The former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is something of a divisive figure within the MMA community but is there really that much depth to the world’s very sudden U-turn on the former Team Alpha Male member? MMAFighting‘s Luke Thomas made a very interesting video recently where he discussed this year’s season of the Ultimate Fighter and how the heavily-publicised divide between …
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The former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz challenged radio-host Jason Ellis to attempt to land a single punch on his always-hard-to-reach chin. Dominick Cruz may well go down as the sport of mixed martial arts’ most elusive fighter of all time. For years, his opponents struggled to even lay a glove on his chin due to his completely unorthodox footwork …
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The tale of Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw’s rocky relationship is being laid bare for all to see in the current enthralling season of The Ultimate Fighter. TUF 25: “The Redemption” sees the bantamweight rivals square off as coaches on the show before they throw down in the octagon at UFC 213 in July, with the 135 lbs title on …
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It didn’t take long for coaches Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw to clash on the new season of The Ultimate Fighter. TUF 25: “The Redemption” sees the bantamweight rivals “No Love” and Dillashaw go head to head as coaches before their eagerly anticipated title fight at UFC 213. During international fight week in July, Garbrandt defends his 135 lbs crown …
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Tonight in Kansas City, Demetrious Johnson will take to the octagon with a pair of Brazilian’s on his mind. First and, obviously, foremost in his thoughts will be Wilson Reis, his actual opponent and the man who will be looking to end his glorious reign as UFC flyweight champion. Reis, 5-1 as a flyweight in the UFC, has won three …
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UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will defend his title against T.J. Dillashaw at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 8th as part of UFC 213 according to UFC president Dana White. We have known about this match-up of one-time teammates turned bitter rivals for a number of months, but a date and venue was only confirmed on Saturday …
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Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson is undoubtedly one of the greatest mixed martial artists of his generation. However, on more than one occasion the flyweight king has publicly voiced his disdain for feeling unfairly compensated for his performances and ability. He has cried out for a money fight and now it seems Cody Garbrandt is more than willing to give it …
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Last night saw the World MMA Awards take place in Las Vegas but who exactly left the Venetian Theatre with the coveted ‘Fighter of the Year’ award? Another year, another award show to top it all off. Last night in Las Vegas saw the yearly ‘World MMA Awards’ show take place and as usual, the competition on what is the …
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Dominick Cruz recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience Podcast and at one point, gave his own personal view on why Cody Garbrandt got the better of him late last year. The UFC’s former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz is known for his unique and methodical approach to the martial arts. As a fighter, his unorthodox footwork and head-movement have seen …
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With his exciting style, penchant for knockouts, his look, and his charisma, UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has drawn comparisons with UFC lightweight champion and Pay-per-view superstar Conor McGregor. However, Garbrandt’s trash-talk isn’t exactly on the level of ‘The Notorious’ Irishman, even at the best of times. Some of his exchanges with Dominick Cruz in the lead up to their …
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The ongoing feud between the members of Sacremento-based gym Team Alpha Male and the UFC’s former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is showing absolutely no signs of letting up ahead of TJ’s coaching stint on the Ultimate Fighter opposite Cody Garbrandt. Dillashaw, who left MMA pioneer Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male to follow striking coach Duane Ludwig when he left to start …
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UFC bantamweight Raphael Assuncao was declared the winner in a razor-thin decision over top-prospect Aljamain Sterling and wasted no time in trying to get himself a title-contender bout with the recently-dethroned 135lb legend, Dominick Cruz. Raphael Assuncao bounced back from his UFC 200 loss to TJ Dillashaw with a close decision victory over Aljamain “The Funk Master” Sterling at last …
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If you weren’t already looking forward to the upcoming season of the Ultimate Fighter, featuring fierce rivals TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt, then perhaps this latest announcement might tickle your fancy. Former Team Alpha Male teammates Dillashaw and Garbrandt are set to take opposing coaching roles on this year’s edition of the Ultimate Fighter and given the somewhat rocky history …
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Earlier this month, Cody Garbrandt agreed that Conor McGregor’s now infamous speech about T.J. Dillashaw during an episode of The Ultimate Fighter 22 back in 2015 had been a ‘Mystic Mac’ moment after all. At the time Garbrandt seemed to take exception when the often prophetic McGregor questioned Dillashaw’s loyalty to Urijah Faber and Team Alpha Male, calling the then …
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With MMA’s big-name stars rapidly falling from grace, I take a look at a few select faces who could perhaps be destined to break on through to that elusive next level of stardom over the course of the coming year. It’s a sad thing to admit but it has to be said, the UFC are seriously lacking in terms of …
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Cody Garbrandt has once again found himself in the spotlight, this time for a short but succinct tweet in which he confirmed his desire to move up in weight to take on two of the UFC’s current champions. Ever since his dominant win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 207, the star power of Team Alpha Male’s Garbrandt has gone through …
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It’s only been a mere nine weeks since Conor McGregor’s history making exploits at UFC 205 but in that time, there has been a changing of the guards within MMA’s top promotion. The Irishman has ruled the UFC with impunity for much of the last two years, decimating the featherweight division before clearing a path to lightweight glory in November. …
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The UFC recently made the announcement that their upcoming 25th season of the Ultimate Fighter would feature both Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw in opposing coaching roles. The UFC’s bantamweight division has all of a sudden become one of the promotion’s most talked about weight classes. This has been a result in equal parts due to a huge influx of …
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