Mark Bergmann
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 campaigning for a title opportunity. “I’m always down for that title contention shot,” Ferguson said right after the fight. “I know Eddie Alvarez is right there, RDA — a lot […]
Cormier rips Cerrone for homophobic slurs: I’ll smack you with that stupid cowboy hat
Daniel Cormier’s victory over Anderson Silva at UFC 200 might not have been the most exciting performance in the light-heavyweight champion’s career, but it was a dominant victory nonetheless. Donald Cerrone, a welterweight contender and teammate Cormier’s rival Jon Jones, however, found some strong words of criticism for the champion. He even mindlessly garnished it […]
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 any good for the fighters, but Dana White has now tried to dispel those doubts in a recent interview with TMZ.com. The UFC president promised that under new ownership, fighters will earn […]
Ken Shamrock: Fighters should be allowed to use PEDs ‘at a safe level’, because ‘it does help’
After UFC superstar Jon Jones has been scratched from the historic UFC 200 card due to a possible anti-doping violation last week, Hall-of-Famer and UFC 1 veteran Ken Shamrock has a very interesting take on the situation. “I think it’s pretty clear,” he said during the latest episode of Inside MMA (Transcription via MMAFighting.com). “I’ve taken […]
UFC 200 video: Mark Hunt teases shop assistant, claims he’s a ‘KFC’ fighter
Mark Hunt is one of the scariest competitors in the modern-day UFC. One of his punches is all it takes to put literally everyone on the UFC roster to sleep. Ask Antonio Silva or Frank Mir, they can tell. But Mark Hunt is also a very nice and funny guy, who doesn’t mind making fun […]
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 will be against the returning Brock Lesnar at UFC 200. Hunt respects Lesnar’s accomplishments in the UFC, but leaves no doubt what will happen as soon as the Octagon door […]
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 will come to a conclusion, when both these men face each other again. It’s a path that saw Jones beat Cormier once, but had to relinquish his title due to […]
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 also reinvigorated his passion for fighting, at least according to his Muay Thai coach Emerson Falcao and wife Vivianne Pereira. “We started preparing the day he came back from the […]
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 Glory debut in April of this year. He made it an impressive one, beating both Anderson Silva and Jahfarr Wilnis in one night at the heavyweight contender tournament at Glory 29 […]
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 champion retired with all his health intact and enough money left to live a happy, prosperous life. Would he risk all that for one last big fight? Apparently, he would, […]
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 regarding the rumored mega fight against Badr Hari. Verhoeven called out the bad boy of kickboxing a couple of weeks ago. A bout between the two top heavyweights has been […]
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 challenger Eddie Alvarez. Dos Anjos, who has been isolating himself in Singapore for his training camp, reminisces the time before he was a UFC fighter and barely could make a […]
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 back of her mind already lingers another, arguably way bigger challenge — the 145-pound wrecking machine Cris Cyborg Justino. “I think it would be really cool to fight Cyborg, honestly,” […]
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 is not too happy with that fact. Jones’ manager Malki Kawa has filed an official complaint to the Nevada Athletic Commission, trying to get McCarthy replaced by another referee, according […]
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 UFC champion and current WWE superstar has bitten off a little more than he could chew. Lesnar, who has shown vulnerability to punches in the past, is thought to be […]
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 fight was followed by heated trash talk from both competitors that escalated and had officials separating them after the post-fight press conference. During the latest episode of The MMA Hour, 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 in the ring to face the fellow pro-wrestler and former UFC heavyweight champion. During the latest episode of The MMA Hour, Barnett explained why. “I wanted it because after five […]
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 of Brock Lesnar’s return at UFC 200 before he got banned. Helwani eventually went on to break the news and as a result got barred for life from all UFC […]
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 handpicked by both the promoter and Emelianenko, and says he couldn’t refuse the offer when it came. “Imagine if you ask a basketball player if they want to play Michael […]
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. And, what should come as no surprise, Mir believes that Lesnar will lose. “I’m betting on Mark,” Mir said (Transcription via MMAFighting.com). “He’s been in there more consistently the last couple […]
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 of MMAFighting.com reporter Ariel Helwani. Helwani and his team were escorted out of the arena and had their credentials revoked right before the UFC 199’s main-event fight on Saturday for breaking […]
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 will make his promotional debut against fellow UFC newcomer Jessin Ayari from Nurnberg, Germany. Meek raised more than a few eyebrows with his devastating 45-second knockout over former UFC contender […]
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 insults, the British challenger actually made an interesting accusation towards the middleweight champion. When Chris Weidman got injured and the UFC was looking for a replacement, the official storyline is, […]
UFC’s Valentina Shevchenko explains how shooting went down in first official statement
UFC women’s bantamweight contender Valentina Shevchenko and her coach Pavel Fedotov getting involved in a shootout has been one of the more shocking news of late. Both were eating out at a chicken restaurant in Peru on Sunday, when a gang of robbers stormed in and started assaulting and stealing from the customers. Fedotov immediately opened […]
Luke Rockhold: Weidman ‘fights like an idiot’, would’ve been ‘easier’ opponent than Bisping
When Chris Weidman got injured and Michael Bisping took his spot in the middleweight title fight at this Saturday’s UFC 199, many believed Bisping would be the easier task for champion Luke Rockhold. But Rockhold, who has talked trash back-and-forth with Bisping since the fight got announced, surprisingly has a different opinion on the matter. […]
Cody Garbrandt after big UFC win: I knew Almeida had a ‘suspect chin’
Just as he predicted, Team Alpha Male standout Cody Garbrandt viciously knocked out unbeaten Brazilian prospect Thomas Almeida in the main event of last Sunday’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas. In the post-fight interview for the UFC’s official YouTube channel, Garbrandt reflected on the biggest win of his young career. “I knew I was […]
Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett headlines UFC Fight Night in Hamburg
A heavyweight bout between Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett is the main event of the UFC Fight Night in Hamburg on September 3. British tabloid The Sun broke the news early on Monday. Both fighters have held respective UFC championships in the past. Arlovski has once been one of the most feared heavyweights on the planet. […]
Wanderlei Silva vows to ‘stomp the face’ of his opponents in Rizin’s open-weight tournament
During the heydays of Pride, Wanderlei Silva built a legacy on destroying his opponents with brutal soccer kicks and stomps, techniques he had to relinquish when he moved back to the UFC after Pride’s demise in 2007. Maybe that was part of the reason why the once-feared “Axe Murderer” struggled to keep up the success […]
Mayhem Miller explains why he missed weight by 24 lbs. at Venator FC
After more than four years on the sidelines, filled will all kinds of legal trouble, Jason Miller attempted a comeback to active competition at Venator FC last Saturday. However, the Enfant Terrible of mixed martial arts blew the chance to participate in the evening’s co-main event, a middleweight title fight against fellow UFC veteran Luke […]
Former PRIDE CEO Sakakibara plans return to US market with new RIZIN promotion
Many old-school MMA fans miss the days when the Japan-based promotion PRIDE FC was still around to compete with the UFC. Their trademark white ring, majestic opening shows and fighter walk-ins, the liberal rule set and dozens of memorable battles betweens some of the sport’s biggest stars have made PRIDE a fan favorite and a […]