Event: UFC Fight Night 89: “MacDonald vs. Thompson” Date: Sat., June 18, 2016 Location: The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Broadcast: FOX Sports 1 FOX Sports 1 Main Event: 170 lbs.: Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen Thompson FOX Sports 1 Co-Main Event: 170 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Patrick Cote FOX Sports 1 Main […]
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“As of right now, Luke Rockhold will not be my first defense. That’s a fact. I had to go away and beat three more guys before I got a second shot at Luke. Certainly, after his behavior on Saturday, he should have to go away and do the same. He wasn’t even close. And it’s […]
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Luke Rockhold made his feelings for Michael Bisping clear after an angry outburst following the beatdown at UFC 199, Here he explains his actions and his actual opinion of Bisping: “I love the fight game and all that it offers. It’s a chaotic world we live in but the reward far outweighs risk. Allowing the […]
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UFC 199 PRE-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE Is happening right now, watch it at Selva BJJ for LIVE coverage of it…
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Renan Barao’s most recent return to the ring was more than dissaponting for fans of the former champ… The bringer of the bad news was Jeremy Stephens, a longtime bantamweight contender who needed a win just like this one, after missing weight by over 3 pounds in the bout before and coming off a brutal […]
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Frankie Edgar did not wait that long to hear from Jose Aldo. The Two featherweights were booked for a rematch on July 9th at the prestigious UFC 200, Jose immediately started insulting Frankie telling Rio de Janeiro reporters that “Edgar’s game has stagnated” since Aldo barely got a decision win over “The Answer” early 2013. Edgar simply says that it’s Aldo trying to recreate the […]
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So, what happens when the most polarizing personality in boxing takes on the most polarizing personality in MMA? Polarizing oddsmaking, that’s what. Twitter quickly boiled over Friday morning when reports of a possible boxing matchup between undefeated and retired (?) champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC featherweight title holder Conor McGregor surfaced, with fight […]
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Although all the fans watching were expecting Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino to call out the former Women’s Bantamweight Champ, Ronda Rousey, in follow-up to the years-long discussion of a fight between “Cyborg” and “Rowdy” fans would be surprised, with Cyborg barely mentioning Rowsey, here’s what she DID have to say about her rival, and why she […]
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Jarod Trice’s wrestling days are over. The three-time NCAA All-American wrestler and former Chippewa will now try his hand in Mixed Marshal Arts, starting sometime this year. Bellator MMA, an MMA promotion company based in California founded in 2008, announced Trice’s first MMA deal on Monday, May 2 — an exclusive, multi-fight contract. “I think […]
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Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic Werdum has done well in his latest run in the UFC, but that may come to an end depending on how his fight with Miocic goes. It should be clear that miocic has a better shot standing, but his ground game has never really been tested. The problem is if […]
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