Twitter. It is not the first time that the brash UFC boss has taken to social media over fan backlash. In fact, just this past week White ripped a fight fan who had voiced their displeasure with the newly announced UFC Sacramento main event.

Chris Taylor - June 1, 2019

A key light heavyweight scrap between former division title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith headlined today’s UFC Stockholm event. Both men had entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering losses to reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones in their most recent octagon appearances.

Chris Taylor - June 1, 2019

A light heavyweight scrap between Aleksandar Rakic and Jimi Manuwa co-headlined today’s UFC Stockholm event. Manuwa entered the contest in desperate need of a win, this after dropping his last three fights. In his most previous effort at UFC 231, the ‘Poster Boy’ suffered a brutal knockout loss at the hands of soon to be title challenger Thiago Santos.

Chris Taylor - June 1, 2019

A key light heavyweight bout between former division title challengers Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Smith headlined today’s UFC Stockholm event. Both Smith and Gustafsson enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after each man fell short in their respective bids to dethrone reigning light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

Chris Taylor - June 1, 2019

A light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Aleksandar Rakic served as the co-headliner of today’s UFC Stockholm event. Jimi Manuwa (17-6 MMA) enters tonight’s contest in desperate need of a win. The ‘Poster Boy’ is coming off three straight setbacks, his most recent being a knockout loss to Thiago Santos at December’s UFC 231 event in Toronto. Manuwa has gone 6-5 in his eleven career fights under the UFC banner.

Chris Taylor - June 1, 2019

UFC welterweight standout Mike Perry (13-4 MMA) is sick of having ‘a bunch of fat bastards’ lecture him about weight cutting. “Platinum” recently took to Twitter where he went off on the subject, this while explaining that athletes would not fight as good or be as strong without weight cutting.

Chris Taylor - June 1, 2019

A lightweight bout between Leonardo Santos and Stevie Ray took place on the prelims of today’s UFC Stockholm event in Sweden. Leonardo Santos (16-3-1 MMA) will return to action for the first time since UFC 204 in October of 2016. The former TUF Brazil winner, Santos, has gone 10-0-1 over his past eleven contests which includes a TKO victory over Kevin Lee.

Adam Martin - May 31, 2019

An intriguing middleweight bout is in the works for this summer’s blockbuster UFC 241 card. Middleweights Derek Brunson and Ian Heinisch will meet at UFC 241, which takes place August 17 at Honda Center in Anahein, California. MyMMANews.com first broke news of the bout, which has been rumored for some time.

Drake Riggs - May 31, 2019

Two-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger, Anthony Johnson is retired from MMA competition… but the overall combat sports hiatus is about to end. Submission Underground Grappling (SUG) announced on Friday that their ninth event is set to go down on July 7 live as usual from the Roseland Theatre in Portland, Oregon. Despite SUG Founder Chael Sonnen announcing during the last event that SUG 9 will take place in Las Vegas, that obviously didn’t end up working out.

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2019

From the sounds of it, former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre could be the next mixed martial arts star to make the jump to pro wrestling — although perhaps only on a one-off basis. St-Pierre claims WWE approached him at the ESPN awards, and that he directed them to contact his management. Based on his comments, it seems like some kind of deal could potentially be reached with the pro wrestling institution, although the Canadian legend clarified that he is not interested in a full-time wrestling career.

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2019

Conor McGregor has had a massive influence on the sport of mixed martial arts. Love him or hate him, that is absolutely unquestionable. He made history as the first fighter to hold titles in two UFC divisions concurrently. He’s headlined multiple record-breaking pay-per-views. He’s become a bigger mainstream star than any mixed martial artist before him. He’s completely changed the pay grade in mixed martial arts, ushering in an era of multimillion-dollar paydays that were previously non-existent. He’s changed the way fighters promote themselves, both on the mic and on social media. He’s used his fame to launch other businesses outside the combat sports bubble…

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2019

While Anthony Joshua’s title defense opposite the massive underdog Andy Ruiz is dominating the attention of most boxing fans at present, that’s not the only title fight on the docket this weekend. Irish champ Katie Taylor is also set to compete, as she looks to become a unified champ opposite experienced Belgian boxer Delfine Persoon. And as this fight draws ever closer, she’s got the full support of former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor. Taylor and McGregor got acquainted in late 2018, when McGregor attended the boxing champ’s fight against Cindy Serrano. The pair of Irish fighters now seem to be good friends, and McGregor has wished Taylor well ahead of her fight this weekend.

Adam Martin - May 31, 2019

Frankie Edgar believes it could be time for his former rival BJ Penn to hang up the gloves. “Do I wish he would retire and just enjoy life? Probably,” Edgar told MMAjunkie. “It’s probably what’s best for his body, but I don’t really know what’s going on in his head. I’m sure everybody has a little piece in it, but ultimately it’s up to him. No one is putting a gun to his head and making him fight. It’s all on him.”

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2019

It’s no secret that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is a Toronto Raptors fan. The Hawaiian predicted the Raps would beat the Milwaukee Bucks in 6, and as he revealed in a chat with James Lynch of The Score, is now predicting the team will beat the Golden State Warriors by the same margin in the NBA finals. https://youtu.be/bC3CRUcYoXY

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2019

Volkan Oezdemir expected to return the Octagon at UFC Stockholm this weekend opposite his friend Ilir Latifi. Unfortunately, Latifi was forced off the card at the last minute, leaving Switzerland’s Oezdemir without a dance partner. “Due to a back injury, Ilir Latifi has been forced to withdraw from his Saturday UFC Fight Night bout against Volkan Oezdemir,” the UFC announced in a statement. 

Tom Taylor - May 31, 2019

Donny Aaron, the estranged husband of UFC flyweight contender Andrea Lee, was finally captured and jailed Wednesday after nine months on the run, per MMA Junkie. According to a Shreveport, Louisiana jail spokesperson, he bonded out later the same day.

Chris Taylor - May 30, 2019

Dana White has a clear message for the fight fans who are unhappy with Aspen Ladd vs. Germaine de Randamie being named as the headliner for UFC Sacramento. The UFC President responded to fans criticizing the July 13 main event booking with a suggestion to ‘Stay home’.