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UFC Fight Night comes to us Saturday from Brisbane, Australia with an interesting fight in the heavyweight division between two veterans. Mark Hunt is a -170 favorite to defeat former heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who gets +150 as the underdog. Hunt, 41, has a 11-10 record but that can be a little deceiving as most of his loses come at the hands of either champions or top contenders. Hunt has split his last four fights defeating Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Roy Nelson but has come up short in loses to Stipe Miocic and Fabricio Werdum....

Jake Paul has already fought two former UFC fighters this year and won both bouts, yet he is now in the sights of current UFC fighter, Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal previously cheered Paul on when he faced one of Masvidal’s former opponents, Ben Askren, but now claims that he would like to take Paul on in the future. Jake Paul still remains undefeated in the ring beating former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley via split decision back in August....

UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov took umbrage with something UFC welterweight Nick Diaz said, and when the two crossed paths in the pit area, a brawl broke out. MORE: Best photos from UFC 190 | Rousey dominates, knocks out Correia in 34 seconds According to Shaheen Al-Shatti, Nurmagomedov, who is currently rehabbing a knee injury, got into the face of WSOF fighter Martin Sano, who trains with the Diaz brothers. This prompted Nick Diaz to throw a drink at Nurmagomedov who proceeded to start brawling with Nate....

Coleman, a massively muscular wrestler was deemed almost unbeatable following his win over the “Beast” but his reign shockingly ended just a few months later when he was bested by Decision by fellow wrestler, Maurice Smith in a colossal upset. Smith successfully defended the belt against perennial contender, Tank Abbott at UFC 15 before he lost the title in an unbelievably dull mat based encounter against future Hall of Famer, Randy Couture in December of 1997 at the UFC Japan event....

White, UFC’s president, had said McGregor’s refusal to participate in promotional activities forced him to pull the fast-talking Irishman from the UFC 200 card. It wasn’t popular, but White stood by his decision. MORE: McGregor’s most notorious moments | UFC’s best villains UFC 200 will be a milestone event and showcase for the mixed martial arts organization. It will be staged in Las Vegas as the first major event at the new T-Mobile Arena....

Hall - who faces UFC legend Anderson Silva in the main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas, Nevada - did not hold back when he talked about the reigning middleweight king during a pre-fight press scrum. The tenth-ranked middleweight contender straight up said that Adesanya was hand-picking easy opponents. Since dethroning Robert Whittaker to become champion last year, Adesanya has faced off against arguably two of the most feared contenders in the 185-pound division: Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa....

In a recently released video on his YouTube channel, Bisping weighed in on the possibility of a potential clash between Chandler and McGregor. Bisping pointed out that regardless of whether he wins or loses, Conor McGregor’s fights never produced a single dull moment. ‘The Count’ claims Chandler’s performances thus far have impressed fans so it would make sense for ‘The Notorious’ Irishman and ‘Iron’ to fight. Bisping believes that the matchup will make for ‘must-see TV’....

Alistair Overeem last competed in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 149 in April of 2019 when he secured a first-round TKO win over Alexey Oleynik. Prior to his last win in the Octagon, Overeem had won pivotal fights against the likes of Mark Hunt and Fabricio Werdum before eventually falling short to the likes of Francis Ngannou and Curtis Blaydes. Prior to his win over Oleynik, Overeem defeated UFC newcomer Sergey Pavlovich at UFC Fight Night 141 via first-round TKO....

In case you didn’t know.. On October 6th, 2018, UFC fans around the world were witness to one of the most infamous match-ups in mixed martial arts history. A bitter rivalry established between arguably the two greatest lightweight contenders of all time, Khabib Nurmagomedov, and Conor McGregor, inevitably seemed to be leading to a monumental clash in the Octagon, between the two. Khabib Nurmagomedov significantly dominated the proceedings of the fight, eventually submitting a very susceptible Conor McGregor, to a vicious neck crank in round number four....

UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou trained in France under coach Fernand Lopez before making the switch to the Xtreme Couture MMA gym in Las Vegas three years ago. He is currently being coached by Eric Nicksick. Meanwhile, interim UFC heavyweight titleholder Gane has trained at Lopez’s MMA Factory his entire professional career, which began when he transitioned from Muay Thai to MMA in 2018. During an interview with MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun, Gane was asked how much ‘The Predator’ has improved since joining his new team....

This came as a surprise to many, who were clueless as to how winning a fight at one weight class could lead to a title shot at another weight class. Add to that the fact that McGregor is returning to the cage after a year and the last time he won a fight in the promotion was three years ago. #3 ranked UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje recently criticized the promotion for taking an unfair call and letting McGregor skip the line....

Cerrone holds the records for most wins and finishes in the history of the promotion and while he is known as a deadly kick boxer, ‘Cowboy’ is also adept on the ground, having picked up 17 submission victories in his career. Cerrone is set to take on Conor McGregor at UFC 246 and Cowboy knows that people are expecting McGregor to get back to winning ways come fight night. However, Cerrone feels he is ready to shock the world....

In case you didn’t know… At UFC 223, Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Al Iaquinta to win the UFC Lightweight Championship, marking his first title win in the promotion. Nurmagomedov then successfully defended his title against the returning Conor McGregor at UFC 229 besting ‘The Notorious One’ via fourth-round submission. The heart of the matter While speaking to Low Kick MMA’s Jon Fuentes in a recent interview, former UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez claimed that Lightweight sensation Tony Ferguson has the striking and grappling ability to give Nurmagomedov all kinds of trouble inside the Octagon....

In case you didn’t know… Following his controversial win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 back in 2013, former UFC Welterweight Champion GSP decided to take some time off from Octagon competition, up until he eventually made his return to the cage in 2017 at UFC 217. On his return to the UFC, GSP won the Middleweight Title by beating then-champion Michael Bisping to win the gold. However, due to numerous injuries, he had to vacate the gold after holding it for just 34 days....

The former Oregon coach is back at the college level after two stints in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. He brings an offensive mind that put up dazzling numbers during his time with the Ducks. UCLA is coming off three consecutive mediocre seasons that led to the end of the Jim Mora era in Westwood. MORE: Chip Kelly putting his stamp on UCLA It’s a refreshing change that will produce results sooner rather than later....

Fast forward to seven months later - the Reds had their fate in the Champions League hanging by a thread. They needed to beat Napoli - and circumstances could’ve meant that even that might not have been enough. Mo Salah gave the Reds the lead - 1-0 would be enough, whatever the circumstances. Then, they missed chance after chance after chance. Last year, in the final group game - the Reds had their no....

Having won the tournament for the first time since 2005 last season, Liverpool is looking to become only the second team after Real Madrid to defend the title. The Spanish giants are the only outfit to win the tournament in consecutive seasons since it was rebranded from European Cup to Champions League and Liverpool have all it takes to follow suit. Under Jurgen Klopp, the Reds have developed into an almost flawless attacking machine, scoring goals for fun and tearing opponents apart with near-relentless pressing....

“I am very pleased with organising. Poland and Ukraine have already won the tournament. The atmosphere in the stadiums has been 99 percent fantastic,” Platini was quoted Tuesday by the Euro 2012 information centre as saying. There were some problems during the turbulent four-year build-up to the tournament, Platini said, adding that the two nations could be proud of what they had delivered, reports Xinhua. Platini stressed that it was difficult to prepare for the championship better than Ukraine and Poland....

Atletico Madrid will be vying for their third UEFA Super Cup in their third appearance after having a 100 percent winning record in the competition. Their city rivals, on the other hand, will be looking for a record-equalling fifth UEFA Super Cup in their seventh appearance in the competition. The 13-time Champions League winners have won their last five UEFA Super Cup finals after losing on their first two appearances in the competition....