The UFC decision-makers have made a few strange calls in the past, but the news that Greg Hardy would be competing on the same card as Rachael Ostovich really angered the MMA community. Ostovich has been in the headlines a lot over the past number of weeks. The UFC flyweight was allegedly attacked by her husband, Arnold Berdon, an attack …
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It’s hard to draw a comparison between Brian Ortega and anyone else on the UFC’s roster today but does the very thing that sets him apart from all others come with an expiration date? Despite his clamp-like chokeholds, his incredible power, and his hulking size at 145lbs – the most fearsome weapon in the arsenal of Brian Ortega is one …
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UFC featherweights Max Holloway and Brian Ortega will fight for the Hawaiian’s title on Saturday night and both engaged in a tense staredown last night. Can we just lock them in a cage already and get on with it? There are few fights in the UFC right now that are as interesting from a stylistic perspective as the showdown between …
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Khabib Nurmagomedov answered a question from a female fan at a public speaking appearance recently, causing roars of laughter and applause from the crowd. The question related to any advice Khabib could give to fighters – and in particular female fighters – looking to get a career in mixed martial arts off the ground. The UFC lightweight champion’s response was …
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Bellator’s latest acquisition, the former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, spoke exclusively to us here at Pundit Arena about his promotional debut and his plans for the future. Few names are as synonymous with the sport as Machida’s. From the moment he crane-kicked the legendary Randy Couture into retirement to his title-winning KO of Rashad Evans, Lyoto was front-and-centre through …
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As another year in the world of mixed martial arts comes to a close, I take a stab at predicting how the next year plays out in the sport’s upper echelons. Last December, I brought you our first attempt at predicting how the completely unpredictable landscape of the sport would look after 365 days and while it was a tough task, …
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The UFC featherweight title-challenger Brian Ortega has revealed that watching Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 caused him to target a matchup with the undefeated Russian in the future. Ortega’s stock has gone through the roof in recent times after a string of high-profile finishes of some of the featherweight division’s most revered icons but with him set to take on …
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One of the most eagerly-anticipated featherweight clashes of all-time will headline UFC 231 this weekend as Max Holloway takes on the unbeaten Brian Ortega. Pre-fight predictions are a funny business in mixed martial arts. For all the effort we go to in an attempt to try and figure out which style will be able to claim the upper-hand once the …
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Conor McGregor’s official motion to dismiss the ongoing lawsuit of UFC welterweight Michael Chiesa has been released, courtesy of TMZ. For all the time that has passed since April’s UFC 223 media day, the now infamous bus attack that saw McGregor and a host of his comrades attempt to get at the team of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. We …
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The legendary Mark Hunt walked out to a fearsome haka as he fought the last fight in his UFC contract against Justin Willis at UFC Adelaide. And while he is remembered fondly for his days as a kickboxer as well as his time in PRIDE, Hunt definitely achieved some amazing things inside the UFC octagon. Whether it was brutal knockouts …
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Two of the top UFC featherweights of all-time are reportedly set to rematch as José Aldo vs. Cub Swanson move closer to a slot on January’s UFC 233. UFC 233 is getting better by the day it seems. Already the card is home to Cejudo/Dillashaw, Lawler/Askren, and Vick/Felder among others and now, we could well see a 145lb clash befitting …
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As former UFC flyweight king Demetrious Johnson departs the promotion it appears as though it will also bring about the end of the 125lb division as a whole. UFC President Dana White had previously threatened to disband the division as a means of leverage over Johnson but now with current champ, Henry Cejudo set to fight TJ Dillashaw for the …
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UFC heavyweights Mark Hunt and Justin Willis faced off ahead of their UFC Adelaide showdown tonight and things reportedly got heated backstage directly afterwards. We’re sure that the legend Mark Hunt has seen it all at this stage but after his opponent Justin Willis told him he would smash him ahead of tonight clash, we’re sure he’s that extra bit …
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Brian ‘The Pikeman’ Moore enjoyed a strong start to his featherweight clash with Noad Lahat but things quickly turned south after he sustained injuries to both hands. The first round saw Moore score a knockdown that could well have resulted in the finish had the round not ended directly after. According to Moore’s statement after the fight, he sustained the …
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UFC president Dana White doesn’t believe that the promotion’s lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov should be heavily sanctioned for the UFC 229 post-fight melee. Although it has certainly faded into memory to a certain extent, we are definitely still feeling the after-effects of the now-infamous UFC 229 post-fight melee that saw Khabib Nurmagomedov instigate a rather ugly brawl just seconds after …
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UFC flyweight veteran Joseph Benavidez had to overcome an instance of bizarrely bad refereeing from Yves Lavigne to earn a TKO victory over Alex Perez. As if taking home a TKO victory isn’t tough enough, the former flyweight title challenger Benavidez was forced to do it twice last night as he took on rising prospect Alex Perez on the TUF …
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Kamaru Usman managed to put a beating on the former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos to make his claim to a welterweight title shot stronger than ever. Now at a perfect 9-0 in the UFC, the former Ultimate Fighter winner managed to take home his most impressive win to date – beating the admittedly undersized RDA to earn a unanimous decision victory. …
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The UFC president has given his ideal opponent for Conor McGregor’s next fight while addressing the media in the wake of last night’s TUF finale. The Irishman’s future is still completely up in the air given his impending date with the Nevada State Athletic Commission but over the last few weeks, there was growing momentum behind the idea that Conor …
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