source | MMAFighting.com “The year of 2014 was really full of postponements and twists, but I’m positive that those adversities will only make me stronger and ready for the next challenges,” he said. “I was expecting to fight and win the title, but I believe that everything happens for a …
source | MMAJunkie.com “It’s one of those things where this is what I need as an athlete right now,” Browne told MMAjunkie. “(I’ve got) nothing bad at all to say about the Jackson-Winkeljohn camp. Coach (Greg) Jackson, coach (Mike) Winkeljohn really understand that about this sport. If you look them …
source | dailytelegraph.com “There isn’t a fighter anywhere who can intimidate me now,’’ says Hunt, who this week moved from five to four in the heavyweight rankings. “When it comes to my opponents, there is no use anyone trying anything because it ain’t gunna work. I’ve been around so long …
source | FOX®Sports.com Following the fight, McGregor gave his opinion on Aldo and Mendes and how he would fare against both men should he get the next title shot. “I believe I will dismantle both of them,” McGregor said at the UFC 178 post-fight press conference. “Chad is a 5-foot-6, …
source | MMAJunkie.com Former world boxing champion Holly Holm (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes her UFC debut at UFC 181, where she’ll meet former “The Ultimate Fighter 18″ cast member Raquel Pennington (4-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in a women’s bantamweight contest. “When I first started doing MMA, people asked me …
“it’s going to feel so good to punch a hole through Conor McGregor‘s face.” “The guy has been talking so much crap. The guy has got a huge hype train behind him. It’s going to feel good to get in there and just dismantle this dude.” “I consider myself the …
source | UFC®.com Exciting lightweight strikers Daron Cruickshank and K.J. Noons have agreed to meet in Las Vegas on December 12, as the Ultimate Fighter Finale card continues to take shape. In the headlining bout at The Palms, the first UFC strawweight champion will be crowned as the 20th season …
source | MMAFighting.com “I think about fighting for the title again, of course,” Silva said in an interview to his manager Jorge Guimaraes on Passando a Guarda. “I have seven fights left in my contract and, if I have a chance to fight for the title again, I will fight.” …
source | MMAJunkie.com The UFC Hall of Fame is having an increasingly bigger presence with rival Bellator MMA. Officials today announced that UFC 1 tournament winner and 2003 UFC Hall of Fame inductee Royce Gracie has joined Bellator as a nation brand ambassador. His new role comes after the organization’s …
source | UFC®.com Holly Holm, the former world boxing champion who stood atop the pound-for-pound rankings for much of her career in the ring, will make her long-awaited Octagon debut at UFC 181 on Dec. 6 when she faces The Ultimate Fighter 18 alum Raquel Pennington. Albuquerque’s Holm held a …
source | MMAFighting.com “Honestly, I don’t want to knock him out,” Browne told fans during a Q&A session last week in Halifax, Nova Scotia. “I want him to feel what it feels like to go three rounds with me. I’ll tell you right now. This guy, a lot of people …
UFC® Fight Night 53: Results Date: October 4, 2014 Venue: Ericsson Globe(Stockholm, Sweden) Main Card (UFC® Fight Pass 3pm et) Rick Story def. Gunnar Nelson by Decision Max Holloway def. Akira Corassani by TKO (Punches) Jan Blachowicz def. Ilir Latifi by TKO (Strikes) Mike Wilkinson def. Niklas Backstrom by KO …
source | mmajunkie.com Burkman (27-10 MMA, 5-5 UFC), who signed a new contract with the promotion earlier today after leaving WSOF, will meet Hector Lombard (34-4-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at UFC 182. UFC President Dana White tweeted news of the booking on Friday night. UFC 182 takes place Jan. 3 …
source | MMAFighting.com On Friday, Gustafsson told UFC announcer Andy Friedlander that he liked that idea, as well. “Absolutely,” he said when asked if he was interested in facing Evans next. “I want to fight Rashad, too.” read the article…
“If Romero was standing up they might have said there was too much Vaseline on and it would have taken two seconds to wipe it off, but he still sat on that stool,”said Rogan as transcribed by David St. Martin for MMAFighting. “He sat on that stool. Just sat there. …
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