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• Wonderboy’s Take On UFC Fighters Missing Weight: “People Are Just Being Lazy”

  17-06-2018 23:03
  At the half-way mark of 2018, one of the biggest stories in the sport so far this year is fighters missing weight in the UFC. Stephen Thompson recently shared his thoughts on the subject. In a new interview with Chris Taylor of BJPenn.com, Wonderboy, who recently lost to Darren Till after the English star missed […]
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• Colby Covington shares thoughts on exchange with ‘one-eyed twerp’ Michael Bisping

  17-06-2018 23:00
  Colby Covington and Michael Bisping had an odd, heated verbal altercation on the UFC 225 FS1 post-fight show on June 9. Bisping was on the analyst desk from Los Angeles and got into it with Covington, who had just won the interim welterweight title by unanimous decision over Rafael dos Anjos in Chicago.
  The exchange was inexplicable and it will obviously never lead to a fight, especially since Bisping just retired. But it happened after Covington called the analysts on the desk his “hater
  
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• 19-Year UFC Veteran Cutman Leon Tabbs Dies at 86

  17-06-2018 21:44 via sherdog.com
  Leon Tabbs, who worked as the lone cutman at the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s inaugural event, died on Friday in Atlanta at 86 years old.
  
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• Two Matchups Added to UFC Fight Night 133 Lineup in Boise

  17-06-2018 21:21 via sherdog.com
  A pair of bouts have been added to the UFC Fight Night 133 lineup, as Raoni Barcelos will face Kurt Holobaugh at featherweight and Mark Delarosa will square off against Elias Garcia at bantamweight.
  
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• Leon Edwards on the changing of the guard at 170: ‘The older guys are fading out now’

  17-06-2018 21:00
  Leon Edwards wants to establish himself on the growing list of fresh-faced contenders in the UFC’s welterweight division, and he’s confident a win over Donald Cerrone at UFC Singapore will help him achieve his goal.
  Ever since his loss to Kamaru Usman in late 2015, the Jamaican-born Birmingham resident has diligently gone about his business to clock up a five-fight win streak. He’s most at home fighting in the Octagon, but he showed a new string to his bow when he called out D
  
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• “Sugar” Sean O’Malley Claims He’s Fighting In UFC 229 Co-Main Event

  17-06-2018 20:12
  Although it is still over four months away, UFC 229 is starting to take shape. “Sugar” Sean O’Malley, the first fighter to establish himself as a star with the UFC fan base by going a different route, rising to fame through the inaugural season of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series (DWTNCS), appears to be […]
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• The Weekly Grind: Hannibal Buress explains how his face ended up on Invicta canvas, GSP gets charged by alpha gorilla

  17-06-2018 19:00
  The life of a professional fighter isn’t all glitz and glamour.As if getting punched, kicked, kneed, choked and twisted into a pretzel on a regular basis isn’t enough, fighters attract a general wackiness that makes their lives, well...interesting.
  To commemorate these day-to-day hardships, slip-ups, pranks, and more, we bring you, “The Weekly Grind.”This video was taken in Africa seconds after an alpha gorilla charged me. I had to take a submissive posture and get out o
  
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• Mike Jackson responds to Dana White’s bashing after CM Punk victory: ‘He’s like a little girl sometimes’

  17-06-2018 18:00
  Mike Jackson was trying to get some deep dish pizza in Chicago when his phone blew up. It was hours after a victory over CM Punk at UFC 225 on Saturday night and Jackson was looking to celebrate the highest profile fight — and win — he’s ever been in.
  Then UFC president Dana White took the dais at the post-fight press conference and lit into Jackson, which lit up Jackson’s phone with notifications. White was furious with what he interpreted as Jackson showboating and not
  
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• Odds Favor Jon Jones Over Brock Lesnar In Potential UFC Bout

  17-06-2018 17:28
  Jon Jones is already a betting favorite over Brock Lesnar in a bout that hasn’t even materialized. Oddsmakers are known for stirring the pot early. Long before Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather came to fruition, the betting odds rolled in. A potential clash between Jones and Lesnar is now getting that same treatment. The buzz […]
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• Odds Favor Jon Jones Over Brock Lesnar

  17-06-2018 17:28
  Jon Jones is already a betting favorite over Brock Lesnar in a bout that hasn’t even materialized. Oddsmakers are known for stirring the pot early. Long before Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather came to fruition, the betting odds rolled in. A potential clash between Jones and Lesnar is now getting that same treatment. The buzz […]
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• UFC Welterweight Matt Brown to Undergo Ankle Surgery

  17-06-2018 16:41
  It’ll be a while before we see Matt Brown back in action. Brown was scheduled to take on Carlos Condit back in April at UFC Glendale. Those plans went awry when “The Immortal” was injured. Many wondered when Brown would return and now we know it isn’t likely to be anytime soon. Taking to Twitter, […]
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• UFC financially secure until 2023 with ESPN deal, but there are brand risks

  17-06-2018 16:00
  The UFC’s deal with ESPN as its exclusive U.S. home that was recently announced by both groups is not just a game-changer financially for UFC, but also a notable experiment for sports in general.
  While not a complete switch, the UFC will be the first major sports organization to cut back significantly on television time, while taking a big money deal to have the majority of its live programming on a streaming service.
  At the same time, with the $300 million price tag, UFC joins most major
  
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• From Woodley to Denzel, UFC vet Jay Hieron is still throwing hands — and he wouldn’t have it any other way

  17-06-2018 15:00
  Any astute MMA fan who catches the trailer for The Equalizer 2, the upcoming Denzel Washington action fare set to release July 20, may notice the Hollywood flick doubles as a sneaky revival of Affliction’s infamous farewell card. It’s a random sliver of nostalgia for the hardcores. Thirty seconds in, there’s Andrei Arlovski, the stone-cold Belarusian suffering a grisly death at Washington’s hands nine years after getting smoked by Fedor Emelianenko in Affliction’s
  
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• Alan Jouban Gives His Take on Failed Weight Cuts

  17-06-2018 03:57
  Alan Jouban has his own take on failed weight cuts in mixed martial arts. A lot has been made over Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White’s decision to end early morning weigh-ins. White claims that a majority of fighters want to go back to the afternoon weigh-ins. He also says that there were fewer […]
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• Patricio Freire up for Bellator gym vs. gym challenge, vows to ‘annihilate’ SBG Ireland

  17-06-2018 03:00
  Can the Pitbull Brothers vs. Straight Blast Gym become this decade’s version of Chute Boxe vs. Brazilian Top Team?
  SBG featherweight Brian Moore told MMA Fighting in May that the Irish team could select their top talents on the Bellator roster — James Gallagher, Luka Jelcic, Sinead Kavanagh, Charlie Ward, Will Fleury, Dillon Danis, and Moore — and face any other team in the world, but doubted that anyone would be up for the challenge.
  Patricio Freire, Bellator’s featherw
  
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• Tyron Woodley Fires Back at Colby Covington’s Sister

  17-06-2018 02:23
  Tyron Woodley has responded to recent sparring claims made by Colby Covington as well as “Chaos'” sister. Covington competed at UFC 225 on June 9. He took on former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for the interim UFC welterweight title. After some constant pressure for five rounds, Covington emerged victorious and is now set […]
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• Legendary UFC cutman Leon Tabbs dies at age 86

  17-06-2018 01:30
  Legendary UFC and boxing cutman Leon Tabbs died Friday at the age of 86 in Atlanta, his son Bruce confirmed with MMA Fighting.
  Tabbs was the only cutman at UFC 1 and continued on with the promotion for 19 years, retiring in 2012 at the age of 80. He is survived by a son, two daughters, two son-in-laws, a daughter-in-law, as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren and nieces and nephews, Bruce said. Born in Atlantic City, N.J., Tabbs was the last surviving of his siblings.
  “My dad is
  
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• Holly Holm Undecided on Weight Class For Next Bout

  17-06-2018 00:54
  Holly Holm is still weighing her options following a victory at UFC 225. On June 9, Holm welcomed Megan Anderson to the Octagon. The women’s featherweight clash took place inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. “The Preacher’s Daughter” ended up taking a convincing unanimous decision. Holm was coming off a loss to women’s featherweight […]
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• Aaron Chalmers, Mike Jackson engage in Twitter spat over potential bout

  17-06-2018 00:30
  If Mike Jackson’s days with the UFC are numbered, he might already have lined up another fight with an opponent who has a huge social media following.
  Jackson defeated former professional wrestler CM Punk by unanimous decision at UFC 225, a lopsided win that drew the ire of company president Dana White who wasn’t pleased with Jackson’s showboating and inability to put Punk away. In all likelihood, Jackson, a journalist in addition to being a pro fighter, has competed for the l
  
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