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Dana White: Ronda Rousey won’t be allowed to compete in WWE matches
At WrestleMania, the biggest professional wrestling event of the year, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey made her debut in the pro wrestling ring. And what a debut it was; alongside WWE legend and fellow Hollywood asset, The Rock, she first tossed top star Paul “Triple H” Levesque and later his wife Stephanie McMahon to […]
Rampage Jackson: ‘I want to come back and beat everybody that beat me’
This past Saturday, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson made a successful comeback to the Ultimate Fighting Championship by beating Fabio Maldonado by unanimous decision at UFC 186 — his first UFC victory since 2011. Jackson left the organization for Bellator MMA in 2013 after three consecutive losses. Losses, that he plans to redeem now that he’s back, as […]
Dennis Siver ‘definitely’ wants rematch against Conor McGregor, blames eye problems for TKO loss
In January, Germany’s number-two ranked featherweight Dennis Siver fought the biggest fight of his life and lost to Conor McGregor at UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver in Boston. The fight was a decisive and one-sided affair, Siver got stopped on punches under two minutes into the second round. Aside from the two first minutes […]
Rustam Khabilov vs. Danny Castillo and Ramsey Nijem vs. Erik Koch added to UFC on FOX 16
Two more match-ups have been booked for the June 25 UFC on FOX 16 card headlined by the bantamweight championship rematch between T.J. Dillashaw and Renan Barao. As FOX Sports reports, Russian sambo champion Rustam Khabilov will square-off against Team Alpha Male’s Danny Castillo and TUF 13 finalist Ramsey Nijem will faceTae-Kwon-Do specialist Erik Koch. Khabilov and […]
Tim Kennedy wants ‘loser leaves UFC’ match against Lyoto Machida
According to a report on last night’s UFC Tonight episode, UFC, Strikeforce and military veteran Tim Kennedy isn’t done with his MMA career just yet. The last time we saw the now 35-year old in the Octagon was last September at UFC 178, where he suffered a TKO loss to Cuban wrestling standout Yoel Romero Palacio. […]
AKA fighters respond to Dana White’s criticism: ‘He says stone age, I say old school’
Earlier this week, UFC president Dana White blasted the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA), one of MMA’s most renowned gyms, for their tough training regimen, mainly because of the frequent injuries of one of their main assets, UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. White suggested, that “some of the camps are still in the stone ages and need […]
Demetrious Johnson: ‘Why does it always come down to blaming the athlete for not selling the product?’
Days away from his UFC 186 headliner against Kyoji Horiguchi, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson gave fans and media another portion of his newly-found outspokenness, after being asked about all the hits the pay-per-view card had to take. Last week, he fired back at critics by telling them it’s “their f—–g bad”, if they don’t […]
Hector Lombard believes he got a harsh sentence because of impressive physique
When former Bellator champion and Olympic veteran Hector Lombard got popped for the anabolic steroid desoxymethyltestosterone (DMT) on Jan. 3, few spectators were actually caught off guard. Lombard looked like a greek statue, and that could have been detrimental to him in the end. Lombard explained himself in front of the Nevada Athletic Commission in […]
Anderson Silva’s first reaction to failed test; admits anti-inflammatory use
In the fourth episode of the current The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil season, fans witnessed Anderson Silva as he found out about his failed UFC 183 drug test. His manager Ed Soares brought the bad news via a phone call during a training session with his team of bantamweight prospects. Silva’s immediate reaction was: “What? What do you […]
Johny Hendricks: ‘You put on a show for the fans and you end up losing’
When Johny Hendricks entered the UFC in 2009, he quickly became a fan favorite because of his crisp boxing and knockout power. So when his last bout against the equally popular and exciting Matt Brown was announced for UFC 185, everybody expected a standup war. Instead, Hendricks delivered a dominant, but rather unspectacular, wrestling-heavy performance. […]
Phil Davis on why he signed with Bellator: ‘We fight people for money.’
One of the bigger news this week was UFC light-heavyweight Phil Davis signing with Bellator MMA. It might not be unusual for free agents to switch promotions, but it is a bit surprising that a top-ten fighter like Davis decides to fight for a smaller organization. Now, he explained his reasons in an interview with MMA […]
Dana White reveals, the UFC was ‘not very close at all’ to signing Brock Lesnar again
Brock Lesnar will most likely never step foot into the Octagon again. Last month, the polarizing former UFC heavyweight champion re-signed with WWE, the world’s leading pro-wrestling organization. For weeks, fans and experts believed in his potential return to the Superbowl of mixed martial arts, but UFC president Dana White revealed that his promotion was never […]
Matt Hughes: ‘All it would take is a phone call from Dana and I would be back’
It’s been two years since Matt Hughes, UFC Hall of Famer and pioneer in the welterweight division, retired from active MMA competition. Since then, the landscape of the 170-pound weight class has changed drastically, from the long reign of his successor Georges St-Pierre to the now ultra-competitive Top five, where virtually everyone could be a […]
Cain Velasquez’s Coach Javier Mendez: Fabricio Werdum is ‘going to get destroyed’
After over a year of waiting, Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum will finally step into the Octagon on June 13 at UFC 188 in Mexico City. For Velasquez, it will be the the first fight in almost 20 months. According to his coach, American Kickboxing Acedemy owner Javier Mendez, the UFC heavyweight champion wants to return with […]
UFC champ Demetrious Johnson: If people don’t want to watch me, it’s ‘their f—–g bad’
Demetrious Johnson is, without a doubt, one of the most impressive fighters in the world. The seemingly untouchable flyweight is the first and only UFC champion of his weight class and currently ranks number three in the UFC’s official pound-for-pound list. He has cleaned out his division with wins over Ian McCall, Joseph Benavidez (twice), […]
Matt Brown: ‘Fight against Nate Diaz isn’t happening.’
Here’s another chapter of the Matt Brown-Nate Diaz story: According to Brown’s official Twitter, their fight won’t happen at UFC 189. The UFC formally announced the bout last Wednesday, but shortly after, Diaz stated via his Twitter, he wants to fight former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis instead. Brown then posted a picture of a signed bout agreement on […]
Mark Coleman ‘overwhelmed’ by fundraiser for his hip surgery: It was so humbling
Last month, UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman made headlines when his close friend and fellow UFC veteran Wes Sims set up a page on the fundraiser platform GoFundMe to collect money for hip surgery that “The Hammer” desperately needed. Coleman opened up about his situation in the latest edition of The MMA Hour. “I […]
Former porn star: War Machine beating up Christy Mack was ‘bound to happen’
We can add another disturbing incident to War Machine’s long history of violence. The UFC and Bellator veteran, as well as part-time porn actor, is currently imprisoned for a particularly brutal case of domestic violence, after beating his girlfriend, fellow porn actress Christy Mack, in August of last year. Now, retired adult performer Brooke Haven shared […]
Metamoris: Without Ronda Rousey, women don’t ‘bring it’ when it comes to viewership
Over the past few years, martial arts fans were able to witness the meteoric rise of women’s MMA, mainly fueled by two names: Gina Carano and UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, who both achieved notable stardom and became coveted Hollywood assets. Besides those two female warriors, there is a lot more talent to discover; […]
UFC veteran Matt Riddle gets WWE tryout
In November of last year, former UFC welterweight Matt Riddle announced that he plans on making the transition from professional fighting to professional wrestling. Three months later, a video surfaced that showed him making his in-ring debut as a wrestler at a smaller local show. Now, Wrestling Inc. reports that Riddle might be on the cusp of a […]
Max Holloway wants Conor McGregor rematch: He cried about his injury, I didn’t!
Max Holloway is the only fighter in history that has managed to go the distance with brash Irishman Conor McGregor. Everyone of McGregor’s other 16 wins has come by way of stoppage, mostly via knockout. That’s why Holloway has consistently been calling for a rematch. “I’d do anything for that rematch,” Holloway told MMAjunkie. “It’s […]
Anthony Johnson to Alexander Gustafsson: Some people can’t handle an ass whooping like a man!
When Anthony Johnson stopped Alexander Gustafsson in front of his home crowd in January, not only did he beat him, he broke him and crushed his dream of a potential rematch against division kingpin Jon Jones. It’s a huge fight that now Johnson himself will be contesting. No wonder that Gustaffson sounded a little bitter when […]
Georges St-Pierre: If I ever come back, ‘I can still be on top’
It has been way over a year since we have seen Georges St-Pierre last compete. After a close split-decision victory over Johny Hendricks, the former welterweight champion stepped aside and made way for the next generation of world-class 170 pounders. Guys like his teammate Rory MacDonald, who faces new champion Robbie Lawler at UFC 189 […]
Fabricio Werdum: If Cain Velasquez takes me down, ‘I say thank you’
In last night’s episode of FOX Sports 1’s UFC Tonight show, UFC interim heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum showed a lot of confidence going into his big unification fight against regular champion Cain Velasquez. When show host and Velasquez’ training partner Daniel Cormier told him: “The UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez told me to tell you […]
‘Pride Fighter’: Short film in the making about gay mixed martial artist
Alex is a young and aspiring amateur MMA fighter whose big dream it is to fight in the big leagues one day. There is only one problem: Alex is gay. And as soon as he comes out with his homosexuality, he gets discriminated against and eventually rejected by his training partners, leaving him with no […]
Video: ‘Hero’ Matt Hamill rescues little boy, hits TV news
Last week, former UFC fighter Matt Hamill rescued a little boy from a potential car crash on the highway. The child’s intoxicated mother was driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street and eventually passed out and drifted off onto the grass median. Hamill chased the woman, punched in the window of her car and […]
Tweet of the Day: Donald Cerrone: ‘Drug test me’, you’ll only find hard work and Budweiser!
Last week, Khabib Nurmagomedov accused “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone of steroid abuse to further build up their lightweight title eliminator fight at UFC 187 on May 23. Via Twitter, Nurmagomedov called for random drug tests for the both of them, since Cerrone has been “caught cheating steroids” at WEC in 2007, wrote the Dagestani Sambo expert. The […]
Matt Hamill saves little boy from car crash potentially caused by intoxicated mother
Matt Hamill should think about changing his nickname from “Hammer” to “Hero”. A virus infection might have kept him off his WSOF 19 main event fight against Thiago Silva last weekend, but it didn’t stop him from saving a little boy from a potential car accident. On Tuesday, the former UFC fighter went to visit his […]
Chad Mendes claims that if he was Aldo, he would have punched McGregor ‘right in the f-cking face’
The huge ten-city UFC189 world tour featuring UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and challenger Conor McGregor is over and has delivered quite a few scenes, including ones where the brash Irishman provoked the stoic Aldo up to a point where even the calmest individual would have exploded in a rage. Chad Mendes, who has been […]
Chael Sonnen won’t rule out a Brock Lesnar UFC comeback
When former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar announced last week that he has signed a new contract with WWE, many felt he closed the door on a potential Octagon return for good. Chael Sonnen doesn’t. In an interview with MMA Junkie, the retired UFC veteran explains that Lesnar resigning with the world’s leading pro wrestling organization […]