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Conor McGregor reacts to Max Holloway's victory over Brian Ortega
Christopher Taylor - December 9, 2018
Former UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and current division title holder Max Holloway are two of the promotions biggest stars. The UFC standouts have actually squared off in the past, with Conor McGregor emerging victorious by way of unanimous decision. That fight took place over five years ago, at UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston.
Dana White praises Ben Askren, says having him in the UFC is 'a breath of fresh air'
Drake Riggs - December 9, 2018
There was a time where it seemed like one of the best fighters to never fight in the UFC would never get that opportunity. However, it’s now 2018 and anything appears to be possible in the MMA world. As one half of the first ever MMA ‘trade’, undefeated welterweight dominator ‘Funky’ Ben Askren has now joined the UFC roster.
Nick Diaz teases move to Bellator
Drake Riggs - December 9, 2018
Business is seemingly never easy with the Diaz brothers. With both of them having not fought inside the UFC for years now, it may be time that one of them moves on from the promotion as they’re both ready to return to action. For the elder Diaz, Nick, it will have been four years since he last competed in MMA come February. Now finding interest in fighting again, he is apparently back.
Jimi Manuwa issues classy statement after wild loss to Thiago Santos
Tom Taylor - December 9, 2018
On Saturday night, in the opening bout of the UFC 231 main card, long-time light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa stepped into the cage with fellow knockout artist Thiago Santos. The pairing resulted in absolute chaos in the cage.
Max Holloway still doesn't consider himself the greatest featherweight of all time
Tom Taylor - December 9, 2018
Shortly after UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title with a emphatic stoppage defeat of Brian Ortega, UFC President Dana White praised him as one of “the all-time greats.” “It’s impossible not to talk about him among the all-time greats,” White said of Holloway post-fight.
Dana White defends Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega stoppage
Tom Taylor - December 9, 2018
Last night, in the main event of UFC 231 in Toronto, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title for a second time, thumping formerly undefeated challenger Brian Ortega with such severity that the cage-side doctor stopped the fight between the fourth and fifth rounds. While not everybody agreed with the doctor’s decision to end the fight, UFC President Dana White believes it was the right decision.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk opens up on her future after UFC 231 loss to Valentina Shevchenko
Tom Taylor - December 9, 2018
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 231, former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk battled the fearsome Valentina Shevchenko for the vacant UFC women’s flyweight belt. Unfortunately for Jedrzejczyk, this title shot did not go as planned, as she was out-duelled by Shevchenko for five rounds. Despite this setback, Joanna Jedrzejczyk says she plans to stay in the flyweight division.
Dana White shares his ideal plan for 'all-time great' Max Holloway after UFC 231
Tom Taylor - December 9, 2018
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 231, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title for a second time with a stoppage defeat of the formerly undefeated Brian Ortega. Shortly after Holloway’s impressive featherweight title defense, UFC President Dana White reiterated that he feels the featherweight champion would be wise to move up to the lightweight division, where he’d endure a less taxing weight-cut.
After UFC 231 win, Max Holloway targets several lightweight superfights
Tom Taylor - December 9, 2018
After his thrilling, stoppage defeat of Brian Ortega at UFC 231, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is interested in heading up to lightweight to battle some of the division’s top stars. Of all the dangerous fighters in the UFC lightweight division, none interest Holloway more than undefeated champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Dillon Danis believes people "do Conor McGregor dirty" by suggesting Max Holloway is the best featherweight ever
Christopher Taylor - December 9, 2018
Dillon Danis believes people are doing Conor McGregor dirty by suggesting Max Holloway is the best featherweight fighter in the history of the sport. Holloway successfully defend his UFC featherweight gold at tonight’s UFC 231 event, earning an impressive TKO victory over the previously undefeated Brian Ortega.
Fighters react to Max Holloway stopping Brian Ortega at UFC 231
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
Tonight’s UFC 231 event was headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight title fight featuring reigning champ Max Holloway taking on undefeated contender Brian Ortega. Max Holloway returned to action tonight for the first time since UFC 218 in December of 2017, where he defeated former division kingpin Jose Aldo for a second time by way of TKO.
UFC 231 Results: Max Holloway TKO's Brian Ortega (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
Tonight’s UFC 231 event is headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight title fight featuring current champ Max Holloway taking on undefeated contender Brian Ortega. Max Holloway (19-3 MMA) has not competed since UFC 218 in December of 2017, when he defeated former division kingpin Jose Aldo for a second time by way of TKO.
UFC 231 Results: Valentina Shevchenko defeats Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
Former women’s bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko and former strawweight queen Joanna Jedrzejczyk squared off for the promotions vacant flyweight title in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto. Shevchenko made her UFC flyweight debut this past February, scoring a very lopsided second-round submission win over Priscila Cachoeira.
UFC 231 Results: Gunnar Nelson submits Alex Oliveira (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
A welterweight bout between Alex Oliveira and Gunnar Nelson took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gunnar Nelson enters tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a first-round knockout loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio this past July in Glasgow, Scotland.
Fighters react to tonight's UFC 231 war between Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
Perennial UFC light heavyweight contenders Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa squared off on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Canada. The scrap lived up to fans expectations as Thiago Santos and Jimi Manuwa seemingly threw caution to the wind in a fight that can only be described as an absolute war.
UFC 231 Results: Thiago Santos KO's Jimi Manuwa (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
A key light heavyweight bout between Jimi Manuwa and Thiago Santos took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Canada. Thiago Santos enters tonight’s contest on a two-fight winning streak, his latest being a third-round TKO victory over Eryk Anders this past September.
UFC 231 Live Results
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
The octagon returns to Toronto, Ontario, Canada this evening for the promotions stacked UFC 231 pay-per-view event. The fight card is headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight title fight featuring current champ Max Holloway taking on undefeated contender Brian Ortega.
Notable MMA Journalist busted for child pornography
Chris Taylor - December 8, 2018
Terrible and disturbing news struck the MMA community late yesterday evening, as it was revealed that notable MMA Journalist Iain Kidd had been busted for child pornography. Popular MMA Twitter figure ‘FrontRowBrian‘ was the first to share the appalling news within the MMA Community.