source | MMAFighting.com But Rousey is willing to admit that one of her opponent’s staredowns actually threw her off her game: Liz Carmouche, her opponent at UFC 157 in the first women’s fight in UFC history. “You know who was the smartest ever, to really f– with me in the …
source | MMAFighting.com “I was hurt a lot early in my career,” Lawler said. “My coaches did a really good job of keeping my healthy. It’s just a learning process. You learn how to take care of your body. You learn to practice so that you’re healthy to fight, and …
source | sports.yahoo®.com The undefeated UFC women’s bantamweight contender had her fortune take a tumble in the summer of 2013, when a bad knee injury caused her to pull out of a coaching slot alongside Ronda Rousey on “The Ultimate Fighter,” as well as the title shot at Rousey’s belt …
source | MMAJunkie.com Retired MMA legend Wanderlei Silva is asking the court to review his lifetime ban by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. “It’s an appeal to a judge to hear this legal issue that the NSAC gave short shrift to,” Goodman told MMAjunkie. “They didn’t even address it. They …
source | FoxSports®.com He doesn’t see anything Melendez does on the feet as a real danger to him, but what Pettis can do to the top ranked lightweight contender is another story entirely. “I think he’s very basic when it comes to standup,” Pettis told FOX Sports about Melendez. “He’s …
source | MMAFighting.com “That’s a good question,” Coker told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s The MMA Hour when asked in Bellator is interested in signing Lesnar. “We’ve had a conversation internally and it’s worth a conversation, but that’s something we’ll pursue maybe later into January.” While Coker is playing coy in …
Conor MCgregor@TheNotoriousMMA @FrankieEdgar McGregor Vs Brandao $1.4million. McGregor Vs Poirier $2.2 million. Edgar Vs Cub $640k. #TheREALnumbersDontLie. Conor bless. @FrankieEdgar McGregor Vs Brandao $1.4million. McGregor Vs Poirier $2.2 million. Edgar Vs Cub $640k. #TheREALnumbersDontLie. Conor bless. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 30, 2014
source | MMAFighting.com “I think at this point a lot of people aren’t into it. Most fighters for the most part, they like to do steroids. So that’s too bad for them.” “I look at it like there’s ups and downs for fighters who are doing a lot of steroids, …
The People have spoken, want Frankie Edgar to get next title shot. Conor McGregor was promised the shot already. Who do you think the UFC® will go with? The numbers don't lie. I do it with my fighting not my talking. @ufc @danawhite @lorenzofertitta pic.twitter.com/PlaQULhlNG — Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar) November …
source | agfight®.com Three months after the defeat, Renan had a chance at the title in a rematch would happen at UFC 177, but Baron became ill and passed out while trying to make weight and was removed from the dispute, giving way to rookie Joe Soto, who eventually knocked …
source | MMAJunkie.com UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman (12-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) puts his belt on the line against Vitor Belfort (24-10 MMA, 13-6 UFC) in the Feb. 24 pay-per-view headliner, which takes place at Los Angeles’ Staples Center. Top-10 fighters Ronaldo Souza (21-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and Yoel Romero …
source | MMAFighting.com “I think a lot of guys resort to this stuff because of poor training,” Rothwell speculated. “They’re getting trained in the wrong ways. You hear about more injuries are becoming rampant. Of course they’re becoming rampant, because the testing has gotten better. Guys are like, ‘oh, I …
source | MMAjunkie.com “I want to get that loss back; that fight is definitely in the plan,” VanZant told MMAjunkie. “That was a fluke in my fight game. I went in there not ready. I wasn’t prepared for that fight. Of course, I took a loss and I’ll take that …
“I am retired, I don’t fight anymore, I lost the desire. So what stops me from generating income now? Are these people going to keep threatening me? They’ll keep coming to sue me every time I work with my image? How is that going to be? This is a shame. …
source | UFC®.com UFC® Fight Night Stockholm, which went on sale today, is fast becoming the must-see event of 2015 and the event just got even bigger as the UFC today announced the latest world-class matchup, Davis vs Bader. As no. 5 ranked Phil “Mr Wonderful” Davis vs no. 8 …
“He’s a great artist, began Rousey. “And art isn’t meant to be nice. It’s meant to make you feel something.” Kimmel asked she thought it was meant to be insulting. “I don’t know,” said Rousey, adding. “I don’t really care.” “I like being called a slaughterhouse in a blouse. I …