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Fans were left horrified on Saturday at UFC 264 when Jessica Eye suffered a gruesome cut on her forehead. The women’s flyweight fighter was in action against Jennifer Maia in the early prelims when she was cut open in an accidental head clash. The American fighter had blood …
Read More »My Favorite Fights: Carlos Condit breaks down the five nights that most shaped his career
Carlos Condit is the one of the last of a dying breed. After nearly 20 years in the fight game, with stops in King of the Cage, Pancrase, Rumble on the Rock, WEC, and the UFC, and a career that reads like an almanac of MMA history, there are few …
Read More »Max Holloway reveals he was original backup fighter for UFC 264, explains key to Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Max Holloway has shared the octagon with both Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor in the past and says he was in a position where he could’ve gotten another crack at either one of them. The former UFC featherweight champion suffered a pair of losses to Poirier, and one to …
Read More »Irene Aldana releases statement on UFC 264 weight miss: ‘My body stopped’
Irene Aldana has made her first public statement since missing weight on Friday ahead of UFC 264. Aldana, No. 4 on MMA Fighting’s Global Rankings, came in at 139.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the women’s bantamweight limit for her main card matchup with Yana Kunitskaya. The fight will move …
Read More »Raquel Pennington, Pannie Kianzad to Square Off at UFC Fight Night soon
Raquel Pennington will face Pannie Kianzad at an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on Sept. 18. Both fighters confirmed the bantamweight bout on social media following an initial report from Frontkick.online. UFC Fight Night takes place at an as yet to be announced location and is headlined by a light …
Read More »Charles Johnson Wins Interim Flyweight Championship at LFA 110
Legacy Fighting Alliance crowned a new interim flyweight champion in the LFA 110 main event that pitted Yuma Horiuchi against Charles Johnson. The action was fast-paced on the feet, with both fighters having success. Referee Kevin Nix inserted himself into the bout by deducting a point from Horiuchi for a …
Read More »Sean Soriano to Meet UFC Newcomer Fernando Padilla on Oct. 2
Sean Soriano will square off against Octagon newcomer Fernando Padilla in a featherweight clash on Oct. 2. ESPN was first to report the booking. The UFC Fight Night event takes place at an as yet to be announced location and is headling by a light heavyweight showdown pitting Thiago …
Read More »Nate Marquardt will Return from Retirement
Nate Marquardt will return to action for the first time since November 2017. According to sherdog. The former Strikeforce champion and UFC title challenger announced his comeback from retirement during Titan FC 70 on Friday. Marquardt plans to fight at the promotion’s Aug. 6 event. An opponent for the fight …
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