Author: By Matt Parrino

The UFC 210 main event is the definition of a high stakes championship fight. All championship bouts have a lot on the line, but for light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson, this fight is bigger than a normal title bout. Looming over the division and the matchup is Jon Jones, who is just a few months away from returning to the Octagon. The former 205-pound king likely will face the winner of Cormier vs. Johnson, and for the current champion it’s a fight he desperately needs. Cormier’s only blemish on an otherwise perfect run at heavyweight and light heavyweigh … Read the Full Article Here

Relive all the excitement – watch Fight Night replay on UFC FIGHT PASSLONDON On a night built for Britain featuring many of its favorite sons, the biggest and baddest of them all delivered in a big way in the main event. Jimi Manuwa needed just one perfectly placed left hook on the chin of Corey Anderson to end the night in dynamite fashion. “Lions eat first. Left hand is always the shot. One shot, one kill,” Manuwa said. Corey Anderson fell to 10-3 and suffered his third loss inside the Octagon. The No. 6-ranked light heavyweight has had some big moments but still may need some mo … Read the Full Article Here

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The last time the UFC went to London, it was a legendary showdown between Anderson Silva and current middleweight champion Michael Bisping that headlined on UFC FIGHT PASS. This time around the focus has been placed on the rising prospects within the UFC ranks, and specifically those in Europe. These are the reasons to watch UFC Fight Night London Saturday on UFC FIGHT PASS. 1 – The KO artist main events in hometown The most dangerous puncher on the UFC roster is arguably Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, who fights for the light heavyweight title at UFC 210 in a rematch with … Read the Full Article Here

Sometimes the fight’s not pretty, but welterweight champion Tyron Woodley got the win over Stephen Thompson in a majority decision at UFC 209 in Las Vegas. Always the tricky adversary, Thompson’s style continued to keep the usually aggressive Woodley in safe mode for 25 minutes in their rematch Saturday night. “When you fight someone for the second time it’s like a chess match, you don’t want to give up anything,” Woodley said. “I knew that his game plan was going to be to keep it on the outside and not let me get in close because that’s wher … Read the Full Article Here

UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov was transported to Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center Thursday evening due to weight management medical issues. He was treated and has been discharged, UFC officials confirmed.The scheduled interim lightweight championship bout between Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 has been cancelled on the doctor’s recommendation.UFC 209 takes place Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,  live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m./7 p.m. ET/PT. Tyron Woodley faces Stephen Thompson with his welterweight championship on the line in a rematch from t … Read the Full Article Here

 
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Georges St-Pierre walked the halls of T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a city where he’s fought almost a dozen times, with wide eyes and a smile seemingly glued to his face. The former welterweight king has done a hundred interviews, taken thousands of fight pictures, and he remembers all the familiar faces that were around when he walked away from the UFC three years ago. But when GSP made the choice to step away from the sport he dominated for almost a decade, he wasn’t enjoying the fight game, its lifestyle or the experience. “I was not really happy towar … Read the Full Article Here