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Michael Bisping has made his wish for another ‘big-money fight’ known despite the looming presence of the #1 contender, Yoel Romero. The UFC’s middleweight champion Michael Bisping had by far the greatest year of his career in 2016. Against all odds, he managed to defeat the formidable trio of Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson and the reigning champ, Luke Rockhold to …

UFC middleweight Gegard Moussasi has said that featherweight champion Conor McGregor should do a better job of coping with criticism levelled towards him given the Dubliner’s penchant for trash-talking his opponents in the build-up to his fights. Mousassi criticised McGregor’s approach to promotion, likening his promotional blueprint to former boxer Floyd Mayweather, who was the highest paid athlete in 2015, according …

Nate Diaz continues to court controversy with his quite bitter comments in the wake of his defeat to Conor McGregor at UFC 202. Having previously said he felt he won that fight as well as going into detail about injuries he had sustained in the run-up to it on social media, his latest post serves as a shot at McGregor’s …

UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi added another impressive victory to his resume at UFC 204 last weekend, knocking out Vitor Belfort and sending a clear message to the rest of the 185-pound division. During his epic rant at the UFC 204 post-fight presser, Mousasi took aim at the dramatic nature of certain fighters amongst the promotion’s roster, in particular, Conor …

Michael Bisping has responded in emphatic fashion to Chris Weidman’s suggestion that his UFC 204 performance was an embarrassment. After Michael Bisping defeated Dan Henderson via unanimous decision at UFC 204, the outspoken Englishman was quick to fire abuse at the other contenders for the middleweight crown. “Weidman, what the hell? You lost your last fight,” Bisping said. “I’ve had …

One should always be careful when judging the personality of a combat sports star. When fighters are at their most visible, in the build-up to a big event, there is so much going on that can skew our perception of them. Testosterone and adrenaline are pumping, gaining a psychological advantage over an opponent is of the utmost importance, and the …

UFC President Dana White has said that middleweight contender Dan Henderson will be a shoo-in for the UFC Hall Of Fame following the 46-year-old’s loss to Michael Bisping on Saturday night at UFC 204. In the last fight of his professional career, Henderson lost 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 via unanimous decision to finish his MMA career with a professional record of 32-15. Although he …

Michael Bisping retained his UFC middleweight title after a unanimous decision victory over Dan Henderson at UFC 204. However, it could have all been very different for the Englishman. With less than a minute remaining in the first round, Henderson threw an overhand right that caught Bisping so cleanly it sent the champion sprawling on the canvas. For a few …

Current UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has officially put his name in the hat of potential opponents Conor McGregor could face following his showdown with Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 next month. The highly skilled 135-pounder isn’t only lobbying for a fight with the featherweight champion, Cruz believes he has the mental and physical chops to defeat the Dubliner. Speaking …

London’s Jimi Manuwa scored the biggest win of his MMA career in the early hours of Sunday morning, as he brutally finished Ovince Saint Preux in the second round of a light-heavyweight contest at UFC 204 in Manchester. Manuwa, who was coming off of a stoppage defeat at the heavy hands of Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, first hurt OSP with a …

England’s Marc Diakiese(10-0) made a successful UFC debut on Saturday night/Sunday morning, stopping Lukasz Sajewski(13-3) in the second round of a lightweight contest at UFC 204 in Manchester. A brutal, varied and relentless barrage of strikes from Diakiese, who had trapped Sajewski against the cage, was enough to inspire an intervention from referee Leon Roberts. On his debut! In his …

There was no fairytale ending for Dan Henderson on Sunday morning in Manchester, as the legendary American’s near twenty-year professional career concluded with a close but unanimous decision defeat to UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. Henderson got off to a great start in his third challenge for UFC gold, winning the first round on all three judges scorecards and the …

With 82 professional bouts between them, neither Michael Bisping nor Dan Henderson is easily rattled. This was apparent when the wily pair squared off at last night’s ceremonial weigh-in ahead of their middleweight title fight at UFC 204, which takes place in the early hours of Sunday morning at the Manchester Arena. Henderson, who has made it abundantly clear throughout …

The UFC makes its return to Manchester, England this weekend as old foes Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping cross paths once again in the main event slot for the middleweight title. The card itself has a host of UFC veterans and it’s time to take a look at how things might shape up come Saturday night. There is no love …

UFC welterweight Danny Roberts has issued a challenge to Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic after learning the big Swede has a black belt in Taekwondo. While speaking to The Mirror ahead of UFC 204 this Saturday night, ‘Hot Chocolate’ said he’s open to testing himself against the 35-year-old footballer, saying: “If he’s willing to fight I’m here.” Roberts is currently preparing …

It was the 11th of July 2009 and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was set to hold the biggest event in the promotions history in UFC 100, a star-studded card set to showcase the biggest names mixed martial arts had to offer including Brock Lesnar and Georges St Pierre. All the attention was focused on the two title fights which headlined the …

With UFC 205 acting as something of an MMA black hole at the minute and sucking in the entire attention span of fans in spite of there being a Pay-Per-View on this Saturday, the UFC may want to get to work on Pay-Per-Views after 205. One surefire way to pique audience interest in an event is to have a belt …

When Michael Bisping stepped in on short-notice to face middleweight champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 199, he was given the chance to author a fairytale of sorts. After a decade wandering a winding road, at various times looking as though he was miles away for a shot at UFC gold, he stumbled, unexpectedly, into a title bout. Though Bisping had …