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In case you didn’t know… Aspen Ladd is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight and Bantamweight division of The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Invicta. She is #9 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings. Following an amateur run of 8-1, Ladd made her professional MMA debut in Invicta FC. Over the next two years, she fought five times and remained undefeated until she joined UFC. Ladd was scheduled to face Leslie Smith at UFC Fight Night 128....

In case you didn’t know… Sergio Jerome Pettis is a 24 years old American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Pettis is ranked as the No. 2 flyweight on the official UFC rankings. He is the younger brother of former UFC Lightweight Champion Anthony Pettis. Sergio faced Joseph Benavidez on June 9, 2018, at UFC 225 and won the back-and-forth fight via split decision....

In a recent interview on the Ariel Helwani’s MMA show, this is what Brunson had to say about his upcoming fight, against Adesanya: With anticipation building up, as we draw closer to the day of the fight, fans can be assured to witness a war of sorts. Although Brunson has had the privilege of fighting some big names in the business, like Anderson Silva, Robert Whittaker, and Yoel Romero, he cannot afford to ignore what Adesanya brings to the table....

The Last Stylebender was asked a plethora of questions ranging from his fight camp, the unforeseen challenges that he may face against Whittaker and how he plans on tackling them. Adesanya is a crafty striker - quite possibly the best in the world right now - but does he think he will be up against something he hasn’t come across in his entire career when he faces Whittaker? Adesanya is confident in his abilities and feels that he can pick apart Whittaker with ease....

Usman and Covington put on a show for the thousands of fans at Madison Square Garden in New York City as they stretched each other to their limits, going the full five-round distance. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ eventually defeated ‘Chaos’ via unanimous decision to go 2-0 up against his arch-rival. The two 170-pound superstars hugged each other and showed mutual respect just before the official result was revealed. Watch Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington embrace after the UFC 268 main event below:...

Joe Rogan is one of the main commentators on the roster of the UFC and is a prominent member of the community because of his celebrity status. As a result, many fans enjoy his commentary in the games as it adds to the authenticity of the experience. However, the previous game, UFC 3, uses Joe Rogan’s voice by splicing his voice from real commentary and it seems that Joe Rogan and Electronic Arts have parted ways for largely understandable reasons....

Henderson (20-3) received winning scores of 48-47 and 49-46, and the other judge scored it 48-47 for Thomson (20-6). The announcement drew boos from the United Center crowd. "Train this hard for this long, it's such a long camp and I see my title shot disappear," said Thomson, who fought most of the fight with a broken right hand. "This will probably be it." Thomson and Henderson have been major players in the MMA lightweight division throughout their careers, but the fight was the first time they squared off....

It seems one of the promotion’s recent bouts revealed an interesting tidbit about a Canadian fighter called KB Bhullar, with the Middleweight UFC combatant revealing in a pre-fight interview that he was an avid Pokemon fan. Better yet, he told reporters that he actually had a pretty firm goal within the game following his fight on October 10 with Tom Breese. RELATED: TikTok Star Pokeprincxss Sued By Nintendo According to the fighter, moments before his interview with a room full of reporters, he was “sat on a unicorn floaty playing [his] Nintendo Switch in the pool....

Chatri Sityodtong announces the inclusion of Georges St-Pierre in The Apprentice: ONE Championship On Wednesday, ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong took to Facebook to announce the casting of Georges St-Pierre, Ben Askren, and Renzo Gracie’s for the upcoming reboot of the popular show. Sityodtong further stated that the trio will be joined by stars from the current ONE Championship roster, such as Angela Lee, Brandon Vera, Sage Northcutt, Jingnan Xiong, Ritu Phogat, and Demetrious Johnson....

Poland’s Blachowicz became the UFC’s first 205-pound titleholder since 2011 not named Jon Jones or Daniel Cormier after defeating Dominick Reyes for the vacant title at UFC 253 back in September. The title became vacant because erstwhile champion Jones decided that he was done with the light heavyweight division and is setting up for a move to the heavyweight ranks. Blachowicz believes that this is a move out of fear....

In an interview with Helen Yee, ‘The Menace’ picked ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ to once again finish Covington when they meet in the octagon for the second time. Catch Helen Yee’s interview with Michael Johnson below: Michael Johnson is a UFC fighter with an overall MMA record of 19-17. He’s been competing in the promotion for more than 10 years. The 35-year-old has fought highly skilled fighters like Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Nate Diaz and Beneil Dariush....

In case you didn’t know… The list of superstars who were the victims of Conan’s hot seat jinx is really diverse and includes big names like Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey. But it never stopped Daniel Cormier (DC) from stepping into the hot seat with Conan. UFC Light Heavyweight champion Cormier (DC) had appeared on the late-night show with Conan prior to his heavyweight title bout against Stipe Miocic. DC was well aware of the Jinx associated with the talk-show’s hot seat and stated that he will break that jinx forever by beating Stipe and becoming the two weight champion of UFC....

Searl, a 20-year-old redshirt sophomore, was taken into custody on campus and booked on three counts of rape with bail set at $300,000. Jail records show he was released at 10:44 p.m. Thursday. He has been suspended from the team. MORE: Week 6 Top 20 Power Rankings Searl is accused of raping a woman on Oct. 19, 2014, after he accompanied her to a residence following an off-campus party, the Los Angeles Daily News reports....

Alford guided the Bruins to a 28-9 record, the Pac-12 tournament title and the school’s first Sweet 16 appearance since 2008. Alford tied Gene Bartow (1975-76) with the most wins by any head coach in his first season at the school. Athletic director Dan Guerrero announced the extension Friday. UCLA opens the season at home against Montana State on Nov. 14. The Bruins lost Kyle Anderson, Jordan Adams and Zach LaVine, who were all first-round selections in the NBA draft last spring....

With a number of fans and pundits complaining about the lack of quality stemming from the international games being played and about meaningless friendlies that bear no direct consequences apart from a few days of pride, the new tournament is expected to improve the general quality of the international games amongst associated nations. In case you didn’t know… The discussion with regards to the new tournament began as early as in 2011 during the UEFA strategy meeting in Cyprus....

Along with some classics, there were routs of the highest order as well with Liverpool and Bayern Munich thumping five past their opponents. In all the eight fixtures, some of the usual suspects shone whereas the others failed on the biggest of stages. In this segment, let’s take a look at the best XI of players that dominated the proceedings in the round of 16 first leg of the UEFA Champions League:...

Not only did Khabib go undefeated, he lost just two rounds in his whole career. Even more astoundingly, no one managed to draw blood from the Dagestani wrestler in combat. Bowing out at 29-0, Khabib’s perfect record and legacy is set as he moves into promoting and coaching full time. However, despite the incredible success and dominance he enjoyed throughout his career, there were many notable scalps ‘The Eagle’ did not collect....

“Due to his positive test result, Le was suspended by the UFC and notified that he violated the UFC Fighter Conduct Policy and Promotional Agreement with Zuffa, LLC. The UFC has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance-enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents by our athletes. Le will serve a nine-month suspension and, at its conclusion, will need to pass a drug test before competing in the UFC again....

‘Ninja’ thinks he will have the upper hand in the bout against Holloway. This is because ‘Blessed’ is a shorter fighter in comparison, giving Chikadze a size advantage. The rising star also considers himself a superior striker to Holloway: Chikadze is on a seven-fight winning streak and is considered one of the hottest prospects in the UFC’s featherweight division. ‘Ninja’ has knocked out his last three opponents. After his impressive win against Edson Barboza in the featherweight main event at UFC Vegas 35, Chikadze called out Holloway in the post-fight press conference....

Jones (21-1) is basically undefeated; his only loss came on a disqualification when, in a dominating top position, he was called for an illegal 12-6 elbow against Matt Hamill. He has never been beaten for the belt. Jones still has to be regarded as one of, if not the best, pound-for-pound fighter in all of MMA and should be able to control the fight against Saint Preux with his wrestling if he chooses to use that tactic....