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Joshua Van admittedly didn’t know that one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time was in the UFC. Van (16-2) won the flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja via freak injury at UFC 323 last December. “The Fearless” had sparked controversy in the lead-up to the fight by calling Pantoja the greatest flyweight of all […]
Charles Oliveira feared his career was over after a mysterious injury in his first fight against Max Holloway. Holloway (27-8) will put his BMF title on the line in a rematch against Oliveira (36-11) in the main event at UFC 326 on March 7 in Las Vegas. The two lightweights first met more than a […]
Michael Page was disappointed with the amount Zuffa Boxing spent on Conor Benn. | Getty/UFC When the UFC broadcast deal with Paramount was announced, Michael Page took a wait-and-see approach instead of immediately celebrating the news.Page’s skepticism proved well-founded when Zuffa Boxing, which is owned by the same parent company as the UFC, made headlines […]
Brad Kohler (left) took on “Babalu” Sobral in 2000. | Marcelo Alonso/Sherdog.com Brad Kohler once fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the pre-Zuffa era.Today he has big political ambitions in his home state. Kohler recently announced in a press release that he will run for governor of Minnesota. “Many of you know me as […]
Georgio Poullas is confident of beating Arman Tsarukyan in their upcoming wrestling match. Tsarukyan and Poullas will meet in a wrestling match on February 6 at RAF 6 at the Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona. Poullas has no doubt that he will beat Tsarukyan more than once. “At some level, anyone can take anyone down,” […]
Today host Savannah Guthrie announced Tuesday a new $1 million reward for the recovery of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing since Feb. 1. The combined reward between the family and police now stands at $1.2 million. Sources familiar with the family’s decision told ABC News that the family was willing to fund […]
Maryland is suing the Trump administration to halt construction of an immigration detention center in the state, according to a complaint filed Monday. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown says in the complaint that the Department of Homeland Security violated federal law by purchasing a warehouse in the state without an environmental review and without public […]
Daniel Cormier is impressed with the version of Sean Strickland that showed up at UFC Houston on Saturday. Strickland was a huge underdog in his middleweight headliner against Anthony Hernandez at UFC Houston on Saturday. However, Strickland showed his signature defensive, striking masterclass from the opening bell, never allowing “Fluffy” to find his rhythm. Strickland […]
Paddy Pimblett is not happy that Benoit St Denis has climbed above him in the rankings by beating Dan Hooker. St. Denis dominated Hooker en route to a technical knockout victory at UFC 3255 last month. The victory moved the Frenchman ahead of Pimblett to fifth place on the official UFC lightweight rankings. The fact […]
Usman Nurmagomedov says the shoes of their late coach, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, have been nicely filled by his son, Khabib Nurmagomedov.Usman, Khabib, Islam Makhachev, Umar Nurmagomedov and their entire team, filled with elite fighters, were initially trained by Abdulmanap in the mountains of Dagestan. Abdulmanap later brought the team to the US to train at the […]
