He was widely considered the very best brown belt in the world in 2016, at the end of the year though, 22 year old Nicholas Meregali was promoted up to black belt by the great Mario Reis just last December. In his very first competition as a black belt he did something really, really, crazy… He beat the one […]
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An all-out brawl! Dennis Bermudez & Chan Sung Jung clashed last saturday… (Feb. 4, 2017) at UFC Fight Night 104 inside Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. “The Korean Zombie” had taken quite a layoff before the fight… His absence was discussed with vigor in the lead up to this bout. Could Jung overcome his ridiculous three and […]
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You’re outta there… The up-and-coming Heavyweight contender Justin Ledet has gotten the red flag for a possible United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) violation which has come straight out of an out-of-competition sample that was given on Jan 12, 2017. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) released a statement about the whole deal: The UFC organization was formally notified today that […]
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Oscar De La Hoya has had quite a ride, in the boxing world, in the business world… But recently there’s been trouble for the “Golden Boy…” Among other things, his most to-date “mishap” happened Wednesday night (Jan. 25, 2017) The former champ was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Pasadena, Calif., He was […]
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Cub Swanson just came off one of his most impressive performances in his entire pro career… He went one-on-one with Doo Ho Choi at UFC 206 in what can arguably be considered the greatest featherweight fight in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history (full highlights here). With such a performance in hand entering the new year, Swanson will […]
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight bruiser Mark Hunt appears to be moving forward with his UFC 209 pay-per-view (PPV) headliner against Alistair Overeem, scheduled for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 4, 2017. It’s a rematch he’s been pining for since 2012. No word yet if Overeem has accepted the contract clause — […]
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Source: MMAJunkie For someone who hadn’t tasted defeat in almost 10 years, ex-champion Dominick Cruz seems to be taking Friday’s title loss with a lot of poise. Speaking for almost 15 minutes after losing the UFC’s bantamweight belt to Cody Garbrandt (11-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in UFC 207’s pay-per-view co-headliner, Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) patiently broke down the […]
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5. Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva, UFC 199 This fight, a quality technical scrap between two of the Middleweight division’s elder statesman, was excellent — don’t let its relatively “low” ranking on this list fool you. It sits at No. 5 for the same reason that Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit — a fight with […]
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Bellator 149: “Shamrock vs. Gracie” took place Feb. 19, 2016 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Even though the third and final encounter between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie headlined, history will also remember the show as the last fight of the late Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris had a rough night […]
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Ronda Rousey was as broke as could be… She was living out of her car… Of course this was all before she made it big in mixed martial arts (MMA)… While she is undoubtedly one of the highest-paid athletes in the sport, “Rowdy” isn’t motivated by money. Unlike other mega combat stars such as UFC Lightweight […]
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