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Daniel Cormier Withdraws From UFC 206 Main Event Fight
Poor Daniel Cormier. A few months after Jon Jones was forced out of his UFC 200 rematch against Cormier for a positive drug test, Cormier will now have to miss his light heavyweight title defense against Anthony âRumbleâ Johnson at UFC 206 on Dec. 10 with an injury. MMAFighting first reported the ne...
Eddie Alvarez Explains His Loss To Conor McGregor: "I Fucking Blew It"
Eddie Alvarez was completely dominated by Conor McGregor during their lightweight championship bout on Saturday. On his Instagram account today, Alvarez offered a succinct and depressing explanation for the loss:...
The Best Fight At UFC 205 Happened In The Crowd
Hereâs some video from last nightâs UFC 205 event at MSG. You can tell by the music that itâs just as Conor McGregor entered the arena, and itâs a lovely brawl. Reader Jason shot it, and weâre happy to actually have UFC video we can use for once. ...
Conor McGregor Won And He's Not Going To Fucking Apologize
Conor McGregor has pissed off a lot of people, which is generally what happens when you talk a lot of shit and throw drinks and do other things of that nature. So in his first act after becoming the only UFC fighter ever to hold two belts at the same timeânow adding a lightweight title to his feathe...
Conor McGregor Acted All Crazy And Tried To Throw A Chair
Conor McGregor will be fighting Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 on Saturday night, and today both fighters were at the pre-fight press conference. As you can see in the video above, McGregor arrived late, stole Alvarezâs belt, and then tried to throw a chair....
Jon Jones Handed One-Year Suspension For Failed Drug Test
Four months after a positive drug test got Jon Jones pulled from his headlining bout with Daniel Cormier in UFC 200, Jones has officially been handed a one-year suspension in an arbitration proceeding before the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The ban will keep him out of the octagon until next July....
Arsonist Sets Anthony Pettis's Cars On Fire
Milwaukee police are investigating a fire that torched three of UFC fighter and former lightweight champion Anthony Pettisâs cars in his driveway early Thursday morning. ...
Daniel Cormier Betrayed By Talk Show Host
UFC light heavyweights Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson went on a Canadian morning show yesterday to promote their upcoming bout at UFC 206 in Toronto. Everything was going fine until the host accidentally fed Johnson some intel about his opponent....
The Dispute Between Georges St-Pierre And The UFC Is Getting Ugly
This morning on the MMA Hour, Georges St-Pierre said that his contract with the UFC has been terminated. St-Pierre, one of the greatest fighters of all time, was rumored to return for UFC 206 in Toronto, although Dana White poured cold water on that idea over the weekend. White has expressed doubt t...
Conor McGregor Fined $150K For Throwing Beverages At The Diaz Brothers
Before Conor McGregor took a narrow decision win over Nate Diaz at UFC 202, the rivals squared off and threw a bunch of water bottles at each other after McGregor arrived late to a press conference. It was a relatively harmless and entertaining spectacle, one that certainly hyped up the fight. McGre...
Some UFC Guy Tries To Diss Conor McGregor, Walks Straight Into Huge Burn
Nate Diaz came at Conor McGregor online this afternoon, and while we laud his utter disdain for the man and commitment to talk smack whenever we can, he still just did some tweets. At the UFC 205 press conference this afternoon, Some UFC Guy tried to diss McGregor to his face by claiming that he did...
Nate Diaz Is Still Talking Wild Shit About Conor McGregor
Last night, Dana White announced that the main event at Novemberâs UFC 205 in New York City would be a lightweight title fight between Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor....
Fabricio Werdum Beats Travis Browne, Then Kicks Browne's Coach<em></em>
Fabricio Werdum defeated Travis Browne at UFC 203 tonight in a heavyweight bout that ended officially by unanimous decision but ended unofficially with Werdum kicking Browneâs coach, Edmond Tarverdyan....
No, CM Punk Did Not Win His UFC Debut
Mickey Gall annihilated CM Punk tonight in the former pro wrestlerâs UFC debut, pummeling him until winning by a rear naked choke submission. Punk didnât even make it out of the first round....
Dana White Tells Mickey Gall To Use Harder Entrance Music
MMA fighter Mickey Gall, who doesnât even have a Wikipedia page and will take on former WWE wrestler CM Punk at UFC 203, had planned to use Toni Basilâs âMickeyâ at his entrance music Saturday. Clever, right? UFC president Dana White wasnât on board....
Nick Diaz Got Into An "Insane Melee" In A Club Bathroom
After Nate Diazâs split decision loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 202 over the weekend, the Diaz boys have spent this week unwinding. Young Nate has been vaping, they appear to be enjoying the pools of Las Vegas, and last night, Nick went clubbing at Hyde Bellagio. According to a report from TMZ, he go...
Let Nate Diaz Vape
On Saturday night, UFC lightweight Nate Diaz spent 25 minutes punching and getting punched by Conor McGregor. It was a brutal fight that left both men bloodied and hobbledâMcGregor broke his foot while kicking Diazâs right leg to pieces, and Diaz earned a face full of cuts and bruisesâand so itâs no...
Which Was Longer: Katie Ledecky's Margin Of Victory Or The Johnson-Teixeira Fight?
Today was a great day for Brazilian sport, but it was not a great day for Brazilian fighter Glover Teixeira, whose UFC 202 match against Anthony âRumbleâ Johnson was over nearly as it began. But was that match shorter than Katie Ledeckyâs margin of victory in the 800m freestyle? Watch this video to ...
Conor McGregor Gets Mad, Throws Things At Shit-Talking Diaz Brothers
Normally in fighting sports, pre-bout histrionics and chest-puffing look fake, and also not particularly noteworthy. That is not the case when the Diaz brothers are involved....