Dillon Danis has made a lot of noise since announcing himself on the MMA scene as Conor McGregor’s training partner during the Crumlin native’s rise to the top. Danis has since signed with Bellator where he has accumulated a 2-0 record and despite still being in the infancy of his career, Danis had garnered a lot of publicity due to …
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Jon Jones has turned his glare down to the interim-middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in a far-ranging interview he did with Ariel Helwani this week. It might seem like an odd target for the dominant champion of the light-heavyweight division but in recent times, Adesanya has been calling out the pound-for-pound great. Right now, he will certainly need to keep his …
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Jon Jones was quick to bestow the title of P4P #1 on Henry Cejudo after he made it clear that such distinctions mean little to him in the grand scheme of things. Cejudo has made a very consistent habit of both proving people wrong and shocking the world in recent times, beating Demetrious Johnson, TJ Dillashaw, and Marlon Moraes back-to-back-to-back …
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Paulie Malignaggi has issued a lengthy statement after his defeat to mixed martial artist Artem Lobov at BKFC 6 last weekend. In the end, the animosity seemed to be left in the ring as both men departed on Saturday – which in some ways is surprising, given how incredibly heated the dynamic between the two was. It was also surprising …
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A welterweight title-eliminator featuring two of the division’s most recognizable names has reportedly been verbally agreed for the UFC Newark headliner. The UFC’s next stop in Newark, New Jersey is scheduled to take place on August 3 and according to reports turned in by ESPN, it will feature a clash between these two former teammates. Lawler’s last outing saw him lose …
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José Aldo has flipped the script on his plan to retire from the sport this year, signing himself down to an eight-fight deal with the UFC. The news will come as something of a shock to those who were watching the most recent bouts of the Brazilian in the knowledge that they would be his last. All in all though, …
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Jorge Masvidal managed to put on a career-best performance when he thoroughly dominated the streaking contender Donald Cerrone at UFC Denver in 2017. Cerrone was the man bringing all of the momentum to the table after racking up four incredibly impressive wins as a welterweight in a row before running into a Jorge Masvidal-shaped wall. The fight itself saw Cowboy …
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Daniel Cormier has expressed his disappointment in the WWE superstar Brock Lesnar’s decision to remain retired from the sport of mixed martial arts. After DC’s first-round KO finish of Stipe Miocic, it really did seem as though the first steps were being taken in the promotion of a big-money showdown for the heavyweight title between the newly-crowned champion and one …
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Jeremy Stephens has issued a callout to UFC Greenville’s main-event winner Chan Sung Jung after his stunning first-round TKO of top contender Renato Moicano. And it was an incredibly impressive victory for the former title-challenger, one that he needed less than a minute to earn. Moicano’s progress through the featherweight division has been stunted by a string of incredibly tough …
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik managed to take home the second-fastest knockout in the history of the UFC heavyweight division at UFC Greenville last night. Rozenstruik’s UFC run has now seen him score two finishes from strikes from his two outings and in this most recent matchup, he managed to make his own little slice of history. With a pairing that saw him …
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James Gallagher had a moment of real honesty with the media directly after his strong showing on the Bellator London main-card last night. At 22-years-old, James has already become something of a household name on the Bellator roster – a guy who has been pushed to the forefront of the Scott Coker-run promotion both due to his own clear talent …
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Rafael Lovato Jr managed to upset the odds in the big way as he put a grappling clinic on the Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi in London. Lovato Jr has been a relevant name within the world of combat sports for quite some time now on the back of his glittering run on the grappling circuit but now, ten fights …
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Chan Sung Jung managed to put away one of the best featherweights on the planet today with relative ease in a performance that has well and truly reinserted his name into the divisional title picture. If anyone needed a reminder of just how good The Korean Zombie is, he made damn sure to make things crystal clear last night. It’s …
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Artem Lobov was able to flip the script in the BKFC 6 main-event, outpointing the former boxer Paulie Malignaggi over five rounds to earn himself a judges’ decision. For those who saw Lobov’s BKFC debut against Jason Knight and had perhaps expected more of the same this time around, the fight that we actually got could not have been further …
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Artem Lobov will welcome Paulie Malignaggi to the world of bareknuckle boxing tonight as the pair engage in a grudge match in the BKFC 6 main-event. We’ve compiled an easy guide of everything you will need to know ahead of tonight’s clash between the UFC veteran and the former world champion boxer which can be read here. This fight gets …
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SBG Ireland bantamweight Frans Mlambo spoke to Pundit Arena ahead of his debut in the Bellator cage at tonight’s Bellator London. Mlambo has managed to make this huge step into the spotlight on the back of a glittering run in the IMMAF’s as an amateur where he took home a gold medal in the 145lb weight-class. Earning a Bellator contract …
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Artem Lobov and Paulie Malignaggi will finally throw down inside the ring in what is being called the biggest bareknuckle boxing match of the era. And to be honest, even though it doesn’t have too much in the way of competition for that title, we are starting to get that big-fight feel from the admittedly bonkers pairing of Lobov and …
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Ahead of Scott Coker and co’s return to the English capital tonight, here’s everything you need to know about Bellator London. And it’s a pretty decent card, all things considered. Bellator’s recent emphasis on their European circuit has seen them dip their toe into the continent’s pool of talented up-and-comers to ensure that their roster can support their increased presence …
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