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Fabricio Werdum Labels Conor McGregor a ‘Prostitute,’ Sends Warning to UFC Star

UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum labelled Conor McGregor a “sellout” on Wednesday and said that the Irish fighter would do anything for money.
McGregor remains the UFC featherweight champion despite losing to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 earlier i…

UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum labelled Conor McGregor a “sellout” on Wednesday and said that the Irish fighter would do anything for money.

McGregor remains the UFC featherweight champion despite losing to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 earlier in March.

He has had altercations in the past with a variety of Werdum’s Brazilian compatriots—including snatching Jose Aldo’s belt ahead of UFC 189—and the 38-year-old is clearly not happy with McGregor’s constant attention-seeking antics, per Brazilian outlet Combate (via Lucas Rezende of BloodyElbow.com):

If we’re even in the same place, I don’t want him saying anything to me or trying to do anything to me. I won’t just stand there. I’m not going to taunt him, but if he does, I will hit him with a chair, for real. If he tries to snatch my belt, I would first have a go at [UFC president] Dana White. I would go crazy, like a thug. In a staredown, you never touch your opponent. Everything is already so tense, and the guy goes and touches you?

Conor started out well, but then he went over the line, he started talking about Jesus. He just looks like a clown. In Brazil, we call them prostitutes, because they do anything for money. He’s a sellout. Of course it’s important to fight for money, but that guy will sell out for anything. I wouldn’t doubt he would sell out his ass. I wouldn’t do it.

McGregor was taken down a notch in his defeat to Diaz, forced to submit in the second round of their welterweight encounter, per BT Sport UFC:

However, he remains one of the biggest names in the sport, having finally taken Aldo’s featherweight crown at UFC 194 after the longtime champion pulled out of the UFC 189 clash.

Indeed, McGregor knocked Aldo out in 13 seconds when they finally met, and the Brazilian immediately called for a rematch after his loss to Diaz (Warning: Contains NSFW language):

Aldo is not the only one of his Brazilian opponents McGregor has wound up, with his comments to Rafael Dos Anjos likely to have rubbed Werdum the wrong way.

The Dubliner was meant to meet Dos Anjos in a lightweight title fight at UFC 196—but Dos Anjos pulled out with injury—and McGregor conjured up some graphic imagery in their pre-fight press conference, per the MailOnline’s Martin Domin: “He’s a slower version of Aldo, he’s a bum version of Aldo. I will drag his head through the streets of Rio de Janeiro through a parade of people. It will become a national holiday. It’s all about who’s true and who’s not. I see a man who, although he’s Brazilian, does not represent Brazil as he should.”

McGregor, 27, is unlikely to be overly bothered by Werdum’s accusations about money.

He has never made any secret of his ambition to make money, and he said when making the jump up to welterweight to face Diaz that “the only weight I give a f–k about is the weight of the cheques, and my cheques are super-heavyweight,” per Domin.

Hardly a subtle character, McGregor has always been a divisive figure within the UFC, and clearly, Werdum is not a fan.

Given their massive difference in weight class, the pair will never meet in the Octagon, but there could be fireworks anyway if they come across each other in different circumstances. 

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Matt Mitrione: Possibility of Fedor fight ‘absolutely’ factored into Bellator signing

Heavyweight KO artist Matt Mitrione told the Three Amigos Podcast that part of his decision to leave the UFC for Bellator MMA was the possibility of a dream matchup with the legendary Fedor Emelianenko. In case you missed the news on Monday,…

Heavyweight KO artist Matt Mitrione told the Three Amigos Podcast that part of his decision to leave the UFC for Bellator MMA was the possibility of a dream matchup with the legendary Fedor Emelianenko.

In case you missed the news on Monday, TUF 10 cast member and UFC veteran Matt Mitrione has become the latest fighter to sign with Bellator MMA via free agency. “Meathead” does not have a fight booked as of yet, but when he does step into the Bellator cage, it’ll mark the first time in his MMA career that he’s competed outside of the Octagon. His four-fight contract will net him a guaranteed six-figure payday. The 37-year-old holds a record of 9-5, with only a win against Joey Beltran and a loss to Cheick Kongo going the distance.

Earlier this week, the Three Amigos Podcast caught up with Mitrione, who is never one to mince words. While he didn’t specify any person he wanted to fight in his debut, he did stress the types of fights he wanted to have regardless of who the matchmakers set him up with.

“Honestly it’s not my business,” Mitrione said. “I know they’ll tell me, ‘Hey look this is the fight we’re thinking about for you’, and I say ‘Okay, cool.’ You know I have reservations that — I only want to be in fights that are exciting for the fans. I don’t want to be in a fight where somebody’s going to try to stall something out. I was brought here for my fighting style and my ratings/my draw. I want to fight against somebody that really wants to fight; not necessarily go toe-to-toe. I don’t care if we grapple, I don’t care — whatever it is — but I want there to be an action-filled fight, and whoever they deem appropriate — ‘Look, this guy’s a stand-and-banger, he’s a hell of a grappler, and he’s got hands on him,’ [then] awesome.

When asked if he wanted an immediate title shot vs. Vitaly Minakov or even a rematch with Cheick Kongo, Mitrione praised the champion’s skill set, but wasn’t terribly keen on another fight with Kongo, given how lackluster their first matchup was.

“I believe that Vitaly Minakov has really solid standup, he’s also a very solid wrestler, and he beat Fedor in a Sambo tournament. That dude has got some chops, so I think that [fight] sounds awesome. As far as Cheick Kongo goes, I know how the first fight went, and it was me chasing him down and him running until the 2nd half of the 3rd round. If there’d be something that’d be different about that, then I’d really entertain it, but I’m not trying to put on my track shoes to fight somebody.”

Of course, with joining Bellator MMA comes the potential for a fight with Fedor Emelianenko, who is currently with Rizin Fighting Federation in Japan. Scott Coker has let on that there’s even a chance that Fedor could fight in Bellator this year, although nothing additional has been added beyond confirmation of talks between the two parties.

As Mitrione admitted, the potential for him to fight Fedor played a role in his decision to sign with the organization.

“It absolutely did,” Mitrione said. “And I would be honored and would love to have the opportunity to fight Fedor. If Fedor were to say my name out loud, I would fight him in a heartbeat.”

But would he ever go as far as to actually call out “The Last Emperor” in a post-fight interview? Not so fast.

“I have too much respect for Fedor to call him out,” Mitrione said. “If Fedor knows who I am and can even halfway decently pronounce my name, and he wants to get down, then he can tell his people, and as long as he says my name out loud one time, I’ll happily do my best to punch him in his face.”

There were many more topics discussed during the course of this excellent interview, and you can check those out here (Matt’s interview starts at the 1:17:40 mark of the audio), or via the embedded player below. Remember, if you’re looking for us on SoundCloud or iTunes, we’re under the MMA Nation name. Follow our Twitter accounts: Stephie Haynes, Three Amigos Podcast, Iain Kidd and Mookie Alexander or our Facebook fan page,Three Amigos Podcast.

Fabricio Werdum: I Would Hit ‘Prostitute’ Conor McGregor With Chair

Current UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is not a fan of the always outspoken UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Werdum explained to Combate that he has had enough of him. According to Werdum, he would not stand for McGregor’s lash outs against him, and he would just hit him with a chair. “If we’re even

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Current UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is not a fan of the always outspoken UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Werdum explained to Combate that he has had enough of him. According to Werdum, he would not stand for McGregor’s lash outs against him, and he would just hit him with a chair.

“If we’re even in the same place, I don’t want him saying anything to me or trying to do anything to me. I won’t just stand there.  I’m not going to taunt him, but if he does, I will hit him with a chair, for real. If he tries to snatch my belt, I would first have a go at Dana White. I would go crazy, like a thug. In a staredown, you never touch your opponent. Everything is already so tense, and the guy goes and touches you?”

Werdum explained that McGregor crossed the line during his pre-fight press conference with Nate Diaz to promote UFC 196 with his line about Jesus, which caused a lot of backlash towards McGregor.

“Conor started out well, but then he went over the line, he started talking about Jesus. He just looks like a clown. In Brazil, we call them prostitutes, because they  do anything for money. He’s a sellout. Of course it’s important to fight for money, but that guy will sell out for anything. I wouldn’t doubt he would sell out his ass. I wouldn’t do it.”

Werdum is set to fight Stipe Miocic in the main event of UFC 198, in Curitiba, Brazil, on May 14. McGregor is set to fight at UFC 200.

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Report: Cain Velasquez vs Travis Browne possible for UFC 200 in July

It appears former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight kingpin Cain Velasquez is going to need a rebound win before the promotion rubber stamps another 265-pound title fight.
That’s according to UFC Tonight, which has Velasquez p…

It appears former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight kingpin Cain Velasquez is going to need a rebound win before the promotion rubber stamps another 265-pound title fight.

That’s according to UFC Tonight, which has Velasquez paired off with top contender Travis Browne for UFC 200, the upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) booked for this July inside MGM-AEG Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada (more on that here).

UFC has yet to comment on the match up.

Velasquez (13-2) is currently riding the pine after back surgery, which booted him from his Fabricio Werdum rematch earlier this year. “Vai Cavalo” went on to get Stipe Miocic at UFC 198 while the longtime American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) staple gets back into fighting shape.

If he can’t be ready by July, it might be time to have “the talk.”

Browne (18-3-1) rebounded from a technical knockout loss to Andrei Arlovski by playing billiards with Matt Mitrione at UFC Fight Night 81. Unfortunately for “Meathead,” his eye was the 8-ball and the Hawaiian’s fingers were the cue stick. Nevertheless, it goes down as a win for “Hapa.”

Taking one over Velasquez could lead to a future title shot.

No bouts are official for UFC 200 at this time; however, you can expect that to change sooner, rather than later.

Stay tuned.

Bryan Caraway explains decision to turn down John Dodson fight

The bantamweight contender says he isn’t one to turn down fights, but a bout with John Dodson at UFC 196 wasn’t in the cards for him.

UFC bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway takes a lot of heat. Not just because he’s a contender in the division and people want to fight him – he’s also UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate’s longtime boyfriend, which earns him a special type of scorn. Things like Aljamain Sterling’s recent callout of him are nothing new to Caraway. But one thing he does want to make clear is that he’s not turning down fights without a good reason.

The number eight-ranked bantamweight explained to MMA Junkie that he was offered a bout with former flyweight title challenger John Dodson at UFC 196, but he had to turn it down. Why? Well, Tate was fighting for the title that night:

“I’m like, ‘I can’t fight on that night. And they said, ‘Well, there’s no one else in the division right now, so you’re going to have to wait.’”

So he chose to wait. It seemed to work out okay, as Tate won the 135-pound title from Holly Holm with a thrilling fifth-round submission finish. All was not kosher though.

An earlier interview with MMA Junkie made it seem like he was calling out the UFC for his time on the sidelines, but he cleared that up here, saying that it’s everyone but the UFC:

“The UFC hasn’t said anything at all (about turning down bouts),” Caraway said. “I was talking about everybody else, social media wise, saying I’m ducking them. Not the UFC.”

“I should have been more specific,” he added. “I’m saying the fans and fighters are ducking people, but here I am calling other fighters out, tagging the UFC. Now, it’s up to the UFC, and I think they’re going to make it happen.”

Caraway (20-7, 5-2 UFC) hasn’t competed since a decision win over Eddie Wineland last July.

The bantamweight contender says he isn’t one to turn down fights, but a bout with John Dodson at UFC 196 wasn’t in the cards for him.

UFC bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway takes a lot of heat. Not just because he’s a contender in the division and people want to fight him – he’s also UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate’s longtime boyfriend, which earns him a special type of scorn. Things like Aljamain Sterling’s recent callout of him are nothing new to Caraway. But one thing he does want to make clear is that he’s not turning down fights without a good reason.

The number eight-ranked bantamweight explained to MMA Junkie that he was offered a bout with former flyweight title challenger John Dodson at UFC 196, but he had to turn it down. Why? Well, Tate was fighting for the title that night:

“I’m like, ‘I can’t fight on that night. And they said, ‘Well, there’s no one else in the division right now, so you’re going to have to wait.’”

So he chose to wait. It seemed to work out okay, as Tate won the 135-pound title from Holly Holm with a thrilling fifth-round submission finish. All was not kosher though.

An earlier interview with MMA Junkie made it seem like he was calling out the UFC for his time on the sidelines, but he cleared that up here, saying that it’s everyone but the UFC:

“The UFC hasn’t said anything at all (about turning down bouts),” Caraway said. “I was talking about everybody else, social media wise, saying I’m ducking them. Not the UFC.”

“I should have been more specific,” he added. “I’m saying the fans and fighters are ducking people, but here I am calling other fighters out, tagging the UFC. Now, it’s up to the UFC, and I think they’re going to make it happen.”

Caraway (20-7, 5-2 UFC) hasn’t competed since a decision win over Eddie Wineland last July.

Chow-me? Ronda Rousey bombs St. Patrick’s Day video quiz

I’m not gonna be hard on Ronda Rousey for this video, simply because I don’t know jack shit about the Irish.
I couldn’t find Ireland on the map, I don’t know how to pronounce any Irish names — heck, I don’t even know what St. Patrick’s Day …

I’m not gonna be hard on Ronda Rousey for this video, simply because I don’t know jack shit about the Irish.

I couldn’t find Ireland on the map, I don’t know how to pronounce any Irish names — heck, I don’t even know what St. Patrick’s Day is all about. Probably because I’m a product of the United States educational system, which failed to implement its No Dumbass Left Behind policy until after I graduated.

That said, I did choose to celebrate by getting a green bagel this morning, because nothing screams “holiday spirit” like Propylene Glycol combined with Fd&C Yellow 5 and Fd&C Blue 1.

But I digress.

Rousey was recently put on the spot by the gang at SportsJOE.ie and asked to pronounce 10 Irish names. As expected, she bombed the pop quiz (one for 10) but did manage to have a sense of humor about the ordeal — which I’m sure will please this guy.

“Rowdy” is expected to return to UFC later this year to challenge reigning women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, in words I never thought I would type this time last year.

So, who’s up for a Shamrock Shake?