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Tyson Fury has extended his congratulations to Deontay Wilder after he managed to score a brutal first-round knockout over Dominic Breazeale last night. Sure, these two men have a heated past, but in the wake of their instant-classic showdown late last year, each man agreed that the two men standing in the ring were the two greatest heavyweights on the …

Sage Northcutt has detailed the aftermath of his 29-second knockout defeat to Cosmo Alexandre in his ONE Championship debut. At this point, the formula has seemingly been laid out. Each of the three UFC stars to have tested themselves in the blossoming Asian promotion ONE Championship have faced either adversity or flat-out embarrassment at the seemingly lesser competition to be …

Tony Ferguson’s UFC 238 clash against Donald Cerrone now has an incredibly good promo, one that rightfully names it as ‘The People’s Main-Event’. It was the fight that absolutely no-one saw coming, a showdown between two of the most game fighters the UFC lightweight division has ever known. Not only was the announcement completely out of the left-field but also, …

Rafael dos Anjos managed to submit his UFC Rochester opponent Kevin Lee in the fourth-round after a high-intensity battle in the night’s main-event. From the word ‘go’, these two former lightweights put their gas-tanks to the test for your viewing pleasure. And while both men have had success in the 155lb division in the past, the decision to forgo each …

Michel Pereira managed to earn himself a legion of new fans after making his UFC debut against proven welterweight veteran Danny Roberts. Look, we don’t know how far this guy can go in this game but for what it’s worth, this 25-year-old Brazilian stole the show completely at UFC Rochester last night. He entered the promotion on the back of …

UFC welterweight Danny Roberts spoke to Pundit Arena about coming to terms with his controversial defeat at the hands of Claudio Silva and his upcoming battle with Michel Pereira at UFC Rochester. Facing the veteran Claudio Silva in an electric showdown at UFC London, the fight was called in the favour of the Brazilian after the referee – thinking that …

Thiago Santos has given his take on the personal struggles of his UFC 239 opponent Jon Jones ahead of their showdown in the event’s top-billed fight. There always does seem to be some doubts within the general public these days ahead of a Jon Jones fight given the issues that have plagued his run over the last few years. It …

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 …

Rafael dos Anjos will welcome the former UFC interim-lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee to 170lbs in the UFC Rochester main-event. And in many ways, it’s a move that has been in the pipeline for quite some time now. Lee, whose progress at lightweight has been stunted somewhat of late faced harsh setbacks to top contenders Tony Ferguson and most recently …

Sage Northcutt’s start to life in his new home at ONE Championship got off to a nightmare start as he suffered a first-round KO at the hands of Cosmo Alexandre. When it was announced that Sage Northcutt would be leaving the UFC in favour of a move to blossoming Asian promotion ONE Championship, the general consensus was that the move …

Donald Cerrone has briefly detailed the decision-making process that led him to take a showdown against Tony Ferguson at UFC 238 next month. As UFC president Dana White makes a point of reminding us every month or two, when opportunities to make a splash in your division come around, you’d best take them or get back in line. Donald Cerrone …

Michael Bisping has given his take on the UFC 237 main-event that saw Jessica Andrade become the new women’s strawweight champion. Everything seemed to be going the way of the defending champion Rose Namajunas up until it simply wasn’t. Andrade somehow managed to knock Rose out on her second attempt at cracking the champ’s kimura counter to her takedown. Hoisting …

Ben Askren has named the five most effective MMA wrestlers in the UFC, citing a mixture of past and present within those he sees as the elite in the sport. Askren has been nothing short of a revelation since joining the UFC. Despite having only fought once, his UFC 235 promotional debut against Robbie Lawler, he has become one of …

Alexander Volkanovski put his hopes of getting a shot at Max Holloway’s featherweight title beyond any doubt with a strong showing against José Aldo. It was a characteristically abrasive performance from the Australian, one that saw him outland and generally out-work his Brazilian adversary from the first bell to the last. Aldo just never really seemed to get going and …

Jared Cannonier managed to upset the fiery Brazilian crowd with a first-round leg-kick TKO of the legendary former champion Anderson Silva. Cannonier entered the octagon on the night with quite the warm welcome from those faithful to the icon he was about to face but once the fight began, it didn’t appear as though the occasion was getting to him. …

Jessica Andrade managed to pull off a phenomenal slam knockout of UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas in the UFC 237 main-event. And to be honest, it came out of absolutely nowhere after an opening round that Andrade stifled completely. Those in the commentary booth were left singing the praises of Rose Namajunas after the first round, with Daniel Cormier declaring …