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Alex Pereira blasts Israel Adesanya's comments about premature stoppage at UFC 281: "Stop making excuses"
Josh Evanoff - November 18, 2022
UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira isn’t happy about Israel Adesanya‘s post-fight comments. At UFC 281 last Saturday night, the two middleweights collided. ‘The Last Stylebender’ and ‘Poatan’ famously faced off twice in kickboxing previously. On both occasions, Pereira won, even finishing Adesanya by brutal knockout in the rematch.
Video | Dillon Danis gets into altercation with KSI and punched by Anthony Taylor at Misfits Boxing weigh-in
Josh Evanoff - November 18, 2022
Dillon Danis got into multiple altercations during a weigh-in for Misfits Boxing 3 earlier today. The jiu-jitsu artist has been out of the Bellator cage since a submission win over Max Humphrey. That win moved Danis forward to 2-0 in his MMA career, but he hasn’t seemed that interested in fighting in the sport anyway. He’s since targeted a move to boxing.
Darren Till shares his thoughts on a potential fight between Alex Pereira and Khamzat Chimaev: "That’s not a fight that Pereira is ready for"
Lewis Simpson - November 18, 2022
Darren Till weighed in on the possibility of seeing his friend Khamzat Chimaev collide with the newly crowned champion Alex Pereira. Pereira done the unthinkable this past Saturday and claimed the UFC middleweight championship by dethroning Israel Adesanya. Unthinkable to many, but the Brazilian was filled with confidence having previously defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing.
Dan Hooker explains why he was good with the referee stoppage in teammate Israel Adesanya’s title loss at UFC 281: “I’d rather it too early than too late”
Harry Kettle - November 18, 2022
Dan Hooker has explained why he was okay with the stoppage in Israel Adesanya’s main event loss at UFC 281. Last weekend, Israel Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight title to Alex Pereira. The former champ was up 3-1 on the scorecards but in the fifth round, Pereira came on strong.
Dan Hooker discusses kissing Joe Rogan’s head after UFC 281 win: “One of the best things I’ve ever tasted in my life”
Harry Kettle - November 18, 2022
UFC star Dan Hooker has joked about kissing Joe Rogan’s head following his big win at UFC 281 last weekend. After a torrid run of form as of late, Dan Hooker finally got back to winning ways at UFC 281. He went head to head with Claudio Puelles, returning to his previous weight class of 155 pounds.
Paulo Costa claims he doesn’t have a deal to fight Robert Whittaker at UFC 284: “I don’t have a deal to fight in Perth”
Harry Kettle - November 18, 2022
Paulo Costa has claimed that he doesn’t have a deal in place to fight Robert Whittaker at UFC 284 next year. For the longest time now, Paulo Costa has served as a part-time UFC fighter, part-time troll on Twitter. The Brazilian may be annoying to some, but to others, he’s absolutely hilarious.
Fernie Garcia says his "back is against the wall" against Brady Hiestand after "dissapointing" UFC debut: "I see a war"
Cole Shelton - November 17, 2022
Fernie Garcia believes the pressure is on him to prove to everyone just how good he is. Garcia lost his UFC debut by decision to Journey Newson back at UFC 274 in May. It was a disappointing performance for Garcia who was frustrated that he didn’t fight like himself.
Video | Greg Hardy, Hasim Rahman Jr. have an intense faceoff, forced to be separated ahead of their fight
Cole Shelton - November 17, 2022
Greg Hardy and Hasim Rahman Jr. went face-to-face ahead of their boxing match on Saturday. Hardy and Rahman Jr. are set to meet on KSI’s Misfits 003 card in Austin, Texas. Originally, Rahman Jr. was supposed to headline the event against Vitor Belfort but the former UFC fighter was forced out of the matchup after testing positive for COVID-19. Another former UFC fighter then stepped in as Hardy took the fight on less than a week’s notice.
Patricky Freire relishing in underdog status against Usman Nurmagomedov at Bellator 288: "It motivates me a lot"
Josh Evanoff - November 17, 2022
Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire is fine with being the underdog against Usman Nurmagomedov. The Brazilian is set to make his first title defense tomorrow night at Bellator 288. Freire famously captured the belt in his rematch with Peter Queally last November. In that outing, he won by second-round knockout, finally winning gold after a decade in the promotion.
Bellator champion Vadim Nemkov reflects on 2015 loss to UFC champion Jiri Prochazka: "Maybe one day we'll cross paths and fight again"
Josh Evanoff - November 17, 2022
Bellator light-heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov could go for a rematch with UFC light-heavyweight titleholder Jiri Prochazka. The Russian is set to return tomorrow night at Bellator 288 against Corey Anderson. The bout will be a rematch of their first encounter from April, in the finals of Bellator’s light-heavyweight Grand Prix. In their first bout, ‘Overtime’ was dominating en route to a no-contest after a third-round headbutt.
Paige VanZant slated to return to BKFC ring on February 27th in New Mexico
Josh Evanoff - November 17, 2022
Women’s featherweight contender Paige VanZant is set to return to the bare-knuckle ring. ’12 Gauge’ has been out of action since her decision loss to Rachel Ostovich at BKFC 19 in July 2021. That defeat set VanZant back to 0-2 in the bare-knuckle boxing promotion. She had previously lost to Britain Hart in February of that year.
Joe Rogan praises Israel Adesanya's response to loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 281: "The way he responded to that loss is better than anybody ever"
Josh Evanoff - November 17, 2022
Joe Rogan has praised Israel Adesanya‘s response following his loss at UFC 281. Last Saturday night, ‘The Last Stylebender’ returned to the octagon for yet another title defense. Standing opposite Adesanya was former kickboxing champion, Alex Pereira. In kickboxing, the two men already faced off twice, with the Brazilian winning both times.
Jorge Masvidal responds to ducking accusations from Gilbert Burns
Lewis Simpson - November 17, 2022
Jorge Masvidal has broken his silence after recent accusations thrown his direction by Gilbert Burns. The former two-time welterweight title challenger responded in a big way after receiving multiple callouts and accusations from Burns. Burns has publicly stated that Masvidal has turned him down on numerous occasions.
Brady Hiestand plans to be "the first person to finish" Fernie Garcia at UFC Vegas 65: "It will be a good win on my résumé"
Cole Shelton - November 17, 2022
Brady Hiestand is vieweing his UFC Vegas 65 fight against Fernie Garcia as his official UFC debut. Hiestand is coming off a split-decision loss to Ricky Turcios in August of 2021 in the TUF 29 finale. It was a very close fight and after the loss, Hiestand went under the knife for his knee as he was fighting through an ACL tear.
Rashad Evans reveals the brutal mistake he made during one of his previous weight cuts: “I was crying”
Harry Kettle - November 17, 2022
UFC legend Rashad Evans has spoken about the big mistake he made when cutting weight for one of his fights. The process of weight cutting in mixed martial arts is, more often than not, awful. It’s strenuous, it impacts the body, and it can have long-term effects.
Sean O’Malley explains why he “liked” referee stoppage in Alex Pereira's TKO win over Israel Adesanya: “Dude, that was trending in a bad way”
Harry Kettle - November 17, 2022
Sean O’Malley has explained why he was a fan of the referee’s stoppage during the closing moments of Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya. In the main event of UFC 281, Alex Pereira shook up the middleweight division.
Anthony Smith shoots down the idea of a rematch with Ryan Spann: “He’s my b*tch forever and he knows it”
Harry Kettle - November 17, 2022
Anthony Smith has dismissed the idea of a rematch against Ryan Spann following his big win at UFC 281. While he may serve as a great pundit, many forget that Anthony Smith is still an elite level light heavyweight. He lost to Magomed Ankalaev in his last outing, but in reality, there’s no shame in that.
Nevada Athletic Commission chair tells UFC exec to "make sure no one dies" in Power Slap
Cole Shelton - November 16, 2022
Dana White officially announced his new venture Power Slap last week, and now the Nevada State Athletic Commission has granted them its promoters license. On Wednesday, the Commission met to discuss Power Slap when NSAC Chairman Stephen Cloobeck asked UFC exec, Hunter Campbell, to make sure no one dies.