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Featherweight contender Brian Ortega has confirmed that he has been compensated by the UFC following his scrapped UFC 226 showdown with Max Holloway. UFC president Dana White found himself in the crosshairs once again when it emerged that he had refused to compensate the originally scheduled co-main event headliner Ortega following Max Holloway’s late withdrawal from their featherweight title clash. …

The UFC’s 25th-anniversary show just confirmed an absolutely amazing headliner as Frankie Edgar meets Chan Sung Jung over five rounds. Edgar proved his mettle beyond all doubt when he bounced back from a brutal KO at the hands of 145lb-challenger Brian Ortega with a decision victory over Cub Swanson just a matter of weeks later. Frankie had never once been …

Frankie Edgar faces off against Cub Swanson in a rematch of their 2014 in UFC Atlantic City’s co-main event just six weeks since his stunning UFC 222 loss to Brian Ortega. Frankie Edgar may well be the most universally loved fighter in the history of the sport. I mean, that could be a stretch to say, but he is certainly …

According to reports made by MMAFighting, the former-lightweight champion of the world Frankie Edgar could be set for a potentially electric rematch of one of his signature wins. UFC 222’s main-event fixture between the top-ranked featherweight contenders Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega may have been billed as a true stylisitical clash for the ages on paper, but when the octagon doors closed …

Following his UFC 222 KO defeat at the hands of Brian Ortega, Frankie Edgar was on the receiving end of a huge outpour of respect from his fans, fellow fighters and beyond. For all the thrills, joy and utter delight we experience when we tune in every weekend to see our favourite fighters compete, it can be easy to forget exactly what …

Chael Sonnen wasn’t exactly convinced of Brian Ortega’s supposed dominance at last weekend’s UFC 222, but he was prepared to bestow upon him a pretty favourable comparison nonetheless. The UFC may well have another star on their hands, folks. A year ago, the name ‘Brian Ortega’ may not have been overly familiar to anyone but to those fully invested in the world …

Following Frankie Edgar’s stunning KO loss at the hands of Brian Ortega, we take a look at six fighters whose form seems to have dipped in recent times. UFC 222 has now come and gone and while the night’s action – all things considered – was warmly received, one of the main talking points was the vicious KO of the …

The legendary former-lightweight champion Frankie Edgar has finally broken his silence after being brutally KO’d by Brian Ortega at UFC 222 MMA can often be a sport where tensions flare between fans and fighters. Whether it’s the disagreements you see each and every day over social media or the genuine animosity that can be found between certain athletes, at times …

The reaction to Frankie Edgar’s stunning KO loss to Brian Ortega at UFC 222 last night is evidence of the immense respect the world of MMA has for him. UFC 222 is now in the past and while the top-billed fight on the card saw the women’s featherweight title up for grabs, the vast majority of the interest surrounding last …

Ahead of his UFC 222 co-headliner against Brian Ortega, remind yourself of Frankie Edgar’s dominant first-round KO of Chad Mendes back in 2015. The longtime featherweight contender and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar faces a unique threat on Saturday night when he takes on the highly-dynamic submission wizard Brian Ortega. Although Edgar’s shot at the belt was set in …

UFC 222 may not feature the 145lb title clash between Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar that we had anticipated but in the Answer’s replacement opponent Brian Ortega, we have a young prospect who could well push on to the next level. The word ‘prospect’, when used in MMA, takes on a slightly different meaning that we would perhaps be accustomed …

The former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar broke down exactly what a fight with Conor McGregor would mean to his legacy at this point in his career. It’s hard to believe, but the end of February 2018 marked six years since ‘The Answer’ Frankie Edgar last held his UFC title at 155lbs. As a fighter who could be outsized by some …

UFC 222 is a card that has been kind of overlooked due to the buzz that has been surrounding UFC 223 but upon closer inspection, you will see that there are more than a few reasons to tune in. It might seem as a non-factor, despite its position as the night’s main event, but Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino cannot afford to overlook the challenge …