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Paulo Costa wasn’t exactly thrilled to hear that interim-champion Israel Adesanya had insinuated that he had the small arms of a tyrannosaurus rex. Yes, you read that correctly. In a tweet posted during Saturday’s superb middleweight title-eliminator, The Last Stylebender seemed to suggest that not only was Borrachinha using banned substances, but also that his arms resembled those of the …

Paulo Costa was handed a somewhat controversial unanimous decision victory over the former two-time middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero. Indeed it was controversial but make no mistake, this was one of the year’s most entertaining battles and when all was said and done inside the cage, neither man truly left as a loser. With that being said, it did appear …

UFC 241’s ceremonial weigh-ins are about to get underway, an event that will feature the final faceoffs between some of the stars of Saturday’s card. And what a night of fights it promises to be. A truly phenomenal mix of bonafide superstars, fan-favourites, and prospects that will likely serve up several star-making moments one way or another. Most eyes will …

Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa will throw down on the UFC 241 main-card in a fight that will likely single out the next contender to the middleweight crown.  Fights like these truly don’t come around often enough. Those tuning in to watch Saturday’s tantalising UFC 241 in Anaheim, California will witness a clash between two of the most physically impressive …

UFC 241 is now just a week away and with that in mind, we thought it best to remind all of you of exactly how incredible a night it is looking set to be. Who needs two title fights when you’ve got a card as stacked as this, eh? Not only will Daniel Cormier be taking on Stipe Miocic in …

Michael Bisping reacted to the recent news that his former rival Yoel Romero had been awarded $27.5 million in damages following a successful lawsuit. The former two-time UFC middleweight title challenger failed a post-fight drug-test administered by the anti-doping organisation USADA back in 2016 following his UFC 194 victory over Ronaldo Souza. Gold Star Performance Products were forced to pay …

Yoel Romero has been awarded $27 million after a successful lawsuit against the supplement company he cited following his failed USADA test in 2016. The former two-time UFC middleweight title challenger failed a post-fight drug-test administered by the anti-doping organisation USADA back in 2016 following his UFC 194 victory over Ronaldo Souza. Gold Star Performance Products were forced to pay …

Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa are once again being lined up to face off in a middleweight top-contender showdown, this time at UFC 241. For a while, it did seem as though this massive middleweight matchup was going to be lost to us. The two-time former title challenger Romero has not been seen in action since his UFC 225 championship …

Jacare Souza revealed in a recent interview that the UFC, in his eyes, put an unfair amount of pressure on him to accept his short-notice showdown in the UFC Fort Lauderdale main-event. Earlier this month, when Yoel Romero was forced to withdraw from his rematch with Ronaldo Souza due to pneumonia, the UFC were left in something of an awkward …

Ronaldo Jacare Souza managed to beat down Chris Weidman on his way to a third-round TKO in the UFC 230 Fight Of The Night. And what a vicious display it was the Brazilian jiu-jitsu wizard. Both men had their fair share of strong moments in what amounted to an evenly matched back-and-forth affair. In the third-round, once Weidman started to …

Here are six UFC fighters who have done enough in recent times to earn a rematch of one of their prior losses in the near future. At UFC Fortaleza last weekend, top bantamweight contender Marlon Moraes proved exactly how much can change in a short space of time as he completely ran though Raphael Assuncao – the last man to …

Two of the most physically-imposing specimens on the UFC roster are set to headline the promotion’s upcoming return to Miami, Florida. The fight that had fans salivating ahead of its announcement for UFC 230 looks set to be revived for a spot on UFC on ESPN 3 on April 27. Yoel Romero was last seen in action during his razor-close …

Brazilian powerhouse Paulo Costa has pulled from his UFC Brooklyn showdown with Yoel Romero, the second time this fight has been unsuccessfully booked. And what a fight it would have been! Two of the middleweight division’s most violent customers locked into a cage together? That sounded good to us. Romero has only come up short against the reigning champion Robert …

According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, the UFC are apparently looking at a 205lb matchup between Alexander Gustafsson and Yoel Romero for UFC 230. Since the news emerged that Jon Jones would be receiving a far more lenient sentence from USADA than originally expected, speculation linking him to the still-vacant UFC 230 headliner spot has been rampant. And honestly, it’s the …

Yoel Romero has officially ruled himself out of his UFC 230 matchup with Paulo Costa. Not exactly the news you’d hope to wake up to, eh? Romero’s second bout with Robert Whittaker was an instant-classic, one that displayed both men’s grit and resolve to the highest of levels. Surviving shots that would have crippled most 205lb-rs, the 185lb champion Whittaker …

The UFC just announced a mouthwatering middleweight matchup for UFC 230 in Madison Square Garden on November 3. Massive middleweight matchup out of the nowhere! Paulo Costa will apparently get his wish to fight the very best as he gets matched up with number-1 contender Yoel Romero for a bout that promises to be one of the year’s most violent spectacles. ??? …

The UFC middleweight champion will defend his title against Kelvin Gastelum after spending six weeks filming the next season of The Ultimate Fighter alongside him. Robert Whittaker might just have claimed iconic status within the UFC’s middleweight division following his pair of scintillating victories over Yoel Romero. Two contrasting styles met over ten rounds to decide the title of 185lb champion and …

Yoel Romero’s manager Malki Kawa spoke to Ariel Helwani in a recent interview and confirmed that his fighter will move to 205lbs for his next fight. Yoel Romero has quietly established himself over the last year or so as one of the most popular fighters on the UFC’s modern roster. He really has been a slow-burn over the years but …