MMA News
Joanna Jedrzejczyk on Rose Namajunas loss: I didn't tap
Tom Taylor - November 7, 2017
Last weekend, in a shocking UFC 217 upset, long-time UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk succumbed to a salvo of first-round punches from unheralded challenger Rose Namajunas. In fact, she even seemed to tap out from her challenger’s unexpected assault. Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, however, Jedrzejczyk refuted the widespread belief that she tapped to Namajunas’ onslaught.
VIDEO | Justin Gaethje posts video of him bawling supporting Rose Namajunas
Russell Ess - November 6, 2017
I am so proud of you @rosenamajunas A post shared by Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@justin_gaethje) on Nov 4, 2017 at 8:30pm PDT
Coach Freddie Roach shares his hopes for Georges St-Pierre's next fight
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2017
Last weekend, in the main event of the absolutely stacked UFC 217, former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre made a return to the Octagon after some four years away. While his heyday occurred at welterweight, however, this comeback fight occurred at middleweight, where he battled divisional kingpin Michael Bisping for gold. St-Pierre was in vintage form, as he blasted Bisping on the feet and landed expertly timed takedowns en route to a third-round technical submission.
Fighter revived by CPR and defibrillator after heart stopped during fight
Russell Ess - November 6, 2017
An MMA fighter is thankful to be alive after his heart stopped and his kidneys failed in the middle of a fight. Clovis “CJ” Hancock says that he died in the cage on Friday night during his fight againt Charlie Ontiveros at the Legacy Fighting Alliance fights in Houston, Texas.
Artem Lobov believes he should be cut from the UFC, discusses other options in combat sports
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2017
Having lost his last two fights – back to back decisions losses to Cub Swanson and Andre Fili – Artem Lobov now feels that he deserves to be cut from the UFC. “Now that I have lost to Fili — and this is no disrespect to him — but now with two losses in a row, and the last loss was not exactly to the best guy out there, I feel like other people in my situation would be cut,” Lobov told Peter Carroll of MMAFighting.com. “If someone didn’t deserve to be in the UFC, in the past I was always the first guy to tell them, so now I feel like I don’t really deserve a UFC contract.
Daniel Cormier expected to defend light heavyweight title at UFC 220
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2017
Daniel Cormier, who was reinstated as the UFC light heavyweight champion after his UFC 214 foil Jon Jones failed a drug test, is expected to defend his title at UFC 220. His opponent for this card, which is scheduled for January 20 in Boston, Massachusetts, is expected to be the king of the blitzkrieg himself, “No Time” Volkan Oezdemir. This news comes from Nolan King of MMA-Today.com.
American Top Team owner Dan Lambert does not like Colby Covington's trash talk on Tyron Woodley
Russell Ess - November 6, 2017
American Top Team owner Dan Lambert is not fond of his own ATT fighter, Colby Covington trash talking Tyron Woodley in the manner he has been doing. Lambert and Woodley have a history together as they have been friends for years and also with Woodley owning an ATT affiliate in Missouri.
TJ Dillashaw explains why Cody Garbrandt doesn't deserve an immediate rematch
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2017
Over the weekend, in the co-main event of the wickedly stacked UFC 217, arch rivals Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw finally stepped into the cage together for an anticipated bantamweight title fight. Despite a strong opening round from Garbrandt, Dillashaw ultimately sealed the deal in the second, putting his foe down with a blistering salvo, and capturing the UFC bantamweight title in the process. In the wake of this fight, Garbrandt quickly began campaigning for an immediate rematch.
Johny Hendricks breaks silence after latest loss, says it's "back to the grind"
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2017
There was a time, not all that long ago, when Johny Hendricks was considered the best welterweight on earth. Unfortunately, the former welterweight king has since experienced an abrupt and violent decline. In the face of a string of losses and a difficult cut to the welterweight division’s 170-pound limit, Hendricks opted to move north to the 185-pound middleweight division. And while a win over Hector Lombard in his middleweight debut initially made this move look like a potential career-saver, he has since been knocked senseless by hulking middleweights in Tim Boetsch and, as of last weekend, Paulo “The Eraser” Costa.
Urijah Faber suggests he'd possibly make comeback for TJ Dillashaw fight
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2017
Last December, after a fun win over fellow MMA veteran Brad Pickett, Urijah Faber retired from the sport. Since then, he has repeatedly suggested he’s comfortable in his retirement, and that he has no urge to return. “I absolutely am in tact with my mind and body, and I feel better than ever, having rested over half a year now under my belt,” Faber told MMAJunkie Radio back in October. “I’m staying busy, man. I’ve got a lot going on. I love a good fight, and I love a good story. As far as just wanting to jump in for the heck of it, there’s no temptation there.”
Paulo Costa responds to steroid accusations from Derek Brunson
Tom Taylor - November 6, 2017
Over the weekend, in the first fight of the stacked UFC 217 main card, rising Brazilian middleweight contender Paulo Costa stepped into the cage with former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks. Though Costa towered over the former welterweight, this fight stood out as one of the biggest tests of his UFC career thus far – and he passed it with flying colors. After a few fun exchanges, he put the former welterweight king down with a storm of second-round punches. This big win from Costa generated attention from many members of The MMA community, including established middleweight contender Derek Brunson, who he called out post-fight. In a post to Twitter, Brunson suggested the chiselled Brazilian “100% on the juice,” and that he isn’t interested in fighting him.
Georges St-Pierre issues statement following the "best night of his career" at UFC 217
Chris Taylor - November 5, 2017
Georges St-Pierre returned from a four year hiatus last night at Madison Square Garden where he had the “best night of his career” capturing the UFC middleweight title by submitting Michael Bisping in the main event of UFC 217. The Canadian superstar, St-Pierre, put on one of the best performances of his illustrious career last night in New York which culminated in a third-round stoppage victory over “The Count”.
VIDEO | Watch Rose Namajunas KO Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217
Chris Taylor - November 5, 2017
Rose Namajunas earned a shocking first-round KO victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk last night at UFC 217 thus earning the promotions coveted strawweight championship. Rose’s victory at Madison Square Garden was nothing short of flawless and earned “Thug” a ton of praise from her peers on social media.
New UFC champion Rose Namajunas is "sick of all the hate", vows to set a good example
Chris Taylor - November 5, 2017
Rose Namajunas shocked the mixed martial arts world last night in New York by scoring a first-round knockout victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk to claim the UFC strawweight title at Madison Square Garden. Following her jaw dropping victory, “Thug Rose” took to the podium at the UFC 217 post-fight press conference where she discussed her title-earning victory.
Cody Garbrandt: "I stand behind everything I said about T.J. Dillashaw!"
Chris Taylor - November 5, 2017
Despite losing his title to former teammate T.J. Dillashaw at last night’s UFC 217 event in New York, Cody Garbrandt still believes that he is the better fighter. The former champion, Garbrandt, spoke about is first career setback at the UFC 217 post-fight press conference at Madison Square Garden.
Walt Harris issues statement after suffering a DQ loss at UFC 217
Chris Taylor - November 5, 2017
UFC heavyweight Walt Harris has issued a statement after suffering a DQ loss to Mark Godbeer at last night’s UFC 217 event in New York. Harris hit Godbeer with a head kick late in the round as the referee was attempting to call a timeout due to a groin strike (watch that here).
UFC President Dana White confirms Georges St-Pierre's next opponent
Tom Taylor - November 5, 2017
Though UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley is keen on a move to middleweight to battle new middleweight king Georges St-Pierre, UFC President Dana White assures St-Pierre’s next fight will be against interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. “It’s going to be Whittaker,” White told the media in attendance at the UFC 217 post-fight conference(via MMAFighting) . “I don’t even know what’s going on with GSP. He was transported to the hospital, so he’s got to get stitches on his nose. If he doesn’t take Bisping down and keeps this fight standing, he comes out of that fight with almost no damage. Bisping did some serious work from his back and split his nose open and had him bleeding all over his face. He (St-Pierre) took some big shots from the top position and if he didn’t do that he probably would’ve come out unscratched. So yeah, he’s got to go to the hospital right now. We’ll see how he is and what the status is with him.”
New champ TJ Dillashaw once again calls out Demetrious Johnson
Tom Taylor - November 5, 2017
Having reclaimed the UFC bantamweight title with a beautiful second-round knockout of Cody Garbrandt, TJ Dillashaw is now ready to move onto the next phase of his career – and he’s hoping that’s a fight with UFC flyweight champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. “Demetrious can’t run from this one,” Dillashaw said shortly after he defeated Garbrandt to win the title. “This one’s too big. (Johnson) broke his (title-defense) record. He got to pad himself and break his record. Now, let’s make some money.”