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Jorge Masvidal says Kamaru Usman is "one of the softest hitters" he's ever fought
Cole Shelton - April 19, 2021
Jorge Masvidal isn’t worried about Kamaru Usman’s power ahead of their rematch at UFC 261. Masvidal and Usman fought last July at UFC 251 where Usman used his wrestling and clinch work to win a decision, in a fight “Gamebred” took on six day’s notice. It was a highly-anticipated bout, but the fight was lackluster. Now, heading into the rematch, Masvidal says Usman doesn’t have fight-ending power.
Tyron Woodley claims Jake Paul wants to fight everyone but him, releases video: "You want real smoke?"
Cole Shelton - April 19, 2021
Tyron Woodley is looking to box Jake Paul. On Saturday night, Paul scored a first-round TKO over Ben Askren in just his third professional boxing match. It was a hyped-up fight but after the win, many wondered who would be next for Paul. Several MMA fighters have called him out and one of them is Tyron Woodley who makes it clear he wants the fight, as he was in Askren’s corner on Saturday.
Photo | Check out the poster for UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler
Adam D Martin - April 19, 2021
With UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler now less than a month away from taking place, take a look at the new poster for the event. UFC 262 takes place on May 15 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The main event features the vacant UFC lightweight title on the line as Charles Oliveira takes on Michael Chandler. Oliveira has won his last eight fights in a row and has been absolutely running through everyone on his path with relative ease. Chandler, meanwhile, knocked out Dan Hooker in his UFC debut earlier this year and overall has won his last three fights in a row by knockout. Both Oliveira and Chandler are two of the best lightweight in the world and this should be a fantastic matchup to determine the heir to Khabib Nurmagomedov.
AJ McKee confident he will KO Patricio Pitbull to claim featherweight title: "I will be too much for him"
Cole Shelton - April 19, 2021
AJ McKee has known it would be him and Patricio Pitbull in the finals of the featherweight grand prix. McKee made quick work of Georgi Karakhanyan and then submitted Derek Camps and Darrion Caldwell to reach the finals. Pitbull, meanwhile, beat Juan Archuleta and then KO’d Pedro Carvalho and submitted Emmanuel Sanchez to reach the finals.
The Ultimate Fighter 29 full cast and season premiere date revealed
Adam D Martin - April 19, 2021
The full cast and the premiere date have officially been revealed for the 29th season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show. UFC president Dana White has teased for months now that TUF would be returning now that the world’s leading MMA promotion has a deal with ESPN. Up to this point, we haven’t heard many details about the 29th season of the show, except that it would feature bantamweights and middleweights. Recently, we found out that the coaches would be UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and top contender Brian Ortega.
Marvin Vettori sends a message to Israel Adesanya: "Can't hide forever"
Adam D Martin - April 19, 2021
UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori sent a message to divisional champion Israel Adesanya, telling him that he can’t hide forever. Vettori is coming off of a one-sided beating over Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 23, and immediately after the fight was over, he made it clear that he’s targeting a rematch with Adesanya, the man who defeated him via split decision in 2018. To this date, this was the closest fight that the champ has had at 185lbs, and Vettori makes sure to let him know that on a daily basis. While it seems like Adesanya will be fighting Robert Whittaker next in another rematch, Vettori is still remaining optimistic that he will be the next man in line.
Amanda Nunes opens as big betting favorite over Julianna Pena
Adam D Martin - April 19, 2021
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes opened up as a big betting favorite for her upcoming title defense against Julianna Pena. It was revealed last week that Nunes will move back down to 135lbs for her next fight and put her belt on the line against Pena at UFC 265, which takes place on August 7 at a location that has yet to be determined. Pena was extremely vocal in the media about wanting to get the title shot and, in a division where there are very few other fresh contenders, UFC president Dana White eventually gave in and gave her the title shot.
Robert Whittaker issues statement following win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 24
Adam D Martin - April 19, 2021
UFC middleweight contender Robert Whittaker issued a statement following his unanimous decision win over Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 24. In one of his most complete performances to date, Whittaker won a lopsided unanimous decision in the main event of this past Saturday’s UFC Vegas 24 card. Whittaker outstruck Gastelum on the feet and he also utilized his wrestling in order to mix things up and take Gastelum out of his element. It was one of Whittaker’s best performances in the Octagon to date as he picked up his third straight victory. It was the kind of win that could earn him a title shot rematch against UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in his next fight.
Israel Adesanya opens as big favorite for potential UFC rematch with Robert Whittaker
Adam D Martin - April 19, 2021
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has opened up as a big favorite for a potential rematch against No. 1 contender Robert Whittaker. Whittaker defeated Kelvin Gastelum at this past Saturday’s UFC Vegas 24 event in dominant fashion. The Aussie used a combination of grappling and striking to outpoint Gastelum for 25 minutes and take home the decision. Prior to beating Gastelum, Whittaker had won decisions over Jared Cannonier and Darren Till, so he is currently riding a three-fight win streak and that could possibly be enough for him to get another title shot at 185.
UFC executive Jeff Novitzky responds after Conor McGregor requests a ‘50 clean tests completed jacket’ to “wipe his ass” with
Harry Kettle - April 19, 2021
UFC executive Jeff Novitzky has issued a response after Conor McGregor continued to call him out on social media over the weekend. It’s safe to say UFC fans and USADA have always had an interesting relationship since the two organisations started working together, and in more ways than one, that has extended to the fighters on the roster.
Henry Cejudo and Aljamain Sterling get in heated spat over “World Cup soccer player” comments made by ‘Triple C’
Harry Kettle - April 19, 2021
Henry Cejudo and Aljamain Sterling have reignited their Twitter beef as fans continue to question whether “Triple C” will return to the UFC. Sterling, who is the UFC bantamweight champion after his disqualification win over Petr Yan, is set to be out of action until later this year due to impending neck surgery. On the flip side, Cejudo has been retired from mixed martial arts since defending the very same title against Dominick Cruz towards the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Darren Till praises Jake Paul and Colby Covington following Saturday's Triller event in Atlanta
Christopher Taylor - April 18, 2021
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till praised both Jake Paul and Colby Covington following Saturday night’s Triller event. Paul (3-0), a YouTuber turned boxer, squared off with Askren (19-2 MMA), a former MMA world champion, in a scheduled eight-round boxing match Saturday evening.
Nate Diaz scolds Conor McGregor for his recent remarks: "You're supposed to learn and grow in this game grasshopper, not keep f*cking up the same way"
Christopher Taylor - April 18, 2021
UFC standouts Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor renewed their long-standing rivalry on Sunday afternoon exchanging numerous jabs on social media. Diaz and McGregor of course have a long and storied history having fought two times in the past at UFC 196 and UFC 202. In the pairs first encounter, ‘The Stockton Native’ weathered an early storm from the Irishman before turning tide and putting Conor away with a rear-naked choke in round two.
Mike Perry details his sparring session with Jake Paul
Adam Martin - April 18, 2021
UFC welterweight fan favorite Mike Perry admitted that Jake Paul caught him with some good shots when they recently had a sparring session. On Sunday, UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier took to his social media to say that he hoped that Paul would fight Perry next. Paul then responded to Poirier as he posted a video of him and Perry doing some sparring, with “Platinum” being heard telling Jake that he kicked his ass during their session. The two have done some sparring in preparation for this fight but typically, you don’t tell the public what happened in those sparring sessions. In this case, Paul posted the video with the words coming out of Perry’s mouth, so it was hard for “Platinum” to deny that it happened. Instead, Perry embraced what Paul had tweeted.
Frank Mir reacts to Oscar de la Hoya's controversial commentary work: "I sincerely hope that those around Oscar get him the help he needs"
Adam Martin - April 18, 2021
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir has reacted to the controversial commentary work performed by Oscar de la Hoya during his boxing match. Mir fought Steve Cunningham in his professional boxing debut on the undercard of the Ben Askren vs. Jake Paul Triller Fight Club pay-per-view card on Saturday night. Although Mir put up a solid effort by going the distance against an opponent who had far more experience than he did, he still ended up getting the decision loss. But what more people were talking about besides Mir’s performance in the fight was de la Hoya’s commentary during it. It appeared as though de la Hoya was under the influence as he made a number of comments during the fight that led to fans taking to their social media to complain about the boxing legend.
Conor McGregor puts Jeff Novitzky and the UFC on blast: “Where is my usada over 50 clean tests completed jacket, I want to wipe my ass with it.”
Christopher Taylor - April 18, 2021
Conor McGregor put Jeff Novitzky and the UFC on blast shortly after accusing his longtime rival Nate Diaz of being on steroids. Earlier this morning the former two-division champion, McGregor (22-5 MMA), took to Twitter where he questioned UFC executive Jeff Novitzky while attempting to smear Nate Diaz.
Edmen Shahbazyan opens up on first career loss to Derek Brunson: "I used it to motivate me to come back better"
Cole Shelton - April 18, 2021
Edmen Shahbazyan has opened up on his first career loss to Derek Burnson last August. At UFC Vegas 5, Shahbazyan and Brunson were promoted to the main event and were set to fight five rounds. Entering the scrap, many expected Shahbazyan to get an early KO, and so too did the rising star. However, after the first round, he began to gas out and suffered a third-round TKO loss.
Jake Paul responds to Dustin Poirier, shares video of Mike Perry saying “you kicked my ass”
Adam Martin - April 18, 2021
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul responded to Dustin Poirier, sharing a video of Mike Perry saying that “you kicked my ass.” Ever since Paul finished Ben Askren on Saturday night, a ton of pro fighters have taken to social media to throw their name in the hat of potentially being the next man to step into the cage with him. Even though Paul doesn’t get a ton of respect from the combat sports community, everyone knows that he is a huge name and a big draw. At this point, Paul is one of the biggest stars in combat sports just three fights into his boxing career. If you are lucky enough to get booked to fight against Paul, then you stand to make a lot of money.