Former WWE Superstars Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer expressed their belief Tuesday that Shane McMahon could compete in UFC.
As seen in this video courtesy of TMZ Sports, Bully and Dreamer both offered a ringing endorsement (Warning: Some language NSFW):
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Former WWE Superstars Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer expressed their belief Tuesday that Shane McMahon could compete in UFC.
As seen in this video courtesy of TMZ Sports, Bully and Dreamer both offered a ringing endorsement (Warning: Some language NSFW):
McMahon has no professional MMA experience, but he has wrestled many matches in WWE, including a show-stealing bout with AJ Styles at WrestleMania 33.
Dreamer said he would like to see McMahon go to the UFC because he’s a “real badass” and thinks he could “choke some dudes out or knock them out.”
Bully agreed with Dreamer’s assessment and said there’s “no doubt” Shane could handle himself in the Octagon.
The son of WWE chairman Vince McMahon is best known for taking insane risks in the pro wrestling world, such as jumping off the top of Hell in a Cell against The Undertaker at WrestleMania 32.
While a foray into MMA at the age of 47 seems unlikely, Shane’s fearlessness would serve him well if he ever decided to make the leap.
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Despite a huge weight difference, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson revealed he would be willing to take on reigning lightweight champion Conor McGregor.
Johnson discussed the potential fight in a video released by TMZ Sports on Tuesday (warnin…
Despite a huge weight difference, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson revealed he would be willing to take on reigning lightweight champion Conor McGregor.
Johnson discussed the potential fight in a video released by TMZ Sports on Tuesday (warning: contains NSFW language):
Johnson fights at 125 pounds, which is roughly 30 pounds less than McGregor weighed for his last bout against Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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UFC legend Vitor Belfort suffered his third consecutive loss Saturday, as Kelvin Gastelum knocked him out in the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night 106 at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Gastelum scored a…
UFC legend VitorBelfort suffered his third consecutive loss Saturday, as Kelvin Gastelum knocked him outin the middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night 106 at CentrodeFormacaoOlimpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Gastelum scored a TKO triumph with punches at the 3:52 mark of the first round.
The 39-year-old Belfort fell to 25-14 with the loss, and was unsuccessful in front of his home crowd after losses to Ronaldo Souza and GegardMousasi in his previous two fights. Gastelum improved to 14-2.
As MMA journalist ChamatkarSandhu pointed out, Belfort‘s decisive loss took the air out of the building:
Per MMAFighting.com, Saturday’s win was an example of Gastelum‘s improvement with each passing fight:
Despite his recent struggles, The Phenom entered Saturday’s bout confident that he would be able to turn things around, according to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com:
People talk about losses, but my last fights were against the toughest guys. Nobody wants to fight these guys. Everybody is running away from them. It’s obvious that I didn’t fight the way I should, but there’s the mistakes I made in the fight and there’s their qualities, too. You can’t define a person by two fights. That’s what needs to change. To rewrite my story, to learn new things, to grow. To look ahead. There’s light at the end of the tunnel. Come on!
Belfort faced a stiff challenge at UFC Fight Night 106 in the form of a fighter who is 14 years his junior.
Gastelum had won consecutive bouts over Johny Hendricks and Tim Kennedy ahead of his clash with Belfort, but making weight has been an issue for him.
The California native has failed to make weight on three occasions at welterweight, which resulted in his moving back up to middleweight to defeat Kennedy.
He remained at middleweight for the Belfort bout, and he hoped it would serve as a springboard to even bigger fights, regardless of the weight class, per Cruz:
I’m not against [staying at 185], but I feel like welterweight is my optimal weight class. But I’m not against staying at 185. What I want is the No. 1 contender fight after this fight, whether it’s at middleweight or at welterweight. I want to fight for the No. 1 contender so I might get my title shot. But it doesn’t matter if I’m at middleweight or welterweight, I just want to fight the No. 1 contender.
Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com speculated on what could be next for Gastelum:
Saturday’s win may well have put Gastelum into the No. 1 contender conversation, although there are still major question marks regarding what weight class he will settle on moving forward.
As for Belfort, he has now lost three straight fights for just the second time in his illustrious career.
He bounced back the first time by winning seven of his next nine bouts, but with his 40th birthday quickly approaching, retirement whispers will start to surround Belfort.
Following his UFC 209 loss to Alistair Overeem on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Mark Hunt revealed that he suffered a broken tibia.
Hunt made the news public in the following Instagram post:
The 42-year-old New Zealand native lost by knocko…
Following his UFC 209 loss to Alistair Overeem on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Mark Hunt revealed that he suffered a broken tibia.
Hunt made the news public in the following Instagram post:
The 42-year-old New Zealand native lost by knockout in the third round after taking a knee to the face.
Saturday marked Hunt’s first bout since he locked horns with Brock Lesnar at UFC 200. Hunt was originally ruled the loser of that fight, but it was changed to a no-contest after Lesnar tested positive for clomiphene and hydroxy-clomiphene.
Hunt now boasts a 12-11-1 record and has won just two of his past six outings.
In an interview with TMZ Sports on Friday, UFC President Dana White revealed that little progress has been made regarding a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
As seen in the following video, White said, “We’re nowhere,” whe…
In an interview with TMZ Sports on Friday, UFC President Dana White revealed that little progress has been made regarding a potential fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
As seen in the following video, White said, “We’re nowhere,” when asked about negotiations between the sides:
Both McGregor and Mayweather have expressed interest in striking a deal to box each other, but Mayweather tweeted on Feb. 14 that no terms have been agreed upon:
While it remains unclear if or when McGregor and Mayweather will lock horns, White believes he knows what the UFC lightweight champion’s next fight will be.
White said he expects it to be an MMA encounter in the UFC against the winner of the lightweight tilt between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 on March 4.
The UFC president’s comments are in direct conflict with McGregor’s views, however, as the 28-year-old told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani (h/t Mike Bohn of MMAJunkie.com) on Jan. 28 that his next fight will be against Mayweather.
Flyweight Ian McCall will not fight as part of Saturday’s UFC 208 card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, due to an illness.
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported the news and added that McCall went to the hospital Saturday after becoming ill …
Flyweight Ian McCall will not fight as part of Saturday’s UFC 208 card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, due to an illness.
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported the news and added that McCall went to the hospital Saturday after becoming ill Friday night.
Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com confirmed the news, reporting that a doctor recommended he withdraw due to gastrointestinal issues.
The 32-year-old veteran was scheduled to face Jarred Brooks on the Fox Sports 1 preliminary card.
McCall was originally supposed to take on Neil Seery at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 in November, but he had to pull out of that bout as well due to illness.
Their meeting was rescheduled for UFC 208, however, Seery had to withdraw two weeks ago due to the death of his mother-in-law.
That resulted in Brooks being tabbed as a replacement. It is likely that his fight will be scrapped completely due to the late notice of the change.
McCall boasts a career record of 13-5-1 but hasn’t competed inside the Octagon since UFC 183 in January 2015.
Scheduled fights against Dustin Ortiz at UFC Fight Night 73, Justin Scoggins at UFC 201 and Ray Borg at UFC 203 were all canceled for various reasons.
Former WWE Superstars Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer expressed their belief Tuesday that Shane McMahon could compete in UFC.