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In a piece of shocking breaking news, it appears that Cat Zingano has been released by the UFC. Cat Zingano released by the UFC It has been confirmed by Ariel Helwani of ESPN, that UFC Women’s Bantamweight Division contender Cat Zingano has been released by the UFC. The release took place on Wednesday. Cat Zingano reveals the reason for her UFC release The news of the release of Cat Zingano is a surprise, as she was not on a losing streak and has been an important figure in UFC....

Jones tweeted saying that his team had decided that Reyes was a better fight to take and that seems to be the direction they’re taking. Reyes wasn’t very flattering to Jones, commenting that he won’t believe anything until Jones steps in the cage. It seems as though the challenger is expecting Jones to mess up and not make it to the fight as he termed him to be a “liability”....

Jones’ current path Jon Jones has firmly re-established his reputation as the King of the 205-pound Light Heavyweight division. He had been stripped of the title after winning it back from Daniel Cormier following his suspension by USADA for a failed test, but after December 2018, things seem to be back on track in the Octagon for Jones. He has been very active this year, having already beaten Anthony Smith and then Thiago Santos....

There were only 59 seconds left in the Middleweight preliminary card fight when Roberson submitted his opponent with a rear-naked choke and added another win to his current streak. His previous victory was against Wellington Turman at UFC Fight Night 155 via Split Decision. MMA Junkie reported on what Roberson had to say about his gameplan for Kopylov. Roberson: Where I’m from, we don’t quit While speaking backstage after the fight, Roberson seemed pretty satisfied with the way he performed in the Octagon....

In case you didn’t know… In 2015, Marco Polo Reyes joined The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 2 under the team Efrain Escudero. At UFC Fight Night 78, Reyes competed in his first official fight for the UFC when he knocked out Cesar Arzamendia via one-punch knockout in the first round. In 2018, Reyes received a six-month suspension from USADA after being tested positive for banned substance ostarine. In February of 2019, Reyes made his return to the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 145 in a losing effort against Damir Hadzovic....

Diaz had a pretty hilarious response to the question as he claimed that he has no idea who Covington is and which weight class he belongs to. The return of Nate Diaz at UFC 241 At UFC 241, Nate Diaz marked his UFC return with a win over former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis in classic three-round Welterweight bout between the pair. Prior to his return this week in California, Diaz was last seen in the Octagon in 2016 at UFC 202 when he lost the rematch to Conor McGregor after having initially beaten him at UFC 196 via submission....

Despite officially being retired, GSP has kept up appearances in the MMA media, regularly stating that he could be tempted back into the cage if a fight with Khabib were to materialise - even suggesting that he tried to set up the fight before his retirement. The ship has sailed Unfortunately for those who were holding out hope for a dream match between the pair at 155lbs, cold water has been poured all over the ongoing speculation by St-Pierre’s long-time head coach Firas Zahabi, who claims the likelihood of a fight between the two at lightweight is dwindling....

Ariel Helwani, who hails from Canada, was asked by Bryce Mitchell about his country’s trucker protests. The truckers are primarily protesting against the Canadian government’s strict COVID-related policies. The Trudeau administration has urged truckers transporting goods via the US-Canada border to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Helwani replied by opining that it’s only a vocal minority who are protesting against the vaccine mandates. Bryce Mitchell showed off some of his firearms and told Helwani that a few of them are banned in Canada....

Teixeira made his pro debut in 2002. After going 2-2 to start his career, Teixeira went on a 20-fight win streak. Joining the UFC in 2012, Teixeira lost to Jon Jones in 2014 for the UFC light heavyweight title. Since then, he is 11-4 and is currently on a six-fight win streak. Teixeira beat Jan Blachowicz back in October 2021 to win the UFC light heavyweight title. A Czech National Championship gold medalist in Muay Thai, Prochazka made his pro debut in 2012....

The main event takes place between former champion Junior Dos Santos and homecoming rising star Tai Tuivasa in a five-round battle followed by another Heavyweight Bout between UFC veteran Mark Hunt and future title-contender, Justin Willis. Heavyweight Bout – Junior Dos Santos vs Tai Tuivasa Player Profiles Junior Dos Santos Junior Dos Santos is one of the most technically proficient boxers to ever step inside the Octagon. The “Cigano” has alternated wins and losses over his past nine UFC fights but is coming off a dominant performance in his last fight against Blagoy Ivanov at Fight Night 133 which has helped him retain the No....

This weekend, UFC is about to embark on a run of nine events in nine weeks, starting off with a Fight Night event in Fortaleza, Brazil. The main event will feature a rematch between Bantamweight contenders Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes while the former UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will meet contender Renato Moicano in co-main event. Bantamweight Bout – Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes Brazil’s two best bantamweights headline UFC Fight Night 144....

“It was an idea I had for awhile back when Conor after his first fight said in this little snippet,” Lamas told Sporting News. “They would show him a picture of a featherweight and he’d say the first thing that came to his head and went pretty much through the top featherweight contenders. I had an idea to do a spoof of that video awhile back, but never got around to it....

Both men were on testosterone replacement therapy, which was banned in early 2014. Henderson began it in the mid-2000s, but there was little change in his appearance. MORE: Ronda Rousey’s training routine | Counting down to Rousey-Holm on Nov. 14 The same could not be said for Belfort, whose physique became much different. He failed a surprise drug test by the Nevada Athletic Commission in early 2014. Belfort also failed a drug test for steroids in 2006 after his first Henderson fight, which Henderson won by unanimous decision....

Glover Teixeira has told double champion, Daniel Cormier, it’s time to relinquish one of his championship belts. Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. Cormier, who was already the light heavyweight king heading into his UFC 226 meeting with Stipe Miocic, added the heavyweight crown to his collection and became only the second fighter in the promotion’s history to hold two belts simultaneously. However, with a queue of contenders forming in both divisions, the situation could soon become complicated with two weight categories now at risk of being held up....

Anders takes the first round The first round started with Anders landing an early punch and following it up with a kick to the ankle. Meerschaert connected with a body shot but got cracked with a short punch and went to the ground. Anders wasn’t interested in taking the fight to the ground as he let his counterpart get up. Meerschaert avoided the big left-hand shot from Anders for the rest of the round but could not avoid getting hit by a flurry of shots towards the close of Round 1....

The UFC will be returning to London for the first time in two years on March 19. Inside the O2 Arena, the event will feature several local and young fighters. The main event will see Tom Aspinall looking to prove he belongs in the heavyweight division against a veteran in Alexander Volkov. A fight on the prelims that is good enough to be on the main card has a chance to steal the show....

In an edition of ‘The Fight with Teddy Atlas’ podcast, Teddy Atlas and co-host Ken Rideout broke down Rose Namajunas’ split decision win over Zhang Weili in their UFC women’s strawweight title rematch. Atlas stated: Teddy Atlas explained that neither Rose Namajunas nor Zhang Weili had a huge advantage over one another in the striking or grappling departments. Atlas revealed that he scored the fight 3-2 in favor of Namajunas....

According to a report by MMAFighting, Ari Emanuel could have a lot to gain in the future. In case you didn’t know… Endeavor is currently the primary owner of the UFC with 50.1% voting stock for the company belonging to them. Also owning the company is Silver Lake Equity, who own 22.9%, and KKR who own another 22.9% of the company. Endeavor paid a huge amount of $4 Billion to purchase UFC in 2016, which is the biggest investment by the company, which also has a talent agency and the Miss Universe pageant to its name....

In case you didn’t know… At the recently concluded UFC Newark event, Colby Covington made his return to the Octagon for the first time since 2018, as ‘Chaos’ defeated former ATT training partner Robbie Lawler via split decision in the main event of the show. In his post-fight interview, Covington called out current UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman and laid down the challenge to ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’, claiming that he is willing to fight for the title at later this year at the Madison Square Garden at UFC 244....

Check out the post below: Due to a COVID-19-related level-4 lockdown currently imposed in Auckland, Hooker was unable to get an appointment at the US embassy. It seemed like ‘Hangman’ wouldn’t be able to get his visa approved in time for UFC 266. In a desperate last-ditch attempt, Dan Hooker took to social media to request the embassy give him an appointment. Hooker later revealed that the embassy granted him an appointment....