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At UFC 212, Can José Aldo Hang Onto Greatness One More Time?<em></em>
Every once in a while, a fight comes along that offers the promise not just of sheer bloody violence, but of it being delivered with the utmost technical skill....

Devastating Punch Leaves Fighter Stumbling Around "Like A Freshly Born Horse"
Serbian Bojan Velickovic took a third-round win by TKO when his counterpunch left Sweden’s Nico Musoke so brain-scrambled that he stumbled around the ring for several moments at today’s UFC event in Stockholm. (Velickovic later landed a punch straight to Musoke’s forehead before referee Kevin Sataki...

Deadspin Signs Historic Deal To Promote Floyd Mayweather Vs. Conor McGregor Bout
Deadspin says it has signed a record-setting deal to promote a fight between boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor....

Joanna Jędrzejczyk Is The Greatest Female Fighter Ever
Joanna Jędrzejczyk fucking rules....

What The Hell Happened At The End Of The Eddie Alvarez-Dustin Poirier Fight?
In retrospect, it’s amazing that Eddie Alvarez survived his fight against Dustin Poirier long enough for it to descend into madness....

Kevin Lee's Joke About Michael Chiesa's Mom Sparks On-Stage <em></em>Brawl At UFC Press Conference
The UFC held their summer press conference this afternoon in Dallas, formally announcing the long-awaited Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier rematch and giving a host of fighters a platform from which to talk wild shit. It was a huge mess, and not quite as fun as press conferences past....

The UFC Heavyweight Title Is On The Line Saturday Night. Does Anybody Care?<em></em>
There’s nothing wrong with Saturday night’s UFC heavyweight championship fight....

Dumb Superfight Between Michael Bisping And Georges St-Pierre Called Off
Earlier this year, Dana White announced the nonsensical decision to pit UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping against retired all-timer Georges St-Pierre in a middleweight fight, a weight at which GSP has never fought. That misguided dream is, mercifully, dead....

Nate Diaz Talks Outrageous Shit, Shows Off His Bongs And Very Cool Dog
Deadspin hero Nate Diaz spent an hour with Ariel Helwani this afternoon on a special edition of The MMA Hour. It did not disappoint. Let’s run through the highlights....

A Second Northcutt Appears
The professional MMA world will soon be blessed with a second Northcutt....

Confusion Still Reigns After UFC 210 Fight Ends In Bizarre TKO<em></em>
Last Saturday, Buffalo hosted its first UFC event since 1995, and Long Island’s very own middleweight contender, Chris Weidman, got to fight Gegard Mousasi in a co-main event bout. Mousasi was introduced by Bruce Buffer to a light smattering of boos, while Weidman was hailed with deafening chants o...

Daniel Cormier Miraculously Sheds 1.2 Pounds In Minutes To Make Weight
The main event of tomorrow’s UFC 210 card in Buffalo is a light heavyweight title fight match between Daniel Cormier and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Cormier won the first fight, but the rematch almost didn’t happen after Cormier initially missed weight this morning....

Sage Northcutt On Trash Talk: "No Sir... I Would Never Be Out There Cussing"
You may remember that UFC golden boy Sage Northcutt tried his hand at trash talking before his December fight against Mickey Gall. Highlights included, “I’m going out there to win, and that’s how it is,” and “Sometimes people ask for things, and they gotta be careful what they say.”...

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Georges St-Pierre Is Back Because The UFC Is Out Of Ideas
The retirement of Georges St-Pierre, the longtime UFC welterweight champion and something like a consensus pick for the greatest fighter of all time, was as close as the sport of MMA gets to a happy ending....

Nick Diaz Explains That Getting Your Ass Beat By Nick Diaz Is A Good Way To Make Money
It’s been more than two years since culture hero Nick Diaz last fought, and more than five since he last won, but he remains Nick Diaz. While there’s not much to this quick interview with TMZ, note the highly Diaz-esque logic behind his argument that middleweight champion Michael Bisping should figh...

UFC 209's Best Fight Derailed As Khabib Nurmagomedov Mysteriously Hospitalized<em></em>
Top UFC lightweight contenders Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson have twice been scheduled to fight each other, and both fights fell apart due to last-second injuries. Back in Dec. 2015, Nurmagomedov had to scrap the fight due to a rib injury, while Ferguson was forced to pull out of an April 20...


Derrick Lewis After Knocking Out Travis Browne: "I Gotta Do #2...Where's Ronda Rousey's Fine Ass At?"
Derrick Lewis made easy work of Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night, knocking him out in the second round and then launching into a weird post-fight interview in which the heavyweight addressed Browne’s domestic abuse allegations, Browne’s girlfriend Ronda Rousey, and the fact that Browne’s body kicks ...

Conor McGregor Is Exactly The Rich Showy Asshole You Think He Is<em></em>
UFC megastar Conor McGregor is on the cover of GQ Style’s latest issue, and the magazine had Zach Baron profile him for the cover story. The story kicks off with McGregor rolling his eyes at the $27,000 tab he racked up at a luxury clothing store before showing off a airplane hangar’s worth of comic...