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Conor McGregor is just 310 days away from making UFC lightweight history
Chris Taylor - March 31, 2018
Conor McGregor is just 310 days away from making UFC lightweight history Conor McGregor is on the verge of making UFC history!
Report | The UFC plans on returning to Korea later this year!
Chris Taylor - March 31, 2018
Report | The UFC plans on returning to Korea later this year! According to a recent report from BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor, the UFC is hoping to have another event in Seoul, Korea before the end of 2018.
Exclusive | Jorge Masvidal plans to "take heads off" following "horrible fight" with Wonderboy
Chris Taylor - March 30, 2018
Exclusive | Jorge Masvidal plans to “take heads off” following “horrible fight” with Wonderboy Perennial UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal is working on some “new things” following most recent setback to former two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson at November’s UFC 217 event in New York.
Exclusive | Alex Caceres feels like he will "get a lot of love" at UFC 223 in Brooklyn
Chris Taylor - March 30, 2018
Exclusive | Alex Caceres feels like he will “get a lot of love” at UFC 223 in Brooklyn Alex Caceres (13-11 MMA) is one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC’s stacked featherweight division.
VIDEO | Watch Aliaskhab Khizriev finish Rousimar Palhares at Fight Nights Global 85
Chris Taylor - March 30, 2018
VIDEO | Watch Aliaskhab Khizriev finish Rousimar Palhares at Fight Nights Global 85 Former UFC middleweight contender and dangerous submission specialist Rousimar Palhares returned to the cage earlier today at Fight Nights Global 85 event.
Jeremy Stephens agrees to fight Jose Aldo at UFC Singapore
Chris Taylor - March 30, 2018
Jeremy Stephens agrees to fight Jose Aldo at UFC Singapore Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and perennial division contender Jeremy Stephens appear to be on a collision course for June’s UFC event in Singapore.
Conor McGregor staying ready, working on wrestling
Tom Taylor - March 30, 2018
UFC 223, which goes down April 7 in Brooklyn, NY, will be headlined by one of the biggest lightweight fights ever, as interim champ Tony Ferguson collides with undefeated contender Khabib Nurmagomedov. That is, unless disaster strikes, and one of the two men is forced out of the fight. This is what’s happened every single time the two lightweight stars have been scheduled to fight previously, and we’re all counting down the days to UFC 223, praying that it doesn’t happen again… If disaster does strike, and one fighter is forced out of the UFC 223 main event, it seems possible that Conor McGregor will attempt to step in and replace them. Whether the UFC and New York Athletic Commission would allow such a thing is difficult to say, but the Irish star is apparently keen to “stay ready,” and also seems to be working hard on his wrestling. Given the insane wrestling pedigree of both Nurmagomedov and Ferguson, this is definitely interesting…
Tyron Woodley expects "gatekeeper" Thompson to dispatch of Till so he doesn't have to
Tom Taylor - March 30, 2018
Having not lost a single MMA bout, Darren Till has been rocketing toward UFC welterweight title contention for some time. In the opinion of UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley, however, Till’s momentum will stop in his next fight, when he battles two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. “‘Wonderboy’ the gatekeeper,” Woodley said in a recent Q&A on Instagram Live (via MMAJunkie). “He’ll do all my light work for me. All the dudes that think they want a shot at the strap, they’ve got to go through him, and ain’t nobody do it yet. I think Thompson [beat Till] man, to be honest. I know I’ve talked a lot of trash about Thompson, more in light joking. But Thompson is a very difficult puzzle to figure out. And it took me a lot of time, a lot of money, a lot of training partners to figure him out.”
EXCLUSIVE | Jimmie Rivera plans to punish Marlon Moraes for "douche bag" manager's comments
Tom Taylor - March 30, 2018
On June 1, when the UFC touches down in Utica, New York, streaking bantamweight contender Jimmie Rivera is expected to lock horns with former World Series of Fighting bantamweight champ Marlon Moraes.
EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal makes prediction for Colby Covington's battle with RDA, trip to Brazil
Tom Taylor - March 30, 2018
On May 12, streaking UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington is expected to head south to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to battle former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 224. This setting of this fight is particularly interesting as Covington recently alienated the entire country of Brazil by calling it “a dump” and referring to its people as “filthy animals.”
Khabib Nurmagomedov predicts how he'll defeat "stupid" Tony Ferguson
Tom Taylor - March 30, 2018
On April 7, in the main event of UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will finally collide—knock on wood. Ahead of this fight, the world is dividing when it comes to picking a winner. There are those we believe Nurmagomedov will climb to an insane 26-0 by wrestling Ferguson into sawdust, and there are those who feel Ferguson possesses the perfect style to thwart the seemingly unstoppable Russian.
Joe Rogan and Yves Edwards argue Frankie Edgar is fighting too soon after KO loss
Tom Taylor - March 30, 2018
Just weeks after his UFC 222 KO loss to Brian Ortega, UFC featherweight contender Frankie Edgar will return to the cage for a scrap with Cub Swanson. The bout will co-headline the UFC’s return to Atlantic City on April 21. Ahead of this fight, many fans have shared their concern for Edgar, arguing he’s fighting too soon after his knockout loss. UFC commentator Joe Rogan and FOX Sports analyst Yves Edwards share this opinion.
Paul Heyman States that "it's a fact" That Brock Lesnar Wants to Return to the UFC
Drake Riggs - March 29, 2018
It seems like athletes jumping over from the WWE to the UFC is becoming a little bit of a norm… And that all started with the former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE Universal champion, Brock Lesnar. He was really the first to do both and find success in each. Most recently, we’ve seen what could be considered a ‘trade’ of sorts between the once UFC bantamweight queen, Ronda Rousey and the former WWE megastar, CM Punk who are both now on the opposite rosters in which they made their claims to fame.
EXCLUSIVE | Kyoji Horiguchi shares his reasons for leaving the UFC—and one of them is beautiful
Tom Taylor - March 29, 2018
Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto protege and current American Top Team staple Kyoji Horiguchi has long stood out as one of the best flyweights on earth. In late 2016, however, the one-time UFC flyweight title challenger left the UFC, and set up shop under the Rizin Fighting Federation banner in his native Japan.
Vitor Belfort is retiring at UFC 224 — but maybe not forever
Tom Taylor - March 29, 2018
At UFC 224, which goes down on May 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, MMA legend Vitor Belfort will compete in the final fight of his career opposite another Brazilian hero in Lyoto Machida. Yet while Belfort has assured for some time that this will be his last fight, it doesn’t sound like that is completely set in stone. “It’s what I said: in reality, it will be my final fight and my journey is ending,” Belfort told MMAJunkie. “But [there’s] nothing that a good contract – what, seven digits? – can’t do in terms of helping us return. I’ll keep training. I love doing this. But there needs to be a meaning. There needs to be a purpose and it needs to be something that makes sense.”
EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal recounts another heated run-in with Michael Bisping
Tom Taylor - March 29, 2018
At this stage, it’s no secret that UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal and former UFC middleweight champ Michael Bisping are not particularly fond of one another. The two fan favorites have had numerous run-ins in the past, and have not been shy about engaging one another on social media.
TUTORIAL: Shinya Aoki demonstrates flying triangle submission
EVOLVE MMA - March 29, 2018
This video was first published on Evolve Vacation. Japanese legend Shinya Aoki is the former ONE Lightweight World Champion and one of the most highly-skilled Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in the world. So when he shows you how to execute a submission, you better be listening.
TUTORIAL: Angela Lee demonstrates three takedowns that lead to submissions
EVOLVE MMA - March 29, 2018
This video was first published on Evolve Vacation. Reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight World Champion “Unstoppable” Angela Lee of the Evolve Fight Team is a tremendous martial artist with solid striking and grappling skills. With an unblemished 8-0 record, Lee has amassed a total of six submission victories over the course of her young career.