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TJ Dillashaw was on the receiving end of several PED accusations over the years from his former teammates-turned-rivals Urijah Faber and Cody Garbrandt. Jump back to the year 2016. The seemingly unbeatable TJ had just been dethroned after one of the year’s best fights – a razor thin loss at the hands of Dominick Cruz. Of course, the world of …

Relive the fight that saw a long-time flyweight king dethroned as Henry Cejudo gears up to defend his title against the bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. Few had given Cejudo much of a chance heading into a rematch with the man who had so easily dispatched him just two years before. UFC 197 was the original date and while Henry’s Olympic …

UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw managed to put his rivalry with Team Alpha Male’s Cody Garbrandt to bed with a brutal first-round beating at UFC 227. For a while, it did seem as though these two were destined to go back-and-forth over several memorable showdowns but despite their FOTY-nominated opener at UFC 217 – a fight in which both men scored …

The reigning champion of the UFC’s flyweight division, Henry Cejudo, has hinted that the weight-class might not be around for much longer. When Cejudo managed to upset the odds by handing the longtime champion Demetrious Johnson his first career as a flyweight, who could ever have imagined that the former pound-for-pound number-1 would be part of a ground-breaking trade that …

For all the bravado he exudes, Cody Garbrandt has a heart-breaking past – a side of himself he gets into in an extremely honest new interview. It seems as though everyone is quick to criticise Cody now following his second-successive TKO defeat to his heated rival TJ Dillashaw. And it is understandable, to some degree. Garbrandt is certainly one of …

The estimated pay-per-view numbers for UFC 227 have been released and all things considered, they’re not awful. UFC 227 was a successful event by all accounts. The fights delivered, the gate was strong,  and when Monday came around – there were more than a few fresh narratives and talking-points for us to sink our teeth into. Demetrious Johnson’s era of dominance over …

TJ Dillashaw responded to the challenge of the UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo as he made it clear that he wanted a shot at the 135lb belt next. When Cejudo’s hand was raised after going a tightly-contested five-rounds at UFC 227 – there was a strange feeling felt within the MMA world. Some expressed their frustration for what seemed to be …

The former-UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was edged out by Henry Cejudo on the scorecards at UFC 227 over the weekend. It still feels quite weird to call him the ‘former-champion’ but when Henry Cejudo managed to stun the world by defeating the long-time P4P #1, it really stood as one of the biggest shocks the sport has seen in …

After shocking the world by defeating Demetrious Johnson over the course of five-rounds at UFC 227 last night, Henry Cejudo wasted no time in calling for a super-fight with TJ Dillashaw. The pound-for-pound king that is Demetrious Johnson was finally ousted from his spot atop the UFC’s flyweight division. Henry Cejudo managed to impose his gameplan on his opponent enough …

Henry Cejudo managed to edge out longtime flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson on the scorecards in a shocking upset. The UFC’s flyweight division has a new king, ladies and gentlemen. When Henry Cejudo first went toe-to-toe with Demetrious Johnson at UFC 197, he did so after just three years experience in pro-MMA and just under a year-and-a-half inside the UFC. It …

We break down what exactly is at stake when TJ Dillashaw looks to record another win over Team Alpha Male’s Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227 tonight. TJ Dillashaw in three words: Creative, Confident, Sniper Notable wins: Renan Barao x2, Raphael Assuncao, John Lineker, Cody Garbrandt Highest high: His win over Cody the first time around was amazing, don’t get me wrong, but despite …

Find out how to experience tonight’s UFC presser and weigh-in ahead of what should be a memorable night outside of the octagon. The promotion’s 25th-anniversary press conference is set to get underway this evening and after the surprise announcement that Nate Diaz will return from his self-imposed hiatus to face Dustin Poirier, expect fireworks when the pair show up later …

It may come as a relief to some that despite the year’s marquee fight having passed, we still have some absolute crackers to look forward to. Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier was a fight – and an event – that lived up to all of our expectations but with that slowly fading into the past, here are the top eight …

TJ Dillashaw has outlined his belief that he will be considered as the greatest bantamweight of all-time if he can once again defeat Cody Garbrandt at UFC 227. Despite his 2016 split-decision loss to Dominick Cruz, TJ has been looking like an even better version of himself every time he steps into the octagon. Whether it was his razor-tight chess match …

Alexander Gustafsson has reportedly made a verbal agreement to take on dangerous light-heavyweight contender Volkan Oezdemir at UFC 227. A year is a long stretch to spend out of the octagon and while Gustafsson’s last victory might have been massively impressive, he has cut a quiet figure on the 205lb scene in recent times. That’s not to say he hasn’t …

One of 2017’s most electric matchups is reportedly set for a second fight, this time to take place at UFC 227 in Los Angeles on August 4. It can often be hard for a fight to live up to the sometimes gargantuan expectations that can stem from a massive rivalry in its buildup. However, with the likes of Anderson Silva/Chael …