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Speaking to MMA Junkie, Vick put Gaethje on blast for his damage-absorbing fighting style and sounded confident that their fight won’t go past the first two rounds. In case you didn’t know… Number 9 ranked James Vick is coming off a four fight win streak and has won an incredibly impressive 9 out of his last 10 fights in the UFC. Justin Gaethje, on the other hand, is 1-2 in his 3 UFC fights - despite managing a combined total of four performance or fight of the night bonuses in that stretch....

In the co-feature, Holly Holm made her long awaited UFC debut beating Raquel Pennington by split decision. Other action on the card: — Jake Ellenberger defeated Josh Koscheck by second round submission — Alan Jouban stopping Richard Walsh by first round knockout — Tony Ferguson choking out Gleison Tibau in the first round. Here are the highs and lows from UFC 184. — How can you not start the good with Rousey?...

It’s eight days before his rematch with Henry Cejudo at UFC 227, and Demetrious Johnson is playing video games as he talks to Sporting News about the fight. When the flyweight champion is asked how many hours he plays during the day on his Twitch channel, Mightymouseufc125, Johnson interrupts and says he’s playing “World of Warcraft.” After his family and fighting inside the Octagon, playing video games is Johnson’s other passion....

In case you didn’t know… Alexander Volkov made his Professional MMA debut in 2009 when he signed for M-1 Global and defeated Nikolay Pleshakov by TKO in just 80 seconds. Five years after his M-1 Global debut, Volkov won the M-1 Global Heavyweight Title by defeating Denis Smoldarev via submission. Simultaneously in 2012, Volkov fought and defeated Richard Hale to win the Bellator Heavyweight Championship, and it wasn’t until September of 2016 when the Russian fighter was signed by the UFC....

UFC welterweight Lyman Good has proven to be victorious by securing a win over Ben Saunders in the very first round of their fight at the UFC 230 preliminary card. After his previous encounter in the Octagon, where he lost a close split decision to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, Good came back confident as ever by knocking out Ben Saunders in the very first round of the fight In case you didn’t know....

Many would have understood if she had chosen that route. In a flash, her 21-fight unbeaten streak had evaporated, the women’s featherweight title was no longer hers and the mystique of being perhaps the baddest woman on the planet — and the greatest female fighter of all time — was no more. To Cyborg, none of it mattered as she got ready for a mission bigger than stepping inside the Octagon....

Reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski answered several questions during the UFC 266 media day scrum. One of the questions was whether he’d consider facing Max Holloway for the third time. Volkanovski responded by stating: Watch the video below: Heading into their first fight at UFC 245 in December 2019, Max Holloway was the UFC featherweight champion, and Alexander Volkanovski was the challenger. The closely contested matchup went the five-round distance and saw Volkanovski defeat Holloway via unanimous decision to capture the UFC featherweight title....

After being on the back foot for most of the first round, Garry landed a perfect right hand to seal a comeback win. With the stellar knockout, the Irishman extended his undefeated MMA record to 8-0. What made the debut even more impressive was the fact that the 23-year-old had predicted a first-round finish in the lead-up to the fight. In an interview with Chisanga Malata, ‘The Future’ said that the knockout would come towards the end of the first round....

Edwards squared off against Muhammad in the main event of UFC Fight Night 187 aka UFC Vegas 21 in March this year. The bout was stopped by the referee at 0:18 in round two and declared a no contest after the accidental eye poke of ‘Rocky’ rendered ‘Bully B’ unable to continue. Once ESPN journalist Brett Okamoto confirmed Jorge Masvidal’s withdrawal, Belal Muhammad sent a series of Tweets suggesting his desire to complete unfinished business with Leon Edwards....

Bader’s last competition within the Octagon came at Bellator 214 against Russian MMA legend, Fedor Emelianenko, who he beat via knockout in just under a minute of the very first round, to become the promotion’s first double-champion. The heart of the matter Ryan Bader is an American mixed martial artist, currently signed under a contract with Bellator MMA. Previous to his run with Bellator, Bader was considered to be a formidable contender in the UFC’s light heavyweight division....

He will be facing a challenge as he fights Shane Burgos. He has a lot of pressure on his shoulders being on the back of a three-fight skid. He desperately needs a win, and his preparation has been optimised to achieve exactly that. I was able to catch up to Cub Swanson before his next UFC fight and pose a few questions before him. Catch UFC Fight Night 151 in Ottawa live on Sony Ten 2 and Sony Ten 2 HD at 5:30 AM on the 5th of May....

For Mark Munoz, that isn’t the case when he heads into the final bout of his career when he battles Luke Barnatt at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 66. Munoz had a plan of when he wanted to step away, but it was still a difficult decision to make. No longer does Munoz want to leave a legacy in MMA, he has a better place to leave that lasting impression....

But by the time the action hit the Octagon on Saturday night, the capacity crowd at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville wasn’t thinking about the fight that fell off the card. Instead, the fans were focused on cheering on the action inside the cage, as 11 pairs of athletes made the walk, crossed the threshold and put it all on the line. While there were a number of decisions throughout the evening, every fight was entertaining and the night ended in spectacular fashion thanks to veteran featherweight Chan Sung Jung....

Whittaker had another chance to prove that he’s the best middleweight in the world at UFC 271. However, ‘The Reaper’ fell short once again and lost via a controversial unanimous decision to Israel Adesanya. Weighing in on what lies ahead for Whittaker, Chael Sonnen said all signs point to a jump to the 205 lb division. According to ‘The Bad Guy’, he wouldn’t be surprised if the former UFC middleweight champ considers a move to light heavyweight....

In an unexpected turn of events, the Irish boxing prospect announced that he spoke to McGregor over the phone and the pair have agreed to fight each other inside of the boxing ring. In case you didn’t know… Last week McGregor found himself in hot water once again, after a video surfaced of him appearing to strike an elderly gentleman in a pub in Dublin. Luke Keeler apparently took exception to the video and publicly reprimanded McGregor with the following tweet…...

When asked about Conor McGregor, Dana White revealed who he is interested in the most. “He wants the rematch with Khabib” After losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov decisively last year, Dana White revealed that the one fight that Conor McGregor wants is against his biggest rival. White told TMZ: It’s good to see that UFC is prioritizing the Tony Ferguson fight over Conor McGregor. While a rematch against McGregor would make a lot more money, it simply makes no sense as he’s not deserving of a title shot....

Speaking of greatest fighters of all time, there’s one name that immediately pops up on our minds is Georges St-Pierre. Nurmagomedov previously expressed the desire to fight St-Pierre on numerous occasions but the fight never came to fruition. However, if Khabib manages to get past Ferguson in April, he will have cleaned an entire division and a fight against St-Pierre to decide the undisputed greatest of all time makes a lot of sense....

Someone has to be the last player selected, and that is the case in the NFL Draft as well, only the final player taken in each draft has come to be celebrated in a strange way with the bizarre title, “Mr. Irrelevant.” Meet Mr. Irrelevant of the 2019 NFL Draft, UCLA tight end Caleb Wilson – who was selected with the final pick of the seventh round (Number 254 overall) by the Arizona Cardinals....

The three-time Champions League winner went ahead of former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs(141) to go joint top with Raúl (142). Both players announced their retirement earlier this summer. The 37-year-old, also a 3 time Champions League winner also holds the record for the most no. of goals in the competition with Ronaldo and Messi in close pursuit. Xavi can overtake the Real Madrid legend if he makes an appearance against Paris Saint-Germain on Matchday 2....

While the elite European clubs are waiting for the Champions League group stage to kick off in September, there are a host of other renowned teams, including from various well-known leagues, that are doing battle for the six final tickets handed out at the end of five Champions League qualifying rounds concluding in August. Those five qualifying rounds see some teams competing in the “champions path” reserved for teams that are champions of their domestic leagues....