It seems that reports suggesting a rematch between UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw and his former teammate turned bitter rival Cody Garbrandt has been booked as the new main event of UFC 222 on March 3rd were a little premature. It emerged earlier this evening that UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway recently sustained an injury and will be unable to …
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That he provided so few details will undoubtedly make people wonder if both combatants have actually agreed to the contest, but Dana White told the assembled media at the UFC 218 post-fight presser that the mooted super-fight between flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson and bantamweight king T.J. Dillashaw is “going to happen.” The UFC president tried to make the fight earlier …
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This weekend, the UFC returns to Madison Square Garden for the first time since it’s historic debut at the hallowed New York venue 12 months ago. Last November, Conor McGregor topped the bill and destroyed Eddie Alvarez to become the first man to hold UFC titles in two weight divisions simultaneously, Tyron Woodley retained his welterweight title after a dramatic …
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Team Alpha Male(TAM) founder Urijah Faber and reigning UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt claim that a cheap shot from T.J. Dillashaw in sparring was responsible for a concussion that has severely hampered the career of TAM bantamweight Chris Holdsworth. Holdsworth won the 18th season of The Ultimate Fighter(TUF) back in late 2013, submitting the U.K’s Davey Grant in the final. He …
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The UFC have cancelled a Pay-per-view event that was originally scheduled to take place on August 19th according to a statement published to the promotion’s official website on Monday. The event would have been entitled ‘UFC 215’ but that title has now been passed on to another show, which will take place on September 9th in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and …
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A video that surfaced online a couple of weeks ago, which shows UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt joking around, wrestling and a wrasslin’ with training partner Danny Castillo has placed doubts in the mind of one T.J. Dillashaw. Garbrandt and Dillashaw had been scheduled to meet for the title at UFC 213 in July, but the fight was scrapped when …
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UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson is taking a stand against what he sees as “tyrannical” behaviour from company brass. After UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt pulled out of a scheduled defence against T.J. Dillashaw due to injury last month, frequent reports suggested that the promotion’s president Dana White intended to pair the disappointed Dillashaw off with Johnson at UFC 214 …
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Considering he lives in a nation that recently elected Donald Trump as president, it’s not exactly surprising that Duane Ludwig is of the belief that UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor could adequately run a country. During a recent appearance on BJPenn.com Radio, the coach and former fighter was discussing the fact that there is so much McGregor mimicry going on …
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UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt will defend his title against T.J. Dillashaw at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 8th as part of UFC 213 according to UFC president Dana White. We have known about this match-up of one-time teammates turned bitter rivals for a number of months, but a date and venue was only confirmed on Saturday …
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With his exciting style, penchant for knockouts, his look, and his charisma, UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt has drawn comparisons with UFC lightweight champion and Pay-per-view superstar Conor McGregor. However, Garbrandt’s trash-talk isn’t exactly on the level of ‘The Notorious’ Irishman, even at the best of times. Some of his exchanges with Dominick Cruz in the lead up to their …
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Earlier this month, Cody Garbrandt agreed that Conor McGregor’s now infamous speech about T.J. Dillashaw during an episode of The Ultimate Fighter 22 back in 2015 had been a ‘Mystic Mac’ moment after all. At the time Garbrandt seemed to take exception when the often prophetic McGregor questioned Dillashaw’s loyalty to Urijah Faber and Team Alpha Male, calling the then …
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Super-fights will have to wait, because Cody Garbrandt has some business to settle in the UFC bantamweight division. After he topped Dominick Cruz to claim the promotion’s 135-pound title at UFC 207 in December, Garbrandt said that he was interested in bouts with UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and lightweight kingpin Conor McGregor. However, those divisions are in a mess …
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TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt seem destined to fight, with the bitterness between the two bantamweights growing by each passing day. Garbrandt defeated Dominick Cruz in spectacular fashion at UFC 207 in December to claim the bantamweight crown from “The Dominator”. Almost immediately after that fight ended speculation started to emerge around who would Garbrandt’s first title defence be against, …
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At that time it was merely a scuffle between an interim titlist and a promising youngster with just two UFC wins on his professional ledger. But things have changed a great deal since Conor McGregor and Cody Garbrandt came close to blows on an episode of The Ultimate Fighter season 22 back in 2015. Now McGregor is a former UFC …
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The war of words between former Team Alpha Male training partners Cody Garbrandt and T.J. Dillashaw continues. In December, prior to the bantamweight pair’s separate assignments at UFC 207, Garbrandt claimed that Dillashaw lacked both the punching power and the chin to give him a real challenge. ‘No Love’ suggested that experiences sparring T.J. in the gym informed him of …
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Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw didn’t just snap John Lineker’s impressive six-fight winning-streak last Friday night at UFC 207, he also fractured Lineker’s jaw in two places. The injury occurred when Dillashaw landed a kick towards the beginning of the very first round, yet Lineker somehow survived the full three-round distance with the Duane Ludwig-trained fighter pushing him every …
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UFC 207 just keeps getting more and more stacked. The year end spectacular is headlined by the return to action of former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and her attempt to wrest that title from current holder Amanda Nunes. On the undercard, there is a mouth-watering rematch of former heavyweight champions, as Fabricio Werdum battles Cain Velasquez, Dominick Cruz makes …
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The UFC have added an exciting rematch between former bantamweight champion T.J Dillashaw and dangerous Brazilian Raphael Assuncao to their massive July 9th Pay-per-view card. BREAKING: @TJDillashaw and @RaphaAssuncao collide again at #UFC200!! ? https://t.co/lEH56WBaah pic.twitter.com/npkva0bRR4 — #UFC198 (@ufc) May 11, 2016 Dillashaw will be looking for revenge against Assuncao, who beat him via split decision back in October of …
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