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Cody Garbrandt revealed during a recent interview that he was one of the few people to have attempted to persuade Urijah Faber not to end his retirement against Ricky Simon. And in many ways, it was understandable. Simon was the guy who was supposed to pull off the win there, the young, in-form prospect who has a very bright future …

Urijah Faber managed to score a dream comeback knockout in his UFC Sacramento co-main-event matchup last night, TKO’ing Ricky Simon in under a minute. And make no mistake, there were quite a few people who were questioning The California Kid after he decided to end his retirement at the age of 40 to take on one of the top prospects …

TJ Dillashaw gave his thoughts on the upcoming return of his former friend and mentor Urijah Faber as he gets set to end his retirement next month. Faber left quite a few people in a state of surprise recently when he announced his intention to return to the octagon to take on the rising talent that is Ricky Simon at …

Nicky Ryan was able to get the better of the legendary former WEC champion Urijah Faber in their grappling matchup at Polaris 10 last night. The bout, by all accounts, was not expected to be overly competitive. Nicky Ryan, who is the younger brother of ADCC world champion Gordon Ryan, is the more active and more decorated of the two …

Urijah Faber has given his take on TJ Dillashaw’s eventual return to the UFC following his shocking fall from grace in recent times. Dillashaw’s positive test for the banned substance EPO will without a doubt be remembered as one of the most dramatic moments of the UFC’s modern era. As the champion of the bantamweight division, TJ was well and …

TJ Dillashaw has issued a lengthy statement via his official Instagram page, his first since being handed a two-year ban from USADA last week. The world of MMA were left in a collective state of shock as the UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw was revealed to have failed a USADA drug-test in the wake of his UFC Brooklyn showdown with …

Joe Rogan has given his opinion on the recent doping scandal in the career of the former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. Yesterday, we brought you some fairly incriminating-looking accusations that were thrown out there by TJ’s former teammates Urijah Faber and Cody Garbrandt – ones that were stated publicly long before this recent USADA test came back. Now, the …

Ariel Helwani bid farewell to his role on The MMA Hour yesterday and had both Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz on the show as his final guests. Ariel Helwani’s run as the host of the immensely popular and influential mixed martial arts show The MMA Hour came to an end last night after over 400 episodes dating back to the year …

The UFC’s president Dana White had a stab at creating the ultimate MMA fighter during a media appearance ahead of UFC London last night and with that in mind, we attempted to one-up the boss with a creation of our own. Dana White spoke on the BBC MMA Show and with the entire UFC roster past and present at his disposal, this …

Ahead of his UFC 218 headliner against the champion Max Holloway, take a look at the very first title-winning performance in the career of José Aldo just under a decade ago. 2009 was the year and though the featherweight scene in mixed martial arts was going through a memorable patch, the UFC had yet to introduce the division to their …

The Team Alpha Male head-coach made some rather surprising admissions during an interview with MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani recently. Sacramento’s Team Alpha Male are one of MMA’s most tightly knit groups but despite their long and storied history that has been filled to the brim with championship successes, UFC 217 earlier this month saw one of their most decorated students rob one of …