UFC president Dana White has given praise to the newly-crowned champion of the strawweight division Weili Zhang – citing her as a huge star. It truly was a star-making performance from Magnum – one that saw her annihilate the betting favourite Jessica Andrade in under a minute to clinch the 115lb title. Taking to her official Instagram, the former UFC …
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Dana White has reflected on the infamous comments he made about women in the sport of mixed martial arts before they became such a major part of the UFC. It’s hard to imagine how the UFC’s modern landscape would look without the four women’s divisions to bolster the promotion’s ranks – especially when a bulk of the current pound-for-pound greats …
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Ahead of her super-fight showdown with Cris Cyborg at UFC 232, relive Amanda Nunes’ signature victory – her first-round destruction of Ronda Rousey at UFC 207. One of the most eagerly anticipated comebacks in recent memory ended up with a fight that amounted to one of the least competitive bouts we have ever seen when Ronda Rousey attempted to rebound …
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The UFC announced recently that Ronda Rousey is to be inducted into their hall of fame, something that elicited a mixed response from the MMA community. Fans of mixed martial arts tend to have short memories. Making a point of noting this is not headline news by any means but over the years we have seen fan opinion do a …
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Ahead of her UFC 224 title defense against Raquel Pennington this weekend, relive Amanda Nunes’ most famous victory, her destruction of Ronda Rousey. UFC 207 was the date and while Amanda Nunes was in possession of the UFC’s women’s bantamweight title, the brunt of the attention was fixated on the former champion Ronda Rousey – who was looking to bounce …
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Ronda Rousey finally speaks about loss to Amanda Nunes
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Having recently announced her decision to make a move into the world of professional wrestling, Ronda Rousey’s Wrestlemania opponent (or opponents) were announced last night on WWE’s Raw. Ronda Rousey’s MMA career ended in dismal fashion with the former bantamweight champion suffering two brutal losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes. Although ‘Rowdy’ still refuses to confirm her retirement from …
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Conor McGregor has been relaying the options available to him as he ponders his next move. The UFC lightweight champion hasn’t been in action since facing former world champion Floyd Mayweather last August, and hasn’t competed in the Octagon since winning the aforementioned strap against Eddie Alvarez in November 2016. Speaking to reporters in New York on Wednesday night, McGregor …
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While it’s hard to argue against the suggestion that Ronda Rousey’s professional MMA resume lacks real depth, claiming that the overall level of Conor McGregor’s opposition has been poor seems more than a little unfair. Yet, that’s exactly what UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino did when she was asked to identify the UFC’s two most over-hyped fighters during …
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Dana White has confirmed exactly what he has in store for the UFC women’s featherweight champ Cris Cyborg and it could well be an even better fight than her last. UFC 219 was an event that proved memorable for a lot of reasons. Of course, the return of the longtime lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov in what was a stunning performance …
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Miesha Tate famously won her women’s bantamweight title by defeating Holly Holm at UFC 196 and recently spoke about her former opponent’s chances in a matchup with the fearsome Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino. UFC 196 was one of the more memorable MMA events in recent times for a myriad of reasons. Of course, the night saw the emergence of Nate Diaz …
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A look at the biggest threats for each UFC champion in holding on to their title.
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The UFC's featherweight champion has issued a response to Edmond Tarverdyan's claim that Ronda Rousey could beat her inside the octagon.
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Edmond Tarverdyan hopes that Ronda Rousey will return to the octagon for one more fight - against Cris 'Cyborg' Justino.
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We have already been gifted with twelve title fights so far in the year 2017 and with at least four now scheduled to close out the year, the time is perfect to take a look at the fighter who poses the greatest challenge to the current champion in each of the UFC’s eleven weight divisions. A third and presumably final …
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Well, it looks like any uncertainty with regard to Ronda Rousey’s future plans has just been cleared up. Having been viciously KO’d via head kick in a shock loss to Holly Holm back in November of 2015, Ronda Rousey made her long awaited comeback at UFC 207 last December. However, the night in question did not go according to plan …
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Just days out from the biggest fight of the year, very few are giving Conor McGregor any chance at victory. Perhaps logically, this is the correct belief. But, if sport has taught us anything, it is that there are no guaranteed victories. However many times we doubt Conor McGregor, he seems to always come up trumps. Each and every time …
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The UFC’s head-honcho told Mike Tyson himself who exactly he believes did the best job of replicating his air of invincibility within the ranks of the world’s premier MMA promotion. Dana White took time out of his busy schedule recently to speak to the former heavyweight champ himself, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson on the latest edition of his “Bite the Mic’ podcast and …
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