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Chael Sonnen gives harsh critique of Tito Ortiz vs. Chuck Liddell 'disaster'
Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018
Last weekend, UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz met for a third time. They did so in the main event of the first MMA card promoted by long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya. While some fight fans were impressed by Oscar De La Hoya’s first MMA offering, Bellator MMA star Chael Sonnen was not. In fact, he’s calling it a ‘disaster.’
Mike Perry and Mickey Gall trade trash talk, agree to fight
Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018
Mike Perry fought mere weeks ago, losing by first-round submission to Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on the Denver card, but he’s already itching to get back in there. And he’s even got an opponent in mind. ”[Cerrone] was in the gym with Gracie Barra drilling in the gi, grappling all the time,” Mike Perry told ESPN recently. “He was with Mickey Gall too, let’s fight that motherf**ker. I’ll fight Mickey Gall. F**k Mickey Gall. I’m gonna get into the gym, go grapple, and I’m gonna crush everybody from here on out.”
Tyron Woodley says he used to pay Colby Covington to take beatings at American Top Team
Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018
UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley and UFC interim welterweight champ Colby Covington have swapped seemingly endless trash talk over the last year. The good news is that they seem destined to settle their sizzling beef in the very near future. Speaking on his Instagram account recently, the champ Tyron Woodley updated on his recovery and named the ideal timeframe for his title unification with Colby Covington.
Tito Ortiz sends a message to Jon Jones following KO victory over Chuck Liddell
Christopher Taylor - November 25, 2018
Tito Ortiz was finally able to exact some revenge on long time nemesis and fellow MMA legend Chuck Liddell on Saturday night in Los Angeles. After suffering stoppage losses in his first two encounters with the Iceman long ago at UFC 47 and UFC 66, Ortiz was at last able to get the better of Liddell twenty-four hours ago at The Forum in Inglewood.
VIDEO | Fighter KO's opponent and ref at the same time
Cole Shelton - November 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/_Yodsanan/status/1066441787701714944 In any fight, refs often go unnoticed unless they mess up. Their jobs are thankless and they are often at risk inside the cage.
EXCLUSIVE | Demetrious Johnson excited for fresh start, new challenges in ONE Championship
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
Demetrious Johnson no longer calls the UFC’s Octagon home. After a legendary, 18-fight stint with the Las Vegas promotion, the long-time UFC flyweight champion was traded to Singapore-based martial arts promotion ONE Championship in exchange for top welterweight talent Ben Askren. Several weeks after this unprecedented swap was made official, Demetrious Johnson boarded a plane to Singapore to meet the ONE Championship team and take in the stacked ONE: Heart of the Lion card.
Jon Jones takes aim at Rashad Evans, Chuck Liddell
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is rarely afraid to share his opinions on his fellow fighters. On Sunday afternoon, that’s just what the MMA legend did, this time taking aim at his former opponent Rashad Evans, and at UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. Rashad Evans was the first of Jon Jones’ targets. Apparently, Evans recently made some comments that implied Jones was using performance-enhancing drugs when they fought, and that Jones’ 2016 fight with Ovince Saint Preux was the only time he’s fought without these substances in the UFC’s Octagon.
Joe Rogan outlines Amanda Nunes' path to victory against Cris Cyborg
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
On December 29, in the co-main event of UFC 232, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will move up a weight class to challenge dominating UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg for her title. Sitting at the commentary booth for this fight will be long-time UFC staple Joe Rogan. Like most members of the MMA community, Joe Rogan agrees that Amanda Nunes is in for a very difficult night of work against Cris Cyborg. That being said, he feels the bantamweight champion can defeat the featherweight champion with the right game plan.
VIDEO | Officials attempt to stop Tito Ortiz from doing his trademark victory celebration
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
https://twitter.com/jedigoodman/status/1066622993785225219 Last night, in the main event of the first-ever mixed martial arts show promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, Tito Ortiz finally got something he’s been chasing for his entire legendary career: a victory of fellow UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell.
If Tito Ortiz was Chuck Liddell's manager, he wouldn't have let him fight again
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
On Saturday night, in the main event of Golden Boy Promotions’ first MMA event, former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz picked up a long-awaited win over his arch rival Chuck Liddell, melting “The Icemen” with a first-round heater. While this was a feel-good win for Tito Ortiz, who had been knocked out twice previously by Liddell, it was a tough one to watch for many fans. Liddell, after all, is 48 years old, and had not fought in eight years, since a string of three consecutive knockout losses prompted UFC President Dana White to shepherd him into retirement.
Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub react to Francis Ngannou's first-round KO of Curtis Blaydes
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan was not on duty for Saturday’s UFC Beijing broadcast, and instead hosted one of his popular Fight Companion podcasts for the card, alongside his friends Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen and Eddie Bravo. As you can probably imagine, the whole gang was quite impressed by the UFC Beijing main event, which saw former UFC heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou rebound from losses to Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis with a thunderous, first-round knockout of streaking American wrestler Curtis Blaydes.
Chuck Liddell wishes he'd 'done a few things different' in rematch with Tito Ortiz
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
On Saturday night, former UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell returned to the cage after eight years away, in search of a third win over his arch rival Tito Ortiz. Unfortunately for Liddell, this fight didn’t go as planned. Instead, the UFC Hall-of-Famer was walked down and ultimately snuffed by a crackling Tito Ortiz punch late in the first round. Speaking at the post fight press conference for this show, which was promoted by long-time boxing promoter Oscar De La Hoya, Liddell delved into what went wrong in this trilogy fight with Tito Ortiz.
Chuck Liddell reacts following knockout loss to Tito Ortiz
Christopher Taylor - November 24, 2018
Former UFC light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz collided once again tonight, this time under the Golden Boy MMA banner. “The Iceman” and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” originally crossed paths at UFC 47, with Chuck Liddell emerging victorious by way of second-round knockout.
Fighters react to Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Former UFC light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz squared off for a third fight tonight, this time under the Golden Boy MMA banner. “The Iceman” and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” first met at UFC 47, with Chuck Liddell emerging victorious by way of second-round knockout.
Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 Result: Ortiz KO's Liddell in first-round
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Former UFC light heavyweight champions and bitter rivals Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz squared off for the third time tonight in Inglewood, California. “The Iceman” and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” originally collided at UFC 47, with Chuck Liddell emerging victorious by way of second-round knockout.
Breaking! Anderson Silva will return to the octagon at February's UFC 234 event against Israel Adesanya
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva will return to the octagon on February 9 in Melbourne to taking on rising star Israel Adesanya. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke the news just moments ago on Twitter.
UFC Beijing Fighters Salaries: Alistair Overeem takes home biggest payout
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Alistair Overeem snapped his two fight losing skid at today’s UFC Beijing event and picked up a nice payday for his efforts. “The Reem” handed Sergey Pavlovich the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career via first-round TKO in today’s UFC Fight Night 141 co-headliner.
Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz 3 Betting Odds
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Mixed martial arts legends Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz will throw down for a third time tonight in Los Angeles. The event, which is being promoted by Golden Boy MMA, takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, California.