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EXCLUSIVE | Din Thomas discusses Tyron Woodley's plans for 2019

Mike Pendleton - January 22, 2019

Current welterweight champion Tyron Woodley seems to have a planned scheduled for 2019, including his next title defense against Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 on March 2 in Las Vegas. While many expected Woodley’s next title defense to come against bitter rival Colby Covington, the champion accepted Usman without hesitation. Although he still plans on fighting Covington, Woodley has bigger plans for 2019 and that includes a run at the middleweight championship.

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VIDEO | WWE star Nikki Bella wants to train and drink wine with Henry Cejudo

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2019

Henry Cejudo impressed a lot of people with his first-round TKO victory over TJ Dillashaw this past weekend in Brooklyn, New York. The former Olympic Gold Medalist, Cejudo, needed only 32-seconds to put away reigning bantamweight kingpin TJ Dillashaw last Saturday night.

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Opinion | Denying Cris Cyborg an immediate rematch with Amanda Nunes would be a travesty

Jordy McElroy - January 22, 2019

In the wake of a shocking knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 232, Cris Cyborg, the perpetual beacon of dominance in women’s MMA, was unwittingly made a martyr for everything that is wrong with super fights in the UFC. Nine proud years of wearing the moniker of the baddest woman on the planet, and Cyborg has been reduced to begging for an immediate rematch. Those pleas have fallen on deaf ears as the UFC prepares to move in another direction, leaving an entire division hanging in limbo. Nunes is currently pondering whether to defend her bantamweight title or move down to flyweight and attempt to collect a third belt.

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EXCLUSIVE | Din Thomas doesn't believe Amanda Nunes will fight at featherweight again

Mike Pendleton - January 22, 2019

Two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes made some headlines last week when she said that she was ‘done’ fighting at featherweight after she defeated former champion Cris Cyborg in 51 seconds at UFC 232 to become the UFC’s first ever two-weight women’s champion. While Nunes stated that many knew the featherweight division was only made for the arrival of Cyborg, another featherweight, Megan Anderson took exception to Nunes’ comments and called for her to be stripped of the title. As the division’s future is up in the air, one person close to Nunes believes she won’t fight again at featherweight.

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Conor McGregor is not 'willing to die' inside the cage

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2019

Is former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor willing to put it all on the line inside the UFC octagon? Well, if you ask surging lightweight contender Al Iaquinta, the answer is no.

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Henry Cejudo soars up the pound-for-pound ranks following TKO win over TJ Dillashaw

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2019

Henry Cejudo defended his UFC flyweight title for the first time last weekend in Brooklyn, scoring a 32-second TKO victory over TJ Dillashaw. The result came as a shock to most fans and analysts. That is not to say that people were counting out the former Olympic Gold Medalist against “Killashaw”, but very few expected the title fight to go down in the manner it did.

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TJ Dillashaw: I never said I wasn't a sore loser

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2019

TJ Dillashaw was looking to become the fourth fighters in UFC history to earn “champ champ” status this past weekend in Brooklyn. Unfortunatley for fans of “Killashaw“, things did not go as planned in his flyweight title fight with Henry Cejudo.

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EXCLUSIVE | Javier Mendez gives his thoughts on what is next for Daniel Cormier

Cole Shelton - January 22, 2019

Daniel Cormier had originally planned to retire by his 40th birthday. Well, things may have changed. “DC’s” birthday falls on March 20, and the only pay-per-view between now and then is UFC 235 – as UFC 234 is already finalized – which already has two title fights. Now, the question remains on whether or not Cormier will retire before then or stick around longer.

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Fabricio Werdum rescues teen from drowning in Southern California

Chris Taylor - January 22, 2019

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (23-8-1 MMA) saved a teenager from drowning in Southern California. Werdum was spening the day relaxing with his family at the beach near their home in Torrance, California. About an hour after they hit the sand, the local fire department arrived on scene in order to rescue two teenagers who were trapped at sea.

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Joseph Benavidez praises Henry Cejudo following big win, calls for rematch

Drake Riggs - January 22, 2019

At UFC Brooklyn, the flyweights put on the exact type of performances that they needed to in the hopes of saving their division from being removed from the UFC. Obviously, in the event’s headliner, we saw the champion Henry Cejudo fend off the bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw by earning a TKO win in just 32 seconds.

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VIDEO | Marlon Moraes 'embarrassed' by TJ Dillashaw's loss to Henry Cejudo

Drake Riggs - January 21, 2019

On today’s show, top bantamweight contender @MMARLONMORAES said he felt “a little bit embarrassed” to see the bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw lose the way he did on Saturday night. Full: https://t.co/mf8unBk7ts pic.twitter.com/YsvVKRsaOs

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Stephen Thompson rooting for Kamaru Usman in title fight with Tyron Woodley

Drake Riggs - January 21, 2019

When it comes to elite level strikers in MMA, a discussion can’t be had without mentioning the likes of welterweight’s ‘Wonderboy’ Stephen Thompson. A two-time title challenger, unfortunately for Thompson, he has yet to come out as a victor in his title opportunities.