‘Shogun’ Rua expects war in rematch with ‘Lil’ Nog’ at UFC 190: ‘A brawl is inevitable’
Ten years ago, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rogerio “Minotouro” Nogueira delivered one of the best fights in history at Pride Critical Countdown 2005. It…
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Duane Ludwig offers strange apology for Team Alpha Male comments: ‘Sorry for being stupid’
Duane Ludwig caused a bit of a stir in his old team last week, when he stated, T.J. Dillashaw, who he prepared for his title…
McGregor-slayer Joseph Duffy takes on Dustin Poirier as UFC: Dublin headliner
Irish lightweight Joseph Duffy, the last man to defeat interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor, will headline the UFC’s October 24 return to Dublin, Ireland. The…
Dana White thinks it’s a ‘good idea’ for Renan Barao to ‘go up in weight’
After former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao got dominated again by new titleholder T.J. Dillashaw, last Saturday at UFC on FOX, UFC president Dana White…
Video: GSP: ‘Carlos Condit is a nightmare’, ‘most dangerous guy’ in division
The secret headliner of UFC 189 was without a doubt the electrifying rematch battle between welterweight titleholder Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald. The champion was…
Video: GSP reveals details on his break from MMA: I should’ve stopped ‘one fight before’
Bloody Elbow’s Mark Bergmann had the chance to talk to former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at the Under Armour brand launch in Munich,…
Hendricks unfazed by brutality of Lawler-MacDonald: ‘I want my belt back!’
When UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald delivered a Fight of the Year candidate at UFC 189, no one was watching closer than…
Randy Couture: If Fedor signs with UFC, ‘more than likely I’m out’
While most fans and pundits have been shocked by the return of former Pride heavyweight kingpin Fedor Emelianenko, Randy Couture, a heavyweight MMA legend himself,…
Dana White: Jon Jones and Chris Weidman wanted to fight to see who’s ‘King of New York’
According to UFC president Dana White, a champion vs. champion superfight between then-light-heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones and middleweight titleholder Chris Weidman has been in talks…
Aldo vs McGregor likely to take place at 100,000 seat Dallas Cowboys’ stadium in Texas
The big featherweight title unification fight between champion Jose Aldo and interim titleholder Conor McGregor will likely take place in the AT&T Stadium in Arlington,…
Jose Aldo: UFC Reebok kit ‘sucks’, fighters look like ‘Power Rangers’
Like practically everyone else, UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo isn’t too fond of the newly designed UFC fighter kits by Reebok. The standardized uniforms are…
Frank Mir would ‘absolutely’ fight Fedor, first wants proof that he’s ‘still a monster’
The UFC’s heavyweight division is as interesting as it hasn’t been in a long time, with Fabricio Werdum being the new champion and old veterans…
Frank Mir says ’emotions got the better’ of him during reckless brawl with Todd Duffee
Frank Mir racked up his second straight knockout victory in a row last night, when he buried Todd Duffee face first with a crushing counter-left hand…
UFC brass told Frank Mir, trilogy versus Brock Lesnar was ‘all but a done deal’
This Wednesday, it’s time for the third UFC event within only six days, when former heavyweight champion Frank Mir steps inside the Octagon against knockout…
Photo: Chad Mendes suffered broken thumb in first round against Conor McGregor at UFC 189
As MMA Fighting reports, Chad Mendes broke his right thumb early in the first round of his UFC 189 encounter with newly crowned interim featherweight champion…
Conor McGregor is ‘up for fight’ against Frankie Edgar since ‘Jose went running’
After the biggest win of his career, a second-round TKO victory over Chad Mendes at UFC 189, the UFC’s new interim-featherweight champion Conor McGregor gave…
After crazy KO at TUF Finale, Stephen Thompson is ‘all down’ for Matt Brown rematch
While this past UFC weekend might have been dominated by the “McGregor Show”, the most spectacular finish was scored by Stephen Thompson. He landed a…
UFC 189 Video: Dustin Poirier advises Chad Mendes on how to fight Conor McGregor
It was in September of last year when Dustin Poirier faced Conor McGregor at UFC 178 and suffered the most devastating setback of his career:…
UFC 189 Video: Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes react to heated press conference
The latest episode of UFC 189 Embedded takes us through two media days, including the open workouts on Wednesday and the heated press conference yesterday.…
UFC 189 Scrum Video: Conor McGregor addresses weight issues
This Saturday, all the talk will finally be over when Conor McGregor steps into the Octagon at UFC 189 to face Chad Mendes for the…