MMA News

Russell Ess - May 16, 2016

Rodrigo Botti, a former trainer of UFC welterweight Matt Brown allegedly attacked Brown at his hotel in Brazil on Sunday after his UFC 198 fight with Demian Maia. Video was released of the incident following Botti’s alleged attack on Brown. The video shows a man who has been identified as Vinicius “Pequeno” Lemos punishing Botti for his attack on Brown.

Russell Ess - May 16, 2016

On Sunday, a video was released from the aftermath of the alleged attack on UFC welterweight Matt Brown after his UFC 198 fight in Brazil. Brown’s former trainer, Rodrigo Botti allegedly attacked Brown at his hotel in Brazil and tried to run away. Video shows Brown’s friend catch Botti in the streets and punish him for the alleged attack.

Chris Taylor - May 16, 2016

Pound-for-pound boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is willing to end his retirement in order to square off with current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. “Money” spoke to ESNEWS this past weekend where he stated that a boxing match with “Mystic Mac” is the only fight that he will come out of retirement for and added that the potential fight with the Irish superstar would be nothing short of “record breaking”. His words (as transcribed by MMAFighting.com):

Russell Ess - May 16, 2016

Living boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been retired since his last fight with Andre Berto in September of last year.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

UFC heavyweight contender Mark Hunt (12-10-1 MMA) is currently riding a two-fight win streak, scoring stoppage wins over former champ Frank Mir and former title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in that time. Prior to the win streak, “The Super Samoan” had suffered back-to-back TKO losses to the two men who competed in Saturday night’s UFC 198 main event, Stipe Miocic and Fabricio Werdum.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

Stipe Miocic silenced the crowd in Curitiba, Brazil on Saturday night, this after he knocked hometown hero Fabricio Werdum out cold with one punch in the first-round of their UFC 198 main event title fight. The fight-ending right hand Miocic delivered to the chin of Werdum earned Stipe the UFC’s coveted heavyweight championship.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

Stipe Miocic earned the “baddest man on the planet” title last night at UFC 198, this after he knocked Fabricio Werdum out cold in the opening round to claim the UFC’s coveted heavyweight championship. Shortly after Miocic’s championship win, number one contender Alistair Overeem took to Twitter with the following messages for Stipe:

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

https://youtu.be/8kzXmRBqpQs Former UFC bantamweight fighter George Roop (15-13-1 MMA) suffered a gruesome leg injury during his fight against Yoon Jun Lee at ROAD FC on Saturday in South Korea.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

Current UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones took to his Twitter following last night’s UFC 198 pay-per-view event, where he took the following shot at some of the fight cards losing combatants: Man USADA really did a number on some of these guys

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

UFC welterweight contender Matt Brown suffered a third-round submission loss to Demian Maia in the headlining bout of yesterday’s UFC 198 prelims in Curitiba, Brazil. During his walkout to the octagon, Brown was grabbed and hit by fans in attendance which understandably caused him to get angry.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

“Jacare” Souza earned a dominant first-round TKO finish over former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of last night’s UFC 198 fight card in Curitiba, Brazil.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

Ronaldo Souza put on a dominant performance against former UFC champion Vitor Belfort at last night’s UFC 198 event in Brazil.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

Cristiane Justino earned an impressive first-round TKO victory over Leslie Smith in what was her UFC debut at last night’s UFC 198 pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil. Following her 81-second TKO victory, “Cyborg” took to social media where she poked fun at former UFC title holder Ronda Rousey, while challenging “Rowdy” to a UFC 205 fight in New York.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

Current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate was very impressed by Cristiane Justino’s octagon debut last night at UFC 198. “Cyborg” earned a dominant first-round TKO victory over Leslie Smith at yesterday’s pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil.

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

At the UFC 198 weigh-ins on Friday, top ranked UFC welterweight Matt Brown caused quite the ruckus as he flipped off the Brazilian MMA fans. When Brown made his walk to the Octagon on Saturday night to fight Demian Maia on the main card of UFC 198, several fans hit Brown.

Chris Taylor - May 14, 2016

‘UFC 198’ in Curitiba, Brazil delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, UFC President Dana White handed out three “Performance of the night” awards at last night’s UFC 198 post fight press conference.

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/H6vYWwVqWpI On the preliminary card of UFC 198, Thiago Santos showcased his knockout power as he knocked out Nate Marquardt in the very first round of their scrap.

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

In the main event of UFC 198, Stipe Miocic shocked the world as he knocked out Fabricio Werdum with one punch to win the UFC heavyweight championship.