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Colby Covington thinks Tyron Woodley will “starch” Kamaru Usman at UFC 235
James Lynch - February 23, 2019
UFC 235 takes place next Saturday (Mar. 2nd) and Colby Covington doesn’t see the welterweight title fight being very competitive. The outspoken American Top Team member weighed in with Submission Radio about champion Tyron Woodley defending his title against Kamaru Usman and believes fans could be in for a lackluster fight.
UFC Prague: Blachowicz vs. Santos live results
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
The octagon invades the Czech Republic today for UFC Prague, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by a light heavyweight scrap between Jan Blachowicz and Thiago Santos. Jan Blachowicz (23-7 MMA) will enter tonight’s UFC Prague main event on a four-fight win streak. In his most recent effort this past September, Blachowicz defeated the highly touted Nikita Krylov via second-round submission.
Fighters react to Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier interim lightweight title fight at UFC 236
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
Last night it was announced that Max Holloway would be moving up to 155-pounds for an interim lightweight title fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 236. The news came as a bit of a shock, as early this week it had been reported that an interim lightweight title fight between Tony Ferguson and Max Holloway was “being worked on” by the promotion.
Tony Ferguson explains why he turned down fight with Max Holloway at UFC 236
Chris Taylor - February 23, 2019
Tony Ferguson was offered an interim lightweight title fight with reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway for April’s UFC 236 pay-per-view event. Unfortunately for fight fans hoping to see a war between “El Cucuy” and “Blessed”, Tony Ferguson utlimately turned down the matchup.
Feeling like a beast again, Robbie Lawler doesn't care for Ben Askren's talk
Drake Riggs - February 23, 2019
2018 was a fantastic year of MMA action. Out of all the great fights and performances we saw, none of them happened to include the ‘Ruthless’ former UFC welterweight king, Robbie Lawler. The reason for that being due to a torn ACL suffered in his last fight with Rafael Dos Anjos which took place in December 2017. Lawler would lose the bout via unanimous decision.
Max Holloway returns at UFC 236 for interim lightweight title fight with Dustin Poirier
Cole Shelton - February 22, 2019
UFC 236 is now set to feature two interim title fights. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Max Holloway will be moving up in weight at UFC 236 to take on Dustin Poirier for the UFC’s interim lightweight belt.
John Kavanagh weighs in on who should be next for Conor McGregor
Cole Shelton - February 22, 2019
As the days go on, the question of when and who Conor McGregor will fight next continues. McGregor last fought at UFC 229 in October, where he took on current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov for the belt. The fight marked McGregor’s return to the Octagon after a nearly two year hiatus.
Jon Jones says 'my goal is to be active' following UFC 235
Drake Riggs - February 22, 2019
UFC 232 closed out 2018 as the final UFC event of the year. Returning in the headliner was one of the sports all time greats in former light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones. In the main event, Jones would reclaim the vacant title by defeating Alexander Gustafsson for the second time as he would pick up a third-round TKO victory.
Tyron Woodley reveals Georges St-Pierre turned down fights with him 'five or six times'
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley has been chasing a fight with Georges St-Pierre for years. Now that St-Pierre is retired, however, it would seem to be forever off the table. Speaking to TMZ shortly after St-Pierre’s retirement message, Tyron Woodley revealed that he approached the UFC about a fight with the Canadian legend multiple times, but that St-Pierre turned it down each time.
UFC Phoenix salaries: Cain Velasquez made bank for Ngannou loss
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
Last Sunday night at UFC Phoenix, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned to the cage after nearly three years away, where he battled fearsome heavyweight knockout artist Francis Ngannou. While this fight went rather disastrously for Velasquez — he was stopped in less than thirty seconds and injured his knee — he was at least well compensated for his efforts.
Coach Firas Zahabi explains why Georges St-Pierre is 'greatest mixed martial artist of all time'
Tom Taylor - February 22, 2019
Georges St-Pierre has called it a career. The Canadian mixed martial arts legend officially announced his retirement from the sport at a Thursday morning press conference. Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi, who served as St-Pierre’s chief handler, feels the former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion ended his career perfectly.
EXCLUSIVE | Liz Carmouche struggled to find willing opponent ahead of UFC Prague fight
Cole Shelton - February 22, 2019
Liz Carmouche last fought in July of 2018 and wanted to return sooner. She will finally get that chance on Saturday when the UFC makes its debut in the Czech Republic. “I’m ready to fight,” Carmouche said to BJPENN.com. “That’s what I’m looking forward to. I haven’t fought since July and I have been nagging the UFC. I have tried to get booked well before but I’m excited to finally be able to go out there and do what I do.”