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Chris Taylor - May 28, 2017

UFC Stockholm Results: Misha Cirkunov vs. Volkan Oezdemir A light heavyweight bout between surging division contenders Misha Cirkunov and Volkan Oezdemir served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 109 event in Stockholm, Sweden.

Chris Taylor - May 28, 2017

UFC Stockholm Results: Ben Saunders vs. Peter Sobotta An intriguing welterweight scrap between Ben Saunders and Peter Sobotta took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 109 main card in Stockholm, Sweden.

Chris Taylor - May 28, 2017

UFC Stockholm Results: Omari Akhmedov vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan A welterweight scrap between Omari Akhmedov and Abdul Razak Alhassan took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 109 main card in Stockholm, Sweden.

Tom Taylor - May 28, 2017

Earlier this month, the UFC shipped nearly its entire roster out to Las Vegas for a special, weekend-long athletes retreat. Though the hope was that this would be a purely fruitful weekend for the 400+ fighters in attendance, it will probably be remembered most for a heated blowout between UFC featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino and UFC strawweight Angela Magana. This blowout, which stemmed from nasty comments Magana made about Cyborg on social media, ended with Cyborg punching Magana in the face. In the wake of this ugly run-in, Magana has opted to press charges, while Cyborg has scolded her for cyber bullying. Meanwhile, many members of the MMA community have weighed in on the issue, siding with one side or the other. One of the latest to do so is Brandon Vera, a founder of Alliance MMA, where Magana trains.

Chris Taylor - May 28, 2017

UFC Stockholm Results: Jack Hermansson vs. Alex Nicholson A middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Alex Nicholson kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 109 main card in Stockholm, Sweden.

Tom Taylor - May 28, 2017

As the color commentator for most of the UFC’s trips to Europe, Dan Hardy has had a front row seat for some pretty incredible moments. One of those moments occurred in the main event of the UFC’s most recent trip to London, England, which went down earlier this year. In that main event, England’s own Jimi Manuwa scored a crushing, first-round knockout over the talented Corey Anderson, sealing the deal with a blistering left hand. According to Hardy, who was closer to the action than anyone but the referee and ringside cameramen, this knockout was one of the scariest things he’d ever seen.

Tom Taylor - May 28, 2017

The first fight of the UFC Stockholm televised prelims occured at welterweight, where “Serbian Steel” Bojan Velickovic took on Sweden’s own Nico Musoke. It was a fun fight while it lasted. Though Velickovic seemed to be winning heading into the third, Musoke was hanging in there, and seemed to have plenty of fight left in him. Then Velikovic landed the punch that mattered: a blistering right hand that put Musoke on spaghetti legs. A few followup punches later, and the referee was peeling the Serbian fighter off his Swedish foe.

Tom Taylor - May 28, 2017

The first bout of the UFC’s Sunday morning trip to Stockholm occurred at lightweight, where former Bellator title challenger Marcin Held took on the dangerous Damir Hadzovic For most of this bout, it looked like Marcin Held was well on his way to a big win, as he controlled his opponent with his grappling and even threatened with a handful of submission attempts. Seconds into the third round, however, Hadzovic caught his Polish foe, mid Imanari roll, with a blistering knee to the face. Just like that, it was lights out for Held.

Tom Taylor - May 28, 2017

Earlier this month, the UFC flew the majority of its roster out to Las Vegas, Nevada for a special, weekend-long athletes retreat. Unsurprisingly, this weekend produced several tense moments between fighters. The most high-profile run-in featured UFC strawweight Angela Magana and featherweight star Cris “Cyborg” Justino. The incident, which stemmed from some nasty comments Magana made about Cyborg online, ended with Cyborg punching Magana in the face.

Chris Taylor - May 27, 2017

VIDEO | Frankie Edgar reacts to Angela Magana pressing charges against Cris Cyborg

Chris Taylor - May 27, 2017

VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi once again gets the Thug Life treatment Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi is currently the most coveted free agent fighter in all of mixed martial arts.

Chris Taylor - May 27, 2017

The UFC’s two tallest fighters will headline UFC Rotterdam on September 2 The octagon will return to the Netherlands on September 2 and will feature a key heavyweight showdown between the promotions two tallest fighters in the evenings main event.

bjpenndotcom - May 27, 2017

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has been absent from the Octagon since his November win over Eddie Alvarez to claim the UFC lightweight title and cement his place in UFC history as a two-division champion. Despite not being active in the Octagon, McGreogor has continued to keep his name in headlines as developments regarding a boxing superfight with Floyd Mayweather have continued to progress.

bjpenndotcom - May 27, 2017

Just two weeks ago, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos found himself knocked out by Stipe Miocic in a failed bid for the UFC heavyweight title. Despite just being knocked out two weeks ago, the UFC is already apparently targeting dos Santos’ next fight.

bjpenndotcom - May 27, 2017

This past weekend, the UFC hosted the first ever ‘UFC Athlete Retreat’ where hundreds of fighters congregated in Las Vegas for a weekend of all-inclusive fun and presentations. For the most part, the event went off without a hitch despite one physical altercation breaking out. With that being said, there was some tension at the retreat, tension that was brought up by Kajan Johnson in a move that ultimately resulted in a positive discussion between the fighters and the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - May 27, 2017

UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie has continued to leave MMA fans confused in regards to her next fight. While all signs pointed to de Randamie making her first title defense against Cris Cyborg, conflicting rumors have continued to surface regarding when, or if, de Randamie will ever make her first title defense. This week, the champ’s manager revealed that the champ simply does not want to fight Cris Cyborg given her past failed drug tests. The champ’s manager revealed that de Randamie would even go as far as to consider allowing the UFC to strip her of her title rather than fight Cyborg.

bjpenndotcom - May 27, 2017

Since Germaine de Randamie won the UFC women’s featherweight championship by defeating Holly Holm earlier this year, Cris Cyborg has continually called for a fight against the champion. Despite Cyborg’s persistence, de Randamie, the UFC, and Cyborg have been unable to come to an agreement. In an interesting statement released to MMAJunkie following rumors of de Randamie vacating the belt several weeks ago, de Randamie’s manager revealed that his fighter would be willing to even potentially go as far as to let the UFC strip her of her belt:

Russell Ess - May 26, 2017

Many are still speculating on who and when Georges St-Pierre will be fighting in his return to the Octagon after his lenghty hiatus. With the targeted bout against UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping now scrapped, UFC President Dana White said that “Rush” will fight whoever has the UFC welterweight title when he is ready. St-Pierre said that he had prior obligations to fulfill, which delayed him from being able to fight till after October.