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Chris Taylor - April 28, 2018

Report | Gunnar Nelson injured, forced out of fight with Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool The octagon will invade Liverpool, England on May 27 for the promotions UFC Fight Night 130 event.

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

New Zealand lightweight Dan Hooker is now on an impressive three-fight win-streak, and he’s hoping to be rewarded for this success with a big step up in competition. In particular, he’s hoping to fight former World Series of Fighting lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, who he considers “the stupidest guy in the division.” Hooker made his callout of Gaethje on a recent episode of Submission Radio. Here’s what he had to say about the former WSOF champ:

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

Earlier today, the UFC announced a slew of bouts for UFC on FOX 30, which goes down on July 28 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Though these announcements included news of a Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens featherweight co-main event, they did not include any news about the card’s main event. According to Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting, however, the promotion’s tentative plan is to top the card with a women’s flyweight title fight between long-absent inaugural champion Nicco Montano, and ferocious challenger Valentina Shevchenko.

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

The newest addition to the contributor win of the UFC Hall of Fame, which honors those who have “made outstanding and historical contributions to the sport outside of active competition,” is UFC co-founder Art Davie. Davie, who created the UFC with the help of Rorion Gracie, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame during this year’s International Fight Week celebrations, per MMAJunkie. The induction ceremony will stream live on UFC Fight Pass.

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

BJJ ace and Conor McGregor training partner Dillon Danis has never been short on confidence. That remains true as he gears up for his professional MMA debut, which will pit him against 2-3 fighter Kyle Walker in a 175-pound catchweight fight at Bellator 198 this weekend. Speaking to MMAMania, Danis explained that to him, Walker is really just a bump in the road — a bump he intends to roll right over.

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

Over the last couple of days, Al Iaquinta and Tony Ferguson have been going at in on social media. The pair’s beef began when Ferguson used Iaquinta’s standing in the UFC lightweight division as a way to delegitimize Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC 223 title win. On a recent episode of Submission Radio, Iaquinta explained why he engaged Ferguson on social media.

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

The UFC’s July 22 trip to Hamburg, Germany keeps getting better and better. The latest addition to the card, per an announcement from the UFC, is a heavyweight showdown between towering Dutchman Stefan Struve, and dangerous Polish star Marcin Tybura. https://twitter.com/UFCEurope/status/989784992283791360

Tom Taylor - April 27, 2018

Hearing Colby was seen leaving in a neck brace after this vicious assault by Charles Bennett. Criminal charges pending. pic.twitter.com/UmE9b6Dzgu — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) April 27, 2018

Tom Taylor - April 26, 2018

Khabib Nurmagomedov, who now owns the UFC lightweight title, is a flawless 26-0 as a professional mixed martial artist. Given his incredible dominance in the lightweight division — and the fact that he’s struggled with the scale in the past — many members of the MMA community have wondered how he’d perform in the UFC welterweight division. In the opinion of Colby Covington, who battles Rafael dos Anjos for interim welterweight gold in the co-main event of UFC 225 this June 9, Nurmagomedov would be wise to stay at lightweight. In fact, he thinks Nurmagomedov would be in some real trouble if he moved to welterweight.

Tom Taylor - April 26, 2018

Sage Northcutt has always been absolutely shredded, whether he’s been competing at 155 pounds or 170. Since his last fight, however, the young talent has taken his physique to a whole new level. Northcutt’s latest Instagram posts tell the story of his incredible bulk-up — which ultimately prompted a visit from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

Nick Nadel - April 26, 2018

Part four in a series celebrating badassery in film and TV The mightiest warriors in martial arts movies use their bare fists and feet as deadly weapons. They strike fast and hard, and before you know it, your heart has exploded or your eyeballs are gauged out.

Tom Taylor - April 26, 2018

Earlier this week, top UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee appeared on the JRE MMA Show to discuss all the goings on in the world of MMA. One of the topics of conversation was Tony Ferguson, who Lee lost to in an interim title bout in October of 2017. Ferguson was recently supposed to battle Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 223, but was unfortunately forced out of the fight with a freak leg injury just a week ahead of the event. Ferguson then went under the knife to repair this injury, and is currently recovering from surgery.

Tom Taylor - April 26, 2018

Blagoy Ivanov (16-1) has long stood out as one of the very best heavyweights outside the UFC. That is no longer the case, as he’s reportedly signed a deal with the promotion, and is expected to make his Octagon debut this summer. This news was confirmed by Ariel Helwani, following an initial report by Ryan Thomas.

Tom Taylor - April 26, 2018

Now that Ronda Rousey is firmly established as a member of the WWE roster, she’s becoming more and more open about the pair of losses that ended her career as a mixed martial artist — losses she wouldn’t discuss previously. The former UFC women’s bantamweight queen looked back on these losses, which were dealt by Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, during a Q&A session at the WildCard boxing gym in Las Vegas, which was hosted by film director Peter Berg.

Tom Taylor - April 26, 2018

Earlier this week, we learned that Nick Newell, a fighter born with a congenital amputation of his left arm, had met with Dana White in Las Vegas to dicuss his potential move to the UFC. In the wake of these meetings, the expectation was that White would give Newell — and the fans — an answer about his possible move to the UFC in the very near future. White has now given that answer. Newell will compete on an episode of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series in June. If he wins impressively, he’s likely to be granted a UFC contract.

Drake Riggs - April 25, 2018

A UFC career can be a true roller coaster ride in every sense of the phrase. You can go from incredible highs to devastating lows in the blink of an eye. For Holly Holm, she isn’t quite at a point of ‘rock bottom’, but the once champion has lost some steam since her phenomenal dismantling of the dominant bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey back in 2015.

Tom Taylor - April 25, 2018

The rumors about a potential showdown between former UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping and long-absent Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz are just that — rumors. On a recent episode of his podcast Believe You Me, Bisping shut down these undeniably dubious rumors, referring to them as “total bullshit.” “No, no. I’m not fighting Nick Diaz, it’s all total bullshit,” Bisping said (transcribed by Jim Edwards for MMANytt). I haven’t spoken to the UFC about anything, they haven’t even come to me. In fact, I’m a little bit offended the Ultimate Fighting Championship — what the fuck?”

Tom Taylor - April 25, 2018

Rising Russian featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov, who is one of the flashiest fighters on the UFC roster today, has reportedly been offered a bout with a fighter who is cut from the same cloth: Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez. The bout is reportedly being discussed for the UFC’s September debut in Moscow, Russia. This news comes from Dennis Geyko of RTSport.