MMA News
UFC welterweight: 'Fighting has never paid enough'
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
Fighter pay is always an interesting topic that brings debate from all angles. Recently, undefeated UFC welterweight Alberto Mina commented on his UFC pay and interestingly looks at his compensation with the UFC in a way that you typically don’t hear from many fighters.
VIDEO | UFC 200 Embedded: Vlog Series - Episode 1 - Jose Aldo back to his old roots
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
The historic UFC 200 event is less than a week away and the Embedded series is back giving you a glimpse of the fighter’s outside of the Octagon.
VIDEO | 'Game of Thrones' actor gets training in with Conor McGregor's coach
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
If he loses his sword he's just as dangerous #SirDavos #gameofthrones A video posted by Coach Kavanagh (@coach_kavanagh) on Jul 2, 2016 at 9:15am PDT
VIDEO | UFC 200: It’s Time - Full Episode
Russell Ess - July 4, 2016
https://youtu.be/mehYIYq4egE Are you ready for UFC 200?
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.
Rory MacDonald a new proud father
Russell Ess - July 3, 2016
Former UFC title contender Rory MacDonald hit a new milestone in life. MacDonald is a new father of a baby girl, according to his Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi.
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.
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:
Ryan Jimmo proposed to his girlfriend just hours before his death
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Tragedy struck the MMA community earlier this week when it was announced that UFC light heavyweight veteran Ryan Jimmo had been killed in a hit-and-run accident in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The two suspects involved in the hit-and-run incident that left Ryan Jimmo dead have since been arrested and taken in to custody. The two young men (21 + 23 years of age) had purposely ran over Ryan with their pickup truck making the incident that much more horrifying.
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”:
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.
TJ Dillashaw: "Garbrandt is a liar, I've never been KO'd in practice"
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw recently sat down with MMAFighting where he discussed the current landscape of the 135-pound division. The way Dillashaw sees it, the winner of his rematch with Raphael Assuncao at UFC 200 should be next in line for a shot at current title holder Dominick Cruz.
VIDEO Flashback | Phil Baroni is attacked following one-punch KO
Chris Taylor - July 3, 2016
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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.