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Alex Morono tells fans to "expect violence" in his UFC Vegas 80 fight against Joaquin Buckley: "We are both going to throw down"
Cole Shelton - October 5, 2023
Alex Morono is pumped to fight Joaquin Buckley at UFC Vegas 80. After Morono beat Tim Means back in May, he figured it would take a bit for him to get another scrap, especially after he studied the welterweight division.
Jon Jones training with grappling legend Gordon Ryan ahead of UFC 295: "Stipe over there preparing for a boxing match"
Cole Shelton - October 5, 2023
Jon Jones brought in an interesting training partner for his UFC 295 title fight against Stipe Miocic. Jones is set to defend his heavyweight title for the first time when he takes on the former champ Miocic in the main event of UFC 295 from Madison Square Garden on Nov. 11. It’s a massive fight and a highly-anticipated scrap as it is arguably the MMA GOAT vs. the UFC’s heavyweight GOAT.
Bobby Green says he used to be beat the "dog shit" out of Sean Strickland in past training sessions
Cole Shelton - October 5, 2023
Bobby Green claims he used to beat up current UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland in sparring sessions. Strickland is the UFC’s newly crowned middleweight champion, but before he even made it to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he and Green used to battle it out in sparring. According to Green, the two used to train with one another when they were around 21 or 22, and he used to beat up Strickland with ease.
Colby Covington reveals the "biggest challenge" Leon Edwards poses to him at UFC 296
Cole Shelton - October 5, 2023
Colby Covington is only worried about Leon Edwards showing up at UFC 296. Covington is set to challenge for Edwards’ UFC welterweight title in the main event of UFC 296 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s an intriguing matchup and one the oddsmakers have Edwards as a small betting favorite.
Manager claims Henry Cejudo has agreed to fight Merab Dvalishvili in January
Cole Shelton - October 5, 2023
Henry Cejudo could be returning to the Octagon in January, according to Ali Abdelaziz. Cejudo hasn’t fought since May when he suffered a split decision loss to Aljamain Sterling for the bantamweight title in his return to the Octagon. He was then booked to fight Marlon Vera in August, but ‘Triple C’ suffered an injury and was forced to pull out.
Merab Dvalishvili walks back on his stance of “never fighting” his friend Aljamain Sterling
Susan Cox - October 5, 2023
Merab Dvalishvili is walking back on his stance of ‘never fighting’ his friend Aljamain Sterling. It was Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA) who said, back in September of 2021, prior to his TKO victory over Marlon Moraes (23-13 MMA) at UFC 266:
Colby Covington unloads on UFC veteran Matt Brown for his recent comments: “You married trailer trash, yeah”
Susan Cox - October 5, 2023
Colby Covington is unloading on UFC veteran Matt Brown for his recent comments. UFC welterweight veteran Matt Brown believes Colby Covington’s career in MMA may be over should he lose to Leon Edwards in their upcoming bout.
Joaquin Buckley is not a fan of the Colby Covington vs. Leon Edwards fight booking: “I think Belal Muhammad should’ve definitely been up next”
Harry Kettle - October 5, 2023
UFC fighter Joaquin Buckley has given his thoughts on the upcoming title bout between Leon Edwards and Colby Covington. In the main event of UFC 296, Colby Covington will get another chance at gold. He’ll go head to head with Leon Edwards, with the UFC welterweight championship being on the line. It comes after Edwards was able to defeat Kamaru Usman on two separate occasions, establishing himself as the new king at 170 pounds.
Manel Kape explains why he rejected an attempted apology from Israel Adesanya at UFC 293: “We are not brothers”
Harry Kettle - October 5, 2023
UFC flyweight Manel Kape has explained why he refused an apology from Israel Adesanya after their press conference altercation. Over the course of the last few months, Manel Kape has been making some noise in the UFC. After having a string of fights canceled for a parade of reasons, he was scheduled to take on Kai Kara-France at UFC 293. Unfortunately, Kara-France was unable to proceed with the contest, meaning he went up against Felipe dos Santos instead in a Fight of the Night bout.
Conor McGregor insinuates he is back in the USADA testing pool: “Submitted my stuff to Novitzky”
Harry Kettle - October 5, 2023
UFC star Conor McGregor has insinuated that he’s back in the USADA testing pool ahead of his potential return to the Octagon. For quite some time now, fans have been waiting for some kind of announcement regarding Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC. It’s been over two years since we’ve seen him in action, with many believing 2023 was going to be the year that sparked his comeback. Instead, while he has been training, the Irishman hasn’t been able to get a fight booked – to the frustration of many.
Bobby Green admits he "didn’t even know who" Grant Dawson was ahead of UFC Vegas 80 fight: "He’s been kind of boring"
Cole Shelton - October 4, 2023
Bobby Green isn’t a fan of the way Grant Dawson fights. Green was booked to headline UFC Vegas 80 against Dawson, who is ranked 10th at lightweight. Yet, even though Dawson is the ranked opponent, Green knows he is the more popular fighter and admits he wasn’t even familiar with Dawson until he got the fight booking.
Ian Machado Garry reacts to Dillon Danis calling him out
Cole Shelton - October 4, 2023
Ian Machado Garry has responded to Dillon Danis calling him out. Although Danis is set to box Logan Paul on Oct. 14, he is an MMA fighter who is under contract with Bellator. Yet, with the future of the promotion uncertain, Danis says if Bellator folds he wants to sign with the UFC and mentioned Ian Machado Garry as an easy opponent for him.