Saint Preux thriving in underdog role; determined to win

If you look at Ovince Saint Preux’s timeline on Twitter (@003_OSP), there is a tweet pinned to the top of his feed that tells you everything you need to know about his mindset heading into Saturday’s UFC 197 main event.Un-der-dog (noun): a …

If you look at Ovince Saint Preux’s timeline on Twitter (@003_OSP), there is a tweet pinned to the top of his feed that tells you everything you need to know about his mindset heading into Saturday’s UFC 197 main event.Un-der-dog (noun): a competitor thought to have nothing to lose but everything to gain.Some hashtags follow the tweet from April 6, just days after the UFC announced that the No. 6-ranked fighter in the light heavyweight division would replace Daniel Cormier in a battle against Jon Jones with an interim title hanging in the balance. One of several promotional posters … Read the Full Article Here

On The Rise: UFC 197 Edition

 
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Most of the attention on this weekend’s UFC Pay-Per-View event in Las Vegas has been focused on the top of the marquee and understandably so, as the main event pitting Jon Jones against Ovince Saint Preux carries a great deal of in…

 
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Most of the attention on this weekend’s UFC Pay-Per-View event in Las Vegas has been focused on the top of the marquee and understandably so, as the main event pitting Jon Jones against Ovince Saint Preux carries a great deal of intrigue.Beyond the headlining act, the remainder of the main card is a collection of outstanding contests that should deliver fireworks as well – a flyweight title fight between champion Demetrious Johnson and challenger Henry Cejudo; an explosive clash of strikers Anthony Pettis and Edson Barboza; surging middleweights Robert Whittake … Read the Full Article Here

Spoiler: Paige VanZant switches up on DWTS

Things are getting close on Season 22 of Dancing With The Stars, but UFC strawweight Paige VanZant and her partner Mark Ballas continue to reside near the top of the leaderboard.On last week’s Disney-themed episode, Team Pow Right in the Kisser c…

Things are getting close on Season 22 of Dancing With The Stars, but UFC strawweight Paige VanZant and her partner Mark Ballas continue to reside near the top of the leaderboard.On last week’s Disney-themed episode, Team Pow Right in the Kisser closed out the show with a Toy Story-styled Quickstep to “You’ve Got a Friend In Me” and brought the house down, earning high praise from guest judge Zendaya and rave reviews from the show’s resident trio of Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli. Their scores reflected the comments, as the duo was awarded nines ac … Read the Full Article Here

Jones wants nickname ‘The Champ’ back

 
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When Jon Jones is stepping into the Octagon for the first time in over a year, entering without championship gold over his shoulder for the first time in five years, it only makes sense the returning pound-for-pound king garners the lion&r…

 
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When Jon Jones is stepping into the Octagon for the first time in over a year, entering without championship gold over his shoulder for the first time in five years, it only makes sense the returning pound-for-pound king garners the lion’s share of the attention heading into the event.The intense focus on the former light heavyweight champion in advance of next Saturday’s Pay-Per-View event was obvious on Friday’s UFC 197 media conference call, where Jones fielded most of the questions while several of the others posed to the remaining three competitors on … Read the Full Article Here

Dodson trying to take over the world – as a bantamweight

John Dodson arrived in the UFC as an instant contender, showcasing electric movement and surprising power in winning the bantamweight competition on Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter.To claim the etched glass trophy awarded to the victor, the Albuquerq…

John Dodson arrived in the UFC as an instant contender, showcasing electric movement and surprising power in winning the bantamweight competition on Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter.To claim the etched glass trophy awarded to the victor, the Albuquerque native and Jackson-Wink fixture scored a first-round knockout win over TJ Dillashaw, who would go on to claim bantamweight gold seven fights, and less than three years, later. Rather than stay in the 135-pound ranks, Dodson departed for the newly formed flyweight division with the intention of claiming gold there before moving back up and do … Read the Full Article Here

Correia looks to rebound from Rousey loss

In a career forged in the cage, there is going to come a point where you experience defeat. For some, it comes early and often. For others, losses are few and far between. For an even more select group, they can be singular and isolated and come after …

In a career forged in the cage, there is going to come a point where you experience defeat. For some, it comes early and often. For others, losses are few and far between. For an even more select group, they can be singular and isolated and come after a stretch of performances that lead a competitor to feel indestructible.Given everything that has happened in the nine months since Bethe Correia shared the Octagon with Ronda Rousey at UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we’ve reached a point where the heated rivals could probably relate to each other a little more now. Heading into the cla … Read the Full Article Here