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EXCLUSIVE | Amanda Cooper is 'very confident' she will beat Ashley Yoder at UFC Denver
Cole Shelton - October 23, 2018
Amanda ‘ABC’ Cooper is ready to get back to her winning ways. Cooper got her start in the UFC by competing on season 23 of The Ultimate Fighter. She would win her way to the finals before losing to Tatiana Suarez. Also on that season was Cooper’s next opponent, Ashley Yoder. The fight will take place at UFC Denver on November 10.
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Report | Jason 'Mayhem' Miller facing four months in prison
Drake Riggs - October 23, 2018
Life after the UFC can hit some a lot harder than others. But the worst case of that has to be with former middleweight contender Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller. Since departing from the organization in 2012, Mayhem has had several run-ins with the law and this has unfortunately been a continued theme as MMAJunkie reports that he was arrested this past Friday.
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Ali Abdelaziz counters back at Conor McGregor's UFC 229 analysis, 'Just stfu and move on'
Drake Riggs - October 23, 2018
Late last night, Conor McGregor took a look back at his most recent fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. This, of course, generated mixed reactions. One of those reactions came from Nurmagomedov’s manager who has been right in the thick of the whole rivalry, Ali Abdelaziz. And he didn’t hold back.
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Ricardo Lamas vs. Darren Elkins slated for UFC Argentina co-main event
James Lynch - October 23, 2018
A featherweight matchup between Ricardo Lamas (18-7) and Darren Elkins (24-6) has been added as the co-main event of UFC Argentina on November 17. UFC officials confirmed the news on Tuesday. Lamas is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his career after having fought Josh Emmett and Mirsad Bektic. “The Bully” will be looking for his first win since July 2017, where he finished Jason Knight first-round TKO at UFC 214.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov meets with Russian Boxing Federation to discuss potential Floyd Mayweather match
Drake Riggs - October 23, 2018
Well, it looks like UFC lightweight king Khabib Nurmagomedov really isn’t messing around when it comes to stepping into the boxing ring. This, of course, isn’t to say that “The Eagle” will be making his next appearance inside the said ring. But he does appear to be trying to make it happen a bit more than we all anticipated.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov issues clever response to Conor McGregor's statement on UFC 229 loss
Thomas Taylor - October 23, 2018
On Monday night, former UFC lightweight and featherweight titleholder Conor McGregor released an astute analysis of his UFC 229 submission loss to undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQwHF4g3re/
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John Kavanagh praises Conor McGregor for putting himself 'in scenarios where failure is a very real possibility'
Tom Taylor - October 23, 2018
On Monday night, former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor released an honest and astute assessment of his UFC 229 submission loss to undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQwHF4g3re/
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Daniel Cormier says he might keep light heavyweight title if he loses to Derrick Lewis at UFC 230
Tom Taylor - October 23, 2018
On November 3, in the main event of UFC 230, UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight Daniel Cormier will attempt to defend that latter title against fearsome heavyweight knockout artist Derrick Lewis. Then, when Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson battle in the main event of UFC 232 on December 29, Cormier will be stripped of his light heavyweight title. At least, that’s the way the UFC is planning it.
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EXCLUSIVE | Dominick Reyes predicts Alexander Gustafsson will defeat Jon Jones
Tom Taylor - October 23, 2018
Undefeated UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes recently divulged that he’s interested in competing at UFC 232 this December 29 so that he’s in a position to step up if either Jon Jones or Alexander Gustafsson is unable to compete in the card’s main event as planned. But if the main event does go as planned, and Jones and Gustafsson both make it to the cage, who does Dominick Reyes think will win? Although he knows he’s in the minority, he’s leaning toward Gustafsson.
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Dana White says he was "the only one" who was upset about UFC 229 brawl
Tom Taylor - October 23, 2018
Shortly after undefeated UFC lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229 earlier this month, he careened over the side of the Octagon and attacked McGregor’s training partner Dillon Danis. Seconds later, McGregor was getting into it with several of Nurmagomedov’s training partners inside the cage. It was a truly chaotic end to an otherwise hugely successful night for the UFC. In the wake of this post-UFC 229 brawl, dozens of members of the MMA community spoke up to share their distaste for the chaotic scene. Yet UFC President Dana White feels he was the only one that as truly bothered by it.
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EXCLUSIVE | Juan Adams believes there's currently only three UFC heavyweights that can beat him
Tom Taylor - October 23, 2018
Juan Adams, an undefeated heavyweight prospect who earned a UFC contract with a knockout of Shawn Teed on a July episode of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, is extremely confident. While he is still yet to partake in his UFC debut, a December 15 scrap with Chris De La Rocha, he already feels like he can beat any heavyweight on the UFC roster — with the exception of three men. In Juan Adams’ eyes, the only UFC heavyweights that he’d struggle against currently are Curtis Blaydes, Alistair Overeem, and reigning champ Daniel Cormier. The hulking prospect broke it down on episode 102 of BJPENN.COM Radio.
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Conor McGregor issues a new lengthy statement on UFC 229 loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov
Christopher Taylor - October 22, 2018
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor suffered a fourth-round submission loss to current lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomdeov at UFC 229. The fight marked the Irish superstars first octagon appearance since UFC 205 in November of 2016 where he defeated then lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez via second-round TKO.
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EXCLUSIVE | Dominick Reyes on win over Ovince Saint Preux: 'It couldn't have gone any better'
Cole Shelton - October 22, 2018
At UFC 229, rising light heavyweight talent Dominick Reyes took on a perennial light heavyweight contender in Ovince Saint Preux. Reyes entered the UFC after going 6-0 in smaller promotions. When he reached the UFC, the winning ways continued. The former college football player finished his first three UFC fights in the first round — two by knockout and one by submission. After this success, the versatile Reyes wanted a bigger name and at UFC 229 he got his wish. Against Saint Preux, Dominick Reyes would be tested, but a win promised to carry his career to new heights.
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Michael Bisping considers Brendan Schaub a 'good guy' — but also believes he could 'f*** him up in a heartbeat'
Thomas Taylor - October 22, 2018
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping doesn’t want to fight former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub. Speaking on his podcast Believe You Me recently, however, Bisping admitted that he believes he’d beat Brendan Schaub if they ever fought. Speaking to his co-host Luis J. Gomez, Michael Bisping says that comedian Theo Von had recently asked him if he thought he could beat Schaub in a fight.
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EXCLUSIVE | Dominick Reyes interested in serving as alternate for Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson rematch
Tom Taylor - October 22, 2018
Earlier this month, on the main card of UFC 229, undefeated light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes picked up the biggest victory of his career thus far, dominating former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux to a unanimous decision triumph. With this impressive triumph, Dominick Reyes usurped the number-six spot in the UFC light heavyweight rankings. Having done so, he can now look forward to scraps with the division’s very best fighters.
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Paulie Malignaggi trashes 'p***y motherf***er' Conor McGregor for mid-fight comments to Khabib Nurmagomedov
Tom Taylor - October 22, 2018
Paulie Malignaggi, who is one of the biggest Conor McGregor detractors out there, watched the Irishman’s UFC 229 fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov. While he can forgive McGregor for losing the fight — that’s the nature of the sport — he can’t forgive him for backtracking on his pre-fight trash talk in the middle of the fight, telling Nurmagomedov ‘it’s only business.’
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Jon Anik signs four-year contract extension with the UFC
Cole Shelton - October 22, 2018
With the UFC leaving Fox and entering the ESPN era, changes were expected. One big question heading into this transition is how the UFC broadcast team would be affected. Well, at the very least, UFC play-by-play man Jon Anik will be staying on board. According to MMAJunkie, Jon Anik will be calling UFC fights for at least the next four years.
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Joe Duffy vs. Ross Pearson in the works for UFC Adelaide
James Lynch - October 22, 2018
According to MMANytt’s Damon Martin, a lightweight bout between Joe Duffy and The Ultimate Fighter 9 winner Ross Pearson in the works for UFC Fight Night in Adelaide on Dec. 2. Joe Duffy (16-3) hasn’t competed since UFC 217 in Nov. 2017 where he was knocked out for the first time in his career, courtesy of James Vick. The setback snapped the 30-year-old’s two-fight win streak. He’s currently 2-2 in his last four fights and 4-2 in the octagon. Duffy holds wins over UFC veteran Norman Parke, Reza Madadi. and of course, Conor McGregor. The Tristar Gym product has never lost back-to-back fights in his career.