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Chris Taylor - April 17, 2017

Demetrious Johnson explains why UFC on FOX 24 didn’t draw big numbers UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his strap for the tenth time at this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 24 event submitting Wilson Reis in the third-round of their main event fight.

Russell Ess - April 17, 2017

UFC strawweight Michelle Waterson lost for the first time in the UFC over the weekend. Waterson met Rose Namajunas at UFC on FOX 24 and was submitted in the second round by a rear-naked choke locked on by Namajunas.

Russell Ess - April 17, 2017

Alarming news has many people worried after finding out that Akebono was recently placed into a medically induced coma in Japan. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the 47-year-old combat sports star became ill and was admitted to the hospital after doing a show for the wrestling promotion DDT in Fukuoaka, south Japan. The report states that Akebono is expected to be in the hospital for at least 10 days. The type of illness was not made clear in the report and it is unknown if it was caused by the DDT show appearance.

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2017

Earlier today UFC welterweight champion of the world Tyron Woodley took to Instagram where he announced that he had started his training camp for a July return to the octagon. #TRAININGCAMP Starts #Today The next time I set foot in the #Octagon it will be 4 Title Fights in 12months. Starting with the Spirit, Mind, Soul and the Body will catch up. The fight outside the Cage has always proven to be tougher then the one inside. Time to win on both ends! @ufc #ufc #ChampCamp #AndStill #WhoGotMyBack !

Tom Taylor - April 17, 2017

This June 17, the UFC will return to beautiful Singapore with a very exciting looking night of fights. Atop this latest Singapore card will be a women’s bantamweight bout pitting former champion Holly Holm against former title challenger Bethe Correia. Both Holm and Correia are strikers by trade. In terms of striking accolades, however, the former boxer Holm is the far more decorated of the two women. That, however, is not interfering with Correia’s confidence.

Russell Ess - April 17, 2017

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor has been living it up as he has taken time off from fighting in the UFC for the birth of his first child. “The Notorious” was seen partying it up in Liverpool where he and his friends allegedly went on a five-day partying bender, according to the Irish Sun. The Irish Sun’s report stated that McGregor and his crew of friends started on Sunday at the Grand National and then later checked in at the Hilton Liverpool. The report claims that McGregor hired specialists to clean up the hotel suite after trashing the room where there was believed to be thousands of euros worth of damage, which the report says was caused by McGregor’s friends.

Tom Taylor - April 17, 2017

This weekend, in the main event of UFC Nashville, featherweight contender Cub Swanson will take on Russian-born Irishman Artem Lobov. Given that Swanson currently sits inside the featherweight top-5, and Lobov sits outside the top-15 with an undeniably unimpressive 13-12-1 overall record, the announcement of this fight caused more than a few head scratches. Yet Lobov asked for it, Swanson accepted, and here we are. On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, host Ariel Helwani asked Swanson if he had seen the widespread opinions that Lobov doesn’t actually deserve to be in the UFC, and that he’s only made it to the big stage as a result of his association with MMA mega star Conor McGregor. Swanson then got talking on the subject, explaining that he believes Lobov is skilled, but that he hasn’t taken his career seriously, and that he probably has ridden McGregor’s coat tails to a degree.

Russell Ess - April 17, 2017

There’s a UFC light heavyweight title fight brewing between the champion, Daniel Cormier and Jimi Manuwa, the current #3 UFC ranked fighter at 205-pounds. Cormier and Manuwa went at it on Twitter on Monday in another battle of words.

Tom Taylor - April 17, 2017

Last weekend, the UFC touched down in Kansas City, Missouri, with UFC on Fox 24. The card was an epic one, crammed to the edges with emphatic finishes. In the main event, we saw flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson piece challenger Wilson Reis up to a third-round armbar win. With this win, he tied Anderson Silva for most consecutive title defenses in UFC history, at 10. In the co-main event, meanwhile, we saw Rose Namajunas clobber the game Michelle Waterson with a head-kick, and polish her off with a second-round rear-naked choke. The other big highlight of the main card, finally, was Robert Whittaker’s upset defeat of long-time contender Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, who he put away with a head-kick and punches in the second round.

Chris Taylor - April 17, 2017

Tyron Woodley says his next fight will be in July Current UFC welterweight kingpin Tyron Woodley claims he will be returning to the Octagon this July.

Tom Taylor - April 17, 2017

Back in March, Bellator and UFC veteran War Machine was found guilty on 29 of 34 charges stemming from a grisly 2014 attack on ex-girlfriend Christy Mack, and her boyfriend at the time, Corey Thomas. During this bone-chilling attack, War Machine brutalized Mack so severely that she was left with a broken nose, a fractured eye socket, a broken rib, a lacerated liver and extensive bruising. She was also left without many of her teeth, which initially made it difficult for her to recount the details of this horrific incident.

Tom Taylor - April 17, 2017

On Saturday, May 13, the UFC will take over The American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas with UFC 211. From the early vantage point, the card looks like it will be one of the best of the year – and that can be largely attributed to its dynamite main event.

Tom Taylor - April 17, 2017

Later this year, at a to-be-determined date, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping will attempt to defend his title against the most unlikely of challengers – not Yoel Romero, not Robert Whittaker, not Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, but former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. Though this fight is not yet scheduled – which is making Bisping increasingly ornery – the two fighters have not held back when it comes to trash talk. Even the typically reserved St-Pierre has hit Bisping with a few zingers.

Chris Taylor - April 16, 2017

VIDEO | Friendly grappling contest goes horribly wrong https://youtu.be/C-HoOkvYsuM

Chris Taylor - April 16, 2017

Yair Rodriguez is not like other fighters and vows to become a UFC champion this year Surging UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez will take on former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar on the main card of next month’s stacked UFC 211 pay-per-view card in Dallas, Texas.

Chris Taylor - April 16, 2017

VIDEO | Dana White responds to Demetrious Johnson’s request for more belts Prior to his sensational submission victory over Wilson Reis in the main event of UFC on FOX 24, UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson revealed that he was not happy with the UFC.

Chris Taylor - April 16, 2017

UFC on FOX 24 Reebok Payouts: Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson leads the way Last night’s UFC on FOX 24 event in Kansas City delivered with a numbers of exciting fights and some stellar finishes.

Chris Taylor - April 16, 2017

Johnson vs. Reis draws worst overnight numbers in UFC on FOX history Last night’s UFC on FOX 24 event in Kansas City showcased a bunch of exciting fights and included UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson attempting to tie Anderson Silva for the most title defenses in promotional history with ten.