Using the hashtags #equalrightsinfights and the slightly jarring #letthegirlstakebeatingstoo, UFC women’s strawweight veteran Angela Magana has called for referees to treat female fighters the exact same way that they treat male combatants. There were a couple of somewhat controversial stoppages at UFC 218 in Detroit on Saturday night, as Herb Dean’s intervention in the Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Sabah Homasi …
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With an undefeated record of 18-0 with 15 of those victories coming via knockout, Justin Gaethje was the heavy favourite heading into his UFC 218 clash with Eddie Alvarez. Since losing to Conor McGregor at UFC 205, Eddie Alvarez had fought just once with his bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 211 being labelled a no contest after the ‘Underground …
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After dropping a split decision to Omari Akhmedov and losing the pretty zero that previously adorned his professional record, explosive welterweight Abdul Razak Alhassan got back to winning ways and back to scoring quick finishes at UFC 218 on Saturday night. Although, not in the devastating or definitive manner that he might have hoped. Alhassan, who Irish MMA fans might …
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Due to the fact that Conor McGregor has so much unfinished business at lightweight to tend to, a trilogy to complete with Nate Diaz, a host of lucrative options in the boxing world to consider, and numerous distractions outside the octagon that seem to be holding up his fighting career, a future rematch between he and UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway …
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Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje at UFC 218 lived up to its billing as Fight of The Night, with both fighters taking home $50,000 bonuses for throwing it all on the line. The lightweight bout had been hotly tipped by most MMA fans in the know as a potential barnstormer, and that is exactly what it proved to be. The …
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Eddie Alvarez scored his first win since July of 2016 on Saturday night in Detroit, knocking Justin Gaethje out with a vicious knee in the third round of an absolute barnstormer at UFC 218. Pre-fight, Alvarez claimed that the contest would determine the UFC’s most violent man and most were understandably expecting a legit ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate. Though …
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Heavyweight phenom Francis Ngannou continued his terrifying run through the division of the giants on Saturday night in Detroit, as he st-st-st-starched – as Brendan Schaub might say – former Strikeforce champion and recent UFC title challenger Alistair Overeem with a sickening hook-cum-uppercut less than two minutes into the co-main event of UFC 218. Overeem ran to the centre of …
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Making the first defence of his featherweight crown at UFC 218 in Detroit on Saturday night, Max Holloway bloodied and once again bludgeoned Jose Aldo to a third round defeat to extend his unbeaten run to a dozen straight and put himself right into the argument about who is the greatest 145-pounder in UFC history. Holloway reddened Aldo’s face with …
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All fighters have weighed in successfully (just about) and UFC 218 is all systems go. Max Holloway defends his featherweight title in an immediate rematch against former champ Jose Aldo in the main event in Detroit. While both fighters looked gaunt at this morning’s official weigh-ins, with Aldo appearing visibly in extreme discomfort, both made the 145 lbs limit, giving …
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Jose Aldo made weight on his second attempt at the official UFC 218 weigh-ins on Friday afternoon… Despite the fact that Jose Aldo was rated as the number one fighter on the UFC’s pound for pound fighter just two years ago, the Brazilian is now seen as the biggest underdog on the UFC 218 card. Never thought I’d see the …
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Yesterday, we alerted your attention to a clip in which it was claimed that UFC heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou recently set a new world record for force generated with a single punch. The clip was a snippet from, and a promo for, a profile on the enormous Cameroonian-French fighter called Rising Stars: Francis Ngannou, the entire episode of which was …
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Frankie Edgar was forced to pull out of his featherweight title fight against Max Holloway which was slated for UFC 218 due to a facial injury. The news came as a huge disappointment to Edgar, his camp and initially MMA fans around the world. However, such is the nature of the game, one man’s loss is another man’s gain. Jose …
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Jose Aldo and Max Holloway will throw down for a second time on December 2nd at UFC 218… Max Holloway is the reigning featherweight champion having defeated Jose Aldo at UFC 213 back in June. On that occasion, Aldo was overwhelmed in the third round after a lengthy onslaught eventually saw Big John McCarthy calling a stop to the contest. …
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Jose Aldo has replaced the injured Frankie Edgar in the main event slot of UFC 218. Aldo will challenge champion Max Holloway in a rematch of their June showdown for the featherweight title which saw the Hawaiian crowned as the unified champ of the division with a third-round TKO win. The Brazilian had been scheduled to take on Ricardo Lamas …
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UFC 218 just became a little less stacked.
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