source | MMAJunkie.com After several months of weighing his options, middleweight Cung Le has decided to hang up his MMA gloves. Le’s longtime manager, Gary Ibarra, told MMAjunkie that the 42-year-old fighter’s retirement extends only to the cage, leaving open the possibility of a return to kickboxing, where he competed …
source | MMAJunkie.com A report states former UFC champion B.J. Penn was involved in an altercation this past Saturday at a hotel in Maui, Hawaii, that led to his arrest. MauiWatch.com reported Sunday that an inebriated Penn “severely assaulted” a friend, who fled to a hotel room and called police. …
A lot of things to take away from this interview! To make sense of this, understand that he was caught during ‘out-of-competition’ drug testing. The World Anti-doping agency only banned Benzoylecgonine (primary metabolite in cocaine) during ‘in-competition’ testing. Meaning Jon Jones walks away with full legal right to …
source | MMAfighting.com Conor McGregor won’t get his wish of a title fight in Dublin’s Croke Park. But he’s not about to complain after finding out that his match with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo Jr. is being targeted for the UFC’s traditional Memorial Day weekend event in Las Vegas. …
@FOXSports1 Whoa!!! @TheNotoriousMMA jumps out of the Octagon and goes after @ufc Champ @josealdojunior #UFCBoston Whoa!!! @TheNotoriousMMA jumps out of the Octagon and goes after @ufc Champ @josealdojunior #UFCBoston https://t.co/fHp2eqXXiS — FOX Sports 1 (@FOXSports1) January 19, 2015 Complete post-fight coverage NOW on #FSLive! RT @ufc: #UFCBoston going nuts @TDGarden!!!!! https://t.co/Ru9P5PjKOY …
source | MMAJunkie.com UFC officials today announced that light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been fined $25,000 for his recent failed out-of-competition drug test. According to the UFC’s statement, the $25,000 will be donated to a substance abuse prevention program, though a specific agency was not named. read the article… …
In this episode: Dennis Siver John Howard Benson Henderson Donald Cerrone
Uriah Hall in the house!!!
source | sports.yahoo.com “I really wanted to get back to the belt. I wanted to make sure that mentally I was in the right place and was not here to just be here.” With the win over Wilcox, Straus (23-5) has set himself up for a featherweight title match with …
source | mmajunkie.com Heavyweight fighter Kevin Ferguson – better known as “Kimbo Slice” to many veteran fight fans – is slated for a return to the cage, this time with Bellator MMA. MMAjunkie has confirmed with sources close to the promotion that the veteran slugger, previously known for a series …
source | MMAJunkie.com A women’s strawweight title fight between champion Carla Esparza (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Joanna Jedrzejczyk (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and a lightweight matchup between British slugger Ross Pearson (16-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) and Canadian striker Sam Stout (20-10-1 MMA, 8-9 UFC) have been added to UFC …
Donald Cerrone goes his thought before he enters the Ocatagon. SERIOUSLY awesome stuff. Everyone should watch this. Enjoy!
Thiago Silva signs with WSOF, enters four-man tournament for light heavyweight title w/ other familiar names – http://t.co/3JTZFFkqq2 — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 15, 2015 source | MMAFighting.com Thiago Silva is back. The former UFC light-heavyweight contender has signed an exclusive multi-fight contract with World Series of Fighting, according to …
@junior_cigano Good morning guys! I would like to let you know that I just had a knee and nose surgery and that went very well. There are some people that a simple thank you doesn’t seem to be enough to show them how thankful you are for their help. But …
**FIGHT RESULTS FOR THIS FIGHT HERE** A strawweight match been placed between Paige ’12 gauge’ VanZant and Felice ‘Lil Bulldog’ Herrig. The bout is set to take place April 18th at UFC® Fight Night Newark. Announcement made via UFC®.com yesterday afternoon. Felice most recently took a 2nd submission win over …
source | MMAFighting.com “No doubt about it,” White told LaAficion, “he could fight Lawler for the title this year if he beats Tyron Woodley.” Coming off a first-round submission over Jake Ellenberger at UFC 180 in Mexico City, Gastelum could be part of the next UFC card in Mexico. The …