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VIDEO | Liz Carmouche says she was tricked into first encounter with Valentina Shevchenko
Drake Riggs - February 23, 2019
“I think it goes down similar to how it went down the first time,” Liz Carmouche said of a rematch with Valentina Shevchenko. “The first time I was tricked, honestly, by the commission that I was fighting for, the organization [C3 Fights]. “I was supposed to fight her sister [Antonina], who had just as little experience as I did. Instead, I went against somebody who had 10 years more experience than myself. And it was just at that point, I wasn’t willing to say no for an opportunity to fight so I took it and somehow managed to come out with the win.
Khabib Nurmagomedov sends message to Tony Ferguson, 'You had your chance'
Drake Riggs - February 23, 2019
It was recently announced that UFC 236’s featured attraction will be an interim lightweight title fight… But it won’t include the 11-fight win streak holding Tony Ferguson. Instead, it will be Dustin Poirier rematching the current featherweight champion Max Holloway for the gold.
Stefan Struve announces retirement following comeback win at UFC Prague
Drake Riggs - February 23, 2019
UFC Prague went down earlier today and one half of the heavyweight co-main event was the “Skyscraper” Stefan Struve. Coming into the bout, the Dutchman was riding the longest losing streak of his career with three in a row.
Luke Rockhold is not impressed by Thiago Santos
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
Thiago Santos (21-6 MMA) picked up the sixteenth stoppage victory of his career tonight in Prague, but that wasn’t enough to impress Luke Rockhold. The former UFC middleweight champion, Rockhold, took to Twitter shortly following Santos’ third round TKO victory over Jan Blachowicz with the following message.
UFC Prague Results: Stefan Struve submits Marcos Rogerio de Lima (Video)
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
A heavyweight bout between Stefan Struve and Marcos Rogerio de Lima served as the co-headliner of today’s UFC Prague event. The former heavyweight contender, Stefan Struve (28-11 MMA), will enter tonight’s contest looking to rebound after suffering three setbacks in a row.
Official! Two interim titles will be on the line at UFC 236
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
It is now official! Two UFC interim titles will be up for grabs when the octagon invades Atlanta on April 13 for the promotions UFC 236 event. In the main event of the evening, current UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will move up to 155-pounds to take on Dustin Poirier for the promotions interim lightweight title.
UFC Prague Results: Petr Yan defeats John Dodson (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
A bantamweight bout between veteran John Dodson and surging division contender Petr Yan took place at today’s UFC Prague event. John Dodson (20-10 MMA) was last seen in action at September’s UFC 228 event, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jimmie Rivera.
Video: Nate Diaz releases training montage filmed for UFC 230
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz was expected to square off with Dustin Poirier at UFC 230 this past November in New York. Unfortunately for fight fans, “The Diamond” suffered an injury in the lead up to the fight, which ultimately forced him to be pulled from the card.
UFC Prague: Blachowicz vs. Santos live results
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
The octagon invades the Czech Republic today for UFC Prague, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by a light heavyweight scrap between Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos. Jan Blachowicz (23-7 MMA) will enter tonight’s UFC Prague main event on a four-fight win streak. In his most recent effort this past September, Blachowicz defeated the highly touted Nikita Krylov via second-round submission.
Fighters react to Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier interim lightweight title fight at UFC 236
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
Last night it was announced that Max Holloway would be moving up to 155-pounds for an interim lightweight title fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 236. The news came as a bit of a shock, as early this week it had been reported that an interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Max Holloway was “being worked on” by the promotion.
Tony Ferguson explains why he turned down fight with Max Holloway at UFC 236
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
Tony Ferguson was offered an interim lightweight title fight with reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway for April’s UFC 236 pay-per-view event. Unfortunately for fight fans hoping to see a war between “El Cucuy” and “Blessed”, Tony Ferguson utlimately turned down the matchup.
John Dodson plans 'to beat up' TJ Dillashaw and Marlon Moraes in rematches
Drake Riggs - February 23, 2019
A great question for any MMA trivia quiz would be; ‘Who handed TJ Dillashaw his first career defeat?’ If you answered with John Dodson, that would be correct. Cast members on season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2011, Dodson represented Team Mayhem while Dillashaw was on Team Bisping.
Max Holloway returns at UFC 236 for interim lightweight title fight with Dustin Poirier
Cole Shelton - February 22, 2019
UFC 236 is now set to feature two interim title fights. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Max Holloway will be moving up in weight at UFC 236 to take on Dustin Poirier for the UFC’s interim lightweight belt.
John Kavanagh weighs in on who should be next for Conor McGregor
Cole Shelton - February 22, 2019
As the days go on, the question of when and who Conor McGregor will fight next continues. McGregor last fought at UFC 229 in October, where he took on current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for the belt. The fight marked McGregor’s return to the Octagon after a nearly two year hiatus.
Jon Jones says 'my goal is to be active' following UFC 235
Drake Riggs - February 22, 2019
UFC 232 closed out 2018 as the final UFC event of the year. Returning in the headliner was one of the sports all time greats in former light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. In the main event, Jones would reclaim the vacant title by defeating Alexander Gustafsson for the second time as he would pick up a third-round TKO victory.
Dominick Cruz slams 'weak-minded' TJ Dillashaw for handling of Henry Cejudo loss
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw did not agree with his stoppage loss to UFC flyweight champ Henry Cejudo. Ever since the loss, he’s been adamant that the referee intervened too early, and that he should have been given more time recover. Former champ Dominick Cruz, one of Dillashaw’s chief rivals, isn’t impressed with these complaints. “I look at this and say, is this how insignificantly stupid you are?” Cruz said on the the UFC Unfiltered podcast (transcript via MMA Fighting). “To think you complaining and whining about a stoppage is gonna change anything? You just sound like a moron. Like, nothing is gonna change. You might as well just accept what just happened to you and try to grab a hold of your balls instead of run from them and admit the loss. Because you just got knocked out by a [125er]. And you dropped down to a weight class that dried out your brain and you might not have been as durable as you are at 135.”
Tyron Woodley reveals Georges St-Pierre turned down fights with him 'five or six times'
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley has been chasing a fight with Georges St-Pierre for years. Now that St-Pierre is retired, however, it would seem to be forever off the table. Speaking to TMZ shortly after St-Pierre’s retirement message, Tyron Woodley revealed that he approached the UFC about a fight with the Canadian legend multiple times, but that St-Pierre turned it down each time.
UFC Phoenix salaries: Cain Velasquez made bank for Ngannou loss
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
Last Sunday night at UFC Phoenix, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned to the cage after nearly three years away, where he battled fearsome heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou. While this fight went rather disastrously for Velasquez — he was stopped in less than thirty seconds and injured his knee — he was at least well compensated for his efforts.