Video: Tony Ferguson is ‘down for that title contention shot’ after UFC Sioux Falls
After beating UFC newcomer Lando Vannata in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. McDonald on Wednesday, 155-pound contender Tony Ferguson is once again…
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Dana White: UFC sale will lead to ‘television and movie opportunities’ for fighters
The monumental $4 billion sale of the UFC to an investor group led by WME | IMG is a done deal. Some pundits fear that it won’t do…
UFC 200 video: Hunt explains ‘simplest game plan’, Brock Lesnar asks for 5XL gloves
K-1 veteran Mark Hunt is no fan of complex game plans. At least he doesn’t give the impression when he is asked what his strategy…
UFC 200 video: Jon Jones on tough preparation: ‘I’m the king of the grind, not you DC.’
Jon Jones is only days away from the most important fight of his life, a rematch against Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. A 19-month journey…
UFC 200 Video: Coach says Jose Aldo ‘needed’ Conor McGregor loss to get ‘remotivated’
The 13-second knockout loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 194 has undoubtedly been the most devastating one in Jose Aldo’s career. However, it obviously has…
Ismael Londt on waiting for Badr Hari vs. Rico Verhoeven: ‘I’d like to see the fight also’
Ismael Londt is used to waiting. It took him years of fighting in organizations around the globe, before the 30-year-old “Mr. Pain” finally made his…
K-1 legend Remy Bonjasky doesn’t rule out comeback for ‘special moment’
Remy Bonjasky did what few combat sports superstars have managed to do: he left the sport on a win. The three-time K-1 World Grand Prix…
Verhoeven on Badr Hari superfight: ‘Rumors are true’
“The rumors are true!” That was Glory heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven’s response to BloodyElbow.com’s Mark Bergmann, who questioned him right after Glory 31 in Amsterdam…
Dos Anjos: Alvarez wants to ‘crush my dreams, but no one can take them away from me’
The new mini documentary “UFC Battle Lines” gives a quick inside-look into the training camps of UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and his next…
Miesha Tate: I have the heart and technique to ‘overcome’ Cris ‘Cyborg’
Newly crowned UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate has a fight versus Amanda Nunes coming up at UFC 200 in two weeks. However, in the…
Jon Jones’ team has ‘concerns’ with John McCarthy refereeing UFC 200 main event
Veteran referee “Big” John McCarthy will oversee the UFC 200 main-event fight between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones, but apparently, the team of Jon Jones…
UFC 200: Coach: Brock Lesnar has ‘heavy hands’, can KO Mark Hunt
When K-1 veteran Mark Hunt was announced as the opponent for Brock Lesnar’s comeback fight at UFC 200, many fans and pundits believed the former…
Bisping wishes he’d been the ‘bigger man’, ignored ‘a**hole’ Rockhold in post-fight beef
It was the biggest moment in Michael Bisping’s career, when he shockingly knocked out Luke Rockhold at UFC 199 and took his 185-pound championship. The…
Barnett: Brock Lesnar won’t be ‘a better fighter’ at UFC 200 ‘than he was when he left’
When Brock Lesnar’s comeback at UFC 200 was announced, former Pride superstar Josh Barnett has been one of the first fighters to throw his hat…
Helwani: Rogan saying I was warned not to break Lesnar news was ‘irresponsible’ and a ‘lie’
Last week on his podcast, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan shared an interesting story of how Ariel Helwani was allegedly warned to break the news…
Maldonado says fighting Fedor is like playing Michael Jordan: 99% chance he wins
In an interview with MMAJunkie.com, Brazilian UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado talked about his upcoming fight with PRIDE legend Fedor Emelianenko in Russia this Friday. Maldonado has been…
Frank Mir is ‘betting on’ Mark Hunt to win at UFC 200: Brock Lesnar ‘doesn’t like to be hit’
During a recent episode of his Phone Booth Fighting podcast, Frank Mir predicted the outcome of UFC 200’s co-main event fight between Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt.…
Rogan: UFC warned Helwani not to break Lesnar news
During a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, UFC color commentator Joe Rogan shared an interesting detail to last weekend’s expulsion and lifetime ban…
UFC Hamburg: Palhares-slayer Emil Weber Meek debuts, Sobotta faces Dalby
The UFC has just announced two welterweight bouts for its event in Hamburg, Germany, on September 3. Most notably, Norwegian power puncher Emil Weber Meek…
UFC 199: Michael Bisping says Luke Rockhold has a ‘vagina’, turned down ‘Jacare’ fight
Yesterday’s UFC 199 pre-fight press conference was mainly dominated by the heated, back-and-forth trash talk between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping. Between all the countless…