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Henry Cejudo takes aim at “rapist look-alike” Marlon Vera for allowing “trans-Barbie” Sean O’Malley to talk trash
Harry Kettle - August 22, 2023
Henry Cejudo has taken a personal shot at Marlon Vera over Sean O’Malley in a tweet that has since been deleted. We all know that Henry Cejudo is a controversial individual. He’s a great fighter, but his ‘cringe’ persona has taken him to some pretty strange places when it comes to his trash talk. Following his loss to Aljamain Sterling earlier this year, some wondered whether or not he’d retire again – but instead, he opted to take a fight with Marlon Vera.
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor claims a December return is “back on the table”
Harry Kettle - August 22, 2023
UFC superstar Conor McGregor has claimed that a return to the Octagon in December is back on the table. For the longest time, it seemed as if Conor McGregor would not be returning to the UFC in 2023. Between the lack of an announcement and the six-month USADA pool rule, it just didn’t feel feasible.
What's next for the stars of UFC 292?
Cole Shelton - August 21, 2023
The UFC made its return to Boston on Saturday for a solid UFC 292 card that saw two titles on the line, and one change hands. In the main event, Aljamain Sterling was looking to defend his bantamweight title against Sean O’Malley. The co-main event saw strawweight champion Zhang Weili defending her title against Amanda Lemos.
Conor McGregor sends a warning to Tony Ferguson: “I’m gonna end you and badly”
Cole Shelton - August 21, 2023
Conor McGregor has sent a stern warning to Tony Ferguson. McGregor and Ferguson have had an ongoing feud for quite some time but for different reasons, a fight between the two has never come to fruition.
Ian Garry still relishing in win over Neil Magny: "Be a better man"
Josh Evanoff - August 21, 2023
UFC welterweight contender Ian Garry was buzzing after his win over Neil Magny. ‘The Future’ returned to the cage at UFC 292 over the weekend. While originally slated to face Geoff Neal, ‘The Haitian Sensation’ stepped in on a week’s notice. In that week, Ian Garry and Neil Magny got heated after the latter made a comment about giving the Irishman a beating, but as a father would.
Chris Weidman hits back at calls for retirement after UFC 292 loss: "I'm not done"
Josh Evanoff - August 21, 2023
Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman isn’t quite done yet. The former All-American wrestler made his long-awaited return at UFC 292 on Saturday night. Back opposite Brad Tavares, the fight was Chris Weidman’s first since 2021. At UFC 261 that April, he famously snapped his leg in his rematch against Uriah Hall.
Conor McGregor compares Sean O'Malley's title win to famous Jose Aldo knockout: "F*cking madness"
Josh Evanoff - August 21, 2023
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor saw some of himself in Sean O’Malley on Saturday. ‘Sugar’ returned to the cage for the first title shot of his career over the weekend at UFC 292. In the main event of the pay-per-view, Sean O’Malley faced longtime bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling. ‘Funk Master’ was coming off a win over Henry Cejudo in May, setting a record for title defenses in the division’s history.
Alexander Volkanovski sends a message to Ilia Topuria after Aljamain Sterling loses at UFC 292
Cole Shelton - August 21, 2023
Alexander Volkanovski has his sights set on Ilia Topuria. Volkanovski was paying close attention to the UFC 292 main event, as Aljamain Sterling had said if he beat Sean O’Malley he was going to call out Volkanovski and fight for the featherweight title. It appeared the featherweight champ was interested in the fight, but Sterling suffered a second-round TKO loss to O’Malley to lose his belt.
Daniel Cormier addresses “the one thing that hurts” UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili
Susan Cox - August 21, 2023
Former ‘champ champ’ Daniel Cormier is addressing ‘the one thing that hurts’ current UFC strawweight champion Zhang Weili. Zhang Weili (24-3 MMA) is indeed the UFC stawweight champion, successfully defending her title against Amanda Lemos (13-3 MMA) last Saturday night at UFC 292 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Israel Adesanya weighs in on referee Marc Goddard's stoppage in Sean O’Malley vs. Aljamain Sterling title fight: “Could have gone longer”
Cole Shelton - August 21, 2023
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya thinks Marc Goddard could have let Sean O’Malley vs. Aljamain Sterling go a bit longer. In the second round of the bantamweight title fight at UFC 292, O’Malley dropped Sterling with a counter right hand and landed some heavy ground-and-pound shots. Although O’Malley did land some clean shots, Sterling was looking like he was trying to scramble but Goddard stepped in and stopped the fight.
Dana White credits Amanda Lemos for her “toughness” but says she was “completely outclassed” by Zhang Weili at UFC 292
Susan Cox - August 21, 2023
Dana White is crediting Amanda Lemos for her ‘toughness’ but says she was ‘completely outclassed’ by Zhang Weili at UFC 292. UFC 292 took place this past Saturday, August 19th at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
Marlon Vera responds to challenge from newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley: “See you soon”
Susan Cox - August 21, 2023
Marlon Vera is responding to the challenge he received from newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley. It was just this past weekend that saw Sean O’Malley (17-1 MMA) defeat and in the process de-thrown Aljamain Sterling (23-4 MMA) via TKO at 0:51 of round 2 in the bantamweight title fight at UFC 292.