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Nate Diaz sent the world of MMA fans and pundits alike into frenzy earlier this week when he announced that he will be making his eagerly awaited UFC return this summer.  The Stockton brawler confirmed via his Instagram account that he is tired of waiting around for someone to entice him back into competitive mixed martial arts and he is …

Following his knockout victory over Justin Gaethje at UFC 218 earlier this month, Eddie Alvarez proclaimed himself the promotion’s “most violent man”, but one has to wonder if even the brutal knee that felled Gaethje that night was enough to knock the crown of violence from the 29-year-old’s head. In just two fights, Gaethje has proved to UFC fans what …

Khabib Nurmagomedov has assured fans that his weight is where it needs to be with UFC 219 and his mouth-watering clash with Edson Barboza looming. Nurmagomedov was famously hospitalized due to complications with an attempted cut to 155lbs a matter of hours before he was scheduled to face Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title at UFC 209 back in …

Following his clash with Dustin Poirier back in May, many of you were probably wondering if Eddie Alvarez would ever be able to bounce back from his devastating TKO defeat to Conor McGregor the previous November. McGregor put on a clinic that night at UFC 205, as Alvarez was forced to lap up the punishment. On the biggest stage of …

Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje at UFC 218 lived up to its billing as Fight of The Night, with both fighters taking home $50,000 bonuses for throwing it all on the line.  The lightweight bout had been hotly tipped by most MMA fans in the know as a potential barnstormer, and that is exactly what it proved to be. The …

Eddie Alvarez scored his first win since July of 2016 on Saturday night in Detroit, knocking Justin Gaethje out with a vicious knee in the third round of an absolute barnstormer at UFC 218. Pre-fight, Alvarez claimed that the contest would determine the UFC’s most violent man and most were understandably expecting a legit ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate. Though …

SBG’s John Kavanagh has made his picks for this weekend’s epic UFC 218 card… With the UFC’s end of year card turning into a shambolic affair, UFC 218 is now undoubtedly the best MMA event remaining in this calendar year. The card features a plethora of mouth-watering clashes that will eventually be headlined by a featherweight title bout featuring Jose …

Yesterday, Pundit Arena brought you the story of a young Tyrone man named Aaron Elliot, who was badly injured when struck by a car in Philadelphia on August 26th and was not only facing a long road to recovery but also the prospect of a huge medical bill. In an attempt to remove some of the weight of that latter …

Eddie Alvarez has shown his extraordinary class once again…  Most Irish sports fans will know Eddie Alvarez from his UFC 205 clash with Conor McGregor last November. However, unlike most of the Dubliner’s opponents, Alvarez left the arena with a huge amount of admiration from McGregor’s army. In defeat in Madison Square Garden, the former lightweight champion made no excuses, …

‘The Underground King’ has offered his views on the fast-approaching McGregor – Mayweather cross-codes super-fight. If you’re looking for an example of someone being magnanimous in defeat, see: Eddie Alvarez. Despite the heated exchanges before their UFC lightweight title bout at UFC 205 last November, Eddie Alvarez bears no ill will towards Conor McGregor. He has never spit sour grapes in …

A couple of weeks ago, Ariel Helwani reported that the UFC were targeting a bout between former WSOF lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for later in the year, adding that the pair were also being considered as potential coaches for ‘The Ultimate Fighter 26’. However, shortly thereafter, another top lightweight contender, Kevin Lee, claimed …

On Saturday evening, MMA fans watched on in bewilderment as some incredible scenes unfolded during Eddie Alvarez’s comeback bout against the in form Dustin Poirier. After severely rocking Alvarez in the second round, Poirier looked to finish the fight. However, as he rushed his opponent, ‘The Diamond’ was caught on the way in and ended up getting seriously tagged himself. …

Though he fights Dustin Poirier in Dallas on Saturday night at UFC 211, Eddie Alvarez will probably spend more time this week answering questions about Conor McGregor, the man who relieved him of the UFC lightweight title in brutal fashion last November, than about his upcoming opponent. For a fighter trying to move on from defeat and focus on the …

Neither Conor McGregor nor Eddie Alvarez has fought since November 12th and their battle over the UFC lightweight title at Madison Square Garden. After that fight, the victorious McGregor announced that he planned to take a break from competition as he awaited the birth of his first child, while Alvarez took some time off to lick his wounds, process a …

Conor McGregor’s boxing was widely praised by combat sports pundits around the world after a hugely impressive combo saw him finishing Eddie Alvarez. Conor McGregor took on the lightweight champion in Madison Square Garden at UFC 205 and looked to be at a completely different level to the Philly fighter on the night. In fact, the Irishman secured the victory …

In September of last year, 155-pounders Michael Johnson and Dustin Poirier faced off in the main event of UFC Fight Night 94 in Hidalgo, Texas. Poirier, the favourite, rode a significant wave of momentum into the bout. It was momentum that he had built with four straight victories, including one over highly-touted Irishman Joseph Duffy, since making the ascent to …

Speaking to Brian Stann on Stann’s Sirius XM Rush show Toe-2-Toe, former lightweight champion has spoken about how UFC 205 was a ‘disastrous chapter’ of his career. After Eddie Alvarez suffered an emphatic defeat at the hands of Conor McGregor at UFC 205, the Philly fighter is now set to make his return against Dustin Poirier at UFC 211 this …