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Rafael dos Anjos, Conor McGregor
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Rafael Dos Anjos: Conor McGregor fight would be 'worth the drop in weight'

Drake Riggs - February 12, 2019

If it wasn’t for former UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos, we never would have seen the two wars between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. Before Eddie Alvarez was the lightweight champion, that label belonged to Dos Anjos who was supposed to be McGregor’s first champion vs champion bout as McGregor came up from the featherweight division that he was holding the title in.

Marlon Moraes
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Marlon Moraes says his next fight has to be for the title

Drake Riggs - February 12, 2019

It’s hard to argue that there is a bantamweight on the UFC roster who has been more impressive than Marlon Moraes as of late. The ‘magical’ former World Series of Fighting king has absolutely torn through his top 10 opposition in his last three outings.

Cris Cyborg
Cris 'Cyborg' Justino

Cris Cyborg doesn't think Amanda Nunes loss will hurt UFC contract negotiations

Cole Shelton - February 12, 2019

Cris Cyborg is one of the greatest female fighters to ever compete in MMA. For well over a decade, she was simply dominant, going 20-0-1 after losing her first professional fight. Then, at UFC 232, Cyborg had her toughest fight to date when Amanda Nunes moved up in weight to challenge her for the UFC featherweight title. Many believe it would be a close fight, but Nunes shocked the world. She knocked Cyborg out in just 51 seconds to become the new UFC featherweight champion.

Marc Goddard
Marc Goddard

Referee Marc Goddard discusses Crute vs. Alvey stoppage after backlash

Tom Taylor - February 12, 2019

Not everybody agreed with the stoppage in last weekend’s Jim Crute vs. Sam Alvey fight. UFC President Dana White, for example, was adamant that referee Marc Goddard stopped the action too early, and that Alvey should have been given a bit more time to recover. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Marc Goddard gave his take on the stoppage in this fight. In hindsight, he admits that he perhaps could have handled the situation differently, but he also reminds his detractors that he’s forced to act decisively in mere milliseconds, oftentimes when a fighter’s safety is on the line.

Johnny Walker
Misha Cirkunov

Johnny Walker steps in against Misha Cirkunov at UFC 235

Tom Taylor - February 12, 2019

Rising light heavyweight prospect Johnny Walker has been booked for his next fight — and it’s a big one. The Brazilian knockout artist has stepped in to replace the injured Ovince Saint Preux against Canada’s Misha Cirkunov at UFC 235, which goes down on March 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. News of this new matchup was first reported by MMA Fighting.

Israel Adesanya, Anderson Silva
Israel Adesanya

Anderson Silva hopes Israel Adesanya becomes UFC champion

Tom Taylor - February 12, 2019

Last weekend, in the last-minute main event of UFC 234, former UFC middleweight champ and undeniable MMA legend Anderson Silva came up short in an exciting, three-round battle with surging contender Israel Adesanya. In the wake of this fight, Anderson Silva has made no secret of his respect and admiration for Adesanya. In fact, he even hopes to see the Nigeria-born New Zealander become a UFC champion in the future.

Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz to corner Kron Gracie at UFC Phoenix

Tom Taylor - February 12, 2019

Fan favorite UFC lightweight contender Nate Diaz will be returning to the cage this weekend at UFC Phoenix on ESPN, he just won’t be doing any fighting. Instead, the younger Diaz brother will be cornering BJJ ace Kron Gracie in his UFC debut opposite the always exciting Alex Caceres. ESPN’s Greg Rosenstein has the details:

Henry Cejudo, Joe Rogan
UFC

VIDEO | Joe Rogan explains his primary goal when interviewing UFC fighters

Tom Taylor - February 12, 2019

Joe Rogan has interviewed hundreds and hundreds of fighters over the years, but he’s never felt threatened by any of them. Speaking on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the UFC commentator was asked by Brazilian actor Rafinha Bastos if he has ever felt unsafe while interviewing a fighter. Rogan responded with a firm ‘no’ and outlined his primary goal in every fighter interview he conducts.

Kelvin-Gastelum-Conor-McGregor
UFC

Kelvin Gastelum roasts 'leper' Conor McGregor following UFC 234

Drake Riggs - February 11, 2019

UFC 234 ended up being a pretty wild night of action as expected. Unfortunately, on the day of the event, it had lost its headliner as the middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, had to undergo emergency hernia surgery.

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Johnny Walker hopes to fill in for Ovince Saint Preux at UFC 235

Drake Riggs - February 11, 2019

Brazil’s Johnny Walker has wasted little to no time getting his UFC career started. The 16-3 26-year old has already racked up two stunningly impressive highlight reel knockout wins since entering the promotion late last year.

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Israel Adesanya responds to critique from Chris Weidman and Paulo Costa

Drake Riggs - February 11, 2019

Criticism is always going to find its way to athletes in professional sports. Whether it be from fans or even peers. At UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia this past weekend, ‘The Last Stylebender’ Israel Adesanya headlined his first UFC pay-per-view event.

Jon Jones, Anthony Smith, Volkan Oezdemir
Jon Jones

Volkan Oezdemir believes Jon Jones needs to finish Anthony Smith quickly

Cole Shelton - February 11, 2019

Anthony Smith has been on a roll since moving up to light heavyweight. First, he had quick knockouts over former champions in Rashad Evans and Shogun Rua. Then, he submitted Volkan Oezdemir in the main event of UFC Moncton in October. That third win set Smith up for a title shot at UFC 235 against arguably the greatest fighter of all time, Jon Jones.