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Mike Perry and Mickey Gall trade trash talk, agree to fight
Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018
Mike Perry fought mere weeks ago, losing by first-round submission to Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone on the Denver card, but he’s already itching to get back in there. And he’s even got an opponent in mind. ”[Cerrone] was in the gym with Gracie Barra drilling in the gi, grappling all the time,” Mike Perry told ESPN recently. “He was with Mickey Gall too, let’s fight that motherf**ker. I’ll fight Mickey Gall. F**k Mickey Gall. I’m gonna get into the gym, go grapple, and I’m gonna crush everybody from here on out.”
Tyron Woodley says he used to pay Colby Covington to take beatings at American Top Team
Tom Taylor - November 26, 2018
UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley and UFC interim welterweight champ Colby Covington have swapped seemingly endless trash talk over the last year. The good news is that they seem destined to settle their sizzling beef in the very near future. Speaking on his Instagram account recently, the champ Tyron Woodley updated on his recovery and named the ideal timeframe for his title unification with Colby Covington.
Tito Ortiz sends a message to Jon Jones following KO victory over Chuck Liddell
Christopher Taylor - November 25, 2018
Tito Ortiz was finally able to exact some revenge on long time nemesis and fellow MMA legend Chuck Liddell on Saturday night in Los Angeles. After suffering stoppage losses in his first two encounters with the Iceman long ago at UFC 47 and UFC 66, Ortiz was at last able to get the better of Liddell twenty-four hours ago at The Forum in Inglewood.
Joe Rogan wonders if we’ll see kicks in Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa fight
Thomas Taylor - November 25, 2018
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has heard all of the buzz about Floyd Mayweather and Tenshin Nasukawa’s RIZIN 14 exhibition boxing match, and like pretty much everybody else inside the combat sports bubble, he’s not really sure what to expect. Speaking on a recent Fight Companion episode of his popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Rogan shared some quick thoughts on this shadowy RIZIN contest.
Joe Rogan outlines Amanda Nunes' path to victory against Cris Cyborg
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
On December 29, in the co-main event of UFC 232, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes will move up a weight class to challenge dominating UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg for her title. Sitting at the commentary booth for this fight will be long-time UFC staple Joe Rogan. Like most members of the MMA community, Joe Rogan agrees that Amanda Nunes is in for a very difficult night of work against Cris Cyborg. That being said, he feels the bantamweight champion can defeat the featherweight champion with the right game plan.
What's next for the heavyweight stars of UFC Beijing?
Cole Shelton - November 25, 2018
UFC Beijing featured two heavyweight fights that had major impacts on the divisional rankings. In the main event, Francis Ngannou took on Curtis Blaydes in a highly anticipated rematch. Meanwhile, in the co-main event, veteran Alistair Overeem took on UFC newcomer Sergey Pavlovich. Ultimately, both Overeem and Ngannou won their fights by knockout, which will surely cause both to surge up the divisional rankings. Blaydes and Pavlovich, meanwhile, will have to return to the drawing board.
Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub react to Francis Ngannou's first-round KO of Curtis Blaydes
Tom Taylor - November 25, 2018
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan was not on duty for Saturday’s UFC Beijing broadcast, and instead hosted one of his popular Fight Companion podcasts for the card, alongside his friends Brendan Schaub, Bryan Callen and Eddie Bravo. As you can probably imagine, the whole gang was quite impressed by the UFC Beijing main event, which saw former UFC heavyweight title challenger Francis Ngannou rebound from losses to Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis with a thunderous, first-round knockout of streaking American wrestler Curtis Blaydes.
Tito Ortiz announces retirement following knockout victory over Chuck Liddell
Christopher Taylor - November 24, 2018
Tito Ortiz was finally able to exact revenge on Chuck Liddell this evening in Inglewood, California. The bitter rivals sqaured off for the third time in their career tonight at The Forum, this time competing under the Golden Boy MMA banner.
UFC Beijing Fighters Salaries: Alistair Overeem takes home biggest payout
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Alistair Overeem snapped his two fight losing skid at today’s UFC Beijing event and picked up a nice payday for his efforts. “The Reem” handed Sergey Pavlovich the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career via first-round TKO in today’s UFC Fight Night 141 co-headliner.
Alistair Overeem guarantees "a very different fight" in rematch with Francis Ngannou
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Former Strikeforce and DREAM heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem snapped his two-fight losing skid at today’s UFC Beijing event. “The Reem” needed less than five minutes to hand promotional newcomer Sergey Pavlovich the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career.
Curtis Blaydes issues statement following second loss to Francis Ngannou
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
A heavyweight tilt between perennial division contenders Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou headlined today’s UFC Beijing event. The bout served as a rematch, as Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes had previously met at UFC Fight Night 86 in April of 2016, with “The Predator” emerging victorious by way of second-round TKO (doctors stoppage).
UFC Beijing bonuses: Francis Ngannou takes home an extra $50k
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Francis Ngannou, Li Jingliang, Alex Morono and Song Kenan each pocketed an extra $50,000 for their respective performances at today’s UFC Beijing event. Francis Ngannou and Li Jingliang took home “Performance of the Night” awards, while Alex Morono and Song Kenan earned “Fight of the Night” honors.
Francis Ngannou has three oponents in mind following TKO win at UFC Beijing
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
Francis Ngannou (12-3 MMA) snapped his two-fight losing skid in tonight’s UFC Beijing main event, scoring a first-round TKO victory over Curtis Blaydes. “The Predator” was able to land a beautifully timed right hand just seconds into the opening round which sent Curtis Blaydes crashing to the canvas.
MMA Community reacts to Alistair Overeem stopping Sergey Pavlovich
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
A heavyweight bout between former Strikeforce and DREAM champion Alistair Overeem and promotional newcomer Sergey Pavlovich co-headlined tonight’s UFC Beijing event. Alistair Overeem entered tonight’s UFC Beijing event looking to rebound, this after suffering stoppage losses to Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou in his two most recent efforts.
MMA Community reacts to Francis Ngannou defeating Curtis Blaydes
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
A heavyweight collision between perennial division contenders Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou headlined tonight’s UFC Beijing event. The bout served as a rematch, as Francis Ngannou had previously defeated Curtis Blaydes via second-round TKO (doctors stoppage) at UFC Fight Night 86 in April of 2016.
UFC Beijing Results: Francis Ngannou stops Curtis Blaydes (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - November 24, 2018
A key heavyweight rematch between perennial division contenders Curtis Blaydes and Francis Ngannou headlined tonight’s UFC Beijing event. Curtis Blaydes enters tonight’s UFC Beijing main event on a five-fight win streak, his latest being a third-round TKO victory over Alistair Overeem at UFC 225.
UFC Beijing: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 Live Results
Drake Riggs - November 23, 2018
The UFC’s return to China for UFC Beijing is just moments away and there will be plenty of great athletes on display who are looking to put on a show. In the main event, we’ll see a rematch between top-tier heavyweight as Curtis “Razor” Blaydes looks to exact his revenge over the powerful bomb-slinger, Francis “The Predator” Ngannou.
Husband of Rachael Ostovich, Arnold Berdon released on bond, gets charge reclassified
Drake Riggs - November 23, 2018
Early Sunday morning on the 18th of November, UFC flyweight Rachael Ostovich and her husband and fellow MMA fighter, Arnold Berdon got into an altercation that resulted in the breaking of Ostovich’s orbital bone and Berdon’s arrest. Berdon was charged with a second-degree murder attempt for the incident that took place in the couple’s Waianae home in Honolulu, Hawaii. However, MMAFighting has now reported that Berdon’s charge has been changed to a second-degree assault (felony) and he was released today on a bond of $75,000.