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While the main event at Madison Square Garden features Israel Adesanya defending the UFC middleweight title against Alex Pereira, Poirier vs. Chandler is an undoubtedly big-time fight. A former Bellator champion, Chandler, ranked fifth in the lightweight rankings, wants to reach the top of the mountain in the UFC. Poirier, ranked second, wants his contendership spot back. Unlike his rivalry with Conor McGregor, Poirier appears to not have any ill will towards Chandler....

Dalby was the heavy favorite, but there were problems throughout the fight when it came to the referee. The referee did not seem to know what he was doing and made several mistakes throughout the fight, alongside quite a few questionable calls. Referee causes controversy and uproar The first time that an issue was spotted was in the first round when Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira turned away from his opponent saying that he had been poked in the eye by Dalby when he had his eye outstretched....

The so-called old man proved he still has it by defeating Boetsch by TKO in just 28 seconds. “Obviously, I can’t feel bad about that one,” Henderson told Jon Anik in the post-fight interview. “It’s nice, when I say ‘I’m not done’ and no one believes me, to actually come out and prove I’m not quite done yet.” To start the fight, Boetsch came right at Henderson, landing an overhand right hand....

Sonnen chimed in with his thoughts after McGregor and Chandler seemingly agreed to fight each other in the future. In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Sonnen said: Although Sonnen is on board with a potential McGregor-Chandler matchup, he said he’s concerned about the former Bellator champ’s career direction. ‘The American Gangster’ added that Chandler might be prioritizing “fun fights” over important ones. Despite being 1-2 in the UFC, Chandler proved he belongs in the elite class of the UFC 155-pound division....

However, interim UFC Welterweight Champion and resident antagonist Colby Covington had a scathing reply for him, it focused for the most part on his recent troubles with the law after he roughed up his girlfriend in Las Vegas. In case you didn’t know… Nick Diaz is currently in hot soup with the law and faces three felony charges along with one charge of misdemeanor after he was accused of physically assaulting a woman who claimed to be his on and off girlfriend on May 24th....

It’s astonishing to think of it, but Cyborg had never suffered a serious cut until she got busted open at the hands of Felicia Spencer at UFC 240. If the photo she posted is anything to go by, her first proper cut is a pretty deep one as well. In case you didn’t know… Cris Cyborg took on Felicia Spencer in the co-main event of UFC 240 and managed to put on a dominant performance against her relatively inexperienced opponent....

The release came at a time when the fight was dealing with marijuana-related failed drug tests that turned over the results of his wins in UFC. Matt Riddle’s UFC career Riddle made his professional MMA debut in The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, a fight that he won. He would win several more fights over his MMA career, losing a total of three fights during his time with UFC. Unfortunately for him, the two turnovers of the four-fight win streak he had going on due to testing positive for marijuana resulted in him getting released by White....

Sanchez, who was cut from the UFC roster earlier this year, commented on an Instagram post pertaining to White’s claims. ‘The Nightmare’ is convinced that the UFC president is lying about such a generous payout. This comes after White’s appearance on an episode of the Pardon My Take podcast. The UFC boss was asked about the criticism regarding fighter pay in the UFC when compared to boxing. In response, White said:...

Het Laatste News reported that Dandois was attacked by her ex-boyfriend outside her home. Former UFC fighter Cindy Dandois reportedly assaulted by ex-boyfriend Cindy Dandois was reportedly assaulted outside her home by a jealous ex-boyfriend. According to reports, the assailant was hiding and waiting for Dandois. He used a key as a weapon, with which he inflicted several facial injuries — a broken nose and a laceration across Dandois’ face that needed seven stitches....

Speaking to the COPE radio station, Sporting’s president, De Carvalho said, “We have prepared something to welcome Cristiano, but we will have to wait and see how much we can do with the UEFA rules. He is a Sporting man and he will feel our support whenever he returns here. I think it will be beautiful and that the people will appreciate what we are going to do for one of our own....

Coming off from a gloomy draw over Athletico Madrid in the weekend and a pack-full of injury woes, the Blaugranas were still the favourites. Nevertheless, PSV Eindhoven were never on the backfoot since the start. The visitor’s apparent hangover from a sluggish weekend display made them sit back for several occasions in the first half. The home side had their chances, which could not find the back of the net but could only work wood-ways twice....

The issues stemmed from three errors that were caught in the first draw conducted at 6 a.m. ET on Monday. First, Manchester United’s name was erroneously placed in the pot to be drawn against Villarreal. However, due to the fact that both teams played in the same group, this should not have been permitted. The rules state that teams from the same group and country cannot face each other in the Round of 16....

These were the bad old days of pay-per-view, when soccer fandom was guaranteed to mean your cable bill was in for a jolt nearly every time your favorite not-your-own-national team played a qualifier for the World Cup or European Championships. In 2004, a vacation to California coincided with the first week of the Euros. I paid $150 or so for the tournament package, set my TiVo and then refused to read a newspaper all week so I could watch England-France upon returning without knowing the result....

England took the lead in the first half through a Marcus Rashford penalty after Matthijs de Ligt fouled the Manchester United man, but the Ajax defender made amends in the second half by heading an equaliser. Gareth Southgate’s men thought they’d won the game late on through Jesse Lingard, but a VAR check chalked off the goal and sent the game into extra-time. Despite England pushing for a winning goal, two major defensive mistakes allowed the Netherlands to steal two goals – one a Kyle Walker own goal and one through Quincy Promes – and England fans were once again left wondering what might have been....

Donetsk - UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the English Football Association (FA) over an attempt to invade the pitch after England’s last game against Sweden. Danny Welbeck‘s late winner provoked jubilation in the stands as England won 3-2 to keep them in with a good chance of reaching the quarterfinals after Friday’s game. “UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Football Association of England (FA) for the inappropriate behaviour of their supporters – attempted invasion of the field of play,” UEFA said on its website on Sunday....

“More than anything, it was just having a bad night,” Davis told Sporting News. “Sometimes your body just doesn’t perform the way you need it too. My body just didn’t perform the way I needed it too.” People thought Davis wasn’t focused on Johnson as he was directing a lot of talk towards light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and trying to build up a future bout between the two. “Mr....

Werdum (20-5-1), fighting in his home country for the fifth time in his career, became the undisputed champion when he beat Cain Velasquez by submission at UFC 188 last June. Velasquez was scheduled to get the rematch at UFC 196 in Febraury, but the former champ had to bow out due to injury. Miocic (14-2) was offered the fight but Werdum then pulled out to heal some nagging injuries....

Taking place on December 30, 2016, UFC 207 was held in Las Vegas and saw both Bantamweight titles on the line. Rousey’s return in the main event lasted less than a minute as Nunes overwhelmed her with stinging combinations that wobbled the former champion immediately. Rousey attempted a clinch but got shrugged off. When Rousey attempted to tag Nunes herself, she found herself on the wrong side of another expert combination....

He completed Step 1 of the journey, defeating Kevin Lee by submission (triangle choke) at 4:02 of the third round to become the interim UFC lightweight champion on Saturday night at UFC 216. “Where you at McNugget, you f—ing piece of s—?” Ferguson told Joe Rogan during his post-fight intervew. “I’m gonna kick your ass.” McGregor hasn’t defended his title since he captured it from Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 back last November....

In case you didn’t know… Conor McGregor’s last fight in the UFC was contested at the historic Madison Square Garden in Brooklyn, New York when the Irishman defeated now-former UFC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez, in order to capture the UFC Lightweight Title for the very first time in his career. However, due to McGregor’s inactivity inside the Octagon, ‘The Notorious One’ was eventually stripped of his Lightweight Title as well as his Featherweight Title that made him shift his focus towards his boxing career, where he squared off in a dream showdown against veteran Floyd Mayweather - which ultimately ended in a defeat for the Irishman....