Former UFC champ Robbie Lawler finally is ready to make his return to the UFC and it looks set to be an absolute barnburner. The UFC’s former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has been something of a quiet figure in the world of MMA of late, especially given the fact that he recently featured in two of the greatest title fights …
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Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson appeared on the MMA Hour today to discuss his next move as a mixed martial artist and gave us his own pick for his next matchup. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson is fresh off of his UFC 209 loss to Tyron Woodley for the welterweight title, and though the eagerly anticipated matchup was a tepid encounter at best, Wonderboy …
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UFC 209 is finally upon us and with that, we will now take a look at the three definitive performances of its main-event headliner, the Chosen One, Tyron Woodley. Tyron Woodley will defend his UFC welterweight title in a rematch against the lethal kickboxer Stephen Thompson tonight and despite the recent news that the card’s co-main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov …
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UFC 209 takes place this Saturday, March 4th and with that, the UFC have released the latest in their series of ‘Top-8 Finishes’ videos and this most recent edition may well be their most impressive to date. Finally! After what seemed like an eternity of waiting we are now just days away from Saturday’s UFC 209, a fight card that …
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In this edition of Pundit Arena’s Fighter Of The Week, we’ll be taking a closer look at a man whose name has fallen in stature somewhat in recent times, last weekend’s UFC Halifax co-main-event victor, Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks. Defeat can come in many forms in the world of mixed martial arts. On the mat, a stray limb or an open neck …
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Former UFC welterweight contender Rory MacDonald will finally make his long-awaited Bellator debut when he faces off against hard-hitting Englishman Paul Daley at Bellator 179. Rory MacDonald may well be the most promising high-profile fighter to make the switch between the UFC and Bellator in recent times. Yes, the former lightweight champion Benson Henderson and Josh Koscheck have made the …
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UFC welterweight Demian Maia has made a heartfelt statement about his life as a martial artist, his career and his title aspirations in the lead up to the 170lb championship bout between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson at UFC 209. Maia may well be the UFC’s most talented martial artist from a traditional standpoint. As a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor he …
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Apparently, you should reconsider holding your breath while waiting for the return of Stockton’s own Nick Diaz this year, or at least that’s what the UFC’s welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has been telling us. Diaz, who has finished serving his suspension from all pro-competition for testing positive for marijuana, has been reportedly in talks to make his long-awaited return to …
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2016 was a truly amazing year in the UFC, but now, with 2017 finally upon us, Cillian Cunningham looks at 8 match-ups that could make this year just as exciting as the last. _____ Cody Garbrandt vs TJ Dillashaw This is a fight that just ticks all of the boxes. In Cody Garbrandt you have a young, hotheaded new champion …
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A potential showdown between Michael Bisping and Tyron Woodley is in the works. Super fights have seemingly become all the rage these days, and you’d have to think that it is surely a by-product of the ambitious and sometimes downright ridiculous attitude taken by the UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor towards weight restrictions. Of course, such spectacles have always existed …
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Robbie Lawler was being hailed as one of the toughest, most savage fighters in UFC history in the build-up to his UFC 201 title defence against Tyron Woodley. Following his epic five-round slugfests with Johny Hendricks (x2) Rory MacDonald and Carlos Condit, ‘Ruthless’ was expected to outstrike the decorated wrestler Woodley. One rocket-powered right hand from ‘The Chosen One’ flipped …
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Nick Diaz is a man who commands attention. When Nick speaks, people listen. His no-bullshit attitude and dry humour come in equal measures and it’s a combination of both that have endeared him to fight fans all the way throughout his career. With his return to action imminent and his stock at an all-time high, I feel it is an …
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Robbie Lawler doesn’t sound the least bit happy with comments that fellow former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre made about him on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. St-Pierre told host Ariel Helwani that he recently received an offer from the UFC to fight Lawler, but he did not take it seriously due to the fact that ‘The Ruthless’ one …
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A lightweight bout between Al Iaquinta and Thiago Alves, which was set to take place at UFC 205 in New York, has been scrapped. Reports that this intriguing fight would no longer feature at the landmark November 12th event emerged a few days back via @TalkMMA… #BREAKING – Multiple sources confirmed that Al Iaquinta vs Thiago Alves off #UFC205 — …
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Tyron Woodley has tonight announced that he will be defending his welterweight title at UFC 205 in Madison Square Garden. The 34-year-old, who defeated Robbie Lawler at 201 in July to claim the belt, will be fighting Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson in what is the first confirmed title fight for the event. Woodley made the announcement on the Fox Sport weigh-in show …
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According to TMZ Sports, former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has withdrawn from UFC 205 and a mouth-watering match-up with Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone. The report, which emerges only days after the fight was confirmed, does not include any details as to why Lawler has done so. Lawler’s last trip to the octagon ended in a devastating first round defeat at …
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Here we go! Given the huge disappointment that was UFC 200, most are now assuming that the MMA promotion are doing everything in their power to ensure that their first New York event will be their best ever. Rumors UFC GSP VS Connor McGregor On the work in UFC 205#TeamMMA4life pic.twitter.com/ErAzGZCNj6 — MMA News Paper (@mmanewspaper) September 1, 2016 Rumours …
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Georges St-Pierre has shown an interest in facing new 170-pound champion Tyron Woodley following his emphatic win over Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 this past Saturday. Woodley made clear in post-fight interviews that big money fights are all that interests him, quite cruelly leaving highly-ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson out in the cold. Instead, he called out Nick Diaz, whose suspension ended …
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