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Good news for Al Iaquinta and Donald Cerrone fans for their clash on Saturday. The weigh-ins for UFC Ottawa are in the books which means the green light has been given for Cerrone to try and extend his record for most wins in the organization which currently sits at 21, and the most finishes which … Read more
Brad Tavares, the American MMA fighter who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has spoken about his hopes of beating Israel Adesanya in a return bout yet to be arranged. Adesanya, a Nigerian born New Zealander, is the current Interim Middleweight Champion of the UFC. He won his title on the 19th … Read more
Robert Whittaker we salute you sir. UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker was sidelined after needing emergency surgery for an intestinal hernia and a collapsed bowel in February. Because of this an interim bout occurred between surging Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum. Israel would win that bout and wear the belt and that seems to have … Read more
Israel Adesanya needs to respect his elders. After capturing the UFC interim middleweight title he called out Jon Jones who naturally clapped back. It’s still ongoing about who can beat who and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Former GOAT, and still to some, Anderson Silva has leapt in to the fray feet first. He verbally reprimanded … Read more
There were a lot of ups and downs at UFC 236 this past Saturday. Featherweight champion Max Holloway missed out on becoming the interim lightweight title holder. Dustin Poirier announced his return to form by playing spoiler for Max’s dream and taking it instead. Israel Adesanya lived up to the hype by capturing the interim … Read more
There were two wars in the main and co-main event spots at UFC 236 this past Saturday. Unfortunately that means suspensions are rampant. Did you like the article title? A Game of Thrones reference for an MMA piece on suspensions. Give me some props homies. MMAFighting was able to provide the entire list of suspensions … Read more
Dana White will be the first person to praise someone for their performance inside The Octagon – or criticize them in to oblivion – after a fight. Saturday night at UFC 236 we got an instant classic between Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum for the interim middleweight title. The bout shared the fight of the … Read more
UFC 236 baby. He did it. Israel Adesanya captured the interim middleweight title by defeating Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday in a bout that was awarded fight of the night honors by the UFC. Adesanya was touted as the next Anderson Silva, then beat Anderson Silva, called out Jon Jones, and then won the interim belt. … Read more
A lot happened over the weekend at UFC 236. This will contain spoilers if you haven’t seen it. Stop reading here. If you kept reading we assume you watched it. Dustin Poirier did what the odds makers said he couldn’t and made a few lucky gamblers a decent chunk of change along the way. He … Read more
Young blood. Do NOT do things like this. Remember when Brandon Vera said he was going to win the heavyweight and then light heavyweight championship? Probably not. He called out Chuck Liddell in that same post fight interview. The cheek of him. Needless to say NONE of that happened. Middleweight Israel Adesanya reminds some fans … Read more