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Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018

The legend of Jose Aldo may only be on the verge of reaching greater heights. After an ultra-impressive win over Jeremy Stephens, it’s onto what’s next. The former longtime featherweight king and consensus greatest 145er to ever compete, Aldo has essentially done all there is to do in the weight class that he’s found all of his success in. So is it time to test new waters…?

Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018

Another former champion recently fell victim to good ol’ USADA. This time it was a heavyweight legend and Brazilian icon. That man being none other than Fabricio Werdum.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018

Former pro wrestler CM Punk is now 0-2 as a mixed martial artist. Both of those losses occurred in the UFC’s Octagon, where he was first submitted in the first round by Mickey Gall, then walloped to a decision by Mike Jackson. Since his loss to Jackson, which occurred at UFC 225 in June, Punk’s future has been nebulous. More recently, however, CM Punk has suggested that he still plans to continue training in MMA at the very least. And speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show this week, he suggested that he would consider fighting outside the UFC if the UFC is no longer interested in promoting his fights.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018

Kamaru Usman is one of the top welterweights in the world, situated amongst other stars like UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, recent title challenger Darren Till, and former interim champion Colby Covington. Interestingly, Usman says he has a lot of respect for both Woodley and Till — to the point that if he had to fight either man, it would be purely business, with no ill-will involved. If he had the chance to fight Covington, however, Usman says it would be far more than just business, as he’s developed some real animus toward his rival.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018

After his rousing draw with Beneil Dariush, which occurred at UFC 216 in October of 2017, Evan Dunham was sent to the hospital by ring-side physicians. Though Dunham absorbed considerable damage in this fight, he didn’t actually want to board an ambulance, as he’d  had a very hard time getting the UFC to cover the ambulance bill after his 2013 scrap with Gleison Tibau. All the same, Evan Dunham heeded the advice of the UFC’s doctors, and boarded an ambulance to the hospital, keen to make sure he didn’t sustain any serious damage in his fight with Dariush. Two fights later, he’s now “dealing with collections” as the UFC has still failed to pay his ambulance bill for that fight.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018

The next shot at dominant UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is expected to go to former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. In addition to being a fantastic matchup from a stylistic standpoint, this is a fight that is rife with drama, as Covington has hit Woodley with a near ceaseless stream of trash talk over the last year, and Woodley has not been afraid to fire back.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018

Last Saturday night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC 228 card in Dallas, Texas, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley defended his title with a second-round submission of formerly undefeated British striking specialist Darren Till. While most fans and pundits were very impressed by Woodley’s big stoppage win, not everybody was. Nick Diaz, for example, seems to think it was a bit of a squash match. Speaking on his Instagram story, the former Strikeforce welterweight champion and UFC welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz shared his thoughts on the fight. See what he had to say below.

Tom Taylor - September 11, 2018

Darren Till’s UFC 228 welterweight title shot did not go as he planned, as he was out-fought and ultimately submitted by the champion Tyron Woodley. Colby Covington, who is expected to get the next crack at Woodley, has not hidden his opinions about Till and Woodley since then. Speaking on The Luke Thomas Show on Monday, Colby Covington trashed Till for his failed title shot. He also went after Till for some pre-fight comments he made, in which he discussed his singular focus ahead of his fight with Woodley, suggesting that it was more important to him than even his family.

Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018

UFC 227 took place just over a month ago and it left us with some great memories. Of course, for multiple fighters involved they’re forgettable memories. Not necessarily however as all losses are learning experiences and surely that’s what the former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will do with them after his loss at the event.

Drake Riggs - September 11, 2018

There’s no way that anyone will be forgetting the UFC 223 Conor McGregor bus attack anytime soon, especially all of those who were involved. And judging by the promos for UFC 229…the UFC doesn’t want anyone to forget either. https://twitter.com/MacMallyMMA/status/1039002747855503360

Drake Riggs - September 10, 2018

What’s next for the former UFC flyweight Nicco Montano in the UFC? That remains to be seen but what we do know is that it won’t be a title fight. Montano would become the inaugural 125-pound UFC champion by winning her way through season 26 of The Ultimate Fighter as the No. 14 seed, shocking everyone with her success.

Tom Taylor - September 10, 2018

When Nicco Montano was hospitalized ahead of her planned UFC 228 title fight with Valentina Shevchenko, the UFC began a frantic and ultimately unsuccessful search for a replacement opponent. While the promotion ultimately decided to pull Shevchenko from the card, strawweight contender Jessica Andrade says she offered to abandon her planned strawweight fight with Karolina Kowalkiewicz and battle Shevchenko for the vacant flyweight title on short notice. “I even offered to fight for the belt if they agreed to, but since they had already weighed me and done all the work, I wasn’t allowed by the athletic commission,” Andrade said at the UFC 228 post-fight press conference (transcript via Sherdog). “But I’m happy I was able to help the promotion, help the UFC with a great show and excite people.”

Tom Taylor - September 10, 2018

https://youtu.be/6rJXL-5pceY This Saturday, when the UFC makes its long-awaited debut in Moscow, Russia, former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will take on Russian heavyweight Shamil Abdurakhimov. In the lead-up to this event, Belarus’ Arlovski was scheduled to appear on a Russian television program to promote his fight and the larger card. Unfortunately, this interview didn’t go as planned.

Tom Taylor - September 10, 2018

Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 228, Poland’s Karolina Kowalkiewicz stepped into the cage with Brazil’s Jessica Andrade. The expectation was that, if Kowalkiewicz won this fight, she’d receive the next crack at UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas, who she holds a victory over. Unfortunately for Karolina Kowalkiewicz and her many fans, however, this fight did not go the was she planned. Instead, she was clubbed to a brutal, first-round knockout loss by her fearsome adversary Jessica Andrade.

Tom Taylor - September 10, 2018

Last weekend, on the undercard of the action-packed UFC 228 card, the Ultimate Fighter season one winner Diego Sanchez turned back the clock with a dominant decision defeat of British welterweight Craig White. With this win, Diego Sanchez took a big step toward the final goal of his MMA career — to win a UFC title, and defy his legions of doubters and naysayers.

Tom Taylor - September 10, 2018

Former WWE superstar CM Punk is now 0-2 in MMA, having first been submitted by Mickey Gall in his debut, and more recently being dominated to a decision by Mike Jackson. Since his second MMA loss, CM Punk says he’s been busy with work in the film and television industry — work he was putting off when he was training for his fight with Jackson.

Tom Taylor - September 10, 2018

Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre is pretty much the consensus best welterweight ever. Yet current champion Tyron Woodley is most definitely  closing in on that lofty title himself. In the eyes of many fans, however, it will be difficult for Tyron Woodley to cement himself as the welterweight GOAT without first defeating Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre is, after all, still teasing a comeback.

Drake Riggs - September 9, 2018

One MMA’s all-time greats Georges St-Pierre was last seen making some history inside the Octagon at UFC 217 but he hasn’t been seen since. At the incredible UFC 217 event, the former welterweight king St-Pierre added a second divisional title to his resume when he defeated Michael Bisping by third-round submission.