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He faces his toughest test to date this January as he takes on Frankie Edgar at UFC Raleigh. It will be The Answer’s 135-pound debut and it’s undoubtedly a huge task for the legend as he looks to win a championship in a second weight class. When speaking to MMA Junkie, Sandhagen expressed a bit of sadness about having to put the stamp on Edgar’s career, calling himself a big fan of The Answer:...

The Dagestani phenom was asked about a possible rematch against McGregor during a Q&A held in Russia and as expected, Nurmagomedov shot down the idea. The Eagle believes that McGregor would have to work his way back up by notching up a few wins before getting another crack at the title. The Russian even claimed that McGregor probably doesn’t even want to get into the Octagon with him again....

Now, it appears Dan Hooker wants to face Al Iaquinta at the Australian UFC event. He let his feelings be known and the two fighters went back-and-forth on Twitter as they built up to what promises be an incredible fight. In case you didn’t know… Dan Hooker had been on a 4-fight streak as he went to take on Edson Barboza. Unfortunately, it was the fight that would be his undoing....

Bloody Elbow’s business analyst John Nash explained the rise in revenue of the promotion in 2019. Per Nash, the UFC didn’t do too well this year but the promotion’s new deal with ESPN and new international TV and sponsorship deals saw ‘hundreds of millions’ added to its revenue, leading them to break their previous record of revenue generated in a year. Although the promotion has been making massive bucks, fact remains that its employees - the fighters remain relatively underpaid when compared to other sports such as boxing, NFL, Baseball to name a few....

There was only respect between the two men and Poirier revealed multiple times that his Doctor told him that a March or April return was realistic. He stated his interest in getting on the Khabib Nurmagomedov-Tony Ferguson card, but as of now, nothing is confirmed. However, he knows that he’s still a minimum of 2-3 wins before getting another title shot. The man who is next in line for a title shot after Tony Ferguson is Justin Gaethje, who is on a 3-fight win streak following his last defeat to none other than Dustin Poirier himself....

In case you didn’t know… Dana White, UFC president, went on to “The Herd” to offer both McGregor and Mayweather $25 million to fight, with pay-per-view bonuses being negotiated later. Mayweather laughed at that offer and called him a “f***ing comedian” , so it remains to be seen whether the fight can be negotiated, but it appears both men want it to as they have been going back and forth for some time....

The Dutch-born, former Pride champion put away Uriah Hall in superb fashion, with a first round TKO win, as he decimated the American against the fence, tying an arm around his back, while Mousasi pounded with the other on Hall, till the referee stopped the fight. After his win, Mousasi said he wants a couple of super fights with either Anderson Silva or Nick Diaz, provided the title charge is on hold by Dana White and the UFC....

After posting 28 points and 12 rebounds against UAB on Saturday, Parker did a postgame TV interview with Allie LaForce and dropped a line about her bracelet as smooth as his game. MORE: Saturday’s tourney schedule | Utah players read tweets | Must-see tourney photos He is good. That was effortless. So what was LaForce wearing? She tweeted out a picture of now-famous bracelet. Can’t hate on the man for appreciating a fine piece of jewelry when he sees it....

Udinese are currently in 15th place in the Serie A standings and have endured a slump in recent weeks. The home side played out a 2-2 draw against Bologna and will want to bounce back in this game. Napoli are in sixth place in the Serie A table and will want to move past their defeat earlier this week. Gennaro Gattuso has excellent players at his disposal and will want his side to take all three points away from this fixture....

One of the focal points of the match was Cristiano Ronaldo’s performance against his old club. Paulo Dybala was another player to watch out for as he is having a wonderful season with the Bianconeri. However, their presence was not enough to stop United from securing a memorable win. Juventus were the dominant side with 55% ball possession in the match and should have scored at least 3 goals in the first half itself if their forwards had not missed one chance after another....

Record 13-time winners Real Madrid are through to the final four after surviving a thriller against defending champions Chelsea, and their reward is a matchup against last year’s runners-up and current Premier League leaders Manchester City. The Citizens barely got by Real’s intra-city rivals, Atletico Madrid, in the previous round. The series got off to a spectacular start with a 4-3 instant classic in the first leg. Meanwhile, a second Spanish side Villarreal shocked the world in the quarterfinals by ousting German champions Bayern Munich in dramatic fashion with a late goal in the second leg....

Group E At Basel FC Basel, Switzerland, bt Chelsea, England, 1-0 At Bucharest Steaua Bucharest, Romania, tied Schalke 04, Germany, 0-0 Group F At London Arsenal, England, bt Marseille, France, 2-0 At Dortmund Borussia Dortmund, Germany, bt Napoli, Italy, 3-1 Group G At Saint Petersburg Zenit St Petersburg, Russia, tied Atletico Madrid, Spain, 1-1 At Porto FC Porto, Portugal tied Austria Vienna, Austria, 1-1 Group H At Amsterdam Ajax, Holland, bt Barcelona, Spain, 2-1...

City were initially punished by UEFA and were allowed to field only a 21-man squad for the Champions League. But with that sanction, even the quota for the club-trained players had to be reduced in the face of legal action being taken by the Manchester club. With the new rule, Man City will field only one club-trained player in the Champions League squad. The other three Premier League clubs Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal must have at least four....

Manchester United, who found themselves in the Europa Lague after crashing out of contention for the Champions League, were handed a favourable draw in the form of Danish side FC Midtjylland. There will be two pots for the round of 32 draw: the 12 group winners and the four best third-ranked teams in the UEFA Champions League group stage are seeded. The group winners and four best third-placed teams in the UEFA Champions League will be drawn against the 12 group runners-up and the remaining third-placed UEFA Champions League sides....

The match is promised to be a perfect opener as both have won a combined five European Championships between them. As France returns to the field for the first time after a memorable World Cup campaign, Germany looks to bounce back from their dismal performance in the last World Cup where they were eliminated at the group stage following defeats to Mexico and South Korea. Both teams look to begin the inaugural tournament with a win....

I was the quickest finish in a UFC title fight, breaking the record held by Andrei Arlovski when he knocked out Paul Buentello in just 15 seconds at UFC 55 in 2005. MORE: Good, Bad & Ugly | Rousey’s mom and her comments on boyfriends | Lesnar coming back? During the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White was asked about comparing Rousey to former heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson when he was in the prime of his career....

Two titles were on the line as Conor McGregor clashed with Chad Mendes in an Interim Featherweight Championship bout and Welterweight Champion, Robbie Lawler defended his title versus Rory MacDonald. It’s fair to say both of those bouts met all expectations and then some. The headliner was originally meant to be a clash between McGregor and Featherweight Champion, Jose Aldo, who had been forced to withdraw due to injury. Mendes was a late replacement but proved to be an excellent substitution....

McGregor weighed in first and then Diaz stepped on the scale. Right when Diaz stepped off the scale, a group of Las Vegas police officers surrounded Diaz and McGregor. They were trying to get at each other, but were separated by Dana White and the officers. “He should have killed me when he had the chance,” McGregor told Joe Rogan. “I’m going to kill you and your whole f—— team....

Nunes rocked Rousey in the first round, sending her stumbling across the Octagon after landing a series of vicious blows to the head. Take a look. MORE: Nunes knew she’d pound Ronda | Internet reactions Congrats to Nunes on retaining her bantamweight title and likely sending Rousey to retirement. MORE: Classic photos of Ronda Rousey If you want blow-by-blow analysis of the event and the earlier fights in UFC 207, go to Sporting News’ live blog of the card ....

Kavanagh and George Lockhart (McGregor’s Diet Coach) had joined Joe Rogan for the famous JRE MMA Show after the UFC 229. In case you didn’t know… John Kavanagh is the founder and head coach of Irish MMA gym Straight Blast Gym Ireland and the head coach of Conor McGregor at SBG Ireland. Kavanagh is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and former professional mixed martial artist. He was very instrumental in making Conor a well-rounded and successful combatant....