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“That was truly one of my best fights,” Werdum told Sporting News. “I’m very happy to show off to the world that I’m a really good well-rounded fighter. Everytime I fight, I’m getting better and better.” Werdum trains at Kings MMA in California under the guidance of Rafael Cordeiro. Cordeiro changed the perception that people had of Werdum as just a ji-jitsu fighter. The UFC 180 headliner wasn’t fond of being known as a ji-jitsu fighter....

As soon as it was confirmed that Borg was forced out of his UFC 215 championship bout with Demetrious Johnson, the Internet was alight with opinions and theories and criticisms and directives for how the organization should deal with the 24-year-old would-be title challenger who dared to get the flu during Fight Week . . . if he was even really sick in the first place. “It definitely is very frustrating with everything that has been going on, like not being able to fight in Edmonton,” Borg told Sporting News from Las Vegas on Tuesday....

Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor. He managed to make the ‘Notorious’ UFC Fighter tap out to an extremely tight Rear Naked Choke. Everyone knows what happened after that. The crazed Russian fighter jumping out of the Octagon into the crowd of Conor’s corner is an image burned into the mind of every Mixed Martial Arts fans who saw the event. On the other side of things, the co-main event saw Tony Ferguson defeat Anthony Pettis to claim his rightful spot as the number one contender for the UFC Lightweight Title....

Once teammates, Ngannou and Gane have drifted even further apart after a video surfaced at UFC 268 of Ngannou ignoring Gane, the interim heavyweight champion, as well as his former coach Fernand Lopez and Nassourdine Imavov. Appearing on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Gane feels disappointed in Ngannou’s recent actions and felt the snub was unnecessary. “This is wrong, that’s it,” Gane said via MMA Fighting. “For me– it was just for Fernand Lopez, but it was a little bit [of] shame because you have your future opponent, you have your former sparring partner, [and] also for Nassourdine Imavov....

“I couldn’t get a fight,” LaFlare told Sporting News. “Was told I’d be on a card and then told nope and we’ll get you on the next one, which then sidelined me another six months. It was extremely frustrating. I contemplated not wanting to fight anymore. My drive for fighting, not that it died, but it was something so distant. It was like, “Am I going to fight again?”...

Cyborg made her UFC debut in May at UFC 198, knocking out Leslie Smith in just 81 seconds. Lansberg will be making her UFC debut after going 6-1 in the regional circuit. MORE: Best UFC 203 images The main storyline heading into this fight was Cyborg making weight. On Monday, she weighed 160 pounds, then 155 on Tuesday. By Thursday, she weighed 150 pounds. The UFC allowed Cyborg to weigh in at 141, since it is a non-title and normally are allowed the one pound allowance....

According to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer, Velasquez is another in a long list of in-ring talent released due to the coronavirus-related layoffs earlier this month. The 37-year-old ends his WWE run with two matches under his belt, one being televised. WWE fans may remember Velasquez’s debut in the company back in October 2019. Following Brock Lesnar’s defeat of WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, Velasquez would appear alongside Rey Mysterio and force “The Beast Incarnate” to flee the ring....

Vick became a two-time Golden Gloves champion in the open division, but he knew he wanted to get into mixed martial arts. Figuring out how to get started wasn’t the problem; finding the right job so he could do the things necessary to become a top-caliber fighter proved to be the difficult part. DAZN: There’s a new way to watch fight sports — find out more That was until he heard from a friend about going to school to become a medical assistant....

In case you didn’t know… Vitor Belfort announced his arrival to the UFC in style back in 1997, when “The Phenom” defeated two fighters in his debut event in the UFC, winning the UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament. During his stint with the UFC, Belfort engaged in a classic rivalry against the legendary Randy Couture, whom Belfort defeated in 2004 to capture his first ever UFC Title, winning the Light Heavyweight Belt in the process....

PFL CEO Peter Murray along with season finalists Kayla Harrison and Natan Schulte joined American Top Team staff and fighters to help the families in need. PFL and ATT provide a better Thanksgiving to Florida families Peter Murray said that they fight for honor, respect, and family. They distributed turkeys outside ATT’s Coconut Creek headquarters and Floriday’s Gateway Community Outreach organization. The organization pride themselves on helping to prevent homelessness and help the unfortunate people to attain self-sufficiency....

What’s the story? Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva has been regarded as the best pound for pound fighter in the history of MMA. He has been one of the longest reigning champions in the history of the UFC. The 41-year-old legend has not won a fight inside the Octagon since his victory against Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153 in 2012. His last fight was against Daniel Cormier which he accepted on a short notice and lost by unanimous decision....

Reactions to his unforeseen retirement poured in from all quarters of the MMA fraternity and Chris Weidman was one of the many fighters who took to Twitter to show some love to Askren. The former UFC Middleweight Champion revealed Askren had a big influence on his career as they both come from grappling backgrounds. Askren has been an inspiration to Weidman, who has learned a lot from the former Bellator Champion’s unique approach to fighting....

What’s the story? UFC Superstar Conor McGregor took the MMA world by storm, his success and fame seem to have spilt over to other areas of the entertainment world as well. He recently worked in four short comedic films for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational horse race. Apart from that, he receives many other offers from the Hollywood industry, most of which he is turning down. ‘The Notorious’ revealed in his PPV Q&A event with Ariel Helwani that he was offered the lead role in the upcoming movie ‘The Predator’, while he was filming for the Pegasus World Cup Invitational horse racing event....

In case you didn’t know… After seeing Valentina Shevchenko defend he belt with yet another dominant victory last weekend at UFC Uruguay in her title fight with Liz Carmouche, UFC’s eccentric double champion Henry Cejudo took to social media to challenge Shevchenko to the first ever ‘inter-gender championship’ fight. Never one to back down from any challenge, Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Bullet’ Valentina has been quick to respond to and accept Cejudo’s open challenge, warning him to ‘be careful what you wish for’ on Ariel Helwani’s show this week…...

In case you didn’t know The Fast & Furious franchise has grown to become the biggest movie series in history, having grossed an eye-watering $3.9 billion so far. Meanwhile, Ngannou has been blazing a trail through the UFC’s heavyweight division with an impressive record of 14 - 3. Ngannou will not be the first MMA star to have crossed over to the series, with both Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey having featured in the franchise previously....

In a recent interview with TSN’s Montreal 690 Radio Show, GSP revealed that a fight with Khabib had previously been in the works, but unfortunately fell through. In case you didn’t know… St-Pierre is one of the most popular and successful fighters in the history of the UFC. In 2018, the Canadian born fighter returned to the octagon, following a four year lay off, to claim the Middleweight belt from Michael Bisping....

Many have underestimated Cerrone’s chance in the fight, with UFC President Dana White perplexed as to the “level of disrespect” shown to “Cowboy”. The consensus seems to be that the longer the fight goes, the more it favors Cerrone, as the Irishman McGregor is known to finish his fights in the earlier stages. Georges St. Pierre, who has been retired for a while now, gave his thoughts on the fight alongside Firas Zahabi....

The 41-year-old coach, who spent 13 years as an NBA journeyman before returning to his alma mater, has been linked to several NBA job openings, including with the Los Angeles Lakers. He hasn't been soliciting job offers after leading UConn to the NCAA title in April, he said. "I love this university," Ollie said at the New York Athletic Club. "I am not looking for another job. Of course, you listen to different things....

This evening (Monday 15th October) saw Enrique’s Spain take on World-Cup semi-finalists, England in the UEFA Nations League group A4. There were a couple of suspensions in the England team which saw Gomez and Winks slot into the starting 11. Some had expected England to go back to three in central defence which proved successful in the World Cup. However, Southgate once again opted for two central defenders with Ben Chilwell and Kieran Trippier playing as left and right backs, respectively....

For a spell last year under the leadership of Gordon Strachan, a slight sign of a revival was sparked. Scotland went 2-1 ahead against arch rivals England at the home of Scottish football, Hampden Park, their were scenes of mass jubilation across the country, only for England to score an injury time equaliser. The rest of the qualifying campaign uttered out after that brief high point. Strachan, left his post at the end of the campaign and instead of appointing a young, ambitious manager, the SFA went with the out of work, former Scotland manager Alex McLeish....