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The former light heavyweight title challenger did just that and survived a first round scare to submit Saint Preux by rear-naked choke 3:10 into the third round. After the fight, Teixeira said he was back and called out current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. MORE: Most astonishing UFC photos | UFC fighters brawl in crowd “I’m back! Cormier, I told you before. I’m coming for you, baby," Teixeira told Jon Anik in his post-fight interview....

Unlike the last event (UFC 261), fans will not be allowed to enter the arena. However, Dana White has assured that he will try his best to allow a full-capacity crowd to attend non-PPV events. Reyes and Prochazka were originally scheduled to headline the February 27 card. The bout was canceled after Reyes sustained an injury that forced him to withdraw from the fight. Consequently, Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Ciryl Gane was pushed up the card and was announced as the main event fight....

When the UFC Mexico crowd filed into the stadium, they were happy knowing that they would be able to see Jeremy Stephens headline the night with Yair Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s return to the Octagon was a tremendous deal, having finished his last fight against ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung with the most spectacular last-second upward elbow. Unfortunately, the crowd would not be getting what they wanted, as, at the end of the night, the main event was called off by Herb Dean....

In case you didn’t know… Having enjoyed a Middleweight Championship reign of 2,457 days, Anderson Silva is quite possibly the greatest fighter to ever step foot inside the Octagon. Silva, who last competed in the UFC Octagon back in 2017, has recently been on USADA’s radar, who suspended ‘The Spider’ in July of 2018. However, earlier this year, rather just about one month ago, Silva was free off his USADA suspension and it was noted that he would be allowed to resume fighting from November 2018....

During the interview, he called out Dana White for not booking him in the title fight and even challenged the UFC President to release him, confident that White would not take that step due to Covington’s value and popularity with the fans. In case you didn’t know… Colby Covington won the interim Welterweight Championship after he defeated Rafael dos Anjos back on UFC 225. Following the win, he was undergoing surgery on his nose due to a deviated septum and chronic sinusitis....

In case you didn’t know… Cyborg completed her contractual obligations with the UFC last weekend at UFC 240, with a decision win over Felicia Spencer; however, talk of a big-money rematch with Amanda Nunes will not go away. While it does appear that all parties are interested in getting a deal signed for a rematch, it seems there is a much deeper-lying issue that needs to be rectified before Cyborg will put pen to paper on a new contract....

Covington, who obviously isn’t the most liked fighter on the UFC roster, nearly got taken out by Masvidal, who was seemingly assisted by UFC Featherweight Champion, Max Holloway. Colby Covington’s prominent rise in the Welterweight Division Having made his UFC debut in 2014, Covington has established himself as one of the fastest rising fighters in the Welterweight Division. Securing vital wins over the likes of Anying Wang, Demian Maia, and Max Griffin, Covington first tasted championship success at UFC 225 in 2018 when he defeated Rafael dos Anjos to win the interim UFC Welterweight Championship....

Now, in the UFC 240 post-fight press conference, Dana White has revealed he does not know what to do with Frankie Edgar next. In case you didn’t know… Frankie Edgar has been on track for a Featherweight Title shot for a while now. It has been his goal since moving down to the Featherweight Division in the UFC. He first fought for it against Jose Aldo who was able to defeat him via Unanimous Decision back in February of 2013....

Floyd Mayweather Jr. just won’t let up. Ever since admitting that he started rumours of a cross-over mega-fight against UFC phenom, Conor McGregor, in early 2016, Mayweather has fired non-stop verbal jabs at the outspoken Irishman. The latest in this string of verbal warfare from Mayweather, is the comparison of his own net worth, with that of McGregor. After UFC President Dana White, recently claimed that he is willing to offer $25 million guaranteed fight purse to both, Mayweather and McGregor; ‘Money’ has gone on to mock White as well as McGregor....

GSP’s legacy in the UFC Georges St. Pierre is a former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion and has established his place as one of the greatest UFC Welterweight fighters of all time. Having initially retired from the sport in 2013, GSP made his Octagon return at UFC 217 against Michael Bisping. Upon his return to the Octagon, St. Pierre won the UFC Middleweight Championship from Bisping via a third-round technical submission and with his win, GSP became the fourth fighter in UFC history to become a champion in multiple divisions....

In case you didn’t know… Gokhan Saki is a kickboxing legend and his return to MMA after a 13-year gap was met with much fanfare. His UFC debut came earlier this year at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan where he knocked out Luis Henrique da Silva in the very first round. Many of his fans were excited to see his long-awaited first match on US soil against fellow light heavyweight Khalil Rountree - who was on a two-match win streak - at the year ending UFC 219....

Even though Romero has lost two out of his last three fights, he’s still considered the biggest threat in the division and Adesanya immediately began to call the Cuban out to “silence the haters”. Speaking to Ariel Helwani on his ESPN MMA show, the Kiwi Champion revealed that the Romero fight is a “done deal” and is expected to take place on March 8th, 2020 at UFC 248 (H/T theScore):...

‘The Problem Child’ isn’t one to shy away from exchanging verbal jibes and has now responded by claiming that Chimaev is ‘just another UFC fighter pretending’ he can box. He also referred to the fighter pay situation in the UFC, asking Chimaev to ‘pray’ he gets paid fairly. Chimaev was quick to reply to Paul’s tweet with some words made famous by former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. If that wasn’t enough, ‘Borz’ uploaded an image symbolizing both Paul brothers as trophies from a hunting trip....

However, despite Tuivasa suffering a brutal loss at the hands of JDS, the Aussie born fighter didn’t hesitate in calling out Willis in his post-fight interview. In case you didn’t know… Coming off a huge win over Andrei Arlovski at UFC 225, Tai Tuivasa was on course to defeat former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Junior Dos Santos this past weekend in front of his own people in Australia. However, a resilient performance from JDS eventually got the job done for the Brazilian who defeated Tuivasa in the second round of their fight thanks to a massive flurry of punches....

Bad Blood The well-publicized animosity between McGregor and Malignaggi dates back to the summer of 2017 when Malignaggi was hired to be a sparring partner for McGregor as he prepared to face Floyd Mayweather in ‘The Money Fight’. Malignaggi took exception to footage that was leaked by McGregor’s camp, which appeared to show the McGregor dropping the former champ to the ground - Malignaggi claims the footage was not indicative of how the session actually played out....

In case you didn’t know… Earlier this year, at UFC 223, former UFC Two-Divison Champion Conor McGregor made the news headlines yet again due to yet another major controversial reason, when ‘The Notorious One’ decided to attack the UFC 223 Team Bus, injuring several notable fighters in the process. With the support of his entire entourage, McGregor initially decided to ignite the brawl due to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s earlier backstage interaction with The Notorious One’s fellow SBG fighter Artem Lobov....

The two UFC fighters bumped into each other and had a tete-a-tete. Sean O’Malley shared a video of his conversation with Conor McGregor. However, there was no sound in the video. As a result, fans were robbed of the opportunity of eavesdropping on the heart-to-heart. Watch the video below: Sean O’Malley also shared an image of his and Conor McGregor’s honorary jerseys on his Instagram story. Sean O’Malley has often been compared to Conor McGregor because of their similarities....

Edwards took to Twitter to issue a challenge to the former UFC Welterweight Champion. UFC recently announced that they would return to the O2 Arena in London in March 2020. The company is expected to put together a stacked card for the show, and having Birmingham native Leon Edwards fight at the event is a logical decision to make. Edwards has been pushing for a fight against Woodley for the past three months, and his manager even revealed recently that the fight will be booked as soon as T-Wood signs the contract....

RELATED: UFC 4: How To Do Takedowns And Defend Against Them Unlike EA Sports’ other popular games like FIFA, it’s not too easy to simply pick up and play UFC 4, as the game is packed with a huge range of gameplay mechanics to try and match the complexities of MMA in real life. Each fighter also has their own playstyle, which can make it tricky for new players to get to grips with, especially when they’re trying to use complex characters....

Cejudo blasted the bantamweight champion, scoring a 32-second first-round TKO and denying his opponent a chance to even get within sniffing distance of becoming a “Double Champ.” The fight ended as quickly as it started, with Cejudo scoring a head kick, dropping Dillashaw and then pouring on the rights and lefts to score the fifth-quickest stoppage in the history of the UFC — while retaining his flyweight title and perhaps saving the division in the process....