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Rodriguez wanted to fight someone ranked higher up in the strawweight rankings in UFC and wasn’t entirely thrilled at being matched with Cynthia Calvillo who is ranked 10 as opposed to Rodriguez who herself stands at the 9th position. Also read: UFC News: Cynthia Calvillo aims to be “the baddest woman on the planet” Here is what the 32-year-old had to say about her upcoming fight: Rodriguez will fight Calvillo in the co-headliner of UFC on ESPN 7, which will take place at Capital One Arena....

Once Cormier knocked out Miocic in the first round to win the HW belt, Brock Lesnar was invited into the cage and got into a scuffle with him, with a view to set up a fight between them in the near future. Miocic exited the cage without much fuss then, but had plenty of strong opinions about how it all went down a week later. In case you didn’t know… Stipe Miocic broke the record for the most consecutive title defences at HW with three on the trot, before losing to Daniel Cormier at UFC 226....

Ever since he lost his fight on 28 April 2019, he has been silent. It appears that Souza almost ended up retiring from UFC and MMA altogether. Ronaldo Souza’s last fight The last time that Souza entered an Octagon, it was against Jack Hermansson, who was able to defeat him via Unanimous Decision. Given that Souza had defeated Chris Weidman in the previous fight, a win here might have seen the former take things to the next level – a title fight....

The latest victim of that is former UFC Heavyweight Brendan Schaub, whose opinions on his Below the Belt podcast about kickboxers and fighters from other striking disciplines not realizing how tough it is to make the adjustment to MMA didn’t go down well with the UFC supremo. In case you didn’t know… A clip of Brendan Schaub detailing how kickboxers and boxers overlook the technical adjustments they have to make when crossing over into MMA was posted by UFC Middleweight Isreal Adesanya on his Instagram account....

The conversation is part of the buildup to their UFC 272 main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 5. The video will be released in its entirety on Friday. Masvidal and Covington used to spar together at the ATT gym in Florida. However, a major rift resulted in Covington’s move to the MMA Masters gym. ‘Gamebred’ is on very bad terms with ‘Chaos’ right now and he kept swearing at his upcoming opponent during the short clip....

The event will be headlined by a rematch between Assunção and Moraes. Moraes will be looking to settle the score as he lost the previous bout via split decision. In the co-main event, José Aldo will take on Renato Moicano. With Aldo set to retire by the end of this year, we can be sure that this one will be a bout to watch. Find out how to see UFC Fight Night 144 here:...

The main event will feature Stephen Thompson as he takes on Anthony Pettis, as both fighters look to make an impact after recent losses. On the other side, Justin Willis is looking to take on Curtis Blaydes. Blaydes is looking to bounce back after his loss to Francis Ngannou. To know how, when and where to watch UFC Fight Night 148 in the US, UK and India, read on....

Kennedy received notice Wednesday from bureau officials who monitor ISIS activity. MORE: Photos from the Warrior Games’ veterans | Astonishing UFC photos The threats came via social media, something Kennedy says he’s used to as a high-profile former member of U.S. Special Forces and currently a sergeant with the Texas National Guard. “Apparently a couple of them were legitimate in trying to, from what the FBI said, plan stuff,” Kennedy told the Army Times....

Fans were watching every UFC pay-per-view regardless of who was fighting on the card and were only watching boxing when Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao were fighting. Over the past few years, boxing has rebounded with rising stars like Gennady Golovkin, Adrien Broner and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez with Mayweather and Pacquiao nearing the end of their careers. MORE: Mayweather’s best fights | Pacquiao’s best fights | WWE superstars weigh in...

Smith had some choice words for Corey Anderson recently on Sirius XM, telling him to stop complaining and fight the next major guy to get the title shot against Jon Jones. It seems that Anderson has paid heed to that as he’s now set to face Jan Blachowicz in February to earn the title shot. As for Anthony Smith, he’s probably a couple of wins away at the very least from getting a crack at the Light Heavyweight Championship of the world and he took to Sirius XM to provide an update on his return....

He talked about the future of his career in MMA and the possibility of a run in UFC, as well as the possibility of returning to WWE at some point in the future. In case you didn’t know… CM Punk is a former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion, and during his run with the Professional Wrestling Titans, had the distinction of being one of the top stars of his time, causing a resurgence in wrestling with his now infamous ‘Pipe Bomb’....

The judges’ scorecards revealed that heading into the fifth and final round wherein he was finally stopped by Usman, ‘Chaos’ was leading on the scorecard of one judge and the other scored it a draw. Colby jogged out of the arena immediately after the fight and after a brief period of silence, the former interim Welterweight champion has finally spoken out. Covington said that he will be back soon....

Interviewer Kevin Iole notably revealed that when Colby Covington defeated Robbie Lawler, he (Iole) credited ‘Chaos’ for winning the fight primarily via cardio. Iole added that while most people cite Covington’s wrestling skills as the reason behind his success, his cardio plays a major role in helping him outwork his opponents. Covington responded by stating: Additionally, ‘Chaos’ reiterated that what he does is dissect and pick his foes apart. The former interim UFC welterweight champion opined that no one can match his volume, will, and pace inside the octagon....

Doug urged people to help others refrain from taking such drastic steps by joining the Movember movement. Conor McGregor then took to Twitter to support the movement and thank Doug for taking the initiative to talk about suicide prevention. When will Conor McGregor return to the octagon? Conor McGregor is currently out of action due to a leg break he suffered at UFC 264. The Irishman will not be allowed to compete before January 2022 due to a medical suspension....

‘The Last Stylebender’ added that he wasn’t angry in his most recent fight – a closely-contested unanimous decision win in a rematch against Whittaker at UFC 271. Adesanya then pointed to his videographer Jeff Sainlar and stated: Adesanya recalled their first fight at UFC 243 in 2019. This took place in Whittaker’s native Australia, where the fans supported everything ‘The Reaper’ said. ‘The Last Stylebender’ beat Whittaker via second-round KO at UFC 243....

Jacare Souza’s move up to Light Heavyweight Having already suffered a loss to Jack Hermansson in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson on 27th April, 2019, which was also Jacare’s only fight of the year so far, the Brazilian made his return to the Octagon at the recent UFC Fight Night event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since his loss to Hermansson earlier in the year, Souza had already announced his move up to the UFC Light Heavyweight Division and for his first fight in the division, the former faced-off Polish sensation Jan Blachowicz, who came into this fight on the back of a huge win over former UFC Middleweight Champion, Luke Rockhold....

Covington, a former NCAA Division 1 wrestler, attempted 11 takedowns over the course of 25 minutes. While Usman stuffed the majority of them, it did seem like Covington got the better of him once in the third round. Speaking to Laura Sanko after the fight, Usman accepted Covington was successful in one of his takedown attempts: Sanko informed Usman that the UFC 268 commentary team had a disagreement over the topic....

Costa is more than ready for the challenge, having stated before the fight that he hoped Adesanya won so he could smash his face in. In an interview following UFC 243 with ESPN+, Costa spoke about the upcoming Adesanya fight and what it takes to beat him. “I fear he can die the Octagon, for sure” Speaking to ESPN+, Costa revealed what he plans to do to the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya (H/T MMAFighting):...

UFC 241- Miocic regains the UFC Heavyweight Championship At UFC 226, Stipe Miocic was on course to defend the UFC Heavyweight Championship for the fourth time against then-Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier. Heading into the fight, Miocic had already defended the title on three consecutive occasions against the likes of Alistair Overeem, Junior Dos Santos, and Francis Ngannou. In the main event of UFC 226, however, Miocic was stunned by DC in the first round of their fight, as the latter knocked out the Cleveland firefighter to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship and establish himself as a double champion in the UFC....

In what proved to be a Fight of the Year contender, Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje slugged it out in an absolute classic at Madison Square Garden. We were all expecting this to be absolutely tremendous and, in the end, that’s exactly what it proved to be. Justin Gaethje was the man who secured the unanimous decision win. Ultimately, Michael Chandler also proved why he’s considered one of the top five lightweights on the planet....