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Tyron Woodley has released a statement explaining his move to pull out of his UFC Minneapolis against the former champion Robbie Lawler. When reports emerged yesterday that the long-time welterweight champion Tyron Woodley had been forced to pull out of his matchup due to a hand injury, the immediate question was one surrounding the identity of The Chosen One’s replacement. …

Tyron Woodley has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming rematch against Robbie Lawler due to injury according to ESPN. Brett Okamoto was the first to report the news, giving what few details we have at present about the former champion’s predicament. He then later added that the injury was one sustained to Tyron’s hand – with him now set …

Tyron Woodley believes that a win over his former conquest Robbie Lawler will be enough to earn him a shot at Kamaru Usman’s welterweight title. Usman managed to completely nullify the dominant force that was ‘The Chosen One’ during their UFC 235 co-main event in December. It was five-rounds of the former TUF winner’s patented style of abrasive grappling pressure …

Stephen Thompson spoke in a recent interview in which he revealed his timeline for his eventual return to the UFC octagon. It really did seem as though things were going Thompson’s way during his UFC Philadephia’s headlining matchup against the former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. For all the complaints that existed in recent years about his methodical approach and the …

The UFC held a press conference yesterday to officially unveil several of the high-profile matchups they have in store for us during the summer. Some of the UFC’s most recognizable faces were in attendance for last night’s event alongside president Dana White as we learned quite a bit about how things are going to play out over the course of …

The UFC have announced an incredibly stacked schedule for the spring/summer period so with that in mind, we’ve put together a list of the very best. Honourable mentions Aspen Ladd vs. Sijara Eubanks – UFC Rochester – May 18 Jimi Manuwa vs. Alexander Rakic – UFC Stockholm – June 1 Cub Swanson vs. Shane Burgos – UFC Ottawa – May …

UFC president Dana White has told ESPN that a rematch between former champions Tyron Woodley and Robbie Lawler will headline UFC Minneapolis in June. There were few times in this sport that packed quite as much of a punch as the Robbie Lawler era of the UFC welterweight division. His trio of fights with Johny Hendricks, Rory MacDonald, and Carlos …

Ahead of the UFC 235 co-main event showdown between champion Tyron Woodley and challenger Kamaru Usman, we give our official prediction. We already broke down the stakes for both men in a separate piece, so with that out of the way, let’s get into our take on this 170lb title-clash. If we have learned one thing over the last two …

This weekend, UFC 235’s co-main event will see the welterweight title contested between champion Tyron Woodley and powerful challenger Kamaru Usman. The welterweight title will be on the line as powerful 170lb-rs collide in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kamaru Usman in three words: Attrition, Athleticism, Relentless Notable wins: Leon Edwards, Demian Maia, Rafael dos Anjos Highest high: Beating Rafael dos …

UFC 235’s running order has been finalised and by the looks of things, it is shaping up to be one of 2019’s finest showcases. Two title-fights, a long-awaited debut, a number of fantastic prospects along with a host of insanely tantalising matchups to make up a night of fights as good as any we’ll see this year. There’s no show …

Mixed martial arts fans have quite a lot of fantastic action to look forward to over the course of the next few months, here’s our pick for the top-10 matchups on the horizon for early 2019. Honourable mentions Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva: UFC 234 – Feb 10 James Vick vs. Paul Felder: UFC Pheonix – Feb 17 Derrick Lewis …

The UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings are one of the most divisive topics of conversation in MMA, so naturally, we had a go at creating our own. The current pound-for-pound ranking system isn’t exactly one that has any bearing on the sport itself. It merely stands a show of status for the top-15 fighters in the game, one that is decided upon …

UFC 235 is shaping up to be the first major blockbuster event of 2019 and from the looks of things, it could well be an all-time classic. The first title-defense of the latest Jon Jones reign atop the 205lb division, the return of the seemingly unshiftable welterweight kingpin Tyron Woodley, the long-awaited debut of Ben Askren and the first major …