MMA News
VIDEO | UFC 200: It’s Time - Full Episode
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
https://youtu.be/mehYIYq4egE Are you ready for UFC 200?
Stipe Miocic wishes you a happy Independence Day in the most unthinkable way
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is a bad dude that knocks opponents out like it’s no big deal. Miocic has finished some of the toughest men in the heavyweight division, winning his last three fights against Mark Hunt, Andrei Arlovski, and Fabricio Werdum all by stoppages.
VIDEO | Blink 182's Travis Barker updates his Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt tattoo bet
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
Blink 182 drummer and music producer Travis Barker recently was bet by a TMZ camera man on the Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Hunt fight.
VIDEO | UFC 200: Counterpunch - Cormier vs Jones 2
Russell Ess - July 3, 2016
UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is set to rematch UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 200 on July 9.
Dustin Poirier on Conor McGregor's mental game that forever changed him: 'It really messed with my head'
Russell Ess - July 3, 2016
Dustin Poirier has found a new home in the stacked UFC lightweight division after falling to defeat to the current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor back in 2014. Poirier has found success in the lightweight division and hasn’t tasted defeat since his bout with McGregor and says that his fight with “The Notorious” helped him grow.
VIDEO | Chael Sonnen explains why Conor McGregor will lose to Nate Diaz at UFC 202
Russell Ess - July 3, 2016
https://youtu.be/B_-AEP3GMBg Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen is a very knowledgeable fight analyst for ESPN and has some interesting things to say about the rematch between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.
UFC notified by USADA of another 'potential Anti-Doping Policy violation'
Russell Ess - July 3, 2016
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has notified the UFC of another “potential Anti-Doping Policy violation.” The UFC released a statement on Sunday regarding UFC middleweight Ricardo Abreu being flagged by USADA.
Matt Hughes would 'love' to fight Matt Serra at UFC 205 in MSG
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes revealed that he would come out of retirement for a fight with fellow former welterweight title holder and bitter rival Matt Serra. A fan tweeted Hughes asking “Matt Hughes will you fight Matt Serra at MSG?”, the UFC Hall of Famer responded with the following:
Jon Jones refutes claims that he wants to fight Brock Lesnar
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Earlier this week Jon Jones manager Malki Kawa made waves when he told MMA insider FrontRowBrian that he could see a “super fight happening” between his client (Jones) and Brock Lesnar if both fighters were to prove victorious at next weekend’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Jones recently addressed the rumor on Twitter stating that Kawa was simply attempting to “stir up drama”:
GSP on fighter pay issues: "Some guys will fight for peanuts"
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre recently broke the news that he is currently involved in negotiations to return to the UFC. “Rush”, who is almost three years removed from his last fight at UFC 167, spoke to Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour about fighter pay and the importance of contract negotiations.
Chael Sonnen: "You don't have to be an expert to know Hunt will 'wreck' Lesnar"
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen is not giving former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar much of a chance in his upcoming UFC 200 bout with knockout artist Mark Hunt. Chael believes that “The Super Samoan” will have an easy payday on July 9 in Las Vegas at the expense of Lesnar, who has not competed in MMA in the last four years.
Stephen Thompson: "What else do I have to do for a title shot?"
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Following his recent victory over former title challenger Rory MacDonald, top welterweight contender Stephen Thompson is still awaiting word on what his next from the UFC. “Wonderboy” has reeled off seven straight victories, including a first-round knockout of former champion Johny Hendricks this past February.
VIDEO Flashback | Phil Baroni is attacked following one-punch KO
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Remember this?
VIDEO | Joe Rogan previews Jedrzejczyk vs. Gadelha 2
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Bitter rivals Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha will rematch for the UFC strawweight title on July 8 in Las Vegas.
VIDEO | Chael Sonnen vs. Jon Jones
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
https://youtu.be/y3zi435pTQU Before Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones rematch in the headlining bout of next weekend’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, watch “Bones” defend his title against Chael Sonnen from UFC 159 in 2013.
Jose Aldo says he must rematch Conor McGregor before retiring
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will return to the octagon at UFC 200 on July 9 when he squares off with Frankie Edgar for the promotions interim featherweight championship. The bout will mark Aldo’s first fight since suffering a devastating 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 194 this past December.
Hunt on Lesnar: "If he comes in like a crazy man, I put him to sleep!"
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Former UFC title challenger Mark Hunt will square off with former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in the co-main event of UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas. The highly anticipated bout marks Lesnar’s first octagon appearance since suffering a TKO loss to Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 141.
Cat Zingano eyeing rematch with Miesha Tate
bjpenndotcom - July 2, 2016
At UFC 200 on July 9th, Cat Zingano will make her highly anticipated return to the Octagon against Juliana Pena. For Zingano, the fight will be her first since suffering her first professional loss at the hands of Ronda Rousey back at UFC 184 in early 2015.