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There is a section of the MMA community (a large one, apparently) that is painting Dana White as the villain. Cyborg has gotten a fair share of the criticism herself for her unceremonious departure. In a recent interview with MMAFighting, UFC Women’s Flyweight Champion Valentina Shevchenko spoke about White and stated that she always found him to be polite and nice. She gave White props for managing the biggest MMA promotion in the world while also adding that she hasn’t been paying attention to the war of words between Cyborg and White....

RELATED: Things We Wish We Knew Before Starting UFC 4 The core gameplay of UFC 4is very similar to its predecessor, though some mechanics have been overhauled to make the experience more accessible for new players, especially the ground game. Still, there are plenty of people downloading the fighting game from EA Play who are completely new to the series and possibly even the sport of MMA too. These tips are for them....

UFC releases official statement regarding cancelation However, before you guys get all worked up again, the UFC has also revealed that the medical reasons are not related to COVID-19. In an official statement, the promotion announced that Karl Roberson pulled out of the fight after failing to make weight on Tuesday. UFC also announced that the rest of the card remains unchanged with the main card featuring a total of as many as ten high-octane fights....

Alexander Volkanoski is set to face Brian Ortega in his second title defense in 2021, stating that he was finally excited that the Featherweight division had the direction to move forward. Marching ahead is exactly what Alexander Volkanovski intends to do as the Featherweight Champion. Speaking to ESPN, the Australian stated that he wants to clear out the Featherweight division and “squeeze in” a Lightweight fight as well. Alexander Volkanovski responded to critics in advance, and stated that he knows how he would do against fighters at Lightweight and even Welterweight:...

Before his fight, I was able to catch up with Junior Dos Santos and ask him a few questions. Tune in to Sony Six and Sony Six HD to watch UFC Fight Night 146 Live in India! Q. You have won both your fights since your last title challenge. Do you think you’ll be challenging for the title again anytime soon? JDS: I don’t need to qualify myself for the title, I can fight or the title at any point but of course I have to come from some wins which is what I am doing now and then the matchup has to be interesting for the UFC....

The reason for this? Most likely the switch in the main event, as a Middleweight fight between title contenders Yoel Romero and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza was scrapped due to an injury to Romero, and replaced by a fight between Souza and the lower-ranked Jack Hermansson. It’s still a relatively interesting card though, with some solid fights and entertaining contenders up and down the night. Here are the predicted outcomes for UFC Fight Night 150: Jacare vs....

This was supposed to be ‘The Boston Finisher’s ultimate underdog story and he left no stone unturned trying to ensure the same, but fell just short in the end, being edged by the Dagestani fighter via unanimous decision after three rounds of a thoroughly entertaining fight. The fight as it happened… The fight started off with the pair faking hay-makers. Magomedsharipov landed a nasty body kick which Kattar countered with a right....

Once considered the glamour division of the UFC, the light heavyweight ranks have become much maligned in recent years, suffering from a lack of freshness within the Top 15, limited depth and two elite competitors lording over the division for the last eight years. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year But during the last 12 months, the weight class that used to feature the greatest collection of stars in the company and has always been home to some of the most famous fighters in the sport has been experiencing a resurgence and enters 2019 in tremendous shape, with an outstanding mix of emerging and veteran contenders, new names and familiar faces populating the division....

The controversial MMA fighter almost lit up a joint, while the cameras were rolling. Here is the video of the incident: In case you didn’t know… Nate Diaz has been in the public eye, for a similar reason, in the past. Remember what happened after UFC 202? Diaz violated the USADA rule by smoking CBD, only hours after his fight with Conor McGregor. Both him and his brother, Nick Diaz are strong advocates of marijuana....

DC’s claims cracked up the former featherweight champion, who is set to return to the octagon this weekend in a number one contender’s fight against Yair Rodriguez. Holloway said he’d like to have Cormier seated octagon-side during his fights so that he can talk to someone while fighting. Check out the latest episode of DC & RC podcast below: Justin Gaethje accused Daniel Cormier of being biased towards Islam Makhachev While Cormier was certainly joking about not being allowed to commentate on Holloway’s fights due to being biased towards him, Justin Gaethje leveled similar allegations against the former two-division champ....

In a recently released interview on his official YouTube channel, Sonnen pointed out Jones’ drawing inabilities to his fights. In case you didn’t know… After serving another suspension due to potential doping violation by USADA, Jon Jones made his Octagon return at UFC 232 in a rematch against Alexander Gustaffson for the vacant Light Heavyweight Championship. Jones defeated Gustafsson by technical knockout in the third round to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship....

Roddy, who was recently a guest on Ariel Helwani’s MMA show, talked about why he thought McGregor is more than capable of knocking out Khabib. In case you didn’t know… Conor McGregor’s last fight in the UFC was contested at the historic Madison Square Garden in Brooklyn, New York. There, the Irishman defeated now-former UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez, in order to capture the UFC Lightweight Title for the very first time in his career....

Nurmagomedov has faced a row of killers before and his last two title defenses have been against former Champion Conor McGregor, and former Interim Champion Dustin Poirier. The Diamond tried to unify the titles at Abu Dabhi but failed to pick up the win, getting submitted in the third round after nearly locking in a guillotine on the Russian. Another name that’s seemingly next in line for a title shot is Justin The Highlight Gaethje, who is currently riding a 3-fight win streak....

Heading into the fight, Nurmagomedov was being considered as an overwhelming favorite because his counterpart Zawada succumbed to two back to back defeats prior to this fight. Zawada probably salvaged his career at the UFC with this win, recovering from two defeats in his first two outings for the promotion. Getting to the fight, Nurmagomedov secured an early takedown and tried to secure a mount so that he could posture up and lay some vicious ground and pound on his German counterpart....

Magomed Ankalaev’s run in the UFC At UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov in 2018, Magomed Ankalaev made his promotional debut against Paul Craig and dominated the majority of the fight, as he landed some clean strikes and also had some solid ground control over his opponent in the first two rounds, as well. However, as seen, in the last five seconds of the fight, Ankalaev was caught in a triangle choke and exactly at the 4....

She admitted to being inspired by a quote and recent talk of her and Amanda Nunes. In case you didn’t know… Claressa Shields is a well-known figure in the world of MMA. She made her name in the Olympics by winning Gold Medal for the USA at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics games. Shields is also a multi-title holding undefeated Boxing Champion. She holds the WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF, and The Ring titleholder in the Women’s Middleweight Division....

Inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, Francis Ngannou will defend the UFC heavyweight title against interim champion and former teammate Ciryl Gane. In the co-main event, Brandon Moreno will defend the UFC flyweight title against Deiveson Figueiredo. MORE: Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane odds, predictions, betting trends for UFC 270 Ngannou has won five fights in a row via knockout, recently beating Stipe Miocic to win the UFC heavyweight title....

They had a fight for the ages at UFC 165 with Jones narrowly winning a unanimous decision to retain his light heavyweight title. It was the toughest fight in Jones’ career and it also showed Gustafsson is a top-tier fighter. MORE: McGregor-Diaz images | Must-see UFC photos The rematch was scheduled for UFC 178, but Gustafsson suffered an injury and had to bow out. To the chagrin of many fans, the fight hasn’t been rescheduled mainly because of Jones not being able to stay out of trouble, including a DWI charge, a hit-and-run accident involving a pregnant woman, and a failed drug test before UFC 200 that forced him out of his main event fight against Daniel Cormier....

Weigh-ins are critical events which take place before the actual fight-nights to check if the fighters fit into their division’s weights or not. If a fighter fails to make the weight, then often championship matches can be made non-title or fights can be cancelled completely. Needless to say, these events can often be tense affairs. This slideshow looks at five interesting things that took place at Fight Night 136: Moscow’s weigh-ins which you may have missed....

Mark Hunt fought for the heavyweight championship of the world at UFC 180 in November, but came up short in losing to interim champion Fabricio Werdum. Hunt won the first round and was winning the second when Werdum caught him with a knee and moments later, the fight was over. MORE: Miocic vs. Hunt odds, picks | How Miocic found himself | Astonishing UFC photos Speculation has surfaced if Hunt beats Stipe Miocic in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 65 main event in Adelaide, Australia, he will fight the winner of the UFC 188 heavyweight title unification bout between Werdum and Cain Velasquez and will get to do so at UFC 193 on Nov....