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Amanda Cooper roasts her UFC 218 opponent Angela Magana
Tom Taylor - December 4, 2017
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC 218, Amanda Cooper picked up a dominant stoppage win over polarizing strawweight star Angela Magana. While Cooper’s win was more than enough to put her heated rivalry with Magana to bed, she still had plenty to say about her at the UFC 218 press conference, evidently still put off my Magana’s history of trash talk and internet bullying. “I don’t think the sport needs her,” Cooper said at the UFC 218 post-fight presser (h/t MMAJunkie.com). “I don’t think the UFC needs her. Maybe she needs it. As soon as I called her out she was on Twitter freaking out. I think she gets something out of it. I don’t mean to be mean, but I think she probably needed that a little bit. I don’t think the sport needs her, but I think she needs it.”
Champ Stipe Miocic reacts to Francis Ngannou's big win, expected heavyweight title shot
Tom Taylor - December 4, 2017
Last weekend, in the co-main event of the absolutely wild UFC 218 card, surging heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, punching Alistair Overeem’s head into outer space, where it is believed to have settled somewhere among the comets and asteroids of the Kuiper Belt. With this absolutely destructive victory, the French-Cameroonian juggernaut seems to have positioned himself for a fight with dominant UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. While Ngannou could easily be the most dangerous challenger of Miocic’s reign thus far, the champ doesn’t seem to be particularly worried. Shortly after Ngannou’s big UFC 218 win, he took to Twitter with a simple, yet clear message: “And Still.” In other words, he expects to leave a prospective battle with Ngannou with the belt still wrapped tightly around his midsection.
VIDEO | TJ Dillashaw has commenced his training for Demetrious Johnson
Tom Taylor - December 4, 2017
On the heels of Dana White announcing TJ vs DJ next, TJ Dillashaw is bringing his body weight down over a 20 week period and trying to lose 6.4lbs of muscle to make Flyweight. pic.twitter.com/KT4NSTYXjx — Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) December 4, 2017
Anderson Silva and Roy Jones Jr. are once again attempting to set up a fight
Tom Taylor - December 4, 2017
Long before Conor McGregor stepped through the ropes of the boxing ring to battle Floyd Mayweather, Anderson Silva strived to do the same to fight Roy Jones Jr. Regrettably, the fight never came to fruition. Today, however, Jones Jr. would still love to welcome Silva to the boxing ring. The boxing legend attempted to reignite discussions for this fight on The Ask Gary Vee Show.
Max Holloway pays big respect to Jose Aldo and Brazil
Russell Ess - December 3, 2017
Max Holloway successfully defended his UFC featherweight title against Jose Aldo at UFC 218 on Saturday night. The two met in an immediate rematch with Frankie Edgar having to pull out of the originally scheduled title fight against Holloway due to an injury. Just like their first fight at UFC 212 in June, Holloway finished Aldo in the third round by TKO.
PHOTO | The classic "Hospital Photo" lives on with Yancy Medeiros and Alex Oliveira
Chris Taylor - December 3, 2017
Last night’s UFC 218 pay-per-view event in Detroit delivered in a big way with some incredible performances and jaw dropping finishes. Arguably the best “fight of the night” came on the cards prelims when welterweights Yancy Medeiros and Alex Oliveira went to absolute war inside the octagon.
PHOTO | Jose Aldo made a fans night following his UFC 218 loss to Max Holloway
Chris Taylor - December 3, 2017
Jose Aldo made a fans night following his UFC 218 title fight loss to Max Holloway. The former featherweight kingpin, Aldo, suffered his second straight TKO loss to Max Holloway in the main event of last night’s UFC 218 fight card in Detroit.
UFC 218 Reebok Athlete Outfitting Payouts: Eddie Alvarez pockets just $5,000
Chris Taylor - December 3, 2017
The UFC 218 Reebok Athlete Outfitting Payouts are in! The octagon returned to Detroit last night for UFC 218. The pay-per-view event was headlined by a featherweight title fight rematch between current champ Max Holloway and former division kingpin Jose Aldo.
Max Holloway issues very classy statement after second win over Jose Aldo
Tom Taylor - December 3, 2017
Back in June, Hawaii’s Max Holloway captured the UFC featherweight title by stopping MMA legend Jose Aldo with a salvo of third-round punches. Last night, in the main event of UFC 218, the pair ran it back. Just like their first fight, this one was very fun while it lasted, but ultimately went to Holloway, who won with third-round strikes. Now 2-0 against Aldo, Holloway clearly has ample respect for his foe. Post-fight, the champ took to social media to issue some thank-yous. One of the recipients of his thanks was Aldo.
Eddie Alvarez has an absolutely epic compliment for Justin Gaethje after UFC 218
Tom Taylor - December 3, 2017
Last night, on the main card of the stacked UFC 218, former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez stepped into the Octagon with former World Series of Fighting lightweight champ Justin Gaethje. In the lead up to UFC 218, this card was widely regarded as a frontrunner for Fight of the Night, Fight of the Month – even Fight of the Year honors. And when the cage door closed on these two veritable saints of bloodshed, the fight delivered. For two and a half frenzied rounds, Alvarez and Gaethje swapped heavy artillery, battering one another into black and blue mush. Eventually, however, Alvarez landed the shot that mattered, putting his incredibly durable foe down with a rocket-fuelled knee to the face in the third round.
Conor McGregor pokes fun at Max Holloway, Holloway fires back
Tom Taylor - December 3, 2017
Last night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC 218, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway made the first successful defense of his title, taking out featherweight great Jose Aldo with third-round punches. With this win, Holloway extended his current streak to a whopping 12-straight. The Hawaiian’s last loss occurred back in August of 2013, when he was out-hustled by Conor McGregor. Shortly after Holloway’s UFC 218 win, McGregor took to Twitter to remind him of this fact.
Report: Tyron Woodley is considering vacating the UFC welterweight title
Tom Taylor - December 3, 2017
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been angling for a fight with former champ Georges St-Pierre for some time. Now that St-Pierre is the UFC middleweight champion, however, the chances of a welterweight bout between the two seem slim. Luckily, Woodley has a backup plan. The welterweight king is ready and willing to move up to the 185-pound middleweight division to battle St-Pierre. In fact, he’s even willing to vacate the welterweight title if need be. This, per MMAJunkie.com’s Mike Bohn.
Justin Gaethje reacts to Eddie Alvarez fight, first career loss
Tom Taylor - December 3, 2017
Last night, the UFC touched down in Detroit, Michigan with UFC 218. One of the highlights of this action-packed card, which was easily one of the best of the year, was Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje’s lightweight slobber-knocker. Though Gaethje certainly had his moments in this fight, he wound up losing in the third when Alvarez landed a rocket-fuelled knee on his chin. This loss is not only Gaethje’s first in the UFC’s Octagon, but his first ever, period.
You won't believe the number of UFC titles Max Holloway plans to win
Tom Taylor - December 3, 2017
Last night, in the main event of the stacked UFC 218, UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway defended his title for the first time, authoring a second consecutive win over featherweight great Jose Aldo. While this was a fantastic victory for Holloway, he did appear to endure a pretty rough cut down to the featherweight division’s 145-pound limit. Speaking at the UFC 218 post-fight press conference, the champ acknowledged this rough cut, and admitted that we could see him win titles in heavier divisions in the future. In fact, he hopes to win titles in many, many of the UFC’s toughest divisions.
Dana White has some high praise for Francis Ngannou
Tom Taylor - December 3, 2017
Last night, on the main card of the absolutely wild UFC 218, red hot heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou picked up the biggest win of his career, executing Alistair Overeem with a first-round uppercut. With this win, Ngannou seems to have positioned himself for a shot at Stipe Miocic and the UFC heavyweight title. In the opinion of UFC President Dana White, he’s also on the cusp of becoming an international rock star.
Alistair Overeem issues statement following brutal KO loss to Francis Ngannou
Chris Taylor - December 2, 2017
Alistair Overeem issues statement following brutal KO loss to Francis Ngannou. The former Strikeforce and Dream heavyweight champion, Overeem, squared off with dangerous knockout artist Francis Ngannou in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 218 fight card in Detroit, Michigan.
Pros react to Max Holloway stopping Jose Aldo at UFC 218
Chris Taylor - December 2, 2017
Pros react to Max Holloway stopping Jose Aldo at UFC 218 UFC 218 delivered in a big way some amazing fights and spectacular finishes.
Pros react to Francis Ngannou's crushing knockout of Alistair Overeem
Chris Taylor - December 2, 2017
Former Strikeforce and Dream heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem took on surging division contender Francis Ngannou in the co-main event of tonight’s UFC 218 fight card in Detroit. As expected with two heavyweight knockout artists in the cage, the fight did not last long as “The Predator” was able to catch “The Demolition Man” with a crushing left hook that sent Overeem crashing to the canvas.